Tag: Sweden
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Clean cars
I walked down an average neighborhood street yesterday in Stockholm past about 40 cars. As I looked in each one, I noticed they were all completely clean! No food wrappers, […]
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I will never understand
It’s the time of year again when some Swedes eat rotten fish. Yes, rotten. It’s called Surströmming. It’s fish in a can that has been allowed to ferment at least […]
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Laundry security
Today I realized there are 4 security points I must pass through to do my laundry in the basement. All residents have a special coded chip to get in the […]
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Future Sinbad
Today’s job ad: “Dancer for ‘Sinbad in the Year 2050.” These are the jobs that I find online. Now, believe me, I’d love to be a dancer for Sinbad in […]
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Swedish Summer with no A/C – A poem
The miniscule electric fan heaves to push tiny breaths of air into the sweltering abode Beads of sweat pour down my neck As I wrap my lengthening hair in my […]
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Just a typical Texas morning
Shootin’ BB guns at trash cans. And people ask me why I raise my children in Sweden.
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Naked neighbors
“My neighbor is naked – What should I do?” This is the headline I read today in the paper after reading a magazine that had an article called, “Can you […]
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Welcome Dunkin’ Donuts
Dunkin’ Donuts is planning to open in Sweden. I’m surprised this hasn’t happened earlier. This country loves donuts and many other EU countries already have Dunkin Donuts. Yea for us! […]
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Long live creepy radio!
When I lived in Houston, I enjoyed listening to the college radio station. You never knew what they would be playing. It could be anything from Robert Johnson to the […]
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Camels and snow
Well it snowed this weekend again. Happy May from Stockholm. In other news, there were camels in the field by our house. Traveling circus or new neighbors with odd taste […]
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Valborg
Today is Valborg. This is the holiday in Sweden where people build bonfires to burn off the winter branches to welcome in the spring (or something like that). Personally, I […]
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Will it never end?
You think I’m joking when I say everything about in Sweden is about Abba, but here is today’s homework in Swedish class. It’s all about two men named Björn and […]
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Watch out for witches
Well, it’s Easter Thursday again here in Sweden, so I feel it is my duty to inform you once again this year that Sweden will be filled with little witches […]
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Taxes in Sweden
Got my tax form from the Swedish government today so that I can file income tax. The form already says what I made. If I think it looks good, I […]
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Waffle day
It’s waffle day here in Sweden. Yes. There is a day for waffles. Embrace it. Be Swedish today wherever you live.
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Don’t believe the hype.
Well, it’s been fake spring here in Stockholm all week. The sun is shining. The temperature reaches highs like 10c (50F) – Yeah, yeah, I know, but it’s warm for […]
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Banana Graffiti
The neighborhood across from us has been seiged by banana graffiti. The bananas are watching you. “EAT A BANANA AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE.” “BANANAS!!!” “THEY’RE WATCHING”
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Happy Mardi Gras
Today is Mardi Gras! In Sweden, that means you have to eat one of these – a semla. Believe me, it’s totally equal to partying in New Orleans in terms […]