This is the previous video I made about things I hate about Sweden! Make sure you have a look at that one too if you haven't already: ruclips.net/video/ZHdI0zvUcDA/видео.html
@@ThreeStarVagabond No prejudice of Sweden or its cousins, plus no serious trouble with changes that can offer someone a good day, but a question of experience around strangers, how calmly do Sweden and its cousins handle disabilities today sir???? for the safest life possible that's what I'd have to deal with the most on the streets, my disabilities confusing the crowds about my true attitude................ People don't have an easy time distinguishing What's behavior and what's Autism or anything similar to it.
@@Jasmine-b9u4z I think most Swedes try to ignore people with disabilities, to be honest. It's a little bit like they try to be polite but not reach out or acknowledge them too much. Like they act a bit ashamed
@@ThreeStarVagabond Does the country allow clarification in conversations though? that's what I often need in public places for the best results possible.
I am an Indian living in Umeå for over a year now, but soon I’ll be saying hej då to Sweden as my temporary stay wraps up. Coming from India, I’ve absolutely loved my time here in Umeå. There are so many things I’ve admired that were harder to come by back home. For instance, walking around as a pedestrian here is a breeze-there’s so much space, and everyone actually follows traffic rules! The public transportation and infrastructure are top-notch, and I can’t complain about that. I’ve experienced both the summers and winters, and while the winters can feel a bit long and gloomy at times, I honestly love the snow. The city center is beautifully organized, and it’s just a lovely place to be. Also, I can’t leave out the food-Swedish meatballs, glögg, and lingonberry jam? Yes, please! As for the 24-hour culture, I’ve never really had an issue. Stores like ICA and Willys are open until around 10 PM, which is late enough for me to grab what I need. I’m also learning Swedish, though I’m still a work in progress on that front. Oh, and on the topic of music-I’ve been a fan of Meshuggah since my college days and have always admired Tomas Haake, who is an absolute beast on the drums. Umeå will always hold a special place in my heart, and I’ll carry these memories with me when I leave. Tack, Sweden!
Wow, that's really nice to hear - sometimes it's good to hear views of Sweden from someone with a different background and different experiences. You point out a lot of positive things that's easy to take for granted if one lives here. And nice to hear that you're a fan of Meshuggah! I'm more into punk and other weird genres, but I've listened a bit to them at least. Cheers, and I hope you'll have a wonderful time wherever you end up in the future!
One thing about you ,, you give it straight and honest which I really I like and put people on the right track about the country and what to expect enjoy your evening
I read a story that decades ago, Germany sent a delegation to Finland to study their education system. The Finns were consistently scoring in the global top 10 in areas of Science and Math. So they asked what their secret was. The Finns replied they had taken part of their inspiration from Communist East Germany which retained the rigorous Prussian style of teaching of pre-1945. Oh the irony, lol.
@@ThreeStarVagabond 😂sometimes you INDEED do Not want to know😂 I found you today. You have a particular humor way to present your videos. I enjoy it very much. Thank you.
Just came back from the Nordics and my complaint were two things: - The small 'occupied/vacant' indicator on toilet doors. They are small dot of red (occupied) or white (vacant) and most of the time it seems the red has been scraped off so you can't tell if there's anyone in there. 70% of the time people are trying to open the toilet door while I'm in it. I'm from a country where the indicator is a semi-circle with writing 'occupied' pressed in red background and vacant pressed in green background, so even when the paint is scraped off, you can still see the writing. - The small and very flat pillows. - Slushy snow days, second is rocky ice on road days What I loved: - The orange transition traffic light that light up before traffic should stop or start. - Triple glazed windows - So much other things~ I'm not a big fan of 24-hour things, but there is a 24-hour apotek / chemist that's 20-minutes drive from where I live. I am sure they exist because people do actually go. I was tempted to go when I was really sick two years ago, but I wasn't up for travel so I hung on until the next day to go to a closer one. Otherwise many stores open until 7-9 PM on Thursdays for people who needs to get things after work. I think this is a good compromise.
A fair summary! There's always a lot to like and dislike about every country, and this was absolutely good additions you brought up. For both sides of it 😊
I am fascinated. My American point of view draws me to some contradictions in your complaints that I think you likely can't see from your perspective and the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" influence. Some of the things you hate, are very obviously the result of other things you also hate to me. In other places, it piques my curiosity and brings some rather profound insights into my own way of thinking (I am of Swedish heritage). The result is some cocktail of extreme nostalgia for a place I've never been and extreme concern for it's preservation from the kinds of change I can see happening much bigger and faster in America. Part of it is like looking at paradise. Part of it is like looking at an oncoming train and realizing no one around you has noticed that you're standing on the tracks. But overall? I am driven to look at myself, who I am, how I feel, where I grew up and where my ancestors came from and I am routinely stunned by how much of my 'black sheep' identity here in America would mesh flawlessly with the corner of the world my own ancestors hail from. It's like there's something genetic that's ingrained in me. I wouldn't know how to describe it, but as a a 'clawing' sensation that's requesting a response I can't fully comprehend enough to reply to but desperately wish I could. You are very good at describing the eccentricities of Swedish culture. Thank you for what you do. However unintentionally, you've done me a great service by handing me so many pieces to this puzzle.
Housing -- I agree. Nothing has changed since I arrived in 1962. It was not possible to find a flat then, and it sure as hell is not possible now. What the hell are the city planners doing? Healthcare -- I have to disagree nowadays (20-30 years ago it was -- yes -- pretty crappy). But, partial privatization has improved care a great deal. I am talking about the opening of private clinics almost everywhere. Back in the day, I had to be half dead to get any attention at all. Now, a call in the morning will often get me an appointment the same day. And, being over 85, I don't pay a damned thing, nada.
I (as a Swede) disagree on a few points: 24h culture - I am perfectly happy without it. Major shopping malls are normally open until 20.00, often longer. I have no need to go shopping at 3 am. It seems you have never been to e.g. Germany where everything closes down on Sundays. As for food, at Christmas we have the Christmas table which is SO much more than meatballs, herring and salmon. For Easter, I serve lamb. At midsummer I have no meatballs. so it is not quite as uniform as you picture it. I would not say that the politicians are corrupt. Too often incompetent, sure, but not generally corrupt. The media bias is a much larger problem, from a democratic point of view.
I am absolutely loving your videos. My cousin and I are about to travel to Sweden later in the week from Texas. We will be in Malmo, Gothenburg, Stockholm and a bunch of other random stops. Lets get a beer & interject your videos with Texans content. Hope you are well and thank you for the entertaining helpful tips.
Woohoo! You'll see all the biggest cities of Sweden. Which are probably comparable to villages in Texas. But that sounds like a great idea - when are you planning on being in Stockholm? I'm in town most of the summer at least :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond We are headed to Stockholm 16th or 17th (maybe 15th). We will be coming in from coastal Norway. We are stoked and ready for the culture shock. We've literally watched the bulk of your videos. Your humor is funny as shit and super informative. I know its not customary but Id love to buy you a beer :)
Real quick, we are getting the Scandinavian rail pass because we will be traveling to Oslo, Bergen, Alesund etc... Is it worth buying the first class rail pass vs regular?
@@rbwaco Personally, I wouldn't go for first class. It's nice - but it's not that much better than second class. You might get lounge access and things like that, but I still would skip it.
After a couple of decades in Sweden, you'll adapt to long winter nights and short summer nights. Sleeping more hours in winter, almost hibernating, and less in summer. Practical if you are a farmer when very little to do in winter and very busy summers.
I think that we're moving farther and farther away from an agrarian society though, so I still don't feel that it's particularly pleasant or practical. Not even after more than 40 years ^^
I allways went to a hybernating state from september to april. I thought...what is wrong with me... Then i realize my grandmother was Danish AND i read a Russian family who's family all hybernated in the winter. It was because the body shut down in the winter, due to a survival mechanism due to lack of food in the winter, so the body shut down to prevent energy loss due to famine. Well...finally i inherited this virtue. Of course..., where i live...you can not hybernate in Belgium. So psychiatrists, doctors thought it is a psychiatric disorder. Now i know...
I’m currently in Sweden, been to Malmö, Göteborg, Stockholm and Kiruna so far this month. Think I have been lucky in terms of weather, Stockholm was very cloudy when I was here at the start of the month but not too cold or windy and just spent a week in Kiruna and the last 2-3 days were full blue skies and sun! Even managed to catch the Aurora on Friday. Got a week in Luleå now and so far so good. A lot of your list is very similar to living in the UK, especially in terms of healthcare and transport. I would move to Sweden at the drop of a hat if I had the chance though! Unfortunately no EU no party 😢
I am SO jealous - I've never seen the aurora! But yeah, the weather has been pretty decent these last weeks. December was rough though! Glad to hear that you're having a good trip :D Haha yeah, I did notice some similarities between the UK transport and the Swedish one recently. In fact, when I was in London I recorded a couple of upcoming videos about things Sweden does better than the UK....and things the UK does better than Sweden. Let's just say that public transport is included in one of those categories....
@@ThreeStarVagabondI downloaded an app which said 60% chance so I shot off to the hiking track quick as I could to get out the city. Very happy I could see it! A Kiruna local said to me it’s been predicted to be one of the best years for seeing the Aurora. I was in Örebro towards the end of December and our train lost power on the tracks on the way there which was an experience! If it was UK though I would still be on that train now I think 😊 Ahh look forward to that then! when were you in London? It’s my capital and I’ve been to Stockholm more than London 😂
@@ThreeStarVagabondYou can see the aurora even in Stockholm every now and then. I have several times. That said it is nowhere near the great spectacle you can see up north.
Your #1 issue; you said a “little snow”, but Stockholm is declared an area of major catastrophe is there’s a little bit of frost here and there. Wonder if mr Vagabond mentions that most Swedes,except those who live in our capital hates those Stockholm people. We call the 08’s after the area code and Stockholm is often referred to as Fjollträsk (Dumb_swamp). However a very wellknown singer and showman, said many people from the rest of Sweden moved to Stockholm and started acting like Majorie Taylor Greene, give the true 08’s a bad reputation.
Stockholm is just as prepared for snow as London is. As in...everything just shuts down :D Bah! That's typical rural area talk. You take your unspoiled nature and friendly attitude and shove it up where the sun doesn't shine. Also known as Norrland :D
Loved the video, as far as things you hate it’s really not much different than most places. Schools in the USA suck and are very expensive, at least yours are free, paying for health care is a double edged sword, you pay for insurance, co-pay to see a doctor than pay for prescriptions but there’s hardly any wait time. I can’t comment on the darkness because I’ve never experienced it. Your right about the people, when I was there I said hi to a stranger walking by and got the death stare you think I was a foreigner or something, Ohhh now it makes sense 😅. Stay safe till next time
Well I guess we have some pros and cons in each country! I'm happy with Sweden overall but I will ever stop complaining about the things that I think should change 😊 Haha talking to strangers is almost a death penalty crime here in Sweden. I hope you never sat next to anyone on the bus as well... Cheers!
@@TheMVCoho lol I'm not so worried. I've been learning the language and culture in sweden. My Swedish friends are helping me adjust to life there. They can judge me silently all they want lol
Interesting vlog Miro. We started with 24 hour supermarkets and some later opening stores in our regional area but resulted in empty stores after midnight and huge wage bills. Happy medium was found with later closures around midnight for supermarkets and the other stores might close 5pm Monday to Thursday, Saturday And Sunday and late night to 9pm Fridays. Works well for mostly everyone. What I am slightly concerned about is the long daylight hours in Spring/Summer and getting to sleep when I visit in June. My friends assured me that they have block out curtains so hopefully won’t be too difficult to adjust. Will be interesting and an adventure! Thank you for sharing😊
That's a good point! But yeah some sort of healthy compromise sounds better than what we have right now at least... Haha, that's actually a real concern! Many people do have problems falling asleep when it's so bright. You'll be surprised the first time it's getting close to 11 PM and it's still pretty bright outside :D Cheers!
We must have the same types of buses and trains. They also tend to shut down here at the first sign of snow. I assumed Swedish transportation was better due to more winter experience. Most Danish holiday food also includes endless mandatory herring. Some people even try to uphold an annoying etiquette for which type to eat first. And we've also got that weird 70s dance music for (upper?) middle age rural couples. :)
Oh no! It's almost like our countries agreed to share all the bad stuff between each other 😂 We want laid back continental mentalities as well - why couldn't you have shared that with us?
Norwegian here, electric anything just can't handle the cold. I had the same trouble eith my little Renault I had several years ago. It needed to be wired up to power even idle, otherwise it just wouldn't start. That's in winter naturally😊
@@TullaRask Ouch yeah, I've had a hard enough time just getting petrol cars going up north - I can't imagine that EVs are going particularly well :D But good job on going electric despite that!
Apart from the darkness, you've mentioned all the negative things about Italy too (by the way I'm not Italian, I've just lived here for 20 years). Oh, except that most small shops here in Sardinia also close at lunchtime. Where's the logic in that? Thanks for venturing out into the cold winter to make this video for us. All the best, Richard
Oh wow, I actually didn't think that there would be that many similarities between Italy and here. But then again, I've never been down there in winter - just in summer, in bigger cities. Cheers!
Oh rest assured that people are surprised here as well, at how incompetent our trains can be. We apparently bought trains from Italy at some point, that couldn't handle the Nordic weather. Go figure....
We had pretty decent winter working trains until around 2010 then it started to go downhill fast, propably because breaking up the existing state run train system to smaller independent units destroyed coordination of maintenance. Also, don't buy the new trains from sunny Italy if they are supposed to work in -40C Sweden.
Haha I guess I would be very quick to complain about the weather if I had blazing sun and 50 degrees yes. It's hard to find the ideal weather, I think...
Not really, but we have laws about how much overtime / how much continuous work hours are allowed. So it might be difficult to staff a place that's open long.
@@ThreeStarVagabond I have decided not to move to Sweden. Not because of your videos though. It's just too expensive, so my family and I will be staying put in North Carolina. Where I grew up in Western New York has winters similar to Sweden. My friends up there have been complaining to me about their depression because of it.
@@roguewar88 Glad to hear that I wasn't the cause of it at least! But yeah, I guess it's a big move to..well, move. It really needs to be something special that draws one to the new place for it to be worth it, I think. And Sweden is pretty expensive...
Thanks for the warning. And since Minnesota is similar here in the States, I’m not sure if I want to visit there either for more than a limited amount of time. (The famous “Minnesota Nice”and all that.) I can take only so much of that here in the Pacific Northwest, West of the Cascades. I guess there are actually people out there who are more introverted than me. Much respect.
I think it would be extremely interesting to visit Minnesota some day, to see how similar or dissimilar it is to Sweden. I've heard so much about it - but I just have this gut feeling that it must still be very "American" in a Swede's eyes...
Introverts have "the best Qualities" California is now full of loud, obnoxious, disrespectful, illegals. I would give anything to live in MN OR Sweden! Im sick of extroverts in USA/America
I appreciate your candor review about Sweden. It’s in many ways very similar to Canada. We are cold most of the time, the public transportation sucks, the winter nights are brutal, and the public healthcare leaves long wait time and subpar care sometimes.
I guess we're not as unique as I like to believe sometimes - many people share similar problems, and have similar things to complain about. People say that Sweden and Canada are a bit similar after all!
Great video as always, my favorite content of yours is when you talk about stuff in Sweden! I think politicians being disliked and inept is (sadly) the standard in the world at this point 😅 My least favorite thing about Sweden? That people think it's okay to put cream in carbonara!!
I can't promise always to do stuff about Sweden but I'll do my best :D Haha, I think half of Europe falls into the "can't cook carbonara" category, though! It's just so much easier with cream than just eggs... I tried to make a proper one once, and it was just...scrambled eggs...
@@ThreeStarVagabond That's a good point! 😂 Ah, a hot tip then! Make sure the frying pan with the bacon has cooled down (you can put it to the side if you want to), then put the pasta in when it's done and mix, then put the sauce in! You can also put some pasta water (maybe 1 dl) into the pan after you put the pasta in, that'll help it from getting TOO hot! Don't give up on your carbonara future, it's good!! 🍝👍
@@MomsterGirl Sounds like I'll just have to give it another shot then! And once I've succeeded in that I can graduate to something other than bacon as well :D
@@VAR_life That's the one I was thinking of, guanciale - but I couldn't remember the name :D I've seen enough of Vincenco's Table to know that at least!
I've thankfully not had much to do with it. The few times I've been there they've been reasonably helpful though. And I hear that the quality is pretty good in general - but the waiting times for surgeries etc are atrocious.
I did like the little I saw of Sweden then in the 1980's during my seafaring life..... But seing the frozen Sea made me think how harsh and long Winters in Sweden must be..... I could see that the Swedes are very well prepared to confrot their long harsh Winters well though.... A beautiful Country and people....indeed. 😮😊
That must have been amazing to see! And such an adventurous life to have as well. I guess we simply do our best to get by in the cold north - but then again, so does everyone don't they? :)
Well you are used to your Country's cold weather from early childhood.....you are born into such weather......such a long long Winter.....the Summers I have been told are very nice though and the Sun takes so long to set... Must be a very nice experience......to observé......with a Pretty Woman by the side..... 😮😊 @@ThreeStarVagabond
@@ThreeStarVagabondI joined the Merchant Navy to see the World.....But as Sinatra sang in his famous Film about his Navy SERVICE.... I didn't see the World.... I SAW THE SEA....!! 😮😅😊
Weird, but it sound very like (it would be big surprise for many) Ukraine. Pre-war of course. Except 24h culture. You could get almost anything and almost any necessary service 24/7 in Ukraine. Of course, some may recall the high corruption rate - it is there, but it almost immediately became public issue as we have open data about gov spendings.
It's such a pity that I haven't visited Ukraine yet, but it does sound like a fascinating country. I've heard that the weather is much better than here though... Glad to hear that the corruption is improving! Hard to get rid of such things, but that sounds like very good steps to improve matters.
Careful what you wish for with 24/7 culture. It means someone is expected to work the awful shifts. It means you never stop or that society never stops. And if you live in a town or city it means get used to noise right through the night.
That's a fair point. I don't mind lively cities when I'm traveling but maybe it'd be a different thing if it was my daily life. Oh well, I guess that'll never happen here either way!
The hostility of people when you not try to become completely like them in Sweden seems to be the same in Switzerland. I had to leave Switzerland after five years, I couldn't stand that anymore. Staring at me, neighbors reporting me from having put my trash bag "too early" outside for collection and Swiss telling me they prefer to have only Swiss friends speaking the same dialect...
Still a good effort to last five years in an environment like that! Yeah, Sweden is very similar from that perspective unfortunately. But I've always said that I'll do my thing regardless of what people think - and there's always alternative people who think in a similar manner!
Every time I hear about the problems in occidental countries it's almost always the same... Unaffordable housing, healthcare that's getting worse and worse, education system that's not as good as it used to be, children that are increasingly anxious, incompetent politicians, etc. It seems that in every country, the media act like the problems are unique to that country, and the politicians act like they can solve the problem, but somehow it's happening everywhere, and everywhere they try similar situations while putting in place similar policies. I feel like we are facing unrivaled levels of bullshit by those in power. Sometimes I worry that the West is crumbling in a similar way that the Roman empire crumbled, we peaked and our infrastructures are very slowly getting worst. Maybe things are the same all over the world, I don't know enough to determine that. I'm from Quebec and while our winters aren't nearly as dark as in Sweden, they're still pretty bad! We also don't have quite a 24h culture although things usually open on the weekend.
to add to the comment on U.S. healthcare. Up until 2009, senior health care (insurance for those over 62)was decent. My mother received excellent care. And I just turned 62 and received good care as well. Then 0bama-care law was passed and it stripped the funding from older people's health care (called medicare), inserted the government between patient and doctor, it turned to crap. Then covid-pooh fully exposed the disaster in the American health care system.
Hi, a new subscriber from the US. I lived in Sweden for a year. The darkness, for me, was actually rather cozy (at least in December). I could walk down the street, look up at the apartments, and see a candle in almost every window. I thought that was cool... Many of the things you discussed could be said about any country (including mine!). But regarding the schools, I bet that a lot of the problems with Swedish schools began when the conservative parties got into power and privatized so much of the social system. That change has been a major factor in any national decline that Swedes have been feeling about their country.
Hey thanks for checking it out! I guess I've also enjoyed the darkness some years, but this year in particular it's been extra oppressive. Or maybe that's just for me! And that winter depression can kick in at any time... But yeah I guess that many of these issues are quite global. I think that's a good explanation for the issues with our schools. Conservative schooling (and politics in general) can definitely work - but we've just gotten a weird mix where we're trying to insert round pegs in...I don't know. Small triangular holes. I hope things will go better in general in the future though!
Sounds like a personal problem with you actually. Having access to goods isn't a problem its benefits and aid. If your mother needs a medicine at midnight it would be nice to have access to it. This doesn't mean you are required to go out and shop at midnight if you choose not to.
Very funny but so true - my mother was from Gesunda - and I mainly summered up there with my grandparents, uncles and cousins for the first 25 years of my life - and the occasional Christmas season - also lived in West Berlin for most of the 80's. On your critique of Swedish Foods - you forgot Boiled Potato's at every meal, -40c = -40f that temp shuts down everything World Wide - not a Swedish issue, I live in the Phoenix AZ Valley - where 46C at Midsummer is common - I have seen 0C frequently at midsummer parties in Sweden, Lake Siljan - in late June to Mid August might reaches maybe 20C in the top .5 meters before shrinkage temperatures ensue - our chilled pools in AZ 42+C - as a child - it was fun, as a late teen early adult - NOT. Berlin was not quite as DARK as at my grandparents home SOLLERÖN - but sill dark before I left school - so I understand your dislike - never seeing the sun outside from October thru April. Fish that can be smelled from over a mile away is also worthy of mention - the Meatballs are a fond memory - my grandmother always made them from scratch - never store bought. A 24-7-365 culture is not the best either - some holidays, the stores should be closed. Your comments about the Swedish Medical system hit close to home - my grandfather died because he could not see a doctor in time - at 88 - he was to old to be considered a priority - although a week prior to getting sick - he could still walk the mile plus to the grocery store. Best wishes from a Half-Swede from San Tan Valley Arizona - keep up the good and funny work. Hejda
Thank you for sharing all of those memories and all of that information! So cool that you have family from Gesunda and Sollerön. I've been there a couple of times (and in fact, the background thumbnail image from my recent "Things You Didn't Know About Sweden" video is the view from Gesunda, out over Sollerön!) I'd love to experience that heat in AZ some day - it does look amazing down there. But oh no, that's really sad about your grandfather... That's a really good example of the problems with our healthcare unfortunately. Thanks for checking out the video, and hope you have a love time over there! Tack och hejdå!
Tänkte skriva men har inte Magda tag en doktorand examen? Inte för hon är någon personlig favorit, men rätt ska vara rätt. Men kollade upp det och tydligen avslutade hon aldrig sina doktorand studier.
Mostly likely she does have a personality and she's quite expressive - but it's more subtle than in the culture you're used to. I can imagine that people talk more, or express more feelings where you're at, so she appears subdued in comparison. On the other hand, Swedes often think that tourists who come to Sweden are loud and obnoxious compared to Swedes.
Your observations on education are so interesting. Sweden adopted the academy system, something which we have here in the UK. Our Conservative education minister at the time, a former journalist, so completely unqualified for the role, adopted the Swedish system for our schools. Since then our education has gone right down the toilet. And guess what? I understand Sweden recently decided it wasn't working so has got rid of this system....Here, on the other hand, our Conservative government, recently consigned to the trash can by the electorate, decided it was fine🤦♀️ and yes, our students will probably be unable to compete academically with some of the countries you mentioned. It's absolutely shocking. I worked in education and it was depressing. I was once proud to say I was educated in Scotland because 50 years ago, we had an outstanding education system (although we are part of the UK, there are many things that are separate). Now, it's just shameful.
That's such a pity! Really sad to hear when something as important as education is being neglected like that. Well, sorry for giving the inspiration for such a miserable system. I can only hope that it'll change for the better soon!
It's a shame schooling has slipped there. I suppose that's a trend in so many places. On top of being near the bottom, here in Texas: all public schools in the state now require at least one armed guard -- but the same lawmakers who passed that law didn't allocate funds to pay for it. I'm glad I grew up before active shooter drills in school became common...I don't have children, but I feel so bad for kids brought up to fear being shot in school. What I always find fascinating about videos like this are the reminders that, "Oh, yeah...that was a thing that started a slide, here..." So, I always hope calmer heads in other places can prevent the creep of all-out hatred and seeing many stronger systems not dismantled by opportunists. I suppose the good and bad of 24-Hour culture is some end up working ridiculously long hours, here. But other places that handle shifts better are able to provide more employment and cater to people working off hours. When I've worked evening shifts or overnights, it was nice to not interrupt my sleep to shop for necessities because some places were open and staffed by others working odd hours like me. But, of course, once people saw they could exploit that, people ended up working longer shifts...or being told, "Hey, you all have your shifts, but congratulations: you ALL get to come in and work on weekends, too!" (That's when I'd find another job, but many didn't have that option. It's common in some types of jobs in the the U.S. to work 6-7 days a week...)
I can't even imagine what it'd be like to go to school with guards and stuff like that. We have our issues - but at least they lean in another direction than pure school violence... It's so interesting that two people have mentioned people having to work those hours as a negative thing about 24h culture. In my mind it was just a positive, that people who wanted night shifts could find more places to work - it didn't even strike me that it might be abused. I guess we have a little bit more protection against such abuse in Sweden. Not in the least because you're not allowed to work too many consecutive hours or consecutive days etc...
@@ThreeStarVagabond I've had friends who loved working nights who worked 8-hour shifts and no overtime. By their nature, they liked being up late...or some liked the 3:00 - 11:00 shift at an old job because they'd go out after work. If it's not abused (and it doesn't seem like it would be in Sweden), it seems like people who like nights would enjoy having the option. When I was more of a night owl, I must admit that I LOVED going grocery shopping at 3:00 in the morning when there were no crowds! 😀
@@ChristopherGronlund Yeah, I was mostly thinking that it could benefit both workers and shoppers who are night owls...if done correctly. But of course, I guess that there's a big risk of illegal employments and working condition abuse. But then again, that's already a risk... So I still have high hopes that such a system might still work in some countries.
Yes Indeed! I took my kids out of public schools. If I were in CA I wouldn't even let them go to a store alone! East States like NY CN or MA people are more focused, prepared, professional, and use wisdom in family planning
Yiss! That sounds lovely! No one eats whole turkeys here, so everyone is a bit confused about Thanksgiving. "What's their fascination with eating big chickens every autumn?!" And pumpkins are still not all that common. But I did make a pumpkin pie a couple of years ago to see what the fuss was all about :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond Turkeys and pumpkins are indigenous to the US. When the settlers arrived they adopted Native American foods. Turkey and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving is a mythological interpretation of earlier native and colonial autumn feasts. Another indigenous practice is the "Three Sisters" farming method: planting corn (maize), squash, and beans together. Pumpkins are a kind of squash, although the word is now reserved for the large round orange varieties.
My two cents on this subject: I love pickled herring, eggs and potatoes, that is my longing to every time of the year! Swedish are cautious, if you pass their caution they are your friends forever... Swedish people has a saying from the days of the Folk home: "Do your duty, demand your right", meaning you have to contribute and not duck your duties/responsibilities. I truly love living in a country with four very clear seasons, I couldn't live without them!!! This country is still a very good place to live in, despite the sell out to mostly American capitalism and NATO warmongers... There is still some other structures than global corporation selling schemes that are important here, folklore and culture, peace and diplomacy...
I should not be watching these videos when i am planning to move to Sweden. But since i am from the very north of Germany, not too many things are different. Expensive housing? Jep. But since i am a rural kind of person who does not want to live in the city, Sweden is kinda the jackpot since the land is big and way fewer people live there which means lower housing prices. Meanwhile my small village of less than 400 people saw houses being sold for more than a million...Euro, not Kronor. And that did not just happen once. Winter? My problem with winter here is that it is grey and wet. Snow has become a rare thing with climate change. Winter with snow? Yes fucking please. Public transport during snow? Can't be worse than ours, our railways had to lend old engines from Danish and/or Swedish museums a couple of years back because for once it actually got a little colder than just -2°C and the current engines, experiencing their first actual winter, stopped working. Language: is it really everywhere like that? I would assume that most people are actually helpful when they see that a foreigner wants to become a, well, not foreigner. Schools: Like a constant ringing bell (pun not intended). Healthcare? No 24h culture and stores being closed on sundays? Yep, know it all. Politicians? Ours definitely are worse. Swedish dance music? Welllllllllllll....i love love LOVE Swedish dance music....aka death metal. I absolutely love the Stockholm sound (sorry Göteborg, you suck in that regard) and i would probably listen to ABBA had they used the good ol' Boss HM2 buzzsaw guitar sound. Sooo....hej Sverige i guess (soon!).
@@ThreeStarVagabond Actually there is one thing. Coffee. I have not had a single cup of coffee in my entire life. I don't like hot beverages, i don't drink coffee...at all. So i really hope that drinking something else during fica is socially acceptable.
@@ThreeStarVagabond Now that's a tremendous relief. So the only thing left to do is learning the language which should not be too much of a problem. I have heard plenty of people say "oh no need, everyone speaks English there" but i think that's extremely disrespectful and a sign that you don't want to be integrated in the society. Plus i want to be able to read and understand all signs, papers, radio/TV cast etc.
Uppsala has the resting the place to Gods, allegedly. The weather is cold like our eyes but, in my opinion. Sweden is magical and one of the most beautiful places on Midgard.
Hey don't complain about politicians! Here in Argentina politicians are always our enemies; it doesn't matter the party they belong to; all they care about is to sink the country even more, while making themselves richer in the process. And the worse of all is, they have lots of fans!
Yes, he is right, but forget Nr 11, we love to complain about living in Sweden! Soo, exept universal healtcare thats almoste free, free schools, (even university, but one got payd to litte to attend!), subsidiesed kindergarten, dental care, public transportation, 5 weeks payd vacation, unlimited sickdays, low coruption.. others! Soo.. if one dont count those things.. its terrible to live in sweden.. but those things is normal for us.. its more about our minimal standard!
Haha! I absolutely agree - we love complaining about Sweden, but of course we won't allow anyone from outside of Sweden to complain about the country. Deep down I think we know that it could be a lot worse...
I think you are quite nice as a person, but your Swedishness does show a little when you comment about most of Central or Eastern Europe being ruled by a corrupt prime minister (not true) or lamenting that Sweden would be competing against Colombia, Mexico and Costa Rica in education, which suggests there is something inherently inferior about these countries. to someone who is not Swedish, this sounds really weird. I only spent 4 days in Sweden, but I found Sweden shockingly inferior to the superior external image it has disseminated over decades. it would be my least favourite country to live in Europe definitely, including Central or Eastern Europe.
Those are some really good points! That's not the way it was intended - but intentions are worthless if the message is interpreted the wrong way. So, I'll have to be more careful about how I compare Sweden against other countries in the future. And that's fair enough - but I feel the same way when visiting other countries as well, that I wouldn't want to live there :)
You have to be kidding?! I loved Sweden, but then I'm Scottish and grew up roughly on the same geographical line as Gothenburg. Having visited central and eastern European countries, there is not one I would opt to live in. You can literally smell corruption everywhere, not just in the higher echalons. 😂
I definitely would not work in a office for winter..better to work as a professional cross country skier..Sweden needs it to beat those Norwegian giants..
I've tried cross country skiing once when I was a kid, and I sucked. I think I have a slightly better chance of doing something useful in an office at least :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond but we must beat Peter Northug 🇧🇻🎿 by the way your videos are great.. I realy enjoy your humor and your great love for central and eastern Europe 😄 ..All joking aside you are unique and talented with RUclips..
@@nathanpattee1629 That man is a force of nature! We'll just wait until he retires until we try to compete :D But thank you so much! And no slight intended - you always poke fun at the things you actually like, after all, eh
We might be a little weird sometimes, be a little too judgemental or too eager to fit in but the one thing I really hate about Sweden, or Swedes really is our cowardness. It's about time we grow up now. Oh there's one more thing I hate: Facket.
😂Do you think the American education system is any good? Especially in the southern states, the education is nonexistent given the book bans and ignorant governors who are not educators with zero knowledge of child brain development interfering. Poor mathematics and reading are also crappy in the United States. It might be due to social media & cellphones being allowed in the classroom.
Well... That's a good point. But at least the US has amazing higher education. At least at some universities. I imagine that it's enormous highs and lows :/
I like this guy, a real master of irony. He doesn't like Swedes for low-key judging foreigners...goes on to backhand bash Mexico, Costa Rica and Cuba which yes are all foreigners. He doesn't like healthcare in Sweden....goes on to bash to the United States which has the worlds best healthcare. LOL!!!!!
@@TheTrueOnyxRose The last part is a bit unexpected... I would have imagined that the US of all places would have a system that benefits military and ex-military people. But yeah, I think for me it's a question of "what does everyone have access to", rather than "what can the rich get".
There is no bad weather, only bad clothing What really bugs me about Sweden is not the weather or the perpetual darkness. Nor is it the food (which is actually pretty fuggin awsome) No Its the the fact that its ok to be a covard I hate that shit
As in people don't dare speak their mind? Or stand up to others? I think it goes hand in hand with everyone wanting to "fit in", and not cause trouble.
@ThreeStarVagabond Yeah definitely all true Swedes work on one hand very well in groups but dont make good leaders And then there is that Jante-masspsychosis and a total lack of willingness to sacrifice themselves for the greater good. They will rather bend and suffer then driving things to a point of no return. And this may well end everything they have worked so hard for to build over generations
I think there are exceptions to that - but maybe quite few compared to in other countries. And I think it's a good point that Swedes are team players to a fault, but badly adapted to lead!
Doctors shouldn't get a salary unless the patients gets their health back. No they should not be paid by big pharma eiter. And they should do dubble controlled placebo tests on vaccines too. And NO the placebo group should not have a recent vaccination before the test. Let them prove something they always claim, "safe and effective" I'm injured from these shots btw.
Im in UT USA and would not do it. My mom had a heart attack & died 10 days after hers (79) My cousin died of heart attack a yr later- 2 weeks after his vaccine (50) I had a health scare in 2023 each time I went in & asked about the jabb I told them No, they said "okay good"
@@PhyreReighn I'm sorry for your losses. I wish you the best. My mom is in an elderly care home. We told the staff that she should not have the jab and they agreed with our wishes. She was the only one there who didn't get corona, staff included. But she will soon be gone anyway now, but for natural reasons. (83)
Trots att Sverige har manga problem, blir du en mycket arlig och trevlig man. For manga manniskor beskriver sitt latt som ett perfekt land, medan din beskrivning ar lite stark men det ar sannt att ingen land i Europe ar Disneyland. Vi alskar fortfarand Sverige anda. Du liknar Bugs Bunny! :-) (Det betyder att du ar vasldigt kul!)
Snalla, kritisera inte Ikea! Du skulle skada vara kanslor! Om du tanker pa politikerna i Nederlanderna, Tyskland och Italien, kan du undvika att oroa dig om dina. Vara ar hemska, jattedaliga!. Var inte for rigoros mot svensk mat 🙂Det ar alltid ett noje att folja dina videos! .@@ThreeStarVagabond
This is the previous video I made about things I hate about Sweden! Make sure you have a look at that one too if you haven't already: ruclips.net/video/ZHdI0zvUcDA/видео.html
I like your attitude....you're funny too
@@Nautical-g3c Thanks! One tries at least :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond No prejudice of Sweden or its cousins, plus no serious trouble with changes that can offer someone a good day, but a question of experience around strangers, how calmly do Sweden and its cousins handle disabilities today sir???? for the safest life possible that's what I'd have to deal with the most on the streets, my disabilities confusing the crowds about my true attitude................ People don't have an easy time distinguishing What's behavior and what's Autism or anything similar to it.
@@Jasmine-b9u4z I think most Swedes try to ignore people with disabilities, to be honest. It's a little bit like they try to be polite but not reach out or acknowledge them too much. Like they act a bit ashamed
@@ThreeStarVagabond Does the country allow clarification in conversations though? that's what I often need in public places for the best results possible.
I am an Indian living in Umeå for over a year now, but soon I’ll be saying hej då to Sweden as my temporary stay wraps up. Coming from India, I’ve absolutely loved my time here in Umeå. There are so many things I’ve admired that were harder to come by back home. For instance, walking around as a pedestrian here is a breeze-there’s so much space, and everyone actually follows traffic rules! The public transportation and infrastructure are top-notch, and I can’t complain about that.
I’ve experienced both the summers and winters, and while the winters can feel a bit long and gloomy at times, I honestly love the snow. The city center is beautifully organized, and it’s just a lovely place to be. Also, I can’t leave out the food-Swedish meatballs, glögg, and lingonberry jam? Yes, please!
As for the 24-hour culture, I’ve never really had an issue. Stores like ICA and Willys are open until around 10 PM, which is late enough for me to grab what I need. I’m also learning Swedish, though I’m still a work in progress on that front. Oh, and on the topic of music-I’ve been a fan of Meshuggah since my college days and have always admired Tomas Haake, who is an absolute beast on the drums.
Umeå will always hold a special place in my heart, and I’ll carry these memories with me when I leave. Tack, Sweden!
Wow, that's really nice to hear - sometimes it's good to hear views of Sweden from someone with a different background and different experiences. You point out a lot of positive things that's easy to take for granted if one lives here. And nice to hear that you're a fan of Meshuggah! I'm more into punk and other weird genres, but I've listened a bit to them at least. Cheers, and I hope you'll have a wonderful time wherever you end up in the future!
Subservient indian detected! 😄
One thing about you ,, you give it straight and honest which I really I like and put people on the right track about the country and what to expect enjoy your evening
Thank you! I do try at least - no use in trying to present something that I'm not, or the country is not, in my view. Cheers and likewise! :)
I read a story that decades ago, Germany sent a delegation to Finland to study their education system. The Finns were consistently scoring in the global top 10 in areas of Science and Math. So they asked what their secret was. The Finns replied they had taken part of their inspiration from Communist East Germany which retained the rigorous Prussian style of teaching of pre-1945. Oh the irony, lol.
Haha, that's amazing! I never knew about the inspiration for their system. Sometimes you just don't want to know the answer to a question :D
Sounds like China were they sit in a chair for 8 hrs straight learning & writing.
@@ThreeStarVagabond
😂sometimes you INDEED do Not want to know😂
I found you today.
You have a particular humor way to present your videos.
I enjoy it very much.
Thank you.
@@heide-raquelfuss5580 Thank you so much! :D Happy to provide my....slightly weird take on things. Cheers :D
Just came back from the Nordics and my complaint were two things:
- The small 'occupied/vacant' indicator on toilet doors. They are small dot of red (occupied) or white (vacant) and most of the time it seems the red has been scraped off so you can't tell if there's anyone in there. 70% of the time people are trying to open the toilet door while I'm in it. I'm from a country where the indicator is a semi-circle with writing 'occupied' pressed in red background and vacant pressed in green background, so even when the paint is scraped off, you can still see the writing.
- The small and very flat pillows.
- Slushy snow days, second is rocky ice on road days
What I loved:
- The orange transition traffic light that light up before traffic should stop or start.
- Triple glazed windows
- So much other things~
I'm not a big fan of 24-hour things, but there is a 24-hour apotek / chemist that's 20-minutes drive from where I live. I am sure they exist because people do actually go. I was tempted to go when I was really sick two years ago, but I wasn't up for travel so I hung on until the next day to go to a closer one. Otherwise many stores open until 7-9 PM on Thursdays for people who needs to get things after work. I think this is a good compromise.
A fair summary! There's always a lot to like and dislike about every country, and this was absolutely good additions you brought up. For both sides of it 😊
That is a really groundbreaking issue!
(are you really that stupid?)
I am fascinated. My American point of view draws me to some contradictions in your complaints that I think you likely can't see from your perspective and the "Tall Poppy Syndrome" influence. Some of the things you hate, are very obviously the result of other things you also hate to me. In other places, it piques my curiosity and brings some rather profound insights into my own way of thinking (I am of Swedish heritage). The result is some cocktail of extreme nostalgia for a place I've never been and extreme concern for it's preservation from the kinds of change I can see happening much bigger and faster in America. Part of it is like looking at paradise. Part of it is like looking at an oncoming train and realizing no one around you has noticed that you're standing on the tracks.
But overall? I am driven to look at myself, who I am, how I feel, where I grew up and where my ancestors came from and I am routinely stunned by how much of my 'black sheep' identity here in America would mesh flawlessly with the corner of the world my own ancestors hail from. It's like there's something genetic that's ingrained in me. I wouldn't know how to describe it, but as a a 'clawing' sensation that's requesting a response I can't fully comprehend enough to reply to but desperately wish I could.
You are very good at describing the eccentricities of Swedish culture. Thank you for what you do. However unintentionally, you've done me a great service by handing me so many pieces to this puzzle.
Well spoken my yankee offspring!
As a partial Swede i know where you come from
Housing -- I agree. Nothing has changed since I arrived in 1962. It was not possible to find a flat then, and it sure as hell is not possible now. What the hell are the city planners doing? Healthcare -- I have to disagree nowadays (20-30 years ago it was -- yes -- pretty crappy). But, partial privatization has improved care a great deal. I am talking about the opening of private clinics almost everywhere. Back in the day, I had to be half dead to get any attention at all. Now, a call in the morning will often get me an appointment the same day. And, being over 85, I don't pay a damned thing, nada.
I (as a Swede) disagree on a few points: 24h culture - I am perfectly happy without it. Major shopping malls are normally open until 20.00, often longer. I have no need to go shopping at 3 am. It seems you have never been to e.g. Germany where everything closes down on Sundays.
As for food, at Christmas we have the Christmas table which is SO much more than meatballs, herring and salmon. For Easter, I serve lamb. At midsummer I have no meatballs. so it is not quite as uniform as you picture it.
I would not say that the politicians are corrupt. Too often incompetent, sure, but not generally corrupt. The media bias is a much larger problem, from a democratic point of view.
Nah, I went to Sweden and everything was close so early. It was annoying.
@@etrigueros Where are you from? The problem with 24/7 sales is that there`s problems getting people to stand behind the counter!
@@HanzBergmanyou are right, that’s an issue. Panama.
I am absolutely loving your videos. My cousin and I are about to travel to Sweden later in the week from Texas. We will be in Malmo, Gothenburg, Stockholm and a bunch of other random stops.
Lets get a beer & interject your videos with Texans content. Hope you are well and thank you for the entertaining helpful tips.
Woohoo! You'll see all the biggest cities of Sweden. Which are probably comparable to villages in Texas. But that sounds like a great idea - when are you planning on being in Stockholm? I'm in town most of the summer at least :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond We are headed to Stockholm 16th or 17th (maybe 15th). We will be coming in from coastal Norway. We are stoked and ready for the culture shock. We've literally watched the bulk of your videos. Your humor is funny as shit and super informative. I know its not customary but Id love to buy you a beer :)
July - We fly out of Dallas Thursday and landing in Copenhagen but hoping on a train immediately to Malmo.
Real quick, we are getting the Scandinavian rail pass because we will be traveling to Oslo, Bergen, Alesund etc... Is it worth buying the first class rail pass vs regular?
@@rbwaco Personally, I wouldn't go for first class. It's nice - but it's not that much better than second class. You might get lounge access and things like that, but I still would skip it.
After a couple of decades in Sweden, you'll adapt to long winter nights and short summer nights. Sleeping more hours in winter, almost hibernating, and less in summer. Practical if you are a farmer when very little to do in winter and very busy summers.
I think that we're moving farther and farther away from an agrarian society though, so I still don't feel that it's particularly pleasant or practical. Not even after more than 40 years ^^
I allways went to a hybernating state from september to april.
I thought...what is wrong with me...
Then i realize my grandmother was Danish AND i read a Russian family who's family all hybernated in the winter.
It was because the body shut down in the winter, due to a survival mechanism due to lack of food in the winter, so the body shut down to prevent energy loss due to famine.
Well...finally i inherited this virtue.
Of course..., where i live...you can not hybernate in Belgium.
So psychiatrists, doctors thought it is a psychiatric disorder.
Now i know...
Just discovered these. Very entertaining and as a UK resident, a bit reassuring !
Thank you! And yeah well the UK is surprisingly close to Sweden in many ways after all. For good and for ill :)
I’m currently in Sweden, been to Malmö, Göteborg, Stockholm and Kiruna so far this month.
Think I have been lucky in terms of weather, Stockholm was very cloudy when I was here at the start of the month but not too cold or windy and just spent a week in Kiruna and the last 2-3 days were full blue skies and sun! Even managed to catch the Aurora on Friday.
Got a week in Luleå now and so far so good.
A lot of your list is very similar to living in the UK, especially in terms of healthcare and transport.
I would move to Sweden at the drop of a hat if I had the chance though!
Unfortunately no EU no party 😢
I am SO jealous - I've never seen the aurora! But yeah, the weather has been pretty decent these last weeks. December was rough though! Glad to hear that you're having a good trip :D
Haha yeah, I did notice some similarities between the UK transport and the Swedish one recently. In fact, when I was in London I recorded a couple of upcoming videos about things Sweden does better than the UK....and things the UK does better than Sweden. Let's just say that public transport is included in one of those categories....
@@ThreeStarVagabondI downloaded an app which said 60% chance so I shot off to the hiking track quick as I could to get out the city. Very happy I could see it! A Kiruna local said to me it’s been predicted to be one of the best years for seeing the Aurora.
I was in Örebro towards the end of December and our train lost power on the tracks on the way there which was an experience!
If it was UK though I would still be on that train now I think 😊
Ahh look forward to that then! when were you in London? It’s my capital and I’ve been to Stockholm more than London 😂
@@ThreeStarVagabondYou can see the aurora even in Stockholm every now and then. I have several times. That said it is nowhere near the great spectacle you can see up north.
Your #1 issue; you said a “little snow”, but Stockholm is declared an area of major catastrophe is there’s a little bit of frost here and there.
Wonder if mr Vagabond mentions that most Swedes,except those who live in our capital hates those Stockholm people. We call the 08’s after the area code and Stockholm is often referred to as Fjollträsk (Dumb_swamp).
However a very wellknown singer and showman, said many people from the rest of Sweden moved to Stockholm and started acting like Majorie Taylor Greene, give the true 08’s a bad reputation.
Stockholm is just as prepared for snow as London is. As in...everything just shuts down :D
Bah! That's typical rural area talk. You take your unspoiled nature and friendly attitude and shove it up where the sun doesn't shine. Also known as Norrland :D
Loved the video, as far as things you hate it’s really not much different than most places. Schools in the USA suck and are very expensive, at least yours are free, paying for health care is a double edged sword, you pay for insurance, co-pay to see a doctor than pay for prescriptions but there’s hardly any wait time. I can’t comment on the darkness because I’ve never experienced it. Your right about the people, when I was there I said hi to a stranger walking by and got the death stare you think I was a foreigner or something, Ohhh now it makes sense 😅. Stay safe till next time
Well I guess we have some pros and cons in each country! I'm happy with Sweden overall but I will ever stop complaining about the things that I think should change 😊 Haha talking to strangers is almost a death penalty crime here in Sweden. I hope you never sat next to anyone on the bus as well... Cheers!
Leaving the US to move to Sweden!
@@fazilasamardzic7368 Wow, that's a big move!
@@fazilasamardzic7368 The locals will smile and joke with you while secretly judging you!!!
@@TheMVCoho lol I'm not so worried. I've been learning the language and culture in sweden. My Swedish friends are helping me adjust to life there. They can judge me silently all they want lol
Interesting vlog Miro. We started with 24 hour supermarkets and some later opening stores in our regional area but resulted in empty stores after midnight and huge wage bills. Happy medium was found with later closures around midnight for supermarkets and the other stores might close 5pm Monday to Thursday, Saturday And Sunday and late night to 9pm Fridays. Works well for mostly everyone. What I am slightly concerned about is the long daylight hours in Spring/Summer and getting to sleep when I visit in June. My friends assured me that they have block out curtains so hopefully won’t be too difficult to adjust. Will be interesting and an adventure! Thank you for sharing😊
That's a good point! But yeah some sort of healthy compromise sounds better than what we have right now at least...
Haha, that's actually a real concern! Many people do have problems falling asleep when it's so bright. You'll be surprised the first time it's getting close to 11 PM and it's still pretty bright outside :D Cheers!
@@ThreeStarVagabond will definitely bring my black satin eye mask then 😊
@@donnamortensen959 No joke, that's a really good plan! :D
We must have the same types of buses and trains. They also tend to shut down here at the first sign of snow. I assumed Swedish transportation was better due to more winter experience.
Most Danish holiday food also includes endless mandatory herring. Some people even try to uphold an annoying etiquette for which type to eat first.
And we've also got that weird 70s dance music for (upper?) middle age rural couples. :)
Oh no! It's almost like our countries agreed to share all the bad stuff between each other 😂 We want laid back continental mentalities as well - why couldn't you have shared that with us?
Norwegian here, electric anything just can't handle the cold. I had the same trouble eith my little Renault I had several years ago. It needed to be wired up to power even idle, otherwise it just wouldn't start. That's in winter naturally😊
@@TullaRask Ouch yeah, I've had a hard enough time just getting petrol cars going up north - I can't imagine that EVs are going particularly well :D But good job on going electric despite that!
@@ThreeStarVagabond lol, it wasn't electric, but the trai s are. My Renault was petrol, but had electric parts naturally 😅
@@TullaRask That makes sense - fair enough! :)
Apart from the darkness, you've mentioned all the negative things about Italy too (by the way I'm not Italian, I've just lived here for 20 years). Oh, except that most small shops here in Sardinia also close at lunchtime. Where's the logic in that? Thanks for venturing out into the cold winter to make this video for us. All the best, Richard
Oh wow, I actually didn't think that there would be that many similarities between Italy and here. But then again, I've never been down there in winter - just in summer, in bigger cities. Cheers!
Because everyone is entitled to lunch and a siesta.
@@sophiabee8924 I get that, and in summer it's really hot at lunchtime, but it isn't very practical if you close when people are not working.
Surprised by train unpreparedness for snow. I thought this was a very much UK priviledge xD
Oh rest assured that people are surprised here as well, at how incompetent our trains can be. We apparently bought trains from Italy at some point, that couldn't handle the Nordic weather. Go figure....
We had pretty decent winter working trains until around 2010 then it started to go downhill fast, propably because breaking up the existing state run train system to smaller independent units destroyed coordination of maintenance.
Also, don't buy the new trains from sunny Italy if they are supposed to work in -40C Sweden.
nice and fine very informative sir. you just have a trip to Pakistan in the summer to feel the heat of summer season
Haha I guess I would be very quick to complain about the weather if I had blazing sun and 50 degrees yes. It's hard to find the ideal weather, I think...
Are there laws against having some stores open much later?
Not really, but we have laws about how much overtime / how much continuous work hours are allowed. So it might be difficult to staff a place that's open long.
I love this video! At 2:05 minutes in you made me laugh. Thank you. I enjoyed this one!
Yay, happy to hear that! Hehe I do my best to sneak in sarcastic comments like that 😅
@@ThreeStarVagabond I have decided not to move to Sweden. Not because of your videos though. It's just too expensive, so my family and I will be staying put in North Carolina. Where I grew up in Western New York has winters similar to Sweden. My friends up there have been complaining to me about their depression because of it.
@@roguewar88 Glad to hear that I wasn't the cause of it at least! But yeah, I guess it's a big move to..well, move. It really needs to be something special that draws one to the new place for it to be worth it, I think. And Sweden is pretty expensive...
You’re funny. We love your videos!:)
Hey thanks a lot :D Appreciate it!
Thanks for the warning.
And since Minnesota is similar here in the States, I’m not sure if I want to visit there either for more than a limited amount of time. (The famous “Minnesota Nice”and all that.) I can take only so much of that here in the Pacific Northwest, West of the Cascades.
I guess there are actually people out there who are more introverted than me. Much respect.
I think it would be extremely interesting to visit Minnesota some day, to see how similar or dissimilar it is to Sweden. I've heard so much about it - but I just have this gut feeling that it must still be very "American" in a Swede's eyes...
Introverts have "the best Qualities" California is now full of loud, obnoxious, disrespectful, illegals. I would give anything to live in MN OR Sweden! Im sick of extroverts in USA/America
I appreciate your candor review about Sweden. It’s in many ways very similar to Canada. We are cold most of the time, the public transportation sucks, the winter nights are brutal, and the public healthcare leaves long wait time and subpar care sometimes.
I guess we're not as unique as I like to believe sometimes - many people share similar problems, and have similar things to complain about. People say that Sweden and Canada are a bit similar after all!
I always enjoy watching your videos because they are so TRUE and interesting. I save them all. TACK, TACK, TACK
Aw thank you so much! I don't know if it's always true - but it's always what I believe is the truth at least :D Cheers!
Tack for replying!
Great video as always, my favorite content of yours is when you talk about stuff in Sweden!
I think politicians being disliked and inept is (sadly) the standard in the world at this point 😅 My least favorite thing about Sweden? That people think it's okay to put cream in carbonara!!
I can't promise always to do stuff about Sweden but I'll do my best :D Haha, I think half of Europe falls into the "can't cook carbonara" category, though! It's just so much easier with cream than just eggs... I tried to make a proper one once, and it was just...scrambled eggs...
@@ThreeStarVagabond That's a good point! 😂 Ah, a hot tip then! Make sure the frying pan with the bacon has cooled down (you can put it to the side if you want to), then put the pasta in when it's done and mix, then put the sauce in! You can also put some pasta water (maybe 1 dl) into the pan after you put the pasta in, that'll help it from getting TOO hot! Don't give up on your carbonara future, it's good!! 🍝👍
@@MomsterGirl Sounds like I'll just have to give it another shot then! And once I've succeeded in that I can graduate to something other than bacon as well :D
And to be truly genuine, use guanciale (pig's cheek) not pancetta or bacon 🐷
@@VAR_life That's the one I was thinking of, guanciale - but I couldn't remember the name :D I've seen enough of Vincenco's Table to know that at least!
What is your experience with the swedish health system? As far as I know, it doesn't have a good reputation, does it?
I've thankfully not had much to do with it. The few times I've been there they've been reasonably helpful though. And I hear that the quality is pretty good in general - but the waiting times for surgeries etc are atrocious.
love your honesty👍🏽
Cheers for that!
I did like the little I saw of Sweden then in the 1980's during my seafaring life.....
But seing the frozen Sea made me think how harsh and long Winters in Sweden must be.....
I could see that the Swedes are very well prepared to confrot their long harsh Winters well though....
A beautiful Country and people....indeed.
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That must have been amazing to see! And such an adventurous life to have as well. I guess we simply do our best to get by in the cold north - but then again, so does everyone don't they? :)
Well you are used to your Country's cold weather from early childhood.....you are born into such weather......such a long long Winter.....the Summers I have been told are very nice though and the Sun takes so long to set...
Must be a very nice experience......to observé......with a Pretty Woman by the side.....
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@@ThreeStarVagabond
@@madgringo9263 Exactly! We all live for those summers up here - it's truly magical. For the few months we have them... :D
@@ThreeStarVagabondI joined the Merchant Navy to see the World.....But as Sinatra sang in his famous Film about his Navy SERVICE....
I didn't see the World....
I SAW THE SEA....!!
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@@madgringo9263 Haha, well put! The equivalent thing when joining the army in Sweden would be that they just get to see forests :D
Weird, but it sound very like (it would be big surprise for many) Ukraine. Pre-war of course. Except 24h culture. You could get almost anything and almost any necessary service 24/7 in Ukraine. Of course, some may recall the high corruption rate - it is there, but it almost immediately became public issue as we have open data about gov spendings.
It's such a pity that I haven't visited Ukraine yet, but it does sound like a fascinating country. I've heard that the weather is much better than here though... Glad to hear that the corruption is improving! Hard to get rid of such things, but that sounds like very good steps to improve matters.
Careful what you wish for with 24/7 culture. It means someone is expected to work the awful shifts. It means you never stop or that society never stops. And if you live in a town or city it means get used to noise right through the night.
That's a fair point. I don't mind lively cities when I'm traveling but maybe it'd be a different thing if it was my daily life. Oh well, I guess that'll never happen here either way!
Actually 24/7 culture is a bad thing its a surrender to complete capitalism.
`Yes we`re open 24/7` is clearly american business culture & it sucks.
great video
Thank you! :D
I had no idea with sunrise or sunsets. Wow!!
The hostility of people when you not try to become completely like them in Sweden seems to be the same in Switzerland. I had to leave Switzerland after five years, I couldn't stand that anymore. Staring at me, neighbors reporting me from having put my trash bag "too early" outside for collection and Swiss telling me they prefer to have only Swiss friends speaking the same dialect...
Still a good effort to last five years in an environment like that! Yeah, Sweden is very similar from that perspective unfortunately. But I've always said that I'll do my thing regardless of what people think - and there's always alternative people who think in a similar manner!
Every time I hear about the problems in occidental countries it's almost always the same... Unaffordable housing, healthcare that's getting worse and worse, education system that's not as good as it used to be, children that are increasingly anxious, incompetent politicians, etc.
It seems that in every country, the media act like the problems are unique to that country, and the politicians act like they can solve the problem, but somehow it's happening everywhere, and everywhere they try similar situations while putting in place similar policies. I feel like we are facing unrivaled levels of bullshit by those in power.
Sometimes I worry that the West is crumbling in a similar way that the Roman empire crumbled, we peaked and our infrastructures are very slowly getting worst. Maybe things are the same all over the world, I don't know enough to determine that.
I'm from Quebec and while our winters aren't nearly as dark as in Sweden, they're still pretty bad! We also don't have quite a 24h culture although things usually open on the weekend.
to add to the comment on U.S. healthcare. Up until 2009, senior health care (insurance for those over 62)was decent. My mother received excellent care. And I just turned 62 and received good care as well. Then 0bama-care law was passed and it stripped the funding from older people's health care (called medicare), inserted the government between patient and doctor, it turned to crap. Then covid-pooh fully exposed the disaster in the American health care system.
Oh wow, I had no idea! I thought Obamacare was doing something good - but then again, it's not really something that I've looked into closely at all
The US is surely the country were they just LOVE to bill people right?
Hi, a new subscriber from the US. I lived in Sweden for a year. The darkness, for me, was actually rather cozy (at least in December). I could walk down the street, look up at the apartments, and see a candle in almost every window. I thought that was cool... Many of the things you discussed could be said about any country (including mine!). But regarding the schools, I bet that a lot of the problems with Swedish schools began when the conservative parties got into power and privatized so much of the social system. That change has been a major factor in any national decline that Swedes have been feeling about their country.
Hey thanks for checking it out! I guess I've also enjoyed the darkness some years, but this year in particular it's been extra oppressive. Or maybe that's just for me! And that winter depression can kick in at any time... But yeah I guess that many of these issues are quite global. I think that's a good explanation for the issues with our schools. Conservative schooling (and politics in general) can definitely work - but we've just gotten a weird mix where we're trying to insert round pegs in...I don't know. Small triangular holes. I hope things will go better in general in the future though!
I love this guy, nothing to hate about this Swede 😂
What? Nothing? Then how come I still hate myself so much?! 😅
Sorry Miro . . . but a 24 hour culture is not a good quality - it promotes the "instant gratification" culture.
Ouch! I guess I do yearn for a bit of the old instant gratification now and then... But I guess life doesn't have to be easy all the time
Sounds like a personal problem with you actually. Having access to goods isn't a problem its benefits and aid. If your mother needs a medicine at midnight it would be nice to have access to it. This doesn't mean you are required to go out and shop at midnight if you choose not to.
@@TheMVCoho Great, now this serial commenter brings my mother into it as well. Won't somebody please leave her alone?!
Tell that to yourself when you can't do any shopping during Sundays (greetings from Spain)
@@ThreeStarVagabond ROFL...
Very funny but so true - my mother was from Gesunda - and I mainly summered up there with my grandparents, uncles and cousins for the first 25 years of my life - and the occasional Christmas season - also lived in West Berlin for most of the 80's. On your critique of Swedish Foods - you forgot Boiled Potato's at every meal, -40c = -40f that temp shuts down everything World Wide - not a Swedish issue, I live in the Phoenix AZ Valley - where 46C at Midsummer is common - I have seen 0C frequently at midsummer parties in Sweden, Lake Siljan - in late June to Mid August might reaches maybe 20C in the top .5 meters before shrinkage temperatures ensue - our chilled pools in AZ 42+C - as a child - it was fun, as a late teen early adult - NOT. Berlin was not quite as DARK as at my grandparents home SOLLERÖN - but sill dark before I left school - so I understand your dislike - never seeing the sun outside from October thru April. Fish that can be smelled from over a mile away is also worthy of mention - the Meatballs are a fond memory - my grandmother always made them from scratch - never store bought. A 24-7-365 culture is not the best either - some holidays, the stores should be closed. Your comments about the Swedish Medical system hit close to home - my grandfather died because he could not see a doctor in time - at 88 - he was to old to be considered a priority - although a week prior to getting sick - he could still walk the mile plus to the grocery store. Best wishes from a Half-Swede from San Tan Valley Arizona - keep up the good and funny work. Hejda
Thank you for sharing all of those memories and all of that information! So cool that you have family from Gesunda and Sollerön. I've been there a couple of times (and in fact, the background thumbnail image from my recent "Things You Didn't Know About Sweden" video is the view from Gesunda, out over Sollerön!)
I'd love to experience that heat in AZ some day - it does look amazing down there. But oh no, that's really sad about your grandfather... That's a really good example of the problems with our healthcare unfortunately. Thanks for checking out the video, and hope you have a love time over there! Tack och hejdå!
Thank you.
Tänkte skriva men har inte Magda tag en doktorand examen? Inte för hon är någon personlig favorit, men rätt ska vara rätt. Men kollade upp det och tydligen avslutade hon aldrig sina doktorand studier.
Det är ändå rätt starkt att ha börjat en doktorandutbildning, så fair enough! Det får man ändå ge henne
Magdalena har en Masters från Handels och gick en termin på Harvard. Det räcker.
My landlords' wife is Swedish, she doesn't seem to have a personality, could you explain?
Mostly likely she does have a personality and she's quite expressive - but it's more subtle than in the culture you're used to. I can imagine that people talk more, or express more feelings where you're at, so she appears subdued in comparison. On the other hand, Swedes often think that tourists who come to Sweden are loud and obnoxious compared to Swedes.
Also walk much slower in Stockholm 😅I've had many people impatiently trying to walk past me on a small sidewalk @@ThreeStarVagabond
@@julesverneinoz I'm guilty of that! I hate slow people 😂
"The problem with snow is it ... gets frozen." Ha ha, snow is always frozen.
You know what I mean! :D
😂Darkness not an issue for a guy who worked permenent night shift in other parts of world
Haha damn, that must have been like working in the mines in the north of Sweden. Except maybe less snow
Your observations on education are so interesting. Sweden adopted the academy system, something which we have here in the UK. Our Conservative education minister at the time, a former journalist, so completely unqualified for the role, adopted the Swedish system for our schools. Since then our education has gone right down the toilet. And guess what? I understand Sweden recently decided it wasn't working so has got rid of this system....Here, on the other hand, our Conservative government, recently consigned to the trash can by the electorate, decided it was fine🤦♀️ and yes, our students will probably be unable to compete academically with some of the countries you mentioned. It's absolutely shocking. I worked in education and it was depressing. I was once proud to say I was educated in Scotland because 50 years ago, we had an outstanding education system (although we are part of the UK, there are many things that are separate). Now, it's just shameful.
That's such a pity! Really sad to hear when something as important as education is being neglected like that. Well, sorry for giving the inspiration for such a miserable system. I can only hope that it'll change for the better soon!
@@ThreeStarVagabond we just changed our government, so there's hope yet .....
It's a shame schooling has slipped there. I suppose that's a trend in so many places. On top of being near the bottom, here in Texas: all public schools in the state now require at least one armed guard -- but the same lawmakers who passed that law didn't allocate funds to pay for it. I'm glad I grew up before active shooter drills in school became common...I don't have children, but I feel so bad for kids brought up to fear being shot in school.
What I always find fascinating about videos like this are the reminders that, "Oh, yeah...that was a thing that started a slide, here..." So, I always hope calmer heads in other places can prevent the creep of all-out hatred and seeing many stronger systems not dismantled by opportunists.
I suppose the good and bad of 24-Hour culture is some end up working ridiculously long hours, here. But other places that handle shifts better are able to provide more employment and cater to people working off hours. When I've worked evening shifts or overnights, it was nice to not interrupt my sleep to shop for necessities because some places were open and staffed by others working odd hours like me. But, of course, once people saw they could exploit that, people ended up working longer shifts...or being told, "Hey, you all have your shifts, but congratulations: you ALL get to come in and work on weekends, too!" (That's when I'd find another job, but many didn't have that option. It's common in some types of jobs in the the U.S. to work 6-7 days a week...)
I can't even imagine what it'd be like to go to school with guards and stuff like that. We have our issues - but at least they lean in another direction than pure school violence...
It's so interesting that two people have mentioned people having to work those hours as a negative thing about 24h culture. In my mind it was just a positive, that people who wanted night shifts could find more places to work - it didn't even strike me that it might be abused. I guess we have a little bit more protection against such abuse in Sweden. Not in the least because you're not allowed to work too many consecutive hours or consecutive days etc...
@@ThreeStarVagabond I've had friends who loved working nights who worked 8-hour shifts and no overtime. By their nature, they liked being up late...or some liked the 3:00 - 11:00 shift at an old job because they'd go out after work.
If it's not abused (and it doesn't seem like it would be in Sweden), it seems like people who like nights would enjoy having the option. When I was more of a night owl, I must admit that I LOVED going grocery shopping at 3:00 in the morning when there were no crowds! 😀
@@ChristopherGronlund Yeah, I was mostly thinking that it could benefit both workers and shoppers who are night owls...if done correctly. But of course, I guess that there's a big risk of illegal employments and working condition abuse. But then again, that's already a risk... So I still have high hopes that such a system might still work in some countries.
Here in the USA, the worst Swedish school would be considered our best.
We would love to have your bad schools. LOL
Haha but you also have some really good schools in the US! More peaks and more valleys so to speak
Yes Indeed! I took my kids out of public schools. If I were in CA I wouldn't even let them go to a store alone! East States like NY CN or MA people are more focused, prepared, professional, and use wisdom in family planning
I hate the curling parents and latte mums. That everyone demand that society adapt to their specific needs and wishes, no matter the cost.
Agreed! And we're seeing more and more of that lately - everyone is the star in their own show basically.
I still want to visit tho maybe one day
It is a nice country despite all of this! :D
If you're fed up with having the same food every holiday, can we send you a turkey, pumpkin, barbecued hamburgers, and an easter egg?
Yiss! That sounds lovely! No one eats whole turkeys here, so everyone is a bit confused about Thanksgiving. "What's their fascination with eating big chickens every autumn?!" And pumpkins are still not all that common. But I did make a pumpkin pie a couple of years ago to see what the fuss was all about :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond Turkeys and pumpkins are indigenous to the US. When the settlers arrived they adopted Native American foods. Turkey and pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving is a mythological interpretation of earlier native and colonial autumn feasts. Another indigenous practice is the "Three Sisters" farming method: planting corn (maize), squash, and beans together. Pumpkins are a kind of squash, although the word is now reserved for the large round orange varieties.
My two cents on this subject:
I love pickled herring, eggs and potatoes, that is my longing to every time of the year!
Swedish are cautious, if you pass their caution they are your friends forever...
Swedish people has a saying from the days of the Folk home: "Do your duty, demand your right", meaning you have to contribute and not duck your duties/responsibilities.
I truly love living in a country with four very clear seasons, I couldn't live without them!!!
This country is still a very good place to live in, despite the sell out to mostly American capitalism and NATO warmongers...
There is still some other structures than global corporation selling schemes that are important here, folklore and culture, peace and diplomacy...
American capitalism and NATO "warmongers"?
*sniff sniff*
I think I smell an orc!
I should not be watching these videos when i am planning to move to Sweden. But since i am from the very north of Germany, not too many things are different. Expensive housing? Jep. But since i am a rural kind of person who does not want to live in the city, Sweden is kinda the jackpot since the land is big and way fewer people live there which means lower housing prices. Meanwhile my small village of less than 400 people saw houses being sold for more than a million...Euro, not Kronor. And that did not just happen once.
Winter? My problem with winter here is that it is grey and wet. Snow has become a rare thing with climate change. Winter with snow? Yes fucking please. Public transport during snow? Can't be worse than ours, our railways had to lend old engines from Danish and/or Swedish museums a couple of years back because for once it actually got a little colder than just -2°C and the current engines, experiencing their first actual winter, stopped working.
Language: is it really everywhere like that? I would assume that most people are actually helpful when they see that a foreigner wants to become a, well, not foreigner.
Schools: Like a constant ringing bell (pun not intended).
Healthcare? No 24h culture and stores being closed on sundays? Yep, know it all. Politicians? Ours definitely are worse.
Swedish dance music? Welllllllllllll....i love love LOVE Swedish dance music....aka death metal. I absolutely love the Stockholm sound (sorry Göteborg, you suck in that regard) and i would probably listen to ABBA had they used the good ol' Boss HM2 buzzsaw guitar sound.
Sooo....hej Sverige i guess (soon!).
Haha, it sounds like you're quite prepared for your new life in Sweden in other words! I can't think of anything else that might scare you off :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond Actually there is one thing. Coffee. I have not had a single cup of coffee in my entire life. I don't like hot beverages, i don't drink coffee...at all. So i really hope that drinking something else during fica is socially acceptable.
@@drstihl2007 Well, let me tell you a secret: I don't drink coffee at all. I go for a coke zero or tea when there's fika. So no worries there either!
@@ThreeStarVagabond Now that's a tremendous relief.
So the only thing left to do is learning the language which should not be too much of a problem. I have heard plenty of people say "oh no need, everyone speaks English there" but i think that's extremely disrespectful and a sign that you don't want to be integrated in the society. Plus i want to be able to read and understand all signs, papers, radio/TV cast etc.
Uppsala has the resting the place to Gods, allegedly. The weather is cold like our eyes but, in my opinion. Sweden is magical and one of the most beautiful places on Midgard.
I think that all of that is true...but I can still be miserable about the darkness and other things here! ^_^
@@ThreeStarVagabond I understand. Yet that's what we are made for.
@@midmiddleton163 I can only say skål to that!
Exactly why I would hate to live in Sweden. I as a Canadian hate to live here also because and only because of the COLD
It's a bit weird that there are so many northern countries that are so good in so many ways...except for the weather!
Hey don't complain about politicians! Here in Argentina politicians are always our enemies; it doesn't matter the party they belong to; all they care about is to sink the country even more, while making themselves richer in the process. And the worse of all is, they have lots of fans!
Your videos are so funny. Washington state. 🇺🇸
Thank you so much :D
Yes, he is right, but forget Nr 11, we love to complain about living in Sweden!
Soo, exept universal healtcare thats almoste free, free schools, (even university, but one got payd to litte to attend!), subsidiesed kindergarten, dental care, public transportation, 5 weeks payd vacation, unlimited sickdays, low coruption.. others!
Soo.. if one dont count those things.. its terrible to live in sweden.. but those things is normal for us.. its more about our minimal standard!
Haha! I absolutely agree - we love complaining about Sweden, but of course we won't allow anyone from outside of Sweden to complain about the country. Deep down I think we know that it could be a lot worse...
You talked about judgemental Swedes and then you judged the middle aged swedes and village teens for liking dance music😢😅
Haha! I was just trying to give a perfect example of that Swedish judgmental attitude... :D
Nice I miss that that one when I was pointing out of the double standards and irony this legend served up to us! LOL
@@TheMVCoho I'm sorry, I don't think you're old enough to watch videos like this. You need to be more than 6 years old to appreciate it :/
The Brits and Germans beat the Swedes when it comes to being judge mental towards others who don't conform.
Hah, fair enough! I guess I haven't really seen that part of those countries myself
I think you are quite nice as a person, but your Swedishness does show a little when you comment about most of Central or Eastern Europe being ruled by a corrupt prime minister (not true) or lamenting that Sweden would be competing against Colombia, Mexico and Costa Rica in education, which suggests there is something inherently inferior about these countries. to someone who is not Swedish, this sounds really weird.
I only spent 4 days in Sweden, but I found Sweden shockingly inferior to the superior external image it has disseminated over decades. it would be my least favourite country to live in Europe definitely, including Central or Eastern Europe.
Those are some really good points! That's not the way it was intended - but intentions are worthless if the message is interpreted the wrong way. So, I'll have to be more careful about how I compare Sweden against other countries in the future. And that's fair enough - but I feel the same way when visiting other countries as well, that I wouldn't want to live there :)
You have to be kidding?! I loved Sweden, but then I'm Scottish and grew up roughly on the same geographical line as Gothenburg.
Having visited central and eastern European countries, there is not one I would opt to live in. You can literally smell corruption everywhere, not just in the higher echalons. 😂
💯 agreed.
I definitely would not work in a office for winter..better to work as a professional cross country skier..Sweden needs it to beat those Norwegian giants..
I've tried cross country skiing once when I was a kid, and I sucked. I think I have a slightly better chance of doing something useful in an office at least :D
@@ThreeStarVagabond but we must beat Peter Northug 🇧🇻🎿 by the way your videos are great.. I realy enjoy your humor and your great love for central and eastern Europe 😄 ..All joking aside you are unique and talented with RUclips..
@@nathanpattee1629 That man is a force of nature! We'll just wait until he retires until we try to compete :D But thank you so much! And no slight intended - you always poke fun at the things you actually like, after all, eh
@@ThreeStarVagabond ruclips.net/video/mBlaPPv-sCc/видео.htmlsi=kHI4eJlRdfz8DnnH
Hehe
We might be a little weird sometimes, be a little too judgemental or too eager to fit in but the one thing I really hate about Sweden, or Swedes really is our cowardness. It's about time we grow up now.
Oh there's one more thing I hate: Facket.
😂Do you think the American education system is any good? Especially in the southern states, the education is nonexistent given the book bans and ignorant governors who are not educators with zero knowledge of child brain development interfering. Poor mathematics and reading are also crappy in the United States. It might be due to social media & cellphones being allowed in the classroom.
Well... That's a good point. But at least the US has amazing higher education. At least at some universities. I imagine that it's enormous highs and lows :/
Never experienced american shcools but i hint they`re no good.
Well, I will be going from bad to a little bit better weather (NO-SWE).
I guess I shouldn't complain all that much eh
@@ThreeStarVagabond :)
@@Robert_Kawalec I hope that the Swedish weather will behave so that you'll get to experience an awesome spring and summer at least ^_^
@@ThreeStarVagabond Well, I will remember your words, Sir - now you are accountable.
@@Robert_Kawalec I'll be very quick on the edit button of that comment if I'm wrong :D
I like this guy, a real master of irony. He doesn't like Swedes for low-key judging foreigners...goes on to backhand bash Mexico, Costa Rica and Cuba which yes are all foreigners. He doesn't like healthcare in Sweden....goes on to bash to the United States which has the worlds best healthcare. LOL!!!!!
Haha, you crack me up. The US, best healthcare? Hilarious.
@@ThreeStarVagabond:
It *does* have the best healthcare…if you can afford it.
@@TheTrueOnyxRose Which means that it doesn't have the best healthcare
@@ThreeStarVagabond:
Not in system. Just in quality.
It *does* favor the rich and the well-off. Also, it barely favors those in the military.
@@TheTrueOnyxRose The last part is a bit unexpected... I would have imagined that the US of all places would have a system that benefits military and ex-military people. But yeah, I think for me it's a question of "what does everyone have access to", rather than "what can the rich get".
There is no bad weather, only bad clothing
What really bugs me about Sweden is not the weather or the perpetual darkness. Nor is it the food (which is actually pretty fuggin awsome)
No
Its the the fact that its ok to be a covard
I hate that shit
As in people don't dare speak their mind? Or stand up to others? I think it goes hand in hand with everyone wanting to "fit in", and not cause trouble.
@ThreeStarVagabond
Yeah definitely all true
Swedes work on one hand very well in groups but dont make good leaders
And then there is that Jante-masspsychosis and a total lack of willingness to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.
They will rather bend and suffer then driving things to a point of no return.
And this may well end everything they have worked so hard for to build over generations
I think there are exceptions to that - but maybe quite few compared to in other countries. And I think it's a good point that Swedes are team players to a fault, but badly adapted to lead!
Guess what differences Finland has?
Quite much none. 😂
Haha! It's like all of the Nordics is the same country with just a few cosmetic changes
Man this is hilarious . Things what I hate about Sweden. Fantastic concept. Again a European invented something what is beyond a classical approach.
A wonderful comment full of unprecedented wit! I think I've never heard such glorious insights...ever...
No country is perfect.
Well said!
Sounds like Sweden is not so different from the Netherlands, specially in the politicians department ;P
Haha unfortunately not! But yeah Northern Europe is pretty homogenous overall I guess ^_^
Doctors shouldn't get a salary unless the patients gets their health back.
No they should not be paid by big pharma eiter.
And they should do dubble controlled placebo tests on vaccines too. And NO the placebo group should not have a recent vaccination before the test.
Let them prove something they always claim, "safe and effective"
I'm injured from these shots btw.
Im in UT USA and would not do it. My mom had a heart attack & died 10 days after hers (79) My cousin died of heart attack a yr later- 2 weeks after his vaccine (50) I had a health scare in 2023 each time I went in & asked about the jabb I told them No, they said "okay good"
@@PhyreReighn I'm sorry for your losses. I wish you the best. My mom is in an elderly care home. We told the staff that she should not have the jab and they agreed with our wishes. She was the only one there who didn't get corona, staff included. But she will soon be gone anyway now, but for natural reasons. (83)
detta måste vara ett skämt
Hating on dansband? Dude, that's illegal.
Breakin' the laaaw! I'm just such a rebel :D
Gnällspik...
Jag tror du vinner pris för snällaste kritiska kommentar!
Trots att Sverige har manga problem, blir du en mycket arlig och trevlig man. For manga manniskor beskriver sitt latt som ett perfekt land, medan din beskrivning ar lite stark men det ar sannt att ingen land i Europe ar Disneyland. Vi alskar fortfarand Sverige anda. Du liknar Bugs Bunny! :-) (Det betyder att du ar vasldigt kul!)
Tack så mycket! Jättekul att höra så fina ord :)
Snalla, kritisera inte Ikea! Du skulle skada vara kanslor! Om du tanker pa politikerna i Nederlanderna, Tyskland och Italien, kan du undvika att oroa dig om dina. Vara ar hemska, jattedaliga!. Var inte for rigoros mot svensk mat 🙂Det ar alltid ett noje att folja dina videos!
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