Swede here, im not in an agreement with her about most of these things. Maybe they do things differently down there at the swedish playa del sol where she's from, but these sounds more individual to her and maybe her friends than it is actually appliable to the whole nation. The sayings and the old stuff is true, but the rest of it? Naahh, im not really convinced that these points are such normalized things that it could be called a nationwide culture. Maybe its regional things for south Sweden or something.
I agree, as a Swede too I find her ideas quite odd and not typical. This expression to be ”whole and clean” doesn’t as far as I have understood it mean to present yourself at your best, well in a way it’s correct, but I would say to see that your clothes are whole and clean no matter how poor you are. So if you have a hole in your sweater, mend it and if you have stains, clean them. You don’t need to be fancy or dress in expensive clothes but at least take a bath, and make sure that your clothes are whole and clean. Both women and men don’t generally call themselves feminists. I guess there are exeptions and by the way she talks abouts this I suppose she is likely a feminist. But this is a political thing for some people, far from all. Personally I think it’s important to think about all humans. Most people in Sweden are unfortunately atheists, the most atheistic country in the world actually, and I would say that this mostly depends on a long tradition of moving away from conservative to more socialistic ideologies. This is a very sad development if you ask me who is a believer. The most religious people today in Sweden are probably the immigrants.
@@NennaC i don't know if it would make you happy or not since you're christian, but the believers of the old gods have grown exponentially. So even though Christianity has lost a lot of their believers, spirituality still lives strong in our people. They just call on Oden instead of Jesus.
@@loris-bismarI have always been a seeker and walk on a lot of different roads before I understood that the scriptures are right and became a believer in the one and only creator of the earth. For example I walked on the new age way and the alien way. But those ways were not the right ways. John 11:25 יהושע said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he dies, he shall live. John 14:6 יהושע said to him, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Seek the true, living Father and creator of you and everything around you.
Yeah no, I'm from the south of Sweden and I totally agree with you. There were some things she said that are most likely mostly done in her family or around her where she grew up. Some things were correct, and some were like half correct, but some was just completely off.
I yawned when she started talking about feminism. My feminist mother tried to make me a feminist as well, but as soon as turned 12 it wasn't funny anymore. On the other hand I liked the part of co-sleeping. I did that with my grandparents already in the 70's. It was just great waking up with them and then going up together to have an old-school breakfast together with all kinds of porridges. Grahamsgröt sometimes, but mannagrynsgröt with lots of butter was by far the best.
I never did any homework in my elementary or mid school and it worked out just fine :) So for me, I think homework is just a waste of time and I think it's a great source for kids to feel stressed and pressured. Especially if they have strict parents who want their kids to do all their homework before anything else. I mean, imagine yourself as an adult and having a job, only once you finally clock out of work, you still got more work to do at home. Talk about stress.
Yeah, honestly, the only homework I think is necessary is glosor. And that is only if you want to learn the language and not just pass the class. That being said, I did all my homework all the time. But I was so stressed.
To clarify "whole and clen" direct translation word be fixed or working.. And clean. This is to emphasize that if a shirt is thorn you fix it. And you should keep yourself "clean" as well.
00:45 I'm guessing it varies between families, cuz growing up that was.. bordering on heresy - most uncivilised..! 😂 01:35 Again, probably 50/50 - it's a thing alright, but I know plenty of families that have their separate ways. 02:55 Unfamiliar. Bed sheet, duvet cover, pillow case. Eccentric opinion. 04:10 Yes. True. 04:45 Literally an imported social issue. Things have started to change these days, but in general this still stands. 06:50 It's a thing, which is helpful in case of food allergies - picky eaters MAY be viewed as troublemakers. 07:10 Um... Yes. Though, more so to wear clothes without holes, rather than "always looking your best". 07:35 Baking: yes, this is true. Crafts: When you mess up, "re-do it from scratch". 10:45 It used to be a thing, but it's shoved so deep down everybody's throats in the past decade, that it's becoming a slandering term directed at women. 12:10 Kind of a thing, yes. 12:50 Yes, English... Rather, most possess some level of ability in translating word-by-word, and completely overlook the fact that while syntax in Swedish and English has a lot in common, they are a far cry from identical! 🤦 13:15 Yes. The eccentric still go every Sunday, but they are few and far between. Most are atheists, but on paper they are christians. Having end of semester events in church used to be a thing, and those of other faiths could opt out (in the past ten to twenty years or so), but it's been subject of debate in recent years.
Homework is worthless, the kids needs their freedom when they leave the school for the day, it is kind of a job! It is also very unequaled because parents can have so different education levels and therefore, help with the homework can differs from great to not at all.
I dont think i ever had homework in school, except for like our language classes and we had to memorize ten words every week and then get tested on them. We had a lot of essays and group presentations instead.
I don’t really know anyone who is religious but i feel like a common answer i hear is that they either dont belive in anything or believe that there is something up there but no god
Homework is a really weird thing really. You should do your schoolwork in school and be able to have freetime. For older children/teens I think it's good to challenge their time management skills, getting to plan and follow through, but overall you should create a good work balance from a younger age. Also getting help from parents is often required which is unfair for those who can't get any help.
"Hel och ren", whole and clean. I think that idea creates more damage than good, cause there are literally million people in Sweden that daily miss out of seeing others because they worry to absurd levels about not having everything nice and tidy. I personally just dont care, cause I love to see people and not their tidied houses. Why would I care about your house or your clothing or perfume or anything like that?! I am there to see YOU and to discuss, play music or whatever we do together. Just drop the pressure of having to present in a tidy and clean manner all the time. Or do it to the degree that you enjoy and because you enjoy it, not because you feel that you must. Youll just burn out and miss out of social life in the end
I agree that homework should be abolished. :) Of course, there are tests that students need to study for, and there are in-school assignments. But adding a layer of homework on top of all the tests and assignments is unnecessay. Plus, some kids may not have the same support at home when it comes to doing homework, so it seems more equal to do away with a brunch of honework. I feel like kids should be able to relax once they are home, just like adults can relax efter work.
I have but just bc my siblings have another pizza then me and they use the pizza cutter before me and I can't wait that long to cut my pizza so I just take scissors 😅
I had homework when i was in the elementary school all the way up to high school and even when i got in to college i had homework as well. And in my area where i live we have a lot of churches basically almost in every corner. And i´m a christian myself and i´m happy with it.
There's SO MUCH MORE to life than education. I think that if you go to school, you should be done with it when you leave. In certain cases it might be good to learn how to take your job home with you, but in general taking your home with you isn't exactly a healthy lifestyle.
My GF and I also do sleep in separate rooms, one part is definately the temperature (I can't sleep well in the cold), the other is the classic old snoring issue :P But this way we both sleep great
I guess religion in Sweden is rising, since a lot of immigrants are religious. I've only met a handful of Swedish people that are religious. It's seen as quite an odd thing, however it's widely accepted if you are in fact religious.
In Sweden there are those who talk about race, but they tend to be on the right wing or bourgeoisie. It’s actually illegal to register ethnicity in Sweden, along with sexual orientation, issues around health and so on. It’s called the seven discrimination laws
In Sweden you can choose to have a christian funeral, or civil burial(with no priest).......you can be buried in a coffin or be cremated.....as cremated you can choose to have a place with a headstone or be scattered in an memorial grove...if you want to be scattered somewhere else, for example at sea, you need a permission.. And if you follow any other religion you be buried in that way........but you can't make your own cremation 😜
I sleep in a different room from my wife as well. I wake up during the night a lot and she snores. So if I'm awake, I'd have to suffer listening to her. So to mitigate that risk I sleep somewhere else.
Sweden is the most secular and atheist country in the world. Before 1996 you became a member of the church when you were born if, and only if, your parents were a member of the Swedish church (which most were/are, despite not being religious). But in my case I've never been a member of the Swedish church since both my parents had left the church before I was born. After 1996 you become a member when you're baptized, which is still kind of a big tradition in Sweden despite not being religious. I really recommend seeing "Swedishness" which is a comedy sketch about Swedish stereotypes. Despite being a comedy sketch it is really kind of accurate and quite fun.
As you write, she was a bit off saying that everyone was forced into Svenska Kyrkan. According to Wikipedia, from 1951 it was possible to leave the church freely and before that you could do so by enrolling in another religion/church. This may seem late, and I'm sure the topic was brought up many times before. Statistics say that 1985 over 90% of the Swedish citizens were still enrolled, and 2020 "only" 55%, so the effect she described is real.
We only talk about nationalities from time to time. But for us the concept of race is very much tied to race biology, eugenics, and especially the nazis. We do not think of Jews as anything else but Europeans with a different religious upbringing. This has not always been the case. Sweden was amongst the worst back in the days, which is why I think we try to avoid it nowadays. Not to say that there isn't racism over here. We also have a problem with an old idea of nationality as something you are not just born in to, but that it is really hard for one to be a swede unless they have a long line of relatives over here. This is a huge problem. This is the part of the old racist BS that we still hold on to. In America you can move there and become American. We often all have something to learn from one and another.
Oh yes, she's on point with all of them lol, but not sure if they're that quirky? Co-sleeping for sure is very common, but not really talked about, just extremely normal.
No, she's definitely not on point with all of them - she's talking from her own personal experience, which isn't the same as it applies to Swedes in general.
@@Vinterfrid ??? Ofc not, I'm also talking from my own experience obviously, but we happen ta have alot of the general things in common, which is because we both are from Sweden and I agree with her experience based on my own and of what ppl around me also have said. Hence "on point". We all understand there will be exeptions, this is just a fun youtube vid lol.
I guess sleeping with your parents is healthy. There's a lot going on when you sleep, and your parents' emotional stability could help you process stuff. Idk when I'd say the best age to sleep by yourself is, and thinking evolutionary I realise that I sound quite weird - When you're grown up into the age where you start to move away from your parents (idk early teens) I guess would be the natural development. However our ancestor cave men probably slept close to their families about their entire life... hmm. I can't say, though I think that there's no logical reason to push for your child to sleep by itself. It's more social norm reasons I guess. But up to five, and in some cases seven would be kinda reasonable, I think. Though that both seems quite late, and would probably hinder some built in biological relation building thing. I'm more on the fence about this than I first thought, I realize
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we slice pizza with knife, well she does not know sweden at all Who is she and where does she live. you sure need to learn swedish ways by someone else.
Swede here, im not in an agreement with her about most of these things. Maybe they do things differently down there at the swedish playa del sol where she's from, but these sounds more individual to her and maybe her friends than it is actually appliable to the whole nation. The sayings and the old stuff is true, but the rest of it? Naahh, im not really convinced that these points are such normalized things that it could be called a nationwide culture. Maybe its regional things for south Sweden or something.
I agree, as a Swede too I find her ideas quite odd and not typical.
This expression to be ”whole and clean” doesn’t as far as I have understood it mean to present yourself at your best, well in a way it’s correct, but I would say to see that your clothes are whole and clean no matter how poor you are. So if you have a hole in your sweater, mend it and if you have stains, clean them. You don’t need to be fancy or dress in expensive clothes but at least take a bath, and make sure that your clothes are whole and clean.
Both women and men don’t generally call themselves feminists. I guess there are exeptions and by the way she talks abouts this I suppose she is likely a feminist. But this is a political thing for some people, far from all. Personally I think it’s important to think about all humans.
Most people in Sweden are unfortunately atheists, the most atheistic country in the world actually, and I would say that this mostly depends on a long tradition of moving away from conservative to more socialistic ideologies. This is a very sad development if you ask me who is a believer. The most religious people today in Sweden are probably the immigrants.
@@NennaC i don't know if it would make you happy or not since you're christian, but the believers of the old gods have grown exponentially. So even though Christianity has lost a lot of their believers, spirituality still lives strong in our people. They just call on Oden instead of Jesus.
@@loris-bismarI have always been a seeker and walk on a lot of different roads before I understood that the scriptures are right and became a believer in the one and only creator of the earth. For example I walked on the new age way and the alien way. But those ways were not the right ways.
John 11:25 יהושע said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he dies, he shall live.
John 14:6 יהושע said to him, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Seek the true, living Father and creator of you and everything around you.
Yeah no, I'm from the south of Sweden and I totally agree with you. There were some things she said that are most likely mostly done in her family or around her where she grew up.
Some things were correct, and some were like half correct, but some was just completely off.
I yawned when she started talking about feminism. My feminist mother tried to make me a feminist as well, but as soon as turned 12 it wasn't funny anymore. On the other hand I liked the part of co-sleeping. I did that with my grandparents already in the 70's. It was just great waking up with them and then going up together to have an old-school breakfast together with all kinds of porridges. Grahamsgröt sometimes, but mannagrynsgröt with lots of butter was by far the best.
I never did any homework in my elementary or mid school and it worked out just fine :) So for me, I think homework is just a waste of time and I think it's a great source for kids to feel stressed and pressured. Especially if they have strict parents who want their kids to do all their homework before anything else. I mean, imagine yourself as an adult and having a job, only once you finally clock out of work, you still got more work to do at home. Talk about stress.
Yeah, honestly, the only homework I think is necessary is glosor. And that is only if you want to learn the language and not just pass the class. That being said, I did all my homework all the time. But I was so stressed.
I have used scissors to cut pizza for years, it makes sense to me and my husband and I have our own duvets too
To clarify "whole and clen" direct translation word be fixed or working.. And clean. This is to emphasize that if a shirt is thorn you fix it. And you should keep yourself "clean" as well.
I am Swedish, and i never use a scissor to cut the pizza. And i have never heard of it.
It is nonetheless a fairly common thing to do in Sweden.
00:45 I'm guessing it varies between families, cuz growing up that was.. bordering on heresy - most uncivilised..! 😂
01:35 Again, probably 50/50 - it's a thing alright, but I know plenty of families that have their separate ways.
02:55 Unfamiliar. Bed sheet, duvet cover, pillow case. Eccentric opinion.
04:10 Yes. True.
04:45 Literally an imported social issue. Things have started to change these days, but in general this still stands.
06:50 It's a thing, which is helpful in case of food allergies - picky eaters MAY be viewed as troublemakers.
07:10 Um... Yes. Though, more so to wear clothes without holes, rather than "always looking your best".
07:35 Baking: yes, this is true. Crafts: When you mess up, "re-do it from scratch".
10:45 It used to be a thing, but it's shoved so deep down everybody's throats in the past decade, that it's becoming a slandering term directed at women.
12:10 Kind of a thing, yes.
12:50 Yes, English... Rather, most possess some level of ability in translating word-by-word, and completely overlook the fact that while syntax in Swedish and English has a lot in common, they are a far cry from identical! 🤦
13:15 Yes. The eccentric still go every Sunday, but they are few and far between. Most are atheists, but on paper they are christians. Having end of semester events in church used to be a thing, and those of other faiths could opt out (in the past ten to twenty years or so), but it's been subject of debate in recent years.
it is not a swedish thing to cut pizza with sizzors...
It's funny that she says pizza cutters "literally can't be used for anything else" considering it's a baking tool from the beginning.
Homework is worthless, the kids needs their freedom when they leave the school for the day, it is kind of a job! It is also very unequaled because parents can have so different education levels and therefore, help with the homework can differs from great to not at all.
I dont think i ever had homework in school, except for like our language classes and we had to memorize ten words every week and then get tested on them. We had a lot of essays and group presentations instead.
And i totally agree with what she said about dating in sweden
I don’t really know anyone who is religious but i feel like a common answer i hear is that they either dont belive in anything or believe that there is something up there but no god
Homework is a really weird thing really. You should do your schoolwork in school and be able to have freetime. For older children/teens I think it's good to challenge their time management skills, getting to plan and follow through, but overall you should create a good work balance from a younger age. Also getting help from parents is often required which is unfair for those who can't get any help.
"Hel och ren", whole and clean. I think that idea creates more damage than good, cause there are literally million people in Sweden that daily miss out of seeing others because they worry to absurd levels about not having everything nice and tidy. I personally just dont care, cause I love to see people and not their tidied houses. Why would I care about your house or your clothing or perfume or anything like that?! I am there to see YOU and to discuss, play music or whatever we do together. Just drop the pressure of having to present in a tidy and clean manner all the time. Or do it to the degree that you enjoy and because you enjoy it, not because you feel that you must. Youll just burn out and miss out of social life in the end
I agree that homework should be abolished. :) Of course, there are tests that students need to study for, and there are in-school assignments. But adding a layer of homework on top of all the tests and assignments is unnecessay. Plus, some kids may not have the same support at home when it comes to doing homework, so it seems more equal to do away with a brunch of honework. I feel like kids should be able to relax once they are home, just like adults can relax efter work.
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Have never cut my pizza with scissors 🙂
I have but just bc my siblings have another pizza then me and they use the pizza cutter before me and I can't wait that long to cut my pizza so I just take scissors 😅
I had homework when i was in the elementary school all the way up to high school and even when i got in to college i had homework as well. And in my area where i live we have a lot of churches basically almost in every corner. And i´m a christian myself and i´m happy with it.
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There's SO MUCH MORE to life than education. I think that if you go to school, you should be done with it when you leave.
In certain cases it might be good to learn how to take your job home with you, but in general taking your home with you isn't exactly a healthy lifestyle.
My GF and I also do sleep in separate rooms, one part is definately the temperature (I can't sleep well in the cold), the other is the classic old snoring issue :P But this way we both sleep great
What the heck, cutting pizza with sissors is not what we do in my part of Sweden!
I guess religion in Sweden is rising, since a lot of immigrants are religious.
I've only met a handful of Swedish people that are religious. It's seen as quite an odd thing, however it's widely accepted if you are in fact religious.
In Sweden there are those who talk about race, but they tend to be on the right wing or bourgeoisie. It’s actually illegal to register ethnicity in Sweden, along with sexual orientation, issues around health and so on. It’s called the seven discrimination laws
The ones who talk the most about race is the left not the right...
@@IngoGarza no one can force you to be correct.
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In Sweden you can choose to have a christian funeral, or civil burial(with no priest).......you can be buried in a coffin or be cremated.....as cremated you can choose to have a place with a headstone or be scattered in an memorial grove...if you want to be scattered somewhere else, for example at sea, you need a permission..
And if you follow any other religion you be buried in that way........but you can't make your own cremation 😜
So true about dating. I actually try to help my sons to try to date girls more like in english speaking countries.
I sleep in a different room from my wife as well. I wake up during the night a lot and she snores. So if I'm awake, I'd have to suffer listening to her. So to mitigate that risk I sleep somewhere else.
Sweden is the most secular and atheist country in the world. Before 1996 you became a member of the church when you were born if, and only if, your parents were a member of the Swedish church (which most were/are, despite not being religious). But in my case I've never been a member of the Swedish church since both my parents had left the church before I was born. After 1996 you become a member when you're baptized, which is still kind of a big tradition in Sweden despite not being religious.
I really recommend seeing "Swedishness" which is a comedy sketch about Swedish stereotypes. Despite being a comedy sketch it is really kind of accurate and quite fun.
As you write, she was a bit off saying that everyone was forced into Svenska Kyrkan. According to Wikipedia, from 1951 it was possible to leave the church freely and before that you could do so by enrolling in another religion/church. This may seem late, and I'm sure the topic was brought up many times before.
Statistics say that 1985 over 90% of the Swedish citizens were still enrolled, and 2020 "only" 55%, so the effect she described is real.
No dating when I was young, attraction or not was the choise and some alcohol.
I am swedish and I have never ever during my entire life seen anyone use a scissors to cut pizza! ´thats just bull* we dont do that!
No cizzer for pizza at all in Sweden. Never heard of it
We only talk about nationalities from time to time.
But for us the concept of race is very much tied to race biology, eugenics, and especially the nazis.
We do not think of Jews as anything else but Europeans with a different religious upbringing.
This has not always been the case.
Sweden was amongst the worst back in the days, which is why I think we try to avoid it nowadays.
Not to say that there isn't racism over here.
We also have a problem with an old idea of nationality as something you are not just born in to, but that it is really hard for one to be a swede unless they have a long line of relatives over here.
This is a huge problem.
This is the part of the old racist BS that we still hold on to.
In America you can move there and become American.
We often all have something to learn from one and another.
i have never cut pizza with a scissor, im from sweden
Well you shuld
Oh yes, she's on point with all of them lol, but not sure if they're that quirky? Co-sleeping for sure is very common, but not really talked about, just extremely normal.
No, she's definitely not on point with all of them - she's talking from her own personal experience, which isn't the same as it applies to Swedes in general.
@@Vinterfrid ??? Ofc not, I'm also talking from my own experience obviously, but we happen ta have alot of the general things in common, which is because we both are from Sweden and I agree with her experience based on my own and of what ppl around me also have said. Hence "on point". We all understand there will be exeptions, this is just a fun youtube vid lol.
Pizza cut with scissor. no its not a Swedish thing.....
I guess sleeping with your parents is healthy. There's a lot going on when you sleep, and your parents' emotional stability could help you process stuff.
Idk when I'd say the best age to sleep by yourself is, and thinking evolutionary I realise that I sound quite weird - When you're grown up into the age where you start to move away from your parents (idk early teens) I guess would be the natural development. However our ancestor cave men probably slept close to their families about their entire life... hmm.
I can't say, though I think that there's no logical reason to push for your child to sleep by itself. It's more social norm reasons I guess.
But up to five, and in some cases seven would be kinda reasonable, I think. Though that both seems quite late, and would probably hinder some built in biological relation building thing.
I'm more on the fence about this than I first thought, I realize
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I'm Swedish and I've never met a person who cuts a pizza with scissors in my life. So I don't know how "Swedish" that actually is. :P
Me and my family has done it since I was a kid. But I'm usually the only one who does it in my friends group. So, yeah.
Haha, I didnt see a pizzaslicer until I was 33….at the home of a British colleague, guess we have imported them from UK over the last 20 years…..
I think that noone that are bor after The internetbreak can be a real beliver cause nothing that The priset says makes no sense. Before internet etc etc it was harder to get The info. I think this have a Great deal why people belive in nonsens now.
There is alot of things I dont agree with. She was reaaly not open to that people in Sweden do things differently.
this "swede" is not so swedish. Many things she talks about is not so normal things
we slice pizza with knife, well she does not know sweden at all
Who is she and where does she live. you sure need to learn swedish ways by someone else.
Racism is the key to a world of glory as long the others are here, send them out and racism goes away.