10 Reminders That I Live in Sweden…

in sweden •  6 years ago  (edited)

I know I’ve been living in Sweden when:

  1. Someone I know plays golf and votes for the Left Party

  2. I’m wearing red pants and I don’t think twice about it (I also have a pair of bright green and light blue slacks.)

  3. I’m no longer uncomfortable with long periods of silence

  4. But I wrap up converations with a strange “ummm” that starts low and ends mid range, signalling to the other Swedes that this conversation is over

  5. I walk past a slide at a playground that’s shaped like a caviar tube

  6. I have an adjustable desk at work so I can stand up (Employers are required to provide stand-up desks.)

  7. I took five weeks off this summer — two weeks of vacation and three weeks of paternity leave

  8. We just had an election, and I just passed a sign for a political party called: The Pirate Party

  9. I have opinions about Swedish meatballs and have gotten used to robotic lawnmowers

  10. I feel a bit emotional when I hear Öppna Landskap

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