Man, wearing shoes inside is nasty. Even during summer.

@MissTasseled

5 жыл бұрын

I could never understand American habit of wearing shoes indoors. Especially at home. Doesn't matter how clean you think the pavement is outside, it's disgusting. I can't think of any other country that thinks its a norm, yet Ameicans always act so shocked when you ask them to remove shoes before coming in.

@idkdude8195

5 жыл бұрын

True

@jejh600

5 жыл бұрын

True

@jimdamulira7058

5 жыл бұрын

May04bwu come on folks who wears shoes in the house and most cultures don’t wear shoes the indoors,,,it’s uncivilised

@Noname-ni8qm

5 жыл бұрын

@@MissTasseled off.course this is.crazy,u must leave your shoes so your house to br clean

I will never understand why americans always seem to wear their shoes inside 😂

@redwalrus2730

6 жыл бұрын

saurus I'm not entirely sure either to be honest, it's just a force of habit for us I guess. My guess is probably we don't plan on staying for too long or it's just being super casual. I wish I could give you a good answer for it lol

@a.jennings4664

6 жыл бұрын

I'm an American, and I never wear my shoes in my home or the home of someone else, unless others are wearing shoes.

@vycanismajoris6871

6 жыл бұрын

Lol been wondering about that too. Seems disguisting tbh. Dog poo and other shit that might live under the shoes 😦.

@Maimunamannehh

6 жыл бұрын

Right! Me neither

@mslpfanatik

5 жыл бұрын

I never wear shoes at home. Socks, slippers, or barefoot (only during summer because it's hot).

When you said “the Swedish silence” and “people don’t really make small talk here” I went “ahhhhhhhhhhh 💆🏽‍♀️” magical! I really need to move to Sweden, Norway, Denmark or Finland.

@saja4248

5 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo in finland n o b o d y talks 😂😂

@annamiller6338

5 жыл бұрын

@@saja4248 lol that's my dream country :D

@mirandaisverycool2466

5 жыл бұрын

It’s magical

@iambebe7131

5 жыл бұрын

I am half swedish and half finnish

@justmegumi34

5 жыл бұрын

joiedevivre90 What about Iceland

And a place where strangers don't try to make small talk with you everywhere you go??????? An introverted persons dream. I think I'm meant to be here.

@AnabethalightASMR

5 жыл бұрын

Samantha Martins me too ♥️ heaven

@anettejohn2480

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, then you'll fit here perfectly!!

@duqueadriano0081

4 жыл бұрын

Be careful not to get raped

@goatwarrior3570

4 жыл бұрын

Don't expect small talk but do expect to be followed around and heckled by gangs of young Arab males. And don't dare complain or they'll call you a racist and you'll likely be charged with a hate crime.

@sedrarajjoub5096

4 жыл бұрын

@@goatwarrior3570 what are you talkig about!? it's really safe in sweden and it's really rare to find these kind of stuff besides it's not only arab male gangs but from other countries too, and let's not forget that america have WAY MORE gangs and mafia than sweden

As a swede i can say this. We dont have perfectly sunny days. We have boiling and we have freezing

@kalielik

3 жыл бұрын

ELLERHUR, finns inget emellan. antingen är du stekt eller fryst.

@AUniqueHandleName444

3 жыл бұрын

It only feels boiling because you're used to freezing.

@dasdasdaxzvea

3 жыл бұрын

@@AUniqueHandleName444 No

@SohCahToa_enthusiast16

3 жыл бұрын

@@AUniqueHandleName444 no you don’t understand I live in the uk and we get heat waves from Africa and the heat waves we get travel to Scandinavia so they go from -10 to 20 degrees in about four days 🧚🏻‍♀️

@gringoamigo8146

3 жыл бұрын

Hehe Swedish summers are actually really comfortable for me. Try living in Louisiana, USA during the summer, then you'll truly feel the heat. However, Swedish winters nearly killed me.

Introverts watching: No small talk? That's Heaven. 😍

@tximeleta35

3 жыл бұрын

No. That,s the shortest way to isolation and depression

@kalielik

3 жыл бұрын

when someone tries to small talk with me, it's just so awkard.

@Simon-xl1yz

3 жыл бұрын

@@tximeleta35 Just because we avoid small talk with strangers doesn’t mean we isolate ourselves lol

@Samidinjonis

3 жыл бұрын

No😄🇸🇪

@arianaiiee

2 жыл бұрын

I’m extroverted but the idea of speaking to strangers scare me especially men..

The last time i was in Sweden we visited Lundt and there was a small pastry/coffee shop, which was a secret tip (at least according to my friends i was travelling with :p ). The woman who i think owned the place took our orders and of course instantly recognized us as tourists, so she started to talk to us with perfect english. After a sentence or two she correctly identified us as Germans and switched to perfect German. You wouldnt have even noticed, that it wasnt her mother tongue. That kinda impressed me as it takes really quite some time and efford to be fluent in several languages, and i noticed that on several occasions in Sweden :-) Oh yes, the pastries were also great :D

@tamaragunenc129

2 жыл бұрын

Which pastry was it by the way? I am going to Lund in a month I would love to try 😅

@Daniel-rd6st

2 жыл бұрын

@@tamaragunenc129 I really have no idea anymore, i was tagging along with my friends and i am pretty bad when it comes to orientation in the first place! I think it was close to the university but take that with a grain of salt.

@skat1140

Жыл бұрын

Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Netherlanders: their English is impeccable, absolutely fluent, and indistinguishable from an American speaking English. (Which always seemed weird: England is _right_ there.)

I was in a public bus in Stockholm heading towards ABBA museum. I asked a beautiful Swedish girl sitting next to me about the location and she helped me find the nearest stop to go to the museum. She wished me best for the visit as it was too late as the museum was going to close in about an hour and it was raining. It was in May 2018. Sweden is cold but people are warm.

@johndiamantidis8016

Жыл бұрын

May I please ask...do any Swedish parents discipline their own children with any form of physical force? Maybe not spanking, but a light wrist-slap? What about a light ear pull?

@MadofaA

7 ай бұрын

….warm to foreigners, but cold among themselves (towards Swedish strangers)

"they really have an indoor shoe culture" laughs in asian

Taking your shoes off when you come home after a long day is the best feeling!

I never really understood why people wear shoes inside in America. I've never lived outside the US, but I hate wearing shoes inside 😂 it just feels weird

@melodyjordan6052

4 жыл бұрын

@Anna Ramsey. I take my shoes off at the door too. God only knows what you may track in from the outdoors

@jairofierroquintero3889

4 жыл бұрын

@Sophie Hello, Best regard. América it's a Continent.

@cbeary2000

4 жыл бұрын

@Sophie No need to correct it. Most Canadians refer to themselves as Canadians. Mexicans as Mexicans. US says Americans, and most people completely acknowledge it without a problem. When you say America, 99% of people know exactly what u r saying. Cheers.

@kalielik

3 жыл бұрын

even when you walk inside to get a glass of water, the shoes: GET OFF MY FEET

@kalielik

3 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferlorence1950 What, but wearing shoes inside makes everything dirty, all the mud and shit comes onto the carpet. And then later on, you step in that with socks and EW IT'S JUST DISGUSTING TO HAVEW SHOES INDOORS!

I was privileged to live in Stockholm, Malmo, Hallsberg and Umea in my two years in Sweden! Great country and incredible people.

If a stranger talks to you on the bus or on the tube in Sweden, they're something of the below. 1. Drunk 2. High 3. Old (+70) 4. Psychotic

@abdullahnazar9739

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah how about combine 3 of those and that was my encounter with the first swedish stranger I met in stockholm, he was all but high and told me his entire life story, the dude was suicidal and I didn't wanna be rude or hurt his feelings so we talked for nearly 30 minutes to an hour.

@I3ATTLE05

5 жыл бұрын

Same in England

@Bdelliumharts

5 жыл бұрын

Or have a really good excuse to talk to you, like for example wanting directions, asking for the time or there's been an incident nearby or whatever.

@mariamiamonteleone

5 жыл бұрын

Being suicidal isn’t psychotic half of America is suicidal that’s normal

@mirandaisverycool2466

5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I can’t even say with words how much I hate when old people starts to talk to me

I am an introvert in Sweden so i am happy when it’s silence lmaoooo

@lilleke013

4 жыл бұрын

Same here in Estonia. But don't come here. It's a small country. Barely fits 1 million people. Because everyone has their own personal bubble.

@juliegogola4647

4 жыл бұрын

I am also an introvert, BUT, I live in the USA, and many think you are "weird" if you do NOT talk to them here.

@dontmindmii5276

4 жыл бұрын

Fanpage Edits I was born in Sweden but now I live in Brasil.And I’m planning on going back for high school,but the problem is that here in Brasil most people are extroverts so like...there will be trouble

@juliegogola4647

4 жыл бұрын

@@dontmindmii5276 Is the Covid 19 a big deal in Brazil now? I am from the USA and it is a big deal now here.

@sandra6790

4 жыл бұрын

Anne Liz No it’s okay, there’s of course extroverts here in Sweden, it’s just that the majority are introverts, especially the adults. In my class there are more extroverts than introverts, so I’m guessing there’s this norm that kids have to be outgoing and suddenly when you’re an adult you have to follow ”jantelagen” and be a proud swede quietly bc no one wants to be better than the other one. Remember, introverts doesn’t mean shy all the time, you can be introvert and still be really good at talking to people. Swedes are introverts, but they are not shy and can be one of your best friends easily!

I am from Singapore and I enjoy watching your Swedish sojourns, especially as I will be in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Abisko in December 2019. Sweden here I come !

I loved the Fika concept. Just moved back home to the states after spending 33 yrs there. Still fika. 1400. Har de gott och lycka till.

It actually goes for all of the Scandinavian peoples. Swedes, Norwegians, Danes, Finns, Icelanders and the Faroese,- for all of us stands the fact that: We WILL NOT small talk! To us it´s a complete waste of time. That doesn´t mean we won´t engage in a conversation but that´s exactly it, - it will turn into a conversation. So if you´re in a supermarket asking people; " hi, how´s you´re day? How are you doing? " and you don´t know them they will look at you in puzzlement because why would you care? On the other hand, if you express an actual interest in the other person they will happily open up to you and start conversing. It´s just a cultural thing of Scandinavia about letting people have their space to get on with whatever fills their day, so make no biggie of it. It doesn´t mean people are unfriendly,- they are just being private in public.

@linuxog2829

6 жыл бұрын

Ulf Danielsen But now we are talking about sweden not the other countries so shut up. None cares about the other countries in this video becouse this video is about SWEDEN OK?

@Quiltfish

6 жыл бұрын

SalCos Found the douche.

@Quiltfish

6 жыл бұрын

Ulf Danielsen Being private in public is a great, if a bit lewd-sounding, phrase.

@maltheIDM

6 жыл бұрын

SalCos Jesus christ dude, the comment was completely innocent, simply making an observation that nordic countries are similar. No need to be an asshole.

@SteffiAkira

6 жыл бұрын

actually similar here in germany. We normally wouldn't randomly talk to other people we don't know in trains or in general outside. at least not smalltalks. But there are situations you'll be happy if someone shows interest in you. Well at least if the person is REALLY interested and not talking random things.

Wearing shoes here in sweden in someone's house is like... A crime lol Lmao you just don't please

@partyintheclouz

5 жыл бұрын

same in germany 😂

@annydigsmetalcore

4 жыл бұрын

balkans too

@lilleke013

4 жыл бұрын

Same in Estonia.

@zuzanabutterfly5754

4 жыл бұрын

Same in Slovakia

@ece4823

4 жыл бұрын

same in Turkey too lol

I help people when i see they need help! But i hate when no one is helping someone who need help!❤️

@samritablackdiamond2564

5 жыл бұрын

lza Hej hej hey how help to me

I’m from Sweden and I lives there and everything that you says is true.

@redheadedfreckles2

4 жыл бұрын

Mathilda Åkerström you are so cute

Tbh I've never understood the concept of walking around inside with your outdoor shoes. It gets so dirty and gross inside, even if they're "clean". Besides, here in Sweden it can actually get dangerous to walk with shoes inside when it's winter. The floor gets wet and you can slip and hit the back of your head. So that's one of the many reasons you should take them off here haha.

@kakibackup2koujo612

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly its the thing that is most suprising for me that happen outside sweden

@elinceciliawikstrom3039

6 жыл бұрын

FantasyTea Yeah and do you put the shoes under your bed when going to sleep and put them on when waking up.

@larsbohlin5036

6 жыл бұрын

I wounder witch countries do have the custom to keep the outdoor shoes on insider att home ?

@camptaji901

6 жыл бұрын

The Arabs, Japanese, Koreans, my house in the USA Shoes are not worn indoors

I too lived in Sweden from 1980-1987. I lived and worked in a small village in southern Sweden. Everything you’ve mentioned is truly accurate. I still speak Swedish fluently to this day and still talk and visit my friends that I’ve met these many years later. Just visited last summer for a month. I miss it it very much and truly loved living there. Lycka till dig och njut av din tid I Sverige.

@jacktorrance9688

3 жыл бұрын

I love how you said "speak swedish fluently", yet you wrote "lycka till dig"

@emiliakarlsson2972

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacktorrance9688 Ge honom en liten break

@roiitherizzler

2 жыл бұрын

@@emiliakarlsson2972 det är dock sant??

@ceciliaaffelin5935

Жыл бұрын

Jag kan också svenska

It actually depends on where you are here in sweden for how silent we are, I live in the country side and I'm surprised of how quiet they are in bigger citys like gothenburg or Stockholm, i do talk to strangers time to time just as small talk and and usually its older people I talk to as they are nice and very enjoyable to talk to about anything basically, I'd say that the biggest the city the less they talk and the smaller a community is the more they talk, in my home town there are 9 000 people and for us that's more them enough and here everyone knows everyone but everyone doesn't talk to each others, we just know who where and what but we've sometimes never met them. So if you go to sweden check out the smaller towns and you'll se just how different we are, we on the countryside can also seem alot nicer then people in citys becuase mostly people on but citys think they are special and more worthy while people like me on the countryside we are just happy to live here, have our friends. Go for a drive take it chill and just relax and get the most out of life

@johndiamantidis8016

Жыл бұрын

May I please ask...do any Swedish parents discipline their own children with any form of physical force? Maybe not spanking, but a light wrist-slap? What about a light ear pull?

Great tips , very clear & informative. Thank you ✨ Keep enjoying Sweden . It seems like a wonderful place to live part of the year

As a Swede I have started to considered the Swedish "fika" as a way to have informal meetings and a way to get all the talking and gossiping out of the way so you can later focus on work. The Informal meeting is where you can drop the titles and your CEO can talk to the workers in a relaxed way, an "off the record" type thing where thoughts and concernes can be voiced in a way where it is not the lowest rank at the company trying to object to the head of the company. On top of it it builds a social relation between workers and adnimistrators where they feel they know the supervisors and feel comfortable with them. Can be very valuable to a CEO that need to keep an eye on how the actual state of the company and how the workers at it feel. The Fika is also so that when you go back to work you have already had all the social talking done and can focus on being a productive employee. It is also a way, in a place with its own "fikaroom" / lunchroom to have a clear distinction that in this room we are informal, social and do things other than work, so that when you get back to class/office you focus on the task at hand dont not on whatever the sportsevent last night.

@johndiamantidis8016

Жыл бұрын

May I please ask...do any Swedish parents discipline their own children with any form of physical force? Maybe not spanking, but a light wrist-slap? What about a light ear pull?

I really hate that we are so quiet when I was in London I did not know what train to take. I did not even say anything and a random guy came up to me and just helped me. that would never happen in Sweden lol

@fredrikgoldberg5859

6 жыл бұрын

Stromen!!!!!!!

@Gabriel-ze1jt

6 жыл бұрын

Tja stromen dina videos är bäst speciellt riggtuben

@Elvasdottir666

6 жыл бұрын

Stromen yea I hate that XD

@haqvinbager9738

6 жыл бұрын

Might not happen that people come up and ask you were you're going if you're looking lost. I don't know about you, but people ask me for directions and which train/bus that goes where all the time here in Stockholm. Don't know if it's because I have a friendly face or if it's because I'm tall so people notice me easily, but I'm really not the person to ask since my sense of direction is so poor.

@fazegay6696

6 жыл бұрын

Stormen jag har prenumererat på dig

Hi Stefan! I´m a mother to two American citiziens, both living in Sweden. I was myself introduces to the US as a chlid when my father took us to Illinois in 1962. That be the reason I´ve tuned in to your videos. It goes without saying that I like your take on Sweden - but you hit a highspot when you explain the reason to why we do as we do. The weather and nature really rules us - wether we know it or not! Keep up the good work!//Annette

I’m enjoying watching and catching up on your channel. It’s fun to read your moms comments, she raised and very nice young man. You are a very good speaker too🦋💜

The thing about the silence is so true, like the other day I was on the subway and this girl was very sweet and started randomly talking to the people next to her. You could just feel all the eyes staring at her like “ did you just talk to those strangers?”.

I have to add another "NOT To Do" in Sweden...and that is..."never break a line(que)"...even if there is an empty space...ie. in a store, an ATM or in traffic. It is probably one of the worst criminal act you can do in Sweden! :D

@TwiggehTV

6 жыл бұрын

^ This. So much this.

@AM-gv9db

6 жыл бұрын

Or get on the train before people have had time to get off it!!!

@jihidi4360

6 жыл бұрын

FINALLY!!!!!

@VoidStaresback

6 жыл бұрын

People who do this is the worst scum of the earth!

@raggarbergman

6 жыл бұрын

There is even a special place in hell for those along with murderers, rapist. And people who talk at the theatre. ;) And yes I made a Firefly reference.

Hi! I am from America and will be studying in Stockholm from August 2020 till December 2020. All of your videos have helped me so much prepare for my soon to be chunk of my life in Sweden! Thank you!

You nailed it! About the “fika”...it’s almost rude if you don’t offer your friends a cup of coffee when they visit you. The first thing you ask is “Do you want coffee or tea”. If you expect them to come you even prepare some “fika”, so you can start by sitting down having a “fika”. Fika doesn’t have to involve cookies and stuff, it can be coffee and ice cream 🍨 or even just a plain cup of coffee ☕️ (or tea) If you visit someone and leave their home without been offered a “fika” it feels kind of strange.🤨😕 When I was in America in our friends home, Beccas mother came over and stayed for a while and they didn’t ask if she wanted some coffee or anything. ☕️ That felt really strange to me. Other times they had “fikabröd” (”fika bread” = cookies or sandwich) 🍰🥧🥐🥯 but NO coffee! 😱 Instead they served some soft drinks. That is what we serve to the children when we have “fika” together here in Sweden. 🤪 Whit that said I want to make sure that our friends are the sweetest, most adorable and friendly people with the greatest hospitality skills! 👍😊👏It’s just that they have different ways of doing thing then us. ❤️😉😊 Then again...these cultural differences is what makes it so interesting when you go to other countries! 👍🧳🌏 I just love to travel!

90% of the people watching this video are from sweden

@sheba9679

6 жыл бұрын

Swag Horse I am from tyskland 😂 The only svenska word Jag know. Ok I know 3 or 4 words .😊 Jag är från tyskland.

@storfrassin

6 жыл бұрын

Kul video. Bor i Finland

@yarriashor7318

6 жыл бұрын

Rätt

@belstar1128

6 жыл бұрын

90% of the population of sweden watched this video

@klaracotov8705

6 жыл бұрын

Nope, 81% are Afganistan,Bangladesh, Ukraine, Somalia, Sudan,Maroko immigrants who are curious how is living in Sweden!

Rule number one is, never ever say that Swedish meatballs are Turkish.

@joelevenmyr5972

6 жыл бұрын

P J no Swedish

@Kay-tw6sm

6 жыл бұрын

I got mad just reading this haha

@50ShadesOfEndo

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah that'll upset the racists/xenophobes

@viktorthevictor6240

6 жыл бұрын

Albin Lundholm Just stop

@50ShadesOfEndo

6 жыл бұрын

Viktor the victor Stop what?

I just found out your channel and seems that you do know so many things as swedish people do eventhough you lived over there just for a year and i'll get there to stroll around a month later so your videos helping me out so much :)

Norköping is a pretty nice town. Small town with all the amenities of the city. Swedish is a beautiful language. I had three years of German in high school, so it was easy to pick up Swedish. It think it's a very difficult language to pronounce correctly, however. Now, I watch German youtube, and my Swedish helps me understand the German words.

Jag skulle vilja se mer utav dig när du pratar Svenska! Det är uppfriskande att se någon försöka lära sig vårat komplicerade, ibland rent ut sagt konstiga språk och jag är väldigt imponerad över hur fort det har gått för dig att prata så pass bra svenska som du redan gör :)

@StefanThyron

6 жыл бұрын

Tack Kalle! Jag ska fortsätt med svenska videor också i framtiden :)

@robertmolldius8643

6 жыл бұрын

Har några vänner från UK och Irland. De lärde sig flytande svenska på ungefär 8 månader. Tror engelskan ligger ganska nära i meningsuppbyggnad samt att många ord påminner om varandra.

@doodle2842

6 жыл бұрын

Kalle Grundelius Det är väldigt intressant, om jag ska vara ärlig ;P

@linneagregorson3152

6 жыл бұрын

Snälla börja med svenska videor

@NW0KU

6 жыл бұрын

Stefan Thyron jag går inte ut så ofta där imot så cyklar jag mycket på sommaren

Någon svensk här😂

@juliak5522

6 жыл бұрын

Ja

@nikitahl4714

5 жыл бұрын

Jag!

@user-rz2hd9oy5m

5 жыл бұрын

Ja

@thesniperlyfe5647

5 жыл бұрын

Ja

@rebsnbk

5 жыл бұрын

Jep jag är

I am thirteen years old and was raised with a very Swedish culture, as my family was born there but immigrated here to Pennsylvania, US. I have just decided to move to Sweden when I am old enough as it is a beautiful place and I feel like i belong there. So, i am obsessed with these types of videos❤❤🥀

I'm Swedish, and i must be honest, i love the Swedish silence. I'm and introvert anyway. And if you wonder, don't get too used to this silence, cause when we do learn to know you better, after a few months, we'll talk to you like we knew you your entire life

Swedes doesn't wear shoes indoors unless it's cozy slippers during winter after a shower or something, we like it barefoot at home x3

@redbaron1001

6 жыл бұрын

Crougahh exactly what I was thinking.

I'm Swede XD This is so accurate 🌨️

@gustafkrantz497

6 жыл бұрын

Nightcore Lab (Göteborg)

@tchunlapis8348

6 жыл бұрын

Menar du *Swedish*

@gustafkrantz497

6 жыл бұрын

Tchun Lapis nä

@leolanden4250

6 жыл бұрын

Jag bor i Gävle ska åka till Göteborg

@wal-e4588

6 жыл бұрын

Nej han menar I am a swede tror jag

Our English teacher actually gave us homework to watch your videos (it was really awesome. I am from Sweden BTW. Love your videos)

I’m happy to see my hometown with awesome camera shots. If I ever see you on the streets would be cool to just say hi ^^

Hey i was born in sweden and it really nice to see ppl moving to sweden thats willing bc all of the hater channels about sweden. This video makes me happy im glad u like sweden, And eaven tho im 12 ik most of english i miss some grammars sometimes but I really like how u upload none hate vids!

@supsupsup4885

6 жыл бұрын

Subbed btw #nodification squad

@jontetomte9271

5 жыл бұрын

But do you even know why they dislike Sweden? Could you take a wild guess? Maybe the weak swedish Krona. The least growing gdp/capita in Europe? Maybe because Sweden places 2nd in rape statistics per capita in the world? Maybe the lying Swedish leftist/center government?

@duqueadriano0081

4 жыл бұрын

@@alixeplee1304 CHEAPEST PLACES TO LIVE????? WTF????? AMERICA IS THE BIGGEST ECONOMY IN THE FUCKING WORLD, IT'S IS THE CHEAPEST COUNTRY TO LIVE IN

Varför var det en citronskiva på en kanelbulle? What the h...

@madeleine5191

6 жыл бұрын

Jenny M Det borde vara olagligt...

@dinmammma7668

6 жыл бұрын

Ja verkligen

@sissamansdotter7555

6 жыл бұрын

Citron e gott

@redbaron1001

6 жыл бұрын

The 6th thing you should never do in Sweden.

@nikitahl4714

5 жыл бұрын

Exakt, vem äter ens en citronskiva på en kanelbulle?

Thanks Stefan for the tips very informative cheers

1 day in sweden "i love den fika" 1 week in sweden "jae älskar deg" 1 year in sweden "jAg ÄLsKar fIKa"

@elestromusicgamesfun1101

4 жыл бұрын

1 week in Sweden and one's a Norwegian? 😊

@liviabarone4010

4 жыл бұрын

This is actually very funny cause in Italian fika (written fica but pronounced fika) is a way to say vagina

@ohfluffyuwu835

3 жыл бұрын

@@liviabarone4010 😏 any language works for me

Honestly when I see English movies and they wear their outdoor shoes inside it freaks me out 😂 I don’t understand the purpose of it

@kalleekstrom9117

6 жыл бұрын

simplylinn the floor is dirty? I have no idea:)

@simplylinn1533

6 жыл бұрын

Well golvet är ju inte skitit inomhus så då finns det ju noll mening att ha sina skitiga skor inne haha

@yourcapewasneverstolenffs7965

6 жыл бұрын

För att skita ner golvet då de sedan kan ha något att gjöra (städa upp det)

@Kevin.7.

6 жыл бұрын

simplylinn not only in England, but also in America. And it has no purpose, we just do it. LOL

@kamod235

6 жыл бұрын

In Canada we also remove shoes when visiting someone's home, or in our own home.

I recognized the fireplace, but thought "no way". Then I saw the footage of Norrköping and now I'm pretty sure I've been in that room at some point. hahaha

I am definitely planning to come stay a momth in Stokholm. Thanks for your very informative vidz!!❤

Some schools in Sweden do have shoes inside(2019)

Congrats to 10k subs!❤️

If you want a reason for swedes being silent and keeping our distance from eachother, I believe it may have something to do with us having a different look on personal space. Keeping distance and staying quiet as a sign of respect for personal space.

@magnuswendin7924

6 жыл бұрын

Nails077 Sounds about right.

@johndiamantidis8016

Жыл бұрын

May I please ask...do any Swedish parents discipline their own children with any form of physical force? Maybe not spanking, but a light wrist-slap? What about a light ear pull?

I hope you have a fun and happy Christmas!

Good shots from Norrköping, I've been living here for 2 and a half years, and so far great👍😋

What a fun, sweet video, I really enjoyed this, thank you. My grandfather was 100% Swedish, he came to America as a young boy, Sweden has a special place in my heart.

Take it from a Swede who knows: one thing you should definitely not do in Sweden is ask a Swede where he or she picks their mushrooms. I know if you asked me, I'd just give you this really weird look and then just not respond. At most, I'd reply with "the forest". It doesn't really apply to all of the inner-city folk (people aren't out in nature as much as they used to, and as such, many people just don't pick mushrooms) but I'm pretty sure they would be just as weirded out by the question as I would. It's admittedly a bit of an internal joke 'round here, but some people still keep their best mushroom spots closely guarded secrets. I suppose asking about it would be sort of like... well... suppose I just walked up to you and asked what underwear you were wearing. It would be weird. Aaaand I'm rambling. Oh well. I shall be silent now. Probably got the point across by now in either case.

@kmkhademlou6070

5 жыл бұрын

Half-Heart Heroics so interesting. I didn't know that

@harrymcnicholas9468

5 жыл бұрын

Oregon the same. You are condemned to hell if you ask someone where they pick pine mushrooms.

@abbe1255

Жыл бұрын

Samma med hjortron

I’m 13 years old, i’ve lived in Sweden my whole life. And i have to say that i understand English soooo good! I understand every word u’re saying! And one time, when i was in LA, they didn’t believe that i was from Sweden😂 they thought it was from there

What was saying about not wearing outside shoes inside - It seems to be a common thing at places that have ice and snow in winter.

So excited to come visit in two weeks! I'm doing my best to learn conversational Swedish (even though I'm only in Stockholm for three days and then off to Oslo), I've got to say, I really like that you don't overpronunciate words like fika and the the others you mentioned in this video. Don't know why it's a pet peeve of mine, but it just seems more down to earth and helpful when speaking to an audience of laypeople. Wonderful video!!!

Fika is very nice

@leahkarlsson6271

6 жыл бұрын

Jonte Levin yes it is😉

@futuredystopia5935

6 жыл бұрын

No, its the worst.

@okey4934

6 жыл бұрын

Future Dystopia fika is good

@futuredystopia5935

6 жыл бұрын

You are mistaken, fookin lasersights.

@okey4934

6 жыл бұрын

Future Dystopia so is your reality

I'm from Sweden and I can talk really good English and I'm only 11 years old🇸🇪😁😊

@duqueadriano0081

4 жыл бұрын

I'm brazilian and I could speak perfect english when I was 9 years old and both languages are completely different so stop thinking it's a merit

@pjuiced3893

4 жыл бұрын

I could speak fluent when I was 6-7

@mikepopstar

4 жыл бұрын

I could speak 4 languages when I was 3

@duqueadriano0081

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikepopstar then your iq is over 180

@Bitter_Beauty_Music

4 жыл бұрын

Hej! I'm currently learning to speak Svensk. I only know some bare basics though.

Thank you for the video, I moved to Sweden I think that almost three months ago so I want to learn about this country.

So interesting hearing about your observations in Sweden, esp. coming from another western country. I'm from Linköping and used to work in beautiful Norrköping, but currently work in Kuala Lumpur. I've only been here about 4 months now and boy oh boy is it different. I miss Sweden 😆

I am Polish and when I visit Sweden almost everyone I see seems so cheerful and open compered to my country's people.

@alexanderpersson9367

3 жыл бұрын

You should visit some time! It is very nice here in Sweden!

@charuuppal7043

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for noticing that. They are truly beautiful and happy people

i like watching you because i like when you 'try' to speak swedish. :') im sorry, its just kinda weird and funny. but you're one of the best people ive seen who aren't from sweden and can speak it pretty good. :)

It was decided that I will go abroad to Sweden. This video is very interesting for me.

#6 Don’t wear a shirt that’s too small, Swedish people will notice. (Du behöver en modell med större axlar.) :D

@moonlily1

6 жыл бұрын

Well, I'm an American, and I also noticed. I am a tiny bit Swedish genetically, but I don't think that's why.

@juliak5522

6 жыл бұрын

Ja precis vad jag tänkte på, en större modell skulle passa fint

@VAytchannel

5 жыл бұрын

Ok

As a swede, i find your observations and knowledge about sweden and swedes very amusing because you are so correct (i mean you're one of us now but still), that thing about us and the dead silence.. haha oh yes. I probably look really pissed of while in public because i don't like strangers but if someone asks for help or just starts talking, i'll help with a smile and i'll try my best at small talk.

@yaxizhang9455

6 жыл бұрын

So Elin is a fina tjej...lungt og kind hearted

@StefanThyron

6 жыл бұрын

Haha yes, it seems like swedes are really nice when you have a reason to be talking. But random small talk doesn't seem to take place nearly as much as in the states from my experience

@anamira2908

6 жыл бұрын

Lmao! I look pissed too.

@nomorehere3493

6 жыл бұрын

wow but I just wonder why??? Why are Swedes always so cold??

@TheTinyrobot

6 жыл бұрын

Natalie Lai tbh i dont know the general reason, i simply dont like strangers and i could mention a lot of reasons.. but im still helpful if needed.

Yeah its pretty accurate. The reason for swedes not talking openly to new people is deeply rooted in their culture of avoiding conflicts as much as possible.

im a swedish woman and i enjoyed your video so much, it was funny and i had a great time listen to you

I live in sweden and i NEVER GO OUT

@maxysurvivorsucks

6 жыл бұрын

Are you scared to go out?

@jassaan

6 жыл бұрын

same haha

@okey4934

6 жыл бұрын

Jonte Levin me too

@agrobabb4943

6 жыл бұрын

Du är inte ensam om det.

@bannankakan9395

6 жыл бұрын

Jonte Levin va????

You know you're in Sweden when... The compulsory dandelion lamp (maskroslampan) is in the background of your vlog 😂😂 Great video, so spot on!

Hey Stefan just discovered your channel. I can see your passion for this nation.

Hello. I am Sun Yeo Kyung, a sophomore at Dongtan nal High School in Korea. I'm currently doing a fact-check on problems that occur around the world through school hours, and my topic is 'The Correlation between Population and Economy'. Currently, the birthrate in Korea is less than 0.98, and the government has implemented various policies to address this serious low birthrate, but it has not worked. Sweden, on the other hand, has become the object of yearning for Korea with a high birth rate, so as a Swedish citizen, the respondent asks, "How do you feel about your country's fertility policies and what policies do you think are most effective?"

I live in Sweden, and have always been living in Sweden. It's currently sunny outside, buuut I'm sitting inside, watching your videos 8)

@joegambino9792

6 жыл бұрын

meiianie - If you will marry me, you can move to America where it's warm and sunny. You will not have to hibernate anymore.

@meiianie

6 жыл бұрын

jimmy johnson lol

@joegambino9792

6 жыл бұрын

meiianie - In what part of Sweden do you live? I have heard that the country very beautiful and seen pictures. My ancestors immigrated to the US from Sweden in the 1800's when half of the population of Sweden came here. Someday I plan to visit there on vacation and see the country.

@meiianie

6 жыл бұрын

jimmy johnson nice. I live in the south, which means that I have an ugly accent ahahah

@tafiqbiao544

6 жыл бұрын

ellamelanie Bor du i Skåne? Det gör jag med om du nu gör det (:

Am i The only one WHO thinks its only swedes watching? Xd

@thedanishgirl7683

6 жыл бұрын

Freezieh not so. You have a neighbor watching 😊

@vihi1473

6 жыл бұрын

TheDanishGirl !! K xd

@Johansson04

6 жыл бұрын

IM swedish

@VeryEpicPotato

6 жыл бұрын

Nah, I don't think that only Swedish people watching.

@r3flectlve

6 жыл бұрын

Freezieh aaa

Aww this was a very informative video, new subscriber here😅 Please help us with more info on how one can work/ teach in Sweden🙏🏾

As a swede, this happened once to my Mexican friend who was an exchange student in Umeå, we once went to crash a party and everyone at the party were Swedish (it was a party specifically for the construction engineers) and we actually managed to crash the party for 30 min before we were kicked out, but for my Mexican friend it was difficult cause since he doesn’t speak Swedish, he couldn’t really socialise with anyone there, but he still laughed lol.

@johndiamantidis8016

Жыл бұрын

May I please ask...do any Swedish parents discipline their own children with any form of physical force? Maybe not spanking, but a light wrist-slap? What about a light ear pull?

About Number 4, in high school we have the shoes 👟 on. Well not in all but in the most

@CottidaeSEA

6 жыл бұрын

I went to two different schools, but in one of them, having indoor shoes was encouraged. However, the first school was divided into a few different building, and that was only the case for the main building. For the rest of the school, nobody used shoes indoors. I think the main difference is whether or not it's reasonable to do it or not. In Japan for example, schools are built around not wearing outdoor shoes, so they'll always have shoe lockers or something similar at the entrance. If something similar is possible in Sweden, that seems to be the option they go for. If not, they simply encourage the use of indoor shoes but allow outdoor shoes. Though most people took their shoes off while in class in order to avoid smelly feet.

@mesomaxi

6 жыл бұрын

We have shoes and I’m in grade 7

@StefanThyron

6 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I'm sure every school is different with this. All I know is the two schools I worked at had shoe borders to take the outside shoes off at. We never had anything like that in the American schools I worked at

@CottidaeSEA

6 жыл бұрын

The shoe border thing is similar to what we had at the school I mentioned in my reply here. I think all schools at least encourage indoor shoes. That has been my experience with every school I've ever visited in Sweden. Of course, that's still just below 10 schools, but it shows a clear pattern at the very least.

@Dixiwonderlandyoutube

6 жыл бұрын

When I went to school (almost 10 years ago) we had shoes on when we started Högstadiet because we were in different classrooms. The same when we started Gymnasiet, but before that we always took our shoes off outside of the classroom.

I think that the shoe thing is culturally hilarious because you never know what to do in any given country like for instance I went to someone's house in Northern Ireland and I took my shoes off to be polite and respectful but I got the opposite response when they said "Feel at home why don't you!" in a snarky tone, in that moment I realized my cultural face plant, very awkward but hilarious.

@kakibackup2koujo612

6 жыл бұрын

Weird why would they say that if they knew you where from another country?

@KerstinMamma

6 жыл бұрын

They probably didn't know that people do things differently when it comes to that.

@erminaimamovic7917

6 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! I can only imagine how you felt at that moment 😅

@vexxtorshrek7052

6 жыл бұрын

Ermina Imamovic sandzaklija

@Murph_gaming

6 жыл бұрын

I think it more depends on the person than what country they are in. There are Americans who like people to take their shoes off once they've come in as well.

Great intro, Stefan.

U mentioned things that I don’t even think about- like- I’ve lived here in Sweden my whole life and I didn’t even realize that I was doing all this stuff :,)

The no-shoes rule in schools generally only apply up to, and including, 6th grade.

the shoe thing is so so so important

@destrudoalexandros5562

6 жыл бұрын

Lefkas Alpaca its bad be haver to use shose inside

@linuxog2829

6 жыл бұрын

It is important

hi stefan thanks for your tips about in sweden, maybe i will be there soon my next goal to work in sweden 😊firstime i watch your youtube chanel i will learn basic language in sweden so i can use it soon if im living in that country godbless u😇

Same things "not to do" in Quebec (Canada), except in Canada it's "Eh?" instead of "Oj"!

I hate the silence in Sweden. I’m 15 and I’ve lived here my whole life. But I’m soooo extrovert and love to talk to new people but if i talk loudly with someone on a bus for example everyone look at me like I’m an alien or something. It’s really annoying!

@vixxcelacea2778

6 жыл бұрын

You don't have to be loud to talk to people. Also most will talk to you if it's conversive, but most don't like small talk "hows the weather?" type conversation. Being loud is just rude actually. Got nothing to do with being extroverted.

@jackdoelgitz1358

6 жыл бұрын

I don't like it to.

@livb6945

6 жыл бұрын

Then maybe it's about time to stop caring what people think....

@bogdaniacob2569

6 жыл бұрын

I would love Sweden

@azizsadeqi8139

6 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right

I was visiting a friend in Florida a few years ago and several times during my visit, complete strangers just came up to me and started talking, to which I (both Swedish and an introvert) got panicked and started to wonder if I looked like someone in the town I was visiting or had done something wrong etc. It was absolutely terrifying (though a little less so when I found out it was just a cultural thing and nothing to do with me). So yes, when in Sweden, don't talk to strangers unless necessary and don't invade someone's personal space.

@johndiamantidis8016

Жыл бұрын

Hey you are Swedish right... Is it true that Swedes do not spank their kid?

@ezek9061

Жыл бұрын

@@johndiamantidis8016 I am Swedish, yes, and no we don't. It has, thankfully, been illegal to abuse kids (which includes spanking) since 1979.

@johndiamantidis8016

Жыл бұрын

@@ezek9061 Thank you for the quick response. May I please ask...do any Swedish parents discipline their own children with any form of physical force? Maybe not spanking, but a light wrist-slap? What about a light ear pull?

@ezek9061

Жыл бұрын

@@johndiamantidis8016 "All violence against children is prohibited under the Child Convention and Swedish law. This applies to physical as well as psychological violence." Physical abuse covers, for example: ear pulling, finger slapping and tight/hard grips of wrists or legs. It is illegal to in any way to consciously inflict physical pain on a kid. So the answer is no (at least legally, but there will always be people who consciously hurt others). Personally, I think consciously inflicting pain (of any magnitude) on anyone is wrong (unless it's between two agreeing adults).

@johndiamantidis8016

Жыл бұрын

@@ezek9061 Thanks for the great and informative reply again. My last question is, if you do not find it intrusive... When you were a child, did your parents ever use any physical force to discipline you for behaving very badly? Do you know any Swedes who have ever experienced any degree of pain inflicted on them as a punishment from their parents?

I have to say that I failed to learn any Swedish before visiting for 8 days for a little vacation, I knew that around 80% of Swedes can speak English so I didn't bother unfortunately. Swedes were very quiet and to themselves and with hardly any eye contact a lot of times BUT when I would speak to them to break the ice to get the conversation going they were very friendly and kind.I would kind of catch them off guard and surprised the when I did speak I didn't speak Swedish but English as they probably thought I was from Sweden by looks.

Norway and sweden is actually verry lookalike we’ve got the same «rules» that’s called «folkeskikk» In Norwegian, wich means that you respect other and their rules. So we’ve got same «rules» basically. We Norwegians take it as an «must do» thing with these «rules» you talked about.

@user-wq9mw2xz3j

6 жыл бұрын

ΗεlpΜε Its the same with many other countries too :)

@user-wq9mw2xz3j

6 жыл бұрын

@daAnder71 nobody cares

As a South Asian. I was surprised at the fact that Swedish people remove their shoes before entering their home.

@wtmfr

3 жыл бұрын

In czechia we do that too, it is considered very rude to enter anybody’s home wearing shoes

@A7xeno

3 жыл бұрын

@@wtmfr I thought only us Asians (Japan, China, India, Nepal etc) do it.

@wtmfr

3 жыл бұрын

@@A7xeno most of Europeans too :)

@A7xeno

3 жыл бұрын

@@wtmfr That's nice

@danajjing

3 жыл бұрын

korea too

Hello! Thanks for this video. It is really interesting infromation. I'm from Russia. I'll go to Sweden at summer and I so exciting about it)) And we're always change our shoes in Russia:)

@brooke7740

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I come from 🇸🇪 Sweden and you're soo good at swedish!

Just to notice you. They talking about this clip on Swedish radio. The program is PP3 on SR P3. I smiled when i heard that they were talking about you. Really love this chanel.

@StefanThyron

6 жыл бұрын

My girlfriends dad heard my voice on the radio while he was in the car and almost fell out of his seat! That’s super cool and awesome that you heard it too :)

@eriklovelarsson

6 жыл бұрын

Stefan Thyron sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/1065635?programid=4283

Being an American who lives in The Netherlands (more than 30 years now), I completely agree that we should make an attempt to learn THEIR language even though they speak ours sometimes better than we do. When I first came here, I had to insist that they speak first in Dutch to me and then if I didn't understand, they could say it in English, but boy, they sure do want to speak English so it was a chore. Toch, heb ik de taal geleerd. 🌹

I imagine quiet busses and public areas. What a blessing!

Hola Stefan, I have been offered a teaching job in Sweden in some small northern town Which town were you in the begining ... ? Love your videos!!! Best wishes