Despite the cold and the darkness, Joanna Tsai has fallen in love with Sweden. Now, she want to move all the people she love here.
If I could move all my family and friends here, I would make my permanent home here, even the winter does not deter me.
So far I have willingly drowned myself in fikas, snow and ice, gorgeosity (the people and the nature), kanelbullar (“cinnamon buns”), H&M (Hennes and Mauritz), Ikea (it really is Systems in all homes), a weekend binge-drinking culture equal to that found in U.S. colleges (despite all the government’s policies), social responsibility, honesty, organic food options everywhere, bikes/trains/good public transportation, havtorn juice, cloud berries, elk and Miami Dolphins Jerseys reindeer steaks, the Ice Hotel, crazy fantastic dancing at clubs, choirs and lots of singing, falafel and kebab cheap jerseys (but that’s also in most aero of Europe), political liberalness, the Northern Lights, specially designed butter knives, sittnings, student nations, free college tuition (until this fall), Stieg Larsson, great electronic and indie rock music scenes, biogas lab research, kladdkaka, tall, blond and very well-dressed modern Vikings, and ä, å and ö.
Oh, and if you couldn’t tell, I love all these things about Sweden.
Things I don’t particularly care for are: emotional conservativeness (because it makes it hard to make friends quickly), a bizarre school grading system (we don’t get credit for going to class or doing homework or presentations), and extreme coffee drinking (which isn’t really that bad fees and I do it anyways because that seems the major way that Swedes socialize, but I am vain and don’t want brown teeth).
Although Swedes speak excellent English, there are still endless cultural differences I can (and will) go on about on this column during my second semester of research, studying, and living in Lund. Apparently people did read my blog, which I will continue, and I am very happy to have even more Air space to rant and rave about daily incidences, large and small. And if you read this post just because it wholesale jerseys had “sexy” in the title, well, you’ve just become a victim of statistics.
