Punctuality Almost everything in Sweden has a schedule or a timetable, and it is followed to the minute. If a bus is scheduled at leaving 8:53 am that is the time it leaves unless nothing very exceptional happens. If a TV show is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm that […]
Monthly Archives: February 2022
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Fredagsmy & Lördagsgodis Two of the traditions I miss a lot from Sweden are Fredagsmys (Friday Cozy) and Lördagsgodis (Saturday Candy) and in today’s episode, I want to introduce you to both of them. Fredagsmys The start of what was to become Fredagsmys happened in the late 80s when Swedish […]
The difference between restaurants in Sweden and USA In today’s episode, I am talking about some of the many differences when it comes to restaurant culture in my two countries Sweden and the US. Some examples are how the serving staff is acting, and how much should you leave in […]
We are using first name in Sweden When I first started working as a teacher here in the US it was really hard for me to get used to the students calling me Mrs. T. In Sweden, the students always called me by my first name, Pia. The reason for […]