in this episode I will discuss the 70 year old stereotype about Sweden and Swedes are all decadent, promiscuous, and sexually liberated.
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The long lasting stereotype Since the early 50s, the stereotype is that Swedes, in particular Swedish women, are decadent, and promiscuous. For 70 years we have lived with this picture of us, and it doesn’t look like it is getting any better, so in my next episode I am taking […]
Trying to keep my promises, and this week I actually did (so far). It is Tuesday and I am preparing you all for next week’s episode of A Swedish Fika. This time I am going to get onto a somewhat controversial topic, one that is filled with stereotypes and in […]
The stereotype about looking Swedish is; tall, blond, blue-eyed , and beautiful But how true is that description of us Swedes?
Can’t seem to get things together I am so sorry, but no excuses, I just seem to get overwhelmed, and having too many things I want to do and posting here slips away from me. I have the intention of posting here Tuesday, Thursday, and of course, my show notes […]
In today’s episode, I will talk about the very strange relationship we Swedes have with alcohol. On one hand, we are very restrictive about drinking during the work week but it is almost a must during the weekend. I will also address how the Swedes change from the silent, almost […]
The other side In my last two episodes, I have talked about the silence and how the low of junk has affected us and our way of being, but there is an opposite side too, and that is the drunk Swedes. But we Swedes have a very ambivalent relationship with […]
The podcast influence my main YouTube channel Creating this podcast and all work that is connected with it is now influencing my main YouTube channel. I am not talking about the video version of the podcast, no I have a main channel where I create tutorials about the internet and […]
The opposite of the silent Swede In my next episode, I want to talk about how we Swedes forget all about not thinking we are anything special, how we get loud and sometimes even obnoxious, and how we suffer from anxiety as the main ingredients in our hangovers. But I […]
What is the law of Jante? Don’t think you are better than anybody else! That is how the law of Jante could be simplified, and this sentiment has in large colored the social culture and norm in the Scandinavian countries, and I as a Swede grow up with this as […]