Individual episodes and notes
120 posts
Today I have started something new, and you are all invited!I have created a discord server for A Swedish Fika. What is a discord server you might ask, and rightfully so? Until a few days ago I thought that Discord was something only for gamers, but I was wrong. Discord […]
If you talk to someone, especially an American, that have worked in Sweden for some time one of the things you probably will hear is that Sweden has a fantastic work-life balance.But what does that mean, what is it Sweden do so well and why? Hejsan Hej, I am PixelPia […]
An average Swedish Family Today I want to try and paint a picture for you. I want to describe an average Swedish family. This family does not exist, it is a creation of statistics about Sweden and Swedes, but I hope it can paint a picture about life in Sweden. […]
International Women’s Day This week, on March 8, is international women’s day and that got me thinking…Sweden is often said to be one of the most gender-equal countries in the world, but what does that stand for?Today we are taking a look at gender equality in Sweden and what that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Growing up Today I am talking about the differences between homes in Sweden and the US. I will start by talking about how I grow up in an apartment. I grow up in a suburb of Stockholm called Bollmora in Tyresö. When we first moved there Bollmora was just two […]