Quirky aspects of living with Swedes
Being someone from outside Scandinavia you may find parts of our habits and culture a bit odd. I found a fun summary of many of them on ScandiKitchens website.
They make you leave your shoes in the hallway
They announce when its time to pee
The heating is on max
The only decorating color is white
No visible souvenirs in homes
Candles always and everywhere
Separate duvets in the double bed
Specialist kitchen equipment, like “osthyvel” and “smörkniv”
More nudity
Odder breakfasts
Fixed dinner times (18.00)
New meal manners
“Fredagsmys” (Cosy Friday)
“Lördagsgodis” (Saturday sweets)
Salty licorice
Weekend hiking
Eurovision mania during spring every year
Flags mania
Recycling is a mandatory religion, and the recycling center is a popular weekend destination
Looking through the list, I realize many things are related to food and eating. We apparently are extra odd when it comes to meals and edibles.
Read all juicy details at the website:
» Things that happen when you live with a Scandi - ScandiKitchen
Do you have anything to add to the list? Post a comment.
(Osthyvel collection photo from public domain)
Best regards, Niklas 🎈
Thank you! So much fun and just becaust it is like that. 🙂
My website: American version
Min hemsida: Svensk version
Yes, most of it was very familiar. 🙂
Best regards, Niklas 🎈
Oh god… the cheese slicers I had absolutely no idea what it was when I moved, and had to be told by my housemate at the time!
#4 I saw a really bizarre image of a natural landscape with a random cheese slicer in the middle in a art museum in Uppsala, I did not get the reference at the time!
And why is it you have separate duvets in a double bed?
All the best, Leia
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#3: How did you slice hard cheese to put on a sandwich before Sweden? 🙂 #4: If each has their own duvet, they are more likely to wake up with it in the morning. If there’s a shared duvet, the chance decreases to 50 percent on average. Plain convenience. 😀
Best regards, Niklas 🎈
#5 that is true! There is something romantic about sharing one I think though.
All the best, Leia
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#5 Just by using a sharp knife I guess? Often I would have cheese sandwiches so I would just use the bread knife out of laziness