Re: The Occupation of Skåne

"D K Palm" <hodd_mimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1TUye.141592$dP1.494697@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> It's just old rivalry. Us morally superior Swedes looking down on the sloppy
> Danes that was drinking beer at the job. The Danes was and still are more
> liberal when it comes to the use of alcohol. Drinking her is more
> stigmatised, and when you drink you should really feel some sort of guilt
> over it. It's an Swedish Lutheran thing, don't have to much fun, at least
> not in public.

That's exactly what the 500+ years of Swedish (catholic/lutheran) rule
taught the Finns. Before that the Finns' relation to beverages was
very natural - you make it and drink it until there's none left.

Shame on you!

> D P

/C


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