Re: Immgrating to Sweden


"ie" <I_e,johansson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:kuYOe.144880$dP1.500732@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Robert,
> the differences that we here normally discuss can be shown in following
> scenarios from real life:
> If you are travelling by tram or bus in Gothenburg it's more likely than
> not
> that you get a smile and a word in return if you talk to the one sitting
> next to you.
> If you do the same in Norrköping you can't bet on it and in some areas
> around Stockholm I have been told that people might look upon you as if
> you
> are crazy or drunk when talking to a stranger.
>
> If you go to a bar or a pub here in Gothenburg you shouldn't be surprised
> if
> someone asks if they are allowed to sit down at the same table if the
> bar/pub is crowded.
>
> Hardly ever happens in many other parts of Sweden.

This has nothing to do with the way genuine Stockholmers are -- it's simply
the 'capital syndrome', and the same thing happens in Helsinki and Oslo. A
Finn from Tampere or a Norwegian from Trondheim will tell you the same story
about people from Helsinki / Oslo.


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