10 Things I Learned AND LOVED since moving to Sweden

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3 жыл бұрын

This is just a silly video! 😘
I love Sweden so much, so I decided to make a redemption video talking about 10 things I learned AND LOVED since moving here. There are many cultural differences between the USA and Sweden, so this video is dedicated to 10 things that I experienced for the first time in Sweden and really appreciated.
I understand that not everything in this list is exclusive to Sweden (such as the taxes being in the prices), but Sweden is where I experienced these differences firsthand, and therefore, I associate these experiences with Swedish culture.
I hope you enjoy this list!
1. Bank ID - an electronic verification system
2. Cheap, delicious coffee! Thank goodness, since I love Fika.
3. Taxes are in the prices
4. Filing taxes. Yes, it's true! Filing taxes in Sweden is so easy, especially using BankID ;)
5. Cool stuff: swedish dish cloths, chip clips, plastic bread clips, laundry room dryer, etc
6. Outdoor gyms. They're free and people actually use them!
7. Queues
8. Stroller ramps on staircases, also used for wheel chairs.
9. Berry picking! Blueberries, blackberries, lingonberries... The bärplockare made it easy to pick berries. Raspberries had maggots and weren't as fun to pick...
10. Fredagsmys! Instead of going out and partying, you stay inside and cozy up with family and friends.
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På svenska
Det här är bara en fånig video! 😘
Jag älskar Sverige så mycket, så jag bestämde mig för att göra en inlösenvideo som handlar om 10 saker jag lärde mig och ÄLSKADE sedan jag flyttade hit. Det finns många kulturella skillnader mellan USA och Sverige, så den här videon ägnas åt tio saker som jag upplevde för första gången i Sverige och verkligen uppskattade.
Jag förstår att inte allt i den här listan är exklusivt för Sverige (till exempel att skatterna är i priserna), men Sverige är där jag upplevde dessa skillnader på egen hand, och därför associerar jag dessa erfarenheter med svensk kultur.
Jag hoppas att du gillar den här listan!
1. Bank-ID - ett elektroniskt verifieringssystem
2. Billigt, gott kaffe! Tack och lov, eftersom jag älskar Fika.
3. Skatter är i priserna
4. Registrera skatter. Ja det är sant! Att skicka in skatter i Sverige är så enkelt, särskilt med BankID;)
5. Häftiga saker: svenska disktrasor, flisklämmor, brödklämmor i plast, tvättstuga, etc.
6. Utomhus gym. De är gratis och människor använder dem faktiskt!
7. Köer
8. Barnvagnramper på trappor, används även för rullstolar.
9. Bärplockning! Blåbär, björnbär, lingon ... Bärplockaren gjorde det enkelt att plocka bär. Hallon hade maskar och var inte lika kul att plocka ...
10. Fredagsmys! Istället för att gå ut och festa stannar du inne och trivs med familj och vänner.

Пікірлер: 1 000

@Frozen_Clouds 3 жыл бұрын

One day you will understand the true power of shoehorns and when that day comes you cannot live without them.

@magnus1liljeqvist 3 жыл бұрын

I love them. The long ones so i don't have to bend over and I should be the metall ones :)

@LinneaLindstrom 3 жыл бұрын

@@magnus1liljeqvist yeah agree, went to ikea just to get one 😂

@Soundbrigade 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe even join the local Church of the Holy Shoehorn ...

@petsod 3 жыл бұрын

I have 3 of them, you never know...

@hurmur9528 3 жыл бұрын

YES. I am waiting for it, the shoehorn will win in the end. That is the nature of a shoehorn.

@huelueblue 3 жыл бұрын

”No queue. Should I still take a queue tag?” Might be the truest meme about Sweden I’ve seen so far.

@pansarkraft 3 жыл бұрын

yes, you should lol

@MyStrangie 3 жыл бұрын

the answer is always yes. WE MUST HAVE ORDER!

@NirreFirre 3 жыл бұрын

How can that even be a question? Without it, how'd you know when to approach the POS or government official?! 😏

@pansarkraft 3 жыл бұрын

@@NirreFirre ditch the "pos" as they are not all government officials

@audhumbla6927 3 жыл бұрын

YES you MUST take tag, what if someone else comes in, you gonna run up and push before them? or let them get before you?? CHAOS no, order yes.

@sandramagnusson7799 3 жыл бұрын

You're slowly turning into a true Swede. Feel the power of "lingonsylt" and "lagom" flow through your veins. One of us, one of us!

@sorra300- 3 жыл бұрын

Lagom som det ska vara. XD

@sandramagnusson7799 3 жыл бұрын

@@sorra300- lagom är bäst! XD

@swedishbloke 3 жыл бұрын

Glöm inte fika

@michaelmay5453 2 жыл бұрын

@@swedishbloke Åh ja, skynda lagom min vän, fikan kommer sen. Hur översätter man skynda lagom? "Hurry but at a reasonable pace" känns som en oxymoron.

@Mattiasthesecond 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmay5453 tror det är så du översätter det, det låter som oxymoron även på sevnska ;P

@mixuz91 3 жыл бұрын

You just dont know you like shoehorns yet. But one day you'll find yourself at a place without one and think "why isnt there a shoehorn here?!"

@amaltheakarlsson6908 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha använder aldrig skohorn, gillar inte dem alls

@esidhe 3 жыл бұрын

@@amaltheakarlsson6908 Vad ogillar du? Det är ju ingen grej man blir tvingad att använda.

@leifP5907 3 жыл бұрын

Shoehorns are handy with especially sturdy outdoor shoes, which are more common in colder climates, they are provided as a curtsey. It goes along with removing shoes inside. Which is mostly related to the dirty conditions of walking outside in the winter.

@AlexKall 3 жыл бұрын

Also saves the shoe from wear, less waste.

@amaltheakarlsson6908 3 жыл бұрын

@@esidhe nej men för mig gör de ingen nytta men det är väl bra att de gör andras vardag enklare

@sasdafir 3 жыл бұрын

You know you've truly embraced Sweden and Swedishness when there's a Moccamaster in the kitchen

@Majtzy 3 жыл бұрын

Moccamaster is a masterpiece

@CreRay 3 жыл бұрын

They are popular in the Netherlands too! Here they were marketed by the dutch coffee brand, Douwe Egberts. I always thought that it was their own design, I think most people in the Netherlands do. You could save up for a machine with the coupon included on every packet of coffee, but I think you need to save for about 20 years worth of coffee to get the machine even for half price:) I wonder how popular the machine is today though, the public is nowadays more into low price & useless features than good quality and longevity.

@stefanalbertsson5044 3 жыл бұрын

@@CreRay I work in a swedish electronics store. And we sell loads of Moccamasters every week. Still the best coffemaker you can get in my opinion.

@CreRay 3 жыл бұрын

@@stefanalbertsson5044 Jag är glad att höra att svenskarna uppskattar bra kvalitet. Visste du att Moccamaster tillverkas av det holländska företaget Technivorm?

@henrikduende 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah. I bought my mocca master in 2005. Still going strong. ❤️

@ericanoren5212 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a Swede but I live in England now and you have no idea how much I miss Bank-Id and swish!! Swish is so easy and I dont understand why they don’t have it here!

@slytherincat6687 3 жыл бұрын

HAR DEM INTE SWISH?! Hur kan dem leva?!

@ericanoren5212 3 жыл бұрын

Nej, DE har inte swish. Jag vet inte hur de överlever ärligt talat 😂😂

@djazz0 3 жыл бұрын

What do they use instead of something like bank-id?

@madeleine7471 2 жыл бұрын

I Tyskland har dem inte heller Swish eller Bank-Id 🙈 Livet är svårare här när det gäller sånt än hemma i Sverige 🥺

@BeingSwenglish 2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree, in the UK mostly used is PayPal for quick transactions, or bank transfers directly via the banking app. Swish is LEGENDARY!

@jarlhedberg435 3 жыл бұрын

Most swedish cities have good tap water, it's the foundation for nice coffie.

@MichaalHell 3 жыл бұрын

So true. And it needs to be Cooooold as well

@jameshobbs 3 жыл бұрын

best tap water I've ever had. cold, high pressure and delicious

@F1rstWorldNomaD 3 жыл бұрын

By swedish standards, yes most cities have good tap water. By global standard *every* Swedish city has *exceptional* tap water.

@marialundqvist9444 3 жыл бұрын

@@F1rstWorldNomaD Its when you have been travelling in other countries you appreciate our clean tap water! No worries about being sick..

@F1rstWorldNomaD 3 жыл бұрын

@@marialundqvist9444 yea, I was marooned in the Philippines for a year, clean tap water was not lost on me once I got back home.

@xpqr12345 3 жыл бұрын

Regarding filing taxes: some 20 years or so ago, Skatteverket (the Swedish tax office) decided to try an approach they had not had previously. They tried making it easy to fill out the forms! In those days everything was on paper, and they made it easy to fill out the forms, even for the more advanced things like profits from the stock market and selling real estate. And lo and behold: people did "the right thing", and actually _payed_ taxes! Since then filling in the forms, whether they are on paper on electronic, has been easy, with a lot of the numbers already filled in. If everything the tax office has been told by your employer and bank is correct, all you have to do is sign the paper (or electronic form) and send it in.

@galfisk 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing better is Norway: if you're not making any changes, you don't have to do anything at all.

@GreenLarsen 3 жыл бұрын

@@galfisk same in denmark, makes it so easy ^^

@ljumljum 3 жыл бұрын

Untill you start a company or start trading stocks or cryptocurrency or what not :(

@matsv201 2 жыл бұрын

I really dont think its that bad if you start a company Of cause you have to colect all the numbers your self, but if you file it running, you can pretty much transfer it.

@Romancelovemii 3 жыл бұрын

That ”filing taxes” part.. Im so happy to be swedish 😂

@rauknrolf 3 жыл бұрын

And despite the extremely simplified process, I still have the anxiety to do the "filing taxes" thing ;-) Lucky me that I do not live in the United States of America...

@pandersodlands6081 3 жыл бұрын

Same in Norway. Easy! Here in the US, such a pain in the buttockshole.

@KreeZafi 2 жыл бұрын

For the longest time I had no idea what Americans were talking about when they said things like "school should teach us how to do taxes!" and I was just like "what do you mean.... 'do' taxes...??"

@matsv201 2 жыл бұрын

The process is excelent... the amount.... not so much. Ironicaly, the new improved system was introduced as a cost savimg messure

@jyll.7132 2 жыл бұрын

US taxes are a nightmare!

@catsarkioja7423 2 жыл бұрын

The best thing about shoehorns is that they also protect the back of the shoe when putting it on. They maintain the shape of the shoe which makes them last longer 🙂

@mattihn 3 жыл бұрын

You should not have to apologize because a couple few misunderstood your statements. Some people are just sad and like to hear what they want in order to confirm their negative world view. Keep it up! Much love from south of Sweden.

@harrysvensson2610 3 жыл бұрын

Also there will always be someone complaining. You can't please everyone.

@CottidaeSEA 3 жыл бұрын

Some people interpret things negatively no matter what. As you say, she shouldn't mind them. It might be hard to completely ignore them, but giving them more attention isn't necessary.

@MeaganNouis 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement! :)

@Nekotaku_TV 3 жыл бұрын

Being positive all the time is toxic. Also thanks to them she made this.

@jemakrol 3 жыл бұрын

+1 on that one! Focus on the positive!

@donquixote1502 3 жыл бұрын

Only a true troll will try to make your vlogs about "hating" Sweden! As a swede, I truly feel you love most things here. Great vlogs, thank you!

@BjorckBengt 3 жыл бұрын

Bara kul om du dissar oss lite, vi tar oss själva på för mycket allvar!

@Schmorgus 3 жыл бұрын

Sa ingen svensk någonsin xD Vi kallas inte för "Landet lagom" för inget!

@Andreas_linden 3 жыл бұрын

Wtf!

@jemakrol 3 жыл бұрын

Vad menar du med det?!? (ironi) (håller med dig!)

@rauknrolf 3 жыл бұрын

Satt och funderade på vad jag skulle skriva för kommentar. Det Megan säger kändes helt rätt, men det var någonting som skavde i.o.m. att det tydligen varit många negativa kommentarer. Du satte alltihop i EN enda mening, tack Bengt!

@beorlingo 3 жыл бұрын

Måste säga att det något av det mest bedrövliga med oss svenskar är att så många av oss blir så totalt "butthurt" så snart någon yppar minsta negativa om Sverige.

@astraldimma 3 жыл бұрын

My grandfather had a saying: "Raspberry maggots just taste like raspberries!"

@patrikvonkohler8739 3 жыл бұрын

Thats true, until one survives and you feel butterflies but not in your tummy, but somewhere else.

@mariaeditha 3 жыл бұрын

Or: ”yay, free protein!”

@willowweedsYT 3 жыл бұрын

@@patrikvonkohler8739 Well, not butterflies actually, the maggots in raspberries grow up to be beetles

@norrbysa 3 жыл бұрын

Raspberry-maggots are harmless and taste like raspberries too. ☺️ You can make them leave the berries by storing them in your fridge with plastic wrap on the bowl over night. The day after you can pour out the berries on a tray and pick them away.

@Ormathon 3 жыл бұрын

Funny thing about the coffee in sweden is that your favorite brand might not taste the same in different regions of sweden all because of different minerals in the water depending on the region ;)

@gee8883 Жыл бұрын

This! Ppl don't understand the taste of water and the effect it makes on food .

@Trenholmes 3 жыл бұрын

Me and my family are recent expats from the US to Stockholm. Videos like this are really great for me to see because moving to a new country is such a weird thing. Thank you for that. Also, your editing is great. Keep it up!

@annicaesplund6613 3 жыл бұрын

Expats? Or immigrants? 🤭

@FrancoUnAmericano 2 жыл бұрын

@@annicaesplund6613 Depends on if they are there to work without the plan to stay or if they come there to stay and maybe work. Like you don't call yourself a immigrant if you go and work in Norway during the summer and go back to Sweden afterwards.

@Jordan-xg4pn 2 жыл бұрын

@@FrancoUnAmericano Big difference between a summer and 10+ years tho

@freemangriffin4953 3 жыл бұрын

My late sister Nancy lived in Sweden for 6 years and remembering her is why I am here! I only visited in summer and would love to visit in December during the Christmas season! My dream trip to Sweden would be to spend time again in Stockholm, explore the big lakes, then go down the western coast and then up the eastern coast back to Stockholm! This was a wonderful video, thank you!!!!

@MarcusTSMarcus 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are always an interesting view on Swedish society from an outside perspective. I think it could do everyone some good to get an outside opinion on one’s own society.

@Morhua1 3 жыл бұрын

I like your style! It's fun and not bland. Keep doing your mini rants on things like glorious shoehorns. I can clearly tell it's coming from a place of love for the place that you now live. Let's not take thing too serious people. Also your editing skills are legit!

@ingridleek7473 3 жыл бұрын

This is so interesting. For me, as a Swede, everything you bring up is just my every day life and I’ve never really reflected on it. Hilarious! Love it! 😅

@thisismylife6927 2 жыл бұрын

Is your main language Swedish?

@ingridleek7473 2 жыл бұрын

@@thisismylife6927 yes, why?

@thehoogard 3 жыл бұрын

I can't fathom how those commenters thought that was the message you tried to get across. I hope you don't change your style of videos. I like when you poke fun at us swedes. I mean, you're wrong, but I still like it ;)

@satanihelvetet 3 жыл бұрын

It's so nice to hear your positive attitude and you make us swedes understanding the good things about our country better, because most of us hasn't experienced how it's working in many other countries.

@rhkavli 3 жыл бұрын

Coffee. That brings up a story my colleague told when he was flying with AA on a trip from the UK to somewhere in the US, back in the late nineties. He had a brit next to him when they were offered tea by the flight attendant. "Tea? You americans don't know anything about tea. But maybe some coffee?". So she apparently poured him some decaf, which is unheard of in Europe. He took a sip of it, threw his head back and shouted "BARBARIANS!". And decaf. It's like drinking alcohol free vodka. Like, seriously: What's the point?

@borjesvensson8661 3 жыл бұрын

In Sweden the point of decaf is to have something to drink after a meal so you dont feel like a social outcast (and some deserts really taste better with coffee, finding good decaf, thats the problem) and still can go to bed without vibrating after the daily minimum 3-5+cups of strong coffee. I would not want to see Swedish (or even worse Finnish) society try to function without coffey. If we ever become naugthy and start to do bad stuff all the international comunity have to do is to introduce a trade embargo on coffey and we would come crawling to the negotiation table after a few weeks..

@grawxxor2820 3 жыл бұрын

@@borjesvensson8661 maybe I'm too far north in Sweden, but nobody drinks decaf where I live. I first stumbled upon the concept through american media. Honestly, what's the point??? Just drink something else if you don't want the caffeine! 😂

@mgntstr 3 жыл бұрын

@@borjesvensson8661 Aj kan confirm, nobody drinker the decaf. Either they want to get high on caffeine or they dare to say no in Norrland.

@borjesvensson8661 3 жыл бұрын

@@grawxxor2820 Sa in't att he va vanl'i me kaffesurr bar att he var enda anledningen te å drik blaske. Mesta smak ju rärvrompa men morsan fann en sort som rent va go (men snordyrt va're) å he kun ju var trevli när'n ren frå början är så oroli upp i huvve att man in't kan somne utan å harve genom halva internets baksia men ändå är småsugen på kaffe efter mat'n / Ha're gott frå en Västerbottning i diasporan.

@mrsleipner2911 3 жыл бұрын

I have a collegue who is from the states. When his parents visited Sweden for the first time, they were out of sync sleepwise due to airtravel and woke up really early. So they made themselves breakfast without waking anyone else like 4-5 in the morning. When my collegue woke up his dad had downed his regular big pot of coffee, complementing the good coffee. Needless to say the dad was jumping around like a bunny on speed for the rest of the day, my collegue was afraid his dad would catch a heartattack from caffeinepoisoning. Lesson learned. :)

@igeekling 3 жыл бұрын

Outdoor gyms = playgrounds for adults. Because, yes, even adults deserve a playground in the park.

@arskortguldsj 3 жыл бұрын

Beacause we are not allowed into the "leklands". :-)

@adrianneagoe3652 3 жыл бұрын

Jag älskar Sverige och svenska! Im learning swedish right now as my fourth language. Greetings from Romania!😁

@isbjornen7418 3 жыл бұрын

I would recommend you to learn Arabic instead, because Arabic is the future in Sweden.

@jojjan34 3 жыл бұрын

Adrian, don't bother with this dipsh*t. He's delusional.

@Carina_med_Robban 3 жыл бұрын

Skriver på svenska här. Du förstår hoppas jag. Du ska inte be om ursäkt för din tidigare video. Bara kul att höra om vad en person från annat land tänker om oss svenskar. Det får mig att skratta åt oss själva. Det är så nyttigt att göra det. Hittade dina videos nyligen. Så härligt att se och höra dig ta Sverige till ditt hjärta.

@125ccGasGas 3 жыл бұрын

“They have great coffee here!” *Me smiling and being proud, while sipping on my morning coffee*

@dystopicat 3 жыл бұрын

På eftermiddagen? :)

@125ccGasGas 3 жыл бұрын

@@dystopicat första koppen för mig är alltid ”morgon kaffet” ;)

@Soundbrigade 3 жыл бұрын

Talked to my wife who's in Chicago right now. She was a bit desperate as the American coffee was ... American coffee and American cream is much like Swedish full (3%) milk.

@TheDanielsweden 3 жыл бұрын

@@125ccGasGas this one gets it!!!!!

@Nekotaku_TV 3 жыл бұрын

Kaffe är så jävla äckligt.

@OnkanDuck 3 жыл бұрын

I'm always stunned by the quality of your videos. Funny and with great editing!

@robingott9823 3 жыл бұрын

I moved here from the UK in the late 90s and it’s easy to take some of the things in this video for granted. So, thanks for a fun video and great to be reminded of just how fortunate we are to live in this country.

@asawagerman8973 3 жыл бұрын

This is sooo great😁 I hope you Stay in Sweden forever! We really need you here! ❤️❤️❤️

@tobiasgoldman 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good and original video, and I've seen quite a few of this kind. Good on ya!

@logic9436 3 жыл бұрын

Love your vibe, well done! Hope you enjoy your stay I love and miss sweden /Norway

@klaudialesniak5826 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Sweden since 4 months, originally I'm from Poland and thanks to you your video I've just realized we have all those things in Poland and it is super natural for us. Come to Poland guys! :)

@rebeckaw3238 3 жыл бұрын

You even inspired me to appreciate my own country more :D Thank you !! I am so happy you feel at home !! Welcome to the family !

@XareSwe 3 жыл бұрын

Love how your videos literally gush out (for a lack of a better term) happiness and joy, keep it up giiirl 💖

@misternobs2061 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! This about sums up all the small (and great) things that I've experienced in Sweden during my time here. Swedes have a beautiful balance between smart technical solutions and maintaining a closeness to nature and the great outdoors.

@michellemiller6950 3 жыл бұрын

These videos are getting funnier and funnier! I think my favorite part of these is that you are just your true self on camera, same humor and personality as in person!

@MeaganNouis 3 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks, Michelle!! That means a lot! 😁

@matschristensen2229 2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your videos which are made with a lot of charm and put me in a good mood. Thousands thanks.😁

@jackwheeler8814 3 жыл бұрын

Välkommen till Sverige. Glad att trivs här. Welkome to Sweden. Happy that you enjoy it here.

@usullyify 3 жыл бұрын

As a sweede this was really nice watching! Happy you have found your happy place here in Sweden! Hope you are doing ok now during pandemic!! Keep happy and safee

@AutomaticWig 3 жыл бұрын

Me a Swedish person watching this video to let my pride for my country inflate to emberassing levels xD

@CyanideSun94 3 жыл бұрын

Isnt that - being emberassed about being proud of sweden - the most swedish thing? xD

@AutomaticWig 3 жыл бұрын

@@CyanideSun94 well yes you are absolutly right to many swedes are embarassed of being proud of their country but i am not really one of them! Glory to Sweden!!

@SvensktTroll 2 жыл бұрын

@@CyanideSun94 Think that is going away except for the left wing idiots !:-) Love my country but hate the government !

@pip_rake 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@meganmeacham 2 жыл бұрын

Another American in Sweden here! I totally agree !! Sometimes it is difficult to see how ridiculous something is (US taxes) until you experience a different way

@haroldharrison2733 2 жыл бұрын

You are so lucky being in Sweden (my dream!). Here in the U.S., it's now nuts over Covid. Only Sweden has managed this whole mess beautifully. The rest of the world should have learned from them but....didn't.

@dont_worry_alice 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Such a great list! I love that you included so many things that just make life more convenient, like bankID and taxes. Whenever I’m shopping in the states I’m always nervous about the total. Like why does it have to be that hard?😂

@ThomGustavsson-ir3lt 3 жыл бұрын

As a Swede I can confirm we got good coffee. I never find equal coffee when travelling abroad.

@BeingSwenglish 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, great work Meagan!

@kristianlundsten1217 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your reactions it puts me in a good mood...take care 🌿🌸🌻

@leonidverevkin4927 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, new subscriber here! I found your channel a few days ago, and just like you I'll also move to Sweden because my loved one lives in Stockholm. Can't wait for more content! - Leonid

@erikspanberg5660 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Sweden! :)

@leonidverevkin4927 3 жыл бұрын

@@erikspanberg5660 Tack så mycket! I can't wait to meet her, and thanks to you I'll be able to accomplish my dream in Sweden

@Vaihelvet3 3 жыл бұрын

And I see you have the Moccamaster Coffe Maker. That is like the best one.

@KalleWiklund 3 жыл бұрын

This video makes me so happy. I’m glad that you like it here in Sweden! Det är kul att följa din vardag - det får mig att uppskatta saker jag ofta tar för givet annars. :)

@lalegold 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! Very interesting for me as a German! Lot of things are similar to Germany, which I wouldn’t have thought of! Thanks for your insight :)

@Ally-457 3 жыл бұрын

It's kinda funny how some people lost it thinking you don't like queues. 😂

@eaggi 3 жыл бұрын

Blueberry pie, I am drooling over here!

@niclas.lindstrom 3 жыл бұрын

First time seing your videos, very entertainging and wonderful to watch. Welcome to sweden and keep up the good work.

@amiali7661 2 жыл бұрын

This made me appreciate Sweden so much more. Loved it!

@hoppsarafina 3 жыл бұрын

This is so interesting 😍 Didn’t even know these things doesn’t exist in the states??? Wtf??

@ArchieArpeggio 2 жыл бұрын

My friend lived over ten years in Sweden and every time she came visiting back into Finland she were cursing why this and that aren´t in Sweden. Now when she moved back she curses some things what you have there and we don´t have in Finland. Smal things but when you don´t have it, it pisses you off 😄. Most of those things are food items even tho 95% of the stuff in markets are the same.

@magnusolert1195 3 жыл бұрын

I am a Swede and I never use shoehorns. But my Afghan/Iranian girlfriend uses them all the time. She gave me a one so that she can use it when she is at my place.

@mariaeditha 3 жыл бұрын

If you don’t have a shoehorn I will either bring one or give you one. I can’t be your guest if I can’t put my shoes back on 😅

@matsv201 2 жыл бұрын

My wife to... she is from navesta... I guess that counts as middeln east as well?

@prettoblogg 3 жыл бұрын

Love this! Thanks for showing some footage from Örebro, Im from there but haven't been home in forever!

@joakimhahne9157 2 жыл бұрын

Love wathing your videos. So glad you are here in Sweden. 🇸🇪❤

@ahlsn7346 3 жыл бұрын

This video will definitely trend. Swedes are addicted to this type of self bosting videos.

@erikandersson6145 2 жыл бұрын

Sweden is a modern, democratic wellfare country

@latjolajban81 3 жыл бұрын

You seem like a cool person =) Welcome to Sweden!

@michaellust 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes some of us need to be reminded of the good things that you Expats see and that we here take for granted. Thank you. ❤️💯

@fredrikschubert2692 3 жыл бұрын

Love the mocca master and the aarke in the background! I have the same at home. You have assimilated well x)

@joelgbg9014 3 жыл бұрын

Allemansrätten gillar jag mycket också =) bra video :)

@borjesvensson8661 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe do a "10 things i did not realise was good in the states" next time you go there (feels like in 2040 or so rigth). Oh and its actually fun to hear about the stuff we do wierdly, some people just need to whine about anything. Just clap them on the head and move on.

@Rickard_H 3 жыл бұрын

wow, du har riktigt roliga och sköna videos, och kul att se hur du ser sverige från ett annat perspektiv, Hoppas du har en bra dag!

@ukj7675 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video - it made me giggle 🤗 I am swedish living in the US for 20+ years. I totally agree with all your observations. PS - yes the coffee is very very expensive in the US but I personally prefer the coffee in the US with all the varieties. My late Mom on the other hand had to bring coffee from Sweden since she could not stand the coffee here ☕

@kalas-kurt 3 жыл бұрын

Love your kitchen, so slick and tasteful. God. Every time

@sebastianbergman5323 3 жыл бұрын

Random fact: did you know Bluetooth was invented in a city called Lund in Sweden? Maybe you can do a video reacting to Swedish inventions 🤔

@hannavictoriamorck5313 3 жыл бұрын

And it is named after Harald Blåtand.

@herrbonk3635 3 жыл бұрын

Bluetooth is not really an "invention" though. More of a circuit design and a (de facto) standard.

@eldafint 3 жыл бұрын

@@herrbonk3635 That's literally all modern inventions

@herrbonk3635 3 жыл бұрын

@@eldafint Which means that they are no "inventions", merely patented products. They are no more inventions than say "Windows 10". True inventions are things like new ways to improve semiconductor manufacturing, discovering new pshysical mechanism for dense magnetic storage, new gene sequencing methods, new principles for cancer treatments, and so on. Things that may be awarded a Nobel prize.

@eldafint 3 жыл бұрын

@@herrbonk3635 That's like saying AIs can't be inventions because it's merely code or that a bicycle isn't an invention because it's merely a schematic

@oaw748 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Megan how nice of you !

@believeinittobe 2 жыл бұрын

Great editing, so damn funny! Anyhow, my brother moved to Sweden about 7 years ago from NC and has mentioned some of these very points. I can't wait to visit!

@Krazykitty001 3 жыл бұрын

As a swede I was always confused when Americans complained about filling taxes and how many pay others to do their taxes for them. I've since learned that your struggle is real lol

@ollep0lle 3 жыл бұрын

Omgggg I forgot to do my taxes!! shiiit Im late 😭

@matsv201 2 жыл бұрын

You should know how hard it is to get a new lisence. You just order it wirh bank id and colect it at Ica wirh in two days.... ... not in the us

@larsekelund4708 3 жыл бұрын

Please do a roastvid to us Swedes. We need it! But your still wrong about the shoehorns.

@maxadrums 3 жыл бұрын

I dig the lists! Fun, thanks for sharing! I lived in the states '13-'17, perhaps I should think of a list, too! Haha. One day, you'll see the value of the shoe horn!

@sofiaericsson1317 3 жыл бұрын

I’m happy that you enjoy Sweden!! ☺️

@88marome 3 жыл бұрын

My daughter was at a birthday party yesterday. She stod right behind the birthday child with her present but then the kids automatically formed a line to give their presents and my daughter ended up last in the line!😭😅

@MeaganNouis 3 жыл бұрын

They start young! 😂

@matsv201 2 жыл бұрын

Very unswedish of here not being in the middle of the cue

@shark_8738 3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, i thought 90% of the “cool stuff” you mentioned were normal everywhere else too. Also, fun fact, Blackberry in Swedish directly translates to bear berry.

@patrikvonkohler8739 3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to correct you.

@makastone 3 жыл бұрын

Nailed it, love the content 👏👌❤

@abdirashidahmed2725 2 жыл бұрын

The US taxes description was so amazing ! Got to rewind once !

@InfiNiTeJiff 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Denmark I only recently found your videos, but I enjoyed every one of them. Even though Denmark and Sweden are obviously different countries, but with lots of similarities, it's both interesting to get an external view on the Nordic culture, but also learn more about our neighbors and I think you manage to do it in both an interesting and endearing way and I think you make things extra special :) As a Dane I agree that the shoehorn thing is a bit over the top, it's nice to have one for fancy dress shoes, but for everyday foot wear, it's not really needed. :)

@LasseKroner 3 жыл бұрын

I think you need to learn every youtubers leasson when they grow, ignore trolls and negative ppl :P

@MeaganNouis 3 жыл бұрын

It's so different when actually happens to you, haha. I thought I was prepared because trolls are inevitable, but some of them really get to me. 🙈 I'm trying my best to ignore them!

@Danne89 3 жыл бұрын

@@MeaganNouis Sadly they're everywhere. I find myself starting a reply and then just... naa, they're not worth it and won't change their behaviour. Better use my energy where it matters. :D

@fnizzelwhoop 3 жыл бұрын

You're such a pleasure to listen to -- I can't believe some people got their undergarments in a twist from the other video lol I think everyone becomes blind to their own country's quirks with time, and it's cool to have someone, without malice, look at it from a different perspective remind us about our quirks.

@manskeland1093 2 жыл бұрын

What a nice video. U seem like such a nice person. Keep it up. Kind regards from Stockholm 🥰

@borjesvensson8661 3 жыл бұрын

That one point. Sweden has cool stuff, thats a video in it self. 90% is stuff that i could not imagine not being a thing everywhere. And i get so mad that those big stainless sinks are unfashionable and people are throwing them out and installing worthless inset single kitchen sinks that unavoidably get filty as heck around the joint!

@satanihelvetet 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree! Everobody wants fancy wooden benches in the kitchen nowdays... it's totally worthless when coming to hygiene and tolerance for liquid.

@hurmur9528 3 жыл бұрын

@@satanihelvetet Hårdvaxolja har gjort träbänk lite bättre. Komposit som oftast betraktas som den bästa lösningen har stora problem om man väl får en uthållig fläck. Då kan det vara mycket svårt att bli av med den. Men stål är bäst ur nästan alla synvinklar gällande användning och tyvärr numera ganska dyrt att skaffa. Det går att göra riktigt estetiskt också om man vill ett exempel www.stala.se/kampanjer/seven/

@matsv201 2 жыл бұрын

This was part of a huge home standardiasation process made in the 50tys. It was made to minimize transport in the kitchen, maximizing home productivity. That was the same project that later mandated washroom in flats . Those duded made a lot of good worlk and saves People milons of hours a year to this day

@albin1936 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, the moccamaster, the most important household item in every swedish home!

@ProfBaltazar 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks your videos are cosy just like a friday with fredagsmys so keep up the good work!

@TheMatoma 2 жыл бұрын

Åh nej!! STACKARE!! 😥😥 Men vad stark du är. Så fint att du är så positiv. ❤️ Lycka till med allt!

@rickhunter8484 3 жыл бұрын

Shoehorns are and always will be one of the greatest invention of humankind ;)

@ceciliavestlund4897 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, discovered the maggots at the end of a raspberry food frenzy as a kid, still traumatized

@aqvist4696 3 жыл бұрын

Extra protein 😄

@mgntstr 3 жыл бұрын

Same experience. It has been relabeled as maskberry in my head ever since. (they get pricked by the bugs before they are ripened... so, yeah.)

@MeaganNouis 3 жыл бұрын

I would be traumatized, too! 😭

@rogersandell7870 3 жыл бұрын

You have to understand them though. Raspberries are so good!

@ThePreeveline 3 жыл бұрын

I think the best is the holidays we get and the insurance provided by the state ♥ Sweden honestly loves people and offers the tools to have a balanced life! :)

@TheFrankm3 Жыл бұрын

Very nice to see your perspective. I’m quite jealous you managed to move over. I’m actually Swedish by nationality, but live in the UK now… can’t move as I have children here, but always miss the lifestyle so much. Watching your videos is a nice taster for me.

@KarlKatten 3 жыл бұрын

Classic Björn

@shootiNg_MoroN 3 жыл бұрын

Classic Simon

@TEXTMANNEN 3 жыл бұрын

I promise you... you will love the shoehorn when you get old or are not as mobile anymore.

@erikandersson6145 2 жыл бұрын

As an old man

@turbosnail0311 3 жыл бұрын

Åh jag älskar dig, thank you for this video ❤

@isabboo 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video. Some parts you just take for granted as a swede, like the side ramps and filing your taxes in 1 minute😂

@Hilariumosis 3 жыл бұрын

I could do the "Day 1 of..." thing in the comment section on every video. But I'll just say you will give in to the shoehorn eventually. Just a matter of time ;)

@SuperBenkoo 3 жыл бұрын

The maggots in raspberrys tastes raspberrys as well...haha....if there is one, you won't notice.

@Soundbrigade 3 жыл бұрын

And a good source of protein ....🤢

@MrTjonke 3 жыл бұрын

If it's not a bärfis

@lokis7230 3 жыл бұрын

As my mom's grandma said: "They have only eaten raspberrys."

@MeaganNouis 3 жыл бұрын

Noooooo, that's so gross 😂

@darkiee69 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTjonke Those are from the devil!!! 🤬

@arquilho 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely video! Things that almost nobody talks about. And girl, I have to say, you have such a smooth voice! :)

@m.i7808 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos! Very interesting to see Swedish culture from another perspective, however the shoehorn-thing continues to confuse me a tiny bit! IT’S SO PRACTICAL!!! Anyway, I really like your channel, very fun editing and content. :-)