5 Stereotypes About Sweden That Swedes HATE

5 Stereotypes About Sweden That Swedes HATE - Just a Brit Abroad

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What are some of the most common stereotypes about Sweden? And are the stereotypes you hear about Sweden true or false? More importantly, what do the Swedes think of these stereotypes? What are the stereotypes every Swedish person hates? These are some of the questions we're going to be answering in today's video, all about Swedish stereotypes. During the video, I'll break down 5 of the most common stereotypes and weigh in on whether there is any truth behind them or not!
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The 5 Stereotypes That Every Swedes Hate:
1. All Swedes listen to Abba, drive Volvo cars and spend their weekends browsing and shopping at IKEA
2. Swedes love the cold - to the point that they don't ever even feel the cold! There's no such thing as bad weather after all, just bad clothes!
3. Swedes speak and sound just like the Swedish Chef from the Muppets - unsurprisingly, neither hurdy nor gurdy are words in Swedish, despite what you've heard!
4. Every Swede is mega rich and owns a summer house!
5. Everyone in Sweden eats fermented fish (surströmming) as part of their regular diet - not true I'm afraid! But in this video, I open the challenge up to you guys to see if you'd like to see me try it live on a video😱
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@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

*I was today years old when I found out the internet is prepared to subject me to extreme discomfort, all in the name of pure entertainment* 😱😳😱 Only kidding😆 yep, that's right - you guys came through and smashed the 200 likes threshold I set, honestly, I wasn't prepared for it to happen quite so quickly😳but a deal is a deal, so the challenge is well and truly on💪🏼this one's going to require a little bit of preparation, so give me a few weeks and I'll get something put together for your enjoyment😉and in the meantime, if you're reading this and you have no idea what we're talking about, make sure you hang about to the end of this video👆🏻

@annicaesplund6613 2 жыл бұрын

To be opened and eaten outdoors away from people!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

@@annicaesplund6613 100% Annica! very good advice! I'm going to be putting this video together with help and support from some knowledgable Swedes who have experience with what we're doing haha

@onedollarminiatures. 2 жыл бұрын

If you prepare it right I can be really tasty, ask a chef you show you or help you do a nice dish with it.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

@@theze4988 thanks Theze!! I need it hahaha video proof to follow

@katam6471 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad That's a very good decision. I've seen some videos of non-Swedes eating surströmming without having a clue what they were doing. It didn't end well. Also: respect to you for going along with it. I'm a 57 yo Swede and I've never dared to try. I'm living in the south though, which might explain it.

@AmbiCahira 2 жыл бұрын

Here in the US I get 4 reactions. 1. "You're Swedish? I love Abba!!" 2. "You're Swedish? Me too I'm 1/8th (or 1/16th) Swedish!" Alternatively "I'm 1/8th Norwegian - We're neighbours!!" 3. "You're Swedish? You know Pewdiepie?" 4. "You're Swedish?? I love Swiss chocolate!" The last one angers me the worst.

@michaelmay5453 2 жыл бұрын

I've had a discussion with an American who insisted that in Sweden we speak German and French. He would not accept that he had got Sweden and Switzerland mixed up and probably didn't know they are separate countries either.

@Obeisance-oh6pn 2 жыл бұрын

Why so mad? Swiss chocolate is great!

@michaelmay5453 2 жыл бұрын

@@Obeisance-oh6pn Because ignorance might be bliss for Americans but it's fucking annoying for the rest of us.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmay5453 you're kidding right? how can you deny it when you've got a local telling you otherwise? its one thing to have an assumption... but then once its proven wrong?

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

@@Obeisance-oh6pn it sure is! but of course, Sweden hasn't exactly played a big part in its history haha

@wyastonhypatia23 2 жыл бұрын

I still can't help feeling that surströmming is a Swedish joke played on all newcomers.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha love this! well we're about to find out!

@martinjarenheim7142 2 жыл бұрын

the only thing i like less than the cold in winter is the darkness. It´s so wonderful when you get to the end of March and the light returns and it starts to get warmer.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

sooo with you on this one🙌🏻 I really noticed it this spring, I was so pleased to see the sun again!

@mldag1678 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, and you literally feel yourself getting more cheery and happier too!

@OliviaSthlm 2 жыл бұрын

If you try surströmming. Do it the proper way, with thinbread and the right condiments. Not the "try not to vomit KZfaq challenge" thing.

@rasmuswi 2 жыл бұрын

What? If you like chili you'll for sure be eating Habaneros and ghost peppers as if they were apples, so of course you'll eat surströmming straight from the can if you like surströmming? :D

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

fair tips Olivia, thank you!! thankfully, I'll be on the High Coast soon with Swedish family, so I'll get them to help me do it properly!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

@@rasmuswi haha think I've got to find out if I like it or not first Rasmus!!

@johnekare8376 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more! If you want to know what the tradition is about you should go for the whole tradition with all the aspects of it. Otherwise it's like trying to convey what Christmas is by letting someone hang a sock above the mantlepiece but nothing else... You wouldn't have the same understanding of what Christmas is after that.

@beorlingo 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnekare8376 I'm not so much into Christmas. Maybe I'll hang a sock on top of my radiator this year as a sign of Christmas acknowledged.

@elezeiaz 2 жыл бұрын

I personally think many swedes appreciate the hard changing seasons, when summer comes after a hard long dark winter period there's nothing like it. I really don't tthink you'd appreciate it the same if you had sun and warm weather all the time. I myself love the changing seasons, but prob prefer winter over summer. :D

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

oooh a winter lover, interesting! only kidding😉 there's beautiful parts of every season of course!

@tofuu666 Жыл бұрын

As a swed I hate weather I got broken shoes and today it was slushy outside My life is pain

@Korxion Жыл бұрын

I can kinda relate has I live in American in Wisconsin and weather changes can be nice to go though. I mainly like the winter has I like to be colder than hotter

@worryworm 2 жыл бұрын

I have tried surstömming, but my preferred way to eat it is after it's been properly rinsed off with fresh water, chopped up an paired with gräddfil, spuds and raw red onion.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

I'm trying it in a video tomorrow funnily enough! not quite the way you've explained here, but I'm excited to see what you think!

@kristoffer-2614 2 жыл бұрын

3:38 exactly, we don’t say ”hurdy gurdy”. The instrument called Hurdy-gurdy is not even called that in Sweden. We call it Vevlira instead

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

well there we go! learn something new everyday!

@E-jit 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in my summer home right now, I can tolerate the cold pretty well and I love the Swedish chef. Feels good to be a part of the stereotype, haha!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

haha nice Daniel, we've found the exception!!😉 and I'm glad to hear that there are people that have summer houses still. you would have thought I made it up the reaction I got the first time I mentioned them!!

@Jharug87 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I'm from Gotland and I'm going to go through this little list here. 1. I am indifferent towards ABBA, they where before my time and frankly I find the music to be a bit dated and bland but I don't mind listening to them a little bit here and there. 2. I have been to a IKEA store once my entire 34 year long life (good work posting this video on my birthday btw) we simply don't have a IKEA store on Gotland and I'm not on the mainland often. 3. I do love the cold, I dress up and go for a LOT more walks in the winter then in the summer. I think the 3 main reasons for this is the fact that the sun have an easy time burning me to a lobster and also that I hate sweating in the heat of the summer. For me there is something about the nice feeling of cold fresh air in my lungs that I just love almost the only thing that really wakes me up and making me what to do stuff. OH and bonus fact, I hate it when my apartment is warmer then 18c I grew up with winter mornings being 9-14c in my bedroom waking up and I did not even reflect over that. 4. So the Swedish chef is actually my second favorite Muppet after my spirit animal the cookie monster :D I love to joke around with his joke Swedish at times just being silly. I kind of like that stereotype as an outlet for some goofiness. 5. I am sad to say I am piss poor for Swedish standards... had it not been for family I would really struggle to have food all month but hey I got a apartment with a kitchen, a shower and a warm bed at night just for existing. Thank you Swedish social security system. Living on Gotland I don't see any single point to having a summerhouse unless you are one of the very few that live in the old town part of Visby and want some variation in the scenery. Bonus facts, I despite living on a island hate seafood of any kind so Surströmming is out of the question and yes I do have a volvo :D Being 2 meters tall sort of limits what car I can fit into

@TheCowtownswede 2 жыл бұрын

the only word in Swedish the Swedish chef actually says is Smörgåsbord. Smörgåsbord the huge Swedish buffe and it is at Christmas called Julbord. You should a video on that.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

oooh that would be a good idea for a video!! couldn't have done it last year due to corona limiting the options to actually have one but you're right, I'll add it to the list for this year!

@draug7966 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the ABBA thing........i don't mind it, I mean they Are iconic but it's just as if the Beatles were the only british band ever. The funny thing is you could probably ask any person who's into metal music about sweden and they can make a list of like 10 swedish bands at least. That probably goes for Finland as well.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

exactly! they have their time and place - and they've certainly helped put the country on the map, but that doesn't mean they are the only option! there's so much more to experience and enjoy!!

@soapmcsoapface1787 2 жыл бұрын

And the list would likely start with In Flames. And it would probably include Sabaton with the "fun fact" Hannes the drummer of Sabaton is married to Floor the vocalist in Nightwish because for some reason people can't get over that fact.

@jorgengabrielsson6660 2 жыл бұрын

@@soapmcsoapface1787 HELL NO… In flames and Saba… No.. can’t write it 🤮🤮🤮. OPETH RULES 🤘🏼😜

@soapmcsoapface1787 2 жыл бұрын

@@jorgengabrielsson6660 oh great you are one of those people. You do realise that i dont actually have to like something to recognise them as being incredibly well known. And i really dont give a flying fuck about your opinion anyways.

@ericanoren5212 2 жыл бұрын

OMG the part where you said: "how can yo be cold, youre from sweden?" is word by word exactly what I hear here in England. Yes, I am use to the cold - BUT, I´m only used to -20, snow, and fresh dried air, what im not used to is 0 degrees, wind, rain and 70% humidity in the air. It´s a different kind of cold! Thabk you for bringing this up!

@Furienna 2 жыл бұрын

What I read is that the Swedish chef is based on a real Swedish chef, who was to appear on an American TV show. But he got nervous and started to speak some gibberish, that was a mix of English and Swedish words. He told us all about it in an interview in a magazine several years later. I don't like fish in general, so I never ever tried surströmming despite being from Ångermanland. But when I was a kid, there were annual surströmming parties in our hamlet in every August. My brother and I who didn't eat fish ate hotdogs instead. Down in the southern parts of Sweden, it is more common to eat crayfish and have crayfish parties in August.

@michaeltempsch5282 2 жыл бұрын

IIRC, the chef in question was/is from the Dalarna region, and their way of speech is even more "sing-songey" than "normal" Swedish...

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

oh really? I didn't know it was based on any sort of fact or truth! and I tell you what, crayfish parties is something I can get onboard with a lot easier. oh well, time to try surströmming now it seems!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaeltempsch5282 oh he is? how unfortunate though, I had no idea it was based on someone real!!

@michaeltempsch5282 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad check out kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbJmqZx3366bYqM.html

@annabackman3028 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't miss one party🐟 for the other🦂!! 😋

@TechFusions 2 жыл бұрын

Great video bud! Learning lots of things about Sweden from your channel☺️

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy! Appreciate the support and interest. Glad you're finding them interesting!

@lindatisue733 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that "love the cold" stereotype is SO wrong. Even at +25°you will see some Swedes in winter coats. If it is April and October, doesn't matter the temperature, people will look at me strange if I am not wearing a jacket. I have even had random Swedes ask me if I am cold, and that breaks the rule about not talking to strangers , not talking

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

like anywhere, there's people that like or dislike both, right!

@starfish4905 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and accurate analyses as always. Yes! Do the surströmming 💕 You should also try the spettekaka which is a superduper infernally sweet dessert that skåningar somehow are obsessed with. What are your thoughts on Kalles kaviar and salt liquorice? Those are some of the food that people not from Sweden often seem to dislike

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad to hear you thought so!! There'll be a new one out in a couple of hours all about food, which is quite funny reading your comment just now😅 so it'll be fun to see what you think!! I must admit, I'm not the biggest fan of Kalles but I do like salt liquorice! It took a bit of adjustment and I wasn't onboard straight away, but now I've really learned to enjoy it! Even salty liquorice ice cream for example! and I'll certainly be sure to try surströmming - I kind of have to now that I promised the internet😳😆 video to follow next month!! p.s. have a great Wednesday!

@evawettergren7492 2 жыл бұрын

I have noticed that most people love the sun and warm weather... personally I get headaches from sunlight and melt in to a puddle if it is warmer than 18C. So I guess I am a stereotype of a swede... except that I loathe snow. Just the cold would be one thing but the snow is IN THE WAY!!! My favourite time of year is three weeks in fall and three weeks in spring, when there is no snow, it is around 15C and I can actually enjoy being outside. Unless it is raining.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy it Eva - even more so now I've experienced a couple of cold, Swedish winters!! and I kind of understand how tyou feel about snow. I like to look at it, but its soo impractical as soon as you need to get out and about!

@Damalatorian 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Sweden here so I'm gonna shary my views. :) 1. I accept ABBA as good vibing music and can listen to them but prefer other music.. not just because I'm born in 1985 and had parents listening to rock.. Queen however is a band I have many records of but also the german band Rammstein and alot of EDM music. 2. Can't argue with that one.. "A true Swede have shorts and t-shirts even when it's snowing!" :P I prefer the cold before the heat but jokes aside.. if you ever come to Sweden during July you will see more Swedes at the park, benches or outdoor seatings than ants on a logg in the forest. Swedes generally are suckers for the sun due to the fact that we are a nordic country with less sunny days than most and therefor we bask in the sun... me however can't stand the heat as much so I prefer autum or the winter and have both fans and aircondition going at the summer. :) 3. The Swedish chef kinda sounds like he's got a development problem and yeah.. doesn't sound as much like Swedish. 4. We have kinda high wages but then again the taxes are high as F so we pay around 60+ % of our salary before it even gets paid out to our account -then you have extra taxes. 5. Surströmming is kinda like moldy cheese and something that needs to be noted is that it's irritating to see reactors taste the strömming just plain. You need to eat it with the right condiments (example: Potatoes, union, chives, sour cream and hardbread). You wouldn't eat a block of rockfort cheese so why would you try to eat surströmming like that? I can add a #6 as well: The candy Swedish Fish comes from Sweden. -Nope.. we have candy that looks like fishes but the brand Swedish Fish is not our doing. Just like our snack kalled "Finska Pinnar" (kinda like a stick bread that reminds of bagels but are hard) or the licorice candy "Turkisk Peppar" (though I believe it comes from Finland) is not a Turkish candy.. it's just named in that way. :P

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for weighing in Jon! Completely agree with you about ABBA! They certainly deserve the credit due for making their mark on the world and they've got some enjoyable songs, but there's other options out there!! and you're so right about Swedes wearing shorts in the snow😳😱 it never fails to amaze me haha And that was a good sixth one actually! I hadn't thought about that!!

@Strasstass 2 жыл бұрын

Love you, "Brit Abroad"! ❤️ Very accurate video 😂

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

hehe thanks so much!! Glad you enjoyed😅 have a great week! //Gregg

@rebeckaruuska8702 2 жыл бұрын

Also, the right way to open a can of surströmming is having a big container of water and then open the can underneath the water surface. That's how you avoid the smell 😅 then you clean it and such under water

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

fortunately I didn't have to open it for myself Amanda! video's hitting my channel tomorrow at 1500 so I'll be interested to see what you think, but I tried it in Norrland with people who know what they are doing :)

@Nejliika 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: In my family we visit Ikea when it raining. Don't know how many times my mom has said to me "Hey it's going to rain tomorrow so me and Fredrik is going to Ikea"

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

haha really Ebba? how come? do rainy days lead to home decor inspiration and dreaming up new projects in your family?

@eleonor4100 2 жыл бұрын

We did the total opposit when I was a kid - we went to Ikea when the weather was really good because then it wasn't as crowded.

@Nejliika 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad I don't know, for my family is like a thing we do to pass time. Goinc to ikea in my family is the same as going to a Waterpark, we just do it for fun

@christopherx7428 2 жыл бұрын

Well, all of us certainly do NOT love the warmth. Well, yes, to a certain degree, OK. However, one vacation I had sunny weather and 30°+ all 4 weeks. It was the worst vacation ever! I hid in the basement for 4 weeks straight! Over 25° and I start feeling bad. You can cope with cold by putting on more clothes, but there is no escape from the heat! Spot on when it comes to the "Swedish chef", though. According to SCB there are 580.000 summer houses in Sweden. Not all are owned by Swedes, though. I have tried surströmming. Don't go down that road, no matter how many likes you get!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, I understand that some of you have a bit of a temperature limit - and i guess that's the same wherever you go, but particularly in more northern countries where we rarely reach those temperatures🤗 and thanks for the fact about summer houses - I thought it was more than people claimed in my earlier video haha. and now you're getting me worried about what I've set myself up for here Christopher😳😱 haha

@olasjoberg2111 2 жыл бұрын

my like was 683.. already seen your surströmming... finally someone posting the proper dish...

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

haha indeed! this is where the challenge began!!

@Kjmannen 2 жыл бұрын

Open the can of surströmming under water

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

best tip of the week!! haha

@DraconiusDragora 2 жыл бұрын

Note on Surströmming. In the olden times. A Christmas meal had Surströmming, Pigsfeet in gelatin, and pretty much anything that would otherwise spoil during that time. Nowdays we barely touch the stuff.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

oh it did? I had no idea, thanks for sharing that with me! as it happens, I touched surströmming earlier this week for a video, as promised. Evidence to follow!!

@deaodaggi 2 жыл бұрын

In 2007 there were around 680 000 summerhouses in Sweden. År 2007 fanns det omkring 680 000 fritidshus i Sverige. Omkring 55 % av Sveriges befolkning uppgav 2002 att de hade tillgång till fritidshus, och omkring 20 % uppgav att de själva ägde fritidshuset[4].

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

tack för fakten Lena! jag tänkte det var ganska mycket mer!! jag gjorde en video ganska tidigt när jag pratade om sommarstugor och jag fick så mycket kritik för att jag sa att "de flesta" har tillgång till en sommarhus! och många sa "aj men det är bara 100k i landet" så jag tod deras ord för det! men nu har vi den riktiga faktan!!

@zaharabarry5347 2 жыл бұрын

I went to a surströmming party in Stockholm once. As I went in I asked the host "is your mother at home?". He said no, she hates the smell. I said oh what a shame, Where's she gone? - FINLAND was the answer. Says it all, inte sant?

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha that's extreme😆 I'll be trying surströmming in a video tomorrow funnily enough, hitting my channel at 1500. I'll be interested to hear if your reaction was similar to mine!

@Nils0scar 2 жыл бұрын

Reactions abroad: 1. You make great watches. 2. I love the Alps. 3. You have great cheese.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

great watches?😆 I'm not sure I even understand where that confusion came from. is that something Switzerland is good at??

@kuzzbillington6392 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad Yes, they were world leading for ages. Also, cuckoo clocks and whatnot.

@Benderswe1 2 жыл бұрын

yea we love our pickled herring and when it comes to fermented ones we dont eat starit out of the can we use stuff like onion and potatoes on "tunnbröd" to go with it

@Bumbledora 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!!! Your video really. made laugh and made me also smile! A big smile! Let me see: I actually love Surströmming because my parents are from the North of Sweden. My husband hates it. He was born and raised in Stockholm. IKEA is very popular, that's for sure. I have mixed feelings about IKEA. My best friends in Florida - when they heard me speak Swedish - finally understood that it sounds nothing like the Swedish Chef. LOL! But I like the Swedish Chef, he's funny! Yes, we have a countryside home (I don't remember the word you used, sorry) and an apartment in the city. We're not wealthy, just economic. It may sound strange having to places, but that's how it is. I grew up with Abba, but it was kind of shameful to admit that you liked their music. I do like them, but I was a dedicated Duran Duran, Depeche Mode and Kim Wilde fan. Nowadays, Muse is my one and favourite band. I think the winter is beautiful, but I hate shovel show. And I hate being cold. But warm clothes helps. You just have to learn how to dress for the weather. Mind you, even I make mistakes and coming home with freezing feet. Stereotypes though, are pretty funny. I have that kind of sense of humour that I don't get offended. I find it amusing. When I studied in Sydney a long time ago a friend from Hong Kong asked me if Polar Bears walked on the streets in the city. I laughed a lot and he kind of looked a bit embarrassed, poor guy. But I explained: No, they don't. And I've only seen Polar Bears on the zoo. Thanks for an amusing and interesting video! Greeting from a Swede :)

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Elisabeth! So cool to hear that you found it so fun! Thanks for watching along, I really appreciate it. And I totally agree with you about stereotypes, not many of them end up being as accurate today as they once where but its still quite funny to recall them and laugh at how little truth there is in them! love the idea of polar bears roaming around Stockholm though!

@minicha77em 2 жыл бұрын

IKEA before opening, people are waiting for the cheap breakfast and want to be first in line :) and the only response to someone going bork bork bork is a finger gesture, either the one finger one (US) or the two finger one (UK)

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

is that what it is Em? and is the breakfast really worth the wait?

@newperspective5918 2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Older people in Sweden sometimes eat pickled herring on a weekly basis (my grandma used to do it). It used to be a sort of simple but tasty lunch to eat pickled herring, potatoes, sour cream, onions and chives with some "knäckebröd" on the side. This tradition is also honoured by some university students (especially in more posh circles or traditional student organisations) and then it is sometimes referred to simply as "en lunch" (as in if someone says we can meet at my place at 1:00 pm for "en lunch" it would mean specifically the pickled herring dish) and would also include some shots of "snaps" and singing (of course!).

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

oh they do Alice? interesting! I hadn't thought about the fact that its quite a traditional freetime activity for certain generations! didn't know either that it was quite so common for certain people to crack open the snaps haha

@vulc1 2 жыл бұрын

Why not to eat pickled Baltic herring?

@soulflame799 2 жыл бұрын

The swedish chef was my favourite character of all of the muppets!!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

haha he was? I actually never really watched the muppets!

@soulflame799 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad here is a compilation of some of the clips, they were always very short, it will give you an idea why his "swedish" is so funny lol kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j7Rhm69qyNSbo2Q.html

@jorgengabrielsson6660 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣He is epic…. Spring chicken 🤣🤣

@valo2872 2 жыл бұрын

YES! - I want you to try herring! - at the right time and in the right way and preferably in the right place. 😀 The right time is the third Thursday in August when it premieres, or later in the autumn. Then the fermentation process is complete and the fish is ready to be eaten. (not rutten as in many youtube videos) You will learn the right way to eat surströmming if you eat it in the right place, in the north. I suggest along the coast of "Norrland". Where it's fished and produced. 😋🐟

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

hehe thanks VaLo! but you're totally right about doing it properly. and don't worry I intend to! Sadly it'll be a little bit before the third Thursday in August, but I'll be up on Höga Kusten in August, so I'm planning to put this video together whilst I'm up there so that I can experience it properly!

@valo2872 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad I didn't expect anything else from you! 😁 You've always done your homework and are well prepared! 👍 But the chance that you like surströmming is small ... but think of it as black coffee. The first time you try it, it's not that good. But it'll grow on you. So in three years you'll love surströmming. 😋

@Ai-em2pu 2 жыл бұрын

214 likes...aaaand counting! Remember to do it the right way! Open the can under water and eat it with all the right condiments OUTSIDE with someone who knows how it's supposed to be eaten.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

what have I done Ai😳😅 but all very good tips here! fortunately, I've got some Swedes lined up to help me out!

@kamran102 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad Sounds like a plan! ;-) I've tried it once, but probably not again. The smell is like rotting corpses. Well, it is rotting corpses actually. Small ones with scales..

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

@@kamran102 hahaha you're terrifying me!!

@annabackman3028 2 жыл бұрын

@@kamran102 More like someone had a really really BAD stomach... Corpses smell very differently. 🙄 Another difference is that the smell of surströmming fades off and goes away by itself. The smell of a corpse doesn't. You need strong chemicals if even that helps.

@urbankotto9685 2 жыл бұрын

The Swedish chef is spot on.We kill it and put it on the barbe.While building a house and play in a metalband.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

haha I thought as much!! bye bye herdy gurdy man!!

@thomasbjurstrom6480 2 жыл бұрын

You are so right about the stereotypes! Nothing can make me eat surstromming! IKEA is useful when you want to furnish your first home.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough I just tried surströmming this week Thomas - video to follow! and you're right, IKEA can be really helpful!

@thomasbjurstrom6480 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad You are more daring than I! I suppose it's an aquired taste and like you say it's probably more commonly eaten up north. Here in the south crawfish is the thing to eat outdoors with akvavite under a full August moon, with Chinese lanterns and silly hats. Iol.

@JustOneGirl81 2 жыл бұрын

My stereotype- You are not a blonde, sure you are Swedish? 😛 If someone mention Swede, come in head tall, blonde person with blue eyes who look slim and beautiful. 🙂

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

haha such a good point!! I've heard people say before "oh I thought there would be more blonde people here" haha

@TheSlyngel 2 жыл бұрын

So true. Many are blond as children though and get darker when they get in to there teens. Ofc there have always been a mix of skin types eye colors and hair colors up here though.

@JustOneGirl81 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSlyngel Nothing wrong about darker hair Swedes, just if is mentioned Nordic people then comes in mind tall people with blonde hair and blue eyes. If think about Swedes just not comes in mind person with black hair and brown eyes. Same with Finns. Imagination of Sweden is probably that blonde people live in their red houses. 😉🙂

@JustOneGirl81 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad there is many blondes but quite many with brown hair too yes.

@erikagervald3851 Жыл бұрын

I raise my hand, I've never been asked if I love ABBA or any of their songs

@stumpwatersalad3024 Жыл бұрын

The "Swedish" Chef scared me when I was little. 🤣

@kristoffer-2614 2 жыл бұрын

2:30 exactly! We don’t all live in igloos with polar bears… only people in Lappland does that 😉

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

exactly Kristoffer! and even there, they don't have polar bears😆

@Bloink 2 жыл бұрын

The cold, sleeping landscape during winter beats the sweaty mess summer provides any day

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

I like both in different ways!

@kuzzbillington6392 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a swede, and I DO like cold. It might be because I'm a bit fat, but no, it must be the viking genes surely... probably. As for the other sterotypes, the only one that I find annoying is when the ignorant thinks Swiss is Swedish.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

cold lovers do exist!! hehe

@isakle8474 Жыл бұрын

My great grandma and grandpa had surströmming at their wedding dinner. It was a disaster my mother told me

@SilverionX 2 жыл бұрын

One of the few things I have an unreasonable hatred for, and that will insta trigger me, is the Swedish Chef. He's an affront everything good and decent in this world. On a side note I've managed to convince people that we have lynx rather than cats because the polar bears eat cats and the all mailmen have to go around armed because moose have a kick that will lop off a limb and they're very aggressive and territorial. It seems some people will just buy anything if you start slow and build up (or maybe I'm the one being counter-trolled, not sure). My favorite one is all Swedish people have a sort innate ability, like a bat sonar, that allows them to navigate any IKEA flawlessly. We even coined the term IKEA sherpa.

@JohnSmith-tk9oy 2 жыл бұрын

Well, a comment on the 'swedish chef' part, or two actually. I had a few american friends try to mimic swedish phrases after just hearing it once. I was surprised how much we actually sound like 'swedish chef'. Second; in the end of all his intros, he says 'burk' three times which makes me think of the term 'gurkburk' which is often used as a mockery of the dialect in Småland where they seem unable to pronounce 'R' whenever it's in front of another consonant

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

Oh really? You recognised some of the Swedish chef sayings in your own language?😅

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

my girlfriend is from Småland, so I'll say no more haha

@AsaBjorkbacka 2 жыл бұрын

Yey! Det blir surströmming!!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

Jo det blir ju det😳😳 vad har jag gjort!!

@nakhorn2008 2 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy your videos. I will not like this one though, because I'm a compassionate guy. Stay safe!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

haha thanks Per! Sadly, its too late now😳 pray for me!! haha thanks for watching and have a great week!

@jonhinson5701 11 ай бұрын

I am Swedish and someone confused me with coming from Switzerland. I told them they speak 4 major languages (German, Italian, French,Romansh) We Swedes speak Swedish and English. The cultures are very different. Some people need to learn geography.

@backtobella7029 2 жыл бұрын

The second one…. As a swede living in U.K. I always get asked that question every winter! So annoying haha

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha I knew it!! I've been asked it by British friends too now... "but you can't be cold, you're living in Sweden" haha

@flingan7512 2 жыл бұрын

4:00 thanks :) I'm so tired of many people saying switzerland instead of sweden. when they talk about Sweden.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

yeah I can understand that Malin!! I'm convinced its an American thing though, surely there aren't Europeans who really confuse the two?! Please!! haha

@flingan7512 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad hahe it is finn:)

@marianneeckertjensen4723 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of Danish people have a summer cottage in Sweden. :)

@juanitooctavio9023 2 жыл бұрын

About the cold... Actually, that stereotype is just somebody talking about me! I get physically ill, when its warmer than 25 degrees. My balcony-door is open all year round. 🦔

@BerraLJ 2 жыл бұрын

Well i haven't listened to ABBA in 40 years and last time i visited IKEA is 10+ years ago :) Well after hearing this i think i am not Swedish :) i like the summer in some parts but not a fan of heat, i love a cold winter with -10C or colder, and my apartment sure is 30+ inside during the summer but that is cause i do not have a choice can't afford to buy some portable AC so the concrete wall will keep the cold for a while but once heated the apartment goes disgustingly warm.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

wow, you really don't fit the stereotypes do you😅

@BerraLJ 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad Nope failed swede for sure :)

@tordjarv3802 11 ай бұрын

I’m from Sweden but I have recently moved to America, and one thing I have heard repeatedly is that many Americans thinks Sweden is in the Alps.

@tordjarv3802 11 ай бұрын

I have also been asked if we have polar bears to which I have said “yes, we use them for public transportation“.

@leomyers2016 11 ай бұрын

LOL As a very naive young man from Minnesota; I lived and worked in Sweden from 1968 to 1972 ... and I don't think these are the most hated or that most would probably even make the list! Course things have changed ... big time, I'm sure. Course, the trick is the notion of swedes hating some stereotypes. To give you some idea how things have changed; a very popular "sex" movie of the 50s was a movie called "I am curious yellow" and "I am curious blue". These were 3 hour long epics that were political satires in Sweden but "sex" movies in America because of 2 minutes of bare boobs about 2 hrs in!! How times have changed indeed!

@StaffanSwede 2 жыл бұрын

We had an American visiting once. He saw blond and blue eyed people everywhere, which became a bit embarrasing after a while; I, who happened to be the host, have green eyes and I had very dark hair back then. As regards the surströmming thing: You can always save yourself by asking them to make a surströmmingslåda. We have never had surströmming or anything near it in my family, but the older relatives (and yes, my family is from the north of Sweden) obviously had occasional surströmmingsfester. One of the relatives didn't like surströmming, but my greatgrandmother made him a surströmmingslåda and he liked it. Personally, I'd rather try stekt salt sill med löksås instead. Very salty when not used to it, but I like it, even if I know I will be very thirsty for the rest of the day. Ok, now I've done what I can to save you. If anything bad happens to you - don't blame me!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

surströmmingslåda? like a box? what's the difference with having it as a box? I'm very intruiged!! haha thanks for the tips and inspiration though! I certainly need saving😅 pray for me😳😱😉

@StaffanSwede 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad "Låda" in the Swedish cuisine means that you cook it in the oven, usually in what becomes baked egg (äggstanning in Swedish) when ready, but, depending on what you make, you can also use (tomato) juice if you make a korvlåda. A not too qualified guess is that låda comes from the fact that one needs to make it in something that can stand the heat in the oven. We say eldfast form or ugnseldfast form in Swedish and probably needless to say it has to be lined before the grub enters the oven. I think surströmmingslåda was with baked egg and onion (and the fish of course). There are many kinds of lådor waiting for you discover and enjoy!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

@@StaffanSwede oh it is? I'd never heard of that before, so thanks for educating me! very interesting!

@MatsJPB 2 жыл бұрын

We do love our IKEAs and sunshine! And if you ever visit Sweden and someone does offers you surströmming... run. Run as fast as your legs can carry you! It smells pretty bad, but that's not the worst part. It tastes pretty bad to, but that's not the worst part either. The worst part is that you will burp for the rest of the eavning, and each burp will bring that taste back into your mouth. Over, and over, and over again.

@timleelim9930 2 жыл бұрын

Most Swedes have probably heard this and I mean it only in humour, but the first time I saw a poster with the caption "fullfart", I could hardly control myself. Our Swedish tour guide told me what it meant - but I am made to understand no one loudly cheers each other on with "fullfart ahead" as encouragement.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha amazing😆 I actually just did a whole video about Swedish words with funny translations in English, not sure if you saw it? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z-CghNaIuLOuaHU.html

@perkalov 2 жыл бұрын

About ABBA... Its a funny stereotype, given the fact that ABBA was in fact bigger outside Sweden then in Sweden. ABBA is something that hand and has an specific following in Sweden. The ladies loves their IKEA and Ullared ;) The cold stereotype is in fact hold by "sörlänningar" as well. Lots of "Stockholmare" believe that Northerners like cold weather. No, as pointed out, we know how to cope with it but we don't particularly like freezing (odd, right?). Summerhouses can be fairly cheap. Its all down to what you prioritize, tbf. Not that its for free, but most families can afford it, would they like one. As pointed out, surströmming smells... well like rotten fish. But it taste okay. There is a rather large portion of the population that defines it as a delicacy, which is a tad strange given its rather mediocre taste. Its edible, that's about it.

@0763105559 Жыл бұрын

My dad and my cousins father were going to eat the fermented herring before the rest of us. They were out in the garage but the smell was the worst smell I’ve ever smeller!!! All of us in the house got sick by the smell🤮🤢 After a long time they had eaten the fish but they felt sick now to.

@S0BA_2007 Жыл бұрын

I’m Swedish and kiva ABBA but I think it’s just cause they’re so iconic.

@SpookiCooki 2 жыл бұрын

I think I fall into the "love the cold" stereotype. While I don't like freezing cold I do enjoy the chill in September. Summer is way too hot most of the time unfortunately. In winter I often find myself feeling too warm and have to open a window and wear thinner coats outdoors to cope. The thing is, it's much easier to warm up than to cool down. I think that's basically why I prefer the cold.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

good point Josefine!

@jjohanesson9139 2 жыл бұрын

They've got an ABBA museum in Stockholm.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

they sure have!! I'm yet to experience it though. any good?

@herrbonk3635 2 жыл бұрын

And the architecture of it is as ugly and misplaced as their scene costumes. (I enjoy their music though, from time to time, despite not really listening to pop).

@stefanpersson3865 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as allways and it strue hate when People bri g UP Abba and Ikea Sweden is famous for so mutch Moore.

@beorlingo 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Stefan. We do understand that you just Love when they mention H&M.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stefan! There's of course so many more wonderful things that make Sweden special!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

@@beorlingo howww did I forget to mention H&M!!

@beorlingo 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad why should you? The CEO of H&M is Stefan Persson. 😊

@herkcollins4263 2 жыл бұрын

My Per hates ABBA, but makes Volvo cars for a living hahahaha. Per hates the cold. Since I cook, Per calls me his Swedish Chef even though I'm not a natural born Swede LOL. Per and his family have a summer house, it's a large 3 bedroom house near the beach hahaha.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

oh he does? really living the stereotype there haha and its actually very common to have a summer house - I just had to set the records straight in this video because I got so many comments telling me "its not everyone" when I first brought them up haha felt like I needed to claim my redemption!

@herkcollins4263 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad Redeem thyself son, redeem thyself haha. Per and his mother are both on their vacations and have been spending a lot of time at the summer house and swimming. I'll be joining them for that next year.

@PennyAfNorberg 2 жыл бұрын

Ikea has a cheap restarant and surströmming is made from freash fish, it's just not salted enought.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not really a fan of the ikea restaurant😳

@PennyAfNorberg 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad You don't have to either it's just a reason to go there to some.

@UTUBMRBUZZ 2 жыл бұрын

As a swede i love ABBA. The company that makes pickled herring....yyyyyyyymmm....

@RKMa64 2 жыл бұрын

That about 🇸🇪Köerna är bara in Ullared... very looong ones. Not att IKEA

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

I've actually never been to Ullared! But I've heard during the pandemic the queues were mental😳😱

@martinrosen7408 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Swedish chef ❤

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

he still has fans out there hehe

@broderperdurabo Жыл бұрын

In Österln, we don't need a summer house.

@yaoellassar5995 Жыл бұрын

The swede in my dnd group is playing the Swedish chef as his character because he isn't a snowflake and actually has a sense of humor

@christopherreid1202 2 жыл бұрын

452 likes now so I think you need to buy a can of surströmming!! Haha 😂

@andreajansen1988 2 жыл бұрын

Why did you put the surströmming idea out into the universe? Although, tbh, I will laugh my ass off at that video :D That said, for me it's the "all swedes are blonde and blue eyed" that I hate, more so since I'm adopted so short and black hair here... pfffft.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

I actually already did the video Andrea😅 you can find it on my channel😆 no idea why I did that to be honest though haha and I’ve clearly not learned from my mistakes because in next week’s video I’m setting a brand new challenge haha

@broderperdurabo Жыл бұрын

We grow and bottle wine here in the south.

@theRealRindberg 2 жыл бұрын

No no no! I've never meet a person in Sweden that doesn't LOVE the Swedish chef!

@SpookiCooki 2 жыл бұрын

My least favourite stereotype is a dark one. I'll censor some words just in case they're banned on this channel. In the 60's when the birth control pill came into the market the world was skeptical. But Swedish women embraced it. And that has lead to the stereotype that Swedish women want s*x all the time. That we're always h*rny and will sleep with anyone. I have encountered foreign men who believed in this stereotype and that is scary because suddenly I'm in a situation where I might get R'd simply because of an old stereotype. It's VERY uncomfortable to be around people like that.

@Herr_U 2 жыл бұрын

Tall - check, blonde - check, blue-eyed - partial, access to multiple summerhomes - check, lives the cold - check... Dislikes fish (however, find the scent of surströmming to be homely (sets off childhood memories)), doesn't like Waterloo ("knowing me, knowing you" is a lot better), find it annoying that the swedish chef has a rythm closer to norwegian, and I only own two pieces of ikea furniture. So, it is a hit or miss... However, come between me and my salmiac* at your own peril ;) * (salty liquorice for those of you that doesn't know proper liquorice)

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

yep, good point! stereotypes are just that, and lets be honest, they'll never apply to everyone! but I can relate to the love of salty liquorice for sure!

@MathiasHeinel 2 жыл бұрын

One advice in your eventual future endevour, if worst comes to worst any you jump on the Surströmming train, don't SMELL the Surströmming, or even breath through your nose, just EAT it. It really doesn't taste bad at all, it just smells terrible in quadruple.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

haha thanks for the advice Mathias! I think I'm going to have to give it a go now I've promised it to the people - they'll never forgive me if I don't! I've heard that it tastes better than it looks though, so I look forward to finding out!

@kristoffer-2614 2 жыл бұрын

2:11 det här är nog ingen bra tid att säga att jag föredrar vinter över sommar 😄lol

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha nej det är faktiskt inte det!

@liorean 2 жыл бұрын

30 degrees? No, absolutely not. The rule is, during summer, indoor temperatures should not reach or exceed 26 for extended times, and never exceed 28. Otherwise you risk being fined. Other times of the year, 18-25.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

it was a figure of speech - British humour for you I'm afraid. I wasn't expecting anyone to take it so literal😅 I know its not really 30 degrees inside! just trying to make the point that its warm! thanks for stopping by though

@gonace 2 жыл бұрын

I don't like surströmming, but the way people eat it on youtube is so wrong, we don't just eat it straight out of the damn can.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

exaaactly! good point! fortunately, I'll be with people that know what they're doing when I try it haha

@spacemaker8760 2 жыл бұрын

I have not been at an IKEA for 5 years and more and im Swedish.

@Jony5173 2 жыл бұрын

My mum’s uncle would actually bring surströmming to work as a matlåda because he liked it so much. That was not popular! 🙄 I have had to sit through thousands of surströmmingsskivor at his house at our summer place and the smell is in your hair for days… 😭

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

you're kidding😱😱 yeah, that's a big no no. Even if the food is the nicest delicacy in the world, there's certain dishes I would never take to the workplace out of courtesy haha

@kim.F.H.P 2 жыл бұрын

Yep! Fermented herring isnt for everyone. My brother absolutley LOVES it and I, well I dont hate it! But rather dislike it. If you're gona try/eat it. Then have 2 friends with you... One who loves surströmming and one who hates it. Just to make it interesting.

@HappySwedishPancake 2 жыл бұрын

I take the summer house example as a personal attack

@HappySwedishPancake 2 жыл бұрын

😉

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha😆 love that you remember this! promise you weren't the only one though lol

@fromSweden4u 2 жыл бұрын

Surströmming! Do it!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

haha don't you worry, its coming!! next month🤗 just need to do my research first and get it put together properly!!

@qilde 2 жыл бұрын

Jag älskar surströmming. 🇩🇰 Och jag är från köpenhamn. 🤩

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

jaså? kul! jag kommer att prova det i en video imorgon faktiskt!

@SteamboatW 2 жыл бұрын

Well, Volvo is quite common in Sweden. I personally can talk about ABBA, and don't mind, but I loathe the Pewdiepie and Swiss Chocolate questions. Many Swedes like the cold too, but not in Stockholm. We love spring, but many like the cold too. But I have to protest about the Swedish Chef. He's our national treasure! We don't play hurdie gurdies, but the word is Börk! If you try Surströmming, don't try Surströmming like an american! Find a real Surströmming eating family and do it for "real". Jamie Oliver did it the right way and sort of liked it. At least he didn't vomit. The only Americans I've seen that could do it the youtube challenge way was George Forman and William Shatner. Respect!

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

It surprises me to learn that Swedes get asked so many questions about Pewdiepie. I get that he's a big name in the internet world, but I didn't realise it had bled out so far into normal questions about culture for example! Interesting to hear that you're an advocate for the Swedish Chef though! I've actually not really ever seen the Muppets, so its not something I'd ever have thought to talk about in a video, before I started getting countless comments on other videos from Swedes saying how much they hated him haha Thanks for the tips about surströmming though! I've got a few ideas about how to bring the video to life, and of course it needs to be a little bit dramatic and entertaining to encourage certain people to watch, but rest assured, I'm going to do it properly!

@nordscan9043 2 жыл бұрын

Sur in surströmming, is pronounced suer which means sour in Swedish.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

sure does Andreas :) video of me trying it is coming out tomorrow!

@nordscan9043 2 жыл бұрын

@@JustaBritAbroad I hope you could handle the smell. In Norway they have fermented trout called rakfish(pronounced rahk-fisk).

@keithmoon3190 Жыл бұрын

Swedes don't just listen to abba, they also listen to Roxette, ace if base, and they have some hidden gems in their music which include songs from Veronica Maggio, Lill Babs, Tages, Lena Philipsson, Peter Joback...

@alexanderwallinpuska4376 2 жыл бұрын

The thing With cold is true for those of us who live in northern Sweden we love the cold

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

I guess you kind of have to if you're going to live that far north right?

@bosse1998 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have to comment about temperature. When I see people dressed very warm in the UK I ask myself what would they do in Sweden when it really is cold? Your comment about no bad weather, isn't that English? Ikea, I disagree. It's in the UK that people are crazy about IKEA. To me IKEA is Sweden abroad. The place where I can get Swedish food. That is ironic as the food at IKEA have been made at IKEA Central kitchen somewhere in Central Europe. Thank you for a great video. I am actually in Sweden right now.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Bosse! the saying I was talking about was "det finns inga dåliga väder bara dåliga kläder" and its very typical Swedish! its not something we say in England! I must admit, I don't really get all the hype about IKEA food. especially people in Sweden that take a fika there. Why, when there are so many local alternatives?! haha glad you enjoyed though and have a great time back in Sweden!

@flingan7512 2 жыл бұрын

1:18 thanks

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

thank you too! have a great weekend Malin :D thanks for watching!

@mikaelandersson4519 2 жыл бұрын

Surströmming 😩 Not even food for my pet

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha it’s an acquired taste right? Have you seen the video where I tried it live on camera?! 😳

@mattiasbarnett3777 2 жыл бұрын

Im half Swedish and the Swedish Chef one annoys the heck out of me

@mariamajallowsd 2 жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤👏🏻👏🏻👍👍

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

thanks Mariama!!

@michaelmay5453 2 жыл бұрын

My only gripe is when people "know" things about Sweden and won't accept that they are wrong. 100% of the time it's an American and I don't know WHY it's so hard for them to admit when they are wrong.

@JustaBritAbroad 2 жыл бұрын

yeah that's an interesting one! I read another comment where someone said they'd been told by an American that we spoke French and German in Sweden and when they tried to clarify that wasn't the case they wouldn't have it. seems a bit odd to me? when you've got a local telling you its not the case, how can you deny it?😅