An AMERICANS FIRST TIME IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

[@therealwan]

Part 2 will be coming soon! Show some love on this video, were on the road to 1k!

[@Marie-qp5sm]

Love it! But as a Stockholmer I wonder, didn´t anybody offer help when you couldn´t find the way? If you ever come back I´ll show you both the very best of my hometown! Great video!

[@luxeford547]

H&M, Zara and Sephora are Swedish, Spanish and French brands respectively. Just saying... Edit: we're far from ten million in Stockholm. More like one million in the central parts and another million if you count the suburbs. If it feels like more it might be because we're out and about more than in U.S. cities. The city is so compact you really don't need a car to go round.

[@therealwan]

I meant that those stores were the only ones I recognized from living In the US. Thanks for the fact check lol. From my first experience, the city was huge. The public transportation is elite here compared to the US

[@graffzon]

Around 2 million in sthlm

[@luxeford547]

@@graffzon Apologise. I was drunk+

[@therealwan]

@@graffzon thank you for the correction! I was told false info before lol

[@mro6973]

Really entertaining vlogs! Keep it up (with hopes of more of them in the future 🙂). Also, Its really fun to see your own country/city via curious, foreign eyes like this. 👌

[@therealwan]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoy the content!!

[@Nick_Goblin]

If revisiting stockholm i would recommend checking out the royal palace or some museums, most of them are free. There are signs and stuff in english it usually only costs of you want a guided tour.

[@therealwan]

Thank you for the tip! Next time I go to Stockholm I’ll take a trip to the Royal Palace

[@Pubbehey1]

Roadtrips in sweden are awesome, so many great places to visit. I have a long list of places i wanna go to, i will get there in time when i have it. Funny thing with sweden, 9 out of 10 people will be able speak good english with you if you need to ask for the way or anything. A lot of people will just automaticly switch over to english as soon as they hear or overheard you speak it, without you telling them that you are from the US, Thats just how it works most of the time.

[@therealwan]

I would love to hear your list of placed to visit. The Sweds speak English well. Sometimes when I speak with people they get embarrassed about It. They are able to carry a conversation with me so I tell them that their English is great!

[@Pubbehey1]

@@therealwan well, my list is not finished yet but i a have a few places that i really need to visit or that i want to explore more 1. the west coast, towns like "grebbestad" and "strömstad" or "halmstad" during the summer. (Can really recommend to sit at the cliffs close to shore with a mobile speaker with some nice music and alcoholic drinks and some nice food & friends on a varm sunny day) 2. east coast towns like "kalmar" and "karlskrona" and i really would like to go to gotland & öland again and see the medieval town of visby. ( one thing to do is to search for medival castles and go visit them in each town). I have yet to visit my hometown castle in "Örebro". All of these during the summer and specially during midsummer would have been awesome with a couple of friends. Maybe even a roadtrip and visit 1 coast each time. stay a day or two on each spot to really get into the city / town. I have been once to halmstad, and tylösand beach is something else! Really recommend to go there and chill at the beach. I have been to a couple of these towns, but only with work or drove past them, or that i have been there for a very short time, not enough to explore the things i want to explore. During winter i would want to go up a long way up north. And hike a bit and maybe some fishing & camping in the forest. And i really love to ski, so "Åre" are one spot that i would like to visit to go sking and maybe rent a cabin with a couple of friends.

[@WhateverItIsWhatItIs2024]

But learning a little of Swedish is always recommended ❤ also it's not super hard to learn

[@markusolofzon]

Great vid. Just a slight correction. At the end you said Stockholm has about 10M ppl. Stockholm has around 1M people, 2 if you count the entire region). The entirety of Sweden has 10M 😊. HM is a 100 % Swedish brand w HQ in central Stockholm.

[@therealwan]

Thank you for the fact check lol 🤝 I also meant the only stores I recognized In America

[@richardnelson3227]

I appreciate paying for the restrooms in Sweden. They are clean and have no surprises!

[@therealwan]

That is a good incentive to make sure they are cleaned but I was highly surprised.

[@seriouspleasures]

I was cleaning Metro stations for years, and let me tell you: they're not clean before somebody like le clean them! The amount of bodily fluids I've been exposed to? If nothing else, it desensitizes you.

[@richardnelson3227]

@Serious Pleasures being from USA , I appreciate what you do when I visit Sweden.

[@Flokenx]

Thourougly enjoyed that one! You both seem like such down to earth, fun people! Would've loved to meet you both if I saw this earlier, I live close to Stockholm. I see you've moved to Romania now, and I hope you'll enjoy that, I hear it's quite a beautiful country aswell! Subbed :)

[@binkao2938]

The medieval museum is awesome and free and will be moving next year to a location which isn’t as good, so I’d check it out while you still can! I think the Vasa museum isn’t free, but it’s really cool! I also like livrustkammaren (Royal armory?!), but idk if it’s one of the free ones either or not. Skansen I think is the worlds biggest outdoor museum (also zoo with Swedish animals), it’s not free but really nice!

[@therealwan]

I’m definitely going to check out more touristy activities next trip. Wifey was just breaking the bank that day 🤣

[@mysticprophecy5395]

@@therealwan like wives usually do

[@WhateverItIsWhatItIs2024]

It's defo not free but it's well worth the money.

[@WhateverItIsWhatItIs2024]

I've been four times and always find something new to learn

[@roahir]

One reason, out of many, why you pay for public toilet (so I read, don't quote on that) is to pay for maintenance etc doesn't mean we love it... but that's one reason for it.

[@therealwan]

That makes sense.

[@TheEmpressgoth]

Thanks for Sharing and Happy Birthday Early To Nia? Hoped I spelled it right.

[@therealwan]

Thank you for watching! It’s spelled Niya 😁

[@Rossi__l]

You need to try swedish kebab in köping!

[@therealwan]

I’ve tried It! The kebabs are pretty good

[@calle9368]

@@therealwan the best kebab is in Malmö, also falafel. Its a LOT cheaper and so much better.

[@olasjoberg2111]

gutsy food choises :) McD and and pan pizza ;-)

[@therealwan]

I know right . How embarrassing 😂😅

[@WhateverItIsWhatItIs2024]

The metro system in Stockholm can be super confusing so dont feel bad at all ❤ also no one should judge you for going to Maccas but try Max some time. Also . Always remember to fika at minimum once a day . 11 am and 3pm . Defo 3pm.

[@therealwan]

Navigating on the metro was super confusing at first but I got the hang of It after a while. I’ve ate at Max, not much of a fan. Can’t forget about the fika! That’s essential lol

[@WhateverItIsWhatItIs2024]

Gosh I miss Stockholm so much. Did you go to gamla stan? Theres this amazing cafe just to the left of the square which serves the best prawn sandwich and hot chocolate in all of Stockholm! If you haven't been walk into the square and it's like third cafe to the left. ❤

[@therealwan]

Stockholm is a beautiful city!! Yes, I did go to Gamal Stan. I haven’t been to the cafe but next time I go I will check It out

[@seriouspleasures]

J'accuse! (That's French for "I accuse!), but Zara is Spanish, and H&M is Swedish. Just pulling your leg, because why not get a bit taller? ❤ And Sephora is French...

[@therealwan]

Thank you for the correction! I wouldn’t mind getting a bit taller lol

[@seriouspleasures]

@Juwan Gray I'm only 6'3" and peeps were always like "I bet you're good at basketball!" Nah, I'm a midget...

[@Joacim-A]

H&M is a Swedish company and Zara is Spanish. Just because the stores exist in the US doesn't mean they originated there.

[@therealwan]

I’m aware now. When I was recording I meant those were the only stores I recognized from the States

[@strictlyvintagebasketball354]

Hey also one of my connects who i used to help train lives in Gothenburg in the city of Boras and said he's like to come out and support as your team does travel there to play so once you get an opportunity to connect with me i can forward you pertinent information.

[@therealwan]

Fasho! I’ll hit you on IG

[@binkao2938]

If you go to McDonald’s again I highly recommend the Daim McFlurry 🙈 It’s the only thing I go to McDonald’s for! Hope you visit Stockholm again! Check out the Södermalm area some time if you can :)

[@therealwan]

Next time I got to McDonald’s I’ll try It! I haven’t tasted the ice cream In Sweden yet!

[@philthai99]

Very nice.

[@therealwan]

Thanks for the support 🤝

[@vc6094]

Don't forget to follow the rules of ques, escalators and to not use cash

[@christian5941-e4o]

Lunch can never be amazing at McDonalds.

[@therealwan]

You’re wrong for that one haha

[@23smguld]

H&M is a Swedish brand Take a look at the Swedish brand and you'll never believe it😊

[@therealwan]

Thanks for clarifying !

[@mixuz91]

So.. You go to another country just to eat the same food you get everywhere. And buy clothes form international brands... make sense.

[@therealwan]

Lol

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

You Americans are too car dependent by getting tired after sitting on a train, then having to walk up some stairs, and on an escalator at that, that's seen as very lazy here in Scandinavia, and not being fit, but different culture and mindset. Basically doing something your legs are meant to do, walk. Here we value freedom, personal space, and privacy as well as hikes and the outdoors being a huge part of the culture, and identity besides being farming and fishing nations, not just talking about Sweden here, but also Norway where I'm from... Also we have a saying: ''no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes'', meaning you should dress for the weather, and especially good shoes if walking a lot.

[@xsore970]

Just gona let u know there is 10 million people in the whole of Sweden not just in Stockholm

[@therealwan]

My mistake! Thanks for correcting me

[@Rikard_A]

Really Starbucks. Please Café's are supirer with free påtår. Pressbyrån has better coffee than Starbucks..

[@therealwan]

We just liked Starbucks for their refresher drinks, not the coffee itself

[@lmao2351]

H&M is a swedish company lol.

[@therealwan]

I know. I meant those were the only companies I recognized from the US

[@lmao2351]

@@therealwan oh my bad

[@therealwan]

@@lmao2351 all good 🤣 keeping me on my Ps and Qs

[@tobiasnordqvist882]

Free Wi-fi everywhere!

[@therealwan]

Love It haha

[@pannkukas]

My guy, H&M is swedish like IKEA. :)

[@therealwan]

I realize that. I meant H&M is the store from the U.S. that I recognized

[@risputte]

H&M is swedish

[@therealwan]

I know. I meant those certain stores were the only ones I recognized from the US

[@risputte]

@@therealwan 🙂 aha 👍 🙂

[@graffzon]

Dude, H&M is Swedish bro ;)

[@therealwan]

I know🤦🏽‍♂️ I meant that H&M was one of the stores I recognized from the US

[@graffzon]

@@therealwan aha hahaha

[@graffzon]

@@therealwan wasnt even sure u had H&M in the states

[@christian5941-e4o]

H&M is not an american store, it´s swedish.

[@therealwan]

Thank you

[@richardnelson3227]

10 million people???? That's funny

[@therealwan]

10 million people In Sweden 🤦🏽‍♂️ my bad for the false info

[@richardnelson3227]

@The Real Wan that's ok. Have been to Sweden 9 times. I learn a little each trip but am not an expert

[@martinericsson2055]

Hahahaha ten million people living in the Sweden not in Stockholm.. there are like 1,5 million mayby..

[@therealwan]

Thanks for the correction!

[@temesiadam]

Sorry for all the people being a Karen over the fact that you called H&M American. Sweden doesn’t have that many big things to brag about like america so that’s why a lot of people get triggered lmao. Hope y’all enjoyed your stay though

[@therealwan]

You are a real one for calling the people a Karen LOL. I understand though. We loved our stay In Sweden as well

[@kingvii7250]

Did you just claim that H&M and Zara are american brands??

[@therealwan]

You and 1000 other people said the same comment. I meant to say the brands that I recognized