How Sweden Has Changed Us (Been Here Too Long?)

[@chalphon4907]

It's so funny when Americans refer to Starbucks as "good coffee", In Europe Starbucks is to coffee what McDonals is to fine dining. Also, those two are so into each other.

[@jimjimmydee5839]

nobody in the United States gives a shit what europeans think or do!

[@awora9200]

JimJimmy Dee don’t forget to take tour medicines

[@stream2watch]

@@jimjimmydee5839 If you are American, the very fact that you posted that comment under this video, as response to that statement, means that you do give a shit. Logic, innit! Have another cup of faux coffee.

[@deedee9682]

@@stream2watch that JimJimmy Dee got Owned!

[@oliviamoore3426]

I mean Starbucks is great compared to the brown water of sadness us Americans call coffee

[@rodrigoengell]

I really liked and respect when you said: "She comes from a Mexican background and I come from the US, both of us being North American". Good job pointing that out

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Where is the wall?

[@lennartpersson9834]

​@@PoisonelleMisty4311 Ask Trump! He built the wall at the border of Colorado. And the New Mexicans paid for it! 😂😂😂

[@ElisabetHermansson12]

Mexico is in north america.

[@altaz8477]

@my toughts umm ok?

[@holamoco]

@@ElisabetHermansson12 Mexico is central america. Not north and not south.

[@eliotsalgado9908]

I remember when I went to Sweden I was on the plane and the whole plane was full of Swedes, it was only me as a Non-Swedish person and like 3 more Americans, and I realized that the only people being noisy or talking were the 3 Americans hahahaha me and the rest of passengers were quiet during the whole trip. I was like whoa what a difference. You can tell how the cultures are so different. I totally love Swedes. You guys are amazing!

[@sonygod5418]

you love them? i dont cus to me they are quit and silent for a reason they want anything to talk shit behind peoples back. dont trust them

[@davidvernersson193]

@@sonygod5418 who hurt you?

[@eliotsalgado9908]

Sony God well I like quiet people, so that makes me like them.

[@cole3768]

@@eliotsalgado9908 it's really easy to spot an american. Always very loud and noisy, no respect for anyone else whatsoever

[@eliotsalgado9908]

Cole I know hahaha fuck em

[@Fagelturkenn]

The green chili on kebabpizza that resembles jalapeños are actually "peperoni", although most people call them "feferoni" to not mix it up with pepperoni.

[@volantiad]

Also called 'banana peppers' in America (* no idea why)

[@limeboat]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friggitello

[@Ziplock95]

volantiad banana peppers are the pickled version of peperoncinis.

[@jollydodgers2552]

Inte peperoni 🌶🌶🌶🌶utan feferoni 🌶🌶använd mer på pizza, kebab etc, Peparonis går inte att äta 😂

[@swededude1992]

1. Swedish tacos is something I find wierd as well as a native Swede. 2. It is not jalapeño on most pizzas in Sweden. It is feferoni, a milder chili. Most Swedes don't like spicy foods. Me personally I do like spicy food and sometimes have as much as 2 habañeros in my meals. Habañeros makes jalapeño tastes as water in comparison. 3. Starbucks coffee tastes bland/wstery in comparison to Swedish coffee.

[@peterljungqvist9651]

As a Finn I find it funny how you say swedes are reserved in public transit, hehe, just normal here and we think swedes are outgoing and "too" social :)

[@nevereverstopsinging]

Peter Ljungqvist it sounds like Finland is the most antisocial country from what I keep hearing 😂 not in a bad way necessarily but as an anxious person I’d feel kinda weird yet maybe appreciate the silence and peace

[@spokraket4236]

As a Swede that has visited Finland, this is so true. We are to Finns what Finns probably are to Japanese people, that is outgoing and social. And then you visit another country and realize that Swedes, Finns and Japanese are abnormal

[@Mauro0]

@@nevereverstopsinging you mean "asocial" which is quite distant from "antisocial".

[@bluelotus9245]

The Finnish introversion is so extreme it’s even creeping out other northerners, that’s almost a warning sign bro😂😘

[@FINNSTIGAT0R]

Please tell me what's the point of being "outgoing", which means having meaningless conversations with people you don't know, and willn probably never see again, about things that never have any depth or value? How do those conversations make someone "feel good"? All it makes me is annoyed. I like to choose the people I socialise with, after I know something about them and learn if there's anything in common to speak about, or if I find the person interesting. Thank god we're so closed off here in Finland and I can go about my business without being constantly harassed by strangers and having to have mundane conversations about superficial shit that doesn't benefit me in any way whatsoever.

[@Mingus8]

The diagonal "sitting pattern" is due to the reduced leg space, depending on whether you are sitting right in front of someone. :)

[@matsheinerud8139]

true/det är sant

[@FesIRL]

Two days ago a Swedish guy sat next to at the bar, and the bar was mostly empty. I say high and he was super friendly, no personal space. Been in the military so I got no personal space anyway, so we had am awesome time. Now I hope to visit Sweden soon.

[@Chihiro33333]

Haha! I love your description of the ”code of sitting” on the trains! Spot on! 😄👍

[@erik....]

Well there is a reason to sit diagonally on buses and that's leg space ofcourse.

[@Chihiro33333]

@Erik: Yes, you are right of course. But even if there were enough ”leg space” I would not sit directly oppositie if it was possible to choose the diagonal seat. 😊

[@Peter_1986]

The basic rule in Sweden is that you sit as far away from strangers as possible.

[@lennyjay22GbgLALV]

it's SO true and I didn't even think about it because I have lived in the U.S. for so long....I was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden and every time I go back i am reminded lol...

[@ptrs-born1173]

Love your videos. I am a Swede who lived in the US from 1995 to Dec 2017, miss some things from the US but happy to be back home. What I wanted to point out is that people in Sweden, even if you work at Mc Donalds, get 5 weeks paid vacation - so that makes it a lot easier to travel and SO many countries are within 2-4 hour flight from Sweden.

[@markschilleman8987]

I met a young Swedish lady in Guatemala where we were both attending a Spanish language school. She told me Swedish kids were required to take 6 years of English classes. No wonder their English is so good.

[@MandylovesGames]

It's so fun watching your videos because I just moved to Sweden (from the US) in June to live with my bf so it's nice to see someone who is further in the journey :)

[@miriamjenkins7337]

I think the willingness to travel, if you're from Scandinavia, is also related to our vacation laws - that Swede has 5 weeks of vacation time and asking your employer to run off to Texas isn't a big deal, where asking for time off in Texas might lose you your position.

[@shiyipeng3035]

I have followed your video before I moved to Sweden for my master. Now I have been here for three months, it is totally different from Asia, but as you mentioned in the video I found out there are so much amazing things which we don't have it or take it as granted in my country(other culture, weather). Though the dark is coming I am still happy to choose Sweden and gonna explore more!!! wish me good luck

[@Bookwright]

Good luck!

[@MrJustinTheory]

Remember to buy D vitamins in the pharmacy. With no sun exposure it will affect you negativly.

[@Vinddraken]

We cope with lighting candles, make some tea or hot chocolate, put on some cozy clothes and watch a movie. If you study in Stockholm and want to hang with a local, let me know.

[@shiyipeng3035]

@@MrJustinTheory tack!

[@Hiznogood]

shiyi peng Well, the winter can be hard if you’re not accustomed to the darkness and the cold, especially if we don’t get any snow that makes it more brighter. Just hang in there, because when the spring comes you will love it so much more.

[@rickardengstrom2266]

That thing about sitting diagonally across is more about getting more space for your legs, at least it is for me....

[@JohnBlund94]

Same, I'm really tall so it's just more comfortable for me.

[@nicolairvine6216]

this happens in uk aswell i dont why

[@malinpettersson2633]

Or having the seat for your bag lol

[@rickardengstrom2266]

@@malinpettersson2633 That's true

[@zpokie123]

I think that most of the trains are made for the european market and they are usally smaller people than scandinavians

[@Larindarr]

As a Mexican with cousins in Sweden they insist that if some one were to open up a Mexican coffee and pastry place it would be a hit there. Like imagine Cafe de oya 💕💕💕💕💕💕 even if it was on a truck.

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

YES! Having lived in southern California for four years (never got the chance to visit Mexico unfortunately) I really miss the food there. Not the big restaurants with "Mexican-inspired" food, but the small family owned restaurants in the Mexican majority neighborhoods (and I assume that there are still some regional differences that someone with more experience can tell easily). The Swedish "tacos" aren't objectively bad, but they're just filled with ingredients you'd find in so many other Swedish dishes, like minced beef, cucumbers and ONLY Santa Maria brand store-bought salsa, or the "taco powder spice mix" packets. I really miss all the different kinds of vegetables and sauces. I've found one place in Huddinge that was actually surprisingly good, but it seems like it closed down because I can't find it again. I'm just so, so tired of dry minced beef.

[@anitalanzen8491]

In Sweden it's rude to stare at a person, or just look straight at a person that you don't know, you learn how to look at people without "looking"...

[@allsmaktigepjn8086]

Anita Lanzen fan vad sant

[@oskar8112]

Well to be unsocial cold person also is rude so.. it's time Swedes to lean how to be normal person..

[@anitalanzen8491]

Swedish people are not unsocial with the people they know. When you get to know them, you'll find that out.

[@elestromusicgamesfun1101]

Haha, prova att åka från storstan en sväng. Folk glor som kor.

[@anitalanzen8491]

Har jag inte tänkt på faktiskt, är uppvuxen i Göteborg, och där tittade du inte vem som helst i ögonen... Sen efter 30 år utomlands.....

[@MrHenrikAndersson]

They say that Swedish people are like an egg, hard on the outside but gooey on the inside, but please don't saw us in half to prove it!!

[@sonygod5418]

who ever said that is wrong swedish people are not kind, nice or respectful they dont like what they cant understand like nerds they dont like nerds at all even if nerd culture is populer now and if you play video games people wont look at you. WHen i try to be social with swedish people they never let me speak, they dont lsitning to me and they just ignore that i exist so no swedish people are not good on the inside.

[@Mortac]

@@sonygod5418 I think you're hanging out with the wrong people.

[@Jonsson474]

Sony God We’ll if you enter a conversation with someone thinking that they they might not be nice person, you are not going to get a very good response. I think it will help you being open minded and to have as positive attitude, like the two lovely people in this video. Then you won’t have a problem at all meeting new people.

[@MrHenrikAndersson]

@@sonygod5418 Hi. I'm not sure what nerd culture is exactly, but saying swedes are biased against gamers I think is false. Please take a look at the 2 photos from my hobby room shelf and tell me the odds. photos.app.goo.gl/BNKrV8KxEoZNeAMk6

[@bajenofcourse]

Sounds like you only write about a few Swedes you've met online. don´t refer your opinion on such a small basis

[@Boyibolomi]

i spent a month in Sweden. yes, seemingly, Swedes are reserved like you described, but i want to say they are also warm-heart inward. i remember i got a little lost when i just landed on Arlanda Airport, a Swedish family stop their journey and help me to get the right railway ticket, I think they saw my anxious expression, to be honest, at that moment, I even worry what they have other intentions, finally, i reached my destination ,i'm ashamed what i was thinking. what's more, the house-owner and my colleague are so kind. one colleague invite me to her house to have dinner and play with farm machinery on the farm, the other colleague invite me to join her daughter's Singing performance in the Church. I am grateful when i think back to that foreign experience.

[@JohannesYtterstrom]

Michelle is gorgeous. That needs to be written!

[@bellebb8673]

I am from US and we have a home in Mexico. I love how open and warm Mexicans are - those friendly casual conversations with strangers sure make it easier to learn Spanish! I hope to visit Sweden, but would have trouble with folks being reserved.

[@Snedstige]

Regarding public transportation: Within the regions of the five largest cities it works - in the rest of Sweden people are more or less completetly dependant of their cars to get to work, get food and just generally managing their lives.

[@mayab2099]

I live in Skåne, roughly 25 min away from Lund, and my family is quite dependent on cars. We have one bus that leaves from our town, but it only comes once an hour from 6 am until 19 pm. Not to mention that it doesn’t leave at all during the weekends. I also know places around that have no public transport connections whatsoever. So, the public transport works a lot of the time where I live, but it isn’t always very practical. I can only imagine how it is in the north. But I think people from the US and Canada depend A LOT more on cars than we do.

[@Roberttang20]

@@SL-pn6qb regarding Stockholm you can get around pretty easily with the transit system either via subway,bus or ferry. Only issue is the delay during winter , which can be a hassle.

[@jimmytervonen]

@@SL-pn6qb I live in south Sweden and I have 6km to nearest bus and train station with only a 70km/h road to get there. With 5 kids age 13 to 1,5 the car is a must have to make things work. As soon as you leave the urban areas, public communications are almost none existant. And yes I know what I'm talking about, being born in Sweden.

[@zpokie123]

I live in umeå so pretty far noth and here the busses work fine in the city if you want to travel somewhere on the buss route but outside the city there are like 0 to 3 busses /day so with work that start or end on different times than the majority its impossible to take public transport. And its more expensive than having a cheap car

[@AndersJackson]

@@mayab2099 wow. once an hour? From 06:00 to 19:00 (7 pm or 19, not both ;-) ). That would be really much. Where I live there are one bus in the morning 06:30 and one at 17:30. And they school bus the other direction. Would love to have that connection. /Living in a small village in Dalecarlia

[@rfbuffy]

I enjoy vicariously experiencing the culture as you take us through your journeys through U.S./Mexican eyes. You guys do a great job of sharing your insights, discoveries, and joys of your new country. I also love that two people from neighboring countries in North America are covering this. I have watched a lot of videos with Swedes sharing their insights about their neighbors and this felt similar somehow! I loved it!

[@SwissTanuki]

Swiss here..I think that was I liked about the USA the most. It was so easy to have a conversation with strangers which I really like. Very strange thing to do in in Europe and Switzerland.

[@maddeleein]

woah!!! Loved this collaboration! I really love Michelle!!! Been following both of you guys for a while! So glad this video happened!!

[@xerxes4863]

I'm so happy that you met each other and that you decided to stay here. You're sincerely welcome, if it is OK to say this to people who has been living here for multiple years. Keep up the good work :-).

[@axeljacobs9723]

I hope to see more of the Two of you together in these videos! You two are awesome! What a great combo you two are!❤️

[@georgia7723]

I might be going to Sweden on a university exchange next year. I'm from New Zealand, and it seems Sweden is similar. People in New Zealand are friendly on the streets and when you pass someone you generally say hello, except when you're in a more densely populated area. We have the same unspoken code of public transport where you do not sit next to someone else unless you have no choice.

[@jari2018]

expect a lot of immigrants could it like 20 -40 percent in university . If your computer work then there is this shop or chain in stockholm or a bigger city www.webhallen.com/se/ -maybe prices are slightly higher

[@Jonsson474]

Jari Haukilahti Jari Haukilahti coming from New Zealand, I think Georgia is quite used to immigrants. In Sweden, roughly 18 percent of the population are born in another country. In New Zealand it’s 25 percent. Why do you point that out anyway? You seem to be from Finland yourself. :)

[@filips2146]

@@Jonsson474 He is finish, ironically finland has way more suicides than swedes despites all immigrants so id say its not as bad as finland living wise.

[@Jonsson474]

Flippen s Yes. And a Finn living in Sweden is an immigrant isn’t he? For decades, Finns have been the largest immigration group in Sweden, most of them coming as boat refugees for a better life in Sweden.

[@filips2146]

@@Jonsson474 yeah so ironic tbh

[@Spiffelight]

This was a great video Stefan & Michelle! I enjoyed it a lot.

[@MandylovesGames]

On the switching houses thing: Americans also get much less vacation time on average :( So even if the person has a passport and is interested, they might have work obligations they can't get out of. It's nice that Swedish employers usually give more vacation time. I think it's awesome.

[@CatholicSatan]

The whole of Europe gets far more paid vacation time than the US. One US guy I met had shifted to Munich and was working for BMW. When his time was up and he moved back to the US, he got to keep his extended vacation time. His US colleagues were very jealous.

[@AndersJackson]

We have mandatory 5 week vacation (25 work days), and at least 4 has to be continuous, some have even 6 or 7 weeks (I do). So that is not Swedish employers being nice. It being our labour unions working hard a long time for longer vacations and 8 h working days. Way to many take that for granted, which they should not. For instance, we do not have a law that state the lowest allowed salary. That are an agreement between the employer and the employee. And the Union have worked on agreement with employers about the lowest salary.

[@regface1087]

@@Gimmickykekw you don't look 9 years old

[@eddebrock]

Sweden typically uses peperoni(not the sausage) and not jalapeño, the latter being the spicier one.

[@Diabolus1978]

Feferoni inte pepperoni

[@eddebrock]

@@Diabolus1978 Båda är rätt, det beror bara på vem du frågar.

[@limeboat]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friggitello

[@Diabolus1978]

@Ralph awwww mogen kommentar ju.

[@BellaPJ]

the train/tram sitting arrangements are just so spot on 😂😂

[@lkeller6506]

I loved it! I have a friend that lives in Sweden and am learning all the time of the social and private people they are. I would love to live in Sweden i think.

[@aymandamer2387]

God bless you and god bless Sweden and the Swedish people I love Sweden so much Sweden is love 🇸🇪❤️

[@kristopolos1]

You two, do more videos together!

[@StefanThyron]

I definitely think we will :)

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

Tacos are a genius girl

[@TeamJesusGo]

I've been living in Sweden 21 years now and I'm SOOOO different now. I am Mexican but I lived some years in Texas where my family still lives at. After so many years, now I love my personal space. But it was the hardest thing to get used to the first years. Now I can be outgoing but I don't actively seek company. But if I'm at a party I try to be social but no longer enjoy it really. When I do go to USA to visit my family I know I'll have to sacrifice and I get so worn out even if it's very nice.

[@lennyjay22GbgLALV]

Love this video! As a Swede it's so much fun to see an American and a Mexican living in Sweden :) Glad you guys are enjoying my home country. Weather is awfaul sometimes and winter is depressing. It's why I love living in the southwest of the United states (L.A. and Las Vegas)

[@LovelyGyunyu]

You guys are vibing so well!

[@sambaprojectllc]

Great show, Srefan! Getting better and better -many thanks!

[@zpitzer]

you need to see the rest of Sweden, go north and learn about 60 % more of sweden

[@livedandletdie]

Or go down south and meet real humans, who have to suffer due to the lunatics in Stockholm driving this nation into extinction.

[@alb0zfinest]

And what will they find?

[@tanja8907]

The Major exactly.

[@emac2008]

@@syntaxerror8955 I follow a Swedish couple that lives in Jämtland....Talasbuan is their channel. They basically homestead there. They do it all themselves. Pretty cool.

[@zpokie123]

Yeah stockholm is not really sweden. They are spiled multicutural. And are fucking up this great country by giving away our hard erned money and our land to muslims.... euh

[@SirIdot]

Also, you are in Stockholm, the place where people are the most reserved in Sweden. Here in Gothenburg it's a little bit less so, and the no eye contact in the elevator isn't really a thing here. We even talk to strangers in the elevator here from time to time. :) That being said, we're still pretty reserved compared to the US, just a little bit less so than in Stockholm.

[@gellawella]

Sploofy nej, har ni slutat dra senaste skämten medan ni väntar på bussen eller spårvagnen?? Vad trist isf.

[@icelandic6515]

I kinda laughed when you brought up the first point about talking to strangers. I lived in the Republic of Kiribati for two years and those people are SO open to conversation. You can talk to anyone anywhere and they'll stick around and have a full on conversation with you, no matter their age, gender, religion, etc. Coming back home to the U.S., people here are way more private when they're in public. I can only imagine how much stronger that is in Sweden now. haha

[@MLassiLD]

I would say traveling in the summer is mostly tied to "industrisemestern" when most factories closes for 4 weeks. So most people have 4 of their 5 weeks of vacation then.

[@elestromusicgamesfun1101]

This one time, I sat in an empty subway cart and this person came and sat down diagonally to me. That was creepy AF!

[@syntaxerror8955]

Yeah, felt creepy (I can feel the same), although in reality, it's a sign of our own non-coolness. I mean why WOULD or SHOULD anyone feel uncomfortable just because another human sits near in a public space? It's an example where being more non-Swedish is the way to strive for. Viva Americans there! :-) /Swede

[@elestromusicgamesfun1101]

@@syntaxerror8955 - Yeah, the social anxiety is strong within our nation, haha. But I do enjoy how quite and calm in places like public transportation.

[@linnig4759]

Syntax Error That happened to me when I used to start work really early on weekends. So the subway was empty. The person who came and sat next to me was a creepy man that just tried to move himself closer to me all the time. When i moved to the opposite seat he followed. Am I too swedish that didn´t like that? If you are a man and are not used to think about things like that. Im not sure about what you would think if a really big gay guy would come and try to sit leg to leg with you and then follow when you move? If train is full I have no problem at all if I have ppl on both of my sides and on the opposite side of the seats. But why would you try to sit next to someone in an empty wagon if you don´t wanna sexually offend or rob someone?

[@caciliawhy5195]

@@linnig4759 it was a creep and probably a foreigner.

[@Jubellymmel]

I love leaving this place in the winter spending a few weeks in South California or South Florida. It helps greatly during the fall having such a trip to look farward to. Too bad the dollar is soooo expensive nowadays! I couldn't agree more with you about staying in Sweden in the summer. Don't waste that precious little time we're having the chance for some good weather here!

[@Hybinette]

Vill höra Michelle prata svenska nästa gång :D

[@PoisonelleMisty4311]

🥞

[@vibraloop]

@@PoisonelleMisty4311 omg mee too! SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!

[@ludvig9184]

Hon pratar svenska i några av hennes egna videor.

[@Lukvargz]

I’ve been seriously Thinking of changing things up a bit and moving there. I like to experience the culture shock! Being Brazilian living in Miami I imagine it would be quite a change, especially coming from places where it’s so easy to make friends. Definitely makes me a bit worried when i hear it being said that Swedish people aren’t the easiest to make friends with. Though, Im still just as excited about it as I’ve always been. Maybe you should throw in a few of your Swedish friends in a video and talk about the matter. It would Definitely be content worth watching, especially hearing their perspective on these types of things! Anyway mate, just wanted to say i appreciate your videos a lot!

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

Lmao, the diagonal sitting on trains is something I do every single day and still never get used to. When I realize a train car is filling up I start looking around at every stop to see if I need to move over or if there are still other seats available near the aisle. I don't mind it, it's a funny little dance we do, the only annoying part is the leg space. Sitting next to another tall person means you need to non-verbally communicate who will point their knees toward the aisle and who will point theirs toward the window. And every so often you get someone who will spread theirs in each direction and you end up with your knees between theirs, which is always strange.

[@QuestionTheTruth]

I'm native swede. I miss my younger days, I wasn't at all limited with personal space, I never was, but my friends were. I don't like the independent part of Sweden, the older you get, the more reserved people become and the more difficult it is to get new friends, especially when you are a person that isn't much for personal space. I love Sweden, but I have really really difficult with the population, it's so closed of.

[@nevereverstopsinging]

Slisk Lindqvist maybe you should try moving to somewhere more friendly. I could never live somewhere with reserved people if I was more intimacy oriented. try what’s best for you buddd

[@QuestionTheTruth]

@@nevereverstopsinging I don't think it's going to change just because I move, at least not within the borders of Sweden/Norway.

[@Србомбоница86]

He meant that you move somewhere far from Scandinavia

[@QuestionTheTruth]

@@Србомбоница86 Yeah, I understood that, but why would I leave this place? Humans are very alike everywhere.

[@Србомбоница86]

@@QuestionTheTruth well no ,they are much more different in South Europe or Latin America ,I mean when it comes to socializing only ofcourse

[@Manimanimoomin]

It’s crazy how I feel so related hearing you guys talking about your experiences in Sweden while I live in Helsinki, Finland 😆. The Scandinavians countries really share big similarities in their culture and how their people behave. I have like 85-90% same experience and self-changing process like you guys’ 😆

[@Hurricane000007]

The seating organization on trains are SO spot on.

[@livedandletdie]

I dunno, there are even worse cases of the Swedish Get the fuck away from me mentality. I've met people who rather stand up the whole fare instead of sitting down next to someone else or rather to have to risk sitting next to someone else. Once this guy and I were the only 2 on the whole Train and for 60 kilometers we both stood up in 2 different carriages, the ticket guy looked at our tickets and went off and drank some coffee. It was weird.

[@saszon88]

Love this. Me and my family traveled every year in October- November time to Gran Canaria. But summers in Sweden is amazing and also when it’s a lot of snow in the winter. I’ve been in the states now 10 years after I moved from Sweden because I fell in love with a women here in the states.

[@MO-pd2qk]

Härligt med mångkultur på badstränderna nu med 😋😋😋

[@ellinoromberg3105]

It depends in what part in Sweden you are. In my part we conect to people whatever.. I live in Jamtland. Lived in Stockholm for a while. I see what you talking about. In the north we are more open to each other!

[@ellinoromberg3105]

About the transportation.. that also just awsome in the big sitties! In my part of the country we need the car!

[@ellinoromberg3105]

I've been to 1 other country in my entire life.. and I'm 48 years old. But I don't count Norway nor Findland.

[@Marielasylvia]

You’re awesomely human being, it’s beautiful to see when you refer of both being from North American. You guys make a beautiful couple and she’s very funny too. It would be lovely to hear you guys talking in Swedish too ❤️

[@johanbergman311]

Since you ask, I can inform you that many Swedes leave Sweden in the summer because the Swedish summer weather is somewhat unreliable, and often people don't want to risk having bad weather during their vacation. Another reason is that it may actually be relatively cheap (or at least not too much more expensive) to have a vacation e.g. in Southern Europe compared to somewhere in Sweden (unless you already have your own summer house or something). Also, many Swedes like to travel, as you have already pointed out.

[@namaste161]

I liked that you noticed that you were both from North America. More videos of you two guys. Muchos saludos desde México!

[@Herr_U]

The headphones thing in sweden - many have surprisingly good audio quality in them, overear headphones are fairly common over here (offers better sound quality, reduces the experienced noise of the city (lower volume on the music than the ambient noise is), and discourages people from talking to you. It is a win-win-win)). Personally I like that the overear headphones also works as earmuffs/earwarmers, that combined with the breathtaking nature has lead to me having a winter habit of once a week (usually saturday) head out just before sunrise for a walk until sunset (only is about 7 hours in the late november in stockholm) while enjoying opera or calm electronica. With the sun setting before 1600 that means you have the time to shave, take a bath, and then head out for a beer with your friends.

[@TheJocke08swe]

Just wanted to say that I enjoyed watching your video and, as a native Swede, I am happy that you are here and appreciate our beautiful country. I’ve lived in the US and could really relate to the Swedish tendency not to talk to strangers... one of the first things that really struck me while in the US was how it was the complete opposite in that regard, basically like it felt rude not to engage in small talk with the person next to you on the bus or whatever. And truth to be told, I wish we Swedes were more like Americans in that regard. But anyway... I wanna hear your Swedish skills next time! 😉 👍

[@wickedawesomeo]

I have actually set rules for myself regarding coffe/caffeine intake... I no longer allow myself to drink strong decaffeinate drinks after lunch... So at 08:00 at work Ill have a plain old coffe, then if I have a packed day ill have a second cup before 09:00.. But after two cups I only allow myself one more coffe before noon and after 1200 I can only have mild tea. This is because I used to be at freak who downed 5 cups before lunch like a maniac and then wounder why I have sleeping-disorders...

[@jeanette935]

Really entertaining video to watch since im a swede haha. It really warms my heart the way you have noticed the small things about our culture and the way you talk about them. Btw, the jalapeños on the pizza isnt actually jalapeños, its mild fefferonis :D Also i would really like to add one thing, sorry in advance for being a party pooper. It is so important that we try and live sustainable. If we dont change our ways within the next 10 years and cut our emissions we will have to live in 3 degree warmer world by the end of the century. This is just the average temperature. Here in Sweden (closer to the poles) it will be even higher and most summers will be like last year - filled with forestfires, droughts, lack of water and yield losses. Why im writing this here is because of the way you talked about flying. This is a big debate right now in Sweden about how we all can contribute to lower our ecological and climate impact. One way is to always take the train instead of flying. Thats not possible across the atlantic of course, but it really is important to not talk about taking weekends away by flying in an unproblematic way. Sorry about this last part, i really enjoyed the whole vid and i didnt even notice that almost 30 min passed by :D

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

There are great alternatives constantly being invented, like just recently electric water-planes that can cross the Atlantic in a few hours with only a fraction of the emissions of a typical passenger plane. Unfortunately there are just so many powerful lobbying organizations paid by the oil industry making sure that such projects never receive funding :(

[@PetWessman]

The distinction that tacos and Santa Maria tacos are different foods is so true. If I’m craving an actual burrito, a Santa Maria taco wrap will not scratch that itch and vice versa. I will usually do the same similie with either gelato vs. Ben & Jerry’s or with actual pizza napoli vs. the kebabpizza you mentioned. 😂

[@kikiflower3280]

Cringe warning for the old pics but not cringe warning for the dabbing? I was not ready 😂

[@StefanThyron]

Hahaha you're totally right, that probably should have had a cringe warning too 😂

[@MarcelGomesPan]

When i was in Texas they had made coffee that was twice their normal strength because they knew Swedes where coming. It WAS very nice. I think Europeans in general drink stronger coffee than Americans? The coffee i make at home has been compared to ayahuasca ( you cry, puke and hallucinate for a bit before feeling real nice ). ☕️🤣

[@fredrikekastenholm8261]

Went to FL a bit back, found a nice place in the keyes where the owner had been living in Sweden for a few years. Now he imported Zoegas and served the locals - was awesome to get some real coffee while there. And fun thing - the locals had started loving it as well :D

[@everlightmoon3957]

Stefan says he had been to 3 countries at the age of 21, well I'm swede, almost 14 years old and I've been to Spain, USA, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Italy, England, France, Portugal, Thailand, Cyprus, Germany, Croatia, Turkey and Marocco. Can't remember anymore but now that I count it, its a lot.

[@clarkorion197]

States like Wyoming, Nevada and Alaska have lots of remote countryside too, aren't there similarities between Sweden and certain states in the USA?

[@killerhank83]

Thanks for, as usually, a interesting video Stefan Tyroon. I have some thoughts for Michelle in the end of this, just wanted ro express me a littlebit first. Mexico is as well a relatively large country, where there should reasonably be cultural variations. Such as the South of the United States and, for example, New York. Mexico may in many times have a somewhat bad reputation due to drug cartels etc. But Mexico has so much more than that, including a fantastic food culture. I was in Mexico for a couple of weeks just over a year ago, landed in Cancun (which I would not say represent Mexico) slept one night there before moving on to the house we had rented. The house was located in a small village called Chuburná. For two weeks we lived there and hung there in Chuburná, the neighboring village of Chelem or in the nearest town of Progreso and transfered with the colectivo. After that we went to Merida and stayed there for a week. In addition to Cancun, which is what it is, what a fine country and what kind, lovely and friendly people. And I really loved the street food who was everywhere, it was better than anything and just go eating always :). The stay in the Yucatán parts really showed us a nice and also, what I hope for, a genuine Mexico and the friendly people Mexican is. I had wanted to See Mexico more, espacially Merida, Mexico City and also areas for tequila production, but the time was not enough. So now to my question Michelle, where in Mexico are you? What is the most traditionally Mexican area, city or activity to do in your opinion? What characterizes the different parts of the country and is special for different places? Finally, I want to say that from what I saw, you can be very proud of your origins, the Mexicans and Mexico were amazing.

[@JJ-ig6ot]

You should both move to a small town/village, there we greet each other even if we don't specifically know each other :)

[@AndersJackson]

It is usually enough to know about...

[@rebecatorrezeldemyr4116]

I've lived both in Costa Rica and Argentina and it was no different from sweden. In Argentina it was a bit harder than Costa Rica to talk to people. In my opinion more hard than here in Sweden. Another thing is that Stockholm is very different from the rest of sweden. In Stockholm it is harder to talk to people. It's not the same if you go somewhere else in Sweden.

[@tommiejonsson8952]

That thing with the buses and trains was so spot on. I don't mind sitting down next to someone if there is no empty "group", but I don't acknowledge the other people of the group. I WILL answer politely if the others talk to me, but I don't make the first move. There are people here that don't move in to the windowseat. They stay in the aisle-seat, blocking the windowseat so that no one can sit next to them. Those people really irritate me, especially when blocked seats are the only vacancies.

[@scorfanazzo4458]

Just ask them if you can sit there, nobody is gonna shoot you for asking..

[@margarethaberglin911]

Kul att ni gör en video om Sverige och svenskarna. Hoppas verkligen ni får stanna (om ni vill). Det politiska klimatet i Europa och Sverige blir mer och mer högerextremistisk tyvärr, Och vi måste göra allt för att stoppa det. Trevligt att lyssna på er i alla fall. Ha det bra!

[@Stef.stefii]

As a person who comes from a country with a very overcrowded public transportation... I really appreciate the empty booths and the diagonial seating!!!

[@biaz666]

The pepper on the pizza isn't jalapeno, but feferoni (peperoncino). It's not even close in the level of spiciness. I'm a native Swede, and I love spicy food. The spice food scene is a bit lacking, but the best/worst :) you can get that I know of, are the imported sauses at Texas Longhorn Kungsholmen (Flemminggatan), enjoy!

[@pianokarin]

I beleive you both been in the Stockholm-area. I can't relate to this " not looking in the eye" thing. In Skåne, Lund and Malmö f ex. people are so much more outgoing. I changed moving from Lund to Gothenburg. In Lund we don't hide from each other.

[@cherylcarlson3315]

In 39 yrs of working as nurse only had 20 days off in a row once and went to Scandinavia by myself. Never got that again. even pressured to come back to work 3 wks after birth. Back then passport was $40 now is $110. The biggest deterrent is PTO is paid at base rate, not the weekend or shift differentials you usually get and is from the same"pot" as sick days so if you come back, get sick, you will have completely unpaid days off and wind up having to pay your health insurance ( if lucky enough to have it) out of pocket and the accrual of days off is so slow takes a year to get 15 days.

[@drutten73]

Do you have a pot of sick days?

[@cherylcarlson3315]

@@drutten73 ,hi. They made it a pot of paid time off, vacation or illness doesn't matter. Accrual is about 2 1/2 wks per yr. If you don't take it before end of yr,even if vacation was denied many places demand cash it out at .75 of value. Most places don't allow more than 20 days of time off unless provide MD note in first days. Is better to work part time if you can do without insurance to have some autonomy. Nursing here is painfully grim.

[@ManSeekingChrist]

I've been in Sweden for 2 months and I talk to strangers less too! YES, I don't make eye contact with people anymore! Haha

[@pernillakarlsson8636]

I always try to talk to ppl by saying hi, if the respond tells me they wanna be left alone I ofc let them be. The diagonal system as you say is because of the leg space mostly :)

[@torrace12]

I have *two private city bikes that I park by two big subway stations,* second-hand and look a bit used so they have never been stolen!

[@HejaMonica]

I’m Swedish and love my coffee but I have to say the best coffee I’ve ever had was Spanish coffee at Huber’s Cafe in Portland😍

[@karlw1412]

The diagonally sitting is more about space. It’s not really weird sitting across from someone if you have space for the legs. Which you don’t have on the subway but do have on the bus.

[@KenMattsson]

The things you mention about personal space and sitting in the train is very similar to how we are in New England. A lot of people think we’re cold but we just don’t intrude into others space. We have a phrase here that “Good fences make good neighbors”.

[@scorfanazzo4458]

But you're a swede anyways so what does it matter if you're in the States or there(your surname is Mattsson)

[@KenMattsson]

@@scorfanazzo4458 I'm an American of Swedish decent, but that's really rare around here and everyone else around here (the Irish and Italian Americans) are the same.

[@dknicely1]

@@KenMattsson You are right. People always speak to each other in the South

[@CatholicSatan]

Heh, I remember my time in Sweden and the coffee was not only black but seemed to have been sourced from an oil well. So, after a few years in southern Europe, I moved back up North to Riga (Latvia). And I quite like the cold weather... I posted a photo of the large frozen river last year and joked about it with Russian friends that I'd met in the South. They shot back that they did not miss that type of weather at all!

[@rachelnise2473]

Haven't you got as far as the weather rule? When the sun shines, it's illegal to stay indoors. There's 364 other days a year when the weather is bad enough for that. And have you turned into sunflowers yet? Stretching up and facing the sun when it does show. Especially in February when you can just start feeling the warmth of the sun's rays again. Though you don't need to stretch so high what with the sun just peaking over the tree line.

[@gellawella]

Rachel Nise haha, the sunflower is so spot on! Stealing that 😉

[@IzzyNChrist]

So what happens if I happen to be on a bus or train and I need help looking for directions. Am I going to get ignored? I'm thinking about moving to Sweden, but this would probably be something that's off putting for me.

[@arnehammarlind4420]

If you ask for help you will help.

[@jimimaru]

Its interesting to hear foreigners perspective. Im Swedish and although I can agree we are somewhat reserved to strangers, I have never really understood the need in other cultures to sit next to strangers in trains or busses if there are free seets available. Do you really crave social interractions with strangers that much in your daily lives? I personally feel i can relax more when I have some space around me, and you dont have to have someone smelling like cigarettes next to you. Maybe its the introvert in me but i feel that social interraction from coworkers, friends, family is enough unless if I am in a social setting encouraging that. The bus/train/daily commute just isnt that imo.

[@Србомбоница86]

Yes we really do ,taking with others is like therapy for us ,cheaper than a psychiatrist lol

[@imba.hjaltalin]

Its weird with the eye contact, I was wondering three years ago when I came and I still find it a bit weird to meet my co-workers in the corridor and they have a blank stare straight forward even though we are alone in the corridor, I am thinking "am I invisible" or "is she mad at me" but since I usually always say "hej" to all of them they have stopped doing that with me (the annoying Icelander hehe). Sometimes I do the same though ,I guess I am becoming Swedish. In Iceland people shout across the street to say hello, no privacy whatsoever hehe

[@SirIdot]

I don't know where you are in Sweden, but behaving like that towards you coworkers in a Gothenburg company would be considered very weird. Here it's expected to be very friendly with you coworkers and business contacts, kind of pretending like you are old friends even though you barely know one another.

[@imba.hjaltalin]

@@SirIdot I am in the big hospital in Lund, with my closest co workers we always acknowledge each other - smile at least, I guess it is more the ones I am not working too closely with and for intstance a lot of office people do this, the ones who are not also nurse/doctor. It really also does depend on who it is. But no its not crazy friendly, and you cant compare it to Iceland in a long shot. Travelling back home I feel weird first, everyone stares and it seems like the guys are all hitting on me when in fact they are just looking as Icelanders do hahaha, I admit I miss it. The only guys that stare over here are not Swedish or at least have another cultual bakground or so it seems to me. Swedish menish are a tiny bit too polite I guess ;)

[@MikeThaiger]

It's funny to see what expats in Sweden think about Sweden as I left Sweden for Dubai 9 years ago.

[@ilovepedalharpstheybeautif6692]

I've been to Canada and England and I'm from the United States I wish I could travel to some more countries I have been in 48 states out of 50

[@Megramia288]

It's a ten-hour drive for me to leave me state... 12-hour flight sounds fine to me lol. So far your videos are making me more and more excited to go to Sweden. Getting the viewpoint from someone from Mexico should help my husband so much too. His grandfather came from Mexico to America and now we want to move to Sweden. I will miss my tacos though.

[@patrikberggren1446]

On the "Kebabpizza", it ain't Jalapeno, it is feferon/peperoni, a spanish pepper :)

[@siamtomvideos5694]

You guys are funny :) Great video!

[@StefanThyron]

I'm glad you liked it, thanks! :)

[@billythebona4000]

Asså, det är så kul att titta på dina videor för man ser verkligen progress!

[@anne-christineacpetersson6870]

The iceroads by Drottningholm and out between the islands of Ekerö. Västerort av Stockholms län.

[@ragingjaguar6899]

swedes travel a lot. i´m from stockholm and i´m 15 and i have been to at least 15 countries, counting without sweden.

[@PernillaArtistic]

This made me curious if you realize that Swedes second language is English and that might make us feel like you did, that you can’t find the words and expressing yourself is a little difficult? I loved all of your opinions and I love that you like it here and that you took the time and effort into speaking Swedish!! My brothers wife is Canadian so I know that it takes a lot of effort. ❤ Loved this video!

[@simonm4185]

23:49 ..I totally heard the reggaton sirens in my head when she squeaked and dabbed :-D

[@MrHenrikAndersson]

You will ascend true swedishdom when you only never complain on cool spring days and brisk autumn ones.

[@Kat-fr1ci]

With the train seating. In Germany we do it too😂 i've never really payed attention to it before.

[@simonm4185]

Whats the name of the series mentioned at 9:30 where they switch families, a Texan and a Swedde?

[@JaneG]

what an amazing video! haha love it :)

[@droneviewvisuals331]

Yeah I can identify with a lot on your channel. Grew up in Australia and have been living in Sweden for 17 years. Almost a life sentence 😅😂 Discovered your channel when I went to the epidemic sound creator circle. Bloody good tips! Thanks 😎👌🏻

[@benjamin9292]

Really enjoyed this conversation with Nikki Amini!