MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SWEDEN! HOW DOES AN AMERICAN GIRL VIEW SWEDEN?!

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[@TheDryparn]

Most of us understand English perfectly and have pretty big vocabularies but we seldom speak English so the brain-mouth connection is a bit slow. English to Swedish is easy but the other way around often needs some extra thinking and that makes us nervous. It's all about practice.

[@AngryPostmanStockholm]

100%

[@miccismr]

Yes! Definitely!

[@AngryPostmanStockholm]

@@miccismr hihi ;)

[@Droglakahn]

WORD, in my head i speak perfekt Engleeees , but onetime when i was gonna order a basket of chicken wings in a supermarked in US, i fucking froze up..dont know why,just stood there eh eh ehh asså vafan haha, looked like a ret*rd. But seriusly,the options for the dipp was like, 2 choices, bbq and ...blue cheese? I took both,and blue cheese on chicken...thats so jävla weird...not good at all alltså.

[@kittealand]

yep, I learned the hard way that "bindningstid" in Swedish is a mobile phone contract. The English speaking customer in the store gave me some odd looks when I asked if she was willing to commit herself to "two years of bondage"

[@mackan7665]

The thing about non rules in Sweden is that we tend NOT to sue everybody when we make a mistake. You can camp, hike, forage etc in Sweden with the Allemansrätten but there are restrictions. Not to close to homes, military compounds, dont break things of trees etc.

[@bengtlassen2246]

I'd add to that we in sweden do not tend to "overdo" all the stuff, we do tend to limit ourselves and respect the rights of the others too. We have an understanding of the comnens. The lack of rules implies that we are trusted to do the sensible things on our own. In the same vein ... Kim said in her vid that she was surprised that there weren't little to none lifeguards. This is again due to sensibly accessing the risks and generally being educated in swimming. One knows the risks and if one gets hurt we do not try to put the blame on someone else.

[@larsarnberg5778]

Maybe react to swedish music. You'll be surprised to find out how many good songs/artists actually come from Sweden. And just so you know... winter in Skåne isn't real winter.

[@Stonesorrow]

Hell, Skåne is hardly Sweden.

[@emilandersson6025]

allt ovanför Skåne borde brännas till grunden.

[@suntiger745]

@@emilandersson6025 Går inte, det är för blött. :P

[@michaellind4387]

Skåne is not Swedish, let Denmark have them.

[@enkidu77]

@@michaellind4387 Skåne is Swedish at least since +200 years ago.. so try something else!

[@mvjonsson]

If you were amazed by Castles you ought to see Swedish runestones from the period of the Iron Age, and large ritualistic rock carvings from the Bronze Age. Easily accessible just a cardrive away, if you live in the Mälardalen region (Stockholm and neighbouring cities). Also old Swedish churches often have wall paintings from the Renaissance or Medieval period, like many churches in the County of Uppland, which have paintings by Albertus Pictor, who painted the scene of a knight playing chess with Death, which inspired Ingmar Bergman in his film The Seventh Seal.

[@_Wolfsbane_]

Were we live you also have these large or even huge, grave mounds (kungshögar) like Vendelhögen or Uppsala högar (each of which dwarfs Vendelhögen). You can also visit the large iron works scattered around most of the NE Uppland, as well as "the first gated community" Lövstabruk (there was litteraly a gate at each end of the small community surrounding the mansion and iron works). Finally nitpicking, there is a difference between castle (like Örbyhus is a castle), palace (like the royal palace in Stockholm) and mansion (some of which might also be called palaces, Österbybruk has a mansion).

[@martah5369]

As I think you're living in Skåne (?), there are plenty of medieval paintings in churches here as well. Dalby kyrka, Östra Vemmerlöv, Sireköpinge to name a few. Uppland and Skåne have the commonality of being wealthy due to rich soil, which usually was what funded the castles.

[@PennyAfNorberg]

For a great runestone: go to rök in ödeshög, by the church.

[@snorpenbass4196]

There's a funny old saying that goes like this: Europeans think 200 kilometers is a long distance. Americans think 200 years is a long time. 😁 Edit: Also, the types of beaches in Sweden are amazingly varied for a country barely the size of California - we even have a few coral beaches! The town I grew up in had beautiful golden sand beaches, but a mere half hour's drive away there was a coral beach with white sand and the water was incredibly shallow - it was very popular with parents of toddlers because of this.

[@KimberlySorce]

Hahhaa great saying! Wow, that sounds beautiful! Where is that coral beach? I would love to see it.

[@mrolsen6987]

Well... If you live in Northern Sweden 200km is just what you drive in a couple of days going to work.. 😂 And about the English speaking, My little 4yr old son speak alot of English when playing, sometimes he says: "now we should talk English" then we do so for a couple of hours.. He's watching alot of Duggee and pow patrol (cartoons) with English speaking only.. So.. Yea, we lern from young age 😂 Cheers from Northern Sweden!

[@mungofinalfi4480]

I want to know too: Where is that coral beach?

[@spiritwolf7]

@@mungofinalfi4480 Bohusläns kust går det att hitta dom

[@MrMetallidude]

As a swede (sorry for sounding pompous) I find it pleasant to hear a full-fledged american speak so highly, of th nation I call "home". My best friend of 12 years is american, so I'm very accustomed to said twang. Plus I have a genuine interest in your language. Great video and thank you for sharing your experience.

[@SubwaySweden]

No signs, no lifeguards etc. is how we take care of the gene pool in Sweden

[@KimberlySorce]

hahahah!

[@serduchka75]

LMAOOO

[@michaelgberg4858]

He he, good comment!

[@dahlizz99]

Lol

[@hunkenpunken]

😂😂😂 The weak genes will not be passed on

[@DevilMadeMeDoIt666]

In regards to the laundry time thing, in Sweden most apartment complexes has a common laundry room that is used by all tenants. There is a booking system in each laundry room, which is why your friend said "yeah you can't just do laundry any time duh". You are of course free to get a washing machine and do laundry whenever you want as well if you prefer that.

[@stefankungsman8787]

I love watching your videos about Sweden, you spread so much joy and positive vibes. and it's really interesting to hear how you see Sweden and how everything works here and what the differences are against the USA

[@KimberlySorce]

Thank you so much!

[@elainekarlsson8384]

Hi, Kim 👋 About the different colors and sizes of swedish money bills(and coins), it's so the blind and visually impaired can tell the difference between them and not get easily ripped off. 😊

[@elizabethnilsson1815]

I LOVE YOUR PRESENTATION, at least personal and make sense and interesting to share YOU your self with us in a honest manner

[@urbansanderek8215]

As I was watching this I thought how about the opposite, first time visiting the US… but then realized it means doing 50 or so vids since every new state is kind of a new experience or even within a state. San Francisco is quite different from San Diego. But I do remember arriving to US for the first time that it was quite intimidating for a young Swede, so much enforcement. So much information… and worst of all so many choices. Try ordering a coffee is like an exercise of answering 12 different questions. Regardless the big upside in US is that great openness between people once you pass that first barrier, it’s so natural for you to invite new acquaintances over to your table or even to your home, it’s so easy to meet new people. First time watching you and I really liked your presentation style and energy. Charming!

[@Steff2929again]

There are many reasons why geographical places have different names in different languages. The most obvious is that people speak different languages, and that languages constantly change, sometimes very fast. The importance and influence of individual languages also change frequently as they follow geopolitical shifts. English was for instance largely unknown in Western Europe before WWII. Back then, German and French served as the European lingua francas. In Eastern Europe, Russian was the most important foreign language up until 1989. Without one global language (which will never happen for a number of reasons), speakers of any given language are going to have their own word for a certain part of the world. It is common to either approximate the name, or to translate the meaning of it, but sometimes it becomes completely different. The formal Swedish name for the US is btw 'Amerikas förenta stater' which is a translation. Then we have all the historico-geographical reasons. Migrations, wars, conquests, ethnic displacements, genocides, colonisations, commercial confederations, natural disasters etc. This has been going on since the dawn of time. Language is a powerful weapon. The language of those in power becomes dominant, languages spoken by those conquered become marginalised. Changing the names of conquered places is a way to exert power. Not many indigenous names remain in colonised regions. Some places of great strategic importance may have had quite a few names over the centuries. Sweden is a very old country. It's not surprising that it has different names in different languages. In one of the oldest of all English sources, Beowulf (700-1000), Sweden is known as Sweorice - the land of the Swedes. It is an approximation of the Old Norse 'Svíaríki'. The modern form 'Svea rike' is still occasionally used in Sweden. 'Sverige' is simply a softened up contraction. As the English language gradually changed, the name shifted into 'Swedeland'. The current word 'Sweden' was eventually borrowed from Middle Dutch during the 17th century. In languages, nothing is static, everything is constantly changing.

[@tomaswalser1867]

I just love your channel, your so spot on, and the fact that your share your thoughts, like why there is no universal name for every country, bless you!

[@KimberlySorce]

Thank you so much!!

[@jonnyberggren4598]

Yeah as some say here.. I also. Love your positive energy... And yes as you approach Random Swedes. We are often a bit shy in the beginning. But as you will discover.. We are almost always very genuine. And once you get to know someone. You get real good friends without facades... Not someone who just is nice towards you just just to be nice. They are nice to you cause they like you as a person... Love you're videos. Take care love from Stockholm /J

[@AdaKitten]

The washing schedule is only for those living in apartment blocks, I think :) Im not Swedish, but it is the same here in Norway, at least some places.

[@carinakaarli4784]

Yes, at least rental apartments have laundry rooms in the basement for those who live in the house, it’s also free and not like a paid laundromat in the usa. You just schedule a time so no one else is using the machines.

[@HH-hd7nd]

Katharina Kolbjørnsen Same here in Germany as well. Some appartment blocks have such schedules (at least if you don't have your own washing machine in your appartment), others don't. Depents on each individual block.

[@IlyssaAlvarez]

love love LOVED this! I came to Sweden from Florida in July and I found myself agreeing with pretty much every word lol🇺🇸🇸🇪

[@KimberlySorce]

Haha, I’m glad you could relate! ❤️ love your channel btw!

[@jooke86]

One of your best videos!☺️

[@dagr.johnsen2164]

All of what you say about Sweden applies to my country, too. Norway. We're good neighbors, you know. 😉

[@KimberlySorce]

I must visit Norway!

[@alfonsandersson5501]

Ey norway, love from sweden

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

Mostly to Denmark too. Scandinavians are truly cousins - until we find ourselves "south of the Alps", then we instantly become siblings 🤣 When really far from home, we're triplets, and Finns and Icelandics becomes siblings. I've huged a Swede, I'd never seen before, when we met in at the baker's in Qatar, just because we were, you know ... BIG HUG - psysically!! - in joy over meeting each other. Silly, yes. But we're Happy 😉

[@jollan1747]

Yes u are :) Alla Svenskar gillar Norge (även om vi retas ibland)

[@petterrix3144]

🇸🇪🇧🇻

[@shmurkenhurken]

It's cool hearing how much a person can learn and how much it can change your perspective from travelling ^^

[@johanlundmark2424]

Thanks for a great video. You are really talented in what you are doing.

[@Jontor11]

Great vid Kimberly. Sweden sounds niiiiice.

[@zynius]

Fun fact; the name "Sverige" comes from a combination of the old swedish phrase "Svea Rike", meaning the "Kingdom of Svea". Svea is an old word meaning "of the Swedes". There's also "Mother Svea", an image of a patriotic female warrior created somewhere in the 1600's, something akin to a national symbol.

[@Finkele1]

we know in Finland...svea rike. No! but what can you do...back in 1400s lol

[@fredosinsemilla3896]

@@Finkele1 Ruotsi mustalainen.

[@jtinalexandria]

Really excellent video. Have spent a lot of time in Denmark, and just 1 day in Malmo, Sweden, but your comments are dead on, and very well done for a new vlogger!

[@KimberlySorce]

Thank you so much!

[@Dropler8]

if I remember correctly, the different sizes of cash here are for the blind to be able to decide if it is SEK 20 or SEK 100

[@tuanoini]

Yes. It's similar in euro cash. The coins have differences in size, texture etc for the same reason.

[@Dropler8]

@@tuanoini y i know it's the same thing with swedish coins ,danish coins

[@johannesljungquist9155]

Thanks for a fine video. It´s so interesting to know of your impressions of swedish way of life, cause for us swedes we´re like the fish who can´t see the water.

[@Bleckman666]

The different colour and sizes of the new Swedish banknotes follows the same design logic as the Arla dairy products. The colours (and in the case of the banknotes, sizes) makes it easier for people with impaired eyesight to tell them apart. I think the banknotes also has the value in braille on them now...? (sorry, haven't used cash in years...)

[@jte5783]

Welcome back anytime. And it’s fredagsmys, Friday cozy time :)

[@bodan1196]

As to the "many laws", that you say are "there" in the USA, they do, to some extent, exist in Sweden too, but they are unwritten rules and tempered with an added premiss/caviat. "Go where, and do what, you want, but do not destroy, and do not disturb". If someone breaks this rule, there is usually a reason for doing so, which has to be questioned and evaluated first. Before starting to shoot. I see it as a question of numbers. The larger the population, the higher the risk of the person being somewhere they shouldn't, being someone who will do you harm. Sweden does not have a high population density. So it is more likely that a person suddenly standing in your front yard, is in need of help, rather than looking to steal from you, or hurt you. "Leave a place in as good as or better condition as you found it", is another unwritten rule. This applies to everywhere you go, be it a toilet, campsite or beach. Or you friend's house. Or your enemy's... When the social distancing rule came about, due to the "you know what", a meme started to make it's rounds on the intenet. Two sweds at the bus stop are standing at the recommended two meters apart. One says to the other: I hope this situation will be over soon, so we can go back to standing at a more comfortable five meters apart.

[@KimberlySorce]

Hahahahahah the social distancing rule joke 😂🙌🏼

[@bodan1196]

@@KimberlySorce If you would prefere, I can lift the 'joke' in to a comment on its own? This way you can more clearly like just the joke and not feel uncomfortable with any ambiguity for the rest.

[@MarkusWande]

Great video! Fun watching!

[@ingvartorma9789]

What you talk about how free it is in Sweden is called "The right of public access", which means what you mentioned in the video and no bans. When it comes to these disposable grills, they are about to be banned as these grills cause so much grass and forest fires. And that they are not good for the environment.

[@goldrush5764]

In swedish it's called Allemansrätten which is a set of laws that we have. In those laws you can camp on private land and have a camping fire. You can also pick berries and mushrooms. And the landowner can not deny access. It's your right to do so. However, you need to show respect and can't trash the place. Like throwing trash in the forrest, etc. You must clean up after.

[@ingvartorma9789]

@@goldrush5764 Är du dum eller?? Behöver inte säga det åt mig.

[@rickardelimaa]

I think the official English name for it is "Freedom to roam".

[@MaxBoxt]

Varför så dålig attityd Ingvar?

[@TemalCageman]

I think Goldrush just added some additional information to "The right of public access" for others to read. You didn't give usefull information on that point. You have to understand that it was not directed at you, just an addition to your initial post. That is all. No need to get offended.

[@randallmagnuson-nq8ef]

Bravo, young lady! Putting yourself in a somewhat uncomfortable situation is how you grow. Now, believe this, I also made my first trip to Sweden in 2012! Three times since. After 47 years, I finally met relatives and friends. Now in retirement, we are also planning to do the dual country thing as soon as our BnB takes off. Now, if you are there over the Christmas holidays, there is one thing you MUST DO. A Norwegian soprano usually does a Scandinavian Yul tour, and if you haven't heard Sissel Kyrkjebo sing, you haven't lived. You will never leave Sweden. Maybe we will see you there someday.

[@iamdinkel]

Love that you noticed that they swim speak perfect English and that the country really cares about everyone…no homeless

[@gmail.minegenjobbig2]

I really like all the things u bring up. Amasing storyteller!!

[@alfons6107]

If you get the chance, travel to northern sweden and experience the difference between southern and northern. it's like different countries. I live in the north and for me the south is another country, haha! Just found your channel and I really like it!

[@FFM0594]

Can I camp in your garden when I come?

[@ulrikajonsson9525]

A year later. Have a spare room if northern Sweden is a thing. You are most welcome🙂

[@Evaweronica]

On why we talk good english is we started with subtitles on the television instead of dubbing. So as a child we could hear the english landguish while learning to read at the same time what the english words meant. Sooo helpful. Then we are american luvers. Movie and music... We luv american culture. So we just automaticly just talk it natrully. ❤️

[@stumpwatersalad3024]

I learned some Swedish watching Shabba Cash. 🤣

[@swedishmetalbear]

English proficiency in Sweden is at 94%.. Which is higher than in both the US and Canada. And it keeps getting higher because International education schools with English corriculum are extremely popular in Sweden.

[@Crlmrtn]

Yep. English is destroying our language.

[@swedishmetalbear]

@@Crlmrtn :-/ Så kan man se på det om man är negativ, cyniker eller helt enkelt eljest. Men all lingvistisk forskning pekar på att det är tvärtom. Språk som är levande och tar till sig många låneord är de språk som överlever tiden. Inte tvärtom. Alla språk förändras och utvecklas med tiden. Det går inte att stoppa. Uttal skiftar med tiden.TH-D ellr T G-K T-D. Vokalljud ändras. Det Svenska språk vi talar idag skiljer sig märkbart från det Svenska språk som talades för 200 år sedan. Sen är Svenska fortfarande "de facto" det språk de flesta faktiskt använder i arbete och uti svenska samhället. Det förhindrar också att språket dör ut. Glöm inte heller bort att Engelska är ett syskonspråk till vårat. Med samma ursprung, grammatik och syntax som vårat.

[@Crlmrtn]

swedishmetalbear Jag pratar förstås om de nämnda engelska skolorna, där eleverna naturligtvis får sämre träning i svenska.

[@swedishmetalbear]

@@Crlmrtn De har lektioner på Svenska också. Förstås. Du har visst inte någon erfarenhet av Engelska skolan.

[@svergurd3873]

Very nice story about your first impressions, a pleasure to listen to, and so fun for me as a Swede (from Skåne) to hear about what is everyday stuff for us. I like your channel! Was it Malmö castle?

[@KimberlySorce]

Thank you so much! It was a castle in Landskrona

[@svergurd3873]

@@KimberlySorce Nice!

[@chaddsmith9378]

I could listen to you talk all day long, coz you are so captivating despite the edits between the sentences. Be well beauty :)

[@liridonbalaj5105]

If you were amazed by The Castles, you should take a trip to Gotland the island to see the great Viking wall. While you are there, you can take the opportunity to see Sweden's second-largest burial mound from the Viking Age. I would advise you to visit Berslagen. Bergslagen is located in Central Sweden inland. Bergslagen is an important part of Sweden's history during the 17th century. That Sweden became a superpower. It is called in the Swedish great power era. The nature is amazing in that part of Sweden. Keep up the good work Kim🤗😃🤗😃

[@KimberlySorce]

Thank you for the wonderful advice beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@issyd2366]

The wall around Visby was not built during the viking age but during the middle ages. The Norse did not have that advanced engineering.

[@jimmykarlsson2567]

Great video Kim, take care 😀

[@timojurvelin9576]

As always, great video. My suggestion for upcoming videos would be more reaction videos. Record your friends or familys (or both) reaction to swedish life or something like that. You know, just more reactions. 🙂

[@PencilaPaper]

Such funny comments from you 😂 I think you learned a lot from this trip! I have traveled around the world alone - twice. I’m a Swedish woman. 😊 and this was before the internet and cellphones existed so I had to buy an Indonesian dictionary or a Thai dictionary to interpret where the trains and buses were heading… now it’s so easy, just use a smartphone! 😂 But I did learn A LOT! ❤

[@thomas.m0par]

Thanks for sharing Your thoughts, it is always interesting to get to hear how people from other countries look upon things we take for granted. Things that look normal to us will appear weird to you and vice versa. When it comes to the feeling of "freedom" I believe that it is a very Nordic thing, you would experience the same in Norway, Denmark and Finland. With that said we do have what is called "Allemansrätten" that kind of translates to (Everyones right) what it means is that you as a citizen has a right to use the common places in nature and such. As there is very few private beaches, forests and such. For example you can in general walk in a forest and pick mushrooms, berries and such, of course the owner of that forest expects you to not litter, destroy things or put fires and such, but as long as you leave the place as you found it, you should be allowed. This is not the case in most other countries and it is a thing we are kind of proud of.

[@KimberlySorce]

It's a wonderful thing you have in Sweden :)

[@TheDryparn]

Most forests are private but allemansrätten says they cant stop anyone from being there.

[@arleneromaine6113]

How much fun this is!!!

[@MrEmiosk]

Also we do get life saving exercises with the swimming lessons. Like swimming with clothes on, how to handle and rescue people who is or are well on their way to drown. Including mandatory badge collection. Like the 1km and 2km badges. Cpr etc. At a beach there will be someone that can and will do a life guards duty when needs be.

[@brunett93]

it's wild to me that some people can't drink the water from their faucets. do you just buy bottles of water then all the time? the amount of plastic waste is scary. are you able to recycle cans and bottles in the US at all? or at least where you've lived?

[@nikifallen93]

The worse the water is, the easier it is to recycle 🤣🤣🤣. But seriously, big cities often have the yuckiest water (in my experience, San Francisco, Miami Beach, NYC and Washington DC all had pretty yucky water), but their recycling system is, arguably, better than Sweden’s (lower barrier to entry, with curb-side pickup). However, most people who care about the taste of their water use water purifiers of varying quality-some even have whole-house filtration. Unfortunately, poorer people in cities usually just drink soda and other kinds of flavoured drinks.

[@dansw0rkshop]

She is a city slicker! Yes we drink water from our faucets in America, and yes we recycle plastic.

[@KimberlySorce]

If you live in a place where you can't drink the water then most people have a water purifier that hooks onto the faucet. And yes of course we have recycling and are able to recycle plastic :)

[@annabackman3028]

@@KimberlySorce Isn't it that LA for instance take seawater and desalt it? Can obviously NOT be tasty! In Sweden it's not allowed to add flourine, rather the opposite, that is one of all the minerals, and unfortunately chemicals we humans are spreading in the nature, that is filtered out to a level close to zero. (Too much fluorine actually damages the teeth, causes white spots at the first, but can also give dark spots and an uneven surface with an increased risk for caries.) That is not said the water is 100% clean from everything we don't want, but today it's impossible to reach that point. Improvements are always possible, but we (also Norway, we use the same standard of water quality and filtering process) have among the best tap water in the world. Water from private wells, like on the countryside, may vary. It's up to the owner to have the water tested, and special rules when a well supports other families too. Overall you can DEFINITELY trust Swedish tap water! Also note that in blind tests tap water has been voted more tasty than the most popular bottled water brands. We do have Sodastream and the Swedish Vikingsoda, if you want bubbles. To transport bottled water all over the world is a bad habit, both considering the usage of plastic and the environmental prints are today unforgivable, in my opinion. Of course it's a different if your tap water isn't clean, that's different. But still not to transport bottled water from one continent to another. It's just common sense.

[@writerconsidered]

Tap water is a hit or miss in the US. She's from New Jersey which is notorious for bad water and chemical plants. I'm from Boston we have Quabbin reservoir water which is some of the cleanest water in the state.

[@enkidu77]

I like your videos! I guess you need a video about corona time in Sweden and what do you think about how the government handled the situation!! Also you need more videos outdoor, at café, restaurants, etc.. it could enrich your library of videos.

[@millan11697]

Would be fun to see you making some traditional swedish foods for your american family. Like jansons frestelse, smorgastarta, flygande jakob etc. Iam swede living in NYC and i make it for holidays etc. i can say nobody likes the smorgastarta but janssons is a hit:) I found your vlog very interesting and fun tonwatch

[@KimberlySorce]

Hahah Really? no one likes the smorgastarta?I thought it was pretty good!

[@CamilaCarpio]

Haha I would also be like are you sure I can drink from the faucet? 😂 schedule a laundry time? Wow that would also take me a while to get used to! Love how positive you talk about Sweden! I can’t wait to see more Sweden vlogs 😍 but yeaa it is weird how some countries have different names! Like Sweden in Spanish is Suecia ?! Lmao

[@KimberlySorce]

Haha right?! Thank you so much for watching! You should visit ‘Suecia’ one day! I’ll show you around ☺️

[@Mr_Seppo]

And in Finnish its called Ruotsi, not even close to the Spanish word.

[@jollan1747]

We start learning English when we're like 8-9 years old, it's literarlly one of the three most important subjects (the 3 core subjects, math swedish and english). I'm 14 now and me and all my friends can understand any english and I got the max points on all Cambridge English tests

[@tommi7554]

It's 24h clock that is used in outside of U.S. Good thing you didn't wonder in Malmö... there's some crazy areas you don't wanna go in sweden. It's like going in South Central in LA.

[@dunderdotten]

Love your videos! So funny to hear your thoughts about Sweden :D Keep it up! Lycka till ;-) Oh, check out the "Allemansrätten" ;-)

[@coolaboris]

Cool video. Do try to come here again and get to see a little bit more than the "big" cities. I live in a small coasttown called Karlshamn and you would be very welcomed here.

[@larswikstrom9090]

Söndagsmys!? One universal ”world name” on a countrys name? What a great idea! Your watchfulness about ”swedishness” is fantastic and very funny. I like your videos very much!

[@Bleckman666]

I think we actually tried that a long time ago, trying to build a very tall building..? It didn't work out. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel

[@KimberlySorce]

Thank you so much!!

[@michaellust]

... Then you will fit perfect here in Sweden because you look fab. And you share a lot of positive energy. 🇸🇪🥰💯🇺🇲

[@KimberlySorce]

Awee thank you!

[@peterkragelund4794]

Trust in all the Nordic countries is a common trait. We trust each other, we trust the Governement and the Governement trust the citizens. Makes life so much easier and is extremly valuable.

[@Sancto58]

Those who trust the government (Shepherds) and other authorities are Sheeeple. "A society whose citizens refuse to see and investigate the facts, who refuse to believe that their government and their media will routinely lie to them and fabricate a reality contrary to verifiable facts, is a society that CHOOSES and DESERVES the police state dictatorship it is going to get." - Ian Williams Goddard

[@peterkragelund4794]

@@Sancto58 Most of that trust is based on transparancy and experience. And the fact that corruption is not rife, and punished severely when it happens. No, the Nordic countries are not on the verge of becoming police state dictatorships. Far from it. Having seen Jan 6. unfolding, and the really responsible not (yet) being adequately punished, I have my doubts about the future of the USA, however. Distrust is not at good thing in it selv. Right now it is killing thousands of unvaccinated americans.

[@AngryPostmanStockholm]

@@peterkragelund4794 Since the intelligent but hating hes only people initial traitor of our country, Reinfeldt we are copying the USA in every lil aspect that we should stay away from, just wait for the gated communitys, decent citizens forced away from their lifelong grounds by raised costs only affordable for the globalists and elitists that now are in full force to tear Sweden apart from all the common sense, moral and trust its built on. The land that give away the taxmoney (intended for you, your parents, your children, all belongs to the NATIONAL system works in a loop) to imports of wich 95% never gonna contribute and stay lifelong economicly wounds. Put the taxpaying citizens unemployeed while let kvotimports do simpler jobs and the eastblock to bloat every corner of the citys and ofcourse contribute to our taxsystem isn't their strong side... all while the good moral taxpaying swedes are locked out in thier own land. We are under siege by naiv political INcorrect idiots wich contradictory help the disgusting final nail in the coffin globalists to reach their goals. The government and media already force bullshit on us and ban the speakers of truth.

[@Sancto58]

@Kingkrock If you really believe that the people in Sweden or any other country can both see and understand what is going on behind the curtain you are either behind it or most likely just a fool. "in Swedens culture for a long time that the people are engaged and part of the ruling in the cuntry."!? Isn't this kind of Freudian slip when you "forget" the O in country, and spell out who rules Sweden. And I can't say who are behind the "feminism", then KZbins AI removes my answer to you. Only well indoctrinated and ignorant sheeple, sorry people, believe that we the people have ANY saying in our SO CALLED demoCRAZY. Peter Kragelund "We trust each other, we trust the Governement and the Governement trust the citizens."!? "What does government mean in old Latin? The word Government actually means mind control. It is etymologically originated from the ancient Latin language. It Splits into two words:1) (guvernare) meaning "to control" and 2) (mens or mentis) meaning "mind". SO GOVERNMENT MEANS "TO CONTROL THE MIND" What does the Latin word government mean?"

[@nilsingvar7319]

That trust is rotting away rapidly though. It'll likely be gone in a generation due to the corruption.

[@PencilaPaper]

You added many more things than others has done in similar videos I’ve seen. I live in Stockholm. But I have traveled around the Globe, alone, twice, so I am familiar with many different countries, religions, cultures and languages. I learned 5 languages in school and then bits and pieces of new languages where I stayed during my travels.

[@Frendh]

Fruit trees and berry bushes available to the public are not common in my area. I see cherry trees and "nypon" bushes here and there, other than that I can't recall anything else. Easiest way to open up a business selling the one time use grills is on Amazon I would say.

[@christinesalomonsson1082]

This was Ks first impressions of Sweden in 2012. Of course she knows all about allemansrätten etc nowadays. Maybe more than us Swedes :-)

[@lassemann1677]

yes ,first!! but nevermind me, check out the video.... im from Sweden and you bring up soo many things that I as a swede just take 4 normal

[@KimberlySorce]

🙌🏼

[@prettyideasbyfarah]

Amazing experience

[@ersia87]

About country names. I guess (!) it’s because nations and nationalities are very old, most older than their modern states. In swedish many of the names of the countries with which we’ve historically had relations I think refer to the group of people living there , like tyskland (land of the tyskar=duch), Ryssland (land of the Ruse), Danmark (land, or grounds, or the danes. You can see that we’ve done the same with many of our domestic regions as well, like Götaland (land of the goths), Lappland (land of the lappar (old slightly derogarory term for the Sámi people) and Svealand (land of the Svear (the people living around our all-mighty holy capital (joking) hence ”Sverige” (or Svea rike, mening kingdom of the Svear))), etc. The opposite I think is true for further away countries that we have come to know later in history, such as Burma, Tibet, Colombia, etc. where the name we use is probably from whatever was our first source of knowledge about the place.

[@Henrik46]

*Tyskar=German. Nederländer=Dutch. I know it doesn't make sense, but that's English for you. Helsing från Norje.

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

Informative and entertaining. You're right about the country names. Germany is English for Deutchland, but in Scandinavia it's called Tyskland. It's silly, but that's foreign languages for you 😉 I met some English, with a story about a Swede telling them about "Köpenhamn." They had no clue it was Copenhagen 🤣 (in Danish: København)

[@isdrakens]

Living in Northern Sweden. Greetings from -7'C/19'F. Yes it takes some getting used to 😂

[@bjorn9875]

As a swede it's fun to hear outsider perspectives on differences. Thanks :D As for the hiking anywhere, well, thanks to a fundamental law it's allowed. (Allemansrätten). And as it's a fundamental law, even most laws are prevented from limiting this freedom. (Similar to how the US Constitution works). It even allows picking of berries/mushrooms and such. It does have limitations, such as not using the same campsite more then a day or two in a row, (to not hurt the stuff growing where you have the tent I think), not destroying the environment and so on. But it basically prevents most possibilities of keeping people out of private land. So as it's nearly impossible to create the same types of rules as exist in the US, well, it's normal for us :) Oh, and this includes walking through pastures, even if there are animals in them, but do be careful of what you step in however :) As for those one time use grills, well, they have some major downsides as well, one of them is the risk of starting fires, so be careful!

[@aiderty7005]

Allemansrätten är inte en lag..googla det

[@bjorn9875]

@@aiderty7005 Både sant och fel, nu när jag googlade, i våra grundlagar finns det inskrivet, mer specifikt finns olika saker i olika lagar. Men du har rätt att det inte är en enskild lag som reglerar det :) Samtidigt är det en av våra grundlagar som garanterar det. Tack för att du rättar mig :)

[@svartkattante]

thank you for a vonderful video. The thing i whant you to talk about if youy feel like it, is how to pronounce swedish words. Couse many people and especially americans tend to shorten words witch in swedish dosent work. cause its just not just a word it often an explenation and often several words that form the final word and when we pronounce it we say the hole word and dont shorten it. For example the capital name of Stockholm witch is two words combined. The first is -Stock witch means log or a peice of lumber, and the second word is holm or holme witch translates to islet. and when we combine these two words we explain that this is the place were logs were collected on the islet witcgh was the beginning of the formations of a city. In the beginning you talk about the word Sverige witch you dint know was the word for -Sweden. What many dont know even here in Sweden is that it is a Danish word for our country. Back in those days the country was ruled by the Danish king and the word in Danish for "kingdom" is rige so the word is ounce again a combination of several or two words witch means kingdom of the svear witch was a tribe who lived in uppland and södermanland.Aka a part of the country that later on became sweden . Ante

[@mikaelkarlsson635]

Here is my tip for future videos: I would like to see you making tours around where you live. Long or short. Show us common sights which is everyday life to you. Take us to unusual places where you never have been. I want to see common American things to which you make a comment "This is used to..." or "Here is a typical american version of..." There are so many details which is different. There is so many sights to see when you start to look. Bring a friend on a walk or drive and talk about what you see. Things you take for granted may be exotic and strange to us.

[@Jonasvolley]

Second runner up⚡️

[@mrsteg66]

Nice video, and hallo here from denmark (Danmark) Søndags Hygge på dansk....difficult to learn Danish / Swedish in our countries, as we all know English and love to use it. The back of the medal, then you have a hard time learning Swedish ... myself do well with both Swedish and Norwegian, as we should be able to speak and understand our brother people

[@larsjson1476]

What things would you say surprised you most then, but which you do not want to be without now? Regarding washing time, this only applies to apartments. Houses have their own washing machines. Do you have any favorite pizzas?

[@NO1jkpg]

Take a round trip around Vättern(2 biggest lake in Sweden) and you can visit so much castles and much more. When you do that visit Grenna, is small village next to Vättern and you can go the island their, called Visingö with a ferry from Grenna, their you have 2 castles and 1 castle in Grenna and in Grenna you can see how they make polkagris, red and white candy cane this is orign from Grenna. American hang this candy in the christmas trees. Karlsberg you should visit they have nice castle their also next to Vättern.

[@hunkenpunken]

For us swedes it would be interesting what daily life in the US cost. Electric, insurances...all the boring things. PS. I have relatives from Snöftarp (south of sweden) that emigrated to Minnesota about 1850. So now we have relatives all over the place, even to California

[@siffe3336]

Whenever I travel outside of Sweden I feel thankful for the tap water we have here, because almost everywhere else I have visited it tastes like chlorine and I end up buying so much bottled water.

[@jonashansson2320]

Yeah, quite often I realize how lucky I was to be born in the land of the free, Sweden. ;) But seriously. It's extremely weird when US people talk about freedom as if they have more of it than we do.

[@annanilsen5684]

Samma här hahhahah

[@Wloppish]

So unnecessary dude. How are we more free than people in the US? We have the top 2 highest tax rate in the world and are forced to pay them. It’s a tyranny with no escape. How are we free?

[@goldrush5764]

Well, in some areas they do. They are taxed less which mean that they are more free in an economic sence. Also they can have guns, which also makes them more free. They can smoke weed as well in many states. They have much more labor freedom, so it depends in what areas you are comparing.

[@erikempire318]

Accually it’s interesting that Sweden are raked as the third most free country in the world, America, the land of the free, lands on place 23 in the freedom rankings.

[@ProgMannen]

Well.. u never probably gave our high taxes a thought.. untill u got your first job. I mean.. what u acually got from maybe your first 18 years in your growing up to adulthood. free school, food, healthcare, dentist care etc. etc. It's one thing to consider to the freedom equation...

[@sungod86]

The disposable grills are very hard to get nowadays though. Because of the bad effect they have on the environment, all the major supermarket chains in Sweden have stopped selling them. This has been the case since 2019.

[@niklassvensson1566]

I totaly agree on why we use other names of countries and cities depending on our language. It kinda disturbes me. Alot. Why for example Gothenburg ? Cologne in Germany. Prague in the czeck rep. Copenhagen and many moore Thoose citynames above is Göteborg, Köln, Praha and Köbenhavn and nothing else : ) Anyway , keep up the good work out there Kimberly.

[@amandajo340]

My bf told me the money is different sizes for blind people. I noticed in Sweden there's a lot more accommodations and thought put into how different people with different abilities/disabilities will be able to navigate. Same with every train station - different types of floor textures based on how close to the train track you are.

[@dall3n88]

I'm not sure if that's actually why but it very well could be. But the numbers on the bill are designed with texture so blind people can feel the denomination of each bill. Many years ago my mother worked as a cashier and got handed a bunch of bills by a blind person and was told to take what was needed. So she had to teach him that he could feel the denominations himself.

[@aripinkberry1810]

I’m actually blind and I plan on visiting Sweden in the future this is so helpful in America there is so little that’s adapted to us it’s crazy to find out that there are places that take us into consideration

[@MarkusWande]

I also liked your side note! I've also thought about it! All countries should be called whatever the poeple who live there call it. :P

[@nizze6855]

for me I find it interesting what foreigners think about my native Sweden that's why I look at this vids.

[@alexo3975]

Hi, your videos are great :) Can you make a video about Haw can someone to become a Swedish Citizen if he is from Europe? I mean: - costs - how long time waiting - and etc :) or where can I find this in English because I don't understand Swedish :(

[@jonasfalk1748]

Välkommen till Sverige, Du är fin ,

[@Touchpadse]

On your question about different names for countries depending on the language: I'm from Sweden, I was born in a town in the county of Småland called Växjö. The name of the city goes back like 400 years and originally comes from the Swedish sentence "road by the lake" (Väg vid sjö) which over time has been shortened to Växjö. I'm having a hard time hearing a non-scandinavian person correctly pronouncing that city name and I don't feel like we should rename the city to make it easier for non Swedish speakers to pronounce it. Now I know this is just a city and not a country but the same logic applies in my mind. Anyways great video and welcome to Sweden =)

[@reineh3477]

I don't know if it has a name but we call it "24 hour clock"

[@dinkitoyare2485]

some beaches have lifeguards here, Tylösand here in Halmstad for en example

[@jiansonz]

If you don't have scheduled laundry time, how does that work? Is it just 'first come, first serve'? Is there such an overcapacity with machines that it's unlikley to be occupied when you need it?

[@citizenkane4831]

About Swede´s speaking English. I think the main reason is we are shy and wished we spent more attention when we studied English at school 😴. About smoking outside restaurants. We who do still do smoke has demanded "smoke peace" at least outside restaurants but even that have they taken away from us. And then there are that odd thing american´s alway´s react on. Shoehorn´s! Also, if you like to see perhapse not castle´s. But houses from the Viking era and onwards, visit Gotland, Visby. The ringwall in Visby is a world heritage sight

[@petergustafsson7808]

14:10 - In Icelandic, the word for USA is Bandarikin. That is a compound word based on two Icelandic word stems, which together mean about: "Bound-together-realms". So, they took the meaning of USA and translated into Icelandic. It is not strange that countries have different names in different languages. Among other reasons, there are sounds that exist in one language but not another, so taking the native name for a country would not work for speakers of another country. A good example of that is Österreich, which in English is Austria. The Ö-sound does not exist in English (and a whole lot of other languages), so a workaround was needed. In this case, English took the French word Autrice and modified it. In Swedish, however, the Ö-sound exists, and we have a name (Österrike) which is a direct translation of the native German name.

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

Thank you 🙂 TAK from Danmark

[@dnano6692]

I like you. You are intelligently open and also very good-looking. Hope you try something more with your nice family. Both the US and Sweden have pros and cons, but I think we are quite similar despite the fact that we live so far apart. I myself was born in Sweden and live here.

[@SysterYster]

The grills are a great idea as long as people use them responsibly, and don't just leave them wherever. :P

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

As a Swede I'm not that interested in learning about Sweden. I kinda know about it already. What I'm doing here is that I'm interested in your opinion of Sweden. It's a whole lot of fun to hear how someone who is not from here experience things. When you've lived here your entire life alot of thing others find fascinating are thing that really just pass you by.

[@Ciofey]

Watching TV and movies with subtitles helps with learning english. So does playing computer games, and using the internet. English is taught in swedish schools every year from the age of 9 (3rd grade). At age 13 (7th grade) you start learning a second foreign language in school.

[@msafiri6861]

We can't have same names for countries because of the different languages. Request video🤞......Can you tell us how or why you decided to move there permanently and if you don't mind, a little about your experience with Visa process?

[@jorgenandersson418]

Well I have hard to say three.. when I say it it will be like.. free or tree.. haha.. so when I am talking with someone in English I try to avoid to say that number... haha well that's me. Hope you enjoy Sweden. Merry Christmas!

[@chalphon4907]

When you get back to Sweden you should make a colab with Stefan Tyrone, a guy from Oregon living in Stockholm doing similar content. Btw, I work in an old castle... just fyi...

[@KimberlySorce]

So cool! Yes I would love to do a collab with him, love his videos

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

Hi, I found You recently, I already follow some Americans that live here in Sweden. To see the videos were You compare Swedish and Americans lifes, system and so much more. What I like was that You for example When You compared the Coster for giving Birth and You used US dollar even for the Swedish system, that made the difference very obvious

[@o.w.i.m]

Söndagsmys - Sundaycomfort-time.. hmm -mys coyz, relax.. Imagine chilling in your lazyboy or soffa with a quilt/comforter with a possible fire going in the fireplace, if you have such. With some nice nibbles maybe evening tea, and decompressing. Readying for Monday morning.

[@fridahultgren8865]

Interesting video!

[@amaleshchakrabarty8835]

Hi Mam, if you stayed in right now! I know some of my quarries .. if you think the answer then it's very helpful. As I am very near i will go to Skelleftea, Sweden.

[@marialight74]

So funny how you often say we are beautiful here i sweden.. but I must say you are in America too. ( look at you!!) :) But I find the women are good looking , everywhere. But thank you for your nice and very cute and funny complimants of our citizens and the country as well..