Our Reaction to Stockholm, Sweden, as seen by a funny Japanese man!

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[@MaxSujyNorden]

Hello! Some of you asked for our address to send us a package (food). KZbin is censoring a lot of comments, so I didn't see most of them. I got notified but then the comments disappeared. So if you want to send us a package, please email us (link in the video description). Thank you!

[@JoakimLindqvist-d2w]

It's Always nice to see your reactions and especially learning new things about my country (btw i use beetroot with meatballs also haha)

[@johankaewberg8162]

The credit card is actually a debit card. Zero debt. I know of no-one in Europe that owns a credit card.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Good job Europe!

[@magnusnilsson9792]

Most cards do have a $10 credit here in Sweden, if your funds have dried up. But debitcards are becoming more common, many even have digital cards on their phone.

[@emmaoh4051]

@@magnusnilsson9792 point is very few use their cards as they use credit cards in the USA. We don’t pay a large credit bill each month. In practice it’s more of a debit card even if you could get $10 on credit on some cards. I have chosen to have no credit om my card.

[@Tilla00]

"Rödbestsallad" is great! Perfect on a sandwich with cold meatballs. Or at Christmas: on a sandwich with Christmas ham. It's pretty easy to make at home: 1 jar of pickled beetroot (~ 500 g) 1 small apple (~ 80-100 g) 1 dl crème fraiche (or maybe a substitute could work?) 1 dl mayonnaise 1 tablespoon mustard (like a coarse grain mustard or a dijon mustard. a more classic one, not a hot and sweet type) salt black pepper 1 - 2 tablespoons of the syrup (liquid) from the pickled beets Let the beets drain, save a few tablespoons of the liquid. Cut the beetroots into small cubes. Cut the apple into small cubes. Mix the beetroot and the apple with the other ingredients and taste it to see if it needs more salt, black pepper, or the beetroot liquid. Let it refrigerate for a bit (preferably like a day or over the night, but at least an hour or something) before serving, so all the ingredients in there give everything a nice flavor

[@michaelhansen5353]

I only use it for meatballssandwich, but there it is perfekt!

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you! I will tell Sujy!

[@Ahris22]

Fika is not restricted to a certain time, you can fika at any time in the day or evening but most people do it on their morning and afternoon breaks at work so these breaks, usually at around 10 am and 2 pm, are called 'Fika breaks' which is where the guy in the video probably got the time from.

[@RandomerFellow]

I have breakfast when I get up. Then I have coffee next to the computer when I start work and fill up until it's time for lunch. My morning-fika begins. When I've had lunch, I start my afternoon-fika. 🙃

[@ulvsbane]

According to the agreement between most unions and the employer organisations, the employees has the right to a five minute break every hour. At most work sites this has been pulled together to a 15 minute break in the morning, usually at 8 or 9, and one in the afternoon, usually at 13 or 14, and this is the when the "fika" at the workplaces usually take place. But you can have "fika" whenever, with your friends, family or as a first date or any date really. It's just a way to hang out with any pressure.

[@wesley.peterson]

Fika is at 9-10am AND 2-3pm. DOUBLE FIKA IS LIFE.

[@johankaewberg8162]

This is encased in law. Two fika breaks of 15 min, not deducted from work time.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Paid break, amazing!

[@johankaewberg8162]

@@MaxSujyNorden Plus 5 minutes per hour for toilet/smoke break. So 8 hours become 6:50. Then the state jobs generally have an agreement about 30 minutes on the clock lunch break.

[@55garren]

Im a Swede at 69 years and i have never been to 7 eleven 😂

[@SteamboatW]

M&M was banned a short period because of a prohibited food colouring. They changed itcan now it's legal again.

[@Henrik_Holst]

they changed the name from m&m to M&M and that change made it legal

[@kungmeek]

You can travel with your credit card for convenience. But most people use an app in their phone and buy a monthly/yearly ticket, or they get a card that they refill. You can do it in different ways. Id never scan my credit card on one of those even if its 'safe' ^^

[@Jozz421]

Most people in Sweden use debit cards that directly withdraw money from their accounts. I have only had one credit card in my soon 50-year life, and that was my company's card. You can buy a travel card for the public transport as well valid for a day, week or month.

[@SteamboatW]

In Stockholm, you can choose to use either a debit/credit card, the local transit card or an app on your phone.

[@Flokarl1]

Fika has no special time. Fika is when it suites you :-)

[@flingan7512]

Now we have 21 Ikea on sweden

[@svendemadsen8275]

As of 3/7-2024 a EU directive requires drinking bottles up to 3 liters, to have a solid attached lit, to prevent it from ending up in nature, animals & oceans, + have a higher chance of being recycled. Same directive was used for stopping the sale of plastic cotton swaps, plastic straws & disposable plastic cutlery back in 2021. All the best from Denmark ❤

[@magnusnilsson9792]

The bottle caps are stupid, I don't know how many times it has caused me to spill, just give us some money back for the cap itself. Kids that collect caps ought to be payed, not unable to collect.

[@SteamboatW]

Oh, yes. Certain road signs in Stockholm used to "disappear" because they appeared in Kiki.

[@memoblom2112]

The IKEA departement stores are huge. I think thats why there’s not more than approximately 20 of them in Sweden. Many drive to one of them a couple of times per year (as a daytrip) and stay there the whole day and shop, eat lunch and then coffe/fika in the afternoon and supper in their restaurants/café before they leave. (As the food is cheap). . (Today they have some smaller shops in the cities too. But if we’re just talking about the big department stores its around 20 like he said in the video. (21 according to Google😊)).

[@Upe-f9c]

Let me tell you about swedish coffee traditions. Firstly most people will drink coffee for breakfast around 6:30-7:30, then there is a coffee break around 10 am. Some also drink coffee after lunch at noon. In the afternoon there is a coffee break at around 3 pm and to round it up many like a cup of coffee in the evening while watching TV.

[@magnusnilsson9792]

Coffee in the evening is stupid, because it will keep you awake at night, unless you have ADHD in which case it has the opposite effect, keeping you calm.

[@bjorreb7487]

@@magnusnilsson9792 BS. Coffee at any time is no problem and has nothing to do with ADHD.

[@brittcarlsson8609]

At some workplaces, you have 15 minutes payed coffe break in the morning and 15 minutes in the afternoon. But not on all places.

[@birgittae9046]

One fika break before lunch and one fika break in the afternoon. The time can differs. But between 9.30-10.30 in the morning and 14.00- 15.00 is accurate 😊

[@SteamboatW]

The little lady used to be a feature in Estonia and East Germany too.

[@falukropp2000]

If you make rödbetssallad (beetroot salad) try it on a sandwich with butter, lettuce, tomato, maybe a small pickle (not necessary), and beetroot salad (lots of it) with cold meatballs on top. A classic café sandwich that never goes wrong.

[@mikaelkarlsson4178]

We have the biggest IKEA in the world here where I live, Manila Philippines. I am a Swede living here for 8 years.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Woah!

[@magnusnilsson9792]

Nice, should work well on all those islands too.

[@birgittae9046]

Beetroot salad is very good with a lot. Especially for meat dishes of various kinds. And as someone also wrote together with cold meatballs on a crusty bread. Many people also have beetroot salad for the Christmas table. But according to old tradition, there is also herring in the beetroot salad for the Christmas table. i.e. chopped beetroot, chopped apples, chopped herring and then you mix everything together with whipped cream. Yummie! 😋😋

[@michaelhansen5353]

I only use it for meatballssandwich, but there it is perfekt!

[@bullfidde]

Fika can be anytime of the day. But when working in the industry you have a certain amount of breaks during the day mostly 9 (breakfast). 11 . Fika 1 ( lunch). 3 afternoon fika.

[@karlbenz4925]

Lol, that was funny. Wouldn't necessarily eat at any IKEA for a gourmet experience, but hey we are all different I guess. The fika can occur at any time during your awaken time. Man, woman or child can participate and this is on a 7 day per week occurrence. The beetroot salad is almost as nice as "Skagen salad" you should give both a try. Thank you for another funny and educational video in a light format. Cheers to all of you ( dogs/animals included )

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Thank you! :)

[@bjorreb7487]

Here in Sweden and also in Finland oktober 4th is "kanelbullens dag" cinnamon roll day. It's a law in all of Europe that plastic lids can not be removed. Less plastic in nature they say.

[@SteamboatW]

I've worked at the Vasa museum, and there's no ghosts there.

[@michaelhansen5353]

You only think that

[@asahallberg-vonde2029]

10.00 am,was usually 11.00 am Coffee. 😊

[@Sammy-forgetaboutit-Tony]

m&m isn't banned, but can be a bit tricky to find in smaller stores.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

Fika is usually had at 9, then after Lunch around 12, and around 15. Sometimes right when you get to work and sometimes later than 15 as well. There are 21 Warehouse IKEAS in Sweden, but many cities have smaller variants, I have two within walking distance here in Malmö and would be surprised if there aren't at least two more in other parts of the city, plus the warehouse one

[@SteamboatW]

We have two fika breaks. One in the morning and one in the afternoon.

[@benktlofgren4710]

Yeah imagine a ghost dinosaur threatening Sujy, we can't have that. 😉 Fika at work is morning fika and afternoon fika, and many have evening fika at home. Beet salad i think is picked beets some mayo and stuff, perfect with a meatball sandwich!

[@michaelhansen5353]

I only use it for meatballssandwich, but there it is perfekt!

[@SteamboatW]

We usually eat beet salad with cold meatballs.

[@michaelhansen5353]

I only use it for meatballssandwich, but there it is perfekt!

[@issyd2366]

There are indeed people who live in those villages. That's what a traditional house looks like here and I don't think they look like they have been renovated.

[@fesen2]

A Christmas without södbetssallad in Sweden is a ruined one, it have happend ONCE in 30+ years and i was very vocal about it :D Last year i got a big package of rödbetssallad from my brother as a christmas gift, so i could enjoy it on meatball sandwiches for a couple of days.

[@23smguld]

Fika Can be done in the morning and afternoon, usually 2-3 times a day😊

[@williamdegrey]

The animal he chose for meatballs, is reindeer not a moose.

[@ExclusivelyReclusive1]

Lingon berry = Cowberry, for english speakers.

[@stoferb876]

About the 7-eleven, I'd guess most of those 87 stores are in Stockholm. In Stockholm there's like a 7-11 at every block and in most other cities there's maybe one or two shops hidden away somewhere. (rest of the country have "Pressbyrån" which is a similar kind of shop with less good but still decent coffee).

[@sofieochfp]

The lemon on the cinnamon roll is so weird. I am swedish and I have never seen that before...

[@johanander7785]

What was that?! I've never seen it before. Not a traditional Swedish kanelbulle. But it might be good, I don't know.

[@michaelhansen5353]

What are you supposed to do with? I have seen it on video before, but it is very strange.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

I thought it was strange too, lol!

[@stiglarsson8405]

Its this with meatballs and cinnamon buns.. they are probably not swedish inventions? Its probably how we make them and serve them that make them typical swedish? And its allways grandmothers recepy that is best!! However I actualy did eat a meatball and redbeat salad sandwich today.. it was a baguette those bread have taken over a big chunk of our open sandviches.. its more convinient I think!

[@johankaewberg8162]

We do have M&M now (due to legal case). I question the decision of naming your chocolate company after a carrion eating bird.

[@mr.sts.p]

Sweden 🇸🇪 is a cash free so you need cards like bankcard with visa or master card or pay with swich or load apps on your mobile for transportation on buses or metro and order a uber taxi.

[@magnusnilsson9792]

No, you can still use cash in 90% of the places.

[@mr.sts.p]

Max and Sujy we have a right to 3 breaks per day when we work 8h.

[@MaxSujyNorden]

15min, 3x a day, paid? Does this include lunch?

[@tovep9573]

@@MaxSujyNorden 15 minutes in the morning, 30 minutes lunch and 15 minutes in the afternoon. Basically 1 hour and it can be divided differently depending on where you work. Many workplaces don't have it as clearcut and you are still allowed bathroom breaks.

[@magnusnilsson9792]

Fika break is often time cut from the commonly used 1 hour lunchbreak 7-16 is the most common time to work, but shops are usually 9-18. If you work starts before 6 or ends after 18 you are entitled to extra salary for that time. So if I would work 5-14 and earn $20/hour I would earn about $164 instead of $160 for working 7-16.

[@droolz7883]

What about kvällsfikan?

[@vansting]

We bake our cinnamon buns 😉if you cook it they get really soggy 😂

[@falukropp2000]

M&M exists in Sweden at least from time to time but sells poorly as Marabou have their own version, called "Non-stop". Marabou are high quality milk chocolate that makes most other brands to taste bad in comparision, so it's the most sold brand. Very interersting to hear the meaning of Marabou in French! Chocolate is the go-to thing if you lacks motivation, so... However the name of the chocolate comes from the african Marabou storch, which used to be part of the brand logo.

[@vansting]

I take about 3-4 fika per day, it all depends on when your friends have time. And yes, Swedes drink most coffee in the world…

[@brittcarlsson8609]

We work 40 hours/week. 8 hours/day.

[@Cavelabs]

Fika is twice a day in the office. a.m and p.m. and it is considered rude to talk about work related issues.

[@berithenback3590]

❤

[@tykobrising5339]

Free the rest rooms!

[@MaxSujyNorden]

lol!

[@60plus01]

You have fika two times each day...

[@sofiase7901]

Yes one in the morning and one in the afternoon 😊

[@entropyawylli24]

You normally hav a Fika in the afternoon too! At work it is normally in the morning like 10:00 and in the afternoon at 15:00 something... To keep you alert...koffein you know... After lunch we also end it with...ta dam : Coffee!!

[@YvonneGBG]

Fika is around 10am and also in the afternoon. So 2 times ☕️🧁

[@MaxSujyNorden]

Woah!