Swedish Teacher Reacts To "Top 10 Facts - Sweden" [EPIC COUNTRY]

[@samwich3972]

tbh the "we used to own you finnland"-joke reminds me of how we germans make the joke "the only way to go to france is in a tank". like from the outside view it might sound like.. almost like a fascist thing to say and its obvious why people might think that, but its really just a running gag or dark humour at best.

[@AngeloBrazil1]

I can tell you have an accent when speaking English, and I can tell it’s not a Norwegian accent because I’ve been to Norway and I study bokmål norsk. “Nordmenn” tend to keep their native language intonation when speaking English - and that’s kinda funny sometimes. Anyway, as speakers of English as a second language, we always give it a flavor of our own native languages and that’s cool :)

[@Sir_Uncle_Ned]

Any king that makes funny faces for the cameras is one that I can respect.

[@SonOfMuta]

1:33 EXACTLY! Viking is an activity not a person or group of people

[@Lightkie]

2:42 "We used to own you (Finland) and parts of Norway." Doesn't even mention Estonia.. 8:36 The exact location is obfuscated but a few years ago it was triangulated to probably be somewhere in Ukraine.

[@Ameslan1]

Wow i did not realize Ikea was that old of a store! There is an Ikea in Columbus Ohio USA about 20 minutes from me. Great stuff in there! It is fun to see the Swedish names for house hold things. But no mention in the video about Surstromming (Spelling?) or Ludafisk (spelling?) Salty licorice treats Salmiakki , or squeezy tube special foods. Do your students like PLOPP! Chocolate?

[@AussiePom]

The first working refrigerator was invented in Australia look it up on Wikipedia. As you're a teacher Mike look up "school of the air" in Australia and it will blow your mind. How many teachers do you know who have a classroom size of 1M sqkms.

[@corvus1374]

In the 1632 series of science fiction books, an American town from West Virginia gets transported from modern days to 1632 Germany, in the middle of the Thirty Years' War. They use their modern technology to keep themselves independent, and join Gustavus Vasa in forming an Empire that contains most of Germany.

[@Templarofsteel88]

Correction for this list, Nils Bohlin invented the 3-point seat belt while working at Volvo, they chose not to patent it since they thought it was better for everyone to benefit from it.

[@nirutivan9811]

Only the nobel peace price is held in Norway, the others are held in Stockholm. And I’m not sure if I’d guess sweden from your accent, but it surely sounds like Northern Europe.

[@Vaeldrath]

I would definitely have guessed somewhere in Scandinavia, but wouldn't have placed Swedish specifically for the accent. If after saying that I was told I had to be more specific, it might go to Swedish, as it is the first Scandinavian country that comes to mind, but I wouldn't have said so confidently.

[@Mikaelmikalonia]

I watched the Reaction to "How The Universe Is Bigger Than You Think" and I have for this topic maybe an interesting Video, its called "Timelapse of the future" by melodysheep. Like the Name says it's about the future or in this matter about the future of our universe. It's pretty long with nearly 30min, but it's totaly worth the watch. His channel is full of like Space and Fantasy stuff. Edit: And there are many interviews with many Infos about what is happening.

[@Damalatorian]

Jäklar! I have three stationary computers (One in the livingroom that I use as a working space, another connected to my TV if I want to play games from it instead of the playstation (I also have another Playstation connected to my TV in the bedroom), then I have another computer connected to the TV in the kitchen).. then my sambo got a laptop, I have a gaming laptop for traveling, a tablet and also a laptop from work when I work from home instead of in the office.... :|

[@daveeriksson]

In Fahrenheit there are 180 degrees between boiling and freezing. Celsius only has 100 degrees because...Easier? Easier for what? What computations are you doing in your head when you need to know the temperature?

[@imaxischerhangus3578]

Hi you can react to geography now Switzerland and Norway :)

[@nirutivan9811]

Yeah, I would love a react to these two as well.

[@Ort1z_Velnias]

they forgot czech republic doesn't use euros too

[@corvus1374]

Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, and Turkey all use their own currencies.

[@imwaddles1990]

I knew you're Swedish purely because of my Swedish friends.

[@philhahn]

I'd guess the accent is scandi-wegian area but wouldn't be able to pick the country

[@maltem8513]

Would not have been able to tell if its a sved or a dane accent - but it sure rings a scandinavian tone ... ... hey they forgot Astrid Lindgreen in that video 🤣

[@snoepnr1]

Interesting things to learn I did not know about Sweden...

[@ryannelson3220]

Husqvarna lawn mowers, or "grass cutters" as they would call it, is also Swedish

[@DuBstep115]

@@ryannelson3220 Named after the factory in Huskvarna, I have 250cc Husqvarna Motocross

[@WolfHeathen]

Interesting fact: Sweden held a referendum on joining the EU in 1994. The "Yes" side won by only 6,5%.

[@roboticdem0n]

You may not use your Bills but Almosen every store still exepts them

[@SxVaNm345]

In my opinion, I'd say you have a Swedish sounding accent with Danish undertones.

[@SnappyJCM800]

If I didn’t know where you were from I would know you had an accent but I wouldn’t be able to guess where from

[@metsnanatyapo8383]

Listen to skillet

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

I'd say you have a Swedish accent, but not very pronounced. It's kind of funny, but the words Sweden and Swedish gives it away. Also the J sound, as in Joke. Perhaps other Nordics make the same mistakes, but to me you definitely sounds Swedish

[@lauribleu7558]

It's more than that but much subtler than the "J" sound. All his vowels tend to send a bit not English. I find this common in non-English languages. I hear it because I listen for it. Other English speakers may not pick it up. It has to do with the way people are used to using the "tools" in one's mouth to produce sounds, like the tongue, and even gets into the shaping of the mouth as a sound chamber. However, his English is still, very, very good. Another subtle thing is prepositions. They just don't transliterate well from one language to another, or the various ways English rules might define plurals.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

@@lauribleu7558 Yes the grammar is a slight bit off, but that has nothing to do with the accent. The J and W sounds are extremely common to mispronounce for Swedes, that's why I gave them as examples. Also we don't typically mispronouce them the same as say Germans or Danes do

[@lauribleu7558]

@@matshjalmarsson3008 All very true. German is the only language I can speak of with any authority. I noticed a long time ago, in spite of some of the similarities between the Nordic languages with German, that they were creating sounds that did not exist in German. I am fascinated by that. I listen for those differences and analyze them, learn what I can about languages. I know, for instance, that "W" and "J" are treated differently in many languages and in different ways. Re: syntax vs accent. Syntax interests me because I am drawn to systems. My English grammar is far better than that of most English speakers. As a USamerican, I am fascinated by the differences between other English languages and our American English. I know a little about the history of English and so I sympathize with, while also being amused by, non-English speakers struggling with our grammar rules. As a side note, it may not surprise you at this point that I am teacher, but I am merely a lowly art teacher. That is a self-deprecating joke that criticizes our US educational culture.

[@matshjalmarsson3008]

@@lauribleu7558 Fair enough, he was asking if his accent was Swedish sounding, so I didn't comment on his grammar. I'd say that the grammar of Swedish is closer to English than it is to German, but I'm not a linguist nor a teacher. I'm native Swedish BTW, but my English used to be quite good. Grade B in 11th class in Massachusetts (the teacher told me that I'd gotten an A if I hadn't refused to write a poem). Alas, that was >30 years ago.

[@sumup49]

Like the meatballs

[@Daniel-gz1pf]

React to "Geography Now Brazil"🇧🇷

[@simpleviking]

Its coming today!

[@JamievanZutphen]

Vackert vardagsrum I'm doing it in Swedish now because the video is about Sweden. PS: I don't know if google translate is accurate.

[@simpleviking]

Haha its accurate

[@JamievanZutphen]

Nice

[@jeanieinjapan]

your accent is not strong, so I think I could only identify you as Scandinavian. thanks for the video, and for the funny translation at the beginning, hahaha..

[@iodainsoneoficial]

At first, i thought you were US american (by the accent).

[@stpaley]

what is this guy speaking, 32 degree is freezing and 272 is the boiling point, how difficult is that

[@stpaley]

well i am waiting, let's have it, i know you're out there just salivating to come after this estadounidense

[@miltsukka13]

"we used to own you finland" remark seriously.. again. I hope i never come cross you because let just say i rather not say/do what i wanna say/do -_-'

[@eudeciogabriel8571]

You have a very small swendish accent

[@notfukinghappy]

I’d say you have a Northern European accent, not Scandinavia but Northern European lol

[@simpleviking]

Sweet!