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[RoadHazard]

Another great (norwegian) invention that is common in Sweden. I can't believe more countries don't use it.

http://i.imgur.com/eRDKo.jpg

Hah, yeah, it's pretty ridiculous seeing people in other countries trying to use a knife to slice cheese when there's such a handy tool available for the task.

 

[nubbe]

Seriously. How do they even do it? I mean, I really have no idea. Do they just cut chunks out of it with a knife?

savages

 

[Drencrom]

Another great (norwegian) invention that is common in Sweden. I can't believe more countries don't use it.

Imma let you finish but Gideon Sundback made the best invention of all time!

OF ALL TIME!

 

[Ledsen]

Seriously. How do they even do it? I mean, I really have no idea. Do they just cut chunks out of it with a knife?

In the US I think they just buy pre-cut cheese slices. Weird I know.

 

[Zeppelin]

It doesn't have to be. I by my snus in "stockar" ("stocks"?) of 10 for 360 SEK, so 36 SEK per tin. Still kind of expensive, but a far cry from what it typically costs to buy a single tin.

(Göteborgs Rapé all the way!)

Sure... but when I got hooked they were maybe 20 SEK a pop. And I guess "logs" would be what you'd call a stock in English.

Personally I never really had a favourite. The one I liked the least was probably General. Too mainstream.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

How can anyone mention Sweden without mentioning Ikea and H&M? Sweden <3.

When i used to work at Netto we had a lot of Swedish customers that come to our supermarket to buy booze. Oh do they buy booze. Cases of wine and beer. I always found the drinking and selling alcohol in Sweden to be harsh.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Another great (norwegian) invention that is common in Sweden. I can't believe more countries don't use it.

The dutch are all over that shit, everyone has those. Did the swedes invent it?

 

[berg ark]

Jag sitter här och avnjuter en god knäckebrödsmacka med bregott, prästost och självklart Kalles kaviar. Och ett stort, kallt, uppfriskande glas mjölk. Från arla. Dayum it feels good to be Swedish.

 

[zam]

Seriously, every smoker having trouble quitting should consider snus. It's awesome. Unfortunally it's just as expensive as smoking nowadays so I had to quit recently. But my God... morgonsnusen!

Snus is awesome, kicked my smoking habit no problem. And while a "dosa" of snus costs about the same as a pack of cigs, a dosa lasts much longer than a pack.

Swedish Match and other snus manufacturers have started selling snus in the US, any smoker trying to quit should try it out.

And morgonsnusen med kaffe is the best thing ever, breakfast of champions

 

[Tunesmith]

In the US I think they just buy pre-cut cheese slices. Weird I know.

Here they got cheese in packages of 10 slices that never reseal properly (and they like to complain about this!), or blocks of cheese.

 

[Natetan]

There's a special type of loaf bread for Christmas and Easter which is what I miss, called vörtbröd. It's darker than regular brown loaf bread. I used to eat that loaf after loaf as a kid.


I introduced some friends to a cheese slicer as they call it. It was a magical moment for them.

We had that cheese slicer at my house I didn't know it was Swedish. We used it to slice Gjetost.

At Christmas we always had lefse and julekake like he ones here

http://www.ingebretsens.com/foods/breads-cereals

And if course meatballs waaaay before Ikea made them popular. Loved those as a kid,

 

[RoadHazard]

Jag sitter här och avnjuter en god knäckebrödsmacka med bregott, prästost och självklart Kalles kaviar. Och ett stort, kallt, uppfriskande glas mjölk. Från arla. Dayum it feels good to be Swedish.

Kaviar, ja. Ost, ja. Tillsammans? Nej, nej, nej!

 

[Zeppelin]

And morgonsnusen med kaffe is the best thing ever, breakfast of champions

This is truth. I actually read somewhere that that particular combination will trick your brain into thinking it's not hungry. So snus is essentially a weight loss pill too!

 

[nubbe]

Kaviar, ja. Ost, ja. Tillsammans? Nej, nej, nej!

ost, kaviar, skinka & ägg på samma

 

[Tunesmith]

Mobile GAF can't handle åäö in quotes posts. Am I alone in this?

Edit: seems it can, sporadically.

 

[Snytbaggen]

In the US I think they just buy pre-cut cheese slices. Weird I know.

I've seen pre-sliced cheese over here in stores too, never understood why I should pay more for something I can do in a few seconds at home.

 

[zam]

Our king is the best king. (King and Queen of Sweden at the London Olympics)

This is truth. I actually read somewhere that that particular combination will trick your brain into thinking it's not hungry. So snus is essentially a weight loss pill too!

I can believe this, since that's what I usually have instead of breakfast and the hunger goes away. Might also be the low-carb diet I'm on, so who knows.

 

[berg ark]

ost, kaviar, skinka & ägg på samma

sen ett maffigt lager leverpastej på det. mums

 

[RoadHazard]

ost, kaviar, skinka & ägg på samma

Ost och skinka funkar bra ihop, liksom ägg och kaviar. Men inte alltihop på en gång!

 

[nubbe]

sen ett maffigt lager leverpastej på det. mums

Med saltgurka

 

[Drencrom]

Our king is the best king. (King and Queen of Sweden at the London Olympics)


I can believe this, since that's what I usually have instead of breakfast and the hunger goes away. Might also be the low-carb diet I'm on, so who knows.

Better representation of our Knug:

 

[Tunesmith]

Pattarna. Typo my man.

 

[Milchjon]

En sak som ni alltid förbiser: Skåne är inte den enda delen av det Skåneland som Damnark fick ge upp. Det inkluderar även Halland och Blekinge.

What does "fick" mean?

 

[RoadHazard]

Better representation of our Knug:

"Pattorna"? Is that a joke about his dyslexia, or did whoever made this just not know how to spell that word?

 

[Tunesmith]

What does "fick" mean?

In the context. "Got to give up"

 

[Zeppelin]

Pattarna. Typo my man.

"Pattorna" is probably how Knugen would have spelt it though!

 

[strafer]

haha pattorna...vilken hjälte.

 

[Tunesmith]

"Pattorna" is probably how Knugen would have spelt it though!

Tack för den Televerket.

 

[Xyphie]

What does "fick" mean?

"Had to" in that context.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

It surprises me that Sweden and Norway don't have rugbrød.

 

[FlyingTeacup]

I came for the girls.

and they would broke your heart into little pieces.

/sigh....

 

[RoadHazard]

What does "fick" mean?

It's one of those tricky things where a word can mean many different things in different contexts. "Fick" is the past tense of "få", which in turn can mean "get", "aquire", "receive", "be allowed to", "have to" (which is the closest match in this case, so "fick" would be "had to"), etc.

So, in this case: "...som Danmark fick ge upp" = "...that Denmark had to give up"

It surprises me that Sweden and Norway don't have rugbrød.

Well, we have rågbröd. Maybe it's not exactly the same thing though?

 

[berg ark]

Med saltgurka

touché

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Well, we have rågbröd. Maybe it's not exactly the same thing though?

These kind of bread that i am talking about.

[URL=http://imgur.com/hJwCW][/URL]

 

[MrCuddle]

Well, we have rågbröd. Maybe it's not exactly the same thing though?

It's the same thing, but different and quite specific. It's easy to get a hold of down south, and it's nothing short of glorious!

Snapphane fo' lyfe!

 

[RoadHazard]

These kind of bread that i am talking about.

Pretty sure we have that, looks familiar. May not be very common though.

 

[Ledsen]

These kind of bread that i am talking about.

We have tons and tons of those, extremely popular right now due to it being seen as healthier than normal bread (although in reality you're better off avoiding bread altogether).

 

[Corky]

This is the start of something beautiful...*sniff*

Good night boyos...

 

[Tunesmith]

Lagom amount of posts this evening.

 

[Zeppelin]

This thread needs more Swedish socialrealism and ångest.

 

[RoadHazard]

Lagom amount of posts this evening.

Yep, very lagom.

(Such a great word! Useful in so many situations.)

 

[Natetan]

Lagom sort of epitomizes the Swedish mentality and outlook on life.

 

[RoadHazard]

Lagom sort of epitomizes the Swedish mentality and outlook on life.

People like to say that, but I'm not sure it's really more true here than anywhere else. Either way, it's still a great word.

 

[strafer]

Min dygnsrytm är åt helvete.

 

[Pollux]

How difficult would it be for an American to move to Sweden?

 

[SquiddyCracker]

How difficult would it be for an American to move to Sweden?

Might be tricky unless you have a job lined up and waiting.

 

[Pollux]

Might be tricky unless you have a job lined up and waiting.

 

[Zeppelin]

Might be tricky unless you have a job lined up and waiting.

On the other hand, you probably wouldn't even have to learn the language for a lot of jobs.

 

[Mr Swine]

Yay äntligen kan man prata svenska här ;D Nah I guess not ;P

 

[Pollux]

How does the legal system work in Sweden? Is there anyway an American law degree could possibly translate to practicing Swedish law w/o having to do 3 more years of school?