parachutes_ Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I'm really bored right now so.. tell me what you know about Sweden. (no google!) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene_Ihnfsa Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 :thinking: country threads are on international section but anyways.... what i know about sweden is that: is a country located in north europe, due to that they have cold weather most of the year, educational system is good one and they are able to speak swedish and english fluently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parachutes_ Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 oh, yes you're right.. this should be at international.. can I move it somehow? :thinking: everything you wrote was right :) and I also know that you know about Fever Ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene_Ihnfsa Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 mods can move it. :) and i think there's already a sweden thread, so surely it'll be merged. hehe that's true too. ;) well there's another thing related with my country and Sweden but may be you won't like it. there's like a set phrase here saying: hacerse el sueco / hacerse la sueca meaning like you pretend you don't know something. (like when someone asked you to do them a favour and they didn't do it and disappeared for a while). is due to tourism here, in the 70's there were many swedish girls and guys here... we had fun with our swedish colleague at uni with that sentence. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc_squared Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Everyone saunas completely naked and goes around singing Abba songs all day!!:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parachutes_ Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 Haha, well the sauna-thing could be true.. I don't really know. I never sauna. :laugh3: But saunas is more Finland I think. ;) And the Abba part is a bit true. Since the Mamma Mia-movie all the girls in my school sings Abba all the time and it makes my maaaad. I can't stand Abba! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parachutes_ Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 mods can move it. :) and i think there's already a sweden thread, so surely it'll be merged. hehe that's true too. ;) well there's another thing related with my country and Sweden but may be you won't like it. there's like a set phrase here saying: hacerse el sueco / hacerse la sueca meaning like you pretend you don't know something. (like when someone asked you to do them a favour and they didn't do it and disappeared for a while). is due to tourism here, in the 70's there were many swedish girls and guys here... we had fun with our swedish colleague at uni with that sentence. :p Haha, that's pretty funny! Sweden has a little reputation to be.. stupid.. :thinking: :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene_Ihnfsa Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Haha, that's pretty funny! Sweden has a little reputation to be.. stupid.. :thinking: :laugh3: ahh i didn't knew it. :thinking: the funny thing is how it happened.. some friends were talking randomly one said the sentence and then the swedish came like she were angry and told us: what's up with swedish people? we aren't stupid" and we were like :uhoh: obviously she knew about the sentence ;) and so pretended she was angry. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahlem Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Mando Diao come from there :D this is the only thing i know sorry my culture is empty about your country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Abba? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parachutes_ Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 ahh i didn't knew it. :thinking: the funny thing is how it happened.. some friends were talking randomly one said the sentence and then the swedish came like she were angry and told us: what's up with swedish people? we aren't stupid" and we were like :uhoh: obviously she knew about the sentence ;) and so pretended she was angry. :) haha, that's a funny story :laugh3: Mando Diao come from there :D oh, mando diao! :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahlem Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 will you tell us more about your country? :nice: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPRani Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Your country is right besides Norway (woho), Finland, almost Denmark and a little of Russia? Capital is Stockholm. And your candy is awesome and cheap :D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 You guys invented Ikea And on that basis you guys are the best in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahlem Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 oh yeah i watched a reportage one day in a french tv about students of highschool there, and oh my god :stunned: it's totally different from here, the material-goods that schools own there and the way of education very different, students are all around guided and suported by professors, that's pretty awesome, here's not the same :dozey: and the number of languages you learn there, they showed 5 students from that highschool who can speak at least 4 languages without any difficulties i remember the day after that i met my friend in our uni and she asked me if i watched that reportage and as i said yes we look to each other and said at the same time "life is unfair" :laugh3: i can hear it now honestly as it happened few seconds ago :P honestly i think the education there is the best one ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene_Ihnfsa Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 our mate says that there you get text books in your school once the year start, and you have to pay nothing for them (just in case you damage them intentionatelly). i wish we have that here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahlem Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 our mate says that there you get text books in your school once the year start, and you have to pay nothing for them (just in case you damage them intentionatelly). i wish we have that here. yeahhhh how can i forget that :) seriously i should started my studies there :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parachutes_ Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 @ze_scientist haha, well.. i would go on forever! ;) @my norweigan neighbour well.. finland is between sweden and russia but the other is true :) you think? haha. i don't think it's something special ;) @kite true. ;) @ze_scientist and ari haha, yes the education here is very good. :D does it cost to go to school in your countrys? how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberryfields Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Errr acording to Bill Bryson, you guys have a high rate of suicide :uhoh: And I also know that I'm going to Stockholm this summer :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahlem Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 it's ok you can say something new in every post :P and as for your question: well i think it doesn't cost a thing :thinking: only private of course but i know for unies ( if you haven't got a scholarship) you pay, for instance i paid 396 euros for the whole year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene_Ihnfsa Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 yay for stockholm strawberryfields. :D well here officially studying in school and secondary is free, but that's not true, is free as we don't have to pay the teachers salary (the State pays them), but we do have to pay our books, and it can be like 100-150€ per kid each year. :\ for our secondary degree we didn't need to pay anything, but for uni and last 2 years of high school (which are not compulsory), we have to pay a lot, and for the exam to get to uni we have to pay and to get our bachiller degree too, that is like 50+40 euros... :thinking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parachutes_ Posted May 23, 2009 Author Share Posted May 23, 2009 Errr acording to Bill Bryson, you guys have a high rate of suicide :uhoh: And I also know that I'm going to Stockholm this summer :wacko: yes.. we have.. :( i would guess it's because of the winters are really long, dark and cold. most people get depressed then (including me). oh! how nice! :nice: why? just vacation? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPRani Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 @ze_scientist haha, well.. i would go on forever! ;) @my norweigan neighbour well.. finland is between sweden and russia but the other is true :) you think? haha. i don't think it's something special ;) QUOTE] Haha, ah ok! Haha, try our candy it sucks! Everything is soo much cheaper in Sweden, Norway is waay too expensive :P. Your best football player played for Malmö :P. Ofcourse I mean Ibrahimovic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberryfields Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 oh! how nice! :nice: why? just vacation? :) yay for stockholm strawberryfields. :D I'm going on a cruise with my grandma :D To Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, and Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPRani Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 ^ Why not Norway :O? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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