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Date of upload: Premiered Aug 10, 2022 ^^
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Americans are very friendly. I walked into a bar in West Union, Iowa. Within 10 minutes a lady came up to me. looking at my empty beer bottle.
She asked: Hey, how are you. I haven't seen you before. I explained I was travelling from Sweden, met a friend here but she had to work. So I went to the bar.
She said: Well aren't you lucky, I'll take care of you. = She was the bar owners wife, he was Gunther and she was Belle. I got a few free beers while talking to them.
Later on they bought me jeans, they didn't like that I looked like hobo, haha. They even invited me one night to their home and when I woke up they were gone.
They were at work, I found my bearings (unlocked house with lots of fine things to steal) just grabbed a beer from the fridge and went to the bar.
They welcomed me and asked how I was, I'm just fine and said I was hungover. Gunther grabs a beer and gives it to me. One dollar a beer, I gave him the dollar.
He looked me, no need to pay. I said, I already owe you more than you understand, from now I pay for my beers. He looked at Belle and they both chuckled.
In another bar in this little town, I walk in alone and walk out with 5 new friends. Yeah, people in America are nice (most of them)
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...and Taco Bell, ahhh... So good!!!
Yeah, there is a lot of good in the US as well, for sure! You have been, and keep being a big influence in Sweden and probably a big portion of Europe. Interesting topic this one, I was not sure what would end up in first place. But yes, as we have "Jantelagen" I think we get our shit going when americans don´t. 🙂 Thank you!
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To be honest dont get this to buy liqour in normal grocery stores. Sure I could maybe stretch myself to think beer or wine, but not the strongest type. I do actually like the Systembolaget, because there is nothing like it. I mean Denmark and germany for instance has small liqoure stores, that do in sense only take in the stuff people want. Systembolaget has a huge various of wine or other stuff. And if they dont have it, they could get it for you. DOnt get why people still dont think this is good? And systembolaget has changed to a more boutiqe kinda style. There was once in a time, not possible to browse among all the articles at Systembolaget. You had to take a number and wait for your turn to be expidited, and you couldnt go around and watch what they did have. So they have opened up quite a bit.
And the third one I dont get at all. What, Sweden has kinda became the same. Lots of different foods from different cultures, Italian, Greek, Swedish of course, German, American, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Persian, Balkan, Mexican, Texmex, Spanish, French, Turkish, Finnish, Cayun. Creole and probably even more. I mean who are these people who think like the States has so much of different food cultures? Sure you usually have to live in a bigger swedish City like Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenbourg, Örebro and such, Smaller cities could be missing but usually have at least Thai, Chinese, Italian. I live in a community outside of Örebro, and we have a Thai restaurant and a greek, and normal pizzerias... 3 of them and then there is a place that do normal Swedish cousine. If I would think of anything food related its probably the BBQ-traditions that the US has. In Sweden we just grill something, and thats it. I have watched BBQ-videos on youtube from the states, and they do take this BBQ very serious. In the US, everyone seems to become a full-fledged BBQ-chef. And the second is also very strange, because sweden has never been as diverse as now. Dont get why people didnt mention the civil liberties that Americans have?
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@RITA-gc2dv
1 year ago
I'm surprised that Swedes didn't mention American movies & TV series. Because we love them!!! It’s also broadcast on Swedish TV all the time. I've been to the US several times and I've enjoyed every place I've visited. I love that you can experience so many different things depending on where you go, because the country is so big. I've traveled around on both the east & west coasts, Hawaii as well. All the places have offered different sights, activities and food for example. Americans are very friendly and helpful people. They have made my trips the best! Which I appreciated very much. I also love American sports culture! I went to NHL, NBA, NFL & MLB games. All those games are on the list of my best sports experiences. Besides hockey, it was the first time I watched those sports live. In Europe, the big sport is football (sorry... soccer as you call it in the States). ⚽️ I loved the shopping and went to these outlet stores you have outside the cities. Brands like NIKE, Adidas, Vans, Calvin Klein etc. were so cheap compared to Sweden. Traveled back to Sweden with probably 10 pairs of new sneakers and also a lot of clothes. I could write many more things that I love about the USA. But my impression as a Swede is that Swedish people really like the USA! The negative things are based on politics and news, but nothing that affects Swedes opinions about the USA & American people in general. I think Swedes are quite good at separating media & politics with the country & ordinary citizens. Otherwise, just look at our government's circus, and you might understand ;-) Love to the USA & Americans 🇺🇸🤝🇸🇪
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