Phillip Becomes More Aware Of His Surroundings

Some observations on Sweden and Swedes:

They are very big fans of hair gel and those halfway between jeans and short things.

Everything is very expensive.

Blonde haired people...everywhere.

Ketchup on pasta.

Public nudity is acceptable, especially at the beach.

People are, in general, withdrawn and won't talk to you. Especially girls.

People put a lot more thought in how they look. Even old people and young children are more fashionable than me.

I have only seen one obese person.

Volvos and Saabs.

Osthalvor: an instrument used to effeciently slice large hunks of cheese into managable pieces.

Focus on what you are doing and what you have done over how are you feeling. Every day my host family asks "What have you done today?".

Yogurt on cereal. It's pretty good too.

Handball is popular, at least in my town. They take it very seriously. Sometimes people who are fans of opposing teams will not talk to each other. Even if they are neighbors, or were good friends, or are married to one another. It's even more intense than politics.

Public transportation. You want to go somewhere? Hop on a train or bus.

Blå och gul. In English: Blue and yellow, the national colors of Sweden. The police cars are blue and yellow too. Many buildings have Swedish flags outside.

Raw\Pickled fish. Enough said.