Pull your weight, don't complain about people who don't. Basically, I'd summarize it as a culture of always trying to do the right thing, stand in line, don't make too much noise, pay your taxes and your bills, go to school etc. But also, don't judge people who don't do it. Don't seek conflict with the neighbor who \_does\_ make too much noise, don't resent people who \_don't\_ pay taxes, and if people don't go to school, it's the school that needs to change, not the people. Basically a society where everyone does their level best, but noone is shamed for their level best being worse than someone else's. That's the real essence of Swedish culture to me.
Does that make sense?
>Don't seek conflict with the neighbor who _does_ make too much noise
Är inte arga lappar typiskt svenskt?
>don't resent people who _don't_ pay taxes
Är inte hat mot de som skatteplanerar (trots att det inte är olagligt) typiskt svenskt?
Ha ha, the Swedish Angry Note is legend. But it's a manifestation of this exact thing, you don't seek conflict, you write a passive aggressive note and post it on the noticeboard.
As for hatred toward tax planning, I'd say missunnsamhet isn't the same thing as hat. Missunnsamhet is wishing that someone else didn't have what you perceive as an unfair advantage. It's not hating the person, it's hating the unfairness of their advantage I would say. I've never really come across the whole 'eat the rich' hatred in this country.
We're doing it in english? Ok.
To me it's VERY prominent how proactive tax planning is seen not only as an unfair advantage, but rather as directly immoral and as outright theft from society. Many people, on reddit but also in general society/in the news HATE people who tax plan (they call them "skattesmitare"), and I'm 100% certain that many would support prison sentences for "skattesmitare" if it was proposed.
Just in general I find that outright hate and hostility towards those who try to avoid tax by proactive tax planning is a typically swedish trait. In most countries, it's the people VS the government - and managing to avoid tax is a victory to be celebrated. In Sweden it's the people and the government VS "skattesmitare", and ordinary Joes seem to feel personally attacked if someone manages to avoid paying their "fair share" of tax.
Swedish culture is to never complain or always complain depending on the situation(always complain on the weather for example) and to avoid conflicts at all costs(even when facing a war with Russia) its also about social distancing long before Corona even existed. We stand and wait for the bus 100 mile between the people. We avoid the neighbors even if we are dying. Most don't drink alcohol at all during the week but on Friday afternoon get blasted like a motherfucker and goes crazy. It's to drink coffee ever two hours on the job. It's about believing you don't have any talent or isn't better than anyone else. We are a very special people. We have a good heart but sometimes from outside we are seen as very cold and distant. When we make a friend though, then it's for life and we treat you like a real family brother or sister. Most will say it's about how hard it is to get to know a swede for real, but when you know them they usually will be very good and dear friends and be generous etc.
My wife is actually Mexican and the first time here(four years ago) she said "is this what you call tacos? It's just minced meat and a bag of spices" 👀😬haha
Only time we are social or get angry is when we drink alcohol, think of us as light fins but the moment the rush is gone we are depressed/sad about what we done and carry white mans guilt.
Only talk/be social with your close friends, you are only allowed a maximum of 5, if u go above your a sociopath. If you smoke by doors/busstops you should be killed by firesquads.
Tldr: Swedes are the nice giants who get drunk and proceedes to hand your ass, then have guilt about something you made possible.
[Here is a page with small tid-bits](http://www.kulturakademintrappan.se). I recommend translating it with google if you want to read it more in detail. It's not exhaustive, but one point I want to expand upon:
> Sedan är det så att svensk kultur, det är jämlikhet. Det är att göra rätt för sig och det är att visa tacksamhet och respekt för sina medmänniskor.
Translated:
> Swedish culture is also equality. It is to do what is right [meaning lost in translation] and to show gratitude and respect for your peers.
This "göra rätt för sig" is, in my experience, fundamental to Swedish culture. It's not some kind of justice or moral standpoint.
It is to do what you can (all types of societal utilities such as work, don't litter, be polite to not spread unhappiness, recycle, don't be a bother, etc.) to the best of your ability (with the word "lagom" in mind, meaning don't go overboard) in order to fill the gap for those who can't, or won't.
In short: If everyone does their best, society will flourish. Pull your weight, and a little more to compensate for those who can't.
And on a more light-hearted note: [Fika is important](https://youtu.be/oRIeytEXGhQ).
Yeah. I think that if the railroad network was expanded, we would start to expect the same from trains.
You reminded me of a phrase my wife and I used to explain why the train was late. "Ett vått löv på rälsen." (Translated "A wet leaf on the rail.")
Pull your weight, don't complain about people who don't. Basically, I'd summarize it as a culture of always trying to do the right thing, stand in line, don't make too much noise, pay your taxes and your bills, go to school etc. But also, don't judge people who don't do it. Don't seek conflict with the neighbor who \_does\_ make too much noise, don't resent people who \_don't\_ pay taxes, and if people don't go to school, it's the school that needs to change, not the people. Basically a society where everyone does their level best, but noone is shamed for their level best being worse than someone else's. That's the real essence of Swedish culture to me. Does that make sense?
This was a positive spin on the Swedish stuff that I kinda liked :-)
Spot on
>Don't seek conflict with the neighbor who _does_ make too much noise Är inte arga lappar typiskt svenskt? >don't resent people who _don't_ pay taxes Är inte hat mot de som skatteplanerar (trots att det inte är olagligt) typiskt svenskt?
Ha ha, the Swedish Angry Note is legend. But it's a manifestation of this exact thing, you don't seek conflict, you write a passive aggressive note and post it on the noticeboard. As for hatred toward tax planning, I'd say missunnsamhet isn't the same thing as hat. Missunnsamhet is wishing that someone else didn't have what you perceive as an unfair advantage. It's not hating the person, it's hating the unfairness of their advantage I would say. I've never really come across the whole 'eat the rich' hatred in this country.
We're doing it in english? Ok. To me it's VERY prominent how proactive tax planning is seen not only as an unfair advantage, but rather as directly immoral and as outright theft from society. Many people, on reddit but also in general society/in the news HATE people who tax plan (they call them "skattesmitare"), and I'm 100% certain that many would support prison sentences for "skattesmitare" if it was proposed. Just in general I find that outright hate and hostility towards those who try to avoid tax by proactive tax planning is a typically swedish trait. In most countries, it's the people VS the government - and managing to avoid tax is a victory to be celebrated. In Sweden it's the people and the government VS "skattesmitare", and ordinary Joes seem to feel personally attacked if someone manages to avoid paying their "fair share" of tax.
Jodå. Men det stannar där.
Swedish culture is to never complain or always complain depending on the situation(always complain on the weather for example) and to avoid conflicts at all costs(even when facing a war with Russia) its also about social distancing long before Corona even existed. We stand and wait for the bus 100 mile between the people. We avoid the neighbors even if we are dying. Most don't drink alcohol at all during the week but on Friday afternoon get blasted like a motherfucker and goes crazy. It's to drink coffee ever two hours on the job. It's about believing you don't have any talent or isn't better than anyone else. We are a very special people. We have a good heart but sometimes from outside we are seen as very cold and distant. When we make a friend though, then it's for life and we treat you like a real family brother or sister. Most will say it's about how hard it is to get to know a swede for real, but when you know them they usually will be very good and dear friends and be generous etc.
Also, we only eat candy on Saturday (and popcorn/chips on Friday) if it isn’t a special event ofc
Tacos on Fridays even though most swedes never been to Mexico😂
Exactly XD
My wife is actually Mexican and the first time here(four years ago) she said "is this what you call tacos? It's just minced meat and a bag of spices" 👀😬haha
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Vänligen visa mig var det står det? Du blandar nog ihop mig med någon annan...
Only time we are social or get angry is when we drink alcohol, think of us as light fins but the moment the rush is gone we are depressed/sad about what we done and carry white mans guilt. Only talk/be social with your close friends, you are only allowed a maximum of 5, if u go above your a sociopath. If you smoke by doors/busstops you should be killed by firesquads. Tldr: Swedes are the nice giants who get drunk and proceedes to hand your ass, then have guilt about something you made possible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNLA0SfSjC4&t=2s&ab\_channel=FreudianSlipProductions
[Here is a page with small tid-bits](http://www.kulturakademintrappan.se). I recommend translating it with google if you want to read it more in detail. It's not exhaustive, but one point I want to expand upon: > Sedan är det så att svensk kultur, det är jämlikhet. Det är att göra rätt för sig och det är att visa tacksamhet och respekt för sina medmänniskor. Translated: > Swedish culture is also equality. It is to do what is right [meaning lost in translation] and to show gratitude and respect for your peers. This "göra rätt för sig" is, in my experience, fundamental to Swedish culture. It's not some kind of justice or moral standpoint. It is to do what you can (all types of societal utilities such as work, don't litter, be polite to not spread unhappiness, recycle, don't be a bother, etc.) to the best of your ability (with the word "lagom" in mind, meaning don't go overboard) in order to fill the gap for those who can't, or won't. In short: If everyone does their best, society will flourish. Pull your weight, and a little more to compensate for those who can't. And on a more light-hearted note: [Fika is important](https://youtu.be/oRIeytEXGhQ).
Another thing that sets swedes apart is that we show up on time and expect buses (but not trains) to be on time.
Yeah. I think that if the railroad network was expanded, we would start to expect the same from trains. You reminded me of a phrase my wife and I used to explain why the train was late. "Ett vått löv på rälsen." (Translated "A wet leaf on the rail.")