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anyone here in Sweden?
My office partner's daughter is moving there for a year, starting next week, for a study program in international aid politics. I hear it's a nice place, don't know a thing about it. Anything she should know?
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Re: anyone here in Sweden?
Booze sales are heavily restricted. No daylight in the winter. Gorgeous people.
I think that about sums it up!
Huh really?
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http://www.systembolaget.se/English/
I'm speaking for Norway here, but regular beer can be bought only at grocery stores. 8 p.m. is the latest it's sold on week nights, and on weekend evenings sales end at 6 p.m. No beer sales on Sunday.
Liquor, wine and high alcohol beer can only be sold at the state-run monopoly (Systembolaget in Sweden, Vinmonopolet - literally wine monopoly - in Norway) which is only open until 6 p.m. on weekdays, 3 p.m. on Saturday. No wine/liquor sales on Sunday.
100% tax mark-up. The cheapest bottle of wine I'd drink is $18 USD. Boxed wine is cheaper, and as such, wildly popular.
That said, Sweden is way cheaper in the booze department than Norway.
ETA: If you haven't deduced already, it sucks ass.
I'm not sure about Sweden myself - but I think we have a couple of ladies on here that live in Sweden.
You would probably do well if you also made a fresh post asking for packing suggestions for her - a lot of us have things that we are sure to stock up on every time we go "home" for a visit that she would probably want to bring along with her.
Like, we stock up on over the counter meds that we like ( and can read the labels of ), salsa mix, KD for those really bad homesick days, baking stuff, tampons and dental floss ( for those of us venturing to freaking China ), stick deoderant and generally a lot of comfort food cooking/baking stuff.
Chronically hilarious - you'll split your stitches!
I wrote a book! Bucket list CHECK!
http://notesfortheirtherapist.blogspot.co.uk
I've been told the people smell of lavendar and free education.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-21-2009/the-stockholm-syndrome-pt--1
Since Tofu is Canadian, I'll translate that into American.
KD (Kraft Dinner) = Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
Yes! OTC cold medicine and ibuprofen/Tylenol. You can only buy small quantities at pharmacies, and when you're really sick, that's a piece of culture shock and language barriers you don't want to deal with! Also, I second solid deodorant if that's her thing. I keep a stash that I replenish once a year in the US. I'll also add cake mix and Kraft macaroni & cheese (veteran IN tip - figure out how much macaroni is needed and then take only the cheese packets to save luggage space).
And my observations on Scandinavia in general - prices are very high. Buy wine/alcohol at Duty Free whenever possible (including her original flight in), because it really is worth it. Plan to eat at home a lot, and stop converting prices to dollars if you can. But on the positive side, it's a very environmentally-friendly culture (lots of recycling, deposits on all the soda bottles, etc), there are extensive social benefits (healthcare, etc) many of which also apply to non-citizen residents, and there's generally a large emphasis on home life and community.
Oh, and satwcomic.com is a very amusing way to start learning about Scandinavian culture and current affairs.
Wedding stuff.
Swedes come over here to Denmark for the relatively cheap and remarkably less restricted alcohol. Other than alcohol, I think everything is cheaper in Sweden. Also, Swedish is easier to understand.
Tell her to bring pillows. European pillows are just stupid!