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[fanboi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v8_7yPocGPg

Spot on.

Also, that is our previous PM (Fredrik, who was PM when it was recorded) aka one of the best politicans in Sweden since... forever.

 

[fanboi]

... and a bonus!

How to learn Swedish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpHniCEHY7I

 

[strafer]

Lies! There is no work in Sweden.

 

[Forkball]

So the Swedes are European Canadians.

 

[Spaced Harrier]

That was from the Eurovision this year wasn't it?

 

[fanboi]

That was from the Eurovision this year wasn't it?

It was? Cant remember. But I thought I recognized it.

 

[Dark Stalkers]

good for them i guess

 

[forms]

No, no, no, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66fULfwb2X4this is how you learn Swedish. From the wonderful degenerates at Slay Radio.

 

[Meadows]

I'm a project manager on graphic design stuff and we work with a lot of Scandinavian companies.

This is very accurate.

 

[2 Slice Toaster]

"Extremely tolerant towards minorities" doesn't sound like a particularly admirable thing.

 

[fanboi]

"Extremely tolerant towards minorities" doesn't sound like a particularly admirable thing.

Compared to the rest of Europe I would say it is.

 

[perkyz]

"Extremely tolerant towards minorities" doesn't sound like a particularly admirable thing.

What do you mean with that? Is it better to be intolerent towards minorities?

 

[Necromanti]

Compared to the rest of Europe I would say it is.

There's a lot of casual xenophobia, unfortunately, but the video was very idealized to begin with.

 

[fanboi]

What do you mean with that? Is it better to be intolerent towards minorities?

I Think he means it shouldn't be used as a measure of goodness since we shouldnt care.

 

[SJRB]

There is something magical about Sweden. Not even sure why, I've never even been there. But it has an aura of the Promised Land. Everything is cool in Sweden.

Unfortunately the language is total garbage or I'd consider moving there.

 

[MrCuddle]

There is something magical about Sweden. Not even sure why, I've never even been there. But it has an aura of the Promised Land. Everything is cool in Sweden.

Unfortunately the language is total garbage or I'd consider moving there.

You can get by just fine by speaking english over here matey!

 

[Nivash]

Social justice in lagom amount!

 

[Man]

"That's so very nice of you! That's so good for her. My mother hasn't had a very active sex life recently. I thought you were angry with me."

lol

 

[jesu]

We call them neeps in Scotland.

 

[waypoetic]

Old, isn't it? I've seen this before.

 

[fanboi]

Old, isn't it? I've seen this before.

Maybe you have! But I havent seen a thread about it here though.

Someone said it was a Eurovision thingy.

 

[Jasup]

Maybe you have! But I havent seen a thread about it here though.

Someone said it was a Eurovision thingy.

It is a Eurovision thingy, one of those "Eurovision humour" segments from the 2013 event.

 

[Acorn]

You can get by just fine by speaking english over here matey!

Wait, even working?

Because I seriously want to move to Sweden eventually and my slow shitty learning of the language is the biggest barrier.

 

[Paganmoon]

... and a bonus!

How to learn Swedish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpHniCEHY7I

Holy crap this was awesome.

 

[mellz]

Also, that is our previous PM (Fredrik, who was PM when it was recorded) aka one of the best politicans in Sweden since... forever.

lol

Also Sweden is a very racist country, but almost all countries (probably all?) are.

 

[hateradio]

... and a bonus!

How to learn Swedish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpHniCEHY7I

Not bad.

The plurals and and et/ens did confuse me, I have to say.

"Extremely tolerant towards minorities" doesn't sound like a particularly admirable thing.

2 Slice Toaster is a homophobe!

 

[McLovin]

Holy crap they are like they are like Europes Canadians! They seem like cool peoples.

 

[Paganmoon]

lol

Also Sweden is a very racist country, but almost all countries (probably all?) are.

Very racist? Not really. As someone said earlier, there's -some- casual xenophobia, mostly among the older generations, and in some parts in younger if they've grown up in a very "segregated" Swedish only community.

Holy crap they are like they are like Europes Canadians! They seem like cool peoples.

Aren't Canadians, more like North American Swedes then?

 

[Leezard]

Wait, even working?

Because I seriously want to move to Sweden eventually and my slow shitty learning of the language is the biggest barrier.

It will surely depend a bit on the profession, but where I work we essentially only speak English since we have many international workers.

 

[fanboi]

Wait, even working?

Because I seriously want to move to Sweden eventually and my slow shitty learning of the language is the biggest barrier.

I havent encountered one person under 40 that can't engage in a English discussion.

 

[RoadHazard]

Wait, even working?

Because I seriously want to move to Sweden eventually and my slow shitty learning of the language is the biggest barrier.

You will be able to communicate just fine with pretty much everyone you meet in English, but of course the "official" language at workplaces is typically Swedish. This probably depends on what field you want to work in. Many places I'm sure wouldn't mind hiring someone who only speaks English.

lol

Also Sweden is a very racist country, but almost all countries (probably all?) are.

Nah, that's bullshit. There's some of that, sure, but it's not what's typical at all.

 

[waypoetic]

Wait, even working?

Because I seriously want to move to Sweden eventually and my slow shitty learning of the language is the biggest barrier.

No. Learn swedish.

 

[Pennywise83]

You can't work in Sweden if you can't speak Swedish, though (outside academia of course).

 

[CoolOff]

It will surely depend a bit on the profession, but where I work we essentially only speak English since we have many international workers.

Same here, and if you live in a major city like Stockholm I'd be very surprised if you could find anyone where a conversation in English is too difficult to handle. Maybe some older people, but even then it's more pronunciation and a lack of vocabulary rather than lack of understanding.

You can't work in Sweden if you can't speak Swedish, though (outside academia of course).

What? Outside academia i.e. the entire job market? I'd say 40% of the company I work at can't speak Swedish, and they do perfectly fine in Stockholm.

 

[Randam]

http://abload.de/img/1601340_80656889939502muzi.jpg

It will surely depend a bit on the profession, but where I work we essentially only speak English since we have many international workers.

lol @ >95% in britain.



and in germany it is the same with "whale".

whale is Wal.
choice ist Wahl.
and election ist Wahl.

 

[Paganmoon]

lol @ >95% in britain.

Irish/Welsh may be big part of the rest?

 

[waypoetic]

Ironic how people that speak English gets a pass while people from Africa, the middle east, Romania etc don't.

If you're planning to stay: learn the language.

 

[Paganmoon]

Ironic how people that speak English gets a pass while people from Africa, the middle east, Romania etc don't.

If you're planning to stay: learn the language.

The casual xenophobia doesn't extend to western/northern Europeans.

 

[RoadHazard]

Ironic how people that speak English gets a pass while people from Africa, the middle east, Romania etc don't.

If you're planning to stay: learn the language.

I'd say the most important thing is to be able to make yourself understood. And pretty much every Swede under the age of 70 or something understands English perfectly fine. Not so with any other language (except Swedish, duh). But yeah, if you're planning to stay here, you should of course start working on your Swedish.

 

[Necromanti]

and in germany it is the same with "whale".

whale is Wal.
choice ist Wahl.
and election ist Wahl.

It's the same in Swedish ("val"), but at least they're all spelled the same way.

 

[Randam]

It's the same in Swedish ("val"), but at least they're all spelled the same way.

yeah, I was responding to the "learning swedish" video in the second post.

 

[rezuth]

You can't work in Sweden if you can't speak Swedish, though (outside academia of course).

What a load of bullshit. Hell, it seems even half the waiters you get at popular restaurants in Stockholm only speak English.

 

[John Kowalski]

Even truer about the french.

 

[Paganmoon]

What a load of bullshit. Hell, it seems even half the waiters you get at popular restaurants in Stockholm only speak English.

Stockholm isn't a measure of how Sweden is as a whole though, never encountered an English speaking waiter in restaurants in Gothenburg.

 

[mellz]

Very racist? Not really. As someone said earlier, there's -some- casual xenophobia, mostly among the older generations, and in some parts in younger if they've grown up in a very "segregated" Swedish only community.

- A party with a racist ideology just got 12,84 % in the general election.
- There was almost 4000 xenophobic hate crimes reported in 2013.
- In 2012, approximately 106 000 persons were victims to 184 000 xenophobic hate crimes. (source)
- If you have a Swedish name, you have a 50 % higher chance than someone with with an Arabic name of getting a job interview. (source)

These are just some examples of racism in Sweden, and even though racism is one of the biggest problems in Sweden today, it was barely mentioned in any debate before the election.

But I guess that's just "some casual xenophobia", smh.

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

Ahh one day I travel to Sweden.

 

[Fritz]

I fucking love Sweden but their system is doomed imho. It's based on equality but it only works because they have such a small homogenous population. I think that will be really hard to preserve in the future.

 

[Acorn]

I havent encountered one person under 40 that can't engage in a English discussion.

It will surely depend a bit on the profession, but where I work we essentially only speak English since we have many international workers.

You will be able to communicate just fine with pretty much everyone you meet in English, but of course the "official" language at workplaces is typically Swedish. This probably depends on what field you want to work in. Many places I'm sure wouldn't mind hiring someone who only speaks English.



Nah, that's bullshit. There's some of that, sure, but it's not what's typical at all.

No. Learn swedish.

I work in Finance, generally reconciliations, settlements etc.

My mate from high school works at Stockholm University(He studied there too) and I have a standing offer to stay with him for awhile. I've got over £10k saved up to get me started.

I have a very very basic understanding of Swedish that I work on in my spare time online because there aren't really any courses near me plus scheduling conflicts.

 

[RoadHazard]

Stockholm isn't a measure of how Sweden is as a whole though, never encountered an English speaking waiter in restaurants in Gothenburg.

There are definitely some pubs in Gothenburg where on some nights you exclusively get British bartenders and waiters.

 

[Yoshichan]

Wow.

Spot on.