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Sweden
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:22 am
by SnowGeneral
Im from Sweden and I just whant to know what you guys know about Sweden. Sweden is often mixed up with other countries like Germany and Holland. Just write all you know about Sweden without looking it up on wikipedia first. I'm mostly intrested about what people in the US and other countries far from Sweden know.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:24 am
by Cynthia
What's Sweden?
Re: Sweden
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:36 am
by TimoS
SnowGeneral wrote:Just write all you know about Sweden without looking it up on wikipedia first.
One thing I know for sure about Sweden, it has something that neither Norway or Finland have: nice neighboring countries
And that's all I need to know
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:43 am
by AlgyTaylor
- It's called Sverge (or something similar) in Swedish.
- The flag's blue with a yellow cross on it, the centre of the cross is to the left hand side of the flag itself.
- Olof Mellberg is the captain of Sweden's football team
- Stockholm is the capital
- Goteborg, Helsingborg and Malmo are also big cities there.
- Sweden has a king. I have no idea who that is though
- It isn't in the Euro yet. I'd take a guess that the currency is Krona, because that's what Denmark's currency is and you Scandinavians have no imagination when it comes to that sort of thing
- It borders Finland and Norway
- I think it has a road bridge to Denmark, but I might be wrong
- Swedish people exist on a diet consisting entirely of meatballs. Probably.
- Ikea's from Sweden
- There's several islands off the west coast. Gotland is the only one I can think of right now.
- Lots of good electronic music comes from Sweden - eg Cari Lekebusch
- Abba are from Sweden too. As are The Cardigans.
That's about it.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:49 am
by SnowGeneral
Nice, you know what you are talking about, almost anyway. Gotland is on the east-coast. And yes, we have a bridge from Malmö(Sweden) to Copenhagen(Denmark).
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:53 am
by Smurf75
I know alot about sweden, im not gonna post it here though since you didnt want us "2 hours away with boat guys" to describe your country
One thing I can/want to tell you is that we on our little island have had one of your kings in prison.... IN YOUR FACE
AlgyTaylor wrote:- Lots of good electronic music comes from Sweden - eg Cari Lekebusch
Never heard bout or heard that one though..
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:02 am
by SnowGeneral
What king? It must have been several hundreds years ago.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:06 am
by juventino
I usually have to tell people the diff between Switzerland and Sweden. Esp in latino countries.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:09 am
by Smurf75
SnowGeneral wrote:What king? It must have been several hundreds years ago.
Well it wasnt Carl Gustav XVI..... I admit I had to look up the name of the king imprisoned. I found out that it was Erik XIV and the year was 1571, and the person to put him there was his brother...... you swedes are so cruel
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:14 am
by Kugelblitz22
I know your never in the news in the U.S.
Maybe you could blow up some of our buildings.
Or flame Bush more in the international news.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:55 am
by Wisse
juventino wrote:I usually have to tell people the diff between Switzerland and Sweden. Esp in latino countries.
what they don't know? omg
sweden is in the north of europa
switzerland is in the middle of europa
switzerland speaks german, sweden has its own langluage,
around sweden is much sea, around switzerland no sea
etc.
etc.
etc.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:53 am
by static_ice
its a neutral country
just kidding I know that's switzerland not sweden...
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:57 am
by btownmeggy
juventino wrote:I usually have to tell people the diff between Switzerland and Sweden. Esp in latino countries.
Suiza and Suecia are too similar. I mean, I obviously know the difference, but when speaking Spanish I'm much more likely to call one by the other's name than when speaking English.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:02 pm
by Backglass
This is what I know about Sweden...and it is all I need to know.
They have very nice cars there.
Sweden
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:18 pm
by Gavino07
Sweden is the richest country in Scandinavia! Don't worry, Norway will get their day.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:23 pm
by onbekende
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:28 pm
by Smurf75
onbekende wrote:Peugeot is French, idiot
He wrote have, dont make. Anyway... they also make nice cars
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:30 pm
by Aradhus
Nice car, Backglass. And if I may say so, what a pair of headlights. I'd really like to ride that model...of car.
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:48 pm
by Ruben Cassar
Correcting some stuff that has been written...
The car is a Peugeot as someone already said. Sweden makes Saab and Volvo and Sweden is written Sverige in Swedish. Btw, Swedish girls are absolutely gorgeous...
Sweden is definitely not the richest country in Scandinavia. Norway is the richest by far...and you should know that Gavino. Norway has oil...in fact after Saudi Arabia and Russia, Norway produces the most oil in the world.
Wisse they don't speak only German in Switzerland! They speak German, French, Italian and Romansh depending on the canton you are in.
I know many things about Sweden but I don't want to bore you all. On a side note I would like to thank Sweden for some of my favourite bands like Europe and Roxette. I thank Sweden for being an example of democracy and social welfare for the whole world. I hope to visit your great country someday...if only it wasn't so damn expensive!
Re: Sweden
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:49 pm
by Warrior987
SnowGeneral wrote:Im from Sweden and I just whant to know what you guys know about Sweden. Sweden is often mixed up with other countries like Germany and Holland. Just write all you know about Sweden without looking it up on wikipedia first. I'm mostly intrested about what people in the US and other countries far from Sweden know.
Scandinavian Coutries by order of Awesomness:
1. Norway
2. Finland
3. Sweden
4. Denmark
Re: Sweden
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:11 pm
by TimoS
Warrior987 wrote:SnowGeneral wrote:Im from Sweden and I just whant to know what you guys know about Sweden. Sweden is often mixed up with other countries like Germany and Holland. Just write all you know about Sweden without looking it up on wikipedia first. I'm mostly intrested about what people in the US and other countries far from Sweden know.
Scandinavian Coutries by order of Awesomness:
1. Norway
2. Finland
Wohoo! Go Finland!
Re: Sweden
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:11 pm
by Cynthia
Warrior987 wrote:SnowGeneral wrote:Im from Sweden and I just whant to know what you guys know about Sweden. Sweden is often mixed up with other countries like Germany and Holland. Just write all you know about Sweden without looking it up on wikipedia first. I'm mostly intrested about what people in the US and other countries far from Sweden know.
Scandinavian Coutries by order of Awesomness:
1. Norway2. Finland
3. Sweden
4. Denmark
Wohoo! Go Norway
Re: Sweden
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:15 pm
by Warrior987
Cynthia wrote:Warrior987 wrote:SnowGeneral wrote:Im from Sweden and I just whant to know what you guys know about Sweden. Sweden is often mixed up with other countries like Germany and Holland. Just write all you know about Sweden without looking it up on wikipedia first. I'm mostly intrested about what people in the US and other countries far from Sweden know.
Scandinavian Coutries by order of Awesomness:
0.
Me[b]
1. Norway
2. Finland
3. Sweden
4. Denmark
Wohoo! Go Norway
Wohoo! Go Me
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:15 pm
by red bull
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:15 pm
by Backglass
onbekende wrote:Peugeot is French, idiot
Never did I say that Peugeot was Swedish...don't blame me because you can't read.
Now...put down the tripel and mayonnaise covered fries and hurry along to school little man!