As an American-Brit who has been living in Sweden for a couple of years, I've always found it interesting that pretty much everyone I know here can be found at their home address simply by googling their name and clicking on hitta.se. When I show this to my British or American friends, they're always shocked, and I find myself explaining that "Swedes have a very different, more trusting, relationship with their government than Brits or Americans."
Personally, I've never had a problem arise from this, and neither has anyone I know here, but I've been here less than for two years. I love it here and I can see myself living here for the rest of my life (that is, if you'll have me! Soon time to renew my visa!)
But I find myself wondering: Has anyone here, or anyone you know, ever had a problem arise from their address being listed publicly? Strange people turning up at your door, weird post or packages, or something worse?
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The original was posted on /r/sweden by /u/adjectivenounnr at 2023-07-06 07:00:45+00:00.
AggravatingWill3081 at 2023-07-06 11:25:41+00:00 ID:
jqvk2ivI'm a Swede that has lived, studied and worked a significant amount of my life in the UK and have to say that basically EVERYTHING governmental bodies-wise is an absolute pisstake in the UK. I honestly could go on the longest fucking rant, but for example; I had MORONIC friends being able to get multiple council houses for a fucking penny(think 20 quid a week at fkn most), if they had to pay anything at all. Yet again, these were the most moronic friends you can imagine, but even they knew how to use the fucking lack of control and cross-reference to their own (illegal) benefit.
TL;DR - yes I agree with you, but the UK is an absolute fucking joke and not worthy of comparing. And I say this as someone much more "at home" in London than Stockholm.