Snuffzz at 2023-07-08 10:45:03+00:00 ID: jr56z6v
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fiddz0r at 2023-07-08 12:08:25+00:00 ID: jr5954z
Gött
Depending on context it can mean that some thing is good, or great or grand. You can say "ha det gött" (have a good one) or just "ha det"
Orka
It means I can't be arsed. So if someone asks you Should we go to the park and you don't have the energy to do that just say "orka"
10 lakan, lax, kalaspuffar (and probably many more in other cities) means 10000SEK
If you go to Gothenburg just add "Änna" now and then to your sentence. It's just a filler word that doesn't really mean anything. Also pronounce är as é and roll your R's like you're Icelandic
In Stockholm they usually make slang by changing the word a bit and add 'lle' at the end. Balkong (balcony) becomes balle (which means dick in Gothenburg and ass in southern Sweden), frukost(breakfast) becomes frulle.
If you go to the north then you just need to breathe in loudly with your mouth instead of saying "yes"
Their word "he" can be used for a lot of prepositions like put, lay, turn on. "he på tv:n"(turn on the TV) "he upp den på hyllan" (put it on the shelf)
And they seem to forget a letter in many words "hyllan" would probably be "hylln" in the north
If you go to South don't get worried that you don't understand them because the rest of us don't either. They don't have the rolling R's like, instead they have the guttural R's like many dialects in Germany. And their Å:s are pronounced 'iyeu' så Skåne (Scania) would be pronounced something like Skiyeune. I think they do this with their o:s as well.
My bus stop is coming up good luck in Sweden
Weewoofiatruck (OP) at 2023-07-08 13:46:24+00:00 ID: jr5hhjh
Bro thank you for all the tips. Practically Easter eggs
fiddz0r at 2023-07-08 13:50:01+00:00 ID: jr5hx32
Cheers, here's a video on how to say yes in that peculiar way.
yolostyle at 2023-07-08 13:41:02+00:00 ID: jr5h4pb
On the country-side (mostly) here some people are almost religious about old american cars. There's conventions every year where people show off their american muscle
Weewoofiatruck (OP) at 2023-07-08 14:16:00+00:00 ID: jr5l4uw
Ohhh baby. That's one thing I love about America, bad ass cars haha
Duckodreamer at 2023-07-08 12:08:25+00:00 ID: jr5guon
I think its great that you want to learn of your heritage! ^
reindeerman214 at 2023-07-08 13:41:02+00:00 ID: jr5k3md
Idk why people just decide to start with the whole "Oh no, not another American who claims he has Swedish ancestry, what an idiot". OP's just interested about his heritage, there's nothing wrong with that.
No need to excuse yourself for being American either, sorry you feel you have to do that.
Weewoofiatruck (OP) at 2023-07-08 14:17:52+00:00 ID: jr5ld9i
Honestly, I don't even have intentions in finding those people or anything. Just interested in the culture and history that eventually made me.
America is a melting pot of mutts. Basically a world culture experiment. But it's only so old, my swedish ancestors came there late 1700s.
So most of my ancestry isn't here but in Sweden and Switzerland. So just following curiosity, not even the relatives.
reindeerman214 at 2023-07-08 14:28:36+00:00 ID: jr5mpp7
Yeah that's sounds fun. What kind of things would you like to learn about? Anything in particular or just in general? Any specific kind of cultural traits in Sweden or simply some general understanding of the nation? Anything of historical value?
Weewoofiatruck (OP) at 2023-07-08 14:34:04+00:00 ID: jr5nfan
Anything. What ever you feel is most famous in Sweden, something not very known about Sweden. Your personal favorite foods, history, culture.
I'll take you even just saying "it's cold and we like the cold" lol
automatvapen at 2023-07-08 21:10:07+00:00 ID: jr768uq
Have you ever heard of the infamous swedish pizza topped with curry and banana?
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Scrungyscrotum at 2023-07-08 18:36:00+00:00 ID: jr6krpl
[...] my swedish ancestors came there late 1700s.
I've always been curious how it works when Americans say that a majority of their ancestry is from a certain place, and then state that said ancestry immigrated to the U.S. over 100 years ago. If we accept that a generation is around 25 years, then they came to the U.S. 9 generations ago. That would mean that 2⁹, or 512, people two hundred years ago were needed to eventually result in you. Does that mean that you descend from people who specifically seeked out partners who were descendants of Swedes, that there are more recent Swedish immigrants that made their way into your lineage, or that the majority of your ancestry is, in fact, not of Swedish origin?
I might come off as a dick, but I'm genuinely curious. It's not the first time I ponder this.
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OkExchange533 at 2023-07-08 13:41:02+00:00 ID: jr5zn04
I would say don’t expect Swedes, or Europeans in general, to be very different from Americans. We share a lot of culture and values, just different flavors of the same western lifestyle.
Our differences are often exaggerated in popular culture and media for comedic purposes, but it’s not reality.
So If you’re expecting some type of close alien encounter or culture shock, you’ll be disappointed.
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