prejudice about sweden
By Lunerian
@Lunerian (493)
Sweden
February 1, 2007 1:08pm CST
Well i got this idea about a thread, why don't I have people say things they've heard about sweden.
Have you heard anything about sweden that I could confirm or deny as a swede?
An example is the myth about polar bears in sweden, that by the way is a total myth since there aren't polar bears at all in any of the nordic countries.
Ofcourse you may also ask questions of sweden if you like.
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4 responses
@Starline (681)
• United States
12 Feb 07
Sweden is the greatest country in the world ;) Well, anyway we have some really cool rules for example that if you have a child you get payed 80% of your salary to stay home with the kid for up to 16 months. Men are really bad at using their chare of these months, so a certain part (I think 3 months) the father have to take out or they go to waste. University is free here and we are pays around $200 a month to go and everyone has the right to take a non-expensive student loan to cover the rest of living cost while studying. We got more neat things i just don't remember them now :)
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
5 Feb 07
I've always wanted to go to Sweden but I have heard it is very expensive, I have never been before, is it best to stay in Stockholm for a first visit. What is the transport system like there, is it easy to get from one place to another? I also heard that most swedes are blond is that just a fallacy? Thank you I would like to hear more about your country.
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@janne_panne (75)
• Sweden
5 Feb 07
I think people basically get 2,1 vacation days per worked month in Sweden. So it adds up to 25 days in a year. So yep! 5 weeks off. Yehey!
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