#swedish-culture

#swedish-culture

The internet experienced a bizarre synchronicity highlighted by the election of a new pope and the sudden virality of malört, a gross liqueur.

Oftentimes when cleaning your home, the focus may be on getting the task done and out of the way. In Sweden, a staddag will accomplish this, but in a way that focuses more on the "why" behind your cleaning; it serves as a form of positive motivation and gratitude.

Humour isn't used as much to lighten interactions between strangers in that way in Sweden. Instead, Sweden is a consensus culture, a culture of rule-following...