Another things from Sweden!

[t209]

You will remember the old article (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242179) that I made a long time ago and here comes a new list that I got now.
For new update on my list.
1. Minecraft
2. Ikea
3. Notch
4. A Girl with Dragon Tatoo (heck, even american adaption have Immigrant Song (Viking themed))
5. Anders Loves Maria.
6. Pewdiepie (a swedish gamer who hates barrels!)
7. Vikings

[Lorsa]

What about ABBA? I thought that's what everyone was thinking about when they hear Sweden?

Gaming-wise I think about Drakar och Demoner. That's Sweden for you!

[angrymudcrab]

These are the things I think of off the top of my head.

Varangians (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians)
Meatballs (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/swedish-meatballs-recipe/index.html)
Gustav Adolphus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden)
Scandinavia and the World(I think the person who writes it is actually a Dane, but I think of brother/sister Sweden from the comic) (http://satwcomic.com/)
CaramellDansen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_DV9b0x7v4)
Marriage Equality (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Sweden)
The 7th Seal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Seal)

[McBish]

Swedish Meatballs

[Don Julio Anejo]

Basshunter.

This meme. (http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3s3lbb/)

[Amidus Drexel]

Oh, there's a fair amount of good bands from Sweden... I know Witchcraft is, and there's a bunch I'm not remembering off the top of my head.

[t209]

http://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie?feature=watch
For those who doesn't know who pewdiepie is?
also, Amnesia and Paradox Interactive (Mount and Blade, and Crusader Kings).

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

Oh, there's a fair amount of good bands from Sweden... I know Witchcraft is, and there's a bunch I'm not remembering off the top of my head.

the Hives and Amon Amarth off the top of my head.

Neneh Cherry, Ace of Base, Robyn, Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John, and Fever Ray are also notable, looking at the wiki page. Not a fan of metal generally so not gonna comment on that.

HOW CAN I FORGET REFUSED! Only one of the bands listed I've seen live, and they BLOW my MIND

[Lateral]

World-class cuisine. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY_Yf4zz-yo)

Also, a certain domicile cosa nostra. (http://swedishhousemafia.com/)

Oh, and a certain urbaceous bundle of psychological phenomena. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome)
Yes, I made up a word.

[Partysan]

Regular Ordinary Swedish Meal Time (http://www.youtube.com/user/SwedishMealTime)

[Grinner]

The Nobel Prize and Machinae Supremacy*.

*I'm always surprised by how many bands I like which I later discover are Swedish. It's downright bizarre...Maybe I should move to Sweden?

[Brother Oni]

Specialist videos of an adult nature (pre-internet era).

[nedz]

Trees
More trees
Even more trees
Elk
Lakes
Blue and yellow post boxes
Soviet style architecture (Gothenburg)
Recalcitrant ATMs (I think they've fixed these now)

I drove down the west coast with some friends quite a few years ago. We ran out of money because none of the ATMs would take our cards.

[Mauve Shirt]

Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yer?

See the løveli lakes

The wonderful telephøne system

And mani interesting furry animals

Including the majestic møøse

A Møøse once bit my sister ...

[Chromascope3D]

the Hives and Amon Amarth off the top of my head.

Neneh Cherry, Ace of Base, Robyn, Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John, and Fever Ray are also notable, looking at the wiki page. Not a fan of metal generally so not gonna comment on that.

HOW CAN I FORGET REFUSED! Only one of the bands listed I've seen live, and they BLOW my MIND

Also, The Sounds and Miike Snow.

[Amidus Drexel]

the Hives and Amon Amarth off the top of my head.

Neneh Cherry, Ace of Base, Robyn, Lykke Li, Peter Bjorn and John, and Fever Ray are also notable, looking at the wiki page. Not a fan of metal generally so not gonna comment on that.

HOW CAN I FORGET REFUSED! Only one of the bands listed I've seen live, and they BLOW my MIND

I definitely ought to have known at least half of those, and you've left off a bunch of metal bands (which you acknowledged yourself).
You're slipping, Amidus. :smalltongue:


Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yer?

See the løveli lakes

The wonderful telephøne system

And mani interesting furry animals

Including the majestic møøse

A Møøse once bit my sister ...

*applauds* :smallcool:

[dehro]

so.. I went to Lapland earlier this year.. and had what they called a finnish sauna.

I always thought that that was a swedish sauna..or that's what I called it before going to Lapland, anyway.

so.. which is true? is it something they both do? is there a consensus as to who invented it? are there differences between the two traditions?


as for my list.. I think I answered to the old thread too, but can't be bothered to look it up..so..

ikea adverts and ikea in general,
Abba,
Swedish Chef,
swedish girls (and their capacity for holding their liquor)
snow and trees.. and loghouses
Winter Olympics,
Astrid Lindgren, (Ronia Rovardottar must be one of my first "true" fantasy books I've read, and also the last book that was read to me as a kid)
Ingmar Bergman
the seventh seal

[The Succubus]

Asta
Ku
Teddy

These delightful people all come from the Land of Snow and Moose. =3

[Lorsa]

Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yer?

See the løveli lakes

The wonderful telephøne system

And mani interesting furry animals

Including the majestic møøse

A Møøse once bit my sister ...

Yes, these are all great reasons to come on holiday to Sweden! Except if you're looking for ø you might be disappointed as we are more into ö. Also we have an island called Öland which is basically the island of Islandland. Great fun!

[KuReshtin]

Asta
Ku
Teddy

These delightful people all come from the Land of Snow and Moose. =3

Yes. Yes, we do.

We also have a lot of cities and towns with really funny names (especially if you translate them literally).
Like for instance:

Härnösand - Here Sneezed Duck
Örnsköldsvik - Eagle Shield's Bay
Trosa - Underpant
Visby - Wise village
Växjö - Grow lake
Sundbyberg - Healthy village-mountain
Varberg - Puss Mountain or Was Mountain or Where mountain

[Manga Shoggoth]

You will remember the old article (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=242179) that I made a long time ago and here comes a new list that I got now.
For new update on my list.
1. Minecraft
2. Ikea
3. Notch
4. A Girl with Dragon Tatoo (heck, even american adaption have Immigrant Song (Viking themed))
5. Anders Loves Maria.
6. Pewdiepie (a swedish gamer who hates barrels!)
7. Vikings

Rekorderlig Cider. The first cider I have come across for ages that actually tastes of apple.

[FinnLassie]

Åre. Don't know why but Finns are addicted to Åre.



so.. I went to Lapland earlier this year.. and had what they called a finnish sauna.


Sauna originates from Finland. Therefore, not Swedish. =P

[Eldariel]

Åre. Don't know why but Finns are addicted to Åre.

We are? I was not aware of this :smalltongue: Then again, maybe just the wrong circles.

[FinnLassie]

We are? I was not aware of this :smalltongue: Then again, maybe just the wrong circles.

Well, all the friends I have that do skiing or their parents do, there's not one that hasn't been to Åre. Everyone's always talking about how they went to Åre during winter break. Åre this Åre that... :smalltongue:

... But yeah. Probably wrong circles. =P

[BWR]

Yes. Yes, we do.

We also have a lot of cities and towns with really funny names (especially if you translate them literally).
Like for instance:

Härnösand - Here Sneezed Duck
Örnsköldsvik - Eagle Shield's Bay
Trosa - Underpant
Visby - Wise village
Växjö - Grow lake
Sundbyberg - Healthy village-mountain
Varberg - Puss Mountain or Was Mountain or Where mountain

*twitch*
*must resist onomastic and philologist urgings*

[Asta Kask]

Sauna originates from Finland. Therefore, not Swedish. =P

The word is Finnish. The steam-house has been in use among Germanic and Slavic tribes for millennia.

KuReshtin - don't forget Mensträsk (menstruation swamp) and Kräkångersnoret (vomit regret snot).

[Mastikator]

Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yer?

See the løveli lakes

The wonderful telephøne system

And mani interesting furry animals

Including the majestic møøse

A Møøse once bit my sister ...
...
The ø is Norwegian, we Swedes never use it.:smalltongue:

[BWR]

A fact which I am sure the Pythons were well aware of, but chose to use it because people are more familiar with it than ö, and no one can tell the difference between us anyway.

[FinnLassie]

The word is Finnish. The steam-house has been in use among Germanic and Slavic tribes for millennia.


I do know that the concept of a steam room is worldwide, but the sauna most people refer to and is used today is the Finnish sauna.

This debate could go on forever, but hey, let's agree it's a Finn thing... :smallwink: :smalltongue:

[Asta Kask]

The word, absolutely. The rest - well, duel at dawn?

[FinnLassie]

The word, absolutely. The rest - well, duel at dawn?

As long as we can have some good insult sword fighting before that. :smallamused:

Soon you'll be wearing my sword like a shish kebab!


... and so on. =P

[Teddy]

... And to this whole sauna debate, I should point out that we don't even use the word "sauna" in Sweden. We call it "bastu" instead.

[KuReshtin]

Also, I believe that the Sauna is not to be considered as a steam room, since it doesn't use require any steam to function. Yes, you use water to douse the hot rocks to cause steam, but that is more to keep the air at least a little bit humidified, but the humidity in a sauna is relatively low, whereas a steam room has a very high humidity.

Also, people usually don't beat themselves with birch branches in a steam room. :smallwink: