In Sweden

Customer service in Sweden and the USA

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 | American culture, Swedish culture | No Comments

I happened to be involved in an interesting conversation with one of my co-workers during our afternoon fika. Earlier in the week I scanned my blank absentee ballot and to show everyone at the company exactly what my fellow Americans and I will be voting about in November. They found it quite interesting apparently, because [...]

Stockholm Tunnelbana 101

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 | Swedish culture | 5 Comments

Here are some quick tips so you don’t embarrass yourself while taking the t-bana the next time you’re in Stockholm. I learned these only after extensive t-bana use. It is perfectly acceptable to stand directly in front of the train doors so that people have to walk through you in order to get off. Yeah, this [...]

Say what you mean, and be assertive!

Monday, August 25th, 2008 | Earning money, Swedish culture | 1 Comment

I apologize to all the Swedes who might run across this, but I have to rant. Quite frankly work has been a living nightmare. I haven’t felt this kind of peer pressure to conform since I was a teenager. When I’m in a meeting and happen to disagree over an issue on the agenda, it makes [...]