Balancing act
We take turns laughing and crying.See more of Sweden Denmark Norway
1st of May
It's genetic
It's just something that has to be done.See more of Denmark Sweden Norway
15th of February
Support Scandinavia and the World on
Shoes on shoes off
We don't usually think of Scandinavia as "shoes off" countries, but then I talked to some Americans who couldn't understand why their Scandinavian friends were always hovering around in the entrance if they only visited to pick something up real quick. The mystery was solved when they explained that it's impolite to walk around people's houses with shoes on in Scandinavia. You either take them off or at least ask if you should. Even if the homeowner don't expect you to take your shoes off they might still get offended if you don't ask, so the rules are a bit more complicated than in Japan.See more of America Norway Denmark Sweden
25th of January
The odd man out
We were thiiiis close to having a classic 90's five-people girl band.See more of Denmark Iceland Norway Finland Sweden
11th of January
Hello my fellow children
In several states in the U.S. you can get a fine for trick or treating if you're over the age of 14.See more of Sweden Norway Denmark America Halloween
1st of November
Here's a thought
According to a fair few Swedes I've talked to this is a thing about Danes that really pisses them off, and it's even funnier because few Danes know about it.See more of Finland Iceland Sweden Denmark Norway Demoncat
25th of October
Picking and choosing
It's a very common reaction in the Nordic countries to just dismiss Iceland's place on lists because they are so few people. I was reminded of this when I overheard two people talk about this list and one of them said "We have more people in our capital than they have people in their whole country. Of course it's easy to keep a place like that safe". Sweden had much the same reaction when Iceland was higher up on the list than them regarding gender equality. It's just a way for the rest of the Nordic countries to bump ourselves further up positive lists.See more of Denmark Sweden Norway Iceland Finland
20th of September
Hangry computer
In Taiwan there's a belief among a lot of people that electronics will only work if you place Kuai Kuai snacks near them. Therefore, if you see a small bag of snacks on a computer in Taiwan DO NOT TOUCH!See more of Sweden Taiwan
14th of September
Double Attack
Lately both the Norwegian and Danish prime ministers have said something along the lines of "Sweden has a lot of dangerous people crossing our borders. Let's keep an eye on that" and I could just imagine Sweden being like "Seriously guys, don't do this at the same time!"See more of Denmark Norway Sweden
16th of August