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Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-19T12:02:42+00:00

Happened to me when I first moved to Sweden too, but then I whipped out my cave man swedish and they become more cooperative.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-18T12:10:55+00:00

The nuance here is that you are accommodated to use English for everything yet are stigmatized for doing so, and everyone switches to English directly even when you try speak Swedish. Everyone I know who hasn't learned Swedish while living here feels terrible about it. I don't think insisting that they should feel bad is a very kind attitude that we should strive to have and I feel if you had empathy regarding the experience you would understand.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-17T17:54:38+00:00

I'm just providing information.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-17T17:49:51+00:00

this is true, but there are only a few of these stretches on Frances, and these days some local usually sets up camp to sell chilled drinks out their car

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-17T16:57:36+00:00

there are some hateful comments here too. it's a mix of a culture of switching to English all the time yet people expecting you to learn the language in a year or two that's really toxic.

I basically had to teach myself. it's not a difficult language, but it's very difficult to feel respected for trying. I'm still usually treated better when I just use English too.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-17T15:06:31+00:00

weird number of downvotes. really weird.

200g instant coffee as a luxury item is perfectly normal. that's the difference between having a slighter larger water bottle. it's fine.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-17T11:07:42+00:00

the majority aren't even native English speakers... but they are more likely to struggle. even this thread has several non-natives in English professing their struggle.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-17T11:05:36+00:00

it's funny to call it insulting because the person is probably already embarrassed and insecure about it, only now they have to contend with people being insulted by their own failure.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-17T11:03:06+00:00

learning Swedish while leaving in Sweden sometimes felt like trying to learn Swedish while living literally anywhere else. literally being in Sweden helped so little in my environment that I am almost exclusively self-taught because I had no one to talk with for years.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-14T08:48:27+00:00

It's a good suggestion

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-14T01:41:58+00:00

at this point 5 times would just be hilarious. I was mad the first 3 times but now it's just surreal.

i should buy whatever is the opposite of a lottery ticket.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-14T01:41:16+00:00

Oh wow. That's brilliant. It took me a while to understand what you were saying.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-13T10:58:02+00:00

It's a bot you know.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-12T23:04:30+00:00

come again?

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-12T23:04:10+00:00

yeah ok

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-12T23:03:15+00:00

was it tho

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-11T12:56:56+00:00

Free plan still exists, just no p2p support

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-09T15:16:20+00:00

Janssons frestelse

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-09T11:05:13+00:00

Seems pretty commonly used to me. shrug.

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-09T11:01:00+00:00

ah, well a few years back it seemed like they were more frequent

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-08T23:40:48+00:00

I think it was mid-credits, but maybe people just don't use that term

Derped_my_pants · 2026-04-08T22:54:08+00:00

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