Poll: What preconceptions do you have/know of about Swedes?

[Martymer]

Swedes are nuetral, up to their necks in nuetrality...
...What is it that makes a man go nuetral? Lust for power?...Gold??

Part knowing to keep your nose of out other people's business, part wanting to avoid a good ass whooping that will involved innocent people getting killed, part cowardice.

 

[Joos]

I'm Finnish, I've got an endless amount of jokes about Swedish people.

You can't just say that and not share a single one.

 

[Martymer]

I'm Finnish, I've got an endless amount of jokes about Swedish people.

You can't just say that and not share a single one.

Seconded! Though I bet it's actually one we made up about Norweigians orginally...

 

[soren7550]

They're the ones that are always neutral, right? Or am I thinking of Switzerland? I'm probably thinking Switzerland.

I think I may be a bit Swede, but if there is any it's canceled out buy the gobs and gobs of German and chunk of Irish.

 

[Zinras]

As a Dane, I can clearly say that Sweden sucks, especially at football (soccer to the yanks)

They're actually pretty nice people, although no one on Earth can actually assemble a piece of IKEA furniture in the time they claim it takes.

 

[EvilMaggot]

i live in denmark.. right next to sweden.. we got a bridge... those bloody drunken swedes come over and trash stuff and what not.. i dont like swedes... or maybe thats only the Sweden football hooligans.. sorry all you other from sweden

 

[ElephantGuts]

ABBA!!! Need I say more?

I was under the impression you were all blond white people, then I saw a black guy at the Olympics! I was like, WTF? A black guy in Sweden?

Also, your woman are blond and have teh secksy accents.

There are no black people in Sweden. They lied to you.

That's right. And there are no Mexicans in LA. Oh, wait...

Well what would a black person be doing in Sweden? Besides the fact that he would stand out horribly and look ridiculous, how did he get there? Who thinks, "I think I'll move to a country where every other inhabitant looks the polar opposite of me"?

Yeah, what would a black person (or any non-white person) be doing in Sweden? Hmm... Let's see... Tax financed wellfare which basically means you never have to worry about starving (or even living without running water and electricity) or not being able to afford health care. Over a century of peace. Laws against pretty much all kinds of discrimination. Freedom of speech and religion (not just officially, but in practice as well). Yeah, if I lived in a third world country and wanted to move somewhere else, Sweden sounds like the last choice on my list (/sarcasm). And no, I'm not implying that all immigrants are leeches. Some are, but then again, so are some of us. All I'm saying is, we've got lots of immigrants here.

Well that's somewhat surprising since Sweden is too white for me, so I can't imagine a black person moving there willingly. But then again, I guess if you're coming from a third world country you'd be willing to overlook some things.

 

[traceur_]

Everyone is blonde.

Muscly men.

Busty, beautiful women.

 

[Arcticflame]

Sexually deviant, Politically conservative.

That's my stereotype of swedes.

 

[ElephantGuts]

My only preconception of Sweden is that Swedish Rap is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnaeImQ0TSg

Well that was a pleasant surprise...

Indeed, that was pretty good. Though I didn't understand a word he said. Probably because I don't speak Swedish.

 

[EvilMaggot]

i live in denmark.. right next to sweden.. we got a bridge... those bloody drunken swedes come over and trash stuff and what not.. i dont like swedes... or maybe thats only the Sweden football hooligans.. sorry all you other from sweden

Right back at you.

Problem is, this goes for all danes, even the kids. Damn drunks.

Nah, I'm just kidding, I hope..

nah you're actulley spot on im 18 years old... i dont drink so much.. but the rest of the youth in denmark is gone to hell.. xD (in denmark you can buy beer at a age at 16, and booze at 18)

 

[lizards]

i know they come from Australia

 

[Xorghul]

Pirat Partiet!

Can I ask a question too?

Do Swedes find the Swedish Muppet chef funny?

I don't know really, hadn't watched the Muppet's for many years before the little Swedish Chef clip, but I at least think he's very funny^^
[small]But then again, I find most things funny...[/small]

 

[Xorghul]

My only preconception of Sweden is that Swedish Rap is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnaeImQ0TSg

Well that was a pleasant surprise...

Indeed, that was pretty good. Though I didn't understand a word he said. Probably because I don't speak Swedish.

Naah, I only understand little more than half of what he says myself(his accent is quite thick), and I am Swedish.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

I'm from England and never took Geography. As a result only thing I know about them is that they voted the Pirate Partiet into the EU.

My only preconception of Sweden is that Swedish Rap is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnaeImQ0TSg

And that that is actually very good, despite not knowing a single word said.

 

[Queen Michael]

Pirat Partiet!

Can I ask a question too?

Do Swedes find the Swedish Muppet chef funny?

Everyone I've talked with about him finds him hilarious. But while Americans ( I assume) laugh and say "Haha, that's how Swedes talk!" we laugh and say "Haha, det är så amerikaner tror att vi pratar!" (Haha, that's how Americans whink we talk!)

 

[Xorghul]

ABBA!!! Need I say more?

I was under the impression you were all blond white people, then I saw a black guy at the Olympics! I was like, WTF? A black guy in Sweden?

Also, your woman are blond and have teh secksy accents.

There are no black people in Sweden. They lied to you.

That's right. And there are no Mexicans in LA. Oh, wait...

Well what would a black person be doing in Sweden? Besides the fact that he would stand out horribly and look ridiculous, how did he get there? Who thinks, "I think I'll move to a country where every other inhabitant looks the polar opposite of me"?

Yeah, what would a black person (or any non-white person) be doing in Sweden? Hmm... Let's see... Tax financed wellfare which basically means you never have to worry about starving (or even living without running water and electricity) or not being able to afford health care. Over a century of peace. Laws against pretty much all kinds of discrimination. Freedom of speech and religion (not just officially, but in practice as well). Yeah, if I lived in a third world country and wanted to move somewhere else, Sweden sounds like the last choice on my list (/sarcasm). And no, I'm not implying that all immigrants are leeches. Some are, but then again, so are some of us. All I'm saying is, we've got lots of immigrants here.

Well that's somewhat surprising since Sweden is too white for me, so I can't imagine a black person moving there willingly. But then again, I guess if you're coming from a third world country you'd be willing to overlook some things.

And it's often said that white chicks love black dudes, so...

 

[S.H.A.R.P.]

Well, your girls are hot. I actually know a woman who lives in Malmo, but somehow I didn't got any other preconceptions than that your girls are hot. I wonder why..?

WAIT! You have IKEA of course, how on earth could I have forgotten that! IKEA and meatballes, and girls.. yeah.

Oh, and pirates! The pirate bay and party of course, and girls.. *self-slap*

And the Swedes I know are pretty nice, especially the girls.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

Fine blonde women, IKEA, amazing meatballs, nymphomaniacs, what was that statistic I read somewhere? '23% of swedes have attempted oral sex on themselves'. Feel free to debunk that whenever.