What Sweden is famous for?

[Spamcar]

Wasa (the crispbread ^^), The Pirate Bay and IKEA ofc
My mom is from Sweden!

 

[cheesecake123]

volvo

 

[cthulhu257]

The Koenigsegg.

 

[Dottie]

I've heard hard core death metal but I wouldn't know cause I don't listen to that kind of thing.

 

[xxnightlawxx]

Fish?
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And Basshunter.

This amazing man. Right here.

 

[TheEndIsNear5115]

I'm here with ya! Sweden's cranked out a batch of excellent hockey players.

 

[Higurashi]

I don't know much about other countries, or much at all, but what is it that other countries think of Sweden? I've heard some say meatballs, and other say sexy women, and some other stuff I can't remember. But what pops up in your head when you think of Sweden?

Well, my fellow Viking, *scoffs mightily*, unfortunately a lot of people in the internet seem to think about ABBA, IKEA and Volvo. They don't think about dynamite, or the zipper, Polhemknuten, the 100-point thermometer, flintlock muskets, the Scheutzian calculation engine, the safety match, the Wahrendorff breech, the revolver (yes, at the same time and independently of Samuel Colt), cream separators, the pulse jet engine, sewing machines that can print logarithmic tables, the Nordenfelt machine-gun, the Odhner arithmometer, Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson (okay, maybe some do), the three-phase electrical system (along with Tesla), the adjustable spanner, the blowtorch, paraffin oil/kerosene cookers, sootless kerosene stoves, the sun valve, bicycles with a free wheel and a rear-wheel brake, high-pressure steam boilers, the Ljungström turbine, the turbine-powered locomotive, the air preheater, the multi-row self-aligning radial ball bearing, the steel alloy Kanthal, ship propellers, <url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor>Monitor, the ultracentrifugation method for determination of molecular weights, the pyranometer, gas absorption refrigerators, foam plastic, insulation materials, air conditioners, dehumidification devices, the defibrator pulping refiner, the Asplund-method, the the coated electrode used in manual metal arc welding, the first practical dialysis machine, the principle of hemofiltration, echocardiography, the three-point safety belt, the wired rotor principle for machine encipherment, the Malaise trap and his works, the absorption refrigerator, the spherical bearing, Tetra Pak, the digitizer (predecessor of the computer mouse), the further development of the satellite-guided GPS into the AIS, the Power Former, the usage of electrophoresis to analyse proteins, the battery-powered pacemaker, the gamma knife for brain surgery, Losec or the Mecanum wheel.

Nooo. They think of ABBA. ABBA! No one likes ABBA, especially not us Swedish, and especially not when you have to hear that's what everyone associates Sweden with. Just think of dynamite and go blow something up.

Ingenuity. That's what the Swedish are famous for. That and being individualistic, socialistic, introvert, but hospitable, pricks.

 

[Flap Jack452]

I don't know much about other countries, or much at all, but what is it that other countries think of Sweden? I've heard some say meatballs, and other say sexy women, and some other stuff I can't remember. But what pops up in your head when you think of Sweden?

Well, my fellow Viking, *scoffs mightily*, unfortunately a lot of people in the internet seem to think about ABBA, IKEA and Volvo. They don't think about dynamite, or the zipper, Polhemknuten, the 100-point thermometer, flintlock muskets, the Scheutzian calculation engine, the safety match, the Wahrendorff breech, the revolver (yes, at the same time and independently of Samuel Colt), cream separators, the pulse jet engine, sewing machine that can print logarithmic tables, the Nordenfelt machine-gun, the Odhner arithmometer, Telefonaktiebolaget L. M. Ericsson (okay, maybe some do), the three-phase electrical system (along with Tesla), the adjustable spanner, the blowtorch, paraffin oil/kerosene cookers, sootless kerosene stoves, the sun valve, bicycles with a free wheel and a rear-wheel brake, high-pressure steam boilers, the Ljungström turbine, the turbine-powered locomotive, the air preheater, the the multi-row self-aligning radial ball bearing, the steel alloy Kanthal, ship propellers, <url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor>Monitor, the ultracentrifugation method for determination of molecular weights, the pyranometer, gas absorption refrigerators, foam plastic, insulation materials, air conditioners, dehumidification devices, the defibrator pulping refiner, the Asplund-method, the the coated electrode used in manual metal arc welding, the first practical dialysis machine, the principle of hemofiltration, echocardiography, the three-point safety belt, the wired rotor principle for machine encipherment, the Malaise trap and his works, the absorption refrigerator, the spherical bearing, Tetra Pak, the digitizer (predecessor of the computer mouse), the further development of the satellite-guided GPS into the AIS, the Power Former, the usage of electrophoresis to analyse proteins, the battery-powered pacemaker, the gamma knife for brain surgery, Losec or the Mecanum wheel.

Nooo. They think of ABBA. ABBA! No one likes ABBA, especially not us Swedish, and especially not when you have to hear that's what everyone associates Sweden with. Just think of dynamite and go blow something up.

Ingenuity. That's what the Swedish are famous for. That and being individualistic, socialistic, introvert, but hospitable, pricks.

Did you list all of those things off of the top of your head? I was never aware that sweden was responsible for so much.

 

[Higurashi]

When I hear Sweden, I think neutrality, high quality of life, and of course, sexy women. All things that would make me want to live there, but then I realize that if I think the American Northeast is cold, I probably wouldn't last three hours in Sweden.

Nope.

Fish?
Ya know, Swedish Fish.

And Basshunter.

So unfortunate. I was liking you.

The infernal corruption of wholesome marine food sources.

In other words, lutefisk.

In Norweigan. Lutfisk in Swedish. Yes, that is rather horrible.



And yes, we are very open-minded about sexualities, and most things really.

Did you list all of those things off of the top of your head? I was never aware that sweden was responsible for so much.

Yesh. Indeed, few are.

 

[Berethond]

Fish?
Ya know, Swedish Fish.

And Basshunter.

So unfortunate. I was liking you.

Well, I knew about dynamite and...like three other things on that list.
But I like Swedish Fish the best. They're the best candy ever.
And since they're Swedish fish, one would awesome they're from Sweden.
And fish made me think about Basshunter, sooo.......

 

[silentsentinel]

Chocolate. That's what I know it for... I think.

 

[reaper660]

Mattias Nilsson

 

[Vrex360]

Well according to the Westboro Baptist Church, God hates Sweden so..... yeah.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

A very well-known paradox: tan, blond, beautiful volleyball players from a country with no beaches.

Same goes for Scandinavia.

 

[Berethond]

A very well-known paradox: tan, blond, beautiful volleyball players from a country with no beaches.

Same goes for Scandinavia.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Scandinavia isn't a country.
If you said 'all Scandinavia' then it would make sense.

 

[Insanum]

ikea.

 

[pantsoffdanceoff]

Nobel.

That's exactly what I thought, rather surprised it took 20 posts to get to it.

"He way be closer to winning a Nobel but I've nailed more Swedish babes, craaaazy world".

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

A very well-known paradox: tan, blond, beautiful volleyball players from a country with no beaches.

Same goes for Scandinavia.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Scandinavia isn't a country.
If you said 'all Scandinavia' then it would make sense.

If you're really going to be anal about this, then I'll one-up you in dickishness and point out that you are also wrong, as it should have read 'all of Scandinavia'.