A Biscuit in Scandinavia

[eren10]

It's been 4 months since I arrived in Sweden, and though the country is absolutely beautiful, the Swedes are... no comment. The administration is crap, especially when it comes to health matters. One piece of advice if you plan to live in Sweden: NEVER fall sick. You'll get screwed. Badly.

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[esper_aroon]

You're living in Sweden at the moment? O_O We're practically neighbours! ("Hi" from Finland.)

Though, what's the matter with Swedish health care? I think it's pretty much the same as in Finland, but I could be wrong. And yes, Norway is ridiculously expensive country, isn't it. XP

When are you going? I'm not sure if there's much snow even in Lapland yet.

- Afael Ishtar

[eren10]

Oh I didn't know you're from Finland.

Bah, if you're not a Swede, they annoy the hell out of you about money money money. Even if I have the European Card which entitles me to the same fares as the Swedes, they still bug me about the fact that normally I should pay way more than that because I don't have their citizenship.

Which is crap, since it's the official regulation that the European Card holders have the same status as the Swede.

And well, there were plenty of other problems too...

I plan to go in February. And there's snow. I know someone who lives there and who told me.

See you!

[esper_aroon]

Oh right, that. I can imagine how annoying it can get. But that's the way it is in our lovely wellfare countries - some people just can't stand foreigners getting the same benefits as the natives, since they don't pay the taxes (well, if you're a student, anyway). So yeah, sorry to hear that. People can be small-minded idiots sometimes.

Oh, there is snow up there already? Damn, I want to go too! ^^

[eren10]

Haha you get used to it somehow... Or not LOL.

Don't you get enough snow during winter? I thought Scandinavian people wouldn't care much about getting snow early since they usually already have quite a bunch of it XD

[esper_aroon]

Well, you know, since we've lived here in the middle of snow and all that, it doesn't bother us the way it seems to bother the people from south. Like, it's no winter if there isn't at least 20 cm snow on the ground. ^^

Okay, I can't speak for everyone - most of people? - and I'm a snow freak anyway, so... But really, with the autumns the way they are - dark, wet, depressing - the snow is welcome however soon it might be. It's not like it ever comes before November around here.