SYNTHETIC BLUE (Original Graphic Novel)

Learning Swedish

I know it's summer for many people, but learning never stops y'know!
   Here are some interesting facts about Sweden (take it with a grain of salt for I've just read them online):

🤴🏼 Sweden is a constitutional monarchy — with the King as its highest ruler.

🧕🏼 The country is quite diverse thanks to its high population of immigrants.

💬 While Swedish is the official language, they can speak English, Finnish and other tongues.

😌 The Swedes are known to be reserved and humble.

🏫 From ages 6 to 17, schools are free.

💰 With the exception of state universities, colleges are also free (no tuition fees) and you get entry grants of SEK 1,197 per week (US$122.85!).

👩🏽‍🤝‍👨🏼 Both parents are given 480 days of parental leave until their children are eight years old.

🌄 Winters are very brutal and offer longer dark hours while summers have nice weather and longer daylight hours.

🏃🏼‍♀️ Orienteering is a popular sport in Sweden. It's basically getting to various spots on the map via mountain bicycles/foot/skiing.

🎵 The country brought us famous musicians like Zara Larsson, Avicii and ABBA.

🇸🇪🧆 Swedish meatballs is the country's national dish. This explains why they're also served in IKEA stores.

🧨 Among the things invented in Sweden are life-saving drones, seatbelts, zippers and ... dynamites.

Do's and Dont's

🙅🏼 Avoid throwing any snide remarks towards other racial groups and genders. Sweden is an open country where everybody must be treated equally.

↔️ Social distancing is key. A lot of Swedes become uncomfortable when a stranger rubs against them.

☕️ Fikka (a coffee-and-biscuits session) is very important so you can't just say no to this. They just want to chat with you, thats all!