Much Is Said In Jest http://www.muchissaidinjest.com Tue, 30 Aug 2022 05:31:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 10 Reminders That I Live in Sweden… http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2018/09/06/10-reminders-that-i-live-in-sweden/ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2018/09/06/10-reminders-that-i-live-in-sweden/#respond Thu, 06 Sep 2018 06:21:13 +0000 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/?p=401 I know I’ve been living in Sweden when: Someone I know plays golf and votes for the Left Party I’m wearing red pants and I don’t think twice about it (I also have a pair of bright green and light blue slacks.) I’m no longer uncomfortable with long periods of silence But I wrap up …

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The post Olives For Breakfast first appeared on Much Is Said In Jest.]]> http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2017/12/12/olives-for-breakfast/feed/ 0 A father and son’s traumatic Swedish Christmas party http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/12/22/a-father-and-sons-traumatic-swedish-christmas-party/ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/12/22/a-father-and-sons-traumatic-swedish-christmas-party/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:10:35 +0000 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/?p=320 Santa pulled out a box wrapped in animal gift paper and read out a name. In front of him, my son Herman and a pack of mostly blonde-haired 3-year-olds dressed like Santa Claus and gingerbread men waved their arms. One by one, with a gift in hand, they ran to their parents who opened their …

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The post A father and son’s traumatic Swedish Christmas party first appeared on Much Is Said In Jest.]]> http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/12/22/a-father-and-sons-traumatic-swedish-christmas-party/feed/ 2 Welcome to Sweden: Why the new sitcom sucks http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/04/03/welcome-to-sweden-why-the-new-sitcom-sucks/ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/04/03/welcome-to-sweden-why-the-new-sitcom-sucks/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2014 08:04:10 +0000 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/?p=310 Maybe you heard that Sweden’s TV4 is airing a sitcom called Welcome to Sweden about an American guy who falls in love with a hot Swedish woman and leaves his great job in NYC to move to Stockholm? Well, that’s pretty much my story about moving to Sweden. Except that I moved from New Jersey and …

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The post Welcome to Sweden: Why the new sitcom sucks first appeared on Much Is Said In Jest.]]> http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/04/03/welcome-to-sweden-why-the-new-sitcom-sucks/feed/ 5 The best reasons to work in Sweden: Master Guide Part 2 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/03/27/the-best-reasons-to-work-in-sweden-master-guide-part-2/ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/03/27/the-best-reasons-to-work-in-sweden-master-guide-part-2/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:55:58 +0000 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/?p=304 The best reasons to work in Sweden I’m an expert on what it’s like to work in Sweden. I’ve lived here for nine years and have had jobs in the corporate sector and the public sector. It’s pretty amazing to work in Sweden. 1.You can tell your boss to go screw yourself without getting fired.  I …

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The post The best reasons to work in Sweden: Master Guide Part 2 first appeared on Much Is Said In Jest.]]> http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/03/27/the-best-reasons-to-work-in-sweden-master-guide-part-2/feed/ 0 Finding jobs in Sweden: The Master Guide Part 1 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/03/19/finding-jobs-in-sweden-the-master-guide/ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/03/19/finding-jobs-in-sweden-the-master-guide/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:30:07 +0000 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/?p=299 Guess how many people who speak English are interested in finding jobs in Sweden? Google says 5,400 people per month search for that exact term — “Finding jobs in Sweden.” So you’ve had it with your country! You’re sick and tired of two weeks of vacation or think the population is too obese. Or maybe …

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The post Finding jobs in Sweden: The Master Guide Part 1 first appeared on Much Is Said In Jest.]]> http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/03/19/finding-jobs-in-sweden-the-master-guide/feed/ 8 Eating Swedish meatballs? Don’t forget lingonberries — a new superfood that could prevent weight gain http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/01/23/eating-swedish-meatballs-dont-forget-the-lingonberries-the-new-superfood-that-could-prevent-weight-gain/ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/01/23/eating-swedish-meatballs-dont-forget-the-lingonberries-the-new-superfood-that-could-prevent-weight-gain/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:58:30 +0000 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/?p=290 Everyone knows Swedish meatballs are a hardy meal that will keep you energized in all seasons. But today, a lot of people are talking about that little red condiment that’s jammed between the meat and the potatoes — Swedish lingoberries. Scientists at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that Swedish lingonberries can almost completely prevent …

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The post Eating Swedish meatballs? Don’t forget lingonberries — a new superfood that could prevent weight gain first appeared on Much Is Said In Jest.]]> http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/01/23/eating-swedish-meatballs-dont-forget-the-lingonberries-the-new-superfood-that-could-prevent-weight-gain/feed/ 2 5 reminders that I live in Sweden http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/01/15/5-reminders-that-i-live-in-sweden/ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/01/15/5-reminders-that-i-live-in-sweden/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:34:36 +0000 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/?p=288 1. Today I was reminded I live in Sweden because we had lunch, and my son said, “Yay, mackerel!” 2. Jimmie Ã…kesson, the leader of the anti-immigrant, right wing party, is off from politics right now because he is on paternity leave. 3. I had a two-week vacation over Christmas and New Year’s, and I …

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The post 5 reminders that I live in Sweden first appeared on Much Is Said In Jest.]]> http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/01/15/5-reminders-that-i-live-in-sweden/feed/ 2 How Will Ferrell is talking about Swedish Christmas again http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/01/08/how-will-ferrell-is-talking-about-swedish-christmas-again/ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/01/08/how-will-ferrell-is-talking-about-swedish-christmas-again/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:43:03 +0000 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/?p=285 Will Ferrell recently answered some hysterical questions about Swedish Christmas on the Jonathon Ross show. In this classic clip, Ferrell says several of the more quirky Swedish Christmas customs stem from the fact that Swedes are rabid consumers and still don’t have electricity.

The post How Will Ferrell is talking about Swedish Christmas again first appeared on Much Is Said In Jest.]]> http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2014/01/08/how-will-ferrell-is-talking-about-swedish-christmas-again/feed/ 3 Sweden’s love affair with snus: What’s it all about? http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2013/05/30/swedens-love-affair-with-snus-whats-it-all-about/ http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/2013/05/30/swedens-love-affair-with-snus-whats-it-all-about/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 09:06:18 +0000 http://www.muchissaidinjest.com/?p=277 In Sweden, you can’t avoid snuff tobacco or snus, as it’s called by Swedes. In fact, I live next door to the so-called Snus King’s castle. Knut Fredrik Ljunglöf finished the enormous palace in 1893, thirty years after taking over his father’s successful tobacco snus company. And Ljunglöfs Ettan is still one of Sweden’s most …

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