No matter where you travel you’ll always be faced with some differences. I found this site: http://satwcomic.com/ a while ago and it has some great comics about how the Scandinavians behave and relate to each other. There are some helpful explanations under each comic for all us non-locals!
Some quick things I noticed when I first got here:
- Doors, in general, open the other way (outwards from a room). This still gets to me as I’m always trying to push or pull the door the wrong way. One theory I’ve heard is that this is a fire safety measure – when panicked it’s easier to push things open than to pull. Obviously other countries don’t mind as much if their citizens are trapped in burning buildings.
- People just don’t use umbrellas. I’ve been out in pouring rain and only seen about four other people in umbrellas. I assume they were all foreigners.
- The queuing system – take a number from the machine, wait your turn. Whatever you do, don’t cut in line, even if you’re dying, I’ve seen murderous looks thrown at people who do.
- Stockholm is a dark city. A classmate pointed this out, the buildings aren’t lit from the outside. Even the palace is dark.
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