Converse are very popular, as are leggings and tight jeans.
Lots of blond people. Even more blond kids. I fit right in. In fact, I’ve been addressed in Swedish everytime I try to talk to someone. Ben is addressed in English.
There is a 25% tax on all purchases, which is included in advertised prices.
Tipping is not expected, but welcomed. It is not considered rude to not tip. If you do tip, it seems the going rate is about 10%.
Swedish people like to wear jackets. Khaki, trench, and lots of leather jackets, even if it is warm.
We’ve run across a few particularly stinky folks. Ben attributes this to their fondness for jackets in warm weather and apparent disdain for air conditioning.
Swedish people must not be too concerned about making money. Everything opens late and closes early. We saw a store with an hours sign that listed hours for Wednesday-Saturday, but said “sometimes” for Sunday-Tuesday.
The teenagers here seem to like American baseball, or at least wearing American baseball team hats. We’ve seen several LA Dodgers hats, as well as one Braves hat.
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