Culture shock, sure, but the whole “Nordic model” is just a bit… Shit, honestly.
The whole country (that I have seen so far) feels like “Pleasantville”, but woke, and uber-modern, rather than 1950s Americana…
And the Turks. The fucking Turks here. Eugh…
Their rudeness seems more intentional than I would say it seems to be with more… “Native” Swedes.
Gonna be interesting learning to survive here. As a very “social” person, I… Certainly have some adjusting to do.
The strange mix of ultra-conformity and extreme cultural introvertedness is… A vibe. I’ll say that much.
Customer service? Ha…
The major cities are annoyingly conformist and "modern". Get out to the countryside and you'll meet a totally different Swede. There, you'll find the Swedes who rejected the mass immigration early on. But in Stockholm, Malmo, and Gothemburg, you'll really only run into the hive mind. Unlike other parts of the west, Swedes get really, really uncomfortable when groupthink is challenged. Healthy debates aren't a thing in Swedish pubs... Just conformity.
But on the flip side, learn to like Kalles Kaviar, mashed potato hotdogs, Daim pear dream, and bandy... And maybe you'll learn to like Sweden.