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…
You really moved to the only place that's worse than where you were.
Maybe, arguably. But there’s not as much “me”, here, so it’s a good opportunity to pretty much completely start over, without any of that “baggage”, from that perspective.
You know what surprises me, though? How fucking dirty everything is…
Oddly, for a country with a reputation for pretty much the opposite, the sheer amount of flies (everywhere) and litter is… Disconcerting.
But anyway, we’ll see, I guess.
Try anywhere outside the commie block suburb where you're currently at. You're basically at the worst place you could possibly be. Of course they always tell foreigners to live in multi culti shitholes because muh reysist Swedes.
Swedes will respect you if you behave and respect them. Earn your respect.