h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

How long time I have spent on this planet I do not know, but approximatly about 19years now. If I could only get of this planet....or atleast if I just got out of this country (Sweden) I'd be happy! Oh well, whilst I am here I will just have to make the best of the situation and gather some usefull information to make the readers of this guide avoid this planet named earth, especially a small part of it named "Sweden".The swedes are strange people. Just think about it...they are all named after a vegetable, that must say something about their intelligence. But the most sucky part of all is that you must have lived on this planet for atleast twenty years to purchase any alkohol! The reason why I survive is something called HB short for "Something strong to drink for people under 20". It is a homemade drink that sometimes can make you blind if you are lucky enough.
Well what else can i say about the swedes....absolutely nothing.

WHY IS IS SO SILENT ON THE TUNELBANA NO ONE SPEAKS OR MAKES EYE CONTACT IS IT SOME KIND OF GAME ? THE FIRST TO SPEAK OR LOOK AT SOMEONE IS OUT?
WHY AFTER BEING IN SWEDEN FOR 1 YEAR HAS ONLY ONE PERSON SAID HI TO ME OUT IN PUBLIC WITHOUT PROMPTING?
BAMMO .

It is said that the Swedes are a very friendly people if you penetrate their home-made hull of shyness. A very good way of doing this is getting them drunk. But seriously, Swedes are simply not raised to say hi to strangers, not because of any danger but simply because of an unspoken law(called the Jante Law after the Danishman who invented it long ago) that says that you just don't intrude in other peoples private space and they will show you the same respect. In the same way Swedish classes are among the most quiet in the world, even when asked a question. This is a VERY boring attitude, but that's who we are I'm afraid.

What I find odd as a Brit in Sweden (but with a Swedish mother) is how people will barge straight into you - Swedes just don't seem capable of walking! They just walk in a dream, bump into you, no apology. This could explain the awful driving too...

But you live in Stockholm. Traffic is a bit different there from other parts of the country. The average stockholm driver looks upon any other vehicle as a prey, to either shove off the road or scare the crap out of. These are probably also the same people who bump you on the sidewalk when not using their weapon (car).

I noticed in Norrland that the style was very different, but I can't say better! There they drive at insane speeds on dirt raods, presumably on the assumption that there's nothing else coming...

Well, Norrland IS different. The helldrivers you encounter there are probably all men rushing out into the depths of the forest to look after their machines that make alcohol.

I did notice in Norrland that a lot of people were going into the supermarket and just buying tons of sugar... Hmmmmm...

Well, maybe they just like to bake a lot. Or want the local denstist to keep his practise. You should always try to favourise the good that could be in people.