Q&A: SWEDEN…SWEDEN..SWEDEN!?
Question by Dee: SWEDEN…SWEDEN..SWEDEN!?
Hej,
I am a young Political Science and Journalism student from South Africa. I will be coming to Sweden in 2 months and would love whatever information possible.
I know information an be easily attained from the web, but I would like to hear from locals.
I will be taking a year break to Au Pair with a Swedish family in a small town (Sandviken) approx.2hrs away from Stockholm.
My questions are…
What are Swedish people like on the whole??
Are they friendly people?
What are some of the things that I should do to get to know locals?
I have been to Sweden before, but only on holiday.
Also, as an Au Pair I will earn 5800kr pocket money per month. I know this is not even a handful, but keep in mind that my flight is paid for by the family and living expenses (room and board) and Swedish lessons etc. SO I don’t need much. I am not very “indulgent”. I intend to save as much as I can. Since I won’t be paying rent etc.
What is a reasonable amount of money to use on cellphone and skype (I will download)??? Are they any cheap cell networks that offer affordable international calling and text messaging?
I have already travelled around Europe, I lived in Denmark for 15 months…so I am not going to travel much this time. Is 3000kr a reasonable amount to save?
What is the cost of living like?? figures will be appreciated.
Also, I will be attending Swedish lesson , I intend on doing well. Will Swedish people welcome my attempts at speaking the language or will they be impatient?
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
I look forward to hearing from you.
Best answer:
Answer by Eric
What are Swedish people like on the whole?
Friendly, pro-environmental, progressive. Kind of hard to explain, you can read more on www.sweden.se
Are they friendly people?
I believe so but they can be shy and will probarbly not start to talk to you. If you want contact with Swedes you must talk first.
What are some of the things that I should do to get to know locals?
Join some courses or some activity like dance lessons.
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