A Look Inside The Lives of Ordinary Swedes, 55 Facts About Swedish Culture Guaranteed To Make You Go “Wow!”
Hard To Make Friends
It’s a common misconception that Swedes are cold and withdrawn because they’re so introverted and somber. Conversations of any length or spontaneity are unusual. Some foreigners may find the relative lack of warmth in Sweden’s social interaction unsettling.
To a Swede, however, what could seem like emotional distance is actually just an ingrained cultural norm of keeping one’s own counsel out of courtesy and concern for another’s privacy—because of this, making new friends in the country is challenging but not impossible.
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