Comments for Snuggling With the Enemy

Comment on Dagens outfit by Saffran

Saffran — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:11:57 +0000

Hilarious! You should make ‘Dagen’s outfit’ a regular post:-)

Comment on I want you in my REAL magazine by That One Guy

That One Guy — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:38:55 +0000

Crass made you what you are today, give them their props already.
Sheesh

Comment on Regular people are the new celebrities by Joe Bufone

Joe Bufone — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:27:39 +0000

Awesome app!

Comment on Space Invaders at Thorildsplan by Tobe

Tobe — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:35:14 +0000

Haha, people talking about “jacking” the “street artist” Invader, who stole his images from Taito, makers of the original game… give me a break.

Comment on Badminton is a Real Sport by bogey

bogey — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:17:25 +0000

“totes harshed the vibe” I’ll be borrowing that, thanks

Comment on No more babies on airplanes by Ray

Ray — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:40:24 +0000

I just found your blog today and so far I’ve spent an hour reading through it.

As an Anglophone living in Sweden, who also happens to detest babies – I thank you. Keep up the great writing!

Comment on Space Invaders at Thorildsplan by Znake

Znake — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:59:47 +0000

I do not understand why you totally copy the street artist “Invader” pixel art.
you are a big copycat.

Znake

Comment on Just a reminder by Chris

Chris — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:04:30 +0000

Maybe the arrow is showing that these are not bin bags, but indeed Space Hoppers???

Comment on Life is so hard. Why me? Oh God, why me? by Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:48:50 +0000

…proclaims the band’s music to be “ferocious, asphyxiating sheets of…STOP!…

Comment on What is your egg-cracking strategy? by Chris

Chris — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:36:42 +0000

Just discovered your website, how I crack an egg for scrambled eggs, is to take an egg in each hand and crash them into eachother. Then open up the most damaged and repeat. With the last one I tend to hit it on the side of the pan.

Great website by the way!

Comment on The 18 and Over Airline by Paige

Paige — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:04:15 +0000

Sign me up! For the kid-free zones. Hold the scrapple.

Comment on Life is so hard. Why me? Oh God, why me? by Erik

Erik — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:28:12 +0000

Well Mr Dude. I have worked with the band at Debaser. Please ask me to do tell you about them the next time we meet up. It is a story well worth telling.

Comment on Old timey flatbread box by Paige

Paige — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:00:33 +0000

I totally would have bought that when I was there. By the way, I’m certain I’m coming back next spring.

Comment on Tex-Mex food, Swedish style by Tiffany

Tiffany — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:22:07 +0000

Wow. Just… wow.

Comment on 3:00 am by David

David — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:26:20 +0000

On my birthday, to boot. ^^ Beautiful how the day starts so early… On the 21th it will be at its brightest. I make it a habit to stay up that night to watch the sunset/rise.

Comment on Homer Simpson is so confused by this by David

David — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:24:29 +0000

Jag trodde att de kallades munkar

Comment on Just what you want to see on your ATM by David

David — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:20:43 +0000

Hahaha! Oh that would make me flee the scene quite swiftly.

Comment on Buy a snack with your phone by Paige

Paige — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:07:14 +0000

Oh please tell me I can text from Louisville and get Kex bars. Surely that will work, right?

Comment on Vintage punch card washing machine by Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 14 May 2011 21:07:44 +0000

I’ve never seen this before. Were did you see this weird shit?

Comment on Historic A-hole August Strindberg by Paige

Paige — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 01:49:39 +0000

I’m likely visiting Norra Begravningsplatsen; however your request may be difficult to complete. I’ll see what I can do. Photos or no?

Comment on What is your egg-cracking strategy? by Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 03:14:00 +0000

If I tried to crack an egg on the edge of the pan with one hand, I’d end up with egg all over the place too.

What works for me is to do it the good old fashioned unprofessional way. Crack it on a flat surface with one hand and then use both hands to open it. It works each time.

Comment on What is your egg-cracking strategy? by Paige

Paige — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:01:31 +0000

Tough to explain exactly how to crack an egg. I like a medium grip on the egg and a tap in the center, medium force. Tell you what, when I get back from Sweden, we’ll make a night of it. Discuss my trip, listen to Säkert and crack some eggs. You’ll be an expert by the time you leave the Bluegrass.

Comment on Säkert! in 3D by Paige

Paige — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:09:36 +0000

Jealous. Sounds like a rare treat. Too bad I won’t likely experience that when I’m there. So glad you got to go and thanks for the pics!

Comment on Space Invaders at Thorildsplan by Mike

Mike — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:19:29 +0000

Kind of wack that he jacked Invaders concept and style.

Comment on Transit Museum, museums in transit, Nationaldagen, and the studentflak by Mike

Mike — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:23:27 +0000

Hello there! Nice writing about students. My company also offers flametrowers on the trucks. It is really wicked. Check it out =)

Comment on The Love Affair Between Cats and iPads by Asa King

Asa King — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:04:03 +0000

that was my point Julie

Comment on The Love Affair Between Cats and iPads by Julie

Julie — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:12:41 +0000

Possibly because she wasn’t from Glasgow. Jesus.

Comment on The Love Affair Between Cats and iPads by Asa King

Asa King — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:06:55 +0000

Malcolm, I am from America and had a hard time with some accents.. I met my swedish girlfriend in Glasgow.. and she was one of the only people there I understood.

Comment on The Love Affair Between Cats and iPads by Malcolm Birdsall

Malcolm Birdsall — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:00:01 +0000

I thought this was a rather amusing article. After the Julian Assange affair, Sweden is beginning to come across as a rather humourless place that doesn’t really see the big picture. Shades of 1970s feminism in the previous comments – you know, the approach to politics that thought the biggest evil in the world was little girls playing with dolls. Ignore the negative comments Scott – a very entertaining article and not badly written at all. Just one negative note – there is no such thing as a British accent. I’m from Surrey and I can’t understand a word the ordinary man from Glasgow says!

Comment on The Love Affair Between Cats and iPads by Julie

Julie — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:04:50 +0000

Jesus, Scott, you must have been short on inspiration when you wrote this drivel.

Comment on The Love Affair Between Cats and iPads by DT

DT — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:41:24 +0000

Scott – Please learn how to write (if possible). And so you know, off-comments like the one about pretty girls being dumb might have been funny when you were rolling your D&D dice back in 7th grade, but they probably won’t float in Sweden.

Comment on The Love Affair Between Cats and iPads by Zuzu

Zuzu — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:32:09 +0000

Snuggling With the Enemy
An American Embedded in Sweden Â by Scott Ritcher

This article caught my eye, and I found it entertaining at first. But then, after the language started deteriorating, I found it rather vulgar and offensive. What’s with all the “F” words? I’ve been in Sweden six months, and this is the first time I’ve read an article from The Local. I am very disappointed.

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Eager Beaver

Eager Beaver — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:45:37 +0000

WEF Report – The Nordic way. Essential reading for anyone with interest in Sweden and the Nordic countries:

http://www.globalutmaning.se/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Davos-The-nordic-way-final.pdf

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Asa King

Asa King — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:13:28 +0000

Howdy, I’ve been reading your blog for awhile now and I finally felt like leaving a comment. I am dating a swedish national and intend on moving there in the fall. I am from oklahoma (kind of the south, kind of like kentucky). I was wondering if you had any ideas or tips for someone looking for a job who isnt yet fluent in swedish. Thanks a lot.

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by jane

jane — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:46:09 +0000

Your piece really made me laugh – in fact, it hardly appears any more on our news in the UK, because – well, none if it is News! Not if you have two braincells to rub together, anyway.

Comment on More new English words! by jane

jane — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 20:03:24 +0000

Yes, baccy is still in common usage in England, and the rest of the UK.

You have to remember that the swedes didn’t learn their English from the americans in the first instance, they learnt it from the English/British.

And yes, they do have coffe bars, but so do the British and the French, and that Wayne is an old English name. As is Dean. I love your blogs, though. I’m working my way through them backwards!

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Onyanta

Onyanta — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:00:36 +0000

I heaved a sigh of relief when i read your interesting piece. Finally, I know I am not alone. I spent several days wondering if there was something wrong with me. I’m yet to come across any information that can be described as a revealation. There has been nothing that I didn’t know already or at least suspected.The whole saga points to the power of the global media and their collaborators. so much energy dissipated on an issue that has little relevance. Why should we care about what government leaders or diplomats think about themselves?

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Dave

Dave — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 07:40:13 +0000

Samba – since you comparing Sweden to the Stalin-era Soviet Union, I suggest you read some modern history. It might help you see how foolish your analogy is.

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Samba

Samba — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:01:55 +0000

yes, you just described the most not surprising things. What does surprise me is that Sweden did “an informal agreement” to exchange information of Swedish citizens. Without the knowledge of the government. USA also put pressure on the Swedish government to pass the FRA-law and IPRED law (computer survaillance). Which is not VERY DEMOCRATIC for a democratic countrey like USA. I would say it’s more “Stalin and Lenin” style.

Obama and Hillay

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Count Bubba

Count Bubba — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:35:11 +0000

*You’re* a waste of time and electrons, Charles.

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Eager Beaver

Eager Beaver — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:44:38 +0000

Good one!!!! Happy New Year!

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Charles

Charles — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:55:31 +0000

Was this Scott Ritcher fellow paid good money for this?

Total waste of time and electrons.

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by coldtype

coldtype — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:42:41 +0000

“ItÂs at least interesting that you donÂt need to agree with the United States to believe Ahmadinejad is off-balance”

It’s interesting how that works isn’t it? One could even be mistaken if they believed that it was Iran that had actually occupied and destroyed its neighbors rather than the United States.

Funny how being surrounded by armed forces of the very nation that subverted your democracy 57 years ago and is on record as working towards “regime change” in your country by any means necessary can throw one “off-balance”.

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:06:45 +0000

As an American living in America I can say that all the excitement about WikiLeaks ha nothing to do with the information released. In fact, most Americans really don’t know or care about the details of the leaked documents.
Americans enjoy drama no matter how hollow it is. All of the rebuttals from America are done for Hollywood effect. Self-gratifying drama that attacks “them”..the foreigners.
Fortunatly, many Americans can laugh at themselves and their society.

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Russell

Russell — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:59:35 +0000

I have been to Sweden AND Switzerland and I can assure you, they are the same country, just north of Europe I think. Your article is funny and sadly true. I put a Swedish flag on my backpack when I travel and try to look as pale as possible and people don’t even see me, which works well for a photographer.

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by sullybake

sullybake — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:42:36 +0000

LOL –I love this!

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Taytelbaum

Taytelbaum — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 12:08:53 +0000

Nice way to end 2010.

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Grace

Grace — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:02:45 +0000

Scathing and hysterically funny, Scott. Thank you!

Comment on Wikileaks: No Alarms, No Surprises by Sverg

Sverg — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:55:58 +0000

Wikileaks Founder: Bigger Bombshells On The Way:

http://www.prisonplanet.com/wikileaks-founder-bigger-bombshells-on-the-way.html

Comment on Swedish pants by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:05:14 +0000

there ain't nothing wrong with wearing party pants every day of the week!