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You know you are from Sweden when..
(Litterature)
1. You thought Astrid Lindgren was immortal and were shocked and cried your heart out when she actually did die.
2. You think that everything Astrid Lindgren ever wrote, sums up all the good things about being Swedish.
3. You secretly believe you'll come to Nangiala when you die.
4. You KNOW that Harry Potter will NEVER EVER be close to as good a read as Pippi Longstocking.
5. You get REALLY annoyed when people outside of Sweden do not know that Pippi Longstocking is Swedish.
6. You know what "sockerdricksträdet" is and you wish that you owned it.
7. You know who Nils Holgersson is and you know it was Selma Lagerlöf and not Astrid Lindgren who wrote the book about him.
8. Even though jumping into hay bales is really gross you still do it and love it only because "Bullerby Barnen" did it.
9.You don't think it's weird that a children's book talks about a penismeasuring contest (snoppmätartävling) like in 'Berts dagbok'.
10. You know who Bamse is, and love him with all your heart and got surprised when you were told he’s not famous elsewhere.
(TV/Film)
1.You think the best moment in Swedish film history was when Stig Helmertried to get orange juice from the stewardess call-button.
2. Youhave ended up in some terribly embarrassing situations thinking“Classic Swedish Films” refer to Ingmar Bergman and not porn.
3. Youare likely or very unlikely to admit ever having watched a full episodeof “Allsång på Skansen” but feel the fact they broadcast it everysummer is soothing and a notion that things remain in their normalstate.
4. You were devastated to learn that neither “Skurt” nor “Televinken” were real people.
5. The theme song from “Ika i rutan” still makes chills run down your spine.
6. “Vilse i Pannkanan” and “Lillstrumpa och Syster Yster” make even more chills run down your spine.
7. Quoting Elin from “Fucking Åmål” was part of your everyday language when you were a teenager.
8.You know that the only parts Swedish people get to play in movies arewhen there is supposed to be a stupid blonde in the scene.
9. You think Peter Stormare is awesome in any role he plays even, if he’s just playing the guy who gets eaten by a dinosaur.
10.You know the catchfrase "FÖRGRYMMADE UNGE" and your parents have usedit on more than one occasion when you were naughty as a child.
11. You know all the words to the “Emil i Lönnerberga” theme song by heart and as a child he was your hero.
12. You know what a "stänkare" is and what movie series the expression got famous from.
13. “Iprenmannen" haunts your nightmares, although still, you find yourself humming the song in the shower.
14. You got thoroughly annoyed when Peter Harryson was replaced on "Så Ska Det Låta".
15. You remember Hjalle & Heavy running away from Soffi-Propp.
16. You have seen all the "Sällskapsresorna" and know the story by heart.
17. You get sentimental hearing the intro to “Björnes Magasin".
18. You try, unsuccessfully, to explain the concept of "Björnes Magasin" to bewildered Non-Swedes.
19. You know who Björne is, and can identify at least Snigel and Hugo.
20.You know that no children’s TV show theme will ever amount to theanthem that is "Bolibompa bolibombompa bolibompa bolibombompa HAR NISETT KANAL ETT!"
21. You've learned something from “Hjärnkontoret” during your pre-teenage years.
22.You enthusiastically force your shocked non-Swedish friends to watch aYouTube clip of "Kalles Klätterträd" while proudly showing off that youknow every single word of the lyrics.
23. You know Ingmar Bergman isthe greatest film director of all time but can't sit through his filmsbecause they're “too deep” but you insist to Non-Swedes that all Swedes"get" them.
24. You spell “Morden i Midsomer”: "Morden i Midsommar"
25. You claim that you hate Bert Karlsson but secretly you think he seems like a cozy guy.
26.You watch "Svensson, Svensson" 's annual christmas special, even ifyou've seen it a thousand times. You laugh every time as if it was thefirst time you saw it.
27. You get into hysterics when you find thatSVT have made new episodes of "Svensson Svensson" and rejoice when youdiscover you can watch them right there on the website.
28. When youthought it was both amusing and terribly scary to watch “VärldensModernaste Land”, because you could relate to every single topic.
29. As a child, it was almost a religious thing to wake up at 9 a.m during the summer holidays in order to watch "Sommarmorgon".
30.You have at one point or more, during your childhood, attempted tofabricate something that you learnt how to make from watching "Hajk".
31. While fabricating the thing mentioned in the previous point, “things” went terribly wrong.
32. Despite the mayhem caused by the failure of the previous point, Bengt Alsterlind will forever be your hero.
33. Your mother is very likely to find Ernst Kirchsteiger really attractive.
34. You say ''it's almost as low as Glocalnet''.
35.You watch an English/American film and get upset that all swedes arecalled Inga,Ingrid or Sven when you know these are not common names inSweden.
36. You hate the TV-show "Joelbitar" with a passion, but know the theme song by heart.
38. You think that adverts every thirty minutes is way too often.
39. You find the censorship on American TV, radio and magazines extremely annoying.
40. You turn on your TV just to check out what's happening to Stig, Sonja and Ulf in the latest “ICA” advertisment.
41. You’ve repeatedly had very emotional discussions about the new "Bolibompa" dragon and how much better the old one was.
1. You thought Astrid Lindgren was immortal and were shocked and cried your heart out when she actually did die.
2. You think that everything Astrid Lindgren ever wrote, sums up all the good things about being Swedish.
3. You secretly believe you'll come to Nangiala when you die.
4. You KNOW that Harry Potter will NEVER EVER be close to as good a read as Pippi Longstocking.
5. You get REALLY annoyed when people outside of Sweden do not know that Pippi Longstocking is Swedish.
6. You know what "sockerdricksträdet" is and you wish that you owned it.
7. You know who Nils Holgersson is and you know it was Selma Lagerlöf and not Astrid Lindgren who wrote the book about him.
8. Even though jumping into hay bales is really gross you still do it and love it only because "Bullerby Barnen" did it.
9.You don't think it's weird that a children's book talks about a penismeasuring contest (snoppmätartävling) like in 'Berts dagbok'.
10. You know who Bamse is, and love him with all your heart and got surprised when you were told he’s not famous elsewhere.
(TV/Film)
1.You think the best moment in Swedish film history was when Stig Helmertried to get orange juice from the stewardess call-button.
2. Youhave ended up in some terribly embarrassing situations thinking“Classic Swedish Films” refer to Ingmar Bergman and not porn.
3. Youare likely or very unlikely to admit ever having watched a full episodeof “Allsång på Skansen” but feel the fact they broadcast it everysummer is soothing and a notion that things remain in their normalstate.
4. You were devastated to learn that neither “Skurt” nor “Televinken” were real people.
5. The theme song from “Ika i rutan” still makes chills run down your spine.
6. “Vilse i Pannkanan” and “Lillstrumpa och Syster Yster” make even more chills run down your spine.
7. Quoting Elin from “Fucking Åmål” was part of your everyday language when you were a teenager.
8.You know that the only parts Swedish people get to play in movies arewhen there is supposed to be a stupid blonde in the scene.
9. You think Peter Stormare is awesome in any role he plays even, if he’s just playing the guy who gets eaten by a dinosaur.
10.You know the catchfrase "FÖRGRYMMADE UNGE" and your parents have usedit on more than one occasion when you were naughty as a child.
11. You know all the words to the “Emil i Lönnerberga” theme song by heart and as a child he was your hero.
12. You know what a "stänkare" is and what movie series the expression got famous from.
13. “Iprenmannen" haunts your nightmares, although still, you find yourself humming the song in the shower.
14. You got thoroughly annoyed when Peter Harryson was replaced on "Så Ska Det Låta".
15. You remember Hjalle & Heavy running away from Soffi-Propp.
16. You have seen all the "Sällskapsresorna" and know the story by heart.
17. You get sentimental hearing the intro to “Björnes Magasin".
18. You try, unsuccessfully, to explain the concept of "Björnes Magasin" to bewildered Non-Swedes.
19. You know who Björne is, and can identify at least Snigel and Hugo.
20.You know that no children’s TV show theme will ever amount to theanthem that is "Bolibompa bolibombompa bolibompa bolibombompa HAR NISETT KANAL ETT!"
21. You've learned something from “Hjärnkontoret” during your pre-teenage years.
22.You enthusiastically force your shocked non-Swedish friends to watch aYouTube clip of "Kalles Klätterträd" while proudly showing off that youknow every single word of the lyrics.
23. You know Ingmar Bergman isthe greatest film director of all time but can't sit through his filmsbecause they're “too deep” but you insist to Non-Swedes that all Swedes"get" them.
24. You spell “Morden i Midsomer”: "Morden i Midsommar"
25. You claim that you hate Bert Karlsson but secretly you think he seems like a cozy guy.
26.You watch "Svensson, Svensson" 's annual christmas special, even ifyou've seen it a thousand times. You laugh every time as if it was thefirst time you saw it.
27. You get into hysterics when you find thatSVT have made new episodes of "Svensson Svensson" and rejoice when youdiscover you can watch them right there on the website.
28. When youthought it was both amusing and terribly scary to watch “VärldensModernaste Land”, because you could relate to every single topic.
29. As a child, it was almost a religious thing to wake up at 9 a.m during the summer holidays in order to watch "Sommarmorgon".
30.You have at one point or more, during your childhood, attempted tofabricate something that you learnt how to make from watching "Hajk".
31. While fabricating the thing mentioned in the previous point, “things” went terribly wrong.
32. Despite the mayhem caused by the failure of the previous point, Bengt Alsterlind will forever be your hero.
33. Your mother is very likely to find Ernst Kirchsteiger really attractive.
34. You say ''it's almost as low as Glocalnet''.
35.You watch an English/American film and get upset that all swedes arecalled Inga,Ingrid or Sven when you know these are not common names inSweden.
36. You hate the TV-show "Joelbitar" with a passion, but know the theme song by heart.
38. You think that adverts every thirty minutes is way too often.
39. You find the censorship on American TV, radio and magazines extremely annoying.
40. You turn on your TV just to check out what's happening to Stig, Sonja and Ulf in the latest “ICA” advertisment.
41. You’ve repeatedly had very emotional discussions about the new "Bolibompa" dragon and how much better the old one was.
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