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My friend and myself are going to spending some time in Sweden within the coming months and I would like to know all about the country. I already started teaching myself Swedish. Hur år låget? 
1. How is the public transportation? It's impossible to live in the United goddamn States of America without a car and I hate it. If I get into a wreck (and I've been in a few) then I can't go out and do anything. Literally.
2. How is the internet? I heard from some Scandinavians that Sweden has the best internet in Europe. I don't really care, as long as it's broadband, I'm just curious.
3. Exactly how expensive is Sweden as far as comfortable living is concerned? I am not a picky eater, I don't buy many tech-related gadgets, and I don't generally waste money. I'm not the most financially responsible person who has ever lived, but I consider my judgement to be pretty good.
4. Are LANs/internet cafes popular? Would anyone want to meet?
 
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Something about Swedish females. And Im sure their internet is wayyyyy cheaper and better than the crappy service they offer in the States.
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public transportation and internet are really good afaik
but it's expensive
are you doing an exchange program? in which city?
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Public transportation and internet are both really good in Scandinavia, as a general rule.
Sweden is probably the cheapest of the scandinavian countries (except for alcohol) but it's still more expensive than it is in the states. You shouldn't be bothered much by it though. Fastfood is notably more expensive and going out to eat is not nearly as common as it is in America.
Small LAN parties happen, but I wouldn't say that internet cafes are particularly 'popular'. I haven't used one for gaming purposes since I was 14 (21 now).
Scandinavia is quite advanced (still miles behind USA) compared to the rest of the world, and even compared to a lot of Europe. Most of all though, we're chill, trusting and have fucking hot women.
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aren't the girls there supposed to be fucking hot
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1. If your coming to the major cities like Stockholm or Göteborg, public transportation is great. Simple and efficient. You can reach pretty much anything with busses and subways.
2. Internet is great yeah. I have 100mbps that is included in rent of our house.
3. Depends where you gonna live. The deeper in the city, the more expensive things usually get. Subway / Bus tickets aren't that expensive, but if your staying for a long period of time, (and plan on travelling a lot) I suggest getting a card. You can find stores like Willy's that are really cheap and can save you a lot of in your basic living expenses. So yeah, overall it's not really expensive.
4. There's plenty of them in Stockholm, been to many of those. (Skillz, Inferno, just to throw some names.) Oh and their usually located in very convient places close to subways.
Oh and btw it's pronounced with an Ä. ;o Hur är läget.
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Beater: How do you think the USA is miles ahead of Scandinavia, in your opinion? I'm just curious.
NoNFactor: Thanks, that all sounds wonderful, exactly what I was hoping to hear.
On September 01 2009 09:40 NonFactor wrote:
Oh and btw it's pronounced with an Ä. ;o Hur är läget.
... at least I tried 
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So are people from Sweden; Swedish, Swedes or both?
Also google image search Swedish food, that's one way to get excited about traveling 
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On September 01 2009 10:40 Monokeros wrote:So are people from Sweden; Swedish, Swedes or both? Also google image search Swedish food, that's one way to get excited about traveling
Both. (Well, actually, if you want to specifically refer to the people of the ethnic group, then they'd be Swedes).
Everyone is talking about the girls, but I cannot attract a female to save my fucking life, so I'm not really interested in what Swedish women look like. The food looks good, though.
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i visited sweden last summer to visit sc player ReturN[SomE] and its a really cool place. internet seems fine. be sure to get some kebab pizza while there its the shit yo.
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On September 01 2009 11:49 CoOl]1st[ wrote:
i visited sweden last summer to visit sc player ReturN[SomE] and its a really cool place. internet seems fine. be sure to get some kebab pizza while there its the shit yo.
You went to Sweden to visit an SC player? This sounds like a story, please share your adventure.
And keep telling me about how amazing Sweden is, everyone.
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im currently seeing a swedish guy.
he's hot.
lol
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Jag tror att det är lätt att förstå svenska, men mastering det är svårt
I hope to find this thread usefull, im going there in december to be with my girlfriend, i havent seen her in 4 months now. She is from stockholm and yes, by my experience swedish girls are hot, but they wanna be in control.
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1. Transport is really really good, as stated, if you live in a bigger city there is absolutely no need for a car.
2. The internet will be good enough We dont have any monthly caps on the internet or anything and the speed should be comparable to the on in the USA.
3. I dont think Sweden is much more expensive than the USA, probably just the alcohol. Tell us how much a big mac costs in the USA and we can make a comparison
4. There are quite a few in stockholm atleast, and as already stated they are located in the middle of the city and are easy accessible.
How long to you plan on staying?
Also, you will be impressed with our ability to speak english. Almost everyone under 70 will speak without much problem so no need to worry about the language barrier!
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Haha, Swedens alright. Not that much different from America, the east coast anyways
1. Public transportation in Sweden is very good. There are buses and trains basically everywhere. I would imagine it's pretty much the same as in the USA.
2. Sweden has one of the worlds fastest internet connections. I pay $20/month for 10 mbit broadband and my friend pays $15/month for 100 mbit broadband.
3. You can live in hostels pretty cheap, or maybe rent an apartment somehow.
4. Yeah LAN:s are very popular, internet cafés not so much. Dreamhack is held in Sweden and is the worlds biggest LAN, which says alot. Alot of people play computer games here and it's not looked upon as nerdy really anymore.
Sure, feel free to drop by and say hello if you're in the area.I live in Kalmar, a coastal town between Stockholm and Malmö.
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I've travelled to sweden/norway/finland many times and I must tell you I was always disapointed with the food. You can't have dinner at a restaurant often and it's quality isn't something spetacular.
Public transports are nice and work well, internet is fast yes, but optical wire 100mbp connection is available in almost all of europe.
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On September 01 2009 09:17 pubbanana wrote:My friend and myself are going to spending some time in Sweden within the coming months and I would like to know all about the country. I already started teaching myself Swedish. Hur år låget?
No, it is: HUR ÄR LÄGET
On September 01 2009 09:17 pubbanana wrote:
1. How is the public transportation? It's impossible to live in the United goddamn States of America without a car and I hate it. If I get into a wreck (and I've been in a few) then I can't go out and do anything. Literally.
It is decent near the large cities, but it's expensive and most people still prefer car since public transportation isn't very reliable.
On September 01 2009 09:17 pubbanana wrote:2. How is the internet? I heard from some Scandinavians that Sweden has the best internet in Europe. I don't really care, as long as it's broadband, I'm just curious.
Depends on where you live, but I suppose it is good compared to most europeian countries. It is often integrated into the rent, so you can have a fast connection for around 100SEK a month.
On September 01 2009 09:17 pubbanana wrote:
3. Exactly how expensive is Sweden as far as comfortable living is concerned? I am not a picky eater, I don't buy many tech-related gadgets, and I don't generally waste money. I'm not the most financially responsible person who has ever lived, but I consider my judgement to be pretty good.
It's pretty expensive, especially if you smoke and/or drink a lot. The taxes on those things are skyhigh and since alcohol is monopolized by the government (Systembolaget) you have no other alternative. I think grocery and similiar expenses are also a bit more expensive than most europeian countries, but it might have been 'worse' before the economy crash.
On September 01 2009 09:17 pubbanana wrote:4. Are LANs/internet cafes popular? Would anyone want to meet?
Yes, but loud kids plaguu the internetcafes throughout the cities, most have decent standards though and it's fairly popular, at least for teenagers. I wouldn't mind meeting up if you came to Stockholm but my english isn't the best and I'm pretty asocial.
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Which city (cities) will you visit, when will you be here, and may I ask what brings you here? 
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Public transportation in any of the three "cities" is great, byond that it kind of depends. (Then again everything else is small enough that everything is within walking distance anyway)
Internet is cheap and great, pricing on groceries in general are fairly comparable to the rest of Europe but alcohol is alot more expensive. The Americans I have met in Europe generally complain that the restaurants are expensive and serve too small portions.
Hotels etc are expensive (imo) but no worse than in other places really.
As an american you might find swedes very reserved, try talking to someone on a bus for example and you run the risk of being branded mentally retarded (seriously) Then again some people actually appreciate something different from time to time, _especially_ if it's coming from a foreigner.
As an american you also run the risk of being dragged into either political or religious discussions wherever you go (close to everyone is an atheist) especially if you posess what people here consider "typical american" traits. Which would include speaking slightly louder than everyone else, constantly interupting in conversations, confidence bordering on arrogance etc.
But people in general are very intrested in meeting with people from other countries and they _love_ to practice (or show of) their English.
Legal age of consent is 15.
Buying sex and drugs is illegal, buying alcohol from anywhere but "systembolaget" or at licensed clubs/restaurants is illegal. Cycling without a helmet is illegal.
I'll be in gothenburg until my term starts again in about a month and again for the christmas vac, would be fun to meet up
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On September 01 2009 18:30 Shauni wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2009 09:17 pubbanana wrote:My friend and myself are going to spending some time in Sweden within the coming months and I would like to know all about the country. I already started teaching myself Swedish. Hur år låget? No, it is: HUR ÄR LÄGET
Hur e leget?
And to add something to the discussion, Sweden in general is indeed expensive, at least in some areas. Going out to eat is generally a lot more expensive, unless you just get fast food. There aren't a lot of restaurants where you can actually sit and have a meal for $10-15, it's pretty much McD or bust. Bigger cities generally have excellent public transit and in smaller cities you can generally just walk everywhere. Drinking in public is not illegal, it is sometimes restricted but it can't get you fined/put in jail so make sure you try drinking out. And don't let the pictures fool you, typical swedish food is generally really bad.
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On September 01 2009 10:32 pubbanana wrote:
Beater: How do you think the USA is miles ahead of Scandinavia, in your opinion? I'm just curious.
I was an exchange student in the states when I was 16-17 and back then it was clear that USA was much more advanced than Denmark. your TVs are better, your gadgets were more advanced and so on. It's hard to put my finger on what exactly it was, but it's just subtle little differences that builds a larger picture of USA as being more advanced. Things might have changed since I was there, but I doubt it. Something like TIVO or fridges with an ice machine are just not normal for people here to have, and there are a lot more examples like that.
It won't bother you at all, but you'll notice it.
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On September 01 2009 19:54 Hittegods wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2009 18:30 Shauni wrote:On September 01 2009 09:17 pubbanana wrote:My friend and myself are going to spending some time in Sweden within the coming months and I would like to know all about the country. I already started teaching myself Swedish. Hur år låget? No, it is: HUR ÄR LÄGET Hur e leget?
hur ä läg1
Greetings traveler, welcome to Sweden.
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On September 01 2009 14:02 pubbanana wrote:Show nested quote +On September 01 2009 11:49 CoOl]1st[ wrote:
i visited sweden last summer to visit sc player ReturN[SomE] and its a really cool place. internet seems fine. be sure to get some kebab pizza while there its the shit yo. You went to Sweden to visit an SC player? This sounds like a story, please share your adventure. And keep telling me about how amazing Sweden is, everyone.
well mainly we just sat around got high played loads of sc and ate alot of pizza but we did visit stockholm, gottenburg, and jonokoping(his home town) which are the top 3 cities in sweden i believe. its a really nice place and all the ppl speak pretty fluent english and are pretty easy going.
stockholm is nuts tho it reminds me of japan, theres millions of ppl going in every direction and like shits constantly goin down haha. remember eat kebab pizza!!
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Sweden is expensive... unless your from norway, then sweden is a big 25% discount outlet market.
Go to sweden in other words
PS. Try theire Snus, best thing that has ever come out of sweden.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus
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Swedish females are Angels.
I've been told, I went, I saw and I confirm.
Sweden FTW.
Definitely.
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Dont listen to Swedes. They r biased on this subject.
Sweden is full of gays and fags. When u go there you will se the difference between those two.
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On September 02 2009 08:00 Mahaen wrote:Sweden is expensive... unless your from norway, then sweden is a big 25% discount outlet market. Go to sweden in other words PS. Try theire Snus, best thing that has ever come out of sweden. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus
What.. You're a girl right? Swedish girls > Snus tbh.
OT: Too bad you missed the Swedish summer it's really something.. But this summer wasn't that great anyway, due to the poor weather. Rain in the summer ftl..
Are you planning on spending your Christmas here in Sweden? If so, get your ass over to Gothenburg (Göteborg) 'cause it's 'Swedens Christmas Town'. It's really pretty and the atmosphere is great. It's one of those things that you shouldn't be missing out on..
In conclusion, try to spend the most of your time in Stockholm, I think it's more fitting seeing that you're an U.S. citizen and all, and when Halloween is upon us, go back to the U.S. and celebrate it with your fellow Americans (I've always wanted to experienced an all American Halloween) and then you should come back to Sweden, but this time around try to visit Gothenburg instead of Stockholm so that you can experience a real Swedish Christmas™ there!
Cheers!
*EDIT* Haha I just realize that my sig doesn't quite match with the things I've just said.
+ Show Spoiler +Sweden sucks ;DDDD Try to go to Korea instead! ;;
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On September 02 2009 21:49 wifebeater wrote:Show nested quote +On September 02 2009 08:00 Mahaen wrote:Sweden is expensive... unless your from norway, then sweden is a big 25% discount outlet market. Go to sweden in other words PS. Try theire Snus, best thing that has ever come out of sweden. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus What.. You're a girl right? Swedish girls > Snus tbh. OT: Too bad you missed the Swedish summer it's really something.. But this summer wasn't that great anyway, due to the poor weather. Rain in the summer ftl.. Are you planning on spending your Christmas here in Sweden? If so, get your ass over to Gothenburg (Göteborg) 'cause it's 'Swedens Christmas Town'. It's really pretty and the atmosphere is great. It's one of those things that you shouldn't be missing out on.. In conclusion, try to spend the most of your time in Stockholm, I think it's more fitting seeing that you're an U.S. citizen and all, and when Halloween is upon us, go back to the U.S. and celebrate it with your fellow Americans (I've always wanted to experienced an all American Halloween) and then you should come back to Sweden, but this time around try to visit Gothenburg instead of Stockholm so that you can experience a real Swedish Christmas™ there! Cheers! *EDIT* Haha I just realize that my sig doesn't quite match with the things I've just said. + Show Spoiler +Sweden sucks ;DDDD Try to go to Korea instead! ;;
Dude Sweden does not suck.
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On September 02 2009 21:49 wifebeater wrote:Show nested quote +On September 02 2009 08:00 Mahaen wrote:Sweden is expensive... unless your from norway, then sweden is a big 25% discount outlet market. Go to sweden in other words PS. Try theire Snus, best thing that has ever come out of sweden. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus What.. You're a girl right? Swedish girls > Snus tbh. OT: Too bad you missed the Swedish summer it's really something.. But this summer wasn't that great anyway, due to the poor weather. Rain in the summer ftl.. Are you planning on spending your Christmas here in Sweden? If so, get your ass over to Gothenburg (Göteborg) 'cause it's 'Swedens Christmas Town'. It's really pretty and the atmosphere is great. It's one of those things that you shouldn't be missing out on.. In conclusion, try to spend the most of your time in Stockholm, I think it's more fitting seeing that you're an U.S. citizen and all, and when Halloween is upon us, go back to the U.S. and celebrate it with your fellow Americans (I've always wanted to experienced an all American Halloween) and then you should come back to Sweden, but this time around try to visit Gothenburg instead of Stockholm so that you can experience a real Swedish Christmas™ there! Cheers! *EDIT* Haha I just realize that my sig doesn't quite match with the things I've just said. + Show Spoiler +Sweden sucks ;DDDD Try to go to Korea instead! ;;
I actually wanted to go to Korea, but my "friend" is a girl and she wants to go to Sweden, so ... yeah. I want to go to Sweden, too. I've always wanted to at least some part of Scandinavia.
A lot of people are saying that since I'm American, then I'll feel this way about this and so on, but I'm not American. I was born in a tiny country in South America and to be completely honest, I hate living in the States. I think I would adjust and adapt just fine to Swedish culture. If they want to bash America and drag me into political or religious discussions, that's fine. I'll probably agree with everything they say. I'm an atheist liberal, too, you know.
And of course some Swedes are going to say that Sweden sucks. Your home is not a special place to you because you've lived there all your life, of course you're going to find things you hate about it. Kinda pointless to tell them "Hey, man. Sweden does not suck" ... just my opinion. It's not like I'll take it to heart and abandon my plans completely.
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On September 03 2009 04:00 pubbanana wrote:Show nested quote +On September 02 2009 21:49 wifebeater wrote:On September 02 2009 08:00 Mahaen wrote:Sweden is expensive... unless your from norway, then sweden is a big 25% discount outlet market. Go to sweden in other words PS. Try theire Snus, best thing that has ever come out of sweden. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus What.. You're a girl right? Swedish girls > Snus tbh. OT: Too bad you missed the Swedish summer it's really something.. But this summer wasn't that great anyway, due to the poor weather. Rain in the summer ftl.. Are you planning on spending your Christmas here in Sweden? If so, get your ass over to Gothenburg (Göteborg) 'cause it's 'Swedens Christmas Town'. It's really pretty and the atmosphere is great. It's one of those things that you shouldn't be missing out on.. In conclusion, try to spend the most of your time in Stockholm, I think it's more fitting seeing that you're an U.S. citizen and all, and when Halloween is upon us, go back to the U.S. and celebrate it with your fellow Americans (I've always wanted to experienced an all American Halloween) and then you should come back to Sweden, but this time around try to visit Gothenburg instead of Stockholm so that you can experience a real Swedish Christmas™ there! Cheers! *EDIT* Haha I just realize that my sig doesn't quite match with the things I've just said. + Show Spoiler +Sweden sucks ;DDDD Try to go to Korea instead! ;; I actually wanted to go to Korea, but my "friend" is a girl and she wants to go to Sweden, so ... yeah. I want to go to Sweden, too. I've always wanted to at least some part of Scandinavia. A lot of people are saying that since I'm American, then I'll feel this way about this and so on, but I'm not American. I was born in a tiny country in South America and to be completely honest, I hate living in the States. I think I would adjust and adapt just fine to Swedish culture. If they want to bash America and drag me into political or religious discussions, that's fine. I'll probably agree with everything they say. I'm an atheist liberal, too, you know. And of course some Swedes are going to say that Sweden sucks. Your home is not a special place to you because you've lived there all your life, of course you're going to find things you hate about it. Kinda pointless to tell them "Hey, man. Sweden does not suck" ... just my opinion. It's not like I'll take it to heart and abandon my plans completely.
Well said and Sweden is actually a nice place to live in, excellent medical care and insurance. All insurances is actually good. The night life is pretty good except for all the brawls and wannabe English hooligans roaming around. If your single and remotely handsome you can find your love for the night instantly, just wait until closing and the chicks will beg you to follow them home.
If you are into gaming and computers well Sweden offers both good internet connection and excellent computer prices, whole or in parts just choose your pick. Telephone deals are also good home or mobile, I also find it quite cheap to pay 8 dollars for 100/100mbit. But I'm used to it and it's standard now days.
Swedish food stores and food in general have nice quality and taste no matter what you buy Pizza in Sweden is actually quite cheap and nice not like in the US. Kebab is more of a tradition to eat nowdays. Try a "kebabtallrik" ( this is just overkill on everything but looks yummy Kebab! You can drink in public but Sweden has one retarded law that you need to be over 20 years old to buy liquor from a place called "Systembolaget" BUT you can drink your self drunk in a bar or restaurant when you are at the age of 18. Common in some places ^^
Sweden has also a lack of job opportunities and the system for finding job or to get some sort of help is quite broken. And it's worse now because of the financial crisis.
Snus is also a very nice addition to your life. Yummyumm I suggest you try this at home for the first time and be sure to have it under your lip for atleast 1h if your weak it wont be so much fun for you .
Swedish people is often very good at English so communication wont be a problem at the start of an living here. Swedish classes can you find everywhere or just find a good friend to teach you. A good note also is that Swedish people in general is quite lazy, and a good part of the majority is chickens most rather type a letter or something if a neighbor is disturbing instead of knocking down their door and ask what the fuck your doing.
If you want to read up on some Swedish news you can head to Swedish news in English and just browse to your local area. Suburbs in Sweden is actually quite nice and pretty. To travel around Sweden is pretty safe and smooth, the buses are everywhere and they go from 5-15minutes all day and all night long.
Trains to every major city and suburb. The price for one or two ticket is HIGH but if you plan on living here or visit Sweden for a longer period of time I suggest you get a monthly card and you can travel whereever and how much you want in that area (Stockholm).
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Sweden is definitely one of my top places to visit if I ever get out of student debt (fml).
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They tend to find funny pictures at Rakaka  So seriously now:
+ Show Spoiler +Which city (cities) will you visit, when will you be here, and may I ask what brings you here?
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On September 02 2009 21:27 kroko wrote:
Dont listen to Swedes. They r biased on this subject.
Sweden is full of gays and fags. When u go there you will se the difference between those two.
haha what all finns say, they're just jealous cause most finnish girls are ugly
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On September 03 2009 16:39 Vilda wrote:They tend to find funny pictures at Rakaka So seriously now: + Show Spoiler +Which city (cities) will you visit, when will you be here, and may I ask what brings you here?
Stockholm and Göteborg for sure (maybe some other places as well, not sure yet). There is no definite date, possibly during the Thanksgiving holiday since I also won't have to attend any classes the week after the holiday ends, so that gives me an extra week. I don't suppose there's any particular reason for going. I'm not happy with my life right now and I need a change of scenery, the person I'm going with is dead-set on visiting Sweden, and maybe I'll like Sweden enough to consider coming back and staying for a while in 2010.
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Stalker.. cough.
Sounds fair, if I'm in Sweden (Gothenburg) then I'm sure we can get some TL/BW meet together.
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