Sweden "best brand in the world"

The Local (Sweden's news in English) ^ | 26th May 2005 | James Savage

[anguish]

"most people responding to the survey were probably judging Sweden from a position of complete ignorance"

Nevertheless, when it comes to brand names, it's the feeling people have that counts. This particular Swede wants to thank all ignorant people out there! ;)

[anguish]

Swedish-hooray-for-ignorance-Ping :)

[billorites]

I don't know anything about the Swedish government, but I sure love my Volvo.

[thoughtomator]

Just steer clear of Malmo if you visit.

[mrs9x]

Go live there and try to start a business...they will tax you to death in the "socialist paradise". I'd much rather live in the US, thank you.

[Rosemont]

Must be the bikini team.

[theFIRMbss]

>"most people responding to the survey were probably judging Sweden from a position of complete ignorance"

People probably
were judging Sweden based on
their bikini team!

[Enchante]

It's funny, nowadays when I see or hear 'Sweden' I think of fossilized socialist retards like Hans Blix. Before he entered my consciousness, I thought more of them as Nazi Germany's "favorite neutral" during WWII, as a place that Goering & co. found very amenable to providing massive quantities of iron ore and useful idiots..... I believe it was a Swedish diplomat who was told personally by Hitler 6 months before the invasion of Poland that if the Poles did not submit to his every whim they would be smashed out of existence. The wise diplomat told Lord Halifax (Britain) that he was sure Hitler was just being an excitable little corporal and didn't mean anything by it.....

[Archon of the East]

I've heard Sweden is a nice place to live even though apparently Muslim mania has had its effect there also. I rooted for them against Canada several years ago in the world championships. (I always root for the more conservative country :)

[neutrality]

best brand in the world?

They were asked for their impressions of the United States, Britain, Sweden, China, Italy, Germany, South Korea, Russia and Turkey.

Not quite

[theFIRMbss]

>Must be the bikini team

Damn, I started   #8
before I saw yours, but I
wasted time with pics!

[Clemenza]

IKEA s-cks, so does Volvo.

[anguish]

People probably were judging Sweden based on their bikini team!

As a Swede, and citizen of a socialist country, I should be able to claim the bikini team as mine (well, public property anyway)! Bwahaha! ;)

[Clemenza]

bttt

[Brilliant]

Volvo is owned by Ford Motor Company. They were on the verge of bankruptcy when Ford acquired it.

[denydenydeny]

There are some neighborhoods Swedish ambulance drivers will not go to without a police escort. Angry crowds have threatened them, telling them which patient to take and which ones to leave behind.

[Owl558]

"This particular Swede wants to thank all ignorant people out there! ;)"

I know next to nothing about almost everything, but love Sweden!

[dangus]

Hmmm?

I thought the Swedes were mostly known for early porn; tacky, postmodern furniture; and ugly, boxy cars

[Mr. Blonde]

I'm curious what your beef with Volvo is. A guy I know was in a wreck in a Volvo, and later the Highway Patrolman told him he had never pulled a dead body from a Volvo. They are very safe, which is one of the most important things I can think of for a vehicle. Especially when you consider the high number of idiots on the road.