- Whenever anyone says their country is a great place to live, they are, especially on the Internet, immediately labeled as fanatic patriots.
I’m not saying Sweden is the best place to live from every possible perspective. For instance, Italy has better food and more of beautiful architecture and Germany has better beer and more roads without speed limits and so on. But Swedes undeniably enjoy:
- a very high standard of living
- enormous amounts of space in relation to its population
- good career opportunities
- a high standard of education
A country like Norway has a higher GDP/Capita than Sweden, but it’s questionable whether Norwegians enjoy a higher standard of living. Their homes are not as big and as well built as their Swedish counterparts, they don’t drive as nice cars as Swedes do (some cars cost twice as much in Norway as in Sweden) and the quality of things like roads, schools and hospitals etc is not as high as in Sweden.
But, of course, everything is relative at least to a certain extent. Saying Denmark, Finland, The US or Switzerland are better countries to live in than Sweden makes sense to me, even if I don’t agree. I love Sweden, but I’m not a fanatic.
Not a fanatic, maybe a socialist would be more fitting???
Materialistic things (nice cars) is extremely very IMPORTANT to a Swede (snobbish?)!
I have lived in Denmark 27 years, in the U.S. 24 years, Sweden 13 years, Spain 7 years, Greenland 5 years, visited Norway, just after WWII and later, visited Finland and Iceland as well!!
Sweden was the most boring country of them all, especially on Saturday nights. Living in Europe; nothing beats Denmark and then Spain comes in second. The U.S. beats them all with many many "horse lengths"!!!
- a very high standard of living
- enormous amounts of space in relation to its population
- good career opportunities
- a high standard of education
Yeah, a nice place; years ago, my wife and I would enjoy walking on the streets and through the parks in Malmo after arriving with the last ferry boat (Flyvebaadene) from Copenhagen after midnight. Not possible anymore!!!
Well what can you expect from a female police chief???
'The most dangerous place in Sweden' Published: 25th September 2007 08:47 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/8597/ The inhabitants of a part of Malmö have the dubious honour of living in the most dangerous place in Sweden, according to a new police survey. The Södra Innerstaden, or south-central, district of Malmö is the most crime-ridden place in Sweden, police say. Related Articles * Man's body found in Malmö flat 24th September 2007 * Woman arrested for cash depot heist 21st September 2007 * Suspect arrested after cash depot heist 19th September 2007 Article Options * AddThis Social Bookmarking Widget * Send to a friend * Printable version Residents of the area responding to a police questionnaire complained of rowdy gangs of youths, vandalism and litter. Open drug use is a "very evident problem," residents said, as was street drunkenness. Women being groped was also a common complaint. Police blamed the area's poor reputation on the density of pubs and clubs. "It's an area with lots of bars and entertainment establishments. There are people around in the area all day," said Ulla Ardermark, Malmö Police commander, to Metro.