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hi midwesties, hope you are having a nice time. I am from sweden.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What would be Sweden's Midwest? Norway?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Depends on the definition of midwest

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Having lived in Sweden for about a half year and visited a few other times (study abroad and lots of family there), geographically the whole country kind of reminds me of the midwest (barring the more frozen part way far north where the trees get smaller). The more wooded and snowy parts of the north remind me of the upper midwest, the south more akin to the large rolling fields of the farming parts of the midwest. Vänern feels like a Great Lake. The archipelago filled Baltic coastlines remind me a bit of the rockier Lake Superior coastlines of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. I could see why my grandpa and many other Swedes felt comfortable emigrating to this part of the country about a century ago.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow such long text post, thanks for nice words about sweden. I hope you come visit again, it is very strange that the two would be similar with how far south the american midwestern region is comparatively to sweden.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jag planerar att resa till Sverige igen under jul :) (förlåt - min svenska är inte så bra)

Jag har läst att klimatet är liknande på grund av “The Gulf Stream” (not sure what you call it in Swedish, it’s the warm water current in the Atlantic Ocean)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Okidoki, golfströmmen är det svenska namnet

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hello Sweden, I'm afraid it is a bit quiet around here, but as you can see we do have some LOTR memes. We're having lovely summer days over here, so long as you're not too close to Canada's wildfires.

Wishing you all the best.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

quiet is good, no drama only nice people and plants. Happy canada day

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

quiet is for the best, i've been using lemm.ee for the past few weeks but it keeps going down today. time to come back home i guess

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello - the only Swedish people I've ever met were at a bar while playing drinking games in Mexico, but it was great fun. Hope you are well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I am well, are you well?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i would love to visit sweden, what is your favorite aspect of living in sweden?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

My favorite aspect of sweden is a lot of stuff, including the public of public access, the food, nature

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very nice time yes! Be well!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for your kind interaction, may you have a nice summer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hello from Detroit, just in front of Canada. I love Swedish culture and its nordic noir series, perhaps my favorite is Wallander with K. Henriksson.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

also from the detroit area. howdy!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Howdy! East Detroit here 😀

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hello east Detroit, are you well?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You live in the river?? :P

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Perhaps they are a turtle

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I love Beck by Henning Mankel

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you visited the Midwest?

Which places in the Midwest would you like to visit?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The ocean lakes, I have heard they are very big

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are so big that they are in fact great lakes!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, that is a nice ocean beach. Looks just like in southern sweden

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Just kidding, I know it is one of the great big ocean lakes. Very majestic please do not litter

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For a while we spent vacation time in Michigan every summer- absolutely loved it. Ever since the kids started going to college it's been more sporadic. Someday we'll get back up there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Why not now?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

howdy! my sister's ex husband was Swedish ;)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My wife's boyfriend is Swedish!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Perhaps it is the same person

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello Sweden! My part of the Midwest has seen power and internet outages from thunderstorms the last couple of days, so it's been rough over here.

PS: Hope that Turkey & Hungary get over themselves soon!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I will ride bicycle to fix your electricity

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello from St. Louis, it's hot and humid here on Independence Day. Perfect for swimming!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Louisiana isnt in the midwest

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

St. Louis is a city in Missouri :⁠-⁠)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hi there! As a Detroit Red Wings fan I love Sweden, as you gave us the perfect human, Nicklas Lidström (and a ton of other great players!)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, have you watched bandy?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No but I just googled it, it looks awesome!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You are awesome

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