We like Sweden because...

1. 
   Busses and trains (tåg) always arrive in time according to their schedule






2. 
   The train controller helps you (hjälper dig) with directions, smiles at you, makes jokes and even carries your luggage. They have a cute system for opening doors (dörrar) in the train, called “wave and smile” which I think it’s a state of facts for Swedish.






3. 
   Almost everyone speaks English (Engelska), so it is really easy to ask for any kind of information.






4. 
   Swedish people appreciate it a lot if you try (försöka) to speak any Swedish (svenska). In fact they are happy and willing to teach you some words (ord).






5. 
   You can drink (dricker) the water directly from the tap because it is so good. Swedish consider a really stupid thing to buy water. There are a lot of water (vatten) contests between villages, so they are taking really good care of it. Also, they tell you that you can swim (simmar) in the lakes and drink the water in the same time.






6. 
   Swedes have really healthy food, no fat at all and cannot start a day without a good breakfast (frukost). Also, they would always respect eating hours.






7. 
   They would use one key (en nyckel) to open a lot of locks. I was given a master key that opens 43 locks in our camp. And most of doors and gates are not locked because (därför) no one ever would go in unless has the right to do it.






8. 
   Swedes trust you a lot. If you have a driving licence, they just borrow you the car (bilen), if you have rock climbing experience they allow you to teach others, if you can light a fire, you can prepare dinner.






9. 
   When it comes to work (arbeta), they are serious, pragmatic and really practical. They expect the same, but they know to appreciate your hard work.






10. 
    I feel so much comfortable to drive (att köra) in Swden because:
    -Everyone respects driving rules (speed, priority)
    -Streets are so wide
    -You can not find a single hole in the road
    -Other drivers won’t send you to origins or yell at you if you do a mistake






11. 
    Sweden is so green; 80% is forests (skogar), the rest is lakes, even sometimes I feel is the other way.






12. 
    Towns, streets, houses (hus) are so clean and Swedes love and respect nature (naturum).






13. 
    Wildlife is everywhere. You can see at any moment a dear (djur), elks, rabbits, foxes and a lot of birds (fåglar).






14. 
    Swedish people love children (barn). Teachers and (och) parents do everything they need to for them. There are playgrounds everywhere and facilities for kids.
    We learned that if you slap your child you can even go to jail, there’s a law that says that.






15. 
    Just because we get to do new interesting things like:
    -Driving a bus (I am learning now to drive a tractor)
    -Going with canoes and boats on the lakes
    -Fishing
    -Swinging on cables
    -Learn to cook Swedish food and to eat it
    -Meet a lot of Swedish kids with their teachers and parents
    
    
    NOTE 1: What we just said we like about Sweden is what we experienced so far
    NOTE 2: In the black brackets, you can find the Swedish for the last word before the bracket. It is meant to be like a little Swedish course.
    NOTE 3: The list will stay open, I am pretty sure we will find other reasons to like Sweden
    NOTE 4: We will start a list with things that we do not like in Sweden (it is clear so far)
    NOTE 5: We will also have a list with weird things in Sweden