Welcome to Sweden

Now that my husband and I have our daughter on a schedule that is finally functioning better, we can have the evenings to ourselves. Recently we have actually finished watching the first season of Welcome to Sweden which can be seen on Netflix, but it also aired on NBC this past fall.

If you're into comedy and culture shock, this show is definitely for you. It's especially relatable for my husband and I as Sweden is very similar to Norway. We can also relate to finding both humor and frustrations in our cultural backgrounds just as the show's characters, Bruce and Emma have.

Created by Greg Poehler (Amy Poehler's brother) who also stars as Bruce, a New Yorker moving to Sweden to be reunited with his Swedish girlfriend, many cultural aspects between Scandinavia and the United States are pointed out with fun humor.Cultural changes such as taking shoes off vs. leaving them on when inside a house, clothing and "dressing American" (which I am just now catching on to), learning the language, friendliness/ warmth/ talking to strangers, modesty, and job seeking with NAV are discussed with decent humor in the show, plus many more cultural differences. Much of the culture is the same in Sweden as in Norway

Welcome to Sweden can be viewed on NBC (in America) as well as Netflix. I'm looking forward to Season 2!

And if you haven't already, those of you who regularly follow my blog can also view and follow it on Facebook by clicking this link here.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Oh, so much definitely relates to Finland, too! It is a fun show, we enjoyed the first season a lot!
M

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