why I would not live in Sweden again

I am a Swedish man and I have been thrown off the train because I had bought tickets for the wrong train.

So as a Swede, that with the train they do that with everyone, also with coming into a club its normal, its no racist, this happens to me and anyone else.

About racism you mention, well I'm a swede I have had train conductors and buss drivers being bad for no reason and I have also been rejected entering clubs and no I was not drunk and I'm blond and blue eyed male, some people just want to abuse power they have.

It sounds strange that no one knew a word of English. We Swedes learn English in school from first grade. Even older people usually know a lot of English. From what I've heard, it's usually difficult to learn Swedish since everyone knows English so well😅

I never get into clubs. They really like their little hill to be king on.

Winter depression is real in the NL as well. Although it may not be as dark as in Sweden, experiencing rain everyday and seeing the sun 3 times per month messed with me big time

I'm Swedish and used to work on a train with serving back in the day, and some conductors can be ruthless if you don't have a ticket, it's stated on the trains and busses that you have to have a valid ticket BEFORE entering, and many times i had old colleagues from the train being attacked by people on the train, both comming from male and female, usualy 20 - 30 years old, and especially if ti was a student event, i'm guessing they don't want the hassle to deal with potentially drunk or disshonest people at 3 am. Never seen anyone got refused to a club without a reason, usualy cos they are considered, by the bouncer, too drunk. But then i never went clubbing in Stockholm or Göteborg, too big for my tastes, but if he told you "you should leave, you won't be getting in anyway" he might have seen how much people there were, and knew you would not make it in time, or the club would be filled before your turn, so no point in you wasting your time waiting.

Going to clubs/bars in Sweden is like a lottery ticket, you get denied here and there for no reason, the bouncers like to do that because it makes them feel powerful. It has nothing to do with racism. In my experience very few guards are Swedish themselves. Also as good as all Swedes speak English, including my 80 year old uncle. Prices for apartments are massively more expensive in larger cities like Stockholm.

Shops closing at 6pm? Most shops - at least grocery shops - close at 9 or 10 pm and malls are usually closing late every day also at the weekend. Very few Swedes don’t speak English. But it is not the same as wanting to speak it all the time. So of course in class, in Sweden, lessons are held in Swedish unless it is an international course. Winter is obviously dark, but the same goes for NL. And yes U need a ticket to get on a train - of course. I think you must have been perceived as very persistent if you were pushed - Swedes don’t usually get physical with anyone unless being very provoced. Getting to know new friends IS difficult, especially if you are an adult. But in my experience this quite common for people moving abroad to many countries since you just don’t know the codes. Perhaps a little bit longer than a few months. I think you need to choose a perspective - if you move to somewhere unfamiliar you will always find stuff that u find weird and don’t like, but if you are curious and want to know a place you will find the nice parts. But U do U - we would never force you to stay if you don’t want. BTW I was in Singapore once - terrible experience- nasty people, super ugly city with only a few beautiful places and spots. Expensive too and very impersonal. But I didn’t give it enough time to understand the vibe. So in my case I would love to go back!

So no they its not a race thing, its normal with the train and the club. If u do not have ticket for the train they will scream at you for no reason, even do u are a swede or anything else. The club are just stricet, so when i an d my friends where walking into a club in gothenburg i didnt get in, but my friend that is from thailand did.

I have nothing relevant to add to this topic but had to comment to say that I love your voice. You would be amazing at ASMR whispering.

Grocery stores close at 18:00? Where I live in Sweden, they all close at 22:00 (if they are small) or 23:00 (if they are big). This sounds inaccurate.

Interesting video. I'm Dutch myself and have also lived in Sweden for half a year (exchange program after high school) and even though I do recognize some of the things you say, some of my experiences are completely different. First of all the English language. In my experience nearly everyone speaks English in Sweden. I actually had to remind people to speak Swedish to me because I wanted to practice, and they easily switch to English when they notice it's hard for you to understand everything. Winter depression I didn't really experience, but I have to say that I love winter and having grown up in The Netherlands, I'm already used to short days in winter (not as short as in Sweden, but the difference was manageable for me). I can't properly comment on the perceived racism part because I'm Caucasian as fuck, all I can mention is that I was never treated badly for not being Swedish (but then again, that's not something that people can see directly, I have to open my mouth for them to notice). As for drinking, in The Netherlands you are actually allowed to drink on trains for example, as long as you indeed behave well. The main problem I have with Swedes and alcohol is that they're being very uptight about it, but tend to get completely wasted as soon as they start drinking. Dutch people are much more laid back about alcohol and - apart from certain exceptions of course - manage their alcohol consumption a bit better. As for restaurants, in my experience Swedish restaurants tend to be a bit more affordable than Dutch restaurants, especially the lunch deals you can usually get are great (dinner prices are comparable I'd say). Both the Dutch and Swedish cuisine are not known for their bold flavors, but luckily both countries offer a lot of foreign cuisine as well.

So if you are Asian they are not allowed to refuse your entrance to a club?

the part of people not speaking English is not true over 80% of the Swedish population speak english i am 13 and almost speak it fluently😅

I from Gothenburg and they do that because they can. Happend to me and my Swedish blond friends too. They seem to get a high to stand at the door and have the ”power” to choose.

I like listening to your opinion on Sweden btw, can you do experience in the Netherlands next? I find NL very interesting, and I wanna see the difference from Sweden

Your first example isn't rasism, sorry you had to experiance that situation. But its not rasism. The secund example was not rasism either... that shit at clubs has happend to me and most people in sweden. Its f*** up how it is to get into clubs in general. It comes across as you reading into things. But interesting listening to your experiance 😊

rejected from a few clubs* absolute racism 🤧

I remember when I was younger, how difficult it could be to get into clubs. Wrong kind of shoes, wrong jacket, too drunk, there are already too many men in here so we only accept women at the time... There used to be a club in Stockholm that was infamous for rejecting black people, but I have never seen anything like that against Asians, quite the oposite actually. The only thing is that Asians may have to show their ID, my ex from China didn't get to order in a bar once since she didn't have an ID on her, she was 40 years old...