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I really shouldn’t do this, but…

Hello readers!

The autumn weather has hit Stockholm with all of its fury.  The temperature is hovering between 6c and 10c right now.  I have been out of town a lot the last few weeks, but when I came back to Stockholm last night I noticed that everyone had busted out their fall/winter jackets, and the girls were back in their boots.  I like the look, so I’m glad it’s still in fashion!

I’ve been working in the UK the last few weeks on a project.  My team is comprised of my colleagues from the Stockholm office.  We don’t know each other that well so we had an opportunity to bond around meals.  One evening, we started discussing about how Swedes behave when they get into a situation where they don’t want to do something but don’t really know how to tell you.  It makes for an interesting situation since Swedes really dislike confrontation, so how do they resolve this conundrum?

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