You find yourself trying to explain what Midsummer is actually all about, even though you don't quite remember it yourself. - Jag ställde upp på en intervju och skulle beskriva en svensk högtid, valde midsommar och fick sitta och läsa innantill från wikipedia.
You either take it for granted that cars will stop for pedestrians OR you have serious difficulties crossing the street when there is a red light. Even when there are no cars.
You split the bill by the exact penny after eating at a restaurant.
You would happily catch the tube to the suburbs at 3am or walk alone through a park at night, but you'd NEVER ride in a car without your seatbelt on. - Här är det lagligt att åka på pick-up flak, horror!
You get extremely annoyed with inefficiency.
You take your shoes off when entering a house, and don't get why non-Swedes find that funny.
Everytime you see a swedish actor/musician/company/phone/car/furniture store you feel compelled to point that out to your Non-Swedish friends (with barely hidden pride in your voice). - Till vår stora fasa verkar Basshunter vara den största svenska musikexporten för tillfället. Men det är lugnt, vi har ju alltid Ace of Base att falla tillbaka på...
You know which hotdog is yours on the barbeque, even though everybody has brought the same type, and you also feel genuinely disturbed if someone at the party forgot to bring food and wants some of yours.
You refer to your age by stating the year you were born.
Your non Swedish friends take the piss out of you speaking Swedish on the phone because every second word you say is "bra".
You don't mind letting people know what you're planning on doing when you go to the bathroom. - Toalettdörrarna börjar en halvmeter över marken och det är svårt att få lugn och ro, I förra veckan satt jag och gjorde nummer två ganska ljudligt och direkt efter skriker nån okänd person som duschar "YEEEAH!!". =)
You think it's normal to get your post delivered through a hole in the door
You don't drink or eat anything that is one day past its “best before date."
The question "how are you?" is a question that needs to be answered with a honest and thorough explanation of your mental health. Therefore, you don’t understand why Non-Swedes give you one word answers.
You know they are the same, but you just don't trust ibuprofen and paracetamol the way you trust Ipren and Alvedon
Someone insults your girlfriend you dont hit him because your girlfriend would be pissed off if she doesn’t get to hit him herself.
You get cranky if you don't get to eat "havregrynsgröt" every morning.
You don't understand why non-swedes find salt liquorices inedible.
You have a craving for at least one litre of milk a day. - Minst en liter, sen ett par månader tillbaka har vi en pakt rörande avhållsamhet från soft drinks, jag blir av med ögonbrynen och Leon tvingas gå runt med en påmålad mustach i tre dagar om vi ger efter för cravingen
You put salt and not sugar on your popcorn (and think people who eat sugary popcorn are totally wierd). - Seriöst, socker och popcorn har aldrig varit någon lyckad blandning.
You don’t get why no other language has a verb for drinking coffee/tea since it is such a very, very important pastime!
You pronounce Mtv “mtweee”.
You use a vast array of expressions in “English” in your everyday life that you have no idea do not exist for anyone outside of the borders of Sweden such as “Shit the same”.
You can’t pronounce the English version of the “J-sounds” correctly.
You innocently say “F**K” at completely inappropriate times when talking English.
You find it normal to have to go to a special store that is owned by the government, that's only open during daytime to buy a bottle of wine, or other alcoholic beverages.
It's completely normal for you that all newspapers are stapled together and you can't handle non-Swedish newspapers, that are not.
You get angry because you have to order "Coffee Americano" to get normal coffee.
You think that Sweden winning gold in any type of World Championships/Olympics require celebrating by getting really drunk and splashing around in a large and famous fountain.
You consider cannabis more dangerous than alcohol.
The thought taking shots of “snaps” without singing has never occurred to you.
You think it’s a surfer thing to wear swimming trunks with flower patterns, even though it’s not.
If you are a Swedish girl, you don't find the trousers worn by Swedish guys being ridiculously tight but rather find loose fit trousers terribly boring and soooooo unfashionable, unless they are really baggy and attached to a skater or snowboarder.
When you tell Americans that you're Swedish and get thoroughly annoyed when they say "Me too!"
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