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The first time you drank aquavit...
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And looked death in the eyes.
3.
The Systembolaget struggle.
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When you tried home-brewed moonshine for the first (and probably only) time.
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Wondering why most of your Swedish friends have some black dirt on their teeth.
6.
Finding out about snus and trying it for the first time.
7.
Taking Swedish lessons for a few weeks...
8.
Figuring out that basically everyone speaks English in this country and giving up on your Swedish forever.
9.
But still feeling proud when you manage to have a entire conversation in Swedish.
10.
When one of your Swedish friends wanted you to taste his favorite licorice candy.
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Riding your bike literally everywhere.
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And through the most extreme weather.
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Even when you're drunk.
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Watching your Swedish flatmate eat a toast of Kalles Kaviar in front of you for the first time.
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The MASSIVE size of cheeses in the supermarket.
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Having something like five hours of class each week.
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Watching all the Swedes wait till the light is green at the pedestrian crossing EVEN WHEN THERE ARE NO CARS.
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Learning how to form an orderly queue everywhere.
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Interacting with Swedes when they're sober.
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Interacting with Swedes when they're drunk.
22.
Being surrounded by beautiful blonde people everywhere.
23.
The life-changing experience of tasting your first real, warm kanelbullar.
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When all the food you usually found in Ikea is in your local supermarket.
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The first trip to the sauna and all the nakedness involved.
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When people have dinner at 5 p.m. and you don't even know what to do with yourself.
27.
Experiencing the glory of a Swedish summer for the first time.
28.
And when you have to leave this amazing country, and you know you'll never be the same again.
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But you also know that you'll come back one day.
