First Impressions
They say first impressions are lasting. I for one do not agree with this. Sometimes you can think one thing about someone or something and then later realize you are completely wrong. I found this out about Swedes. At first glance, one could be led to believe that Swedes are a cold and unfriendly people. They do walk around looking straight ahead and avoiding eye contact, after all. I've gotten to the point now where I have to force out a "God Morgon" or "Hej Hej" because of the inevitable rejection when the person walks past a bit faster like they spotted a pistol on my waistband. But I still do my greetings. Why? Well first of all, because I vowed to not lose my American happy-go-luckiness. Secondly, I have yet to encounter an unreasonably rude or cold or unfriendly Swedish person. Of course you have your douchebags. But that's a given. I'm not counting those people. If you do get past the unreasonably unc...