Every nation got:
-Guy from Genesis 10 they’re descended from
-Refugee from Troy they’re descended from
-Bad barbarian from Roman history who’s actually a good guy they’re descended from
-National hero who lived most of his life in Paris or Vienna
I like how Machiavelli wrote a whole booklet on different ways of acquiring and maintaining power but then at the end went "or you could just be born lucky and it will all work out anyway".
@aviusvir Its a noise detector they used (maybe they still do) in swedish school cafeterias. Whenever the ear detected too much noise the teachers would make everyone shut up
Make me prime minister and vow to waste the entire state budget on insane megaprojects purely for the sake of vanity, leaving the population to wallow in poverty forever. Maglev train lines between Östersund and Saxnäs, pensioners as slave labor.
Archipelagic Sweden is the last bastion of genuine xenophobia. You'll buy an ice cream cone and if they detect an off-island accent they'll call you a nigger under their breath.
I like how Gothenburgs central train station has women underwear store right in the middle of it. Really convenient for all the girlies who keep shitting their pants on the train.