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Wish I'd have come, glad you had fun! Next time...

You always look sweet sixteen Ok, I'll stop sucking up now. Sounds like you had a good weekend. Just out of curiousity, what was the modelling gig for? Are you going to join the SG rosta?

I think the polygamists have been warning agains uneven numbers for some time, you need more, or less

Edited to say the dreads are coming along well, thank you.

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eeee. sounds like trouble

Aries told me that you might kow of some good non-mainstream and high fashion hair websites. I can't find any good ones. Maybe since you live alot closer to the start of trends, you will know where I can find some?

Thanks

-Sage

Although the version above with the red vest is considered the "original" Swedish National Costume dating to 1900, the blue and yellow (or as we say in Ann Arbor, maize and blue) is what is commonly considered as the national costume for purposes of tourists as it incorporates the Swedish flag colors:




The history of FOLKDRKT, English.

Much of what is today considered "typically Swedish" in fact were borrowings of the middle class intellectuals like Carl and Karin Larsson who imitated folk traditions and designs from Dalarna particularly. Even though a lot of their ideas came where they were living on the Left Bank in Paris LOL. Nordiska Museet had a very interesting show on the Larsson's when I was there in about 1997.

Carl Larsson Homepage in English

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I do recommend the book Swedes as Others See Them (not the Jean Phillips-Martinsson book of the same name). This is however not how Swedes see themselves so be careful about mentioning the very funny stories in this book unless you want people to get offended.

In general, think Japan. Take shoes off when entering house. Being invited to someone's home is a big honor, bring flowers for the host/ess. Eat lots of fish. Get used to people almost never saying "no" or "I'm sorry". Don't expect people to be friendly or even to make casual conversation unless it is midsummers or they are drunk or at a party. Don't tell people you love them unless you mean it as a lifetime commitment. My friend A_____ has been living with a man for years and says they have never once said this thing and further, what difference would it make. Love has pretty much nothing to do with sex and sex, nothing to do with morality or politics.

Do whatever you can to learn Swedish... I was lazy and learned to understand it enough to get by but always could get away with answering in English (most people have at least six years of English or American in school (considered to be different languages)), Speaking in a foreign language makes all but the most educated people very uptight. Class distinctions in Sweden are mostly shown by how you speak (and in what dialect) and this bleeds over to how well you speak foreign languages. I remember the Prefekt of my school being mortified because she couldn't converse with a visting Danish scholar in Danish... her excellent Swedish, English, German, and French notwithstanding. So unless people speak perfect English or American they generally won't want to have to do it in front of other Swedes particularly.

The country isn't actually called Sweden, its Sverige (Svere-YA) and the language is Svensk.

I have lots more practical advice, like how to eat a Semla so it doesn't explode in your face, also places to go and things to do... let me know if you think its interesting.

To the Swedes reading this, I know that living there for a year and visiting from time to time doesn't make me an expert, so please do correct me where necessary. Tack s mycket.

Photoshoot?? coooooooooooool!!!! You should talk to Cherry!...
she is an AMAZING photographer!

xoxo
I hope you have a wonderful vacation beautiful!

i have a tattoo photoshoot arranged with someone called kostika on saturday...so i really shouldn't eat another morsel of food between now and then!

hope you're getting better soon, sweety

hope you're getting better soon, sweety
silly me

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mama.... i bin a bad wittle boy....need tobe punished...

teehee... anyways,
like ya cheecky sales pitch checked out ya GF's site... some very cool stuff... i think that might be my next stop for clothes after i get my new coat and boots.

take care, i hope ya feel better

i LOVE it when that happens!