Oh. My. God. This is completely off topic, but to good to pass unnoticed!
Frankly, I'm not sure how Sweden would manage to keep up its relatively high birth rate (compared to rest of Europe, at least) without the existance of such things as massive quantities of Carlsberg beer (see, some good things do come out of Denmark) and ferries to Finland that make it possible for Medel Svensson to purchase Absolut at affordable prices.
Ms. Curiosa goes on to describe her observations on the Swedish dating scene (which really should be called the mating scene since we do tend to do things in the wrong order out of shyness and feeling awkward about meeting new people, funny that) and it is not only hilariously funny, it is also spot on.
Probably, the rescue of the Swedish people will be online dating sites like Match.com where we can hide behind our screens while lulling out in the comfort of our own home (and fridge...) whether we actually want to meet the other person or put them on our ignore list.
URL: Kommissarie F. Curiosa - Feminine curiosity can be deadly: Swedish Mating and Dating.
