Outcome of Sunday and a Cultural Difference

So after a moderate amount of panicking on Sunday morning - everything went fine. Everyone said they liked the food, including vege-balls*. There were two children of an age during which they speak and are simultaneously unaware of the concept of white lies. The vote, however, was divided. One child wrinkled nose and the other liked it.

*In the later stages of panicking discovered that batter simply refused to form "balls" of any description - so ended up making mini-burgers. Faux-Swedish-Meatball-Mini-Burgers. Actually thought for a second that might cry. But then thought - stuff it, have got champagne - everyone will be happy.

That is how you celebrate here.

Is very interesting to reflect on this peculiar culture-difference between Sweden and Australia - things are quite similar in many ways - and so worlds apart in others. Say for instance you got the idea to consume alcohol in Sweden, in amounts similar to ones you consume in Australia - the result would almost certainly include your family and close friends doing some form of intervention to prevent you from heading down path of disreputable behaviour.

When mother and her husband is here they are always very tired at the end of their couple of weeks Downunder; they ask sternly "you don't live like this all the time do you only when we are here right" and we all laugh sheepishly, nod vigorously and assure them that "of course, you are right, absolutely right - hehehe."