We live in a cute small area. Some of my friends think it is so cute so they get sick. Imagine yourself pink wooden houses in a romantic style and lots of roses and flowers in the yards. Perfect small lawns. The neighbours are always very “Truman show” happy and ask about the weather. I like these small houses and the neighbours. Therefore I never like any of the houses Fred find. Few days ago we experienced a not so cute experience suddenly a big Volvo park on a big rock in the playground we have between the trees. It was one of the warmest evenings this summer so there were lots of people out looking at this young guy who seemed to be completely lost. He had driven fast into a narrow path with lots of big stones on either side of it and finally parked on top of one. While trying to reverse his vehicle he manage to demolate the whole front of the car.
Swedes aren´t much of exaggerating when something happens or aren´t much of reacting at all, only when they have some vodka things start happening. If I generalize we tend to observe instead of doing something. At least in the beginning when we don´t have the whole picture clear like in this case. Two neighbours managed to call the police and was hoping that they would take care of this guy, who looked like he saw demons. At the time when the police arrived the guy was gone. The car wasn´t going anywere. Later the police captured the guy and he was quite influenced by narcotic substances but they let him go the other day. I don´t know why. The problem for the guy were now to remember where he parked his car. One week passed and he couldn´t remember. An article in the local news paper about the car didn´t help him ring any bell. After two weeks he made inquiries about the car at the police office. They started looking and when I got home on Monday this week finally something happened. I was hoping on seing this young guy fixing his car by himself but the police had ordered a big truck to get it up to the road.
I took a photo of this Volvo so you can see for yourself. I remember an American friend always use to laugh at the big lamps in the front of almost every car up here in Sweden. I hadn´t noticed until he pointed it out. I guess it is good to have some extra lights during the winter time when it is pretty dark up here.
Swedes aren´t much of exaggerating when something happens or aren´t much of reacting at all, only when they have some vodka things start happening. If I generalize we tend to observe instead of doing something. At least in the beginning when we don´t have the whole picture clear like in this case. Two neighbours managed to call the police and was hoping that they would take care of this guy, who looked like he saw demons. At the time when the police arrived the guy was gone. The car wasn´t going anywere. Later the police captured the guy and he was quite influenced by narcotic substances but they let him go the other day. I don´t know why. The problem for the guy were now to remember where he parked his car. One week passed and he couldn´t remember. An article in the local news paper about the car didn´t help him ring any bell. After two weeks he made inquiries about the car at the police office. They started looking and when I got home on Monday this week finally something happened. I was hoping on seing this young guy fixing his car by himself but the police had ordered a big truck to get it up to the road.
I took a photo of this Volvo so you can see for yourself. I remember an American friend always use to laugh at the big lamps in the front of almost every car up here in Sweden. I hadn´t noticed until he pointed it out. I guess it is good to have some extra lights during the winter time when it is pretty dark up here.
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Hej tjejen! Vad kul att du startat blogg och att jag gav dig inspiration! Du är ju superduktig på engelska! Men det blir dock mer "anna" när jag läser på svenska. Ska lägga till dig på min sida som länk! kram!
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