Saturday, September 5, 2009

The Lingonberries are in the forrest with the Husvagn

On my second visit to Sweden I have been instructed by a real Swede on what to look for. The key is understanding that the Swedes are basically unsophisticated hicks.
This is their favorite summer activity, driving their husvagn (camper) to a big trailer park in the countryside and spending weeks with their family. Even though the whole countryside is open and you are able to camp on any land, even private land, as long as you don't disturb the owner, people prefer these crowded sites.

Here is another redneck pastime of the swedes.
This is called snus. The guy next to me on the plane dipped it the whole flight back. That tool is called a prismaster. He used it to get the right size and shape dip. I didn't realize he was dipping until he took out the prismaster, because they don't spit. They swallow the juice. Even the most backwoods country boy in Texas wouldn't do that. Here is the selection, I don't see Copenhagen or Skoal but I see where they get their names.
And what do they really eat here? Here it is, the real national dish of Sweden. Korv.
It comes complete with ketchup, mustard and dried onions. It is terrible. The swedes go crazy for it.