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Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by jkot » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 8:51 PM UTC

stenl wrote: post #128

jkot wrote: post #93

Skype has something similar back in 2005. You could ring random person and have a chat. I dont understand obsession about Sweden. It is expensive country in decline with high crime. There are better places in Europe.

We're in 64th place for crime, just behind UK and Australia and way behind the US (obviously). But Japan is absolutely great if you're looking for low crime rates, and the food is fantastic too. http://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp

Compare Sweden and Denmark. All countries around Sweden have lower crime rate.

Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by Snargorf » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 8:57 PM UTC

vkou wrote: post #137

daenz wrote: post #112

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False equivalence. Blackface was not civil disobedience. Not even sure why you're bringing that up unless it is to tie white guilt in America to white guilt in Sweden.

Assuming best intentions on the part of everyone involved (Which, let's face it, is being too charitable): No, it was white people pretending to be black people, with the intent of caricaturing them, without having any sense of propriety or mindfullness. This is white people pretending to be of Arabic origin, with the intent of caricaturing them, without any sense of propriety or mindfullness. Since when is calling a…

Who said anything about anyone 'caricaturing' people of Arabic origin? They spoke the language. That is not by itself a 'caricature'.

Moreover, blackface was done to be funny (you know, like an actual caricature). This is done to make a political point.

If it was Americans answering a phone line like this with an exaggerated Texas accent, you wouldn't bat an eye. That's how we know you're driven by white guilt.

Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by captn3m0 » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 8:57 PM UTC

cm3 wrote: post #49

yincrash wrote: post #38

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People sign up. There is also a http://twitter.com/sweden that is also run by citizens who sign up (it rotates every week).

How does that twitter profile switching work technically. Is there actual shadow account support available to Pro Twitter accounts?

tweetdeck (now owned by twitter) officially supports team access to twitter accounts. So you can add someone to the team account and let them tweet using the handle, and revoke the access a week later easily.

However, because tweetdeck isn't available on mobile devices, most of these rotated accounts end up using password sharing.

Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by kuschku » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 9:20 PM UTC

Moru wrote: post #174

kuschku wrote: post #119

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Well, for that there’s a special danish type of cheese slicer that works better with soft cheese.

We use this one for soft cheese: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=danish+cheese+slicer+wire&t=ffab&i...

That’s exactly what I meant! We (my family being German) found it on one of our shopping trips at Bilka Kolding (we sometimes drive up there), and just bought one.

Sooo awesome.

Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by JohnDuh » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 9:56 PM UTC

SyneRyder wrote: post #176

interfixus wrote: post #54

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Yes, and so do you. Sweden actually does have a statistics bureau. And they do make statistics. They just wrap them up real discreet. Native swedes are becoming a minority in Malmø, the third largest city in Sweden, and apparently home turf for one of the Brussels bombers.

Not at all. Malmö is one of my favorite cities in the world... I've visited there every year for the last 3 years, and it's still very Swedish. Granted, I haven't been since the Syrian refugee situation began, so it may have changed somewhat this year. Worth pointing out there is something of a rivalry between Copenhagen (Denmark) & Malmö (Sweden), which are just 14km apart via bridge. The difference between the cult…

Sorry for nitpicking, but the Swedish/Danish name of the crime drama is spelled Bron/Broen. Brön could mean breads in some Swedish dialects (and is also slang for boobs). Glad to hear you like our city! :)

Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by Ambroos » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 10:08 PM UTC

alkonaut wrote: post #106

Ambroos wrote: post #53

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"Here you go, the password is bfGeAgwRHU5bwMNd." Some technical problems don't need technical solutions.

So there is some kind of 2fa that prevents whover has the account that week from changing the password and email?

They don't just give the account to random people. It's always people with already some kind of social media presence, and stealing an account as well known as @Sweden is not something someone like that would just do.

Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by TrevorJ » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 10:08 PM UTC

nxcho wrote: post #63

exabrial wrote: post #16

Anyone try this yet? I've always wondered what Swedes think about IKEA in America...

As a Swede currently living in California who also has visited IKEA in several different countries I can report that the general experience of visiting IKEA is pretty much as stressful and disorienting here as in Sweden. There are some local variations in the product portfolio both due to different standards like in bed sizes and kitchen and cultural differences. You cannot find a cheese slicer in my nearest IKEA and…

Is the aesthetic and design Swedish, or is that mostly a myth as well?

Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by JeremyMorgan » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 11:08 PM UTC

smnrchrds wrote: post #113

trentmb wrote: post #81

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> experience of visiting IKEA is pretty much as stressful and disorienting here as in Sweden Weird- I visited an IKEA with four friends and it felt much like a theme park. There was a cafeteria and everything. Granted, our 5th friend--whiskey--was there too.

If you visited there with 4 friends, wouldn't you be the 5th friend?

Yes, he's Whiskey.

Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by dang » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 11:09 PM UTC

theworstshill wrote: post #57

Wonderful idea. Now I can finally take my lessons on Islam cheaply by phone (calling Sweden is sure cheaper than Saudi Arabia). Do they have any professional privilege checkers on the line? I might need one of those as well.

We've banned this account for repeatedly violating the HN guidelines, despite several warnings and requests to stop.

Re: The Swedish Number – Talk with a Random Swede

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Post by vkou » Mon, Apr 11, 2016, 11:12 PM UTC

Snargorf wrote: post #182

vkou wrote: post #137

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Assuming best intentions on the part of everyone involved (Which, let's face it, is being too charitable): No, it was white people pretending to be black people, with the intent of caricaturing them, without having any sense of propriety or mindfullness. This is white people pretending to be of Arabic origin, with the intent of caricaturing them, without any sense of propriety or mindfullness. Since when is calling a…

Who said anything about anyone 'caricaturing' people of Arabic origin? They spoke the language. That is not by itself a 'caricature'. Moreover, blackface was done to be funny (you know, like an actual caricature). This is done to make a political point. If it was Americans answering a phone line like this with an exaggerated Texas accent, you wouldn't bat an eye. That's how we know you're driven by white guilt.

If you would prefer, you could replace 'blackface' with 'speaking ebonics.' I'm sure that would be a real hoot. Eveybody, laugh at the white man pretending to be a black man who can barely speak understandable English!

I wonder what kind of political statement that would make...

A caricature is 'a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.' Blackface absolutely qualifies. Pretending to speak another language/dialect for grotesque effect absolutely qualifies.

And yes, if America had a large group of people who would put on black hoods, and stand on metaphorical soapboxes, shouting about how Texans are destroying the country, how they are rapists and thieves, and they should be sent back to , I'd have a problem with that, too. For some reason, though, this form of racism doesn't seem to be particularly popular...