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> There are cultural differences, I put my smokes out and bin them There always has to be a Swede saying stuff like this. Living in Stockholm I see THOUSANDS

> There are cultural differences, I put my smokes out and bin them There always has to be a Swede saying stuff like this. Living in Stockholm I see THOUSANDS of cigarette butts lying around on the ground, all the time. Reminds me of when I was walking a local street behind some Swedes and an Englishman (some sort of business group) and the English guy stepped in some dogshit and all the Swedes were like "Oh you're so unlucky because EVERYONE in Sweden picks up their dog-dirt" To my eternal shame I didn't say anything. This street me and the kids call Bajslagsgatan (street is really called Roslagsgatan) - the approximate translation for our nickname would be DogShit Street.

lillecarl 5y ago
> There always has to be a Swede saying stuff like this. That's quite racist, but since I said there are cultural differences between different places I guess so am I? There aren't many countries with as much socialism as Sweden and since it doesn't work without everyone doing their part we're proud to do it, it doesn't mean we're perfect but we try. I know no-one who wouldn't say throwing shit on the ground is bad. > Living in Stockholm I see THOUSANDS of cigarette butts lying around on the ground, all the time. My 1.2, 1.4 eyes must be broken then because I don't have the same experience. Outside of nightclubs and bars, yes. Near central hubs where people are in a hurry, yes. On average, no. > Reminds me of when I was walking a local street behind some Swedes and an Englishman (some sort of business group) and the English guy stepped in some dogshit and all the Swedes were like "Oh you're so unlucky because EVERYONE in Sweden picks up their dog-dirt" That'd be because most people do, "EVERYONE" should "NEVER" be interpreted as literally everyone, there are always people who deviate from the norm. > To my eternal shame I didn't say anything. This street me and the kids call Bajslagsgatan (street is really called Roslagsgatan) - the approximate translation for our nickname would be DogShit Street. You're telling me that on a street in the middle of Stockholm where there are no trees and the buildings are around 6 stories high people just let their dogs shit on the pavement and walk off? I call major bullshit. If you'd have said Vanadislunden which is nearby and has a dog-park, I'd believe you. EDIT: Apparently there are a few trees at the end of the street crossing over to Birger Jarlsgatan (Next to Norra Real), I guess every urban dogowner let their dogs shit there.

lillecarl 5y ago

> There always has to be a Swede saying stuff like this. That's quite racist, but since I said there are cultural differences between different places I guess so am I? There aren't many countries with as much socialism as Sweden and since it doesn't work without everyone doing their part we're proud to do it, it doesn't mean we're perfect but we try. I know no-one who wouldn't say throwing shit on the ground is bad. > Living in Stockholm I see THOUSANDS of cigarette butts lying around on the ground, all the time. My 1.2, 1.4 eyes must be broken then because I don't have the same experience. Outside of nightclubs and bars, yes. Near central hubs where people are in a hurry, yes. On average, no. > Reminds me of when I was walking a local street behind some Swedes and an Englishman (some sort of business group) and the English guy stepped in some dogshit and all the Swedes were like "Oh you're so unlucky because EVERYONE in Sweden picks up their dog-dirt" That'd be because most people do, "EVERYONE" should "NEVER" be interpreted as literally everyone, there are always people who deviate from the norm. > To my eternal shame I didn't say anything. This street me and the kids call Bajslagsgatan (street is really called Roslagsgatan) - the approximate translation for our nickname would be DogShit Street. You're telling me that on a street in the middle of Stockholm where there are no trees and the buildings are around 6 stories high people just let their dogs shit on the pavement and walk off? I call major bullshit. If you'd have said Vanadislunden which is nearby and has a dog-park, I'd believe you. EDIT: Apparently there are a few trees at the end of the street crossing over to Birger Jarlsgatan (Next to Norra Real), I guess every urban dogowner let their dogs shit there.