Comments on: Sweden on the brink of Eurovision war http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/ Swedish stuff distracting us today Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:51:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: swedeam http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174858 swedeam Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:45:54 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174858 This should cause about as much upset as the skit "Värmlänningarna". If you've seen it you know it makes fun of Americans but in doing so just as much of the Swedes that try so hard to impress. Being a Swede living in the US for the past 25 years I found it hilarious on both counts. The fact that everyone in the world seems to be over sensitive these days is just pathetic. Get a life and learn to laugh. As far as the post above regarding Swede's and racism, look around the world...if you think racism is worse in Sweden than anywhere else in the world I guess you don't travel much. Blacks being made fun of in the sixties, wow, at least they could get on the same bus as a white person...holy crap dude...you might wanna do a little compare and contrast with other nations at the time. This should cause about as much upset as the skit “Värmlänningarna”. If you’ve seen it you know it makes fun of Americans but in doing so just as much of the Swedes that try so hard to impress. Being a Swede living in the US for the past 25 years I found it hilarious on both counts. The fact that everyone in the world seems to be over sensitive these days is just pathetic. Get a life and learn to laugh. As far as the post above regarding Swede’s and racism, look around the world…if you think racism is worse in Sweden than anywhere else in the world I guess you don’t travel much. Blacks being made fun of in the sixties, wow, at least they could get on the same bus as a white person…holy crap dude…you might wanna do a little compare and contrast with other nations at the time.

]]> By: Engelsman http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174688 Engelsman Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:17:38 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174688 Great song! Great song!

]]> By: IronManMcNatt http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174343 IronManMcNatt Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:55:49 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174343 My cats ran and went in to hiding when she sang My cats ran and went in to hiding when she sang

]]> By: IronManMcNatt http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174342 IronManMcNatt Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:53:18 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174342 I just watched this for the 30th time I guess and way,way funny I liked it and as far as a eurivishion war I say bring it on Sweden is funnyer just look who wone this year here lol I just watched this for the 30th time I guess and way,way funny I liked it and as far as a eurivishion war I say bring it on Sweden is funnyer just look who wone this year here lol

]]> By: HairySwede http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174322 HairySwede Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:19:53 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174322 @natt - it was a joke. just like the performance was a joke. just like the eurovision song contest is a joke. whats funny is that you couldn't see that. even after your comment pointing out just how much of a joke the whole thing is. @natt – it was a joke. just like the performance was a joke. just like the eurovision song contest is a joke.

whats funny is that you couldn’t see that. even after your comment pointing out just how much of a joke the whole thing is.

]]> By: Arthur http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174278 Arthur Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:15:11 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174278 Russians are just way too insecure, i mean with cold war politics and cold war history, no wonder someone take a piss out of it. The Georgians already had to withdraw because of political involvement in Eurovision, by Russia. P.s. Sweden is a lovely country, i'm a tottenham supporter, yet i still think that Larsson is better then Pavlyuchenko. Russians are just way too insecure, i mean with cold war politics and cold war history, no wonder someone take a piss out of it. The Georgians already had to withdraw because of political involvement in Eurovision, by Russia. P.s. Sweden is a lovely country, i’m a tottenham supporter, yet i still think that Larsson is better then Pavlyuchenko.

]]> By: Natt http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174274 Natt Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:08:04 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174274 It's sad that this has caused such a huge debate. It is a spoof, that's it. If Russia('s ambassador) didn't like it then SVT should apologize for offending them but not for doing it. It wasn't even that good, and do we really think anyone outside of Sweden cares? What does worry me though is the mud slinging on the comments above, now there is some serious nationalist fervor going here. THAT is scary and very very dangerous. "Russia has killed for less" - whatever. It's a joke talent contest. If you have a serious debate on Russian politics then organize a protest, write to the Russian Embassy or Riksdag with a reasoned debate, and one should not incite debased mudslinging over a song contest no one else cares about. It’s sad that this has caused such a huge debate.

It is a spoof, that’s it. If Russia(‘s ambassador) didn’t like it then SVT should apologize for offending them but not for doing it. It wasn’t even that good, and do we really think anyone outside of Sweden cares?

What does worry me though is the mud slinging on the comments above, now there is some serious nationalist fervor going here. THAT is scary and very very dangerous.

“Russia has killed for less” – whatever. It’s a joke talent contest. If you have a serious debate on Russian politics then organize a protest, write to the Russian Embassy or Riksdag with a reasoned debate, and one should not incite debased mudslinging over a song contest no one else cares about.

]]> By: HairySwede http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174229 HairySwede Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:58:05 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174229 Russia has killed for less. Russia has killed for less.

]]> By: Alexander http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174227 Alexander Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:00:40 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174227 http://vaziani.livejournal.com/20251.html http://vaziani.livejournal.com/20251.html

]]> By: Linjie http://www.thelocal.se/blog/20090318/398/comment-page-1/#comment-174203 Linjie Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:31:18 +0000 http://www.thelocal.se/blog/?p=398#comment-174203 Russia, by cultural definition, has the highest score in "uncertainty avoidance", which has a hard time to accept news ideas and things. Why even bother to call Sweden as a narrow minded country. One shall not throw the rocks at his own foot! Mind your own skinheads and prostitution problems first! Russian's complex is not a new story, its lost of power in the world stage and the breakdown of communism really stirred such kind of insecurity. With the similar racial features as the rest of Europe, its backwardness in social and economic development really made Russians start to reflect their own worth. Therefore, it is no surprise that they will take anything as an insult. Russia, by cultural definition, has the highest score in “uncertainty avoidance”, which has a hard time to accept news ideas and things. Why even bother to call Sweden as a narrow minded country. One shall not throw the rocks at his own foot! Mind your own skinheads and prostitution problems first!

Russian’s complex is not a new story, its lost of power in the world stage and the breakdown of communism really stirred such kind of insecurity. With the similar racial features as the rest of Europe, its backwardness in social and economic development really made Russians start to reflect their own worth. Therefore, it is no surprise that they will take anything as an insult.

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