First time I do not feel safe in Sweden since moving here- I was physically attacked. 

I want to say to everyone, thanks for the support and the advice. I feel a lot better and am grateful to all you in this RU-vid family. Here is what I have learned from this situation.. 1. Do not touch a persons car even if they almost killed you due to negligence 2. calling the police was probably the best course of action even though they won't do anything (the police actually got back to me and literally said they will not investigate the situation), at least they have a record. 3. Be more aware of this area I live. I have been a bit too comfortable and relaxed. 4. Relocate to a safer neighborhood ASAP. Being on the autism spectrum, these situations are hard to navigate for me so I am glad to have all of your valuable feedback. I also want to say if some of my comments seemed like I am picking on a certain group or that I am exaggerating my situation, I apologize and am glad you are patient with me as conveying emotions especially strong emotions in a traumatic experience are especially hard for a person on the autism spectrum. Thanks again for the support and I am always learning.

I'm a Swede but went to a school with about 50% immigrants and also grew up playing football and you learned quite quickly what groups of people not to engage with when their tempers flared. They often have very short fuses and they already get mad quickly for the smallest of reasons so it was always better to just not say anything when they were trying to start something. I saw people mouth back at them several times and it multiple times ended with a whole group of people jumping a single guy. We had a whole team in our football division that were so violent that neither teams or referees wanted to play/officiate those games and after years of struggle they were banned. 😅

You should call the police. They more details they have around events the better. It will also help them make better decisions.

You just received a new subscriber. I am so sorry you had to experience this. It hurts me to see good citizens like you get attacked in this way. I’ve also had experiences with these people. I hope everything will sort out for you and you being able to let go of your fear. Love from the Swedish west coast.

I'm so sorry this happened to you!!! You were a victim of a random act of violence and that is terrifying. I think I can understand how you feel - I was brutally attacked in high school just for being different and it will forever stay in the back of my mind. My recommendation for you is to relocate to a safer area when you are able. There are many safer areas farther up north in Sweden. Have you ever considered Umeå? There is a large medical university hospital there. Let me know if something like this sounds workable for you.

Contact the police. That is my suggestion.

Sorry to hear about this, but i´m not surprised. I live in a small town in Sweden and even here bad things happens. The best thing is just to stay away from those people and don´t try to interact. Was it a middle eastern man?

I don’t have a suggestion but I just wanted to say that I’m sorry you experienced this

Don't touch their cars, they are more precious to many of them than their kids. It's their way of showing to family back home how successful they are and so on.

Yes, normal people would feel bad about almost running over someone, but you get people who won't in any society. However, there are cultures wherein no matter what a person has done they can never admit fault or take responsibility and absolutely never apologize. Europe has imported that in the multiple millions, tens of millions(?). Sweden, like almost all western countries, is so weak on crime that calling the police is pointless.

Im so sorry for what happened to you. ❤

It's happening all over Europe. London alone has seen a 20% rise in knife crime. Stay well away from any immigrant area.

As a swede, yeah we have dealt with this issue for decades, but we are now cleaning up the country.

I'm really sorry you had to go through that! Like many others have said, you should absolutely go to the police.

ive gotten attacked once on my way from the store (3 minute walk away from where i used to live) by a group of immigrants. ive also gotten threats 2 seperate times. the police in my city even stated that the hate for native swedes is a problem in this city.

I witnessed something very similar here in Brussels: a car that for no apparent reason swerved onto the pedestrian crossing to make a sudden stop, it put me and another pedestrian somewhat in danger so I felt the same "wtf" as the man beside me, but I went about my way and he lightly tapped the car hood in protest, then a middle eastern man steps out to confront that man very much in his face and tapping his cheek with his hand telling him he should not touch his car like that (like the car was his baby or something) the man got away relatively easily but clearly disgusted by this altercation. I stood by and when the driver let the poor man go I did interact with him to say "he just got scared that's all" trying to put some empathy in this person. Cultural differences should not be swept under the rug, frustration about these eastern peoples is ignored because some keep making excuses, fearing it's all prejudice but it's not. I myself find I'm actually more patient and tolerant with their religious bullshit than with christian bullshit, for no good reason. I don't have the solutions though, migration is necessary in all directions. I hope that with time we'll harmonise better across the globe.

Sorry to hear that but not surprising unfortunately. I would still report this to the police even though nothing will come out of it. But its good to let them know. Usually people from those parts of the world have a very short temper and resort to violence quite fast. I'm guessing your knocking offended his "honor" and he needed to redeem himself immediately. This is quite typical from these parts of the world. I had a friend recently that told one of these people to stop harassing a woman. A few seconds later he got his head smashed with a champagne bottle and had to go to the emergency for stitching.

I am sorry that happened to you. If you have the ability to move to a safer part of sweden and isn't too much of a cost issue, then why not ... I understand it might be hard with your work though. Follow your heart and pay attention to your personal boundaries. If you think you wont be able to overcome the trauma of that experience - then its healthy to not overstep your personal boundaries. Sadly bad things can happen anywhere but if you know from knowledge and experience that its an unsafe area then its more a choice at that point. If you want to keep living in that more dangerous area, then having possible future incidents might be a more common factor then in a safer area. I know this from living a bit in Oakland, Cali (I am a Canadian living in Finland now). If your willing to living in a tougher hood, sometimes it does put a thicker skin on us... but personally, living in both types, I prefer to live in a safer area, even if if it costs bit extra (but you can always find deals if you look hard enough) and other things like work or volunteer work, I dont might a bit more challenging enviornement. It's always nice to come back to a place that you feel at peace and safe in if thats a possibility.

Hi with a huge warm hug to you, it's been two weeks now since your scary encounter. I'm in NZ, lived for several years in Europe. Report all incidences to the Police no matter what then it's on record. I am being stacked etc since 2018 by NZ medical staff and their friends, I record and report. Anger is reaching a record peak globally. A friend abroad sends me daily a message to think of good things as shit does happen learn to avoid the toxic actors in this matrix. Thank you for sharing, I have now subscribed and look forward to the next time, stay safe and happy, think of the good things and enjoy nature regularily Sweden has so much of it, we spent many holidays there just out of Stromstad.

Many European countries have allowed or even enabled the mass immigration of an "ideology" that is incompatible with anything that is not that "ideology". Sadly, I suspect things will get much worse and potentially take years before they get better. Those who live through those troubles will, hopefully, learn from them.

The fact that the store owners said they knew him and don’t call the police is concerning. I would move out of the area and then call the police.

I am so sorry to hear about your experience and the effects it has had on you. Malmö is a great city and you have identified great areas which are very calm where you could move. You did right to report it to the police. Like someone suggested in a comment you are likely to be eligible for counselling sessions through your employer. And even if you would not be you would still need to pay only up to the maximum yearly healthcare fee which, as you might know, is very low in Sweden. It sounds like this horrible, once off experience, really has a very negative impact on your quality of life, and talking it though with a professional could help you to process it in a way that let’s you move forward.

Sorry to hear you had to go through that situation Brandon. You have people like that everywhere, and May never run into one. Food for thought, check into bear spray, you never know when things can get out of hand. You still have the right to protect yourself. Just pray it doesn’t happen again.

Stay safe out there.

I know exactly how you’re feeling. People like us, that are not used tomorrow confrontation, freak out by things like this. Nevertheless, call the police. We need to stand up against bullies.

Former NYer and American living in Chicago. I'm not trying to blame you for this crazy situation but don't touch other people's cars. Don't engage with people who have zero regard for public safety (speeding down the street). There are so many crazy people and road ragers out there in every country, even the safest countries in the world you need street smarts and your whits in some areas of the city. You likely experienced someone who was mentally ill and/or has no fear of the police (possibly a legit criminal). I'm sorry you experienced this scary experience.

A word of advice: avoid honking in anger or show aggression in traffic. Some people can be really hot tempered.

Sorry to hear about your experience. I hope you were able to shake it off and carry on as usual. I had a similar experience when I was in my 20s. For the same reason. I learned never to touch someone else's car. It happened 50 years ago but has never happened again. Now I am 70 years old and retired, but especially during my last 11 professional years I met many immigrants from all corners of the world. They were all very nice and hard working. You always run the risk of meeting idiots. Doesn't matter where in the world you go. Good thing you called the police and even better with the photo. I hope you have a safe and secure future. Cars and Cyclists are always obliged by law to give way to pedestrians, but you still have to be careful as you are.

It's getting worse and worse unfortunately. I'm not really surprised.

Hi I think you did the right thing. Your friend who is from the same part of the world is probably more tuned in culturally - I would listen to him. I have a severe anxiety disorder and PTSD - and I’m female. So yes be really aware of your surroundings and maybe get someone to walk home with you.listen to you gut!

There are so many mentally ill violent people in the world. I have been on the defensive when I’m out and about. It’s sad but that’s our world.

seems like a person who is constantly in conflict, so most likely he has already messed with new people and already forgot about you

I’m in Gothenburg brother and when I walk in the city I see them in groups of like 5 or more and I never move out of the way, they do lol. Coming from Chicago, these people have no idea what it means to be a tough guy. First off, they’re all like 5’6 120lbs and I’m a 6’1 190lb long haired metal head from Chicago so I’m not too worried lol

Move to a smaller town northwards in the country.

Hi from DFW area. So sorry you had to go throught this. I really look up to you being from Dallas area and I would like to follow in your footsteps and take a similar path to you to move to a Nordic country. Have you considered moving to Finland? They seem to have a lot of Swedish speakers there and as far as I can tell might let you take the nursing test in Swedish instead of Finnish but I'm not totally sure. Maybe a Finnish person on here has more info than me about this.

I'am a 76 year old man and move from Sweden 2014 because Sweden are out off controll from crime.

This is a classic case of what we call in New York...F%&# around and Find out. And this individual clearly is F'ing around and finding out that folks are passive and not protecting themselves and even worse, not protecting each other. If I witnessed this entire situation, you can rest assure that the gentleman grabbing you would be launched several feet away from you AFTER the police were notified. Your fears are valid, and it can be so destabilizing to experience this so close to home. You did nothing wrong, this man is clearly disturbed and feels empowered to act out since no one is doing anything. Like a cowboy in the wild west. Calling the police was the right thing to do. But I would encourage some strong language to your neighbors who witnessed this, that it's their responsibility to call the police and intervene. Ask yourself, if you witnessed this, would you just watch someone get victimized, if that's the case, take some ownership and have courage. Bullies and maniacs are experiencing terrible personal issues usually, are miserable people, and also typically deeply uneducated or have mental illness. There should be a concerted effort to educate the community on what we say in New York. "SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING" People should be calling the police immediately, recording the conflict, and intervening. I know it isnt fun and it doesnt jive with pacifism, but the native individuals who eat the fruit of peace, come from those who fought to the death to plant those seeds many years ago. Sometimes we must fight and stand up to maintain social justice. And not vigilante justice, but making it easy for the police to make an arrest and charge with assault. Be strong, don't give in to the fear and paranoia, if he's done it to you, he's done it to others, he wont remember you. But be better for your neighbors and hold them accountable for their lack of effort to step forward.

Im so sorry this happened to you. 😞 You never mensions what country of people you are referring to. Or is it the whole middle east? I find it could be useful to know, so more people dont have to learn the the hard way. I wish you well and i totally get why you would like to move to a different place. I would totally be out of there, if only for peace of mind. 🤗

Unfortunately you can’t trust anyone anymore. The crime rate is escalating across the globe at an alarming rate and the law is just not keeping up. For whatever reason people are becoming increasingly angry and turning on each other.

Years ago (90s), when I was in my late teens, someone tried to rob me in the city I grew up in (The Hague). It was at night (03:00 / 04:00 h) coming back from the city center after going out (bar and clubbing). I was alone on my bike and between my neighborhood and the city center is a neighborhood with a bad reputation I had to cross. The bad reputation was more something portrait by the media, probably because of the high immigrant population. I knew this neighborhood well because I worked there at a store every Saturday. The job also gave me the opportunity to see a lot of homes (and food :-) ) in this neighborhood. But I was going home, riding my bike, when a guy came up to me asking for directions. I stopped and when we were close to each other, he put a gun to my head. He said several times: "Give me your money !". I replied I didn't have any money. At that moment I went on a sort of autopilot. Later I realized I did have some money on me but at the moment I believed I had not. It all went very quickly. I managed to push him loose and rode away. When I looked over my shoulder, I saw him walking in the opposite direction. I drove directly to the police station. There I gave a description of the guy and left my name and number. At home, I woke up my mother and when I was just finished telling her what happened, the police called. They caught someone and they wanted me to check if this was the guy who tried to rob me. My mum and I went to the police station (it was still dark outside). Behind a one-sided or one-view window, I could see the guy who tried to rob me and I told the policeman. After that, the police wanted a statement. They showed me the gun. Although it looked very real, so far I could be the judge of that, it was a fake. My name was anonymized and therefore not available for the perpetrator. Later, the victim support agency (provided by the police or the state) called, asking how I'm doing, if I needed help, if I wanted to talk, or need therapy. I told them it wasn't bothering me that much, so I told her I didn't need help. She told me that in case I changed my mind, I could call them. After this incident I kept my job and I rode my bike through that neighborhood, day and night. Looking back, I'm glad that I went to the police and I hope it prevented harm to other people. So, Brandon, I think you should go to the police and tell your story. You were psychically attacked ! If you're hesitant to go alone, bring a friend. If necessary, write down the questions you have for the police, for example if they can anonymize your name in the statement for example. Oh, now I see you did go to the police in the pinned comment … And you have already analyzed the situation (points 1 to 4) so yes, be aware of where you are and in case you keep feeling unsafe, move to another place. Well, I hope you're okay, and take care !

Simple solution: Shave off your beard for a while. He won't recognize you then. In 6 months, he won't even recognize you with your beard. And take the help you can get. If you still feel unsafe after a couple of months, move. And it was right to call the police. I got attacked and beaten myself, half a year ago, and didn't hesitate to call the cops. I don't regret it.

Racism is one thing - stupiedness, if a group of people show what they are made of, now you know and what you have gotten is wisdom.

Sorry these things happened to you. As a white swede that grew up in a bad minority swedish area, the best thing you could possibly do to avoid any issues is to simply ignore it and move on. Of course majority of immigrants are nice and good people. BUT! Especially when it comes to teen and young adult guys of certain groups, you don't look at them, you don't talk back to them, you simply ignore and walk away, even if they are causing trouble. The "issue" here was that you did an action towards that person as a response to their behavior, which they take VERY badly to. Giving these people a physical or verbal response will certainly lead to a bad outcome and the justice system isn't in our favor and everyone's information is publicly available which is why people ignore things even more. That is the sad reality of avoiding trouble in Sweden and it sure hasn't helped with people interacting with strangers, hopefully the interaction won't affect your life too much and I hope you'll be lucky enough to not having to interact with people like this anymore.

Notify the police, move to a safer area of Sweden, and let the Swedish politicians figure out the mess they created.

Wish you came here when most of this stuff didn't exist, it really just blew up in the last 10-15 years.

Really sad to hear this happened to you. It’s important to not take it personally and also try to understand the deeper causes of what happened. My take when I hear these kinds of things is the following. I don’t think this is an issue of immigration, it’s an issue of masculinity and societal consequences of a toxic sense of manlihood. Young men, whose sense of masculinity depends heavily on others’ opinions, may be the most triggered by a threat to their manhood. Studies have shown that there might be a correlation that suggests that the more social pressure a man feels to be masculine, the more aggressive he may be. In this case you touching his car was taken as a threat to his fragile ego/masculinity. He felt a need to regain and protect that sense of having to be strong and prove his manhood through violence and domination. Unfortunately you had to be the victim of his insecurity. It’s an insane and absolutely unhealthy view of what it means to be a man and unfortunately both gangster culture and other social ideals play in here. The fact that the gender divide between education level of men and women are falling faster in the Scandinavian countries compared to the rest of Europe. Men are typically less educated than women enhance also in that sense feel that they are being left behind. In the US alone men are 4 times more likely to commit suicide than women . When you don’t have a higher education in a very competitive job, market your ability to provide for partner by, for example, having a good job and buying a house decreased. Traditionally these were the male roles and ideals to pursue. In a sense men who are not as well educated to have a right to feel left behind but the combination of this trend along with a fragile ego/sense of self is a toxic combination. Young men often lower income and education also fear more being obsolete and useless to society which is very tragic. Don’t know if this helps you but at least for me it makes a difference when I can see other people not as threatening but as fragile and vulnerable humans underneath that protective facade they’re constantly busy trying to manifest, protect and uphold. My presumption is that young men from immigrant background have an even more fragile sense of who they are since they are also battling society’s prejudice and bias against immigrants and people from other cultural background. It’s just a fact of life that people who are different from you will be viewed as a potential threat until you get to know them and realize you have more in common than what divides you. So in a sense, he is a victim of both unhealthy cultural norms and you were the victim of his fragile and toxic sense of who he is a world, he must see as threatening. It’s really tragic. If this ever happens to you again. I would maybe have a plan in your head for how to respond ahead of time. The only thing I can think of to disarm the potentially threatening situation like this. Is the first start by introducing yourself by name, and show that you wanna greet him and shake his hand. Gandhi is famous for having said, do the opposite. And what you were doing is probably the most opposite of what he is expecting. By kindly introducing yourself and telling him who you are, it might take him by surprise and it will also help him see that you are a person, and not a potential threat. Then, when you see that he’s not as physically threatening anymore, you can begin to perhaps apologize for the misunderstanding. And try to resolve the issue. I do not believe this is giving in or being weak. It has a bigger chance of the escalating, a potentially dangerous situation, and on top of that it might even make him think a little, and realized that not everyone is out to get him, and he doesn’t need to prove his masculinity to everyone. He is in a prison of his own making, and even though he might have shiny gold watches, and a fancy car, I bet it’s pretty lonely and scary. Young men look at their lives and compared to the lives and times of their fathers they feel they are loosing something. Gender equality is incredibly important but in the process they might see how women are rising and getting better, more competitive and fast while the traditional role of the man is becoming more unfamiliar and confusing. In this light his car is not only a car but a symbol of perhaps his success (or the image of success he wants others to believe) as a man. When feeling snubbed both in education and the job market men’s last resort to feeling good about themselves is to compare themselves to other men. And in that world having all the status symbols is your protection from being seen as an unattractive looser. Plain and simple. I think that’s what I would try to do at least if this ever happened to me. Take care of yourself.

did you report him? if the dude gets checked by the police he might change his ways. people from countries like that have alot of generational trauma issues. also middle easterners do not do well in the northern climates.

Another case where I was a witness of a brutal unprovoked assault of one man and two women. I fell behind our group who went to a pub, I was locking my bike. Another grp behind me was not so lucky. A young man riding an e-scooter pretty much jumped a guy going fully swinging. He was eventually knocked to the ground where he had to take kicks to the head. The two wmn stepped in the way but was knocked to the ground. His 'gf' yelled for him to stop which he eventually did and rode off with the girl. This happened in a matter of 20-30 seconds and I was a bit drunk a bit in the distance. This guy was definitely on some stimulant drug that allowed such relentelss attacks. It almost looked like he did it for kicks/sport. I gave witness testimony to the police. I cursed out whoever would do something like this and I actually got a picture of the suspect from a restaurant worker who had come out. One of the two cops glared at me and almost yelled at me that 'Let us do our jobs!'. Abt 2-3 weeks later I see him whilst im at a pub, speeding with his e-scooter with his eyes Ö.Ô wide open passing by. I thought to myself 'we are so f***ed.'

Talk to your work (it should apply to "to and from work" even if you weren't working when it happened), you most likely have the right to get crisis help if you want to through företagshälsovården.

Of course it is not the whole group. There is, however, an huge proportion of that group that is very violent and hate filled. It is estimated that 10% to 25% of that group are extremists and that number is high enough that wherever that group goes the extremists are able to keep the others of their group "inline" with their ideology. That seems to be playing out as accurate when looking at where that group goes and the behaviour exhibited by that group.

Take care of yourself. And watch your back.

Hi B Curious! You may or maybe see this (this video is a month old now). I'm also American; have lived many years in Sweden now. TERRIBLY SORRY about what happened to you!! Hopefully, you're doing better now! Am writing here, because I just wanted to be supportive. 🙂 Basically, I honestly think that your encounter with this man was a RANDOM act! I would encourage you to NOT be more worried! Odds are that this man probably FORGOT all about what he did to you, soon after! He OBVIOUSLY has ANGER MANAGEMENT issues, and would have had MANY OTHER incidents like this, with MANY OTHERS, in his life! ...That people in the shop said that you DIDN'T do anything WRONG, and that they knew of him, is a GOOD thing! They would certainly NOT do anything to put you in any jeopardy, or anything. 🙂 And I even if he was in the area again, I HIGHLY DOUBT that 1) he woulld RECOGNIZE you, or 2) even REMEMBER his encounter with you!! That's USUALLY how these things turn out. Afterall, you did NOTHING against HIM, that would make him remember you! For him, you would just be "another face in a crowd", I'm pretty sure! 🙂...What happened to you was extremely MISSFORTUNATE, but I HOPE that you will not let this INTERRUPT the POSITIVE FLOW of your life, in general. 🙏... YOU DID NOTHING WRONG! HE was IN THE WRONG!! MY STORY (hadn't thought about this, in years): I went through a similar experience, a number of years ago. Was attacked by a gang of skinheads!! Literally right outside of the entrance to my apartment building! There were literally 14-15(!) of them!! ...Had seen a few of them around, earlier in the evening, and understood that they were visiting an apartment across the street. ...This was now me returning home, late that same evening (around midnite); and when I turned the corner to my street, there they all were, just hanging around (with 2or 3 pitbulls, as well)!! This was a quiet residential street; nobody else was around! ...As I tried to move quickly to the door, 5 or 6 of them rushed over to prevent me from opening the door! I was, of course, TERRIFIED, and fearful for my LIFE!! Long story short: A couple of them tried to attack me (I wasn't badly hurt), but I was able to get away! I retreated from the area, as quickly as I could; but I was afraid to RUN, because of the DOGS!! ...Needless to say; I was HIGHLY traumatized by this incident!! This was reported to the apartment management and the police was contacted, the next morning. The guy that lived in the apartment across the street was put on a watch list, as I understand it. ...I was terrified, and afraid, for quite a while, after that; because, as not in YOUR case, I wouldn't have recognized ANY of those guys (it was so dark), I had NO idea of WHO lived in that apartment (what he looked like, or anything), but HE would know what "I" looked like, AND what building I lived in!! Just like you, I was wary of coming home; taking different routes to reach my apartment!...And JUST as what happened to YOU; a couple of days after that attack (I was in university, at the time), a classmate (friend) of mine (who just happened to have had a SHAVEN head, at the time!), saw me in a hallway, and RUSHED me, with his head down, to PLAYFULLY give me a bear hug! It happened so FAST! I didn't know WHAT was happening! Just all of a sudden, there was this "skinned head" tackling me!! ...I thought I was DEAD!!! Ha ha 🙂(He knew nothing of what had just happened to me, a couple of nights previously! Told only a couple of close friends.) Day by day, my nerves finally calmed down. I remained cautious, though, of that apartment, across the street; but no skinhead types were ever seen in the area again (there had NEVER been any such characters ANYWHERE in the area before, either)! Some months later, I noticed that there were no longer any curtains in the windows to that apartrment. He had MOVED. ...Just as I believe is the case with YOU, I was (just) an unfortunate victim of a RANDOM act!! Just felt to share this life experience with you, to let you know that you are NOT alone, in your experiences of living, as an American, in this foreign land! 🙂 I trust that you will be (have been?) able to put YOUR unfortunate encounter BEHIND you, and "get on" with LIVING and ENJOYING your life!! LIVE WELL; BE WELL!! And continued GOOD LUCK with your life here in Sweden!! 👍...Och lycka till med SVENSKAN!!😊

Relocate to Slottsstaden, Ribbersborg, Västra hamnen, Limhamn - Anywhere close to the sea. I lived in the Möllan area 15 years ago. Many warnings but to me it seemed progressive, multi culti and picturesque. Five months in ~ then I realized ~ this area is social misery.

So sorry you did run into an encounter like that. From a distance, it sounds like the guy probably did mostly feel some ridiculous need to jump into an intimidation display to try and save face, when he was clearly in the wrong and almost running people down in the road. At a guess, that was most likely where the whole thing ended for him, and Mr. Hothead almost immediately moved on to taking out his own problems on some other convenient target. (While thankfully that is not an everyday interaction for you, so you're very understandably left thinking about it more!) I could be very wrong, but that was the reading I got at least. Pretty sure I actually live in the part of town you mentioned, btw. Also a neurodivergent American import. No issues so far, thankfully. I have witnessed two different traffic-related altercations that turned physical with drivers puffing up at each other like that during the few years I've been in Sweden, though--one in Västra Hamnen and one in Lund. That was two more than I would have expected to run across, honestly. At least it did look like way more bark than bite both times, at any rate, and bystanders did step in.

If you live in Malmö and had only 1 incident, your guardian angel is working overtime😂 holy shit

I think he overreacted, and then tried to intimidate you. I think the correct way to act is to call the police, but I don't think I would dare to do it myself, partly because of my autism, where I have a highly eschewed sense of risk perception. I know what type of person you mean. I have a lot of friends from that part of the world here in Sweden. But I also have stories of road rage and similar akin to your story. Makes me confused. Overly aggressive people like that need to be dealt with by the judicial system. Unfortunately, often there is a problem with mistrust towards police, so actual witnesses just refuse to help, which only worsens the cultural clash. Don't get me wrong. We have people as aggressive as that natively, and used to have enormous problems. But, bystanders used to have no qualms of witnessing, which over time meant the problem mostly faded away as generation by generation learnt this was not acceptable behavior.

Report it to the police. Chances they'll catch him is slim, but the getting the incident into the national statistics is important.

So you need to understand that we took in a lot of people from some of the most violent countries in the world and they struggle to adapt to Sweden. It means many young people feel that gangster culture is a great alternative to get status and get rich. It has escalated badly over the past decade. The lack of understanding of Swedish culture means many attribute our actions to racism when it's simply that we have different values and behavior. Like not taking to strangers isn't because of them being non swedes. Not inviting neighbors also isn't about their origin. But if you expect us to behave according to your values from these countries you might assume we must be racist. We're not. But we are also peaceful. And these cultures are not. They act aggressively immediately. Especially young men. And it is ruining parts of our country now where swedes avoid these people.

Regardless of how your brain has wired itself, you shouldn't have to worry about whether people will hurt you or not. Because that's the kind of world we should all strive for. So don't feel guilty about that. I will say, I don't believe a culture can have a temper. But I think a culture can TEACH lower levels of acceptance and tolerance, as well as to always be ready to fight at the drop of a hat. Regardless of whether you're in the right or wrong. And that guy was in the wrong since he didn't follow traffic recommendations and rules.

Malmö is a dump.

I worked in a supermarket some years back and thought I saw a man of color pocket smth. I politely asked if I could see if he had anything, he actually did not. I was like 'oh my bad' but he got from 0-100 and punched me so that I flew back almost falling backwards. Police was called and they were there fast. Despite us having it on video the case was dropped in abt two weeks due to 'lack of evidence.' This sends clear signals to such criminals that their behavior, even according to the establisment, is justified.

Reach out to the police.

I’m sorry you went through this. It must be hard, especially since you have autism, to be a victim of a random act of violence. Please do know that it’s obviously not a racial thing. There are many factors which causes things like this to happen. And obviously, the amount of violent crime (or crime in general) is much, MUCH higher in the USA than it is in Sweden. I have lived in Sweden in so called ”no go zones” for 25+ years and have never had anything like this happen to me. Some people are just crazy. Again, sorry this happened to you. Talking to the police is the right thing to do. If you still feel uncomfortable, move to another city. Stockholm is nice, Umeå is nice, and there are lots of other smaller cities which are cool. Norrköping/Linnköping is chill as well!

Malmö, Swedens toilet nr 1. You should move to another city.

Oh wow, I'm so sorry to hear that this happened to you! It does not surprise me at all that all the Swedes were just sitting there and not helping. Swedes tend to not get involved with people outside of their own spheres in general, and in a situation where most of them there were probably familiar with the temper tantrums of the culture you're talking about, would likely further warrant non-involvement, unfortunately. I'm very glad you weren't badly hurt though! Please move further north if you can, up past Stockholm to a more rural setting maybe? We still have violence up here, but it's not quite as prevalent yet as it is down there where you are right now. Oh, also, your reaction to the guy handing out the info on the bike tracks sounds like a very Swedish response! LOL :) After that, you I think you can totally feel like you're Swed-ified! LOL :) Best of luck to you! /A fellow American in Sweden

I am a bit late, but the law in Sweden say that every car and bike are responsible towards the people walking. It is called Väjningsplikt, which means that it is never the person walkings fault. So the person could be as mad as he like it is his fault anyway. And the fact that he got out of the car assulting you is even worse. I would report it to the police with all the info you have to put it on a record. I been living i large, medium and small cities and never had that happen to me, so from my point of view it do not happen often. I dont know if that makes you feel better, but i just want to add that to maybe put som reliefe to you. I also want to say that there was nothing you could have done differently. You where walking where you should, acting as you should and just met a guy who for some reason lost his mind and acted out. That is not ok what the person did and not normal either.

Europe is facing this problem because of the amount of people coming in from violent countries that have completely different values that most Europeans share. It's not just Sweden. I would suggest moving to an area where the locals are the overwhelming majority. Or even moving to a different country that doesn't have this problem or one that is being much more strict and active against it.

My tip is: Move to a safer city, if you dont then you have to accept that this is probably not the last time

Stay safe

I am not a health professional hence this is just an uneducated opinion. You speak like someone who is suffering ptsd. See a professional, sometimes an hour talking with them will be the only you need. That excess of environmental awareness is common after a crisis. I get it years ago when I was robbed in my country of origin (Argentina). It goes easy with the time, but better catch it early. About the police, bullies tend to get the message. Good you speak with them.

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What part of the world are you talking about ?

Call the police.

Atombomba Malmö

Pepper spray, bear spray, tazer

Is a very small thing to go to the police they will do nothing, I will say try to forget the experience and carry on. take care.

Brandon get a pepper sprayer

We don't have an immigration crisis but we do have a right wing crisis that hits the working class/under class/poor or marginalized people really hard. So therefore violence increases, unemployment rises, crime rises.

wake up snd stop having empathy for people who cant even comprehend its meaning

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