Two Americans Discussing The Pros & Cons of Living In Sweden 

i dont like these types of americans

Most of the cost is tax.

@@k_drop Nope! Most of the cost is profit!

Yes but you don’t make 1/3 the money we make behind the bar. Which is why no one wants to work in service.

Actually this sucks, if they would rely on tips (even a little bit) , we would actually experience some form of service. Service does not exist in sweden, thats sad.

When i was traveling i had to buy a sandwich for 110kr at the airport, but i see a lot of Norwegians coming to Sweden to buy a ton of things becuase the price difference is so much.

BonnuPotitoee 110kr in sweden or norway

@@tm0396 110 swedish kronor. which is a lot of money for a sandwich but at the end of the day it was inside an airport.

BonnuPotitoee thats alot for sweden in general, in Norway the highest price for a sandwich i have seen is 60kroner

Ludvig Nilsson Sodas are soooo much cheaper in Sweden

Its a videogame culture:)

Yeah... but if you have to learn it in school like this, its not more good.... XD

We learn it in school we start learning English when we are around 8 I think

well... who doesnt?

Much easier for us yeah.

U forgot to mention that u get payed 3 times the swedish wage man so it's logical to be more expensive

@@adon1685 how can they be payed 3 times ass much when their gdp per capita isn’t even 25% bigger than sweden’s?

@@sondersonics7534 Per capita GDP in Norway 81000 Per capita GDP in sweden 54000

@@Min-Jeong2003 it’s under 70k. You’re checking 2018 statistics

@@sondersonics7534 No its 2020 statistics Norway is the richest Nordic country！

It's free dental to 22 now (y)

Jonte Ded As a Swede I like the high taxes since we get so much for it

alvina nyholm we could have less taxes and the same wellfare BUT nahh kommuner som strular o känslostyrda politiker

Jonte Ded They did say the taxes were for the many good benefits.

Jonte Ded there is NO such a thing like FREE everything is paid from your taxes

Ännu roligare är att man kan bila från norge till göteborg vilket innebär att många visiterar liseberg :)

Aliciasvard Jag vet det. Har sett folk från både Danmark och Norge här som handlar hod Ica Maxi haha. Vi måste få ett tag på ekonomin innan det går för långt

Rackie aaaa svenska kronan måste bli mer värd

Dum idé Helt säker att det är dyrare att åka hit från Norge än att handla i en nära butik i Norge

amin N Det är ingen idé asså Norskar och danskar åker hit för att handla

Yeah, I’m American. And can definitely say our healthcare system is fucked. Hopefully it’ll change in the future. And our education system is also terrible as well, which is why more people educate themselves online now because it’s far cheaper.

Rush limbaugh didn't go to college and lived in a 64million dollar mansion for talking on radio

I rather pay 50k for school, than pay 75% my salary for life. I can pay that off in a couple years.

@@t.j.5574 The public schools are trash in the US but the others seem fine

if i incorporate my business elsewhere then can I prevent not paying taxes in Sweden?

LOL

It's a common slang saying here in the U.S.

Yes it is?? A legal adult cannot have a relationship with a teen. Maybe a rekayionship with a 17 year old would be excused in court , but a 15 year old??? You're out of your mind.

NessieStatic 15 in sweden is the legal age a girl i know thats 15 is dating a 20 yr old

NessieStatic I was commenting in relation to the video (if that wasn’t obvious) which is about Sweden. The legal age of consent in Sweden is 15.

NessieStatic That is not the law in Sweden. They have quite progressive consent laws.

Dominic M 15 is the age of consent here in sweden and the law says so., 15 is also the age where you are considered an adult infront of a judge do to a crime

I lived in Sweden for a good bit... what part of Sweden are you talking about where every one has two cars and a summer house? I never met any of those people. Every one I knew under 30 was broke and living like a college student.

Tax is relative! Here in the UK for instance we have the NHS which means you get treatment for free for most things. In the US you can lose your home just because you became a diabetic. Our taxes are high but you get your health looked after for most issues. It really depends on what you get for your tax.

@@BP-or2iu if youre under 30 you dont count duh

@@BP-or2iu you dont pay 30% tax either

What a load of crap fuck all people own home in Sweden it the same in Australia

You wanna trade passports?

A Swedish friend of mine was shocked when I told him I racked %100,00+ on medicals... after emergency surgery. I do know my mom worked three menial jobs just to pay dad's college education.

@@kimberlys8422 Why not just do the responsible thing and get medical insurance rather than opt in to paying 60%+ income tax? Trust me, in a lifetime we pay WAAAAY more on average in taxes than anyone spends on healthcare and college in the US. For example, the income tax rate on the MEDIAN income is 56%, and that's excluding VAT which varies between 25% and 300% depending on the product. That's about 20K USD a year per average person in taxes..

Lol you actually think GMOs are bad

coz corporates are socialists. people are not.

Yeah, obviously Sweden is not taking in our best and brightest.

Same, it is English speakers who are the imprecise ones :P

Well, gratis means no cost. Fri is more accurate to Free. Ledig is like avaliable. It depends on the context of the sentence, just like in English. You can always look up synonyms for both languages 🙂

Interestingly, though, in Swedish you could say e.g. "fritt inträde", meaning "free access" in the sense of no cost admission

videoUberman: fri is more like freedom than it is free. Like feeling free or unconstricted or unburdened.

That’s the point. There are several words which in English would only need one. In that sense our language is more complicated.

Free? You have pre-paid in your taxes! Do you even know how much you pay each year for health care and education? I ask this as a Canadian, in the same boat as Swedes. It is NOT free. Not much in life is really.

Well... you know what I meant

Sorry buddy, I took the word "free" at it's literal meaning. Free means you get healthcare without paying, I just clarified that in countries like Sweden (and Canada) we do pay. I was not criticizing you personally, just pointing out free healthcare really doesn't exist. Cheers!

JD It's free for people that Can't afford paying their own taxes...

JD you pay your taxes that month then you have free healthcare the whole month.. i mean if we would define the word free. We get something that we doesn't have to pay for. The healthcare is free, the taxes are not free. The taxes goes to alot of things not only healthcare..

Holy shit! That's the best explanation. I was struggling with this

'You have to learn' here actually means you just have to memorise them. Learning involves mostly understanding the rule, which is not applicable here. Simple rule told by most teachers is, almost 80% of all nouns are en word n the rest ett word. But there is no rule as such to define what is what, as is, in case of english articles (the closest example I could think of) It does not really matter if you go from bestämd to obestämd eller vice versa. You just need to hear and memorise/ remember. No shortcut here.

I’m Swedish and I’ve never even thought about that. I just use en/ett the way it sounds best or from what I’ve learnt. But this is actually really helpful if I’m trying to teach someone!

Wow, really helpful.

@Andreas Antagligen för att man sällan använder ordet "infinitiv" i svenskan, utan snarare ordet "oändlighet" vilket i bestämd form blir "oändligheten" eftersom "en oändlighet". :)

So true 😂 or even a US Visa IF you get approved

Green card for nationals of Mexico is 21 years, India is 11 years, Phillipines its 9 years if you apply for 1 in 2020, these people complaining about 14 months

Yeah but the amount of people applying in the USA is infinitely more than Sweden visas. So it’s a lot harder.

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What percentage of income goes to taxes in Sweden?

@@bonsummers2657 for most People it is about ~32-34%

Yeah Americans do not see the bigger picture and have little knowledge or no knowledge at all what is going on in other countries and the benefits that people get for the higher taxes and still have a great life and can effort more things then in the States, Because they have so much more to pay for with the less taxes in the States and therefor are not able to effort many other things like a vacation or /and an education. Free Health insurance in Sweden, too.

No one gives 1/3 of their paycheck, or anything near that, towards health insurance, unless you consider health insurance being prudent dietary practices, and not a payment to an insurance company.

@@bonsummers2657 i pay 33% income tax, but for that i get, free Dental until i turn 24, never have to pay more than like 20dollars to go to the hospital No matter what kind of treatment i need, when im sick i Still get 80% of My salary for the days im gone And so so so much more great things

That's awesome to hear! Thank you for the recommendations :)

I agree with Niklas. The Vilhelm Moberg books about the swedish immigrants is a really good read. If you like more I also agree that Per-Anders Fogelström "Mina drömmars stad" gives a good insight to Swedish history and culture.

I'd strongly recommend SVT's recent Bye Bye Sverige, three episodes on the Swedish emigration to America. Fun, easy and educational. You will learn a lot from it, I did, and it is entertaining. In fact I'd recommend everything from that duo. sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bye_bye_Sverige

What about that famous painting American Gothic..Goth used to be another old kingdom against old time Swedes...there is Gothenburg in Nebraska

The different Goths (the tribes, the word for medieval architecture, the 19th century literature, the music/style) are only marginally related. To add to the confusion, the root of the name Gothenburg is not the Goths, but the Geats, a tribe probably not closely related. Then again, who knows, it's lost in time. It is assumed (at least by the Romans) that the origin of the Goths was Sweden, and it would fit, but we will probably never know for sure.

@Soft Poor Corn of course not, there are so many colleges in sweden that you can basically have shit grades and still get yourself into a science/engineering program somewhere, because that's what i did lol. You don't have to be top tier at all. Only if you *only* aim for the most top tier prestige schools, but if you want that, then you can study as a maniac and take the college entrance exam and hopefully get it, for free, that's also a possible solution.

is that the main attraction?

i bet these guys are ecstatic. i sometimes wonder if life in Sweden is flat as a pancake and could be a real powerhouse if they had an economically freer culture, because the people are high quality.

that's an oxymoron

Not having to pay 2500$ for a ambulace coming to you is also a valid reason. Or paying 300 000$ for having a baby in a hospital.

Hahhaha correct

That is an awesome story! I've always found swedes to be extremely kind and welcoming :)

Thank you Stefan Thyron :) I have found that having American friends is a good counter to American stereotypes. The friend I mentioned in particular have been a good "ambassador" for the U.S. xD Also, in reference to your video and the Swedish language, what do you think of the legit question: "Får får får?" :)? (answer being "Nej, får får lamm.")

Tog hon den i tvåan?

Håkå din jävla idiot ;):):):):):):)

That was very kind of you.

Jack Josefsson ... exactly, and this is where it becomes difficult to speak the Swedish language with any confidence because one does not grow up understanding the different ways in which one idea (or word) can turn into a compounded situation having a similar but different idea (and word), such as your example for the English word, “free” .. and then svenska words of the same idea, such as in gratis-free of charge, and ledig-leisured, or off duty - all having their own special words with compounded definitions. In America we have compound words, such as rain + coat= raincoat, but we don’t really have words used for compounded definitions. Not that it’s difficult once one has leaned to pay attention to this, however, as a child learning to speak any language, one begins with the simplest of words and learns as he goes, and similarly, someone just learning svenska would do the same.

Still doesn't make any sense, how do you know that it is supposed to be "tjejen" and not "tjejet"? You can really only learn it by memorising or growing up with it.

@@BullenBeliz Yeah, that is the tricky part about learning Swedish as a second language. There are some more rules as to why n-genus and t-genus are a thing. It might be something about vowels and consonants, or other phonetics. But the rule still applies, if you use "en/ett" to say "EN tjej" its definite form is "tjejEN", as well as "ETT hus" -> "husET".

@@BullenBeliz Absolutely true, but there are rules how to build up a sentence in the correct way but when you talk you never do that you just know and those rules are also quite complex but they do exist.

Hade ingen aning om att det var så hahah

@@BullenBeliz No, there are some elusive rules, I'm sure... If we borrow new words, like mail and container, we know without thinking if it's supposed to be en or ett. Ett mejl, en container. Mejlet, containern. Plural mejlen, containrarna. Don't know why though, just do. We don't need to memorize.

I still think that English is the hardest language to learn. I still probably have a problem to pronounce correctly cup vs cap (to my ear it sounds the same) then ship and sheep (also sounds the same). and I don't see a point in having articles either -a- or -the-

YUMO *** bottle vs battle, Us vs ass

beach and bitch

There their now, they’re not that bad 😂

@@Crazyarchitect13 Try Russian, Chinese, Japanese ...

the majority do.

^ Yes, unless if you are a clear American. USA does have a really wide population of languages over the country just because of the influence

@@Aphorim - not really. immigrants speak English and their own language. not the case of the Scandinavian countries. I'm talking about a language learned in school. and very fluent.

@@sydneywellington22 your argument is wrong, you said imagine the majority speak a second language, well the majority do, doesn't matter how.

@@Aphorim - you know what I ment, but you have a consolation prize.

And not mention all the emphasis on the exclamation marks.

Sorry, it's just the American blood that makes us cringe when we hear the word "tax"

Like free healthcare

Oh you mean the mass imigration, the huge health care queues, segregation and increased criminality just to name a few. It wasn’t like this 10 years ago when the taxes were alot lower and we didn’t have Stefan Löfven as our leader

nexuS We had free health care even before the huge tax increase

No we don't.

I do ! 😂

I do, since I sometimes forget words in swedish (even though it is my first language) and sometimes english words describes something better than a swedish word. I am 13 btw

I definitely agree on that. Swedish are amazing shocking how good they speak English and mix pretty often. I'm from New York and I totally disagree with them. I will never move back. Sweden is way better in all aspects.

yeah.. if your 20

@theadam22 ja ek praat Afrikaans.

Same

Not sure it would suit anyone from South Africa. Just saying, some say the Scots are tight, the south africans I have met squeak any time they open an orrifice in my company.

I think that's great. Agree to disagree.

No, at least sweden has abolished parts of free speech and expression.

Not true, Norway is the country with the second highest consumption: www.worldatlas.com/articles/top-10-coffee-consuming-nations.html

I heard that consuming more than 2 cups of coffee a day leads to early onset dementia.

@@steveguild871 I can't wait!

Yes, the salt Liquorice is to die for.

Bernler75 wait huh? I'm swedish and I've never heard of the 18 years old thing!?

Lagen är full av sådana hål som inte bokstavligt står i lagen. Personligen, så har jag aldrig varit med om det själv, men jag känner flera personer som har åkt i den fällan, tyvärr.

Som jag förstår det så kan en person dömas för våldtäkt på en 15-17 åring om denne är i någon form av auktoritetsposition över den yngre. Som lärare, instruktörer och arbetsgivare, men även stv- och adoptivföräldrar. Situationer där man kan misstänka att den vuxne på något sätt kan ha "påverkat" den yngre att ha sex. Jag tror att detta kan även gälla när 15-17 åringen är den som initierar till sex vilket man kan finna märkligt. Så, ja, det finns undantag vilket gör att 15-17 de facto främst gäller för andra 15-17. Som vuxen är det säkrast att använda riktlinjen 18år

Jag har hört detta men jag kan inte vart i lag det står. Finns det i brottsbalken?

+Erica Erixon 6:e Kapitlet paragraf 3:e till 10:e samt 14:e. Du kan kolla själv hela alltet på Lagen.nu

I think the reason is that the US, states are almost like they are their own countries. For example, a better comparison would be to compare the EU's countries to the US's states.

That's very true. San Fran I think is the most expensive city in the US so I the prices there are even more than Stockholm in my opinion, at least as far as housing is concerned.

You're in malmö? I feel bad for you :( My apology, it will soon be dealt with tho.

agreed, i went to western USA last september and San Fransisco felt like home in terms of expenses. we had a craft beer at some pub in chinatown for 12 dollars. not too bad but compared to 1 dollar a bottle in Vegas for example its way more expensive in San Fransisco. Also my favourite town on the trip we had. Btw @Stefan Thyron my cousin did you exact journey in reverse, moving from Norrköping to Portland haha.

So as Californian do you think Malmö crime level higher or lower than in the USA on average/ where you used to live? Just interesting to know your comparison because it seems that many in the USA think that Malmö is terrible. I live in Finland and I would bet that same size citizens in the USA have at least the same crime levels than Malmö, even worse?

Nonsense

Read some classic American literature like Poe or Fitzgerald before you make such an ignorant statement

@@lesoleil1195 I distinquish here between English and American. The old "King James English" is indeed very differentiated and looking at the classic American literature, you see that the language used is much closer to the English then then the American is today.

@@Kaasmof That's not true. Because of the internet and hollywood, American and British English are converging rapidly. There are very few lexical differences between UK and US English as written by educated speakers. Many Americans grew up reading Harry Potter, for example, and there is nothing in that book lexically (aside from slang) that Americans don't understand.

El Darden - Due to 1800's immigration when half of Germany came to the US, the majority of Americans come from German ancestry and Irish is second. English is not in the collective subconscious of most Americans, because our ancestors didn't come from England. We really should be speaking German in the US, because that language is in most people's collective subconscious, and it would be easier for people to master. Using proper English doesn't mean a person is more intelligent. Look at Obama, he spoke eloquent English and was as dumb as a box of rocks.

I agree with what you said... But it is!

Travel more

You want to trade passports? This country has gone to shit for a long time.

Josef Stalin what's wrong with Sweden nowadays? Just a curious foreigner here

No way.

Steve Guild: Why not?

Bernie Sanders wants to implement astronomical tax rates in the US. Most do not agree. We believe that able-bodied, working-age adults should not be entitled to a "lifetime" of welfare. We believe in helping those who can't help themselves. However, way too many people abuse the system if given the chance.

If people abuse the system, that is another problem!! The american dream is not for everyone. Not everyone has the same possibility and luck in life. What about free healthcare and free education for everyone? Isn´t that a good and fair thing for a society??

You do realize under this system you ALSO would be getting free healthcare? Taxes are high but you wouldn't be paying astronomical rates for education, healthcare, etc.. And if you suddenly got cancer next year, you wouldn't have to worry what happens once you can no longer work, and you're dropped from your plan. Also, statistically speaking, those who "take advantage" are far outnumbered by those who genuinely need help. So you'd rather be petty and take food and healthcare from the mouths of children, sick, and elderly?

@@kakap0788 3 mins? I DO IT IN 3 SECONDS

That might have been the most swedish comment here XD

:O

you guys do your taxes??

😂😂😂

But like, did you die?

Ri0z yeah i died

elias b Damn bro... RIP my man.

How the f were you able to write that comment!? How did you even survived the video!? ;P

3 years later and this holds true for our current president as well.

And for those who wonder, $ 42,000, - is about half of the average income in Scandinavia..

I speak English and I have tried several languages and Swedish has been the easiest, the language is very similar to English.

I guess you learn English for a reason?. I could never be assed with french at school , and German was not an option. I have to admit the french I took was seldom used, and the German I self taught was a way better investment of my time, and I have never been one to see my time wasted by anyone. I feel a song on the boil... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R4GLAKEjU4w.html

And now you are paying for all the new migrants. :-)

Steve Guild, I'm not Swedish and I don't live in Sweden so I'm afraid your moronic comment doesn't really make much sense. You and other muppets like you really seem to think that just bringing up irrelevant things like migrants on completely unrelated topics is some sort of Palin-esque "Gotcha" moment. It's amazing the kind of lengths you neanderthals will go to to shove your anti-immigration views down the throats of other people. You're like fundamentalist Christians on steroids when it comes to shoving garbage down the throats of others. The Sweden democrats just had a worse election in Sweden than a lot of people have predicted so it appears like most Swedes have no problem with paying for the migrants. Then it's not really much of a "gotcha" or "burn" to bring it up on unrelated RU-vid videos.

Palin-esque? Lol. I don't think my text is really that unrelated. The money to house/feed is going to have to come from somewhere. The Sweden democrats did just fine, thank you very much. Now the current liberal govt can no longer ignore the issue. The trend is not on your side, my friend.

The difference is, you're not required to go to university nor did we used to have to have health insurance. Thus, the comparison is valid. When the taxes are taken from you, you are paying for these things no matter what.

Greg c, You really are brainwashed if you believe that BS yourself. lol "You don't need an education or health care." ???? What kind of backwards third world shithole do you live in?

Thank you :) glad you liked it!

Hahah that's a really good point. It's actually just a figure of speech, but it's kind of funny when you think about it.

in america we know people are going to lie after the say "im not going to lie"

soljutin Det är väl lite som när vi säger ”Ärligt talat”

I'll be prefectly honest with you - you raised an interesting issue. (Yes, really -- honestly. I swear on my mother's grave. If you don't believe me, call my ex wife, my first grade school teacher, my parole officer, or my pastor.) They will give you an honest answer. /Honest man

Stefan Thyron do u understand swedish? Well it is way hard to learn swedish???

Bridget Sclama ... correct! I’m an American living in Sweden, and I’ve discovered that many things that we pay for in the states, we do not pay for in Sweden, or are less expensive than in the states. I’m not claiming taxes aren’t high, however when you factor in the stuff you pay for in the states that aren’t considered “taxes” then the gap shrinks considerably. It seems the healthcare issue is a topic that many Americans seem to speak of negatively, but I have had a great experience here. Just the fact that your healthcare is a non-issue. I don’t have to worry about that safety net whether I’m working or not, or switching jobs - it’s just there. It takes a load off my mind. Also, I hate that healthcare is labeled as “free” - it’s not, it’s paid thru those taxes that everyone seems to harp on. Now I’m just a regular guy, so maybe living in the states, the game can be manipulated to be advantageous financially, but for the average person living their life, the system here feels more secure.

@@sceb It's too cold for me there, otherwise, I'd move. I'd probably go to Scotland but yeah I'd go.

You pretty much have to be unemployed to be saving any money. I pay 57% in income taxes alone, and then some insanely high consumption taxes on top of that, so it's far more expensiva than any health insurance I can imagine. Even then, American healthcare is of a higher standard than Swedish.

bcuz he is

@@jasmineclear878 He isn't Swedish, idiot.

@@croatianwarmaster7872 I believe he meant that the guy to left has that kinda "classic" swedish looks. Even if he came from USA. That could have been cuz some people here in sweden moved to USA for a better life at one time, somewere between 1800-1900 i think it was. So one of his great grandparents could have been from sweden. Atleast that is what i think. And i have to agree with LizardGorgeous, he does look like swedish guy even to me. And i am from sweden.

@@croatianwarmaster7872 That's nowhere near racist. Racist is believing one race is better than another.

@@kakap0788 Ahh okey, good info there. Just curious now; How many people would be 1.4% as Swedish-Americans then? xD

BabuForTheFriends in Sweden there’s also people that pays 50% of their salaries in taxes....

That sucks.

Most adults pay about 60% tax if you include VAT

The actual tax rate in Sweden is higher than what is directly visible to the employee. On top of your gross salary, out of which 30-55 percent is taken as tax (depending on income bracket), your employer pays an additional 30% in "employer fees". So let's say you earn 20000 SEK per month. This is a low salary, quite a bit below the national average. Your visible tax that is specified on the salary statement will be around 6000 SEK (varying a little depending on county). This amount is deducted by the employer, and paid to the tax authority. On top of that, the employer pays another 6000 in "employer fees", that are usually not even specified on the salary statement. So the cost to the employer would be around 26000 SEK, but the employee would only receive around 14000 SEK. And the employee thinks that he only paid 30%, ie 6000 SEK in taxes.

Except Italy is one of those countries with the highest rate of tax evasion, so no one really benefits from those high taxes and there's a high public debt. The Swedish system, on the other hand, is a lot more effective in that sense.

FINALLY someone knows the freaking law.

No thats not true, it is legal for anyone to have consentual sex with someone 15 years and over.

Never said it was illegal.. But if you're 18+ and have sex with someone 15-18 it would still be considered sex with a minor

@@raxxo69 " if you're 18+ and have sex with someone younger than 18 you could be convicted of rape of a minor." So you're saying you can be convicted, but it is not illegal? Ofc it's sex with a minor because they are not adult, but its not illegal and you can not be convicted, unless it's not consentual.

Lasse - In America you only pay when you go to the hospital. If you don't go, you don't pay. If you need a surgery, the hospital will do it, and set you up on a payment plan to reimburse them. You are paying high taxes to pay for other people's medical care in Sweden.

Pierre Delecto thank you. Nothing is free.

Nathan - You're welcome my friend

@@wayne12693 nonsense, you still pay taxes in the usa, depending on your situation, you might even end up paying more than in a place like sweden

@@wayne12693 I'd much rather higher taxes for next to free health care and much better service than to pay the hospital nearly 20K everytime I break a bone. I'm Canadian our taxes our high but we've been told directly from American immigrants that our healthcare as saved them tones of money.

Rikard Nilsson det fungerar bara om man kan bestämda formens suffixer intuitivt, hur kommer man igentligen på att hund böjs med EN i bestämd form? En hund -> hundEn

that doesn't really help. how do you know if it's supposed to be "husen/huset" or "katten/kattet"? the thing is that there is no real explanation why. in swedish class they teach the word together with the new word, "en katt", "ett hus" for example, to be able to learn the difference. we swedes just get it by having grown up here.

Words referring to people are almost always "en". There are a few exceptions, like "barnet". But 99% of the time it's "en" (läraren, doktorn, pojken, tjejen, fixaren). Other type words are more difficult. "Ett" is more common for non animate objects while "en" is more common for animals. But the split is like 70/30 (number I made up), so not a perfect guideline. For compound words the last word determines which is correct. Of course, for native speakers one way just "sounds right". Not helpful for newbie Swedish speakers.

Vær glad Svensk ikke har hunkjønnsformen lenger. En mann. Ei dame. Et hus.

Living things in general are most likely -n/-en while inanimate objects are -et. Of course there are exceptions but I can't think of any concrete ones right now.

Davster 9 your english is great !

@@JC-qx3sr Just like English of many Swedes. I appreciate it especially now when I moved to Spain.

I’m not even Swedish or from an English speaking country, but your English is great lol, probably better than some native speakers 😂😂

This is what I keep saying. For the people who are freedom-first, let them have America with all of the cons of being freedom-first. But for the people who think, act, basically are Swedish, please, make the move to Sweden were you are actually wanted and cared for!

@@emridatla3886 I'd trade palces with anyone in America. This country has went to shit for a long time.

A man charting is own course is not for everyone. Certainly not for those looking to have their hand held their whole life. You can thank American's being "on their own" for almost every modern convenience you enjoy. We get shit done, while Europeans are still waiting in line to ask their government-mommy for permission. Thank God, the Wright Brothers didn't have to ask any overlords for permission to conquer flight and change the whole world for the better. No, we just do it. Maybe, be grateful for America instead of shitting on it. Your life has been directly affected by Americans being "on their own", and for the better. Our attitude: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety or Security, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."- Benjamin Franklin. You would give up liberty just so you do "not having to worry"? Unreal. I don't know any MEN, who think like you. Take hold of your own destiny and be responsible for it. It might be dangerous at times, but at least we are alive and are actually living life. Fear is a liar.

@@JoshDub78 Sure, not everybody wants to be an entrepreneur though. I'm quite alright with businessmen being rewarded with all the wealth they can collect after healthcare and education is fully covered by the wealth the working class creates, entrepreneurs can collect the... shall we say "excess wealth." You may disagree, but at the end of the day you are part of a minority, and whose will should prevail? That of the majority, or that of the minority?

@theadam22 I bet it's not nearly the same, Seattle is overrun with homeless people.

My older brother has lived in Sweden since he was about a year and a half old, he is more Swedish than American and was offered contracts by two American soccer teams but declined due to that he would have had to pay taxes on his wages in both the USA and in Sweden from playing soccer in the USA.

I have stocks exchanged on the French CAC. I get dividends that are taxed by France. When you do your taxes, any foreign taxes you paid, you get a credit offsetting whatever foreign taxes you paid to what US taxes are required. You submit Form 1116, Foreign Tax Credit If your foreign tax is higher than US taxes, you get a net tax credit; reduces your tax bill or since most of us over pay since its required to do so to ensure you meet minimum quarterly with-holdings; bigger refund. Example: Foreign total tax charged $5.00 on whatever income. And if your tax on the same income would have only been $2.00 tax... you'll get a $3.00 credit on our tax bill. If your foreign tax is lower than US, you'll pay the difference in amount that would have been equal to the full US tax. Example: Foreign tax charged $5.00 on whatever income, and on the same income US charge $8.00 you'll pay $3.00 in US taxes.... just the difference. I'm not aware the nitty gritty as far as social security medicare payroll taxes and if you paid into foreign payroll taxes. But below IRS.gov website has it all. www.irs.gov/publications/p514 Why Choose the Credit? The foreign tax credit is intended to relieve you of a double tax burden when your foreign source income is taxed by both the United States and the foreign country. In most cases, if the foreign tax rate is higher than the U.S. rate, there will be no U.S. tax on the foreign income. If the foreign tax rate is lower than the U.S. rate, U.S. tax on the foreign income will be limited to the difference between the rates. The foreign tax credit can only reduce U.S. taxes on foreign source income; it cannot reduce U.S. taxes on U.S. source income. Although no one rule covers all situations, in most cases it is better to take a credit for qualified foreign taxes than to deduct them as an itemized deduction. The following bullets explain why the credit may provide a greater tax benefit. A credit reduces your actual U.S. income tax on a dollar-for-dollar basis, while a deduction reduces only your income subject to tax. You can choose to take the foreign tax credit even if you do not itemize your deductions. You then are allowed the standard deduction in addition to the credit. If you choose to take the foreign tax credit, and the taxes paid or accrued exceed the credit limit for the tax year, you may be able to carry over or carry back the excess to another tax year. (See Limit on the Credit under How To Figure the Credit, later.)

I am moving to Göteborg in a few months. Lived in Massachussetts and Arizona but I am done with the states at this point.

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Hhaha it’ll happen!!