Do you have mosquitoes where you are?
What is the mosquito situation for you right now? Do you have a few? Many? Is it driving…
What’s you top most beautiful football matches?
I’m planning to build a video database with the most beautiful football matches of the century to watch…
What phrase do you use to describe long but indeterminate distances?
In Britain, where we don’t use the metric system, we would say a place that’s a long way…
What spices or herbs do you associate with your country?
For me in Sweden: It’s a mix between: Dill Cinnamon Cardamom And in winter, saffron
Is Shakespeare popular for reading outside of the UK?
I'm sure he's well known, but is he popular?
Daily Slow Chat
Hello there! Welcome to our daily scheduled post, the Daily Slow Chat. If you want to just chat about…
What’s something every tourist gets wrong in your city?
I am curious, I want to know
How often do you listen to your leaders’ Christmas/New Year speeches?
Something that I find interesting about European politics (as well as the politics of many countries in Africa…
What are the best cooking utilities shops in Europe?
In Paris, there’s E. Dehillerin, a cook’s dream with cellar-like halls you can wander through. What other shops…
I once accidentally bumped against the shoulder of an English person I knew in a corridor. I automatically said “Oi” – which means like “Oh” or “Oops” in Estonian – that I’m sorry. She repeated “Oi!” in a louder voice and I didn’t get it. I only later found out I was being impolite in her eyes.
Have you ever had something similar happen to you? I.e something in your language might have another meaning…
What do you think would have happened to Sweden in WWII, if Russia had succeeded to annex Finland in 1939?
So I started wondering, how would World War Two have looked in Sweden, if Russia had indeed succeeded…