Monday, February 03, 2014

Dark lands: the grim truth behind the 'Scandinavian miracle'

Dark lands: the grim truth behind the 'Scandinavian miracle' | World news | The Guardian:

A car burning after riots in Stockholm in 2013."Sweden:
Anything I say about the Swedes will pale in comparison to their own excoriating self-image.
A few years ago, the Swedish Institute of Public Opinion Research asked young Swedes to describe their compatriots.
The top eight adjectives they chose were: envious, stiff, industrious, nature loving, quiet, honest, dishonest, xenophobic."                                                                                                                                                      A car burning after riots in Stockholm in 2013. Photograph: EPA

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