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		<title>Svenska är…</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[”Långa blonda vackra människor som har bara H&#038;M kläder och sitter i sina typiska röda stugor med vita knutar, fyllda med IKEA möbler, medans dom ätter knäckbröd med konstig sill ock köttbullar på” För att vara ett ganska litet land i värden har Sverige relativt stort intryck på resten av värdens befolkning. De flesta människor [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>”Långa blonda vackra människor som har bara H&#038;M kläder och sitter i sina typiska röda stugor med vita knutar, fyllda med IKEA möbler, medans dom ätter knäckbröd med konstig sill ock köttbullar på”</strong><br />
För att vara ett ganska litet land i värden har Sverige relativt stort intryck på resten av värdens befolkning. De flesta människor kan nämna många olika svenska märken, till exempel; Volvo, Saab, H&#038;M, Absolut Vodka, Acne Jeans, Ericsson, Björn Borg, IKEA, Electrolux ”Swedish Massage” bl. a. För att det finns så många olika marknader som Sverige finns i, så finns det också många stereotyper om det Svenska folket.Ofta hör man att de Svenska människor är långa och blonda, att de bor i små röda stugor där det är mycket kallt (nästan Nordpolen), och att de pratar ett konstigt gutturalt språk som gör för roligt brytning på Engelskan.</p>
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<p>Ibland sägs det också att Svenska är miljömedvetna och energibesparande, är bra på att hålla tiden, är väl organiserade, har bra mode och stil, och är ofta väldigt naiva. Mer kritiska bedömning säger att Svenska är tillbaka dragna och vill alltig vara ”i mitten“ för de är rädda att göra bort sig.vPå ena sidan har de flesta stereotyperna någon grundning i verkligheten.</p>
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<p>”Lagom” konceptet lever starkt igenom de flesta Svenska. Sverige är också ofta en testmarknad för nya modetrender för att folken är så stilig. Men på andra sidan så är inte alla Svenska långa, eller har blont hår och många är inte alls tillbaka dragna.  Stereotyper kommer alltid att finas, men man måste själv bedöma; till och med om en sak är sant ibland, så är det sälla sant för alla.</p>
<p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-swedes-are">[Swedish]</a></p>
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		<title>The Swedes are&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hanne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For being a rather small country in the world, Sweden has a relatively big impact on the global population. Most people can name many Swedish brands, such as: Volvo, Saab, H&#038;M, Absolut Vodka, Acne Jeans, Ericsson, Bjorn Borg, IKEA, Electrolux, "Swedish Massage"]]></description>
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<p><strong>"Tall blond beautiful people that wear only H&#038;M clothing while sitting in their typical red houses with white trim, filled with IKEA furniture, eating rye bread with weird herring and meatballs."</strong></p>
<p>For being a rather small country in the world, Sweden has a relatively big impact on the global population. Most people can name many Swedish brands, such as: Volvo, Saab, H&#038;M, Absolut Vodka, Acne Jeans, Ericsson, Bjorn Borg, IKEA, Electrolux, "Swedish Massage" etc. Because Sweden has penetrated so many different markets there are also many stereotypes about the Swedish people. It is often said that Swedish people are tall and blond, that they live in typical red barn houses in the North Pole, and they speak a strange guttural language that makes for a funny English accent. <img style="margin: 10px;" src="http://www.lexiophiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ice_hotel_entrancesmall.bmp" alt="" align="left" /></p>
<p>Some comment also that the Swedish are environmentally conscious and energy efficient, good at time management, are well organized, have good fashion sense and style, and are often very naive. More critical assessment says that the Swedish are reclusive and would all like to be "in the middle" of everything because they are afraid to make fools of themselves by being too extreme on either end.</p>
<p><img style="margin: 10px;" src="http://www.lexiophiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/swedish_summerhousesmall.bmp" alt="" align="right" /><br /><strong>Sterotypes</strong><br />
On one hand, most stereotypes have some type of basis in reality. The "lagom" concept, which basically means “exactly average”, is strongly embraced by most Swedes. Sweden is also often a test market for new fashion trends since the people are so fashion oriented. But on the other hand, not all Swedes are tall, or have blond hair and many are not as withdrawn as an outsider may interpret. Stereotypes will always exist, but you must assess for yourself, and understand that even if one thing is true sometimes, it is rarely true for every case.</p>
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<p style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/svenska/18394">[Swedish]</a></p>
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		<title>What applications would you add to your iPhone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The iPhone is a smart phone that was created by Apple Inc. It first appeared in 2007 and was then introduced all over the world. It was even named “invention of the year 2007” in Time magazine. It offers all the basics we are used to in a mobile phone, but has so much more: [...]]]></description>
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The iPhone is a smart phone that was created by Apple Inc. It first appeared in 2007 and was then introduced all over the world. It was even named “invention of the year 2007” in Time magazine.</p>
<p>It offers all the basics we are used to in a mobile phone, but has so much more: Internet connectivity, access to iTunes and Apple store, GPS, weather forecast, and so on.</p>
<p>But are the features offered by the iPhone too general? Does it really take into account all countries’ needs and particularities?</p>
<p>We all have stereotypes about other countries (test your knowledge with this <a href="http://en.bab.la/testview.php?testId=1063">quizz</a>) and could probably find out which applications French people, for instance, would add on their iPhone.</p>
<p>Well, it might not have all those really fancy and funny applications sticking to all countries stereotypes so far, but still, it offers loads of applications; and by loads I mean LOADS. <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com">TechCrunch</a>, dedicated to profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies reported yesterday that Apple just passed its <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/23/zero-remains-a-popular-app-download-number-among-non-iphone-owners/">1 billionth App for the iPhone</a>.</p>
<p>In the meantime, here are a few really good ideas for specific features we thought the iPhone should have in our own countries.</p>
<p>And if you think of something else, don’t hesitate to share your ideas with us!</p>
<p><strong>India: </strong><a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/iphone-in-india">English</a> | <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/hindi/iphone-bhaarat-mein">हिंदी</a></p>
<p><strong>Romania</strong>: <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/romanian-iphone-applications">English</a> | <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/romana/aplicatii-romanesti-pentru-iphone">Română</a></p>
<p><strong>France</strong>: <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-must-have-french-iphone">English</a> | <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/francais/le-iphone-francais-sur-mesure">Français</a></p>
<p><strong>New Zealand</strong>: <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/new-zealand-fancy-iphone-applications">English</a></p>
<p><strong>Latin America</strong>: <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-latin-american-iphone">English</a> | <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/espanol/el-iphone-ideal-de-un-latinomericano">Español</a></p>
<p><strong>Sweden</strong>: <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-iphone-apps-no-swede-should-be-without">English</a> | <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/svenska/iphone-apps-som-ingen-svensk-bor-vara-utan">Svenska</a></p>
<p><strong>Switzerland</strong>: <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/swiss-iphone">English</a></p>
<p> <strong>Italy</strong>: <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/iphone-apps-for-italians">English</a> | <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/italiano/iphone-apps-per-gli-italiani">Italiano</a></p>
<p><strong>Japan</strong>: <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/apple-s-misjudgment-of-the-japanese-market">English</a> | <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/japanese/apple-no-nihon-market-ni-okeru-shippai">日本語</a></p>
<p><strong>Germany</strong>: <a href="http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-3-iphone-apps-germans-would-love-more-than-soccer">English</a></p>
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