The All English Thread (just for you mookie)

[Obi Anne (Johanna Nybelius)]

If you find this forum confusing, due to the fact that we are talking in Swedish, feel free to come and post in here, we promise to keep it in English.

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YEA!  I wasn't being ethnocentric, rather making a joke.  But since you Scandanavians are known for your hospitality, I'll make myself at home. (Hopes Sweden is considered Scandanavian)

I think it would be cool to see how fans in Sweden are the same and how they differ from the ones here.  What is done differently in Sweden that we just don't do here?

And again, welcome.

Mookie

[Vargman (Vargman Bjärsborn)]

Thanks Mookie!

Feel free to drop in here at anytime..   And as Obi-Anne said if you dont understand swedish you can always post here where we keep writing in english. 

[Obi Anne (Johanna Nybelius)]

I think one of the biggest differences of fandom here and in the US is the scale. It's much smaller here, and we can't do any big events, there isn't even more than one or two cons every year, and those are really small. So here I think it's more about just getting together and socialize, simply to have fun without any obligations or anythign.

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Fine,



I'll put it in writing, within 4 years, I will go to Sweden to party with you fine people!



Mookie

[Obi Anne (Johanna Nybelius)]

That sounds great!!!!

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You guys didnt have to stop speaking English in the other thread, I just didn't want you guys to feel alone!



Or I felt alone, I don't remember.



Mookie

[Vargman (Vargman Bjärsborn)]

You are always welcome to come visit us.. 

[Obi Anne (Johanna Nybelius)]

Especially if you bring a kilt, or that Roman costume.

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Well in that case....I'll have to work on my legs.



Mookie

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Hi hi!



How is everything in Sweden?



Mookie

[Obi Anne (Johanna Nybelius)]

The summer has come, and that's great, even though It's an all rainy day today.

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It's spotty here. One day is sunny, the next rainy. We've had a lot of rain. But it's all good. Any conventions or gatherings coming up?



Mookie

[Obi Anne (Johanna Nybelius)]

No, not really. There is an European-wide FF meeting in Paris that I'm going to, but that's just a social gathering, after that there is Finncon-X in Finland, and that's also the official European sci-fi con of the year, but I can't go since it's the weekend after Paris and I wont get free from my job, or have any money.  FF Sweden are having some meetings though during the summer, and at least one will involve costumes (but that also one that I can't go to because of my job during the summer)

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Just what exactly IS your job during the summer and do we need to kidnap you to take you to some fun meetings?

Mookie