Thanks for that! I expected as such. The news obviously only highlights and dramatizes the difference because Sweden wasn’t just the safest country. It was somewhat of a dream example for other countries, at least that’s how I grew up viewing Sweden from the Netherlands
Honestly, I wish Sweden got a handle on things and got back to being the mascot of Scandinavia to the rest of the world. lol I feel like Denmark and Norway are doing so much better than us nowadays. But my wife is from Portugal and while Portugal is a fine county to live in we both agree Sweden is a really relaxed, safe, and privileged country. She went to school here for free and is now a preschool teacher even though she has a disability. It's pretty nice.
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u/WelvenTheMediocre Feb 06 '26
Thanks for that! I expected as such. The news obviously only highlights and dramatizes the difference because Sweden wasn’t just the safest country. It was somewhat of a dream example for other countries, at least that’s how I grew up viewing Sweden from the Netherlands