What is Generally True About Sweden and Norway

By the time we left Sweden, we had been there fifteen days. It began to feel normal to hear Swedish on the television at night in the hotel room. I had begun to have my favorite shows, including an athletic-themed reality show. In the talk shows, the hosts interviewed British and American actors in English, without translation provided.

I was to master a few basic exchanges, specifically when ordering coffee. At a coffee shop, you can say "I would like a coffee?" in Swedish, and they will answer the equivalent of "small or large." They then then ask  "here-to-drink or to-with-you-take?" The trick is to be able to go with the flow of the conversation, recognize what they are saying, without forcing them to break into English, which they will readily do. Swedes like to practice English, people say. It is generally true.

For our next destination, we went out to Arlanda airport and flew on Norwegian Airlines. I was hoping to see some Norwegian on the plane, but there was none at all. All was in English.