ok, i foresee the posts getting way too overdue, but that's the lazy me exacerbated by the lazy sweden weather. extremely 'lat'.
they have rebate coupons on the shelf, ala the US. Not like Singapore. Probably cause less people read the papers. Oh, and their offers come out every Sunday, not Thursday.
welcome to IKEA. the budget fitted out section that is. ice ground included free of charge, dammit.
doctors work weekdays in sweden, and they're kind of appointment based. foreigner rates hang around the region of 400SGD for a simple consultation. ouch. no wonder the apoteket receives much more visitors. pharmacists are more qualified here, and their advice is treated seriously by patients. unfortunately, they're more of the 'home cure' and 'no antibiotics' kind. strange given their reliance on public health systems.
jonkoping is awfully small if you're looking for real shopping. besides the city centre, and the A6 shopping mall, there's seriously not much else to shop for. but they're a shoe culture, with as much shoes as clothes. not totally unexpected given their snowy weather.
you can't resist a little graffiti now and then. so much for enlightened europe.
swedes are kind of crazy over carbonated drinks. even normal coke taste more gassy here than back in Singapore. and their carbonated drinking water, plus a funky machine that can make sparkling juice. coke can sort of replace the big mac index, but it still IS possible to get a 1.5litre at only 2SGD. plus, you get the swedish pant system, which gives you some 80 cents back for recycling. kind of like the old Singapore jackpot machine.
