It's a bit like ABBA's native Scandinavia. On the whole it seems quite a prepossessing kind of place; all glaciers and wilderness and mystery and Santa Claus. But when you examine its characteristics, you begin to realise how torrid the place is - three hours of light a day, suicide rates that go through the ceiling, rampant alcoholism amongst the populace, and reindeer.

Today I'm enjoying 18 hours of sunlight! And Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium,Bulgaria, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mauritius, New Zealand, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine and former Yugoslavia all haver higher suicide rates than the Scandinavian countries.

The common reindeer is not an attractive beast; it's quite capable of ambushing you somewhere outside Norrköping and then goring you until your intestines fall out.

They do this because they are trained to. Now go back to your coal with your kilts and kidney pies and keep writing how popular things are appalling. :P
s-f | 06.11.06 - 7:05 pm | #

Love this blog post. I wish I could write like you.
Cara | 04.01.07 - 1:42 am | #

abba are from sweden!
sharon tobin | 02.18.08 - 8:10 pm | #

Morrissey's lyrics from This CHarming Man and You've Got Everything Now should be on this list.
Dave | 03.12.08 - 11:45 am | #