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1) What has been the biggest/hardest Swedish-American cultural issue you've experienced? How did you resolve it?
I wrote a long paragraph babbling about how we don't really have many cultural issues, but then I heard the voice of Dr. Phil in my head reminding me to be honest so I started over. ;) The biggest issue we have is the family situation, which is both cultural and particular. My family is large and extremely close; his family is mainly just about his parents and sister, and they seem (to me) to be quite a bit more formal with each other than my family is. My parents treat Magnus rather like he's one of their kids. His parents are unfailingly polite, but we're not in any way close. We barely know each other, and in general, I just don't know how to react to a family that behaves so differently than mine. I'm not saying it's wrong, just not what I know how to respond to. It just bothers me sometimes, although usually I'm okay with it. Not entirely resolved yet, but typically not enough of a problem to worry with.
2) What is your ideal career / work situation?
I'd like to work from home doing web design. To be more specific, I'd like to own my own company and hire someone to do the marketing and get the customers, because I really am not great with talking to people about stuff like that. (This might be in evidence, as I actually do own such a company but have done very little with it other than pay for hosting.) And I want to write books in addition to the web design stuff. So hey, I'm almost there. Minus all the produce. In the likely event of all that not working out ;) I'd like an actual office job doing something webby. I wouldn't mind havingdrottningen's job, for example. ;)
3) What was the last book you read?
I'm working my way through a box of romance novels I bought at the used book sale at the library last month.. I think the last one was called Finnegan's Hideaway and rather sucked.
4) Do you think you'll ever make it to the Kentucky Derby?
Probably. Maybe. No. ;) I can sort of see us taking Swedish visitors at some point, since it is a Big Thing that's somewhat local. I can also see us never going. I think we'll make it to a horse race at some point in the near future, at least.
5) Do you think you would ever take a vacation without Magnus? Why or why not?
Nah. At least not without a good reason, particularly not if it's a vacation-vacation. If we lived in Sweden and I was returning home to visit family, I could perhaps see going without him at some point, but other than that or something similar, it just doesn't seem like much fun.
Now. Anyone want to be interviewed? I've really enjoyed reading the answers and writing the responses to these questions. :)
I wrote a long paragraph babbling about how we don't really have many cultural issues, but then I heard the voice of Dr. Phil in my head reminding me to be honest so I started over. ;) The biggest issue we have is the family situation, which is both cultural and particular. My family is large and extremely close; his family is mainly just about his parents and sister, and they seem (to me) to be quite a bit more formal with each other than my family is. My parents treat Magnus rather like he's one of their kids. His parents are unfailingly polite, but we're not in any way close. We barely know each other, and in general, I just don't know how to react to a family that behaves so differently than mine. I'm not saying it's wrong, just not what I know how to respond to. It just bothers me sometimes, although usually I'm okay with it. Not entirely resolved yet, but typically not enough of a problem to worry with.
2) What is your ideal career / work situation?
I'd like to work from home doing web design. To be more specific, I'd like to own my own company and hire someone to do the marketing and get the customers, because I really am not great with talking to people about stuff like that. (This might be in evidence, as I actually do own such a company but have done very little with it other than pay for hosting.) And I want to write books in addition to the web design stuff. So hey, I'm almost there. Minus all the produce. In the likely event of all that not working out ;) I'd like an actual office job doing something webby. I wouldn't mind having
drottningen's job, for example. ;)3) What was the last book you read?
I'm working my way through a box of romance novels I bought at the used book sale at the library last month.. I think the last one was called Finnegan's Hideaway and rather sucked.
4) Do you think you'll ever make it to the Kentucky Derby?
Probably. Maybe. No. ;) I can sort of see us taking Swedish visitors at some point, since it is a Big Thing that's somewhat local. I can also see us never going. I think we'll make it to a horse race at some point in the near future, at least.
5) Do you think you would ever take a vacation without Magnus? Why or why not?
Nah. At least not without a good reason, particularly not if it's a vacation-vacation. If we lived in Sweden and I was returning home to visit family, I could perhaps see going without him at some point, but other than that or something similar, it just doesn't seem like much fun.
Now. Anyone want to be interviewed? I've really enjoyed reading the answers and writing the responses to these questions. :)
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Nice interview questions! :D
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Yeah, interview him! :-)
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Interview questions
1. Do you get homesick often? For what?
2. What, if anything, would make you want to move back to Sweden?
3. What's one meal that you would like your wife to make for you but you don't want to ask for because you know she might not like it?
4. Where would you most like to go on vacation? (Other than visiting family.)
5. Assuming that you had all the experience/education necessary, what career would you like to have?
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Interview questions
2. Are there any small luxuries in your life that you couldn't (read: really wouldn't want to) live without?
3. How did you meet Grant? And does he read your journal?
4. What's the best present you've ever received? (Or given, if you prefer.)
5. How well have you settled into your new apartment, job and life?
And your bonus question: Do you think your fixation with smoked salmon is healthy? *laugh*
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PS: I like Dr. Phil!
Interview questions
2. If you were given $5,000 with the stipulation that you had to spend it all in two days, what would you buy?
3. Do you think you'll stick with the low-carb diet once you reach your goal weight?
4. Where would you most like to visit, other than home to visit family?
5. What's the worst movie you ever saw?
Re: Interview questions
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Your interview questions!
2. Do you have plans for children? And if so, whenish?
3. Which one craft-related activity couldn't you live without?
4. Have you travelled much within Sweden? Would you want to live in a different city than where you are now?*
5. What would your dream job entail?
*I think that this question was inspired by my dear hubby, who continually rambles about the relative merits of Stockholm as opposed to Gothenburg.. *wink*
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Yes, of course, me! :-) Thanks! :)
Your interview questions
2. What's your favorite quality about Peter?
3. What (if anything) do you miss about your former career?
4. Do you preserve any of the stuff you're growing in the gardens or do you just eat and/or give away your harvest?
5. What are you most looking forward to about graduate school?