Is there anyone to say hello to?

Hey Edgar, i am

new here today, just come across the site as well and wanted to meet similar people to myself. 
I have been many places in the world but never Sweden, I have heard it’s beautiful. 

Lol, it's not necessarily autism but also a difference in upbringing (where and how)

My mother, aunts and uncle, grew up in a small village, not really rolling in on money. She is not autistic and actually works as a psychologist. (Lol) Anyway, she told me once that when she moved to the city for her first job, she would say hello to anyone and everyone that cross her path because as she lived in a small town that is how and what she was raised to do and everyone would watch her weirdly. So it's just how you were brought up, maybe reply "just saying hi" and walking away (maybe)

Also I cannot stop myself, during that same time she tried a McDonald's burger for the first time and hasn't eaten one since. She was twenty-six.

So happy your enjoying it!

I love being here its my happy place where I'm not judged and people like me as I am

Sorry, its a polite way of saying something else with a swear word meaning fed up/annoyed.  Hope that helps.

Many kids are overlooked. It’s sad. Yeah, indigo children are what you said. 

hehe tack så mycket  

I live in the U.K. but get over to sweden once a year. I love the place. Always fly into Denmark and go over bronen  

I did get down to simrisham but I ended up in sjukhusen with bad asthma ‍♂️ 

Yes, I lived in the UK before coming to Hungary. 

I am quite happy here now, I have a really nice flat, and it's mine. It has often been really tough though, and immigration, before Hungary joined the EU was a nightmare. Teaching is low paid, but it assured me a day job, which I was never able to get in the UK, and I wasn't prepared to end up being forced into workfare fodder. It can also be pretty thankless, especially when going to companies. I never got on with split shifts and the early starts, and never had enough sleep, not being a morning person. Teaching classes of kids is another ball game. But things have eased a lot in the last few years, and I hope to be able to retire soon. In effect that means I will have something like a basic income rather than paying contributions every month, making it easier to focus on Art and putting on more exhibitions.

I know I couldn't deal with the dark in Sweden - as said my old friend was wouldn't have missed the sun. The winters get me down too, so as spring mellows into summer, that's always something to look forward to.

Have you ever thought of moving away from Sweden, if the culture is that difficult?

I've heard about the rapes. I believe it's created a lot of bad blood between certain communities? I understand Norway has worked hard to teach newcomers that rape is, not an acceptable form of interaction.

Scandinavia gets it right in do many other ways though. 

For me I just can´t deal with cold and darkness because it is so depressing. How people can love winter more than sun is very interesting. 

Are you happy in Hungary and have you been living in the UK before? 

Europe is cool, all countries should achieve high standards like Scandinavia. Still how good it is, the winter just makes everything bad. I think that I suffer from Seasonal affective disorder.

Also, swedish people are very hard to interact for me atleast. That just makes the isolation even worse. 

In Sweden anyone with a job can survive pretty much, that is even like a political thing, that everyone should be able to afford living, food ect. 

The absolute biggest problem is Sweden is rapes and gang problems. 

Sweden have more rapes per capita in the whole world than any other country. They are listed on number 4 worldwide, but dark numbers are so high

Haha vad kul IndigoMandala

I am only 40 minutes away from Malmö with train. Do you live in the UK? 

Cool name, Indigo children are those with unusual special abilities, sadly I´ve heard in India there are more than 5 million children geniuses that are never discovered. I read it in an article. 

Desmond79

Truly I appreciate this forum so much it is hard to describe. Hopefully everybody in here are enjoying hihi

Welcome friend.

Some really interesting comments to read in this thread.  Including yours. Thanks.

Hello Edgar!

Hope you enjoy here!

Wow! That is eccentric!

How do you deal with the long, dark winters? Is it very expensive there?

I knew a Hungarian woman who went to join her partner, who'd received a scholarship at a uni there. She said she would never come back. She loved the cleanliness and efficiency of Sweden - and no doubt, the way that things in general work there. You pay high taxes, but you get so much more in return: excellent health service, childcare, housing, etc. She hated the sun, so she didn't seem to mind the dark days! - I would. The cold may account for some of the dourness, you mention.

Winters can be long here, but on the other hand you do get summers!!! I do like a bit of sun, which you don't get in the UK usually! Alas, no sea beaches, but there are lakes. 

Here, taxes are very high, and you don't see a great deal in return, other than an improved infrastructure in the city. I live in Budapest, which is a truly beautiful city, though often it is too much eat-sleep-work. The people can be a little dour too, maybe too many disappointing surprises. You do get the feeling that the political situation will never change much here, I see a lot of parallels in some ways with what is happening in the UK, except that here it's more one person than a whole group of invested interests.  

The assumption can sometimes be that all westerners are swimming with money, which is not always true. It can be difficult to meet people socially as there can be a tendency to only socialise with those with benefits, to practise their English for example. I never got on with the expat community, which seems to be even more expedient, and most of these people aren't on Hungarian wages either. I've noticed too that the most envious people here are usually the least timid, or brave. It's a lot more family-centric than in the UK, and people can be clannish. I speak Hungarian, but not to native proficiency, never had the time or money for that. However have now been part of a good life-drawing group that meets regularly. 

On the whole it's a pretty safe place, and you can use public transport at any time in the night without being hassled. 

Wnere I live there are lots of gardens and tower blocks, but these do have views, unfortunately not much in the way of restaurants, you have to take the metro for that. 

Hej hej,

jag har familj på svenska. Min bror bor i malmö. Min svenska ar inte så bra  

my name is from my MySpace band/music page and it kind of stuck with me. Indigo from the indigo children and mandala from mandalas that I’m drawn to/see.

where in Sweden are you? I have family in Norway as well. I love Scandinavia.

regarding the swedes, yeah they keep to themselves and if you don’t know the path system over there, they will have no second thoughts to running your over on their bikes  

Does it mean I´m peed off? Like I peed off myself? Are you sure because I have not heard that before. 

That was actually kind of funny to read as I´ve been saying that a lot before.

Belive in smiling. It is a pain reliever. Gilly knitter

A great artist whom is called 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) sings "Smile through the bullshit" 

I don´t listen to his songs anymore but I did when I was having a hard time smiling, it helped me a lot.

Trisha

Just an update, I´ve been here for two days and I absolutely love it. I made another post with alot of awesome inspiring responses. 

Thanks for welcoming me in the beginning.

AuTriker Hej, thanks for writing in my post. I actually answered but now I see my post wasn´t published. Sorry for that. Cool facts about Norway you wrote. 

I am born in Sweden but not ethnically swede. Also I have heard good about Norway, they are generous, very kind and good hearted people. I suppose that you live in the UK?

Number

I actually like London, probably because of Mr Beans movies when he was a spy/agent there. Many people in Sweden work in Norway. Just be aware that if you go there to make money, then one important thing to take in account is the prices in Norway are very high. 

NAS86090 

Do you think about that out in the street, like if you walk by people? Do you wish to have more eye contact to people? As you wrote: "in the street", I wonder do you know how to do all of this in other places, like at home?