Great Swedish ideas

Probably some of the most useful aspects of travel are what we see done BETTER than is custormary in USA.  

“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.”                                 Miriam Beard 

So it is these “ideas of living” that are most interesting.

Here are some things we have seen here that might be very good to import into the USA to the degree that the Swedes do these.

•  Parks with nice elevated fire pits and free wood!
• Automated Parking meters. You come to the meter and get a ticket for your car.  Faster, easier for parking services, and takes credit cards!
• Walking everywhere.
• Spending time outside, no matter how cold.
• Locating the sinks outside the restroom (more sanitary, convenient, efficient).
• Extensive, practical recycling.
• Shopping streets closed to motor traffic.
• Signs encouraging cycling.
• Outdoor fire pits with city-supplied wood.
•  Different size kronar bills so that even blind people can accurately count money.
• Triple-paned windows. (Note that Ancient Swedes used double-paned windows with moss as sealant).
• Fika (nice snacks) after the church service.
• Liquid Yogurt.

There's a lot we can learn from others, if we just pay attention.

There's a lot we can learn from G^d, if we just pay attention.