When I opened up my swap package from Malin in Sweden, I had a smile as big as I imagine Moomintroll would be in real life. (And that's big.) That's because everything in the envelope was fantastic, from the book about recrafting old wool sweaters, to the colorful fabrics and everything in between, most especially the handmade Moomin crafts!
All of it, especially the cool-looking map of Stockholm, makes me want to visit Sweden sometime soon. Is everyone there as fashionable as the girls in the sweater-crafts book and as cheerful as Malin? Maybe not, but even if they're only half as fashionable and cheerful, I'd still be happy.
Needle case and pincushion. How do you say "kawaii" in Swedish?
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You could try the word "super-söt" for kawaii! But we suck at it in Sweden, our style is more design-y and clean, and in many ways boring. The Jap fruit-style is showing up among teenagers in Stockholm, so that´s fun, but Swedish people are rather fashionable, and are beginning to get the words "personal style". As for cheerful - we´re known to be quiet and naked, I haven´t seen much of either, so that may be a myth. Anyway - I´m really happy you enjoyed my package!
Posted by malin | September 12, 2006 1:34 AM
"Söt"
(The letter Ö sounds sort of like the sound that comes after the L-sound in learn and the B-sound in burn. I should have learned that phonetic alphabet in school, but I didn't, so there you have it..)
Posted by Hanna | September 12, 2006 2:02 AM
oops.. the first comment didn't show up for me before I had posted mine, for some reason. :)
Posted by Hanna | September 12, 2006 2:03 AM