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Stockholm: arrival (Thursday)

Apr 21, 2008 09:31

We landed about 15 minutes late, at 7:45 AM local time. I arrived at Arlanda airport, and found somewhat to my relief that most of the signs were in English as well as Swedish. Speaking the modern lingua franca as a first language makes life a lot easier sometimes. I found my way to customs with no problems, all set to proudly answer that I was ( Read more... )

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hypersurfaces April 21 2008, 14:42:24 UTC

This is all a pretty exciting story. If I could visit a non-English-as-a-first-language country, I think I would pick Sweden. But I don't think I'd ever had a friend who went there.

beguine April 21 2008, 16:55:32 UTC

Thanks! I only wish I could have stayed longer and seen more.

hypersurfaces April 21 2008, 17:43:48 UTC

Will you have photos up at some point? :)

black_op April 21 2008, 19:47:55 UTC

Glad you had a good time and a safe trip!

beguine April 23 2008, 14:26:50 UTC

Thanks!

Welcome Home... metromancer April 22 2008, 12:29:46 UTC

Did you manage to figure out what "bork, bork, bork" means?? (smirk)

Am wondering if the Nobel Prize ceremony ALSO ends in "bork, bork, bork." Will investigate further...

Watched the Swedish Chef on YouTube all morning, thanks to you; watched him make salad and donuts - and now _I_ want to try cooking with GUNS!!

Welcome Home, anyways. (sigh)

Re: Welcome Home... beguine April 23 2008, 14:29:09 UTC

Thanks for the welcome home. And according to this webcomic from Sweden...hooboy it doesn't mean what we thought it meant (http://anderslovesmaria.reneengstrom.com/2008/02/26/122-slipped/

NOT SAFE FOR WORK!)

Re: Welcome Home... metromancer April 23 2008, 17:03:32 UTC

Thanks, Shan... I'll never look at a ham hock the same way again... (sigh)

meepkitty April 22 2008, 23:12:05 UTC

I'm glad you're home safe and that you had a good trip! Looking forward to pictures!

*hug*

beguine April 23 2008, 14:29:33 UTC

:: hug::

Future of international communication. anonymous April 23 2008, 11:49:27 UTC

With English increasingly under attack for "linguistic imperialism" please don't be naive in thinking it it is the "modern lingua franca" of the World. It is not!
If English is under attack, for imperialism then why not Chinese. And what of Esperanto's long-term prospects. Interestingly check http://www.Esperanto.net

Re: Future of international communication. beguine April 23 2008, 14:41:00 UTC

Considering how incredibly common it is as a second language, I think it currently is the modern lingua franca. Whether it SHOULD be is another discussion entirely, although it's nice to have SOME fairly universal language ( ... )