The word for ‘yes’ in most of Sweden is ‘ja’, but in the north of the country a weird noise is used instead, as The Local’s Oliver Gee discovered in the city of UmeĂĄ, Sweden. The word is “shoop” for Yes! It can sometimes be confusing to outsiders, and it also sounds a bit like they might… Continue reading How to Say Yes in Northern Sweden
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7 Dirty Words
I’m sure most of you out there have never heard of the late George Carlin nor his infamous list of “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” which he told in his stand up act back in ’72 and got him arrested.Carlin’s list has caused so much controversy with the FCC that it reached… Continue reading 7 Dirty Words