Firstly: The launderette is utterly odd. First of all, compared to our beloved Swedish system, you do certainly not have to schedule a time or sign up on a list – you can simply go there. And not just on special times, because the launderette is open 24 hours. As in Sweden, it’s free of charge which is as awesome as can be. Perhaps it’s just me but they don’t have a little pocket/box for the washing powder, but you just throw it into the machine. Efficient yes, but very confusing the first time you try it by yourself…



Another notion is the tea here, with this I mean the kind you buy in the stores. It is very rare to see which kind of tea: it doesn’t often tell if it’s red, green or black, and furthermore which flavour the bags have is even rarer. And when you then manage to get a hold of your tea, the bags do not have a string, oh heavens no, you just place the bag in the cup and fish it up with a teaspoon once you’re done. This is one of the things I’ve seen around Europe, in Poland for example they had the same system. It’s cutting down on the number of items used for a teabag, which means less waste which is always good for everyone. Sweden, watch and learn!