I think hej means hello.

Is it strange that I want to learn to speak swedish? For no other reason than to be able to say I speak it. I mean that's not the ONLY one. But I feel like it's so fluent and melodic. I'm curious. Will I ever use it? Probably not. But what harm can it do? Three languages are better than one. Second is french which is a work in progress. I found this article by an american on learning the swedish language which I found humorous.

Picture this: I come up to a café and attempt to order a “liten latte snälla”, said in what is seen as a typical American accent. The response I often times get goes something like: “so you want a small latte for here or to go.” Defeated, I say “for here.” To which I get the reply “so where are you from?”. Upon discovering that I am in fact from L.A., I then get asked questions from how to plan a Route 66 trip to best places to hang out in L.A.

Also sweden has some pretty awesome accomplishments. They gave us Lykke Li and Loney Dear. Awesome street fashion blogs. And cute Europeans. I mean Stockholm may be a little cold. But it's all good. Long live the swedes? Maybe. If that's even what they're called...