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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • Yeah, that’s an interesting point. Perhaps there are cultural difference that makes it more difficult to let go of old grudges.

    Or maybe Europe is just more used to fighting eachother and becoming friends again once it’s over.

    I mean, I’m Swedish, we may joke about the Danes and talk shit about them. But if something serious were to actually happen we’d stand behind them no questions asked. And I’m pretty sure we have the record for most wars and battles fought between two nations.






  • I’m not going to say I know exactly how the process is made. But I know forgeiners can open bank accounts without having a Swedish personnummer. Provided you have a good reason to do so. E.g. employment as the classic example. But being a student should also be a good reason.

    In essence. They just want to make sure you’re not laundering money. That is their biggest concern.

    Also, I would recommend that you take it easy at first on your transfers. I don’t know if the Swedish bank can handle dollars or if they will automatically exchange it to SEK, but it’s currently semi-stable at about ~9.6SEK per USD, coming down from an all time high of ~11SEK per USD at the start of the year. Make of that as you will. But it’s worth keeping in mind to decide when and how much you want to transfer at a time.


  • That’s a very tough situation. You’re right that you can’t do much without a BankID these days.

    You can always get proper medical aid. Though as a non EU citizen you’ll have to pay full price for your visit and potential medication.

    But you should be able to open a bank account despite not having a personnummer. Assuming you have a valid US Passport, it should be possible. You’ll have to visit a bank in person and bring your passport and explain why you need a bank account and how you intend to use it. Explaining that you are a student here and need to transfer forgein funds from your american bank in order to be able to pay for expenses should be a valid reason.



  • the US doesn’t want Canada and Denmark.

    Trump speaking nonsense just to get attention for the sake of getting attention is a different matter than what the US actually want.

    Not to mention that it’s never been about wanting Denmark. It’s about putting Military bases on Greenland. Which they already have under a current agreement. And the US isn’t even reaching the quota of the current agreement.

    It doesn’t matter what Trump says. The US is not going to just casually invade a fellow NATO member. And Canada isn’t going to either. Especially not over Mexico.

    So you see why it would matter less to Europe?

    Why what would matter less to Europe? Are you trying to say that just because Russia already had access to the Black Sea, that it somehow wouldn’t matter to Europe that they invaded Ukraine and violated their sovereignty?

    Either you’re on something you shouldn’t be. Or you’re off something you shouldn’t be. Whatever it is. Good luck.





  • Canada isn’t a smuggle route worth billions.

    The only reason they could even potentially go into Mexico is due to the Cartels and their billion dollar drug trade. (I don’t have facts saying it’s a billion dollar drug trade. But I’m making an educated guess that’s it’s worth a shit ton of money)

    There is just no way in hell Canada would ever strike first on the US and be the aggressor. Even if Canada would strike at the US, why the hell would Europe side with Canada? They are now the aggressor. Attacking a fellow NATO member no less.