Do you have any friends from there? I do, and they paint a pretty bleak picture. One of my former roommates (https://twitter.com/carlsvanberg https://twitter.c

Do you have any friends from there? I do, and they paint a pretty bleak picture. One of my former roommates (https://twitter.com/carlsvanberg https://twitter.com/carlsvanberg) is from Sweden, and he is quite outspoken about the country's many problems, including a poor economy and low standard of living. There are deep-seated cultural problems that underlie the economic issues there - ask him about the Law of Jante (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante) some time! It is very funny to watch the color run out of someone's face when they ask Carl about how great living in Sweden must have been, how America should strive to emulate them, etc., and he proceeds to tell them all about what it's really like over there.