A standard of living thing, you Swedes are richer than almost everyone else. At some point, McDonalds here (ass end of Eastern Europe) was a place where well-d

A standard of living thing, you Swedes are richer than almost everyone else. At some point, McDonalds here (ass end of Eastern Europe) was a place where well-dressed grandparents took their well-dressed kids on Sunday lunches. Right now Ikea is something people aspire to, as a mark of getting into the middle class. There's A LOT of cheaper, crapier local stuff, with bleached pine wood you can leave a visible dent on if you drop a plate on. (Funny thing is, many of the same furniture factories also work for Ikea.)