Okay, this may be a long shot but:

Any Swedish professors out there? I'd love to meet/follow you, especially if you're in the fields of design, art/design history, or law.

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@design_law varför lär du dig svenska? Jag gör det också.

@gluejar For fun, mostly, and because it amuses my grandma, whose grandparents were all Swedish immigrants.

(I only just started in January, so I can't reply yet på svenksa)

@design_law that's a good reason
@gluejar Tack! Och du?
@design_law Netflix har några bra svensk serier. Har du sett "Kärlek och Anarki"?
@gluejar Yes, loved it. I'm currently working my way through all of the Netflix Swedish content
@gluejar They've got a new Swedish movie out this week, if you haven't seen it. "One More Time" - basically nostalgic Millennial "Groundhog Day." Very fun (and good if you want to learn the Swedish birthday song)
@design_law watched it. Hit by a truck seems to be a Swedish movie trope. Annoyed at the subtitles for the song. https://www.tumblr.com/svenskalangblr/643932527470477312/happy-birthday is a decent glossing of the lyrics. But a sweet movie.
Happy Birthday!

Time to talk about the birthday song! The song is called “Ja, må du leva” (yes, may you live). You often replace the “du” for “han” (he), “hon” (she), or “hen” (gender neutral). The song is about h…

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