Cimorene

well, probably because they're bigger and, while seeming to be virtually identical in every way down to the language, get 6 zillion times more international attention. also, norway resents having been a colony. but they seriously tell the kinds of jokes you tell about the opposite sports team.

"three swedish students were in the back of a pickup truck when it drove over a bridge into the river... they drowned. they couldn't get the tailgate down."

anneth, our exchange student, was really earnest about this.

"it's sad that swedish boys are the hottest because they're all so dumb, you could never marry one."

"swedish girls really are SO DUMB. if you go into a discotheque they all have the stupidest purses, like they'll carry a bag like THIS, it's like bigger than a BRIEFCASE--which is so ugly, and they're trying to DANCE with it on! all of them! it's like HELLO! take the bag OFF to dance! don't take the bag dancing! what do you need this giant bag for? it looks so stupid, it's like bumping against them as they dance, they can't dance with it... ."