Comment

Comment by kxyvr

As an American who lived in Scandinavia for a few years and spent a fair amount of time in Sweden, I will say that Jantelagen:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante

takes some getting used to and has an affect on the business environment. At this point, I do believe that someone can be just as effective in business in Scandinavia as other places like the U.S., but my first two years were difficult until I understood how to navigate these social norms. Mostly, this is to say that, even beyond immigration and paperwork, I don't think it's exactly simple for someone outside to move to Sweden to take advantage of these opportunities. I think opportunity is there, but it takes some adapting to things like Jante's Law.

parent kxyvr 9 years ago

Discussion

Live from the official Hacker News API

A modern reader for Hacker News · SvelteKit + Skeleton