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I lived in Sweden for 3 1/2 years. The Sweden you described is not the Sweden I know. The Sweden I know is one where about half the population counts an XBox 360 as a major purchase. Then they save to buy games for it.
The Sweden I know is one in which I made half again as much in my job and took less home due to taxes.
The Sweden I know is where, in an entire block of "middle class" people there wasn't one single wide-screen television when many of the poorest in this country have at least one.
The Sweden I know is where you spend $14 a gallon (Converted to gallons and US$.) for fuel for your car and wonder why Americans gripe about $5.
The Sweden I know is where you have a cell phone only because it's subsidized.
The Sweden I know is where everything is subsidized and then you're taxed out of your ass to pay the subsidies.
I'd suggest actually visiting a few of these places you long to live in before coming here and making yourself look like an ignorant parrot.
And don't start spouting this crap about where you read it because, like I said, I've been there.
I think the people of Sweden are absolutely marvelous. I count quite a few of them as among my closest and most trusted friends. However, given a choice of living here or there for the rest of my life, I'd choose here whether I gave it careful consideration or not.
