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Cultural Context and Social Norms
Customs, etiquette and social vocabulary.
tradition
tradition / custom
tra-di-SHOON
artig
polite
AR-tig
respekt
respect
re-SPEKT
midsommar
Midsummer
MID-som-ar
fika
coffee and cake break (Swedish institution)
FEE-ka
Lucia
Lucia Day celebration
loo-SEE-a
allemansrätten
right to roam in nature
A-le-mans-ret-en
hälsning
greeting
HEL-sning
tabu
taboo
ta-BOO
lagom
just the right amount
LA-gom
jantelagen
Law of Jante (don't think you're special)
YAN-te-la-gen
