Katarina Montnémery

The Weird and Wonderful World of Scandinavian Sayings

Scandinavians are cooler, sexier and more stylish than the rest of us. They have a higher standard of living, greater economic opportunity and equality, the world&rsquo;s best restaurants, and moody TV dramas involving murders and jumpers.But did you know, amidst the obsession with hygge and IKEA, that Scandinavian sayings are absolutely BIZARRE?!Take the Swedish &lsquo;Skita i det bl&aring; sk&aring;pet&rsquo;, which roughly translates as: &lsquo;You&rsquo;ve done a crap in the blue cupboard&rsquo; (&lsquo;You&rsquo;ve messed things up now&rsquo;). And in Norway, if you&rsquo;re slow on the uptake, the locals would suspect you were &lsquo;born behind a brown cheese&rsquo; (&lsquo;&Aring; v&aelig;re f&oslash;dt bak en brunost&rsquo;).This witty, enlightening book will give you 50 phrases you never knew you needed in your life, explaining their origin and literal translations, with gorgeous colour illustrations throughout.

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