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58 North @58deg.bsky.social

"Filter coffee. I try to avoid drinking it, but when I have to, it’s usually more drinkable in Sweden than in Finland." Are you actually Finnish? I remember in a meeting with the Finnish air force they said 'your coffee is not so weak'. It was supposed to be a compliment I think.

aug 30, 2025, 7:20 pm • 8 0

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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social

Haha yes that’s a strong compliment from a Finn. And yes I’m Finnish.

aug 30, 2025, 7:25 pm • 4 0 • view
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58 North @58deg.bsky.social

And still you bought F-35…

aug 30, 2025, 7:38 pm • 2 0 • view
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Nitpicker @nitpicker.bsky.social

Yes that was pretty ill advised. But then again, Sweden bought Patriot SAMs, so there’s that.

aug 31, 2025, 7:53 am • 1 0 • view
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58 North @58deg.bsky.social

I was referring to the quality of the coffee that you get in the US. On the plus side Gevalia coffee (Swedish made, owned by the German JDE group) is available in the US. For some reason they decided to use a letter that doesn't exist in Swedish in the name.

Gevalia coffee in a shop in the USA, the name has been rendered as Gëvalia for some unknown reason. The letter ë doesn't exist in the Swedish alphabet.
aug 31, 2025, 8:16 am • 4 0 • view
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Daniel Wiklander @danielwiklander.bsky.social

Plus the brand name is in faux Latin, not Swedish. (It’s the same brand name in Sweden, minus the umlaut dots)

aug 31, 2025, 8:58 am • 4 0 • view
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Daniel Wiklander @danielwiklander.bsky.social

And OMG I thought coffee was expensive in Sweden…

aug 31, 2025, 1:00 pm • 1 0 • view
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58 North @58deg.bsky.social

This was last time I was in the US, about 3 years ago. This is also Walmart...

aug 31, 2025, 2:47 pm • 1 0 • view
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Daniel Wiklander @danielwiklander.bsky.social

Lasts longer in the US though. :)

aug 31, 2025, 2:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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Peter Karlsson @pksthlm.bsky.social

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aug 31, 2025, 1:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social

Häagen-Dazs marketing-like gimmick to make people in the US think it’s European and higher quality stuff.

aug 31, 2025, 2:47 pm • 2 0 • view