Some Pros and Cons of Living in Sweden.

Having lived most of my adult life in Scotland, is it a bit premature to present totalising comparisons of the Highlands and my home for 10 weeks now, Lund? That was a rhetorical question but I will go ahead and answer it for you: of course not. Below is a short list of the positive and negative points of the Sweden life so far.

Pros:

• Real food in supermarkets
• Students can afford to pay rent
• Everyone speaks English
• Not quite as windy as Scotland
• Campus buildings are modern and mold-free
• Thanks to insulation, it's warm indoors
• Living vegetation in the town
• Close to major cities/airports
• Less drunk violence 
• Bearable student nightclubs
• Free coffee
• Public transportation is affordable
• Abundance of falafel at 2:30am
• No Irn-Bru or deep fried Mars bars
• Don't have to fear for your life when walking in traffic
• Surprising lack of Finnish people

Cons:

• Food is expensive
• Beer is expensive
• I can't speak Swedish yet because everyone speaks English
• It rains more than Finland and Scotland combined
• Campus is large and scary
• University libraries close at 7-8pm
• Dependent on the larger cities for certain services
• Everybody is more attractive and better dressed than me
• No tea/bad tea (don't know which one's worse anymore)
• Trains are vulnerable to weather in general
• No-one sells you chips and cheese at 2:30am
• Pub lunch means you can't afford dinner the same evening
• Have to fear for your life around cyclists
• Surprising lack of Finnish people