Yeah, a vast majority come here to build a new life. Hard to do if you're shut off from society.

(That said, there ARE rough neighbourhoods here, and a lot of immigrants live in those. I don't, however, so I can't tell you exactly what they're like. Also, I do take this very seriously. Sweden continues to be one of the safest countries in the world, and the recent fuss about us is a prime example showing that you should always go straight to the source. Most of us feel safe. Most of us want to have, or at least don't mind having, the immigrants here.)

Also, the immigrants were never the real problem. The problem is that while the politicians are arguing over what to do with them, they sit for months in refugee shelters with nothing to do, are given no promises of security and no chance at integration into the Swedish society.
If you had seen these people, if you would meet them daily out on the streets the way I do, you'd know we don't feel fear of being raped or harmed. We feel shame and want to apologize for not being able to give them more of the safeties we enjoy.

In Sweden every instance of rape counts as a separate report. A man raped his wife every day for a year? That's 365 reported cases. No wonder that we stand out in the statistics - we take a different approach to the problem.

(While looking, I stumbled across an interview with an artist who dresses penises up in tiny costumes and takes photos. Pics included.)

As a tuba player who's quite good at the plank, I apologize for this disgrace.

YOU ARE OUTGUNNED

LOTR. Some of these people put so much work into their gear that it beats the movies by far, it's impressive. (And scary as fuck when you're fifteen and stumbling around pitch black woods with your elf friends)

I saw a train that had hit something (I really hope it was a deer or a moose) once - there was huge amounts of blood covering the front of the train. It's really not a pretty way to die.

I hear that the advice to train drivers if they see someone about to jump is "close your eyes". There's nothing they can do at that point, apart from saving themselves from horrible, bloody flashbacks.

Thanks for posting the link! Go watch it, people - some lines were removed in this post, and he's really good.

YES

That's heartbreaking and, I think, way too true. It's okay to cry, even to strangers on the internet.

I think the family/nursing staff does that for you. To keep you looking like you usually do, along with other hygiene things.