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Stockholm Syndrome & 7 tips for Stockholm
Self-isolation and social distancing have provided me with the perfect excuse to stay home, binge watch on TV series and films, read, and write. One of the TV series I’ve recently watched is ‘La Casa De Papel’ (or ‘Money Heist’ in English), a Spanish TV series available on Netflix. The latest episodes (Part 4) have just been released on 3 April 2020. In Parts 1 and 2, a group of robbers breaks into the Royal Mint of Spain, in Madrid, taking 67 hostages. During the robbery, one of these hostages falls in love with one of the robbers and subsequently becomes an accomplice to the group. A classical example of…
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Sweden: Behind the myth of the lagom utopia
Sweden is considered one of the most progressive and liberal countries in the world. It is considered one of the happiest. A number of reports, statistics and lists support this. Sweden tops the lists of the most progressive countries According to the Freedom in the World 2017 report, the Freedom House’s annual report on political rights and civil liberties, Sweden received the maximum score and topped the list. When MoveHub compiled a list of the most liberal countries, Sweden ranked 3rd. This list was based on data from three sources: the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016, the 2016 Social Progress Index report and Yale’s…