1. Weekend nights are wild here. People party very late and loudly, and then walk home loudly :). It is dawn (4:00 am at this point in the summer) when the last stragglers are still partying on their way home, although this morning a man and a woman were having quite an upsetting and angry row, which was so loud that one could hear them for blocks and blocks, which just got louder as they got closer. I only realized that they were not standing in the street outside the whole time when their voices started to get fainter, and I realized they had walked far enough away, still fighting. It felt like college. Of course, I personally moved back home and became a commuter when I realized that that was what college nights were going to sound like!
2. The dogs in Stockholm are well-trained city dogs, who, like their owners, show absolutely no interest in strangers!!!!! I have never known dogs to so completely ignore strange people. It’s additionally strange, after our Ireland experiences with dogs, where every dog—and there were many—wanted to be our new best friend for life. So perhaps it’s true that dogs come to take on the personalities of their owners; think about that the next time you meet a dog.
3. What’s really nice is that the local large park (Humlegarten) has a doggie-enclosure so dogs can be off their leashes and play with each other, if they want. I had great fun the other day watching two dogs—a large young German Shepherd and a smallish beagle-type—chase each other all over the place! They were having so much fun, it was like watching joy.
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