31/03/20 21:40
PAUL CONNOLLY: Swedes really don't like to stand out. They much prefer to blend in. They even have their own word for it: 'Jantelagen', the Scandinavian answer to Australia and New Zealand's 'tall poppy syndrome'. It roughly translates as: 'Don't think you're better than anyone else.' And so it's quite understandable that its government's maverick response to the coronavirus crisis is making many in the country feel uneasy. After all, Sweden is the last major European country to have most of its schools, bars and restaurants still open. Pictured: Swedes in Stockholm last week. ...read
