shitlinguistssay:setheverman:did-you-kno:Fika is the...

shitlinguistssay:

setheverman:

did-you-kno:

Fika is the Swedish tradition of having
coffee, cake, and a chat. It’s such an
integral part of the culture that many
businesses have fika twice a day, and
sometimes it’s mandatory.

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According to IKEA’s corporate website: “Some of the best ideas and decisions happen at fika.“

so after reblogging this to find out if other countries had this as well, i found out the following:

germany: yeah we have something similar called “Kaffee und Kuchen” :)


america: i work 16 hours per day at minimum wage and get a 7 minute unpaid lunch break, and instead of “fika” i have “suffering” and “death”

I’m glad someone explained this, because in Duolingo fika wouldn’t translate and I was so confused and I couldn’t find a good translation of it

also @setheverman you’re absolutely right.