Christopher Avery’s blog on Responsibility Redefined

1. I learned that Swedish professionals wear eye masks in order to sleep past 3AM or 4AM when the sun rises.
2. Most good hotels have black-out curtains.
3. The sun has a way of getting around the black-out curtains in my hotel room.
4. Did I tell you that most Swedes take at least 5 weeks (in a row) of summer vacation?
5. The Swedish professional also has an effective tax rate of 70%.
6. You get a year paid maternity (or paternity) leave, mandated and paid for by the government (see #5).
7. College is free, even for foreigners.
8. You are not allowed to drive your tank on some roads.

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