6 Feet? Too Close
Believe it or not, we Americans are known to be overly polite by some people. For instance, striking up a conversation with people while waiting for a bus isn’t frowned up here, but in Sweden, you’ll just get the stink eye in response. There’s no such thing as small talk in Sweden.
Swedes, like many people living in Nordic and other Scandinavian countries, prefer privacy over other things, which includes talking to people they haven’t known for over a decade. It’s strange, really—how do you become friends with someone if you can’t speak to them? That’s just something you’ll have to learn when you live in Sweden.