The things they say in Ljusdal
Apparently they are a bit rude, to the extent that a councillor is pushing for legislation for "a zero tolerance approach to this sort of thing [in public]", although "I'm not talking about stopping people saying 'oh damn' when they hit their thumb with a hammer or something", she says. The paper helpfully includes a list of English and Swedish profanities.
That Ljusdal has been the home of the Bandy World Cup, bandy being a cross between football and field hockey played on frozen football pitches, and is the geographical centre of Sweden might not be wholly unconnected to all of this cursing.
That Ljusdal has been the home of the Bandy World Cup, bandy being a cross between football and field hockey played on frozen football pitches, and is the geographical centre of Sweden might not be wholly unconnected to all of this cursing.