What does these nations have in common?

[Kadagar_AV]

Andorra
White Russia (Belarus)
Bolivia
Burundi
Central African Republic
Tchad
Kongo
Guatemala
Ivory Coast
Kirgizistan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Mali
Marshall-Islands
Monaco
Mongolia
Paraguay
Sao Tome & Principe
SWEDEN
Tadjikistan
Uzbekistan
Vatican City

I have no idea how Sweden ended up on that list, but it's kind of fun given the history.

Soooo.... Any guesses?

[Strike For The South]

The have never been invaded by The UK

[Kadagar_AV]

The have never been invaded by The UK

Bingo!

I found the list absolutely fascinating... The only 22 modern countries not to have been invaded by the UK. And given the history, yeah, it's strange that Sweden aint on the list.

[Lemur]

We must invade Sweden as soon as possible.

[Kadagar_AV]

We must invade Sweden as soon as possible.

That would be the logical conclussion, wouldn't it?

[drone]

Monaco is ripe for the taking.

[Fisherking]

Another way to look at it, places even the British wouldn’t bother with.

[Shaka_Khan]

Bingo!

I found the list absolutely fascinating... The only 22 modern countries not to have been invaded by the UK. And given the history, yeah, it's strange that Sweden aint on the list.

We can think of plenty more.

[Kadagar_AV]

We can think of plenty more.

Go on then...

[Furunculus]

I found the list absolutely fascinating... The only 22 modern countries not to have been invaded by the UK. And given the history, yeah, it's strange that Sweden aint on the list.

it's the way we roll. ;)

[CountArach]

I have no idea how Sweden ended up on that list, but it's kind of fun given the history.

Not that surprising, really. After a long period of being a very minor power for most of the period of British expansion, they picked the right side in the Napoleonic Wars (strange given Bernadotte's loyalties as a French Marshal prior to being given the throne) and they didn't have enough useful resources to really form a tempting target for the British. Combine that with neutrality for most of the 20th century and it makes sense that the British just never saw a purpose in it.

[Kadagar_AV]

Not that surprising, really. After a long period of being a very minor power for most of the period of British expansion, they picked the right side in the Napoleonic Wars (strange given Bernadotte's loyalties as a French Marshal prior to being given the throne) and they didn't have enough useful resources to really form a tempting target for the British. Combine that with neutrality for most of the 20th century and it makes sense that the British just never saw a purpose in it.

I guess it's that, or Sweden being awesome. A toss up, really.

[Hooahguy]

On a somewhat relevant note, Im getting more into Swedish metal, and I want to learn to at least understand Swedish. Whats the best way to do this? Ive already established that Rosetta Stone fails hard, at least for me.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

On a somewhat relevant note, Im getting more into Swedish metal, and I want to learn to at least understand Swedish. Whats the best way to do this? Ive already established that Rosetta Stone fails hard, at least for me.

I would suggest getting really drunk and trying to understand Scousers.

[Strike For The South]

I would suggest getting really drunk and trying to understand Scousers.

Find me a scouser

[Kadagar_AV]

On a somewhat relevant note, Im getting more into Swedish metal, and I want to learn to at least understand Swedish. Whats the best way to do this? Ive already established that Rosetta Stone fails hard, at least for me.

The trick is to hook up with Rosetta...

EDIT: Or any other Swedish gal.

EDIT2: If you are into that I can probably recommend you some bands from Swedish contacts into it... Sweden has some very good metal, along with Finland if I got it right.

EDIT3: I'm being stupid :)

[Hooahguy]

EDIT2: If you are into that I can probably recommend you some bands from Swedish contacts into it... Sweden has some very good metal, along with Finland if I got it right.

Im already listening to Sabaton, whose most recent album, Carolus Rex, is pretty much all in Swedish, so Im trying to match up the lyrics with the sung words.

Also Rosetta sounds more of a hispanic name.

[Ironside]

On a somewhat relevant note, Im getting more into Swedish metal, and I want to learn to at least understand Swedish. Whats the best way to do this? Ive already established that Rosetta Stone fails hard, at least for me.

While I agree with Kadagar that good lyrics takes quite a bit of experience to fully get, it helps with exposure.

In general, watching programs in Swedish with English subtitles would probably be best for general exposure. Not the easiest to get though, a few movies I guess. Swedish texts for English programs should be quite easy to find (we subtext everything), but you'll get quite a bit of accent. We have long vovels that's a bit rare.
At least some parts of the US it shouldn't be so hard to find people interested in Swedish that can help. You're at a university correct?

Grammar and word order shouldn't be to hard to catch up on, it's mostly the same.

Overkill is of course an exchange student, but you'll learn a lot if you want to. That said, you have to want to, you can live perfectly fine with only English in Sweden.

I have no problems translating the song... But can I translate Johnny Cash? **** NO!!

Song translations is really hard. Rythm and rhyme are essential and you still need to translate the meaning of the text.

Edit: We lose out on the list if you include Russia. The others have never invaded Sweden.