Seeing “Midsommar” in Sweden

Americans on a “trip” to Sweden in the film “Midsommar”

I’ve summered in Sweden for ten years now, and there are things I still don’t understand about my second hem. When to say hej, hej hej and hejdä. Why they serve very long hot dogs on very small buns. How Swedes can blush at the idea of initiating small talk in public spaces with strangers but freely strip off their clothes at the sight of a sauna. Why they put baby shrimp and béarnaise sauce on pizza. I’ve wondered about the dynamic that…