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Clarence Henderson
This Month's Focus: The Estrada Administration enters its third year, a look back on the past 2 years and what has been achieved for the Philippines in stimulating growth and foreign investors. A down to earth look at the Philippines from Manila.
This week I find myself "celebrating" the two-year anniversary of being in country, although the verb "celebrate" doesn't quite capture the nuances of relocating as an entrepreneur to the Philippines. Let's just say that I've paid some serious dues getting established here and that Year 3 should be heck of a lot better than the first two.
Coincidentally, the Estrada Administration also just had its two-year anniversary, although the celebration was decidedly low key compared to last year's self-congratulatory 1-year anniversary proclamations. I suppose the folks at Malacanańg are also hoping that the third year will be the charm. The first two years haven't exactly anything to write home about, as they say.
Like a lot of foreigners in Manila, I regularly receive e-mails from back home and indeed around the world asking if things are really as bad here as they appear on CNN and BBC. What's going on with those bombings in the malls? Is it safe for the kids? When are the Muslims going to march into Manila? Did you drown in the typhoon? Why do people live amongst piles of garbage? I generally avoid the questions, equivocate, or downplay the hazards of life in the Occidental Orient.
Being an inveterate positive thinker, I'm still trying hard to give the administration the benefit of the doubt. However, even Dale Carnegie would have to admit that another year like the one just past and Erap's mid-term performance review (i.e., the three year point of his six year term, coming up June 30, 2001) will be brutal indeed.
The Economy
The Philippines' economy at mid-Y2K is, if not in shambles, then clearly in disarray. Although the country survived the Asian crisis in better shape than most of its neighbors, the momentum has not been maintained (see Philippines Economic Capsule). And that's putting it kindly.
At one level, it is plausible to blame international, macroeconomic factors. The peso is weak as weak can be, now flirting with the huge psychological barrier of P45/$1. Many economists expect it to settle in at the 46.5 range. This currency weakness reflects regional trends and is to some extent a predictable reaction to Uncle Sam's increased interest rates. But it also reflects very real capital flight - money generally flows where the grass is greener, and it is turning brown here. Not to put too fine a point on it, but people are scared to death of what they see happening in the Philippines.
The stock market continues to be a disaster. Stock trading in Manila has long been dominated by the old line business families or hotshot nouveau riche tycoons (see The Philippines Stock Exchange). "All investors are created equal, but some are more equal than others." One would have thought that the BW scandal would have precipitated reform, but such rational thinking would be misplaced. Symptomatic is a recent ruling by the SEC allowing "private arrangements" that continue to favor the elite investors who have controlled the market for so long. The pervasive lack of transparency at the PSE has caused fund mangers to avoid the Philippines like the plague. The bottom line is that South Korea's Samsung Electronics or Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa look a heck of a lot more attractive than anything the Philippines has to offer. There are supposedly changes coming in the form of a new and improved Securities Act, but it's going to take a long time to heal the wounds and resurrect the image of the PSE, which to be honest was never all that great to start with.
Felipe Medalla, head of the National Economic Development Administration (NEDA), keeps reminding everybody that "the fundamentals are okay." GDP growth has increased from zero at the height of the crisis to 3.4% in 1st quarter, 2000. Inflation during that same time frame decreased from 9.7% to 4.1%, and is now the lowest in over a decade. Car sales are up, beer sales are healthy (that's considered an important leading indicator in this San Miguel crazy country), and investment in the eco-zones, led by the IT sector, continues to soar. However, such statistics carry little weight given the overarching concerns about the political situation.
About Those Politics
There's no denying that the country's malaise reflects a growing lack of confidence in the current political leadership. The "C" word continues to be a powerful subtext for the administration (see Cronies and Booty Capitalism). According to a recent survey by PERC (Political and Economic Risk Consultancy), the Philippines ranks right up there with Malaysia and Indonesia among the most politically risky countries in the region.
Mindanao is basically a mess, what with the stubborn Muslim insurgency, high visibility bombings in Manila malls, and the interminable hostage crises. MILF chief Hashim Salamt just declared a jihad against the government, and Defense Secretary Orly Mercado pledges to duke it out with the rebels.
The government is trying to implement a P 20 billion rehabilitation program in Mindanao, and to say it is badly needed would be an understatement. A delegation from the Mindanao Business Council is journeying to Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia in search of foreign investment for the region (call it a hard sell). Admirable in concept.
However, the administration's insistent requests for emergency powers in Mindanao are likely to backfire. Old-line cronies are licking their lips in anticipation. The administration's rationale is that such sweeping powers will eliminate lengthy public bidding processes for development projects and reduce uncertainty about property rights. In defense of the latter point, they argue that landlords seeking to avoid land reform have been converting farmland to industrial or residential uses, leading to a deteriorating agricultural sector and accelerating deforestation.
True enough, but the "emergency powers" strategy ignores the political sensitivity of anything that reeks of martial law, however many cousins removed. For that matter, even FVR's flirting around with emergency powers to deal with the brownouts was counterproductive. Exercised early in his administration, such powers led to various abuses and misadventures. The bottom line is that granting emergency powers would lead to pork barrel politics writ large. Further, it's coming up on an election year, and you can't realistically expect self-respecting cronies to restrain themselves when presented with such sterling opportunities to feed at the trough.
At a broader level, the lack of transparency that characterizes the Filipino socio-economic-political matrix is a continuing and major problem for the country. Some folks are working on the issue. Examples include the Presidential Committee on Effective Governance, now focusing on the priority sectors of agriculture, social service, and infrastructure and committed reformers trying to change the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Various grants to local government units (LGUs) are focused on transparency issues, the Development Academy of the Philippines is currently working on a new anti-graft and corruption strategy, and USAID funds some low-profile programs working on various transparency fronts. But it's still just a drop in the bucket given the intractability of the problem.
Other structural problems are deep-seated and difficult to remedy. Rapid population growth has yet to be addressed, and the Catholic Church continues to do all it can to block even the most bland family planning programs. Today's 4% growth rate in the economy will continue to fall short of generating the number of jobs needed for new labor market entrants each year. The labor market is increasingly competitive, wages are already too low, and an ever-larger proportion of the population faces unemployment or underemployment. More generally, the pressing issues of inequality and pervasive poverty pose major problems for the country's long-term development (see Globalization Part 1 and Globalization Part 2).
Much of the news this past week has focused on basura (Spanish for garbage). The now infamous dump that collapsed and buried those poor people was ironically originally known as Lupang Pangako (the promised land). What a symbol of social despair and dire poverty! Despite years of talking about finding alternative dump sites and "doing something" about the scavenger community that inhabited the site, nothing changed until it all came to a crashing denouement in the wake of typhoon-fueled downpours. Authorities had issued a series of warnings about the dangers of serious mudslides during what has been a heavy rainy season, but what's a poor person to do? People forced by circumstances and lack of economic opportunity to live in a garbage dump are living at the survival level, and the risks of Mother Nature are a secondary concern when you're facing starvation. Even now, in the wake of this terrible human tragedy, the scavenger community is begging the city of Manila to keep the dump open so they can still scrounge out a living, however meager (it's better than starving). (As an aside, the authorities are desperately searching out alternative landfill sites, and uncollected garbage is piling up in the streets of Manila).
Well, I suppose all of the above paints a pretty bleak picture. And, no question about it, the psychology of the situation is lousy. Ricardo Puno, the Press Secretary, is working overtime trying to find a positive spin that will overpower the negative vibes surrounding the Palace, but it's not working.
The political situation is complexified by the administration's tendency to blame others for the problems. Particularly scapegoated is Erap's personal bęte noire, none other than Tabac himself (FVR). This week Erap charged that former National Security Adviser Joe Almonte (and by implication FVR) was behind the pernicious letter from US Representative Robert Aderhold to Bill Clinton accusing Erap of various malfeasances. Fascinating stuff, the letter argued that Erap's extensive links with high profile Filipino-Chinese businessmen prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that he's a commie pinko. Jeez, I thought fellow traveler accusations went out with Whittaker Chambers and the John Birch society, or at least with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Anyway, this administration has long emitted paranoid vibes when it comes to FVR, including various allusions to certain shadowy groups of Makati businessmen meeting in smoke-filled rooms figuring out how to undermine President Estrada. But there comes a time when somebody needs to step up and make a Truman-style stop-the-buck statement.
Paranoia invites parody, and there are always adverse reactions to hyperbole. The recent inexcusable hatchet job in Time, replete with Erap's movie era stills, demonstrated just how easy it is to shoot ducks in a barrel and little else. Balanced media treatments of the administration in the international press are few and far between, and Malacanańg could use an infusion of well thought out corporate communications strategy. But, as is usually the case, messages communicated can only be effective if they are linked to serious substance.
How About a Positive Conclusion?
(Here comes the Dale Carnegie part). Well, to be honest, it's getting harder and harder to keep promoting this country and its leadership, but I have not yet given up hope. I often change my home page on my faithful and outdated version of Netscape Navigator. I have generally set it over the last two years to one of the local Philippines' portals. However, I recently reverted to various old international news site favorites just to avoid getting hit with each day's litany of local bad news when I awaken in the morn.
The President's upcoming trip to the states represents an important opportunity. One of the key agendas is to promote foreign investment in the IT sector. The Philippines boasts an impressive array of benefits for erstwhile investors, as reflected in a recent PERC survey rating the Philippines higher than virtually every country in Asia on the quality, cost, and availability of skilled labor. I myself have been involved in the effort to publicize the country's advantages as part of the E-Commerce Council, a public-private sector group working on internet and IT foreign investment strategy.
The administration, spearheaded by Trade and Industry Secretary Mar Roxas, is trying hard to capitalize on the country's comparative advantages. For example, the recently created Economic Mobilization Group (EMG) provides centralized support for international investors. Government policies continue to stimulate manufacturing in the form of export processing zones (EPZs) offering major concessions on tax rates and reduced tariffs for foreign investors. The former American bases at Clark and Subic Bay are important EPZs, while the Philippine Economic Zone Authority is active in supporting and attracting foreign investment. The administration appears committed to easing the paperwork burden for foreign investors, and the just-passed E-Commerce bill should create an even more supportive environment for IT-enabled services.
At the same time, however, all of the issues outlined above pose formidable challenges for President Estrada as he faces the next four years. Mr. Medala is correct in his argument that the fundamentals are for the most part still okay. However, that "okay-ness" is relative, and other countries in Asia are doing much better. Most crucially, the political uncertainty and the many missteps of the administration need to be addressed.
Longer term, the transparency issues have simply got to be dealt with. If not, then we may eventually be looking at the basket case scenarios so many pundits are predicting. The fundamental underlying issues of population control, structural inequality, and stagnation in the agriculture sector cannot be ignored. It is possible that attracting sufficient foreign investment in high tech sectors may do the trick. However, the mountains to be climbed are massive and only strong political leadership and a clearer strategic vision than we have seen the last two years will (finally) propel the Philippines into the ranks of the NICs, Tigers, or whatever you want to call them. Here's hoping that by the time I celebrate my third anniversary here and Erap celebrates his third Presidential birthday we'll all be hoisting champagne glasses and toasting one another's success.
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Product Update
February 2010
The Police Chief keeps you on the cutting edge of law enforcement technology with monthly product announcements. For free in-depth information, visit us online, or circle the appropriate Reader Service Numbers on the Reader Response Card (adjacent to the index of advertisers in this issue), and fax or mail the postage-paid card today. Items about new or improved products are based on news releases supplied by manufacturers and distributors; IACP endorsement is in no way implied.
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Blauer announces that it has achieved third-party certification of its WZ9435 XRT suit for use with Avon Protection's popular C50 and FM12 respirators. The newly certified combination of Blauer's XRT suit and Avon's respirators is eligible for Homeland Security grant funding. Blauer's WZ9435 XRT suit is a CBRN protective suit made with Gore Chempak selectively permeable fabric. When combined with approved respirators and footwear, the suit is designed to protect the wearer against specified chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals and materials at concentration levels known to be below IDLH (immediately dangerous to life and health). The XRT suit is designed for missions that require unimpeded user mobility, extended wear requirements, and self-donning capabilities. Avon's C50 and FM12 respirators are designed to give superior protection, comfort, and weapons compatibility.
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Personal protection firearm
Smith & Wesson Corp. introduces the Bodyguard 380 semi-automatic pistol, designed in conjunction with Insight Technology to offer consumers a new, lightweight, self-defense firearm with built-in laser sights. It is chambered for .380 ACP and features a high-strength polymer frame with a black, melonite-coated stainless steel slide and barrel; a double-action fire control system; and a smooth trigger pull. It is standard with a 2 ¾-inch barrel, a manual thumb safety, an external take down lever and slide stop, and an integral Insight laser. To activate the laser, users simply operate the pushbutton design located on the sides of the forward frame.
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Crime mapping Web site
The Omega Group has recently upgraded its Crimemapping.com Web site using ESRI geographic information system (GIS) technology. The newly improved site is engineered to allow law enforcement agencies to automatically upload crime data for public consumption via the Web. Site visitors view digital maps and have a fast and efficient method to point and click their way to information. People can learn about crime activity near their homes or businesses by subscribing to Crime Alerts' automated e-mail notifications. The service is free to the general public. Citizens can scroll over an incident icon—such as a DUI or burglary—to view more information on the specific incident.
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Winners of the Traffic Safety Grant
All Traffic Solutions is pleased to announce the winners of the Traffic Safety Grant—an award of a radar speed display to the schools that best identify traffic safety issues on or near their campuses and clearly articulate how data captured by a radar speed display could significantly improve the safety of their communities. All K-12 schools in the nation were eligible to apply. Because of the high quality of the applications, two grants were awarded: one to Eustace Independent School District in Eustace, Texas, and the other to Lee County School District in Fort Myers, Florida. Public ceremonies of the grant awards are being scheduled for the spring.
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Satellite data transceiver
Iridium Communications Inc., introduces the Iridium 9602 satellite data transceiver, which is a full-duplex short-burst data (SBD) transceiver designed for embedded applications. The product features built-in GPS input/output ports designed to permit system integrators to interface with an external GPS receiver, using a single dual-mode L-Band antenna for GPS and Iridium SBD. The duplex data links permit two-way communications to and from remote devices, allowing users to reprogram the unit, adjust its reporting intervals, and send on-demand queries for specific data updates. It also enables first responders and search-and-rescue authorities to respond to emergency distress signals from personal location and tracking devices. ■
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MARTINSBURG - With the exception of two precincts, the Berkeley County Schools excess levy sailed to an easy and overwhelming victory as special election vote totals were reported Saturday night.
Martinsburg High School, the first precinct to arrive after the polls closed at 7:30 p.m., was a draw with 24 votes for each side.
And only one precinct, Berkeley Heights Elementary, rejected the levy by a vote of 9 against and 7 for it.
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All eyes were on Jessica McCauley, an employee of the Berkeley County Clerk's Voter Registration Office, as she recorded the results from Saturday's school excess levy election which resulted in its being renewed for an additional five years beginning next July.
Most precincts weren't even close; the majority approved it by a more than two to one margin.
One of the biggest victories came from Ambrose Towers, where voters cast 106 ballots favoring the levy versus only 26 against it.
In the end, it took less than two hours for the ballots from all 66 precincts to arrive at the Berkeley County Clerk's Voter Registration Office - where school system officials kept track of the voting results as they were announced.
Voters approved renewing the levy by a vote of 2,832 versus 1,134 against it. There will be no increase in the current tax rate, and the levy will run for five years beginning July 1, 2015.
Superintendent Manny Arvon said he appreciated this solid show of support, adding that the levy had passed with a 71 percent approval rate among voters.
"Really, the most important thing I can say right now is thank you to the citizens of Berkeley County for supporting this excess levy. Over the years we have been faced with tremendous growth, really like no other school district in the state of West Virginia, and our community members have not failed to step up to the plate with their support," Arvon said.
Arvon said the levy is an important funding tool and will be responsible for generating approximately $29.4 million, or 17 percent, of the school system's operating budget.
More than half of the levy funding- about $17 million annually- will be used to help with local salary supplements, benefits and related fixed costs of school personnel.
Thanks to this revenue source, about $5.7 million will be available annually to help meet needs associated with the district's increased enrollment, including additional staff, equipment, instructional materials and technology, he said.
Approximately $3.3 million will be used annually for instructional materials and technology, while an additional $3 million will be available to be spent on upkeep/maintenance, related supplies and services, he said.
The levy, which has received community support for 66 consecutive years, also provides funding to the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation board, WVU 4-H Extension Service, Berkeley County Health Department and Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library.
Board president Dr. Bill Queen also expressed his gratitude, saying, "We do appreciate this support from the citizens so that we can continue to provide such a quality school system. The levy is very important on several fronts, but especially to our employees, and things could have been very different for them had this not passed. Berkeley County citizens support us in terms of bonds and levys; it is just amazing how much they care about education."
Fellow board member Pat Murphy agreed it was an exciting victory, but also said the votes against the levy shouldn't be ignored.
"I was a little worried before tonight, but I think that is good because the voters should never be taken for granted. While we tremendously appreciate this support, we also need to consider the opposition. For example, I do understand there are a lot of people who are still struggling in this economy. I respect people on fixed incomes who felt they had to vote against it," he said.
"I wish there was another way we could fund the school system without relying on property taxes, but this is what the law says we have to do," Murphy said.
All election results are unofficial until canvassed by county officials.
- Staff writer Jenni Vincent can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 131.


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On Mar 23, 8:07*am, mifloral
> *We were running RealWorld accounting software along with Synchronics
> counterpoint v7.015 on a SCO open server 5.02. hard drive crashed so
> we rebuilt a compatible system with more memory and slightly faster
> processor. we loaded the original SCO. the Counterpoint software, and
> then restored the entire drive back onto new machine. everything looks
> good when logged into root and lokk at various directories and files.
> when machine is rebooted the normal sco deskop rolls and we get to the
> Login prompt, type in user id for counterpoint, then passwd and we are
> returned to login prompt. i vaguely recalled setting this up in /usr/
> bin/.profile? it's been too long.So i need help in rebuilding this
> string that lets me access the both applications. is this any clearer?
> i hope. thanks- Brian
You are skating on very thin ice here. As others on this list will
undoubtedly inform you shortly, you are on a very old version of the
operating system. As a former Real World and CounterPoint dealer who
still supports many users, you are badly out of date on both of those
programs also.
Each user will have a .profile in their home directory. This will
probably be something like /usr/brian/.profile and the last line
probably used an exec statement to launch the program or menu. From
the sounds of it the program being launched is corrupt or missing, so
it fails to load and the session ends.
If you can't find it and fix it with this information you are in over
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As a reasonable plan of action you should call Passport Software at
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locale. Passport now owns and continues to develop the Real World
code, and many of the dealers are active with CounterPoint support, as
well as with SCO Unix and/or Linux. Sandy should know somebody who is
available fairly close to you.
Upgrading your system and both applications is not for an amateur at
this point. Staying current on all three is affordable for most
businesses, and doable for the average sysadmin with some knowledge
and skill. Because of the age of your O/S and applications, you are
going to be presenting somebody with a complex situation and it's
going to be expensive. You are going to need to get everything
upgraded at some point, and this event should be a wakeup call to
start addressing this issue now.
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Are You Thriving at Work and In Life?Claire Diaz-Ortiz
A few weeks before Arianna Huffington's new book, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder, came out, I had the chance to read a copy. I've long loved her writings, and have made it a goal of sorts to read most of her varied backlist of books. As as result, I expect good things from her books, and opening up Thrive was no exception.
By the time I closed it — a day later — I was blown away.
Here's the thing: I love working hard and succeeding professionally. But what I love more, and what I want to cultivate in my own life, is the balance of being successful in work and being successful in life. Because, they are often two different things.
Huffington's new book, Thrive, is a call to action to do just that.
It's not the first time that she's called people to take up such arms. Take her famous TED talk, which reminds us all to sleep our way to the top. (No, not like that.) Or, as I've mentioned before, the Oasis centers she set up at the 2012 Republican and Democratic National conventions, which were pretty much the coolest thing since sliced bread. A space where journalists, media execs, and tech folks could congregate to eat healthily, enjoy yoga and massages, and peruse amazing books on the mind-body connection while soothing music played in the background? Sign me up, I said! And I did — spending time at the Oasis centers at both the Democratic and Republican conventions that year.
Overwhelmingly, Huffington is passionate about work-life balance. So passionate, that she knows how outdated that term is, making sure that she encourages readers in Thrive to take the concept of balance to the next level by teaching us the importance of prioritizing our lives in the areas of well-being, wisdom, wonder and giving in order to truly thrive.
Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder, embodies the spirit of her teachings: that we all have a great life to live, and it's up to us to find it.
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin — real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way. Something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
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Dolphins Philbin: Where His Team's At After OTAs
Miami Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin spoke with the media Thursday after the of OTAs, he talked about his practice structure and where he feels the team is at.
(On whether he brought his practice structure with him from Green Bay or he started it here) ? ?We just have a checklist of situations that we want to cover, so it?s just like you said. When we started the minicamp on Tuesday, in the first team meeting on Tuesday we talked about what we wanted to get accomplished. The first thing is we wanted to build off the schematic things that we had done leading up to this point in time. The second thing was, since we weren?t adding a lot of new things we wanted our players to play faster, and the third thing was we wanted to expose them to as many game-like situations as possible.?
(On the end of the scrimmage being a wide open competition) ? ?I told the team at the end, as you just mentioned we scripted 90-95 percent of it, but the end we couldn?t have scripted it better ourselves if we had planned it. Obviously we had planned the score to be a certain situation and the time to be a certain situation, but it was excellent. There were a lot of good things on both sides and we practice a situation where in a two-point play with the game on the line the defense takes a look at the formation and calls a timeout. We got that accomplished, so I thought it was an excellent practice for the last mandatory minicamp. Having said that, I haven?t watched one lick of tape on it, but I thought it was good.?
(On what he has seen from Tyson Clabo thus far and what he expects going forward) ? ?He is very resourceful; he is very efficient as a football player. He is instinctive, he is knowledgeable and he knows what works for him. He has been in the league long enough to know what style of play works for him. I think he is an excellent locker room guy, and he likes football. I think he is passionate about his teammates and about the game, so I like what I see from him.?
(On his message to the team the last time before training camp) ? ?We?re going to have a meeting later, so it was quick. Basically what I told them is just, hey we all know sometimes the last practice of the offseason program is a semi-pulling teeth exercise, and I thought the guys really responded and competed well.?
(On whether he has a message for the team for the next month) ? ?Obviously we are going to talk about a) we are going to review what we accomplished during the offseason program, and then we are going to talk about the responsibility and accountability of being a Miami Dolphin 365 days a year. That?s basically the message.?
(On whether everybody got the desired number of snap counts during the offseason program) ? ?It?s hard to say right now how much we monitor that. We meet as a staff on a daily basis. I think guys got a lot of exposure to the system. The big thing we wanted to see is kind of two-fold. You know get our systems taught, some of the new ideas that we liked, and test some of those out to see if they are worthy to carry into the season. I think we accomplished that, and then look at some different guys in some different situations. That?s what today was. I just went to the depth chart and I had an aqua and I had a white. I didn?t want guys that had been working together to be in the same group. I wanted to kind of put everybody in a pot and stir it up, and then get the coaches out of the way and let them play football.?
(On whether Jorvorksie Lane received snaps at practice today) ? ?I?d have to go back. Like I said, we didn?t sit down and say I want Jorvorksie to get eight snaps or 15 snaps for that matter. And as you know, we are not a ton of two-back formation all the time, so if that?s the case he is not going to get a lot of work.?
(On what kind of growth he has seen from Olivier Vernon this offseason) ? ?I think a little more natural fit in the scheme?a little better understanding. We?ve been moving the line a little bit more than we have in the past as an experiment and I think he?s caught on to okay, where is my gap. Do I have to go down to the B gap or go all the way down to the A gap, and the corresponding technique that goes with those things. I think his pass responsibilities in the system that he has to use, I think he is better at. I think he is just a little more comfortable, a little more confident. He is playing a little faster.?
(On how Vernon?s versatility affects his playing style) ? ?Well you?ve seen him. The good thing about him is he can put his hand on the ground and he can function. You can put him in a two-point stance and he can function and then as he grows as a player you can maybe move him around to a couple different spots and that creates what we call targeting issues for the offense and identification issues. So, I like what we see from him, no question.?
(On the areas where the team improved) ? ?I think our two-minute is better. I think our pressure package is better on defense. I do think we are throwing the ball a little better vertically down the field. We didn?t always convert, we didn?t always catch every single one, but I think we are putting the ball in a better spot I believe.?
(On the areas the team needs to improve) ? ?Everything. Just overall execution. Again, it?s hard to get a tremendous feel for where you are in the running game on either side of the ball. So I think that is something that we need to pay close attention to when it gets closer to camp.?
(On his impressions of Lamar Miller) ? ?He is very smart. I think he has really progressed from a mental standpoint as a professional in his second season. He has very good hands. We like a lot of the things he is doing in pass protection. Again, we have to temper our enthusiasm based on how he does in pads, but I think is understanding of how he fits in the protection scheme is very good. We use that term, ?closing the distance.? He has done an excellent job in that regard in the spring, so we?ll have to see how that carries over to the fall.?
(On how ready he is for the break) ? ?I?m certainly ready for it, but I love coming to work. Practicing football is fun. It was a long time before these guys showed up. Getting on the field is fun and as I told the guys the ending to today?s practice couldn?t have been better or more competitive. Watching guys develop and improve, that?s why you get in the business. I?m anxious to get away a little bit, but I?ll also be looking forward to coming back.?
(On his thoughts of Evan Rodriguez) ? ?Well you hope he is an intelligent guy. Obviously it is a little too early to tell, but he moves well. The athleticism that we thought we saw in college and we thought we saw with Chicago, you can see that in the brief period of time he has been here. What we have to do is get him to the point where he knows what he is doing so we can fully evaluate how quick he is, how athletic he is and howreactive he is as a football player.?
(On what Phillip Wheeler has shown him so far) ? ?All the play speed things that we saw on tape are evident. Pursuit to the football is excellent. He is very decisive. I think he has anopportunity to be a pressure player. I think he is a good blitzer. He likes to play the game; you can tell that on film.
(On whether he thinks the players got off a little easy because the weather forced practice into the Bubble) ? ?Probably so. I mean it?s hard to predict. If you went by our predictions as to whether we would be inside or outside, I hope we fair better. We weren?t too sure what things would happen with the weather. There?s no question it is going to be hotter. It?s something that we?re cognoscente of as a staff and we?ve got to do a better job of keeping the players hydrated, they?ve got to do a good job of that, and we?ve got to do a better job with the practice schedule.?
(On whether he has a vacation planned) ? ?Nothing special. I?m just going to spend time with my family.?
(On the purpose of the rule that prevents Dion Jordan from attending practices) ? ?Hopefully it?s for guys to graduate college. Again, I wasn?t part of any of them, and nobody has asked my opinion on them, but I hope it?s because we want young men to get their education. That would be great. And everybody abides by the rule, so I am fine with it. At the end of the day, we plan on having that player for a long time, and we?ll get through that.?
(On Nolan Carroll?s role in the defense) ? ?I think he has been very, very good. He is a competitor. He played a lot of football for us last here, and I expect he is going to play a lot of football for us this year. I?m looking forward to the same type of attitude. I see him in the building, he likes coming in the building, he likes going out on the field, and so this guy is a competitor. He is smart, he is tough, so it will be fun watching him during camp.?
(On whether he sees the team rpgressing in his likeness) ? ?As of right now, yeah. I like the character of the men that we have on the football team. We?ve got a ton of work to do, but I think we have good men. When you have men who care about that, that?s a good place to start. But we have a lot of areas, virtually every area, that we need a lot of improvement in, and I?m confident that they will come back ready to go on July 20th.?
(On whether he likes the skill set of the team) ? ?We?ve got some good athletes, no question.?
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The rumors are true. Swedish girls are pretty. They're gorgeous. Swedish girls can really be hot; and I'm a girl saying this. In the US, you're lucky to find girls that are 7 or above, the average is a 2 or 3. In Sweden, the average girl is at least 4 and it is easy to find 7s or 8s. Pretty amazing from coming from the polar land way north on Earth.
I collected some photos of the hot swedish women and posted them up. It's summertime in these photos; surely it would be nice if our snowy dark weather ended and we could have this kind of fun. You can check out a full photo collection of Swedish girls.
Male readers out there, this should inspire you on how to find a Swedish women and also how to pick up girls. Or at the very least, enjoy the photos.
And to us mere mortals out there, we are still damn hot, not just in that Swedish way.
At Midsommar party:
Girls Love Sports Too
Celebrating Christmas in Stockholm
The Hottest Swedish Lingerie Model – Victoria Silvstedt
Bikinis, bikinis, bikinis: Stop staring at the screen
Another beautiful blond
Swedish Girls Celebrating Stockholm's Summer
Woah, I think you're being too hard on American women! A 2 or 3?!?!
I know in Vancouver, I'd rate the average around 5 (it being average, the mean) but in here in Sweden I'd say it's 6.5, using a "Canadian" standard. It seems Swedish women tend to take better care of themselves and dress to please and impress. Though, when you get to the stunners, the drop dead "wow, what was I saying again?" the 9s and 10s, I'd say it's equal, Stockholm vs Vancouver. Though, we do have more colours of the rainbow available, if you know what I mean. ;)
Det är faktiskt ett intressant ämne, då hela vida världen "vet om det". Iallafall västvärlden. Men det tråkiga är ju att dem tycker att alla ser likadana ut^^. Söta, men likadana.
Andrew – You're right, I'm being a little harsh on the American girls. There are lots of pretty ones. But both men and women don't care of themselves the way Europeans do.
I'll say American girls are 3-4 on the scale.
Trees – Du är rätt. Svenska tjejer är vackert men alla är ser likadana: blong, lång, fint.
Oh Priti, YOU are pretty!
Jag känner igen det sista fotot ;) På sommaren är alla vackra!
I knew there'd be a reason to regret leaving Sweden ;D
nathalie – you are so wonderful!
Jeff – muhahaha
In the first photo, notice there was only one Swedish guy. Perhaps you could also classify him as a woman too! "Sweden, where the women are women, and the men are too!" He's definitely looking like a "stekare".
I've read that one of the reason Swedish women take such good care of themselves is because there are way more women than men so they have to work extra hard to find a relationship – do you find this to be true.
Definitely agree with you. For italian men swedish girls are like kryptonite for Superman !!!
Andrew – He qualifies as a girl, and definitely stekare
Deirdre – I wouldn't be surprised. I know that Stockholm has one of the highest single rates in the world, which also increases competition.
Hahaha! @Riccardo
Haha – nice one! That title should defnitely get you more visits, as was the point, right?! ;) And that first photo is insanely blonde, amazing really.
The picture of the two blonds, I saw that one on the Stureplan site. Whilst I do think they are pretty, am I the only one who looks at the pictures posted on Stureplan and wonder what all the hype is over when it comes to the Swedish women?
If someone was to take the collection of photos Stureplan publishes as a general look: nearly all of Sweden is filled with people with bright orange skin; hair bleached but still showing roots (natural blond as if) and – with the men- lots of greasy hair.
By the way, just want to say how much I have enjoyed reading your blog. I have been for a while now (even though this is my first post in reply) and just want to say keep it up! Your insights are much appreciated, especially as I moving to Sweden and like to know what I am letting myself in for. Haha.
They are, but you're beautiful too Sapphire. :-) I agree with the Canadian. Maybe a little higher average in the US? Perhaps it depends on the state? =)
Hehe, interesting post, and very true all of it! :) We swedish guys are lucky! :)
Hmmmm… Interesting post. The ironic thing is that with the exception of the two girls from the "Swedish Party Tjejer" who I will admit are insanely beautiful to the point where as a woman you ask yourself "Why is life so unfair!?!," I found the majority of the girls in the photos you posted to be average and a few to be actually quite unattractive. Also, I'm curious as to where you found these photos? Are these photos of your friends? Are they random photos of people you've encountered on the street? Or are these photos of people you found to be attractive and gleaned off of the internet? I can also quite easily post photos of hot chicks from American ads and claim that "Yes, American Girls are Beautiful." Also, didn't you have a previous post about the "famous hot Swedish women" in some beer ad that were actually American women? :)
Anyway, my ultimate question that I would like to pose is "where's your empirical data?"
Are you comparing Sweden a country of 9 million to America a country of 300 million? Are you comparing the women of Stockholm to the women of rural Texas? Perhaps a more accurate assessment would be to make a comparison of the first 100 women ages 18-25 to pass by you on a specific street corner in Stockholm versus the first 100 women ages 18-25 to pass by you on a specific street corner in New York City, with a similar demographic in each location. And then to poll the same 100 men and ask them to rate each woman. Now that would be a post with some actual depth.
And lastly, remember that beauty is all in the eye of the beholder…
Sapphire, in a totally hetero and straight way, I think you are as lovely and hot looking as the women you have posted and moreso than some. Given that there are more Swedish women than men (Seems like in every country there are way more women than men. Is there any country with more men on the planet?! Women out there, please get busy having male babies to balance out the numbers.) and yet you managed to snatch a Swedish fiance right up from under them. Well, I rest my case.
Interestingly, there's been a huge turnaround over the years in the perception of Russian/Slavic women. The image went from a stereotype of big comrade-women in combat boots to frumpy women in babuskas. Then a complete turnaround on image happened, with Russian women now more typically thought of as being beauties and very hot. Also Czech women, who are considered great looking with long beautiful legs. However,my bet for more hot beauties on average in a country would be the world renowned Brazilian women.
@ commqueen123
slavic women are very popular around the world I think, that stereotype you mentioned was probably some result of anti soviet propaganda hehe. Im a swedish male and I dont think I know a single guy who does not have this small fantasy of slavic women=P. I think brazilian women are considered hot, not because how they look per se but more because of the bathing suits they use. As always, most men judge how hot a woman is on the amount of clothes she is wearing hehe.
Err to clarify, when I said this small fantasy about slavic women, I meant that they think they are very hot. And not the old stereotype thing you mentioned.
I agree with one comment (in Swedish): everyone looks pretty in the summers! I don't think Swedes are prettier than usual though. However, they do know how to do make up and prettify themselves, especially in spring and summer. Actually most of the pretty girls probably don't look like themselves without make up, nor with the blond hair (most Swedes actually have mouse brown hair). So, it's a matter of flaunting your features.
Somehow though, I think the blond made-up Swedish women are a bit tiring to look at sometimes because they tend to want to look all the same. Most of the party pictures in the tabloid newspapers look exactly like the two Swedish party girls you posted… it's almost as if their faces were interchangeable (or forgettable)?
Well I have to agree a lot of the swedish girls are incredibly gorgeous, and this is coming from a straight girl, but now it makes me wonder, about those swedish ladies that arent that beautiful but still act with that air of superiority, just because they are swedish, dont they know they dont look like a lot of the godesses we can see on the street sometimes? is a woman supposed to be beautiful just because she is swedish? dont take me wrong, I´ve had the pleasure to meet also the kind of beautiful(very blond and not so blond) smart and marvelous swedish women, they do exist, but the other girls just make me wonder, or maybe it is me, but, am I the only one that has seen this "Im the hottest thing on earth because I´m a swede" behavior?
Thank you :D
When we were in Stockholm, my older (and therefore wiser) friend did notice that many of the women had bad roots – so these goddess are not naturally blonde eh – cheats!!! We went on root watch but it was far more interesting oggling the blokes!
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@ commqueen123
slavic women are very popular around the world I think, that stereotype you mentioned was probably some result of anti soviet propaganda hehe. Im a swedish male and I dont think I know a single guy who does not have this small fantasy of slavic women=P. I think brazilian women are considered hot, not because how they look per se but more because of the bathing suits they use. As always, most men judge how hot a woman is on the amount of clothes she is wearing hehe."
As a Brazilian man I say, jealousy kills the soul gradually: the Brazilian model Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Gisele Bundchen are among the five highest paid models in the world, and not because they wear short clothes, but because they are beautiful and represent the beauty of Brazilian women, which is incomparable. We live in a tropical country, with the sun all year round, you do not expect our women wear these warm clothes you wear in Europe. If they are beautiful and hot why hide it, by a false puritanism? Sorry, if we are sexy by nature.
By the way, Swedish women are beautiful. Each woman has her own beauty. We need not make comparisons. I love blondes and I think Sweden are beautiful. And if someone say the opposite, do not accept that. A hug to all Swedes.
If you search this globe, you will find beauty everywhere. I would never rate womens beauty on a national scale. What is the definition of beauty anyway? Isn't beauty in the eye of the beholder? Is it some superficial on the exterior? Or can people look beyond it, and see that beauty is truly skin deep? As a woman period, not European, American, Asian, etc, I would say that I am happy with who I am. My mom, sisters and friends are beautiful, not because of their hair, eyes, etc. It would be because of their kindness, sense of humor, honesty and respect for others. In my heart, that should be more important to judge on a scale, than anything else. :)
honestly? THESE girls are the "grädden-på-moset"?
then you have not seen much, girl…
/swedish girl
Amen, SFMeisje!
yes Swedish are pretty, hot and gorgeous. i will rate them 7
Indeed Swedish girls are most beautiful in the world….:)
lucky swedish guys
lol, you think we all look the same xD hahha, NOOOT!
commmme on! okey you think Sweden = blondes, AND I say NOOO! Sweden = brunettes, blondes, redheads!!!
/ Swedish girl
swedish girls are whores, fake, orange, selfish and ugly. These pics just prove that, there is nothing natural about them. If swedish guys want whores then good for them.
Alexis Claude
Hello folks, I'm Brazilian and as most men know that women enjoy beautifull, and like millions of men, I certainly think that con Swedish women are one of the most beautiful and hot women in the world, talking about the high level sen social Sweden, so that parents make Sweden a more perfect, I would like to congratulate the president of Sweden by the fine job he's resurfaced, this wins many points for, for me and millions of other men who love the Swedish.
Some of these women are attractive, but others are just plain and some are unattractive. Just because someone is blonde and blue-eyed doesn't automatically mean they're pretty.
Some very pretty girls from Sweden, but the girls from Buenos Aires are the hottest I've ever seen.
puerto vallarta man
My longest girl relationships in my life were with blond hair-blue green eyed german-Norway American women. This is because I had no idea Sweden existed…WoW!!!! Type in google Images: swedish gils and be ready to be taken to heaven. I am DETERMINED to spend next summer in sweden. Swedish wman are the most attractive women in the world and I only date super hot women (very shallow) I am a very dark and for some reason I am attracted to very white chicks…I don't get it. Why does the blond hair drive me so crazy?any help out there?
Puerto vallrta, they attract you because they are different. Nothing else. Once you spend some time with them, you'll get over it. All girls are the same inside: complicated. I have a lot of italian friends and they come to Jugoslavia (ex nowadays, but 'll keep living in it), and they all go crazy sick. Can't have enough of our tall long legged brunettes. We Jugoslavs are very tall people… Particularly Dalmatians (like me) and Montenegrins.
Funny thing is that I am luckier with Italian girls than Italian guys are. Whereas they have better luck with Jugoslav girls than I do.
We all like different stuff. Exotic. I once had a swedish girlfreind rom Mura. All her girlfriends were models too… A heaven on earth. But, so is my Split. The most mediterranean girls, the most beautiful are Dalmatian girls.
Until you see montenegrins, or Colombian, or Indian or Venezuelan, not to mention Thai chicks. Man, those Thai chicks, when they are good, they are unbelievably hot. But that is not widespread occurence. Majority are just ordinary chinese looking girls (flat bums, short legs, no tits).
But confused Britts go for these like there's no tomorrow, it is hillarious!!!!
I'm going to visit Stockholm next March. In April I'll be able to give you another confirm :-p
I've been to 54 countries. There are beautiful women everywhere, and while I lived in Stockholm I met and saw many beautiful women. It comes down to personal preference when a favorite is chosen. For me, when you add it all up, the girls of Buenos Aires are the best.
Great stuff guys! Hey, does anyone know of a great site to meet ladies in Sweden? I am interested in Visiting Stockholm this summer as well and want to start meeting some ladies'
Thanks in advance°
Sorry to say that you've missed "this summer" and will have to be content with next summer!
Most of the girls from Stockholm come down south for the summer anyhow,so fly into Copenhagen and then get the train across to Malmö,and upto Båstad.You'll find them all on the beaches around here and at Tylösand in Halmstad. :)
I must say SWEDEN GIRLS ARE BEAUTIFULL, BUT :
The blonde woman from the third picture (startind from top of page) , IS ROMANIAN ; although i'm not 100% sure , I remember reading an article about her , just that I can't remember her name…
The photo is from the internet or you have a source for it?
Please "solve this mistery" for me!
Nice site!
Sweden has the most fake blond women in the world. Swedish women´s hair is rat-coloured, according to their own description but they spend so much money on bleaching their hair.
Just one question to Swedish women:
Why is it so important for you to look blond?
Bob the Chef
Stop exaggerating. Anyone who's been to Sweden knows this is a stereotype. And the phrase "insanely beautiful" is just weird. Beauty is flawlessness. Meaning, flaws cause a person to go "something is off" and feel a bit agitated at the imperfection. When everything is in its proper place, we are at rest, at peace. Excitement is weird. It's bizarre. It's more like, ugliness causes a disturbance, and beauty is peaceful.
Also, that "blonde" with the brown eyes you have up there, you can clearly see she's a bottle blonde, as many Swedes are.
What's a bottle blond?
It would be nice to know why so many girls must bleach and strip their hair (it's damaging and kills your hair at the end – ie. see old swedish women, their hair is dead).
It appears that you have never been to Southern California!
I laugh when they say that swedish women are the pretties in the world, most of them have mousy dirt blond hair, that they dye to death, they have very orange faces lol. I guess that is why most men from sweden and switzerland love me. they tell me they like darker women. im indian and black so i end up looking like a brazilian. naturally tanned skin, dark hair, natural bust and big, firm bottoms. men always like different things. Only american men would really like swedish women since they fall for the hype
Yeah, I've always known that Swedish women are beautiful. I've known this fact as a very young boy at an age before you start noticing and admiring women. It's not news to me that Swedish women are gorgeous. I hope to find (fall in love) and marry a gorgeous Swedish babe someday. If not, I'll settle for a gorgeous Russian woman. They're known for their extreme physical beauty, too. :)
I don't think theyre any different to any other women, they probably take more care of themselves unlike some nationalities, although I think the Slovak and Czech women are the most beautiful..
I don't have much experience of the US but I don't think the reason is just that sewdish women take better care of themselves. I believe the reason is food. Swedes eat a lot more healthy food than many americans and we know for a fact that what you eat has much to do with how you look. Weight, body type, hair condition and skin complexion, everything has something to do with what you eat.
It is just a theory I have though.
Someone said something about the pics from Stureplan, they are NOT representative for the entire population of Sweden, just a little click of people rooming the pubs and bars in Stockholm's nightlife. They believe they are good looking but everyone else thinks they're just plain ugly and silly looking.
Someone also mentioned there being more women in Sweden than men? That's… I don't even know what to say. That is not true. If there are, the diffrence is not noticable.
@Swede – FYI "Someone also mentioned there being more women in Sweden than men? That's… I don't even know what to say. That is not true" — There are more women than men in Sweden. The ratio of males to females in the general population is .98, which is about the same of the Western nations. Most Asian (including Russia), Middle Eastern, and Africans have at least 1.01 males to females in the general population. This phenomena is human related since sex selection is common in poor nations; favoring males over females. You can see the full list here from the CIA factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2018.html
Of course food plays a role in how healthy you are but it doesn't change your hair or skin color. As it turns out, I wrongly assumed most Swedish women are naturally blond (at birth yes), though most use heavy chemical bleachers to make their hair blond. This is obviously not healthy for your hair but since the general fascination favors blonds over brunettes or black hair women, this continues.
Definitely agree about the Stureplan part…some people just look so silly when they go to extremes to look "cool."
Det här är ett Stockholms-syndrom. I storstäder är folk generellt mer attraktiva, det går inte att dra slutsatser om Sverige baserade på Stockholm enbart. Det är som att åka till Manhattan och dra slutstsen att alla amerikaner har coola jobb, tjänar massor och ser jättebra ut.
this post made me crack up. I'm an american woman of swedish descent, and i never thought of swedish women as being more beautiful than other race. I grew up wishing to be tan, with brown hair and brown eyes like my hispanic/italian/eastern european friends. Most members of my swedish family are about 6 ft. tall with BLACK hair and blue eyes and TAN really easily (sorry to bust your scandinavian stereotype, guys!).. im the first platinum blonde in generations who, sadly, doesn't tan at all. we do all seem to be tall with blue eyes though.. maybe its ice age isolation? small gene pool? haha.
This is one of the silliest thing I've read, and I am a Swedish girl. Beautiful women come from everywhere, and I think you're very rude in saying your fellow American girls 'have an average of 2 or 3'. Maybe it's just you? And how did you even get your marking scheme? Are you aware that beauty is in the eye of the beholder? Some people like tan skin, some like pale.. some like dark hair… some like light hair. It's all personal preference.
Morever a lot Swedish girls use A LOT of makeup at a very young age (and are kind of slutty). And yes, a lot of bottle blondes as well and fake tan lovers.
Anyway.. pick up tips? LOL (and LOL to the extremely shallow comments up there)
Well, I think I am agree with you !
I met lots of swedish girls, and they are almost beautiful.
They are tall,silm,nice body type.
Also, lots of them are blonde.
And their eyes are almost green,blue.
But I don't think they use a lot of makeup.
The fact is Many Beautiful girls use it.
When you just see their face sharp, eyes,you still can find they are more beautiful.
It's not just for "Makeup".
American girls also can do it, and lots of American chick do it.
It's normal.
So if american girls and swedish girls all do it, I am sorry to say, Most of swedish girls will look better.
But "beautiful" is not everything.
I guess you were just talking about person's "outside" here.
"Iselin", you don't have to be mad like that.
And honestly,I found most of swedish are cool.
I meant, they are beautiful but if you don't know them,you will see the beautiful "cold face".
But American girls looks more better about that.
I would say they got more "warm face" when they meet new person.
And the face is Swedish guys also look better than other county's guys. LOL
I am not from Sweden&American.
I just saying what I saw here. No offence.
Peter Barke
the hair colour on Swedish girls is really more diverse than just blonde, I don't know why pictures on Swedish girls focus so much on blonde girls all the time. =P
As a Swede I would say that brown or dark-blonde is the most common colour, in fact I think dark hair might be even more common in some parts of Sweden.
All in all I think Swedish girls are very similar to American girls in terms of looks.
Swedish girls are gorgeous.
I'm what one would call a "lipstick" lesbian. And so is my girlfriend. She is a beautiful Swedish girl and her personality is…wow. I am an Indian-American girl (from Himachal Pradesh,India) with black hair and gray eyes, and I adore my girlfriend's long light blonde hair, and gazing into her sapphire blue eyes. Every time I touch her soft skin, I am in heaven. This is sounding cheesy, probably, and some of you will laugh, but I am in love with her.
In my eyes, she is the most beautiful girl, and I could not be more in love with her. I just want to sweep her off her feet like a hopeless romantic, and marry her.
Anna, I will always love you.
All in all, Swedish women are….amazing!
Alina Sorescu
Well , sure u didn't checked the map right …:)), no ofence they are okay but they aren't the most prettiest , i am sure if u come in Romania , u'll change your opinion ……the girls there are blooming hotttt, very pretty natural
that's true, I heard romanian girls are beautiful, and I read somewhere that the girls from either Ukraine or the Czech Republic are the most beautiful in the world. Then again, everything is relative:)
Beautiful people are everywhere, in every country…
but the most beautiful women that I have personally ever seen come from the Ukraine and near areas.
9's and 10's there, everywhere, and not talking about bleached hair, either, their facial features and eyes are simply gorgeous. On top of that, the stuck-up attitude of most Swedes cancels any physical beauty out. Shame.
So sorry Swedish ladies, your country does take the cake the way you think it does.
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As a Swedish girl I have to give my opinion. I guess we Swedish people likes to follow trends and look our best, but still the majority don't want it to look forced therefore we try to make our make-up to look natural.I've noticed that girls from other countries have tendencies to exaggerate their make-up.
It's not true that all the Swedish girls have blonde hair and that everyone is tall like supermodels. Actually the majority in Sweden has brown hair/dark blonde hair. Lots of people who was blonde when they were young, bleach their hair. Sometimes I'm getting the impression that everyone thinks Swedish girls are beautiful because of the blonde hair? There are blondes in other parts of the world too.
Finally I want to crush one last fantasy about Swedish women; Sweden is a very equal country and therefore no one really cares if you've slept with many guys. BUT it doesn't mean that you really do sleep with just anyone and that it doesn't matter if you're interested of the guy. I've many bad experiences of guys from other countries that think you're open to sex just because you're Swedish. Old men, creepy men and so on. Be respectful guys.
@Sonia – Agree with you that no matter how women look, it's no reason to say they'll sleep with everyone. That is gross.
Finally I want to crush one last fantasy about Swedish women; Sweden is a very equal country and therefore no one really cares if you've slept with many guys. BUT it doesn't mean that you really do sleep with just anyone and that it doesn't matter if you're interested of the guy. I've many bad experiences of guys from other countries that think you're open to sex just because you're Swedish. Old men, creepy men and so on. Be respectful guys.
Now let me crush your false statments realy fast so you can wake up from that dream.
Equal country yes. By no means do you have respect in any way if your a slut, ppl wont like you more their just gonna take advantage of it more to get in your pants.
Your blind and totaly need to reasess your current friends view on you since i doubt they even look att you as a friend anymore.
And now to the second part of your "experience" im guessing your talking about the turkish old guys that come to the bar and give you a drink and try to have sex with you almost instantly.
Yes their disgusting, but att the same time yes your drunk, yes you talk slutty, and yes your thong is falling out of your panties, excuse me i mean your hotpants.
Nomather how good my friend wich i rate on a 10 and most rate on a 9.9-10 scale, she has never dressed as a disgusting trashy type and amazingly shes dazzling and hot, with her jeans on still.
Most of you try to hard to impress, and attract the ones your not realy after, and then you blame others.
Personaly ive moved to about 8 towns from Umeå, to sundsvall, to gbg to malmö and been in stockholm to and some towns inbetween those live gävle and umeå, studied in different towns and so on, ive even had my share of 3somes and that happend actualy fairly early.
In each of those towns when ive gotten to know people for more than 2-3 months they start talking shit about their "friend" thats a slut. Each town. now i dont mean to say there is no good friends but realy im going for a majority consensus for now.
Thats why i keep to my self alot. But alot of swedes dont.
You all are so nice too us sweds love ya all
I think a little biological order must be introduced here. Men are generally more sexually attracted to lighter-skinned women and women are more sexually attracted to darker-skinned men which puts the lighter-skinned Scandanavian women at a premium for most men. So whether they are attractive or not, using common denominators for judging beauty, the Swedish women are going to be more sexually attractive to most men for biochemical reasons that go far beyond mere eyesight. Having said that, I must go against the biological norm because dark skin seems to turn me more than light skin. Perhaps it's because the light skin shows more blemishes than dark skin, or perhaps it's because light skin ages quicker, nonetheless, I can't seem to control myself around mahogany skin tones that are the antithesis of the protypical Swedish "beauty." Go figure.
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Scandinavian girls really are the standard by which all other caucacian girls are assessed. A 15 minute walk through Stockholm will test the neck muscles of any tourist.. The sheer numbers of beauties that one will see in those 15 minutes will outnumber what one would see for a week in time square NYC. Even in tiny Bergen, Norway, one will see this. I couldn't believe it.


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The atomic deuterium-to-hydrogen abundance ratio has been evaluated for the sight line toward the hot O subdwarf BD+28\circ 4211. High signal-to-noise ratio (S/N~ 100) observations covering the wavelength range 905 - 1187 Å\ at a wavelength resolving power of \lambda/\Delta\lambda ~20,000 were obtained with the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite. BD+28\circ 4211 is ~00 pc away with a total H I column density of ~ \times 1019 cm-2, much higher than is typically found in the Local ISM. The deuterium column density was measured by analyzing several D I Lyman series transitions (Lyman \delta, \epsilon, \eta, \theta, \iota) with curve of growth and profile fitting techniques, after determining which lines were free of interference from other interstellar species and narrow stellar features. The neutral hydrogen column density was measured by an analysis of the Lyman \alpha profile using HST/STIS and GHRS spectra. The stellar spectrum of BD+28\circ 4211 was modelled to assist in determining the sensitivity of H I (Ly \alpha) and D I to the continuum placement and to identify stellar transitions. The D I and H I column densities, their uncertainties, and potential sources of systematic error will be presented.
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