Tipping point

I find tipping difficult. People in Finland or Sweden don’t generally give tips, I would say, so I’m not used to that at all, it’s not something my brain is wired to do.

I also find it hard to tip when you have to do it with coins. How do you make that an event, how do you not make it feel like you’re handing out candy money to little kids? I have no idea. Leaving a couple of dollar bills on the table feels fine, leaving a two-dollar coin feels .. like a statement.

Last night, I went out with a friend, and I saw people buying a 57-kronor pint of beer, and leaving three kronor as a tip. Is that anything? (Obviously, I didn’t tip at all).

The other Tre Kronor

Red Wings win the Cup

Last year, Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup with 16 Canadians on its roster and early on, it seemed that other NHL teams were cranking out Ducks copies in an attempt to win the Stanley Cup. And here we are again, with Detroit winning the Stanley Cup, with eight Swedes on its roster, and at least four, five, ok, let’s make it six, fine, seven, in prominent roles on the team.

Nicklas Lidstrom, and the Cup.

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Time Machine

I just got a letter from last week. In the envelope, there was a picture of me interviewing Henrik Lundqvist.

Risto: “What’s your name?”
HL: “Henke Lunkvist”
R: “What’s your favorite team?”
HL: “Ilves.”

Risto (left) talks to Henrik Lundqvist (right) at the World Championship.