Söker efter Karl

Last night we went out for a birthday beer.  We ended up at an Irish pub close to the main street.  There was a house music festival in the market square so it was impossible to find a patio seat close by. The place was relatively quiet so we practiced ordering beer in Swedish.  You say:  "stor stark" - which literally translates to big strong. Beer in Sweden is divided into the percentage of strength. Anything below a 2.25% is considered light, and is sold in the supermarkets. The strong beers are above 3.5%

Later on, the title of my blog - Searching for Sven - came up.  It turns out Sven is not a common Swedish name -- Lars and Daniel are more common. To broaden my search we learned how to say Searching for Man in Swedish - "Söker efter Karl"  Now I can ask for 2 things at the bar using 1 phrase 1) stor stark = big strong 2) stor stark karl = big strong man.

2am - the sky is starting to get bright