Comments on: Gekås – the temple of freezer bags and socks http://www.transparent.com/swedish/gekas-the-temple-of-freezer-bags-and-socks/ Language and Culture of the Swedish-Speaking World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:27:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bevan http://www.transparent.com/swedish/gekas-the-temple-of-freezer-bags-and-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Bevan Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:50:54 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/swedish/?p=303#comment-1194 I've never been to a big American costco, but I can imagine there is one big difference: The location. Gekas is literally hidden deep in the Swedish woods. You need to drive along miles of 'B' roads to get there. We're into quiet holidays, walks in the woods, secluded lakes, mushroom and blueberry picking, etc. 4 years ago, we were randomly driving around Sweden's small roads. We found a very nice area and decided to rent a cabin for 2 weeks. The next day we needed to get a few basics like milk and bread, so we located the closest village on the map and drove there. Imagine our surprise when we arrived at Ullared's "local" shop, Gekas. I’ve never been to a big American costco, but I can imagine there is one big difference: The location.
Gekas is literally hidden deep in the Swedish woods. You need to drive along miles of ‘B’ roads to get there.

We’re into quiet holidays, walks in the woods, secluded lakes, mushroom and blueberry picking, etc.
4 years ago, we were randomly driving around Sweden’s small roads.
We found a very nice area and decided to rent a cabin for 2 weeks.
The next day we needed to get a few basics like milk and bread, so we located the closest village on the map and drove there.
Imagine our surprise when we arrived at Ullared’s “local” shop, Gekas.

]]> By: jennie http://www.transparent.com/swedish/gekas-the-temple-of-freezer-bags-and-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 jennie Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:33:41 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/swedish/?p=303#comment-1193 Oh crap, does this mean you will never more believe anything I post? Apologies for that horribly rushed assumption, I did google it but did not make the connection, obvoiusly computers can't solve everything for us... Cheers for the comment! :) Oh crap, does this mean you will never more believe anything I post? Apologies for that horribly rushed assumption, I did google it but did not make the connection, obvoiusly computers can’t solve everything for us…
Cheers for the comment! :)

]]> By: Jijo http://www.transparent.com/swedish/gekas-the-temple-of-freezer-bags-and-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 Jijo Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:41:54 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/swedish/?p=303#comment-1192 Jennie wrote It is a hard G and it doesn’t mean anything at all, it is just a bunch of letters put together more or less. :) Duhhh It stands for Göran Karlsson the man who started it. GeKå is how you say G K in swedish. Jennie wrote
It is a hard G and it doesn’t mean anything at all, it is just a bunch of letters put together more or less. :)

Duhhh

It stands for Göran Karlsson the man who started it.
GeKå is how you say G K in swedish.

]]> By: jennie http://www.transparent.com/swedish/gekas-the-temple-of-freezer-bags-and-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1191 jennie Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:06:02 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/swedish/?p=303#comment-1191 Haha, that is exactly what we do, every day, all the time. Eat dirty socks. But no, no typo, just an expression for something you absolutely not want o do. "I rather eat dirty socks.". Haha, that is exactly what we do, every day, all the time. Eat dirty socks. But no, no typo, just an expression for something you absolutely not want o do. “I rather eat dirty socks.”.

]]> By: Luke (Sydney) http://www.transparent.com/swedish/gekas-the-temple-of-freezer-bags-and-socks/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 Luke (Sydney) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:34:13 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/swedish/?p=303#comment-1190 Don't know why, the image of Woodstock comes up. May be it's because I haven't been to neither :) P.S. "Eat someone’s dirty socks"? Was it a typo or a kinky thing swedes normally do? Don’t know why, the image of Woodstock comes up. May be it’s because I haven’t been to neither :)

P.S. “Eat someone’s dirty socks”? Was it a typo or a kinky thing swedes normally do?

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