Today is our Queen’s name day (Silvia) and also the first day of the Olympic Games, but I’m not really that fond of either one. The Queen has always struck me as creepily Stepfordish. I mean, is that woman even real or is she just a life-size paper cut-out? You know, like those of Star Trek characters that you can buy if you’re geeky enough to attend sci-fi conventions. But personally, I would much rather prefer to have a stand-up cardboard figure of Lt. Worf than of Drottning Silvia (drottning = queen). And name days? I’ve never been a fan of them.
Anyway, where were we? Ah yes, the Olympic Games. You don’t need me to blog about that – just turn on your TV and you’ll get your Olympic overload.
So instead I thought I’d blog today about something actually useful. Maybe not as entertaining as making fun of Queen Silvia, but much more practical – namely, going to the dentist.
This is a topic that many, normally cold and indifferent Swedes feel very passionate about. Why? Many reasons, and I’m not going to discuss them here. But in short – it takes a long time to get an appointment with a “public” dentist and private dentists are very expensive. And even then, getting an appointment can be an ordeal.
