Helen Sjogren, a researcher commuting from Sweden to Denmark, feels more Scandinavian than Swedish after 19 years. Living in Lund with her children, she appreciates Danish work culture, favoring its directness over Swedish consensus-seeking behavior. The Oresunds Bridge has significantly impacted both regions, enhancing job opportunities and transforming local identities. Despite the benefits, Sjogren has concerns about her taxes funding Copenhagen instead of her local Swedish community, highlighting the complexities of cross-border living and regional identity.
Because I'm Swedish, colleagues would expect me to behave like a Swede, so I would be seen as rude—too direct—to fit in Sweden.
One of her few misgivings is that her taxes go to Copenhagen rather than her own municipality, where her children have gone to school.
#oresund-bridge #cross-border-commuting #scandinavian-identity #danish-work-culture #regional-disparities
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