Sweden's influence on other countries

[beentoldcomputersaysno]

I came across an interesting thread on Sweden's approach to the pandemic and how it has influenced other countries. twitter.com/virpiflyg/status/1452765297581113346?s=21

Wow. That was an interesting read. (Can't wait for the But Sweden! nongs to jump all over this thread, hahaha.)

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I haven't read this through fully, but the conclusions are interesting.

Thanks. Will look later. Tricky to read on phone

@milkyaqua

Wow. That was an interesting read. (Can't wait for the But Sweden! nongs to jump all over this thread, hahaha.)

Maybe!

What is a nong? It sounds like it could be something incredibly offensive?

@Tryingtryingandtrying

What is a nong? It sounds like it could be something incredibly offensive?

nong [nɒŋ] NOUN AUSTRALIAN NEW ZEALAND informal a foolish or stupid person (often as a general term of abuse).

It's a casual term for an idiot. See also "Ningnong"

[ˈnɪŋnɒŋ]
NOUN
AUSTRALIAN
NEW ZEALAND
informal
a fool.

Ningnong? Nong? Really hoping neither of these are adopted here as acceptable informal abuse of others.

Gosh, would you prefer ninny? That's about equivalent. Silly people.

All the But Sweden! ninnies... is that better for you?

PS: Don't come to Australia if you don't like slang, we have a lot of it.

@milkyaqua

PS: Don't come to Australia if you don't like slang, we have a lot of it.

Ozzy Man testing celebrities is always worth a look.

I think people are reacting to "nong" because it sounds similar to the UK "m*ng." But it's an unrelated word.

People trying to police other countries' language is not a good look.

It would be interesting to know if he would have been right without the varients. But I am surprised he thought vaccines were so far off. I would have agreed with him last year and I'm amazed that the vaccines were produced and rolled out so quickly. But as an expert I would have hoped he would have better information than me. Especially as AZ is a Swedish company.