Oh I wish you hand too! Because Sodom and Gomorrah was all about maple syrup and apologising. Everyone knows that.

I once sat next to a mother and an eight month old baby on a flight that was delayed on the runway for approximately three weeks. I'm fond of babies, so offered to hold it for a bit when the pilot announced we'd be delayed yet another hour - but then moments later, we heard that in fact we would be taking off in the…

I did not think until this moment that there were circumstances under which I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that I would commit murder. But you have just described them.

Skinny doesn't automatically equal beautiful isn't the same as skinny and beautiful are mutually exclusive.

I know this isn't quite the point of the video, but the thought of Obama at the top of a naughty list is making me come over all unnecessary.

I'll pray to Thor that Carrie underwood learns the difference between criticism and people 'being mean.'

How glorious! I don't have any gifs, just advice to enjoy it. I spent a summer like that (save for a few visits from family and friends every few weeks) when I first moved to Sweden, and while it was wobbly at times, it was also awesome (just for added fun, the only apartment I could find to rent was completely…

I'm not sure that relationships are the issue here - I don't want a relationship, but I don't go sending people photos of my bits and pieces! (I'm female) It's quite possible communicate that you're looking for something casual with words!

Today's Santa is a mish-mash of gift-bearing characters from various folklore traditions, not least Odin from Germanic pagan beliefs. Father Christmas, Tomten, Nisse, Black Peter - as long as he brings me presents if I've been good, I'm not bothered which tradition he's stolen from ;-)

Not even a little bit! Easter I couldn't give two hoots about one way or another, but I LOVE Christmas. Trust me, when you live in a Scandinavian city where it's pitch dark by 3pm by around the 20-25th December and then IT STARTS GETTING LIGHTER AGAIN, you have plenty to celebrate without the birth of some 2000 year…

As it is celebrated by Christians, sure. Not by me.

I think you'll find it's the other way around, kooky lady! Christians stuck Christ into the winter solstice festival, and that is just fine with me. I'll celebrate the fact that it starts getting lighter from now on with a tree and chocolate log and presents, and you can go to midnight mass and have nativities and…

I'm in the film industry, and my Swedish is a work in progress ;-) I am British though, so didn't need to worry about a visa, which made life easier!

Well I do have an American friend here who brought her dog... ;-)

Ahh okay, I understand better what you meant, and probably you're right within the specific situation here.

Draping a facecloth/small towel dipped in cold water over my forehead was the only thing that kept me from actually bursting into flames when I had strep throat last week (in addition to ibuprofen, and when I figured out it was strep, antibiotics). That and marathoning every episode of Parks & Recreation ever made -…

I went through that around your age too (that makes me sound a thousand years old, I'm just four years older!) - all my friends were getting hitched/knocked up, and even though I didn't especially want what they had, I remember feeling left out that they were all going through big, exciting things, and I was just…

The confidence comes from the fact that a guy saying no might sting, but you'll definitely survive it, so what have you got to lose? I tend to find that the scary part is approaching someone and starting the conversation - after that, if the chemistry's there, it just kind of happens mutually.

I realise you're trying to be helpful so hope I don't come off too harsh, but this "onus is on the man" crap is archaic and nonsensical. Any consenting adult should suggest going home if that's what they're after, and the other consenting adult can say yes or no - there is no earthly reason gender should come into it…

I saw somebody else suggested meetup.com - I second that, when I moved to a new country meetup was a lifeline! I recommend finding events that are activities rather than meeting in bars - I found it awkward to stand around making chit chat with strangers, but if you're all meeting to do something, it feels a bit more…