Plocka päron i motvind

A famous swedish saying that interpretes you are having trouble doing an easy task because of external circumstances. The saying directly translated would be something like "Picking pears against the wind". -Ulf Skönberg

Two friends, Lisa and Erik, try to set up a tent during a camping trip, but the wind is strong.

Lisa: "Why is it always like this when we set up the tent? Everything flies around!"

Erik: laughs "It's like 'picking pears against the wind.'"

Lisa: "Yes, really. But we'll have to fight on. It has to come up at some point."

Erik: "We'll fix it, despite the headwind."

Två vänner, Lisa och Erik, försöker sätta upp ett tält under en campingresa, men det blåser kraftigt.

Lisa: "Varför är det alltid så här när vi ska sätta upp tältet? Allt flyger omkring!"

Erik: skrattar "Det är som att 'plocka päron i motvind.'"

Lisa: "Ja, verkligen. Men vi får väl kämpa vidare. Det måste ju stå upp någon gång."

Erik: "Vi fixar det, trots motvinden."

by Ulf Skönberg & Kamrater Podden August 10, 2024

Social Media Patronizing

Social Media Patronizing: When you see someone in person and they say “I love your content” but they never actually comment on or “like” your posts or other content (depending on how the platform works) because they feel they’re better than, and don’t want the actual association.

That is social media patronizing.

Social Media Patronizing: Hey Mike, haven’t seen you in a while… omg, I LOVE following you on LinkedIn (but you know this person has NEVER engaged with you, not even a “like”).

This is a very condescending response from the person you haven’t seen in a while and claims they love to follow your content.

by Ricardo Rico December 31, 2021