The other day while we were waiting at the immigration office it hit me, over the last couple months I’ve learnt that Swedes hate standing in line, instead you take a number and wait until your number is called. They do this EVERYWHERE banks, government offices, travel agencies, at the bakery, post office, health clinics ect. It’s a great solution.. I mean I’d rather sit, read a magazine and wait for my number to pop up on the board than impatiently stand in line, wouldn’t you?
Of course every system has its cons, the trouble is when you don’t realize the store has a number system or you can’t find it, you search frantically for the silly number dispensing machine and let me tell you, they can be hard to find! Or sometimes someone decides they don’t need their number, or a person accidentally pulls too hard and instead of getting one slip they get four or five (okay maybe this only happens to me!) but overall the Swedes have a pretty good system.
When in Sweden
