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I couldn’t wait for my ice-cream sandwich

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Oziel and I got sick waiting for Google to provide the Ice-Cream Sandwich OTA update for our Nexus S phones. After listening to TWIG, we decided to take matters into our own hands. We found instructions for downloading and installing the ICS from Google, and applied the update ourselves (no rooting required). This was unproblematic. The process took longer than expected to move from the warning triangle to the next step – but it got there, just wait (and make sure you pressed the volume up and power at the same time).

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Blekinge Lans Tidning, the local newspaper in the town where Oziel and I study, has instituted a policy whereby employees should greet each other in the morning. This made me think `only in Sweden.’ The policy even stipulates how to respond in casual office interactions throughout the day—suggesting a simple nod or a smile.

When I started working here the uncomfortableness of me saying hello to blank and unresponsive colleagues used to make me laugh [although, not infront of said colleagues]. I know of others that responded to the loneliness of this situation with tears.

I am now more adapted to the Swedish ways. On my last two trips to Australia I have suffered culture shock, with thoughts of `why is this person talking to me?!’

Now, have you said hello to your colleague? – Radio Sweden [Sveriges Radio (SR)]