Do they know... (två)

...that I did something to save my arse today?

OK... This shouldn't be in this section of 'Do they know' since it doesn't affect the people in Sweden. But I did something today to save myself from more work when I'm back in the little red dot. This can go two ways. Either the way I want it to be, or it'll backfire and I'll land up with more shit and worse still a mosquito following me around. I hope I succeed.


...that the Swedish song for the Eurovison Song Contest is translated as 'Invincible'?

I always hear this phrase in Church (daily Mass in Swedish) 'evigheters evighet' and I took it to mean 'forever and ever' as translated into English. Since the prayers are the same, I simply put two and two together. But Corola's song 'Evighet' is translated as 'Invincible'. Am I wrong? I checked an online dictionary (How reliable? I don't know.) and it translated 'evigheters' as 'aeons' and 'evighet' as 'eternity' not 'invincible'. So my personal and unprofessional translation is closer to the online dictionary. Who is right? Perhaps this word has a double meaning? But according to my sources, she sang a rather Christian song so 'eternity' seems right. Then again, so does 'invincible'. Oh well. I'm no expert. Heck, I don't even speak or understand Swedish. (There's just no push to learn the language since I can survive on English.) So I'll take it that both translations are right, until someone corrects me. Perhaps more can be uncovered from the lyrics?


...that the buses here seem smaller than the ones back home?

It's true! I think. I don't measure the seats but I believe they are of the same dimensions. But it's the aisle that is narrower. We can squeeze two people almost back to back on a single aisle, sometimes with one carrying a backpack. If you consider a person my size and carrying a bag the one I have now, there will still be space, albeit limited, for another person to squeeze past me. However, there isn't enough space for that in the buses here. Moreover, the seats seem closer to one another, so I can confirm that the aisle is narrower. Why? The people here are much bigger sized, so isn't more space practical? Or are the streets just too narrow for the wider buses that I'm used to back home?


Do you think I'm asking too many questions today and I have too much time on my hands?