setheverman:did-you-kno:Fika is the Swedish tradition of having coffee, cake, and a chat. It’s such
setheverman:did-you-kno:Fika is the Swedish tradition of having coffee, cake, and a chat. It’s such an integral part of the culture that many businesses have fika twice a day, and sometimes it’s mandatory. Source Source 2According to IKEA’s corporate website: “Some of the best ideas and decisions happen at fika.“so after reblogging this to find out if other countries had this as well, i found out the following:germany: yeah we have something similar called “Kaffee und Kuchen” :)america: i work 16 hours per day at minimum wage and get a 7 minute unpaid lunch break, and instead of “fika” i have “suffering” and “death” -- source link
#not kidding