[Tade0]

> the narrative of Swedish exceptionalism is so strong, especially on the Internet, that I wouldn't be surprised if this will tried to be burried.

I always thought this was an American thing, but turns out just about every nation has this to some extent.

[emj]

I've never met a group of people who did not see themselves as special, this view is common in all countries I've lived in. I wonder if someone has tried to measure it objectively.

[shalmanese]

> I always thought this was an American thing, but turns out just about every nation has this to some extent.

There's a deep irony in this sentence.