It’s funny in Lisbon and Barcelona nobody assumed I spoke the language but in Scandinavia people almost always assume I do speak the language. I don’t speak any Scandinavian languages but I do speak fluent Spanish and B1 level Portuguese (not great but good enough to converse). And I’ve spent a substantial portion of my adult life living in Ibero-American countries.

The kind of crazy part is my ancestors came from Sweden, northern Germany, Wales, and England. I’ve only spent minimal time in this part of the world so it feels odd to be assumed I’m a local.