A friend I made on the train home from Stockholm the other day. The first person I've really talked to on a train, or in general traveling by public transportation, at all. You just don't here in Sweden. You keep to yourself with this emotionless face on. 

There was a problem with the train and I sat with headphones on and didn't know what was going on; so I asked the guy next to me if he knew, in swedish. He looked so confused and had no idea what I was saying. I asked if he spoke english and repeted the question. He laughed and said he was just about to ask me the same question. I asked where he was from: India. Working for Scania in my town.

And we got talking. About everything. Traveling, India, his family, people in Sweden, his work here etc. I also asked if I could photograph him. It was a lovely ending to a very lovely day and something I won't forget. 

 

I wish people did this everywhere, like this was something you did everyday. People are so beautiful. I've started smiling at people too. Just randomly at the street. They could look like the most serious, sad or just generally just not people you'd wanna talk to. And then their whole face changes, and they smile back, most often. It just makes you so happy.

I feel like most of the time it's like we swedish people have this pokerface
and if you just smile at them or talk it breaks and there they are, happy and beautiful.