第一集:瑞典。印象最為深刻片段之一是開篇概括時提到了斯堪的納維亞三國被公認為世界最幸福國家的原因包括了:
"他們的精誠合作 Their spirit of cooperation""都源於信任,對彼此毫無保留的信任 It's about trust. That we actually do trust each other."
這一點在向來被宣傳團結的天朝民族和當代社會是愈發少見的,可見差距並不僅僅是表象的高度現代化,發達的科技,完美的生態環境等,更藏在不同社會中人們的心態,理念。當然,再完美的國度也存在著瑕疵,如同所有社會一樣,瑞典也存在著排外,種族歧視的現象。很喜歡這段話:
"Equality and prosperity should be a pretty good recipe for social stability, 平等和繁榮是社會穩定的一劑良方,and for decades here in Sweden thats exactly how it's been. 而幾十年來瑞典都是這樣。But last spring there was a sudden outbreak of civil unrest, 不過去年春天爆發了一場市民動亂,the first serious rioting in the country for years. 那是多年來最為嚴重的一場動亂。Since then there's been a lot of soul searching in the media 從那以後,瑞典媒體開始了反思, and a big national debate about increasing inequality and immigration. 瑞典全國掀起了一場關於不平等現象和移民問題的大討論。"