Visitors may be surprised to discover that "please" doesn't work quite the same way across the Nordic countries – revealing a very different way of thinking about politeness.
Don’t know if it’s like that everywhere but in my parts at least (mid-Sweden) using “snälla” like that would make you come across as begging rather than being polite.
Doesn’t Swedish have “snälla” which serves the purpose of please pretty well?
…and “vänligen”
We absolutely do. Both “snälla” and “… , tack” works as a translation for please.
We can even say “snälla rara”, almost a 1:1 translation to “pretty please”
Don’t know if it’s like that everywhere but in my parts at least (mid-Sweden) using “snälla” like that would make you come across as begging rather than being polite.
In Finland, it’d be considered polite.
As in, Kan du hjälpa mig, snälla du? for example.
“Två öl, snälla” makes you sound like an alcoholic though
So, makes you sound Scandinavian.