One word: Fika!!
Cited from Wikipedia...
"Fika is a social institution in Swden; it means having a break, most often a coffee break, with one's colleagues, friends, date, or family. The word "fika" can serve as both a verb and a noun. Swedes consider having a coffee an important part of the culture. You can fika at work by taking a “coffee break,” fika with someone like a “coffee date,” or just drink a cup of coffee. As such, the word has quite ambiguous connotations, but always including something to eat accompanied by a drink, such as cookies, cakes and even candy. This practice of taking a break, typically with a cinnamon roll or some biscuits or cookies, or sometimes a smorgas or a fruit on the side, is central to Swedish life, and is regularly enjoyed even by the government."
Lina invited Diane and me to fika with her and some friends in the afternoon. I indulged in a mug of hot chocolate and a delicious vanilla cupcake with fudge frosting. Yum. I could get used to this.
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