Art-experiment – “No Alps in Sweden”
24 Jun 2009 | Life in Stockholm & Travelling
inspired/copied/adjusted from his excellence alaiba
Från: Ion Ciorici [mailto:ion@minister.com]
Skickat: den 14 juni 2009 10:49
Till: Bokning HTL
Ämne:
Hello,
we are couple from US and intend to spend Christmas in Sweden and would like to book a double room in your hotel. We are planning to stay in Stockholm for one week (seven nights), however will be travelling around. Could you please let us know the price for a double room for this period?
Also we will be travelling around Sweden and would welcome any advice on the places to see.
Well you know, we all in US love Swedish chocolate and your watches are great, and the cheese is really tasty! It would be most interesting to go around to see the Alps and normally the violet cows, which are one of the number one associations with your fine country!
Thank you in advance for your kind answer,
Ion Ciorici.

The answers which I recived within the next 24 hours, were simply delicious:).
Dear Mr. Ciorici,
thank you for your email.
I think you mean Switzerland when you write of cows and Alps. We are in Sweden – the big, lovely country in northern Europe. We do not have violet cows, cheese or chocolate, but Stockholm is a beautiful city to spend the holidays. And the surroundings are beautiful too – with the archipelago and breathtaking scenery.
Please let us know if you are interested to come to Sweden and which date you would be interested to stay in Stockholm and we will send you an offer.
Best regards from Stockholm, SWEDEN
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Dear Mr. Ciorici,
I think there is a littel mistake Stockholm is in Sweden not in Switzerland. Alltought we can offer you the room but we need the date of arrivial and departure.
For any questions we will be glad to assist you.
Kind regards!
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Dear Ciorici,
Thank you very much for your inquiry and your interest shown in the Grand Hotel. In order to offer any rates I do need the exact dates due to our rates can change daily.
Concerning the supporting program I think you interchange the countries Sweden and Switzerland – we do have any Alps or Violet cows around.
Kind regards,
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Dear Sir,
thank you for your kind E-Mail.
Before sending you an offer for your inquiry I would kindly let you know that the atraction – Alps and violet cows and normally the good chocolate – are in Switzerland.
Plese confirm that you have planed to visit Sweden in Northern Europe and not Switzerland.
Wishing you a nice day we beg to remain
With kind regards from Stockholm, Sweden (Northern Europe)
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Dear Mr Ciorici
Thank you for your email.
We are sorry, but please check if you really like to stay with us. In Sweden there are no violet cows, there is no cheese and no Alps.
Please get back to us if you really like to stay in Stockholm and not in Switzerland.
Kind regards
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Dear Mr. Ciorici!
If you like to come to Sweden and stay in our hotel we would be pleased to welcome you.
But if you like to see violet cows and Alps you have to travel a few thousand miles more, then you are in Switzerland (small rich country).
Switzerland = Central Europe (next to Germany, Italy, ..)
Sweden = Northern Europe (big country far away from US)
Best regards
-hgn-, 18 Oct 2009, 11:25 pm #
BEST QUOTE: “Sweden = big country far away from US”
excellent article, ion, kept me laughing for a good while!
Zdeněk, 21 Oct 2009, 2:10 am #
Ty kraso, nema chybu Ione
Ion, 29 Oct 2009, 11:11 pm #
Aloha Soudruzi
dik za navstevu a PR, jak se ma pan Boss a pan Tsar