Svetlana Gross is a PhD student in Business Administration at the Stockholm School of Economics and recently learned about the project through an acquaintance.
- The idea was interesting. I feel it is generally difficult to have cross-border conversations. I have no good experience discussing on social media.
71 percent of participants in Sweden meet are men. Spontaneously Svetlana Gross thought that there would be more women than men who applied for the project and she has only heard female acquaintances talk about Sweden meeting.
That men may feel more justified in making themselves heard, Gross thinks it may be a reason for what it looks like. But she also sees something positive with so many men choosing to participate.
- It is positive that you choose to open up.
"It was rewarding"Through Sweden meet Svetlana Gross found a conversation partner who has completely different opinions than her on several issues. They have had a video call for an hour.
- It was very nice. We concentrated on the wolf issue and got into feminism a bit.
Before the conversation, she hoped that they would understand a little more why they have such different opinions and the basis for it.
- I got another respect for it when it became so clear. That I have one type of information and someone else has a different type of information and both are valid in their own way.
- We were able to present the information to each other, and agree in some cases and learn something. It was rewarding.
To find out more about the project Sweden meets, you can go to Sweden meet site.