Calpernia vs Swedish Candy

[FromSwedenGreenDay]

Aww.. I love "jätte salt" :((

[Elinito]

the Zoo candy usually is not that hard, their soft and chewy, the one you had must have been freezed or old

[Vitnationell]

What have you done with your lips?

[TauraCasanova]

Salt licorice is very common and popular here in Sweden. I think our taste for "harsher" flavours is because of our harsh climate. Just like pickled herring, you know...

Vikings are tough, they don't chew bubblegum :P Haha

[satanihelvetet]

The salty taste in salt liqorice is not from salt you use on roads or in food.

Salty liquorice, also known as salmiakki or salmiak is a variety of liquorice flavoured with ammonium chloride, common in the Nordic Countries, Netherlands, Baltic States and Northern Germany.

[satanihelvetet]

It seems like the "Zoo" candy was old. They shouldn't be that hard.

[Swedchap]

Hahaha, how interresting to experience "outside" reactions to what we swedes find perfectly normal - as for instance salted liquorice. Essentialy I guess it shows how "normality" is just a cultural creation. Thank you Calpernia for showing us this in a truly entertaining and impressivly polite way:) Made my day!

[SvenskPersonn]

jätte salt lakrisal etc.. om nomnomnom :=) too bad he didnt send u the swedish traditional fish, PS its rotten. om nomnomnom.

[jizeta]

What's with the scissors? You can open every bag/container with you fingers. They're made so you can just rip them open =)

[r1ck4rddd]

so funny xD

[mollymarsvin]

jag är från SVERGE!!!!! VÅRT GODIS ÄR GOTT ERT DÅ!!! DE ÄR INTE JOKE KANDY DE ÄR LAKRIS MED SALT OM DU KAN LÄSA DETTA ÄR DU SMART!!!!

[CalperniaAddams]

@mollymarsvin Jag gillar allt men Jätte salt!

[iiGoofyHeadshotzzz]

@CalperniaAddams lol u wrote i like everything but jättesalt in google translate?

[CalperniaAddams]

@iiGoofyHeadshotzzz I wish I spoke Swedish, but I don't =(

[0Ultima0Thule0]

Nooooo! XD You have to suck on the "Jättesalt" it tastes quite harsh in the beginning but it becomes sweet afterwards! I love that candy!

[Spliffan]

Blasphemy, Johan didn't send you any Djungelvrål, Turkisk Peppar, or Kryptoniter!

:O

[905queentiffany]

"A lot of hype and everybody was like it's not the same" ROFL

[PizzaAgliSpinaci]

I LOVE "Bilar" (^_^) They are sooo very tasty... If you get a chans, try some "zoo". It's a small box with red candy pastills in it. Tutti frutti flavour, I guess. It's MY favourite ^^

[BigBlueLion]

He should have sent you some Marabou! - it's the yummiest chocolate ever and it comes in lots of different flavours.

[BigBlueLion]

This is awesome ^^ From a half swedish/half british gay boy living in Sweden :)

[ironadio]

Sweden isnt a "tropical island" it's located in europe, scandinavia.

And KR stands for Kronor (SEK, swedish kronor) with is sweden's currency

You american's should read something that's not just about America....

[CalperniaAddams]

@ironadio I know, Dumskalle. I was joking ;)

[xRemRooodx]

@CalperniaAddams Haha :)

[Monscent]

@ironadio Lol dude, skojjar du eller?:D

[lilyofhearts]

@ironadio hi, swedie person. (psst. ..not a close personal friend of this gal, but my guess is she is just being silly. over the top bimboesque. ..Americans are dumb, it's true, be we don't really beliieve you buy stuff with donuts.) <3

[MsSniggity]

As you pull out the candy I'm like BILAR OMG THEY'RE SOOO GOOOD!

HALLONBÅTAR! JÄTTESALT! JÄTTESUR!! ZOO!! The bag REALLY Swedish. There's a dalahästa on it (horses made out of wood made in Dalarna, a place in Sweden)

[tottaattot]

So cozy ^^

[smid98]

kruller? its kronor

[czystekurestwo]

@smid98 no kidding!

[Top10maniac]

there's alot of stuff americans can find in swedish words, that are dirty.

for example that ''polka gris'' and it says ''mums''. some may think that it's a...well you know...

but mums actually means ''yummy'' in swedish.

oh btw, if you say ''kiss'' in sweden'', that naturally means pee...

[Vicce82]

" I don't just have a mint, I have Bamse"  ahahah ^^

[Vicce82]

ahaha, you are so funny xD

[kallekuben]

I'm swedish and you're right about the vehicles! I love Ahlgrens bilar, i really like the red boats too which also come in black with liquorice flavour. There are candy formula one cars, originally they are red (ferraris they are called) with "hallon" flavour but there's also chocolate and stuff. The Polkagris is classic and gris actually means pig, I have no idea why it's "Polkagris" though. Funny video! :)

[Gtanick]

JÄTTTESALT YUMMY

[soylentgreenb]

Jätte is giant in swedish. On the jätte salt it is used as an adjective; I'd translate it as "really salty", but it's not as charming without the allusion to giants.

You're correct that the salt on those is not table salt(sodium chloride), it's ammonium chloride; which is salty and slightly sour, with a faint smell of ammonia.

[theswedishshemale]

KR = kroner = crowns :D

it's about 1/8 of a dollar I think

[thetrazor]

oh why dident he send u djungelvrål and turkisk peppar? if jette salt gave u a shock these would flip u off the shair :) but i love them :)

[ICELANDIC1]

Jätte Salt, Konfekta. Salty licorice. B-A-R-F

[gosyryoyo]

Haha, this is cool. You're funny.

[akuserdu]

Swedish money is kalld kroner.

The only down side to liv in sweden is that you cant gett a shootgun when opening a bank account!

Sweden is the best country in the world so suck it!!

[SuperSkilledNinja]

I get the impression that you dont have "Salt liquorice" in the states. Also known as "Salmiak". We got both Sweet and Salt liquorice here in Sweden, and its always black/gray to the color. Is that why your liquorice is like red and stuff, because its not "salmiak"? Huh, I didnt know we were so uniqe!

Anyway, its the best! Alot of people seem to dislike it though, it might be because its kinda rare though. :D

[swedentracknfield]

I use to go to Gränna, the Polkagris-town every year to by candy. It´s my favourite candy!

[BlueBajs]

Actually, Johan is pronounced "Jo-an" here. Well, atleast here in the north.

[BAMitBABIES]

You are so beautiful!

[mikaelkallin]

The thing that tastes horribly in the jättesalt candy is ammonium chloride, or salmiak! It has kind of a "chemical" taste to it...

[raulsaenz]

sucker fruit !!!! :D :DD:D: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA probably one million already said this but it means sugar free :D

[LannaDru]

15:20 I bet men love when you say that :-)!

[ADiabolique]

Very funny!

I´m from Sweden, and I was hoping you would chew the "Jättesur". Please please please, do a short videorespons when you chew the "Jättesur". It has another taste inside.

I love you!

[CalperniaAddams]

@ADiabolique There's another taste inside? AHH I should have chewed it! I threw the rest away, I hated the taste of the outside so much. =(

[MuffinMasterful]

@CalperniaAddams By the way, you pronounce it 'yet - te- sur'

[SomeKnowsLikes]

well im from sweden if you got any questens so.. you can turn to me...

teh carcters is sponge bob...

[SomeKnowsLikes]

do you wanna be my friend on youtube?

[SomeKnowsLikes]

hey im from sweden and if you have any wonders abuts sweden i m sure that im can answer you

[SomeKnowsLikes]

heheh im from sweden!

funny video!

[MadmanRobz]

They really don't have salt liquorice in americe? oO I thought they had those everywhere! I had no idea sweden was so unique :D Makes me even MORE proud to be one xD

[TheGamer542]

fuck you bitch

[Lostfaith1980]

I'm looking forward to a video of your friends reactions to these sweets when you force feed them to them ^_^ That would make an amusing video.

[Lostfaith1980]

You know your getting too into a vid when your furrowing your brow along with the person in teh video ^_^

I truly am a simpleton LOL

[Lostfaith1980]

I'm still watching this 20 minutes in. Why? Cause its strangely amusing ^_^

Calpernia restores a lil bit of my faith in the people on America. A lil bit, just a lil ^_^ heh

[sn06daniel]

HAHA I LOVE IT! fan va underbar ! shoutout from sweden

[Roosengardt]

I can't believe you didn't like "Jätte salt"! I love it, haha. Anyway, I'm swedish and I found this video hilarious!

[sweetlinaa]

Haha, nice! But I think that Johan gave you too much salty stuff o.O Nasty. There's lots more like the "Hallon-båtar" and "Zoo" here in Sweden.. <3

Jättesalt.. eew ;P

[Legend4ever91]

OMG I have been laughing so hard for the last 10 minutes. This is sooo funny.:))) I love you!

[LePoseurVegan]

This is my introduction to Calpernia and now I am a fan. This is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.

[hitthecasino]

and yes...I am jealous of your candy. Please send me some. I also have an ex-friend I'd like you to send some Jatte Salt to.

[hitthecasino]

Hi there, Calpernia. I discovered you while stumbling around on the net. i think I came across you on Lynn Conway's site. You are incredibly entertaining! I love watching your videos. Keep the music coming as well. It is some of the best I have heard since the great 80's. I admire your life story, including the way you dealt with the awful parts. best wishes always !

Tim

[generalen1984]

well acctualy the bamse is chewing gum

[LucysGottaGrin]

You should review more things like candies and the such. I watched the whole video. It was almost hypnotizing.

[Pauloid]

I LOVE the awakward pause so much...

I don't know why.

[CalperniaAddams]

@Pauloid Ha ha I'm an idiot.

[arissa0122]

lmfao!! omg, i WANT that cat candy!! haha.. omg, u made my night...lol

[CalperniaAddams]

@arissa0122 It was the blackest darkest candy I have ever seen, like a while ink pen worth of black ink in one piece, ha ha.

[AbuAmirah]

Man, you are one funny chick. That drunken childhood blast was pretty funny. When are you getting a sitcom?

[CalperniaAddams]

@AbuAmirah Pilot season is around the corner, ha ha!

[AbuAmirah]

Can't wait for that. Will it be on the Logo Channel?

[jvic29]

i love these kinds of videos when you make them--i like getting to know more of you the person rather than you the performer.

[NikoClemente]

LMAO

salt licorice is HARD to eat.

but when u keep eating it, u end up loving it.

though hardly many people who are foriegn to it are stupid enough to keep trying to eat it LOL

[semipenguin]

Every time someone eats a chimpanzee, Jane Goodall dies :(

[bluekarma]

Hey Cal..what did you do with all the candy you didn't like..especially the salty ones? I'm with you, salt is not candy! Maybe have it with a margarita!~

[krunktina69]

HAHAH i love the JATTA SALT~! =)

[sandieseward]

It's "Kroner", Calpernia, and Sweden is a country in Northern Europe, not an island.

Never mind, good video as always.

Happy new Year!

[CalperniaAddams]

Ha ha, yes Sandie, I know all that. I was acting silly for the video.

[robertmooregp]

@sandieseward .... you are verrrrry slow.

[maritoflamingo]

Seriously amazing and hillarious!! Love it!!! Now i want some candies for breakfast ^_^

[Konstantin09]

This was hilarious! :) But no swedish chocolate? :O you should demand some from Johan ;)

And yeah, many swedes like salty liquorice, it's very popular... :P

Much love!

/ Charly from Sweden

[chynatwn83]

i wish i had a swedish friend..............

[chynatwn83]

hahahaha........Chupa Chups arent the mexicans..........i gotta say i love it

[L3X713]

Vodka helps me through any process!

[boyfan1]

hey baby girl you are so damn funny i sat throw your whole candy video and think it would be so fun to hang out with you sometime xxx

[BrendaQG]

Happy new year. You likely do not remember but we corresponded on Wikipedia. You wanted your bio article deleted. I did my best to help.

Anyway nice to see you just "normal".

[louisevale2]

Unfortunately due to my sweet tooth i've lost a few of my teeth as a result.

[sandieseward]

Hi Lou, yes dear, I can certainly vouch for that, mind you, my own teeth are certainly nothing special either!

[louisevale2]

WOW you certainly seem to have a sweet tooth Calpernia.

The way you spat out that Jatte Salt i thought that it might have been really hot and your mouth was burning up, i thought that's why you had to have that drink.

But your very luck to get all that candy sent to you.

[lollan85]

Hiya hun! =)

Love that u got swedish candy since im from sweden ;)

Jättesalt is one of my favorites though ;) but i like saulty candy xD and perhaps it is what u said, we have eaten it since the day we could consume candy ;)

Wish u a happy new year! =)

//Kelly from Sweden

[plastictits]

Jättesalt är min favorit. Så jag trodde cal också skulle gillat!

Men tydligen finns inte saltlaktris i usa...

/johan.

[CalperniaAddams]

favorit?! Ha ha, well thank you anyway. I DO appreciate the candy!

[waitingtolive]

You are so funny girl I think I think I will give the Jutte salt a skip though...lol...

[TheKTProject]

I was laughing the whole way through! Such a great video!

[micky050]

i watched the whole thing.. so funny, and so true when u talk about how memoirists always neglect taste as one of the senses.... ps you look like drew barrymore!!

[christineglamazon]

How dare you look so gorgeous without a swath of makeup! No fair!

Just kidding; luv ya, Callie!

[chianablue]

Candy is good in any language ;-)

[woodsmoke]

Cracking me up Calpernia. I love black licorice, but I have some Norwegian friends who subjected me to that Nordic love of salt licoricey stuff. Yuck, yuck!! I laughed at the Lakrisal bit, thinking "oh is she going to try that? It's gonna be more of the same!!!"

[Zamanian]

sockerfritt means sugar free, btw :D

Good vid!

Oh, and mums means yum! It was a pun. Homemade... mum's...

[PrismaticEcho]

I woke my roommate up this morning laughing hysterically at this! "This is the color of... roaches and dirt... bad things." LOL So he and our friend that stayed the night sat here and watched the last half of it with me!

[CalperniaAddams]

Ha ha, I know it was long, but I promised Johan I'd record the unboxing if he sent me the candy.

[rumenit]

"Is that really food?" LOL !!!! Best video ever! :)

[pumkin1992]

lolxD kronor woman!

[meowcat121]

im eyeing the booze in the background! haha. it always tastes better when its someone elses. lmfao. if money were donuts, id never have any. then again, I DONT!

[winterwinwin]

LOL. /big hugs hon/

[mischief13]

I tried eating with scissors before but their conversational level is sadly lacking =-\

[NotownsFr3sh]

thats was high-larious! i was waiting for there to be a pouch of cocaine that he had hidden in some candy! haha jk loved this video!

[Lulubalolo]

yay! I was just impatient, he acknowledges the Danish sweets parent place... good swede ;)

[assiro]

Dear Calpernia is 90 Kruna. lol so sweet kruller

[Lulubalolo]

The penguin stuff from Toms is not Swedish!! It is Danish...!! humf those danm conniving swedes!

[marly100]

Wow, European candy is better than American candy huh?

[azriel]

i was kool up until "This troll got confections!"

i fell out of my chair i laughed so hard

[MangledMisfit]

"It's as if a circus peanut mated with a gummy bear." LOL. That made me laugh.

[NaomiClareNL]

Wow, how can I top that with Dutch licorice full of salmiak or sal ammoniac aka ammonium choloride if you don't like that?

Wanders of in search of other dutch candy treats.

[CalperniaAddams]

Yikes, ammonium chloride? Ha ha

[justintimeTM]

i couldnt stop laughing..

[sbflash311]

At first I thought it was Crown Princess Victoria, but then Crown Princess Victoria is her daughter.

[sbflash311]

I wonder if they have candy horses or elephants.

[sbflash311]

Indiana is north of Tennessee.  If you leave Nashville early in the morning you can be there in time for lunch.

[Skene63]

I think it's just so cute that you film all of this. Sweet.

[sbflash311]

I could send you some Indiana-made chocolate but I don't know if it would survive the trip. They even have sugar-free turtles.

[mickeslicke]

Just watched this with Johan and all of his family! We laaaaughed.... :D

But I love Jätte Salt! Hahaha.....

[plastictits]

Hahaha you're so funny!

"Mums" means "yummie".

/Johan

[CalperniaAddams]

Yay, I'm glad you like it!

[plastictits]

"Krüller" It's Kronor:P

[CalperniaAddams]

Ha ha, yes I know... I was acting stupid

[plastictits]

I know. I just kidding with u. Im not stupid!

Read some more swedish?!?!?!?!

[CalperniaAddams]

Could you even tell what I was trying to say? I'm sure it was the most terrible EVER!

[proudprogressiveTG]

you ought to have a cooking show ! on Logo. I am serious. You have a gift and i loved the bits on the smoking Our Candy Ciggerettes - yep. they were gum as i recall. - love this video, You took us on a tour of Candies. Very comedic - you are fabulous ! hugz - pptg

[plastictits]

I thought you were really good! But it sounds fun sometimes.:P

[tssexychanel]

I loved the candy vid from last year and this one did not disappoint either

[ZuttoAoi]

Cal don't you worry about that 20 lbs. You look stunning, and that's all that matters. :)

[Eopyk]

For a Swede this was very fun :) Also how ypu prounounce the names where for me funny :) And yeah we are a bit crazy eating stuff like Jätte Salta :)

All love from me Jasmine

[burberrybitch]

Foot fetish lol

[Cyber64]

oh my god cally! Ill send finnish candy for youu XDD!

[Kinga1Kosinska]

Great video!I had fun watching and i love the bag!<3

[TaylorRama]

I'm cracking up