As a Swede I love IKEA. It is the only form of Swedish cultural imperialism that remain since we stopped plundering and raping the Britts. Everywhere I go in the world there is an IKEA where I can go buy my Swedish foods. A very important note though! NEVER EVER GO TO IKEA ON A WEEKEND! There has been deaths! The stores often publish statistics on the number of people in the shops at all times throughout the week. Spot the calm period and go then - it is usually the last hours before closing. Bring a Swedish dictionary and have a laugh at all the names. IKEA means Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd - a combination of the founder's name and his birthplace village Elmtaryd-Agunnaryd.