Before your last sentence I thought, "wow this person is some kind of space alien." But as soon as you said "this is in Sweden," I understood you completely. I don't know what that says about me or Sweden. But it all clicked into place.
I find comfort in these quotes however:
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” — Jiddu Krishnamurti
and…
“I look crazy but I'm not. And the funny thing is that other people don't look crazy but they are.” — eden ahbez