People
The working-class history is easily visible, for example in the harbour area. Traditionally there has been few fashion houses or posh cafeterias, but that has changed in recent years with the reconstruction of the indoor malls in the city centre and with the opening of quite a number of American-styled coffee shops. In the city centre, where the university is located, there are many students.
The intonation which is however neither a dialect nor an accent of the Gothenburgers is, for other Swedes, associated with cheerfulness and witty humour.
Tourist information
There are two tourist information offices in central Gothenburg - one in the Nordstan shopping center next to the central train station and one on Kungsportsplatsen about ten minutes walk from Nordstan. Gothenburg's official tourist website (http://www.goteborg.com) is another source of information. They offer the Gothenburg City Pass which allows entry into many tourist attractions, grand houses, museums as well as offering free travel on trams and buses and free parking. Recently, this pass was made available to people's mobile phones making it not only the most cost effective means of sight seeing but also the most convenient.
In case official tourist information is unavailable, Gothenburgers are usually more than willing to help.