10 Things That You Didn't Know About Norway

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  • From their salmon sushi, public taxes, indigenous people, to their coffee consumption, here are ten things that you probably didn't know about Norway.
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  • @brokenguardianangel8575
    @brokenguardianangel8575 Рік тому +1641

    Well the Sami people aren't just Norwegians. Sami people are actually the indigenous people of Lapland which covers the northern part of Sweden, Norway and Finland and I believe some parts of Russia as well.

  • @soberman1520
    @soberman1520 Рік тому +1049

    It's good to hear 99% of their electricity is renewable even though they are one of biggest oil producers in Europe

    • @alexanderphilip1809
      @alexanderphilip1809 Рік тому +127

      it's kinda expected when you have a small population and large number of water bodies capable of being converted to renewable sources. Exceptions don't make rules

    • @tuthuihfthjgfyh1922
      @tuthuihfthjgfyh1922 Рік тому +8

      ​@@baberRuth you know nothing about america

    • @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan
      @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan Рік тому

      They use the oil to extort the rest of Europe

    • @tuthuihfthjgfyh1922
      @tuthuihfthjgfyh1922 Рік тому +4

      @@baberRuth have you ever lived in america?

    • @utah133
      @utah133 Рік тому +2

      They are embracing electric cars enthusiastically.

  • @honeyhoney1529
    @honeyhoney1529 5 місяців тому +6

    Belgian her. Went to Norway last month. I absolutely loved it.

  • @gabbemoja3647
    @gabbemoja3647 Рік тому +322

    Im from sweden and people call us scandinavians very anti social for not talking in public with strangers, but it isnt really anti social behaviour its just that there is a time and place for talking, you do not want to bother someone by just talking to them randomly.

    • @decnijfkris3706
      @decnijfkris3706 Рік тому +2

      more zen like

    • @jazcc
      @jazcc Рік тому +16

      So NYC is like a mini Sweden then. They call us rude because we mind our own business. But hey as soon as we enter a bar

    • @Knightmare2018
      @Knightmare2018 Рік тому +9

      The public isn’t a social space, why would you talk to anyone in public

    • @decnijfkris3706
      @decnijfkris3706 Рік тому +1

      @@Knightmare2018 it depends. I knew a Norvegian who was expatriot in Belgium. He worked for a Norvegian NATO boss. He could talk in public especially to girls.

    • @SB-ok3xc
      @SB-ok3xc Рік тому +2

      Why you should be bothered if someone says a word or two to you in the first place? Yes I do think you are a bit antisocial.

  • @xeflatio93
    @xeflatio93 Рік тому +300

    The income is public but you have to make a request to the government to see someone's else income and you get notified who is asking for your income, also something that I miss from Norway is that every phone number is also public, so you can check unknown phone numbers that called you

    • @megteg
      @megteg Рік тому +14

      Oof but then anyone can get ur number?? Not sure I like that thought

    • @antisoda
      @antisoda Рік тому

      @@megteg That's easily disabled.

    • @vydrakk
      @vydrakk Рік тому +42

      @@jfgroover1 Bud, your American is showing.

    • @ceclo3249
      @ceclo3249 Рік тому +17

      ​@@jfgroover1 yes the politicians as well 👍

    • @EvilDickism
      @EvilDickism Рік тому +1

      ​@@vydrakk
      You say that like it's a bad thing

  • @Gorilla_cookie
    @Gorilla_cookie Рік тому +66

    My Maternal grandpa was from Norway. And he was one of the best people I have ever known. He was born in 1909. Still miss him to this day.

    • @burnettn7
      @burnettn7 Рік тому

      Gorilla glue and Girl Scout cookies crossbreed?

    • @Gorilla_cookie
      @Gorilla_cookie Рік тому +2

      @@burnettn7 its because I’m so ugly that they use my face to stamp gorilla cookies. Has nothing to do with any strains of pot.

    • @Tobythefirst1
      @Tobythefirst1 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@Gorilla_cookie I am super confused

  • @CrazyBader
    @CrazyBader Рік тому +505

    "People are unlikely to talk to you in public like on a bus, but are more friendly on a hike or in nature"
    I am pretty sure this is the case literally everywhere

    • @Finn.noOffcial
      @Finn.noOffcial Рік тому +51

      He didn't explain it well. The rules on a Norwegian bus are the same as the rules at the urinals, you only occupy every other one. So if the buss is half full people coming on won't sit down, since sitting next to someone is sort of rude. This might be common in other countries, I wouldn't know.

    • @connorhowe5654
      @connorhowe5654 Рік тому +22

      @@Finn.noOffcial wow! as someone living in manchester city who uses buses everyday that’s so crazy to me just because the buses are always packed full and people are not bothered at all about sitting right down almost on top of you 😂

    • @dBc31
      @dBc31 Рік тому +5

      Same here in Sweden too

    • @lizc6393
      @lizc6393 Рік тому +5

      I've heard it's the most extreme in Finland. Apparently lovely people, they just don't want to be interacted with much at all.

    • @derin111
      @derin111 Рік тому +3

      Glasgow is the opposite. 😂

  • @Frankie._.164
    @Frankie._.164 Рік тому +54

    Love Norway from the UK ❤

  • @lukanikolovski5429
    @lukanikolovski5429 Рік тому +212

    The talking in nature is common in balkans too, when i go out on a hike or to the local city park i usually round up around 2 3 conversation with complete strangers and on hikes i always acknowledge people passing by with a hello and they do too

    • @dkmrlee
      @dkmrlee  Рік тому +19

      Nature brings it out of us I guess

    • @lukanikolovski5429
      @lukanikolovski5429 Рік тому +3

      @@dkmrlee i guess sk

    • @jonistan9268
      @jonistan9268 Рік тому +7

      It's also the case in Switzerland, you don't even have to go far. It's already a thing in villages anyway so that's not surprising. We also do it abroad, and half the time the other people you run into are Swiss as well because we fucking love to walk to places for some reason.
      Nobody:
      Swiss people: Hey let's go to the top of this random hill.
      Swiss people when they're in a foreign country in a random village or something: Let's see if we can go on a walk here, look at nature or whatever.
      The people you meet on said walk: Usually Swiss who had the same idea.

    • @kieranberry1735
      @kieranberry1735 Рік тому +1

      It’s common in the US for people to be more friendly on hikes too

    • @temalagova2663
      @temalagova2663 Рік тому +5

      In france when we see someone in nature we dig trenches and start shooting at each others

  • @RNMCrystaalGT
    @RNMCrystaalGT 10 місяців тому +16

    As a Norwegian i love seeing youtube shorts about our country im proud of my country. And norway is one of the best places to live would recommend living there we have no crimes in norway. I hope you viait norway! ❤🇳🇴🇳🇴❤

    • @Smurfisjohan
      @Smurfisjohan 6 місяців тому +1

      Jeg og😅

    • @33d672
      @33d672 4 місяці тому +2

      No crime😂😂😂 sure Buddy

    • @steffen6987
      @steffen6987 2 місяці тому

      "We have no crimes in Norway" Jaha, har du aldri vært i Oslo?

    • @RNMCrystaalGT
      @RNMCrystaalGT 2 місяці тому

      @@steffen6987 jamen du treng ikke og dra til Oslo da kanskje tromsø eller bergen

    • @steffen6987
      @steffen6987 2 місяці тому

      @@RNMCrystaalGTJaja, nesten alle større byer.

  • @waynejohnson1786
    @waynejohnson1786 Рік тому +7

    I love how the government literally named their alcohol monopoly the “Wine Monopoly”. Definitely not subtle about it like Canada lol

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 Рік тому

      In Sweden it's called Systembolaget, "System company" - I find that funny :) Like which systems are they selling.

  • @shindofaniglandtrommestad3236
    @shindofaniglandtrommestad3236 Рік тому +3

    As a norwegian i know these facts

  • @hexagonal69
    @hexagonal69 10 місяців тому +3

    Also, on the topic of Frozen, the main city Arendelle actually gets its name from a Norwegian town called Arendal.

  • @Tina-pj4lg
    @Tina-pj4lg Рік тому +12

    The Italian delicacy dried cod "Bacalla" was actually Norwegian and the ancient Romans loved it so much it became a Italian dish

    • @decnijfkris3706
      @decnijfkris3706 Рік тому +6

      the portuguese have that too and they call it baccaliau

    • @neinei5558
      @neinei5558 8 місяців тому

      Baccalà

  • @utah133
    @utah133 Рік тому +13

    I admire Norway. My grandmother was from there.

  • @andenfighter0078
    @andenfighter0078 Рік тому +5

    1st point belongs to the "Here are 10 things you knew already because it is the case literally everywhere" video

  • @phillip9
    @phillip9 Рік тому +15

    Not gonna lie, Norway sounds awesome.

    • @Den_Norke_torsken
      @Den_Norke_torsken Рік тому +3

      @moelester9134always a negative comment

    • @peteplayz-norskgaming5723
      @peteplayz-norskgaming5723 Рік тому +2

      @moelester9134Nah, food in Florida (Publix) is more expensive than Norway (Rema 1000, Kiwi, Meny). Isnt that funny?

  • @Rifnee
    @Rifnee Рік тому +18

    Norwegian here. The samis are not the indigenous people of Norway, the Norwegians are. The northern part of Norway has Norwegian majority with a Sami minority. Although they are both native, a lot of Samis still practice old traditions and lifestyles

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 Рік тому +1

      Also Norwegian here, and you're wrong. We are native to Norway, but we're not indigenous. Look up the difference.

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 Рік тому

      @@AncientNorthEurasian Okay - none of this is relevant to the topic, so not really sure why you provide these random facts.

    • @arth-ritisoutdooradventure7467
      @arth-ritisoutdooradventure7467 10 місяців тому +5

      @@peacefulminimalist2028don’t care. Didn’t ask. Saami moved into Scandinavia well into the first millennium. Norwegians Swedes etc. were present in Scandinavia since the Bronze Age

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 10 місяців тому

      @@arth-ritisoutdooradventure7467 Doesn’t change the fact.

    • @freedomfighter22222
      @freedomfighter22222 6 місяців тому +2

      @@peacefulminimalist2028 Norwegians are indigenous to Norway, what are you even on about?
      Who lived in central or southern Norway before Norwegians exactly?

  • @flemmingpedersen567
    @flemmingpedersen567 Рік тому +393

    ... The flag is red with a white cross because they used to be part of Denmark, and the blue cross in the middle is from when they were in a union with Sweden.

    • @snefokk_i_heiene
      @snefokk_i_heiene Рік тому +26

      that is wrong

    • @flemmingpedersen567
      @flemmingpedersen567 Рік тому +36

      @@snefokk_i_heiene What part? You don't recognise Dannebrog in the Norwegian flag, or you think the blue cross isn't associated with Sweden?

    • @snefokk_i_heiene
      @snefokk_i_heiene Рік тому +23

      @@flemmingpedersen567 of course the blue in our flag is not related to sweden

    • @flemmingpedersen567
      @flemmingpedersen567 Рік тому +40

      @@snefokk_i_heiene This is a rabbit hole... In the Danish sources it says the blue colour is for Sweden, most likely because the union was still in effect when this was made, though it was made to avoid using the Swedish flag (can't blame them for that) - some English sites says the same, others don't mention any reason. In the Norwegian sites I looked at, one said it was to symbolise Sweden, the rest didn't really give much of a reason for the blue, but the real funny thing is Stortinget: The English site says it is the colours of liberty, like they said in the video, but in the Norwegian version it says they wanted red because it's the national colour, white because it's the colour of the ancient Norwegian kings and blue... Because it would look too much like the Danish flag otherwise...
      The Swedish sites of course think that the blue colour is because of them, but that was expected - though one of them did use the whole liberty thing as well as saying it was because of them.

    • @snefokk_i_heiene
      @snefokk_i_heiene Рік тому +22

      @@flemmingpedersen567 Your Danish sources are wrong. The Norwegian flag design is a direct copy of the Dannebrog. The colors are inspired by France, UK, USA and The Netherlands which were popular colors at that time and represented freedom. The blue in Norway's flag is in no way related to Sweden

  • @Einherier1994
    @Einherier1994 Рік тому +3

    the sami are not only indigenous to norway but also sweden and finland

  • @DeathMetalDerf
    @DeathMetalDerf Рік тому +54

    If you lived somewhere that cold, you'd drink a ton of coffee too.

    • @fisbuar
      @fisbuar Рік тому +5

      funny thing about coffee since it is a diuretic, is that once it has caused you to loose water in your body, the worst thing when its cold, is actually dehydration... people think that you must be in the desert where there is hot and no water for it to be the first priority.. but no.. ice and snow is actually a temporary desert.. and your cells does not insulate your body when they are deflated.
      when a cell is deflated it looses its insulation value by the magnitude of its size, so that means if the cell is 50% as thick, it insulates 50% less then if it is 100%.
      And its easily explainable, imagine the water is a jacket... now you can wear a nice fluffy jacket that insulates well... but if you put on a jacket thats half as fluffy with the same material.. it will not insulate as much... sounds like a no brainer right? High volume, but low mass = insulating properties.
      But one way to keep drinking coffee, but at the same time drink extra water.
      i could go into detail on how the coffee distributes nutrients and so on faster due to increasing blood pressure yada yada yada... you get the point

    • @willek1335
      @willek1335 Рік тому +4

      ​@@fisbuar yep. Too many people in warmer climate think cold weather is just about stacking warm clothing, but it's way more complex. Windchill, hydration, humidity, etc. can all have an impact.
      this is why serious winter backpacking need bulletproof snow melting capacity.

    • @celtspeaksgoth7251
      @celtspeaksgoth7251 Рік тому

      Oslo isn't cold. It benefits from the Gulf Stream. Sure it is maddeningly dark in Dec, made me feel like freaking out.

    • @megteg
      @megteg Рік тому

      Or when it’s dark for half the year 😬

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 Рік тому +2

      It's not as cold as you think. Alaska is way colder than Norway.

  • @isaacwilson9825
    @isaacwilson9825 Рік тому +27

    The salmon in Japan was super nasty and full of parasites but in Norway they were farming salmon that didn’t have these parasites so they basically convinced Japan to join in

    • @PuffyfishRBX
      @PuffyfishRBX 11 місяців тому +5

      Usally they transport fresh salmon to Japan but it’s very pricey

  • @Panguman
    @Panguman Рік тому +52

    imagine calling the sami indigenous and not norwegians

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 Рік тому +1

      Yeah, I paused the video and thought about it. Is there categorical proof the sami were there before the rest?

    • @hurricanefury439
      @hurricanefury439 Рік тому +22

      @@mikespearwood3914 no, it's just the guy thinking that "indigenous" means "a tribal culture"

    • @MMadesen
      @MMadesen Рік тому +17

      ​@@mikespearwood3914 Technically both the Norwegians and the Saami are indigionous. The Saami to the northernmost parts of Norway and the Norwegians to the rest of Norway.
      But indigenous mostly means tribal/not very advanced societies today.

    • @The-Vega-Islands
      @The-Vega-Islands Рік тому +4

      @@mikespearwood3914 No there are not.

    • @PanZerV
      @PanZerV Рік тому +1

      ​@@mikespearwood3914Archealogic items from the Iron Age

  • @latewizard301
    @latewizard301 Рік тому +2

    I also don't know how unusual it is, but Monday-Friday, beer in stores can only be purchased from 08-20 while on Saturday the beer sale stops at 18:00 I've gotten so many questions where I work why we don't sell beer at a later time on Saturday, apparently that's very strange for some foreigners.

  • @bigmonke7661
    @bigmonke7661 Рік тому +44

    The dude couldn't spend 5 seconds looking up the pronunciation of Sámi for a 60 second clip

    • @l_vwv_l
      @l_vwv_l Рік тому +1

      Don’t be a hater be an appreciator

    • @Magst3r1
      @Magst3r1 11 місяців тому

      Who tf cares? He's talking in english why should he pronounce it the original way?

    • @lillebjrk7295
      @lillebjrk7295 10 місяців тому +6

      ​@@Magst3r1because that's also how it's pronounced in english? lol

  • @tomben6180
    @tomben6180 Рік тому +19

    The first one is the same in every country I’ve been to. You wouldn’t say hello to someone in a built up area as it’s common to see people but out in nature it is something you would do, just to reassure the other party you mean them no harm and it’s nice to do.

    • @Arbidarb
      @Arbidarb Рік тому +3

      It's fairly common to talk to strangers in most parts of the US. Big cities are the only places that people don't.

    • @istvantoth3775
      @istvantoth3775 Рік тому +5

      Wtf, on what kind of hellscape do you live that you need to reassure people in nature that you wont harm them LOL

    • @tomben6180
      @tomben6180 Рік тому +3

      @@istvantoth3775 I live in the English countryside, it’s incredibly peaceful and tranquil.
      I don’t need to reassure people I’m not going to hurt them, but that’s part of the reason people do it nonetheless.

    • @carlkolthoff5402
      @carlkolthoff5402 Рік тому +4

      ​@@tomben6180 it's also good as a sort of safety precaution. If you get home, watch the news and they show a picture of a person who got lost in the mountains, you'll probably remember their face and perhaps they told you where they were heading. You could be of tremendous help to the rescue teams and possibly save that persons life.

    • @willek1335
      @willek1335 Рік тому

      Ehh.. I don't know about that. When my family visited California, random people would stop us all the time to greet, chat, take pictures, as if we knew them. Not in a bad way, but it was quite surreal for us. You instantly noticed the loud new York tourists. 😆 It was also funny when they asked "how are you doing" all the time, because that's not used as a greeting in Norway. If you ask that here, people answer you sincerely, just like my mother did to the poor cashier. 😅
      A few years back, me and some friends drove around Tennessee. We stumbled on a small town church gathering. I asked what was going on, and suddenly we were invited to eat first and have a seat at their main picnic table. Like wow, that escalated quickly.
      When I was in Tehran in 2006, we were strolling through the main cemetery. It's pretty common. Out of nowhere, we were surrounded by a host of generous mothers who gave us cakes of all sorts. It was nice, but I had no idea what they said.
      Also, both in Bulgaria, Thailand and Santa Monica, I've been asked to join to play football with complete strangers when there's a language barrier. It's all cool, but extraordinary.
      You'd be locked up in an asylum if you tried to do any of that in Norway. 🤣

  • @glennoropeza3545
    @glennoropeza3545 Рік тому +83

    The Norwegian people are good people! Smart, educated and have a good sense of humor! I've been around Europe and haven't made it to Norway yet, just Stockholm Sweden!

  • @leopartanen8752
    @leopartanen8752 Рік тому +4

    We Finns have a lot in common with Norwegians 🇳🇴
    1., 3., 5., 8. and 9. match pretty much to us too 👌

  • @narcisjunior8013
    @narcisjunior8013 Рік тому +5

    Norway is the best country to live at the moment

    • @DioTheGreatOne
      @DioTheGreatOne 4 місяці тому

      It's a shame their language is so freaking hard to learn...

    • @i_am_me_0019
      @i_am_me_0019 2 місяці тому +2

      @@DioTheGreatOneit’s literally one of the easiest in the world for native English speakers to learn

    • @DioTheGreatOne
      @DioTheGreatOne 2 місяці тому +1

      @@i_am_me_0019 Exactly, I'm not a native English speaker lol. My native language is Portuguese.

    • @i_am_me_0019
      @i_am_me_0019 2 місяці тому +2

      @@DioTheGreatOne ah ok I see. Well you seem fluent in English so I would still think that Norwegian would be easier for you. I’d say give it a week or two on Duolingo and see how you feel. I have over 150 days on Duolingo Norwegian and I think I’m understanding everything 😊

  • @LEFT4BASS
    @LEFT4BASS Рік тому +6

    Here’s another. Norway’s population is actually lower than Hong Kong.

  • @kithil
    @kithil Рік тому +9

    89% is from hydropower plants, not 99%

  • @jackhew93
    @jackhew93 Рік тому +4

    Having a poker face on a bus but friendly on hikes is fairly normal for most moderately sized countries

  • @welshpete12
    @welshpete12 Рік тому +3

    I have very good friends in Norway . It is a beautiful place . And Norway and Sweden, have the highest standard of living of any country in the world.

  • @runenorderhaug7646
    @runenorderhaug7646 Рік тому +7

    Tbh as a norwegian american i would say norwegian think they are more introverted than they actually are. You just 1have to approach them in the right way while americans cam have the opposite problem and more often judt have a facade but not really actuall1y want to talk

    • @zoearcee5909
      @zoearcee5909 8 місяців тому

      we mind our buisness so much that usually when someone approaches they are either in need of something or people that are interesting to chat with. it would probably be different if we were more extroverted

  • @glideo
    @glideo Рік тому +16

    Great video! You should do something like this about languages sometime, once you run out of countries :)

  • @j.lahtinen7525
    @j.lahtinen7525 Рік тому +3

    There's so much similarity here to things in Finland. We're actually the number 1 consumers of coffee. :D

  • @Stingetan
    @Stingetan Рік тому +3

    This series should be called "The ten things you already know about a given country if you know next to nothing about it"

    • @adgjmptpwpjm123
      @adgjmptpwpjm123 Рік тому

      Ok, enlighten us then, highlight the mistakes that were mentioned in the video.

    • @Stingetan
      @Stingetan Рік тому

      @@adgjmptpwpjm123 Do you have trouble with reading comprehension? Read the comment again and get back to me

  • @HahnJames
    @HahnJames Рік тому +4

    That tunnel thing is cool.

    • @linksgrunverkiffterminecra385
      @linksgrunverkiffterminecra385 Рік тому

      Its wrong

    • @zoearcee5909
      @zoearcee5909 8 місяців тому

      @@linksgrunverkiffterminecra385its not tho.. it is the worlds longest road tunnel, tho the scenery is quite boring.. its just 3 blue and yellow holes like in the picture… its 24,5km i think

  • @wietzevanderwijk3169
    @wietzevanderwijk3169 Рік тому +3

    I just arrived in Norway yesterday!

  • @keno_productions
    @keno_productions 11 місяців тому +2

    As a Norwegian person I can confirm all of these facts are true! ✅

  • @roterakaten636
    @roterakaten636 Рік тому +23

    Thank you Norway for the base material of lady liberty. May you enjoy yours as america has enjoyed hers.

    • @elvenkind6072
      @elvenkind6072 Рік тому +6

      You're welcome. Glad to see it mentioned somewhere.

  • @quasi4046
    @quasi4046 Рік тому +7

    Interesting, I'll be honest I was skeptical about the flag colors but you are 100% correct. Great stuff!

    • @dkmrlee
      @dkmrlee  Рік тому +2

      Thanks!

    • @stealthypiratez4157
      @stealthypiratez4157 Рік тому +5

      I don't believe that i think it's based on the Danish flag

    • @quasi4046
      @quasi4046 Рік тому +1

      @@stealthypiratez4157 That was my thought too, but looking into it the current Norwegian flag was established in 1821! There is a direct quote from the creator that states exactly what's presented in this video. The Nordic cross certainly influenced the design, but not the color choice!

    • @martinh1309
      @martinh1309 Рік тому

      @@stealthypiratez4157 no its not

    • @stealthypiratez4157
      @stealthypiratez4157 Рік тому +1

      @@quasi4046 interesting 🤔

  • @Herr_Floki_San
    @Herr_Floki_San 5 місяців тому

    I'm always amazed at how much the Netherlands and Norway resemble each other

  • @danandbaggyshow
    @danandbaggyshow Рік тому +2

    Such a beautiful place, I spent alot of time there in my younger days

  • @superiormusic
    @superiormusic 10 місяців тому +1

    That mini Statue of Liberty stands just down the street from my house😅

  • @rajdeepmane795
    @rajdeepmane795 Рік тому +8

    Man, it's like they solved all the problems and are now just chilling

    • @uku4171
      @uku4171 Рік тому +3

      It wasn't that hard with all the oil money

    • @megteg
      @megteg Рік тому

      Mmmm nah. Their hydro stuff really fs with fish migration/population. Their taxes are stupid high too. Immigration also has a lot of… issues
      Every country has its downsides tho- I’m sure it’s very pretty

    • @uku4171
      @uku4171 Рік тому

      @@megteg not even comparable to most countries' problems

    • @megteg
      @megteg Рік тому +1

      @@uku4171 I didn’t say that- I was pointing out that they do in fact have problems.
      And actually the fish thing is a pretty big deal

    • @uku4171
      @uku4171 Рік тому

      @@megteg yeah, you're right

  • @ElenaFromSweden
    @ElenaFromSweden 2 місяці тому +2

    I am a Sami and I live in Sweden. Us Sami people’s don’t only live in Norway we can live all over the word! But it’s most Sami’s in Sápmi and thats were I live. And the flags color is red, blue, yellow and green

  • @golternator333
    @golternator333 Рік тому +26

    As far as I know, income taxes are not public knowledge in Norway. To get to know your neighbours tax returns, you would file a case with the municipality.
    You would get the result, but he would know, that you searched for him. Poetic justice.

    • @gorrium5027
      @gorrium5027 Рік тому +1

      I don't think Its meant to be used to spy on your neighbors, to limit corruption

    • @VikingCoffie
      @VikingCoffie Рік тому +4

      Name, postal number, year of birth, income after deduction, wealth and tax, are made publicly available.
      Regards Norway

    • @RoamingSouthernNorway
      @RoamingSouthernNorway Рік тому +1

      That's correct!

    • @toringepedersen9614
      @toringepedersen9614 Рік тому +3

      I think you might misunderstand what public knowledge is. As long as the information is available for the average person, even if you have to apply for it, it is considered public knowledge.

    • @magnusgranskau7487
      @magnusgranskau7487 Рік тому +3

      At first it was free,then they made it so you get notified with the name of the one that searched for you

  • @maritasor
    @maritasor Рік тому +1

    Thank you talking aboat us💙❤️

  • @ClayMC01
    @ClayMC01 Рік тому +17

    Great video. You deserve more subscribers. A new subscriber

  • @Adorbsxtaytay
    @Adorbsxtaytay 3 місяці тому +1

    As a Norwegian i can confirm that everything is true and I have one more! Japanese sushi mostly has Norwegian fish!

  • @edptv3421
    @edptv3421 Рік тому +9

    As a Norwegian. I can comfirm the facts.

  • @AlexRoen09
    @AlexRoen09 Рік тому +1

    As a Norwegian i knew all these

  • @Alejojojo6
    @Alejojojo6 Рік тому +12

    WAIT? The Norwegians gave the japanese the idea for salmon sushi?? It's that real? Cause they have salmon as well naturally... so I assumed it was normal sushi.

    • @Finn.noOffcial
      @Finn.noOffcial Рік тому +5

      Salmon sushi was invented by the Japanese but then fell out of fashion so there was a Norwegian initiativ to make it popular again since it would be very profitable. So Norway didn't invent it but popularized it.

    • @yolielin4143
      @yolielin4143 Рік тому +5

      Yes, it is true. Japan used to eat salmon cooked (salted and dried, then grilled). A Norwegian businessman promoted raw salmon to Japan, and successfully exported tons of salmon to that country after that.

    • @aphaia07
      @aphaia07 Рік тому +6

      Japanese have eaten salmon since the prehistoric era but always cooked. Even now ingeneous species of salmon are always cooked otherwise parasites may kill you (they are very dangerous). But this parasite is not found on Norwagian salmon so that Norway exports their salmon for raw-eaten purposes.

  • @Zen_Play_Robloxz
    @Zen_Play_Robloxz 8 місяців тому

    im from norway and im proud of these also i knew 50% of these thanks for telling me i really like knowing alot about my country

  • @12bigredd
    @12bigredd Рік тому +8

    red white and blue are the colors of the Tribe of the Danube thats where the colors come form

  • @susannesandy6394
    @susannesandy6394 9 місяців тому

    The colours CAN also mean: red: red houses, blue: blue flowers white: snow

  • @Wiggyam
    @Wiggyam Рік тому +18

    We are also the only country with a roundabout inside a tunnel

    • @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too
      @Youtube_Stole_My_Handle_Too Рік тому +3

      Nonsense. You didn't even build the first roundabout underground.

    • @noahtalksmoney
      @noahtalksmoney Рік тому +1

      Is that the Tromsø tunnel system?

    • @Magst3r1
      @Magst3r1 11 місяців тому

      There are multiple here not just one

    • @freedomfighter22222
      @freedomfighter22222 6 місяців тому

      I don't know if it was ever true Norway had the only roundabout in a tunnel, but the Faroese islands built the first undersea roundabout in a tunnel several years ago.

  • @stjevena
    @stjevena Місяць тому

    The Red and Blue actually symbolize Sweden and Denmark, because both owned Norway and wrote history with Norway for most of it's existance :)

  • @Zocress
    @Zocress Рік тому +11

    Oh yeah the Norwegian flag was inspired by the US not fucking Denmark. Are you kidding me?

    • @CoffeeFgo
      @CoffeeFgo 9 місяців тому +1

      The Noewegian colur scheme is inspired by the colours of revolution or freedom, which are colours utilised by both the US and France, symbolising Norway's own status as independent after Swedish and Danish rule. The flag does follow the Scandinavian cross, however, but Denmark is unrelated to the colour scheme.

    • @Zocress
      @Zocress 9 місяців тому +3

      @@CoffeeFgo cope harder

    • @CoffeeFgo
      @CoffeeFgo 9 місяців тому

      @@Zocress Likewise

  • @noreply-7069
    @noreply-7069 Рік тому +2

    Sweden and Finland also have state monopolies on strong alcohol drinks. Systembolaget in Sweden and Alko in Finland.

  • @TheTallMan50
    @TheTallMan50 Рік тому +3

    #11 In the event of a divorce Norwegian men only have to pay alimony for a maximum of three years.

  • @Hackinator
    @Hackinator Рік тому +1

    The reason for not talking to people in public is because we think it’s rude and a waste of our time (I say this in the nicest way possible) but nature is our escape form the world so people tend to be more chill and open.

  • @verycoolyes158
    @verycoolyes158 Рік тому +6

    1. The cross in norways flag doesnt represent the nordic cross AND christianity, the nordic cross in itself represents christianity
    2. The sami or lapps are not THE indigenous people of norway, they are A indigenous people of northern norway. regular norwegians are atleast as indigenous.

  • @HermanBeckman
    @HermanBeckman 9 місяців тому +2

    As a Norwegian, I knew this

  • @Doggilovi
    @Doggilovi 9 місяців тому +3

    Gi meg en like hvis du forstår hva jeg har skrive her på norsk❤

  • @FrostyAzure
    @FrostyAzure Рік тому +1

    As a norwegian i see this as an absolute W

  • @klimatbluffen
    @klimatbluffen Рік тому +16

    One thing Norway has that Sweden can never have is good neighbors.

    • @funnyguyzloty3191
      @funnyguyzloty3191 Рік тому +3

      You kinda worded it wrong

    • @zigge1989
      @zigge1989 Рік тому +4

      Like we(Norway) don’t share a border with Finland and Russia. Same as Sweden do as well.
      I choose to interpide you comment as trashyaling Finland 😛

    • @brokenguardianangel8575
      @brokenguardianangel8575 Рік тому

      @@zigge1989 wait, you think Norway doesn't border Finland and Russia?

    • @EliotDenStore
      @EliotDenStore Рік тому +1

      so you are saying that norway is a bad neighbor

    • @zigge1989
      @zigge1989 Рік тому +1

      @@brokenguardianangel8575 The first comment smelled very Swedish.
      Just wanted to spread some satyrical doubt about whom this "good neighbor" were suppose to be 😛
      I was trying to twist the statement to a swedish guy calling the Finnish bad neighbors.
      But, i did not spellcheck or make my bad joke understandable 😅🙈

  • @AboveEmperor
    @AboveEmperor Рік тому +1

    I’m Norwegian and our flag stands for Water, Blood and peace btw.😅

  • @lachietzarov2585
    @lachietzarov2585 Рік тому +5

    Pronounced Saami

  • @Whattodoohmy
    @Whattodoohmy 2 місяці тому

    My Father's Mother & Father came to the USA in 1902 from Norway, I have relatives there.

  • @logical-checkmate
    @logical-checkmate Рік тому +8

    Don't forget, if you don't adhere to their cultural beliefs in regards to raising your children, Norwegian semi government organization Barnevernet will take your kids. A woman from my country lost her kids, because the father and her husband was accused of beating the kids. Investigation started, found nothing, but Barnevernet kept her kids. She in the meantime divorced the father. She waited for 5 years for decision if her kids will be return to her. When she complained, they told her to wait more. 2 more years and she spoke to our media, saying hey, wtf, Czech government help me. The barnevernet said because she violated the privacy of her kids by speaking to the media (despite not showing their photos nor their names), she is clearly unfit to be mother.

    • @jdubskiwright2380
      @jdubskiwright2380 Рік тому +1

      Wow that's pretty messed up, they shouldn't have kept her kids from her for over 5 years, They should have made her take parenting classes and maybe some counseling and monitored her with visits from a social worker or something, not just taken her kids and not even kept contact with her, I guess they didn't think about how that would effect the children..

    • @Activated62
      @Activated62 Рік тому +2

      " if you don't adhere to their cultural beliefs in regards to raising your children, Norwegian semi government organization Barnevernet will take your kids" That's a bit of a stretch. You're right that there has been some controversy around Barnevernet, but they have very strict rules when it comes to taking the kids. It's only if neither of the parents are capable of taking care of the child or if they suspect the childs life is in danger.
      I don't know specifically about the situation you mention, but I suspect a lot of information is missing. They *cannot* just take peoples children without a very good reason.

    • @logical-checkmate
      @logical-checkmate Рік тому +3

      Ok, so the case is of family Michálák. School reported the kids were abused in that worst way possible. Well, police investigated and said nope, didn't happen. But the Barnevernet kept the kids, now, straight from English wiki
      ,, The mother could see her sons twice a year for fifteen minutes. She has however lost her parental rights to both children in 2015, since then she has no right to see them at all. The organization justified its decision among other things by too high media coverage of the case and that the children became accustomed to the foster parents. Boys Denis and David Michalák were placed to different foster families, so they can not speak Czech anymore, they can not meet each other and are forced to forget their Czech background and roots. In January 2020 the Czech District Court in Hodonín formally commit to care both sons to mother although they are kept in hidden places in Norway and information about them are kept as a secret also for the Czech state.''
      The kids were taken in 2011,brothers shipped to 2 different families, made to forget their Czech roots and mother language. Mate, the kids were kept despite there being no criminal abuse, even Norwegian police was advocating for their return. I don't think I stretched anything mate. The organization has no oversight. Jesus, this is just wrong mate. Btw, since text doesn't correctly transfer subtext, etc, I am not blaming you. Just the situation is soooooo wrong.
      P. S. I got the details originally mixed up, my bad, it's been years since I heard /talked about the story.

    • @Activated62
      @Activated62 Рік тому

      @@logical-checkmate I'm not denying that there has been controversy around Barnevernet, I'm Norwegian myself and my sister is in last year of studying to working there, I just think it's a bit of a stretch to say they will take the kids if the parents don't adhere to their cultural beliefs.
      I just read more about this specific case, and to be honest this was a way bigger case than I remembered it to be. I can't really seem to find any information on the case from Barnevernets persepective though, which I will admit is odd.
      There was another controversial "kidnapping" of a child here in Norway though that later was proven to be completely justified because the mother was completely incapable of taking care of the child.
      I will admit I don't know enough about the cases to justify it, but it's a hard situation when you think about it, because there are so many kids who are struggling in their houses because of incapable/violent parents, so in one way you could say taking them is to protect them. But I can also understand why people wouldn't want the government being able to take children away from their parents, that does seem quite tyrannical..

    • @logical-checkmate
      @logical-checkmate Рік тому +3

      @@Activated62 Ok, mate, non instantaneous text communication is not perfect, in any case, I understand that the idea is for protecting of children, but remember, no bad guy in history told himself "yeah, I am doing evil things because I am evil." All of them were pursing greater good, noble goals, etc. That organization is on a f ing power trip.
      Now, I would like to thank you for your time and civil discussion. This is rather rare these days. If you find anything more about that case etc, feel free to share it. 😉

  • @aalmi002
    @aalmi002 Рік тому +2

    Norway seems like a cool place to be.

    • @teddyNorway
      @teddyNorway Рік тому +1

      You spelled "cold" wrong 😜

  • @thebeanman99
    @thebeanman99 Рік тому +4

    Loves freedom, won’t let me own a pistol for self defense

    • @budgetgaming2210
      @budgetgaming2210 Рік тому +2

      or booze

    • @catwmn2345
      @catwmn2345 Рік тому

      So the colors of your flag isn't the only thing inspired by the US...

    • @Activated62
      @Activated62 Рік тому +6

      Norway has one of the highest ratios of gun per citizen actually, but you're right that having it for self-defense is not a legitimate reason there. Not every country want guns accessible to any nutjob that lives there, I don't think that's too bad.

    • @Finn.noOffcial
      @Finn.noOffcial Рік тому +1

      The amount of murder per 100 000 is literally 13 times more in the US. I'd rather not have a gun and have very little crime.

    • @γιουργια
      @γιουργια Рік тому

      They do though lol, Norway has quite high gun ownership per capita

  • @ihg7645
    @ihg7645 26 днів тому

    Actually its more normal here in Norway to interact with strangers than our neighbors, and it really depends on where you live, where I live in Norway its normal too smile and greet strangers as you go past them, and also some times people will say good morning hahah, actually we Norwegians are pretty friendly and social, but we dont like small talk, its enough with a hi or a smile!

  • @24hoursoliven
    @24hoursoliven Рік тому

    Vel dette er stortest bare sant men eg er litt ung fortsatt så eg har itte lært meg så my om dette men eg er i hvert fall norsk!❤

  • @hei64
    @hei64 9 місяців тому

    As someone who lives in Norway this is very true

  • @pandaking09
    @pandaking09 4 місяці тому

    As a Norwegian, i only knew 50% of it, good video!

  • @EllieRoblox_girl
    @EllieRoblox_girl 9 місяців тому +1

    I’m glad to say I knew this :)

  • @LittleRedToyota
    @LittleRedToyota 7 місяців тому +1

    It's 96% of our electricity, not 99. Also the flag was inspired by the Danish flag, not the French or the UK. It is said to have been designed by a 10-year old boy, whose father was in the government at the time Norway was gaining their independence from Denmark in 1814 (only to be forced in another union with Sweden up until 1905).

  • @le_th_
    @le_th_ 5 місяців тому

    Transparency. Very cool

  • @JJOBX123
    @JJOBX123 Рік тому +1

    So the red on our flags stands for the evening sun and the blue stands for all the glaciers we have in Norway and the white stands for the snow🇳🇴🇳🇴

  • @Ellikjeks
    @Ellikjeks 4 місяці тому +2

    And we give a Christmas tree to England every year

  • @JustEmySlay
    @JustEmySlay Місяць тому

    This is actually true! I'm from Norway, I live here.

  • @kypirko5710
    @kypirko5710 Рік тому +2

    I live in Ontario, Canada. If ya want beer then you go to the beer store to get anything above a sixer. If ya want hard stuff or just a sixer ya go to what is called the lickbo. Or technically the LCBO. It’s called the liquor control board of Ontario. And if you want wine there’s a place called the wine rack. And for the last year or so you can get sixers at the grocery store.

  • @Plush_World6969
    @Plush_World6969 10 місяців тому

    As someone that lives 30 minutes away from a little Statue of Liberty in Norway, I knew

  • @Infect3d_xDD
    @Infect3d_xDD Рік тому

    As a Norwegian, I didn’t know that vinmonopolet (in Norwegian) is a special thing I see it very often

  • @michaelsherman8349
    @michaelsherman8349 Рік тому

    I’ve been to Oslo, fun fact. It’s super expensive they have American restaurants, you have to pay for pitcher of water..I could go on.
    We sell lapponian herders..here in Washington state my family. They are reindeer herders

  • @fairyonYT
    @fairyonYT Рік тому +1

    Well. Basically the whole frozen movie is based on Norway, and the sami isn't just in Norway.

  • @YoRobloxGirl1234
    @YoRobloxGirl1234 6 місяців тому +1

    Norways gdp per capita: 796 36 dollars
    Currency: krona
    Population: 5,514,477
    Flag: 🇳🇴
    Full name: the kingdom of Norway
    Name: Norway
    Known for: mountains and fjords
    King: Harald
    Capital: Oslo
    Fun fact: 2nd largest coastline
    Borders: Russia, Finland and sweden
    Famous chocolate: Freia chocolate and kvikk lunsj
    Famous food: salmond, brunost and farikolv

  • @Harikusa
    @Harikusa Рік тому +1

    That alcohol thing is insane to me.

  • @Rita_fox_therian
    @Rita_fox_therian 7 місяців тому

    As a sweden living in norway i can comfirm this is littearly me when greet people

  • @pauweewee247
    @pauweewee247 Рік тому +2

    Norway sounds like a good place to live.

    • @jojakupovesen3632
      @jojakupovesen3632 Рік тому

      It's great! Not everything he said is true but still great to live here

    • @zoearcee5909
      @zoearcee5909 8 місяців тому

      its great, but easy to romaticize. we have problems too, tho they often seem trivial ^*

  • @justin2308
    @justin2308 8 місяців тому

    I might have to consider a visit to Norway someday…

  • @maxk1219
    @maxk1219 10 місяців тому

    Norway is the happiest country in the world

  • @someshtangde5650
    @someshtangde5650 11 місяців тому

    As a Norwegian i totally Agree

  • @dizzyizzy7247
    @dizzyizzy7247 2 місяці тому +2

    2 Things you don't know about Norway:
    1 They abused ishowspeed.
    2: the fans aren't Norwegian.

  • @Deathy-zt5je
    @Deathy-zt5je 8 місяців тому

    My moneys on australia being the number 1 coffee per capita consumer 😂

  • @Sum_Bee
    @Sum_Bee Рік тому

    We actually have a new record to. Norway now has the longest bike tunnel to

  • @JettieFlies
    @JettieFlies Рік тому

    As a dane, my favourite country is Norway, I wanna live there, I love you norway!