Visit Norway - 10 Things That Will Shock You About Norway
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- From Shocking Prices to Natural Beauty That Will Make You Sing in the Fjords, Norway has some amazing sights, sounds and activities that will surely shock travelers. Here is our list of 10 things that will SHOCK travelers when they visit Norway.
Filmed in Oslo, Norway
Copyright Mark Wolters 2015
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Fun fact: Kvikk Lunsj and Kit Kat was in a trial last year about who deserves the right of the shape of the chocolate. And Kvikk Lunsj won.
+Markus Arntzen wrong, they got the right to use the design, but so does kitkat
+Markus Arntzen Kit Kat doesnt even begin to compare to a Kvikk Lunsj. Ive had both. The Kvikk Lunsj is just better!
+chris86simon Ikr
Plus I've heard time and time again that kvikk lunsj has a much better chocolate coating. And I mean it's Freia so what can you expect?
1. It was not about who *deserves* the right of the shape. Nestle wanted to protect the shape of their KitKat as a trade mark, against the copy-cat Kvikk Lunsj that came to the market later than KitKat.
2. Kvikk Lunsj did not win anything. The trial was started in the UK by Nestle who tried to protect its product. The UK consulted the EU court of justice, who ruled that Nestle cannot protect the shape of their chocolate, but the ruling is not binding.
Just as KitKat, Kvikk Lunsj is average chocolate product, nothing awesome except for how salivating Norwegians are about it.
Funny fact: Freia, the manufacturer of Kvikk Lunsj and other flagship Norwegian chocolate stuff ('A Little Piece of Norway') is actually owned by Americans.
I'm Norwegian, and most of the things you're saying here are accurate, but I wanted to add a bit to it and explain a few things.
1. Yes, we have an alcohol monopoly in Norway, but beer under a certain alcohol percentage (4,5% I think) is sold in regular grocery stores, but only before 18.00 (6 PM).
2. When it comes to beggars, you mention that it's odd that a rich country like Norway has beggars, but you also quickly mention that these aren't Norwegian beggars. Well, the thing about these beggars is that they (at least the ones shown in your video) are Gypsies who travel as tourists (most of Europe is under the Schengen agreement, which guarantees visa-free 90 day travel), with the explicit purpose of begging for money because Norway is a rich country. So, ironically, there are foreign beggars in Norway BECAUSE we are rich, not in spite of it! This has literally nothing to do with the Norwegian system. These beggars aren't even immigrants and have no legal rights in Norway beside the visa-free 90 day travel.
3. Yes, many Norwegians are proud. I don't see why this is shocking, especially to an American? Are only Americans supposed to be proud? I realise that's probably not what you implied, but it may have come off in a different way than you intended it to, as in "Wow! What on EARTH do these people have to be proud of? They're not Americans!"
I wish I could have found my video of a plane full of old Norwegians singing crazy Norwegian songs. I needed to explain that better I guess. All the best on your travels.
Ka i hælvete e d han snakke om?
+KlassLessFlunky han snakker om det norske barnevernet som er totalt missforstått i utlandet, i Norge er det null toleranse for vold mot barn og i veldig mange andre land er ikke det noe galt å slå barn som oppdragelsesmetode, når de kommer til Norge og fortsetter med praksisen fra hjemlandet vil barnevernet få bekymringsmeldinger og da kan det hende at barnevernet overtar ansvaret for barnet/barna fordi de frykter vold.
+Everyone Responding in This Thread...Wow, way to take an educational, friendly-intended and completely harmless video to a (unnecessary) negative place. It doesn't have to go this route, folks...we're all people on the same planet and I'm pretty damn sure Woltersworld meant no disrespect (watch enough of his videos and you'll see he's speaking mainly to Americans to help US---not foreigners---set our expectations when traveling abroad and behave better).
After watching this video (and in spite of some of you negative-minded Norwegian commenters), I love Norway even more and hope to one day visit (and if so, I promise to leave my bad American habits at home). Norway and its people (most of them, anyway) seem very cool and friendly!
JAxxOne007 Don't come to Norway and break our laws, abuse your children and think you'll get away with it. If you want to abuse your children, then simply don't come to Norway!
Useful stuff for foreigners in Norway:
1: If you are staying more than a weekend. Buy and make your own food.
Eating at a restaurant in Norway is expensive.
2: If you want to party, Norwegians mostly party only on Fridays and
Saturdays. Also its common to pre-drink and then go out so the city wont
get lively until 11pm and are open to 4am.
3: Everyone speaks English. Norway has a higher English speaking
percentage than Canada.
4: Use credit/debit cards every time you are making a payment. Cash is
getting unusual and will probably be gone entirely soon. If someplace
dont take cards, dont trust them they are not a real store.
5: Norwegians usually love to speak to foreigners but they are afraid to
make contact. Unless they are drunk.
6: Wifi are common on most public transport and hotel/businesses. Use
it.
7: Taxi are expensive and untrustworthy. Use public transport or walk.
8: If you are going to take a hiking trip, dress appropriately.
Norwegian hiking trips are not built out for comfort and ease. Good
shoes and light sports clothing is what you should wear, not suits and
dresses.
9: Don't ever slap your kid or each other or do any sort of violence.
You will be arrested. Don't try to bribe the cops. You'll get double
arrested.
10: Cops and other official servicemen are generally trustworthy and
polite. Don't be afraid of them and you can ask them for advice.
Wow!! That is a lot of information... thank you
You just described the exact opposite of Mexico lmao.
@@ericktellez7632 LOL
Also bicycling is popular in Norway.
Especially in Oslo you can rent a bicycle and take a trip to the museums or to the cinemas.
Just remember to use a helmet.
As im Norwegian myself, i always thought that all the other countries was just super cheap, but not that Norway is expensive :/
you are goddamn right
Me too =|
DerpKes lol!! All the best from Portugal.
Well, with a norwegian salary everywhere else is cheap, price is only relevant if you also consider salary
DerpKes jo fan, norge er føkkings dritdyrt!!! Var i kambodsja, polen, i polen kosta en 1,5liter flaske med vann kosta 2,5nok...
One little point I would like to mention though (as a Norwegian) is that while, yes, we do still hunt whales in Norway, our whalers do not under any circumstances hunt whales of any endangered species, and the species we do hunt are closely monitored to ensure stable populations. I realize a lot of people will still find it terrible, but realistically speaking you ought to then feel outraged at your porkchops too, because pigs are at least as intelligent as whales and they don't even get to live free before they die.
+Jørgen A Not too mention we use pretty much the entire whale, so nothing really goes to waste.
+Kris Solberg yeah, and whales are really big too, we don't need to hunt too many as few actually eat whale meat
+Jørgen A My grandfather was a fisherman before he started his job in the Norwegian Coast Guard and every time he came home from the sea around Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard he brought fish, whale meat and seal meat home... Whale is a very popular and important food product in my family because we all decend from fishermen and farmers from Norway and traders from Britain and The Netherlands... We even got so lucky that 3 women from my mothers side of the family married into the Swedish, Danish and British royal families :3 Also, Ivar Aasen's brothers son married into my great great grandfathers family so we can proudly state that the Aasen blood still lives on :)
+Jørgen A :
Intelligent people eat intelligent food.
+Jørgen A Understood. I don't want to minimize the aspects of raising animals for food in the USA. It is a very brutal industry. However, whales.. I just could not do it. Same with Horse. Same with Dog. Some cultures feel differently. I see whales in a different light. Additionally, the Mercury in whale and shark is just off the charts.
You can buy beer in every groserystore. Not that hard - dude. And most of the beggers are rumanians - professional beggers.
Another thing - not many ppl eat whale anymore. In the 60thies it was normal.
And if you want to see some great fjords - go to the west of norway. Oslo fjord is booring in comparison.
+Axel Stabursvik Lofoten is amazing though 😍 I'm Norwegian and I fell in love with that place. Mountains are awesome.
ye i know
Yeah, the Oslo fjord is nothing in comparison. It's hardly a fjord. Where are the mountains? Travel west, there are way better fjords over here.
ITS NOT A KIT KAT
+Sandra Brevik exactly. Its better :)
Sandra Brevik Kvikk lunsj😄
It is kvik lunch
They are very similar, both in looks and taste, but honestly, the Kvikklunsj is a lot better tasting.
Sandra Brevik blir skikkelig irritert av dei som seier at dei e heilt like...
I am not norwegian, but norway is the most beautiful country in the world. I love the people, the nature and the history. And of course the norwegians can be proud. Jeg elsker dette landet.
Don't stay in Oslo when you come to Norway either. It is too expensive, and just a typical capital city.. Go and visit other towns, you won't regret it.
100000000% agree. Get out of just oslo. So much beauty in the country.
+woltersworld Not sure if Oslo is more expensive than other places around the country. You'll find a wide range of different prices in Oslo. From the acceptable (Grønland) to flat out ridiculous (Aker Brygge). Oslo has a lot to offer once you get past the tourist area of Karl Johan and Aker Brygge.Many (even Norwegians who visit Oslo) will only stay in those central areas and will base their judgement off of that area.
Wavy77 Very true. I am from outside of Trondheim so I am a bit biased.
+Bjørn Gryttingsodegaard is Tromso cheaper than Oslo?
+Bjørn Gryttingsodegaard is Tromso cheaper than Oslo?
The beggars are illegal, usually from romania. If they were norwegian citizens they would get help from the government
+lolwtf97
They are not illegal, they're just a bit... umm... useless... Unfortunate for them, uncomfortable for us... That's all.
+kreaturen No I'm fairly sure the Norwegian government passed a law saying begging was illegal in Oslo. I know they discussed it at least.
+Kris Solberg yeah, our politicians ain't doing shit for us, they are too concerned about their job. They don't want to say something that is politically incorrect, and they will be stamped racist.
*****
How dare you call Finland - Finmark?How dare you speak claims to this land in this way!? "German"!
*****
I see but it is ridiculous! I like that you send immigrants to this journey to teach them a good lesson in the ice! Very good if it is true but i doubt it. It is more likely russians to do that and send immigrants passing Finnmark to Scandinavia! To teach you a lesson!
After reading the comment i realize that most of the people watching this are norwgians.
I'm guessing that, due to our national pride, most views on any video mentioning Norway in the title are by Norwegians.
A lot of whom are quite rude
Julia pls help me
I feel lonley youtube saves my life i am happy UA-cam is real
Just to add, the whole month of July off thing. This is how it typically works. We have the right to 5 weeks of paid vacation a year. When you chose to use them during the year is up to you. But you have to use them all up by the end of the year. You're not entitled to use all 5 weeks in one go. You can request 4 weeks in a row tho. Pretty rough description I know. But it beats his explanation where he made it sound everyone just disappears in July.
We basically do the same in Italy, but in August
As a Norwegian, I just have to say..... I am really looking forward to July :)
But seriously, two other things that may shock you.
1. Norwegians are pretty damn good at speaking english.
2. Our water tastes amazing :)
+Michael Halvorsen The second point is true, but I think the first is more applicable to younger people. Even our old prime minister (currently head of NATO) is absolutely horrible at English. Torbjørn Jagland and Petter Solberg are national jokes for their English capabilities!
+Caseller A couple of years ago, an American stand up comedian came to my city and one of his jokes were, "Man, Norwegians are pretty good at speaking english, you guys speak better english than the president" (Bush joke)
+Caseller nope
Daniel R. Now Danny don't go gettin' on your high horse again. What use is a foreign language to a North American who can go a thousand miles in any direction and the accent hardly changes, much less the language? Sure, it's a good thing if one plans to travel but we came late to the party and now most speak English, even when we throw in some gooddays and please and thank yous in their tongue. Not much impetus to learn one unless one lives on the southern border or in Quebec.
The first time I went to Norway I was studying at The Oslo University International Summer School. I was taking Norwegian but I dropped the class after two weeks. You can't learn Norwegian in Norway, as soon as you begin to speak they hear your accent and start speaking English. And thay speak better English than most of the Americans I know.
I've been to Norway five times on business. Yes, imported stuff is expensive, locally brown or caught, not so much. Lots of seafood. The King Crab up north is excellent. Reindeer is very good too, sort of like very lean beef. Never had whale there. There are also a million kinds of bread and cheese. Driving any distance there is slow. Up north the roads range from fair to very narrow with vertical up on one side and vertical down on the other. Also there are a lot of fjords to go around. If you have to drive any distance most people go through Finland and Sweden for most of the trip. Roads are plowed well in winter but not sanded or salted in many areas. Air service is very good and not all that expensive. Taxis are atrociously expensive. The Hurtegruten ferry up and down the coast between Bergen and Kirkenes is a once in a lifetime experience and a great way to see the country. Most younger Norwegians speak English better than many Americans. It's a great country to visit in the summer. They use their own currency, the Norwegian Kroner. Finland uses Euros. Credit cards are universally accepted but American ones without the chip and pin common in Europe are harder to use.
Goodness! It's nice to learn a bit about my ancestral country! *Thank You* again Mark for a wonderful glimpse of far away places!! 😄🌸
you are very welcome. Norway is a really nice place to visit
Same here! Mom visited as a child and hated it, but I very much want to visit. (Mom's mother was Norwegian, and all three of us really look the part. I'm pretty reserved, but I'm thinking Norwegians may have me beat there.) 💚💙💜
I'd love to visit Norway!! Looks like an amazing place! Thank you for all the videos you make for us!! I hope you and your family had a great New Years! 😁
Thank you. Norway was a cool visit.
The thing about the beer is wrong though. You can buy beer at normal stores and supermarkets. it's open from 8am until 8 pm mondays to fridays, and 8am to 6pm on saturdays. Sure, that's pretty early for it to close, but you can still get pretty cheap, and pretty high quality beer if you visit the right store. Meny and Coop Obs are the best ones for buying beer I think. Oh, and cheap beer is relative to our income rates, so it might still seem insanely overpriced for anyone not from scandinavia.
And about the number 10. We get 12% of last years income (income before taxes) paid out to us, and it's called "Vacation Money". So say you're one of the very fortunate people who has earned a million, you'd get 120000 paid right to your account, the month off, and go have fun. This might seem like an extreme example, but keep in mind that 1 krone is abut an eighth of a dollar.
thanks for noting how vacation time works. Regarding the beer, not being able to find it after 6pm on weekends is extremely frustrating, most cities in America are 24hours
I mean, you can still go out and drink at bars until 3am on a Saturday (depends on the City, in some cities the bars close at 2am). But then you get into the issue where every beer you get costs more than 7 dollars, and depending on where you go, can cost upwards of 10.
yep! but leaving that apart, your country is amazing anyway
We have beer in all grocery stores though
jepp
You can buy beer at grocery stores until 8 in the evening (6 Saturday, but it's closed at Sunday).
..but not on Election day!
..one of the most silly laws..
+Marbash why? xD
allso you only get 4.5% beers and such in the grocery stores
If you don't buy beers before 6pm, you are obligated to go to a bar and pay 10 euros per beer, at least, even if it's the worst bar in town
Norway sounds like an amazing place. I'm American and I would love to visit some day. So much nature and beauty to see there. And food to try!
here in norway we have 5 weeks of vacation by law
you forgot to say paid vacation ;)
I have family in Sandnes; my dad's sister married a man from there, and they had two sons and a grandson. Exactly a year ago, my family and I were on a flight from New York City to Oslo to see them. That was the first, and so far only, time I've ever been out of North America. We didn't do too much standard tourist stuff, we mostly just experienced the culture and spent time with family. The single most tourist like thing we did was hike Preikestolen. Honestly, one of the biggest highlights of mine from the trip was when we went to grocery store. I think another good point to add is how many different dialects there are in Norway; people mere miles from one another will often have a completely different way of talking, and there are at least ten different ways of saying "I" all throughout the country.
There's a HUGE difference between KitKat and Kvikk Lunsj... the shape is the only thing that's somewhat similar.. taste wise there's no comparison.. Norwegian chocolate is what Americans consider premium chocolate..unlike the waxy weird tasting stuff Americans call chocolate.. ;)
Who cares?????
THE KVIKK LUNCH IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN KIT KAT TRUST ME
Calm down
It's only expensive if you let it be. I fly from the UK to Oslo about three times a year for about £300 for everything including flights.
+JarvisChrist I will sat Norway is significantly cheaper for US travelers in 2016 versus 2015 with the currency
But I think it's quite expensive in the UK too.. as a norwegian. I think it is more of a shock for a romanian or chinese.
Julia Rønningsen Middle class university/collage educated Romanians are relatively well off (like the people I spoke too). But still they got a bit surprised from the cost of f.ex beer when we drank some together at a bar in downtown Oslo. But it wasn't a major issue. But they thought hotel accommodation was cheap at least.
I really enjoy watching,Love it so much.Keep it up.
I spent a lot of time in Norway. I'm surprised by the fact that this doesn't get mentioned more; Norway has some of the greatest jazz musicians in the world. Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen, Palle Daniellsen, and The Master, saxophonist & composer, Jan Garbarek were the reason I first traveled to Norway. The ECM record label, run by German Manfred Eicher often uses the Talent Recording Studio, right in Oslo. Molde, Norway presents the oldest jazz festival in Europe every July. I spent two summers studying at The Oslo University International Summer School. It was the cheapest way both to learn about Norwegian culture and to see Norway, Tuition provides a charming room at Blindern along with three meals a day. You must like salmon, boiled rice and fish in a tube. I'm surprised you were cold in May, everytime I went to Norway in the summer the hot summer was the same as any summer in Pennsylvania where I grew up. I went to Norway to meet my heroes and I ended up playing with a jazz trio and a blues ensemble! The nightlife is great! And by the way, Oslo has it's own jazz festival not long after Molde's fest.
Finding beer is easy. go to shops or Vinmonopolet. ;)
i guess he did not look at the food store for the cheapest beers.
ChimpGuy Jompa tormann
yeah we have six packs in like every grocery shops
beer is not that difficult getting a hand of, but stronger liquor like wine or champagne is!
too be honest i rather go to sweden to pick up beer but thats because i live so near the border :P you can buy a 4 pack of cider in sweden for the price of one in norway.
If you come to norway, dont be suprised to see some people in shorts, late august and early april, bc we are warm blooded like that. I recently came home from barcelona, and i traveld home in T-shirt and shirts, while the temprature was 6 degree celcius (0 degrees is the freezing point)
Also the whales we hunt are not endangerd so it is ethical to eat it, but i personally dont, bc i dont like it
Death Blossom Kha'zix is it bad that i like to run outside at winter with only t-shirt in Norway?
Yang Xiao Long YES! Most deffinetly!
Where are your shorts?
Death Blossom Kha'zix ....in my closet?
Yang Xiao Long they should be on you
Thanks for the video man! I am going to Norway soon do ty. Have a nice day!
I remember that my italian friends got shock when i told them that the temperature where i live could be -38C in the winter, and at least + 30C in the summer.
Got to love the valleys in Northern Norway, which just traps the hot/cold air.
You can buy beer in normal food stores, but they close earlier
kvikk lunsj is so much beter than kit-kat
Norway is endeed a very expensive country, but the people in norway are very well educated and usually pretty rich, i love my country
Thanks for the video. Most shocking about Norway is the relaxed culture and care for families. Working hours are till 3.30pm, you get days off to take care of sick children. Daycare for children is almost free. After childbirth a father gets 3 months off, a mother 9 months. Free university for children. Couldn't believe this all true, but they almost convinced me, so maybe we will be moving there.
If you want to see the most beautiful part of Norway. Visit Lofoten! You won't regret it
Kvikk Lunsj is far better than Kit Kat.
Amen.
+woltersworld yes, it is the best.
+woltersworld
¨Whenever I'm abroad for longer periods of time, I sometimes get sent some of my favorite Norwegian chocolates.
If I could only get the fresh, dark Norwegian bread wherever I travel - crusty on the outside, soft and juicy on the inside. With sylte and strong mustard.
There are some foods that is irreplaceable wherever you go.
+bohemianwriter1 enig med deg:)nå fikk jeg lyst på sylte!
+Jakop Flatekval
Kan huske jeg fikk en fryktelig lengsel etter norsk mat etter å ha sultet og fryst en måned i Irland i årsskiftet 2010/11 og skrev "Lengselen etter den norske smaken" på bloggen min.
Der ble t.o.m. Grandiosa nevnt.
Da jeg kom hjem for to år siden, brukte jeg fire måneder på å spise meg drittlei på Grandisen.
Watching your videos is helping me get through this COVID 19 situation. Thank you.
Great Info ; ) Lovely Place nice people to, all so helpful & spoke English so well, The scenes are breath taking! Im going back with my drone next time.
I'm Norwegian and when I go to other countries I'm like "Oh my god, that is cheap!" We're so used to the high prices and salary.
Why is norway so perfect
Lol cuz the people are perfect
+JixD01 It's fa**** not, not at all
+JixD01 Im 14 years old in Norway and everyday i wake up i say, I'm so happy that i live in Norway. In my hole life i have had possibilities to become what i want when i want. My friends are good my family is great and i feel safe and close to nature. When i step out of my house i walk 10 meters and find myself in woods with untouched berries and mushrooms. My father owns a cabin in the mountains and we visit there every year. I have asthma so living outside was a miracle i could not have if i lived in a city. The government trusts us with information and we trust them. There is almost no political violent conflict whatsoever. We often see the world as one hole picture and knows often more than you would understand. Our oil is not selling good for long i hope and fear. We have no corruption, we have no terrorists we have peace. The greatest gift of all. I'm proud of Norway even if we are very foolish when we do not understand that there is a foul place in the rest of the world. I was never bullied when i was young. I did great on school and i am inspired to keep going and find a job that may help humanity cause i owe people who did not get a life like me even if i have to sacrifice my own life to make a better world i would. Thanks for reading and knowing that i am thankful of the life i was given. We all need to keep Norway and the rest of Scandinavia as it is now. As a symbol of what we want our earth to be one time in the future.
+Dark Pheonix seriously?
+JixD01 no, most of the text after "...could not have if i lived in a city." is young naivete :) We have the same issues here as everywhere else, granted - maybe a bit less in some categories.
Great people, great land. Thank you for the videos. They were a good heads up.
Wolters, as usual your videos are outstanding.
i love you man
You rock to my friend
No, Sørlands Chips is Norway's most important snack!!!
føkk that. totenflak førr the winn
Totenflak ftw ofc, its tha bæst
TNL-Productions ikkje ikkje faen
TNL-Productions What that is cool
A tip from a Norwegian if you plan on vistiting Norway: Rent a car and drive along the E6 Road that runs from south to north, most people just come to cities like Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim and even though those places are beautiful, they dont show the complete beauty that Norway has to offer. So if you come here rent a car and set course for the E6 and swing by local towns and cities along the way, thats how you experience Norway.
Very informative an fun, I'm visiting Norway on a cruise, Oslo in fact. So thanks for the tips. And I'm subscribing to your channel
When you are Norwegian, and you just sit here, nodding.
"Yes, but idc bout beer"
yeah, norway is so expensive 200kr for 1G
Great to hear/see. I'm from Norway and nice to see.
I was there last week and boy, was I shocked!!! You have got it all covered.
And the beggars come from Eastern Europe to beg in Norway, many to finance crime or mansions in Romania. Norwegians themselves don't have to be homeless if they don't choose to.
In my encounters they all have a sister who has cancer (maybe its the same sister)...
As a norwegian I've never eaten nor will I eat whale. It's not common at all. But I enjoyed these Norway vids, subbed :)
It's nothing uncommon to buy whale meat, but I suppose it depends on where you live in the country... If you live on the west coast or in the north, eating whale meat is quite common.
FlayerEXE Fewer than five percent of norwegians eat whale, according to some study. Though I find even that hard to believe. I've got friends from all over the country and even they have never eaten it or knows someone who have.
Lofoten's pretty into whale meat, though it's mostly a summer thing. It's pretty damn good, just saying
i ate it first when i was 20, because my motherinlaw asked if i wanted it after they had bbqed up some with other meats and they where shocked that i hadnt eaten it before so i was polite and tasted some. it wasnt the best thing i had ever eaten but.. it was really not something i would get again. rather eat some beef :P
The diet in Norway is changing pretty fast. I grew up with whale meat but haven't eaten it in 20 years
I'm Norwegian, and watching this video is amusing :P
Yes, Im really Proud of our country, Norway (Norge)
the beggars are people from southern europe who beg in norway to make money, then they travel home. norway has a sulution to any hobos and beggars, so the ones that are beggars, simply dont know about NAV or simply does not want to get a life
siden disse ikke er norske statsborgere og/eller lovlige i landet vil de ikke ha muligheten til å bruke NAV da. men ellers veldig riktig.
Typical 24/7 hours stores like 7/11, Gas stations, newsstands kiosks etc are the most expensive places you can go to buy groceries. Don't go there unless everything else is closed. Go to the regulare supermarkeds for groceries ( Rema 1000, Kiwi, Prix, Rimi etc ).
Jonas Dyvik You should try ordering a Coca Cola in Paris ... Atleast you get 0.35-05 liter when you order here. In paris you get tiny itsy biotsy bottles of 0.25 costing the same ....
+Cta2006 One 0,33l soda can here in Norway costs like 2,50 USD. *Expensive*.
Your videos are very helpful.
Spent my holiday here in summer this year, and during spring last year. Besides the beauty of all nature and the kindness of the people, it's a very clean country, and very safe too. Hiking is top of the world, like heaven it is, and do stay the nights in those wooden cabins ("hytte") or at the locals homes (B&B). It's fairly cheap and interacting with the folks is really nice.
Norway is a amazingly beautiful country! I can recommend Bodø in the summer! And yes it's expensive :S
Fuck bodø go to Trondheim
KlassLessFlunky Never been there unfortunately :(
nah go to Bergen
+theRealRindberg bodø for life. bodø state of mind. Joddski og Ingeborg.
Stavanger is fucking beautiful in the summer thoo
I like this video, got a say I'm proud to watch a tourist video about Norway.
About the homless.
I remember working as a security guard in Bergen. And there was this Swedish hobo, I really didn't know his name. We always called him "Svensken" (The Swedish guy) He is a norwegian citizen. But he love living outside. So my point is, every homeless person only need to head to some goverment building. Ask for a small apartment where they can start over agian, get clean up and start working agian with the help from NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration)
And the begger is organized crime.
And when it comes to the whale meat. Norway only hunt for Common minke whale. They arn't threatened not even close to Extinct. And 2005 the hunted estimated 639. So we are really strict on the whaling. But not eating whale is understandable, not even I have eaten it before.
Grimjar This isn't always true, as homeless people need to go through a lot, the government/police gives them the money they need depending on what situation they are in, I actually know someone from another country that was not far away from litreally being kicked out of the country, some people that come to Norway, from other countries with war and stuff like that, they can often be found in the situation where the police simply comes into their home, arrests them, and sends them back to their home country. There was this one kid in my class once that one day didn't show up at school, we were later informed that he, and his family was sent on a plane back to their home country. This is a brutal world.
It happens in all European countries. You can't expect European countries to accept all refugees who enter illegally into Europe ? What's the point of having borders and migration laws then ?
BRaheLL jeg har ikke hørt om det Før ... Det er veldig trist
Grimjar
Grimjar
To clarify the vacation:
We have by law 4 weeks paid holiday each year. In addition we have 12 public/religious holidays and two days off each weekend. Some have other schedules, but mostly they have the same amount of time off work. Most workers take the last 3 weeks of July off.
Approximately 10% of our salary are set aside and paid out during the holidays.
I'm moving to Norway soon! So excited.
Where? North or South?
Stuff cost more, but we also get paid more so it evens out. When we go to other countries we think oh its cheap, but then again they make less money and its around the same price ish for them too.
I`m norwegian and something he say`s is incorrect! It is bright 24/7 throughout the summer in Norway! Tigger Act was repealed in '97 for "help" addicts, but instead we got lots of beggars basis of Eastern Europe. Dum & kind Norwegians! We are incredible proud !!! : D I love whales! You can choose when you want a holiday in Norway, but most people take the longest holidays in July! One can buy beer at 8 o'clock in the evening!
Good vid mate.
Well for us from Norway, going to the USA is once in a lifetime
no, as a norwegian i have been more
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You can buy beer at the supermarkets.
Stop with the kit kat saying
KIT KAT : dark chocolate
Kvikk lunsj : milk chocolate
If u say KIT KAT is like kvikk lunsj u havnet tried it
If your in norway try the kvikk lunsj
I am proud of my country, Norway is beautiful!
God bless you, cheers :)
it can also get up to 30 degrees in the summer
Glitch Paint it never gets 30 degrees in the summer, max is usually 25 degrees
Ive had up to 29-30 where i live lol.i know what im talking about. It depends where in thenorway u live m8
Glitch Paint then where do you live?
Møre og Romsdal
Glitch Paint I live in Bærum, Akershus og jeg tror deg ikke
ehm...you can buy beer at like every groceri store
The Chosen One true, maybe he meant quality beer?
Yes you can, but not after 8 pm (6 pm on saturday) which can be strange for people from other countries.
It's strange, even for most SANE Norwegians.
extremely strange
Being proud of your country, is a good thing. Everyone should be proud of where they're from
Commenting from Oslo: If you wake up at 5 & everything's closed, use that time to enjoy stuff that isn't a museum, business aut-cetera. There is still transport early in the morning that can take you to a picturesque rural area for a walk, or you can enjoy the city centre while the palace guards outnumber the tourists.
Of course we're proud of Norway :-)
And the beggars are not Norwegian... They're outside the system.
anna leonardi You don't them stealing vultures who shits on your lawn and in kindergartens .
They can go to hell.
Bianking4Life fuck yeah
ja veldig stolt
these beggers are not poor people they rather spend a day or two in travel to beg for some money for a new window for theyr house back home instead of working for it..
anna leonardi i truly understand where you are coming from. However, they Actually are not Norwegians, they dont have a citizenship, and come here to beg because it pays more to beg here, then to work "back home". Most of them are also nomadic and this is there chosen there way of life. Unfortunatly quite a bit of it is also part of criminal enterprises that reside outside of Norway.
If they were to want/need help from "the system" there are several options open to them. Dependent on what made them end up on the streets, they can sell magazines (f.ex. =oslo), go to NAV (aids you in getting a job, and pays unemployed people, as long as they apply for jobs regularly, and more) there are a bunch of other options as well.
It has been done several studies on this, the latest one i heard of was done by what i believe was the mayor in one of out largest cities about half a year to a year ago.
Just a Norwegians 2 cents on it:-) We are a friendly bunch and We usually like to help out:-)
you forgot to mention that all the beggars are illegal immigrants...
+Dips WeWon No they arent and before we had alot of beggars that were druggies and then there were barely any immigrant beggars.
FLERE NORSKE SOM SER PÅ DETTE?
nei. jeg er ikke norsk. dette er nordpolsk
My great grandparents came from there, i always wanted to visit.. i wonder what city they from..
yaa.... whatever it is... I like everything in this beautiful Norway....And specially the people around, honest and genuine
About point #5, when you travel north of the Arctic circle, you're in for what is essentially 6 months of daylight in the summer, and 6 months of night in the winter. It's amazing.
The beggars began about 3 years ago. You should NOT give them money. Everyone can get some money to live for from the state budget (and it's NOT a small sum), so if you're sitting out in the street begging the whole day instead of looking for an education or a job, you're a douchebag. Students have way less money than the beggars. Here's the deal: people like that get their house reent covered by the state, and some pretty good sum of money on top of that for food and other things - they are not poor. What shocks me: that these beggars aren't just sent right back, because apparently, they aren't willing to adapt to the country and work for their money, like normal people. For the Norwegian system to continue working, *everyone* need to contribute, if they can
Some types of beer are sold in regular food stores ;) BUT: you have to buy them before 6 PM - after that, the cashiers aren't allowed to sel alcohol to anyone
well get used to those gypsies, they are now leaving eastern countrys cause authorities treat them bad..send them back..to india/Pakistan, their origin2 countrys
JAxxOne007 I think anyone that refuses to integrate into the society should be sent back, really, and also anyone that commit crimes. I also find it really weird that most of the refugees that come here are... men. That almost certainly mean that a lot of men leave their wives and children behind. Sometimes, the money they travel for even comes from the men selling their family as prostitutes... there was a big case about it recently even
+lollsazz , no friend, they do integrate, but not as workers, but as gypsies asking for money, that is how they are in every country...we should all send them back to india..
+JAxxOne007 agreed, I hate those douchebags ruining our economy
Peder Hansen Have you seen many beggars. Some are real beggars, without any money. Some, like a recent picture from Norway showed, come out of their Mercedeces, change to ripped-up clothes, and sit down begging. The people that beg could be getting an education insteadof begging, or gone looking for jobs, but they'd rather NOT work
Im one Norwegian who HATES to ski lol
+MarianneF Get the hell out of our country.
Elias V lol nope
+Elias V screw u, I hate sking aswell, with a passion.
I feel you
Same...
I work at the Norwegian Folk Museum :D Thanks for including us in your video
very informative to me
There is no fjords in Oslo. You need to get more north
+Ravias20 you know we have a fjord in Oslo? Right?
+Ravias20 Please explain Oslofjorden
Its in South to
+Ravias20 Well there´s many fjords on the westcoast of Norway so you don't have to go more north, and of course there is the oslofjord
+Per Persen thats what I ment. Oslofjorden is just like a normal sea.! Hardangerfjorden er fantastisk!
eehh, where in sweden can you pick up a beer at a 7-11.. ? i've only seen them at the system bolaget! exept you mean the 0,5-1% beer! but that doesn't really count imo!
+Ma St 3,5% is available.
+Ma St I only saw Carlsberg beer. It is light, kind of reminded me of getting a Mexican beer, or maybe a lighter Heineken. It was fine. But I missed the IPA in the PNW> Much more my style. I am surprised the alcohol content is so ltd given how liberal this country is know to be.
+Axel Stabursvik Who beats whom? Well, in Sweden you can buy your 3.5% beer any day of the week until late, whereas the stronger beer sold in grocery stores in Norway is only available until 8 pm Monday to Friday, until 6 pm Saturdays, not at all on Sundays.
+Muchoyo But the 3,5 % beer is so annoying though. Might as well buy light beer. You need like 6 or 7 of them to even get a small buzz from it.
Morten Dahle Curious why is it that the alcohol content has to be so low to sell it certain times? Is it some kind of measure to lower possibility of being drunk while having a picnic?
I loved it. Not shocked and will return.
Awsome video im from 🇳🇴NORWAY!🇳🇴😄
Whale is fucking delicious!
Kvikk Lunsj is 10 times better than Kit Kat.
True. Kvikk Lunsj is great. Kvikk Lunsj is The Tursjokolade. It's awesome 😃
yup
Great job
Come to Stavanger!!! Would love to show you around =)
wtf they are free all july ????? :O
man...i need to go to norway and become a norwegian !
ps: awesome video :p
You can actually decide when, but since you get vacation money in june (around one month pay) it is easiest to take the vacation that month. we have 4 weeks vacation that is decided by law. so we can`t actually work even if wanted too
Krister J
Ok...how can i become an citizen ? xD
You have to live for a few years
well I was born in oslo
We have 18 days mandatory vacation. That means you're bond by law to take 18 days after each other off(weekends not included).
We have 5 weeks paid vacation. Those weeks are paid for by subtracting 12.3% of our total yearly salary.
One can (if there's room for it at ones workplace) take 5 weeks off. Then again there's no more vacation for the rest of the year. So it's better to take 3 weeks during the summer and save the rest for later. We can also save 12 days and pass them over to the next year, so one can have a total of 37 days of vacation.
Many are taking vacation days together with the easter holidays and x-mas holidays. So if the days in those string together nicely, one can have full 2 weeks worth of vacation by only taking 5 vacation days.
So if 12/24 is a monday, we will have m/t/w free from work, and t/f as vacation days. From new years eve through tuesday is free but w/t/f is vacation days. And the best thing, it's paid vacation:)
Every national holiday is paid for, but not subtracted from vacation days. So some years we've got a ton of days of+cash
We do have very rich as well as poor people (not talking about the gypsies or the drug addicts), but it is not as visible. Most people can afford the same stuff. And those who are poor tends to dress more extravagant to hide the fact that they don't have much money. Status isn't that important seeing we are a farming and fishing nation after all. You can say in general the population is more middle class if anything. Yes it is very expensive here compared to other places, why most tourists are elderly people, or from our neighboring countries. But we are used to it. Spending $100-200 in one go is relativity easy. I grew up eating whale meat. More normal when my parents were kids, like after the war, but few eats it these days. I am not against it, as long as it isn't from a endangered species. I am used to eat reindeer and moose. Not much different. All about preference. The coldest month is usually January. Due to the climate changes summers are longer and warmer than before.
You are ofc correct, but being poor in Norway.. is not the same as being poor somewhere else. Its still a bad situation to be in, but its not on the same level. its not extreme poverty.
wow! Very interesting.
I am from Norway and i love it
Kvikk Lunsj >>> Kit Kat
Nah, Kvikk Lunsj tastes better
pretty sure that's what danverryn meant
so yeah kvikk lunsj is way better either way
Norway is expensive, but wages are high.
Oil & Gas
***** 20% is oil, they are still one of the richest counyties in thr world without oil the gdp per capita would be 80k $ so yeah,and if we take away oil from countries norway woulf be the richest in the world so yeah.
+NOBEL Norway is rich, Norwegians not so much. The insane taxes reduce the wages to about the same level as UK semi professional. BTW, the oil is dropping in value along with the kroner.
philster611 Idk about Norway but here in Sweden the taxes depends on how much you earn so the taxed isn't that expansive, only for the rich.
+NordikFilm Wages are high because it's expensive. The inflation has risen so much over the last few years that things get more and more expensive, so people demand more money in wages, which again increases costs, and so the circle continues!
I am really thinking about it.
Norway and nature is awesome 👍