🇳🇴 LET'S GO TO NORWAY! American Couple Reacts "Geography Now! NORWAY"
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As a norwegian, the voss part is true. Though our tap water is insanely clean and mineral rich.
The vast majority of all bottled water is tap water! Where do people think bottled water comes from anyway????
In some parts of Norway the tap water isn't even filtered after it leaves its natural water source, yet still of high quality.
@@AlexGarcia-co1ec no. It's always filtered by some extent. Non way we just don't filter the water and suck up all the debris from the lakes/rivers into our drinking water.
@@Brodaddy1000
I’m Norwegian, and our tap water is not filtered, tastes amazing👍
@@lillm6874 yeah it is true.
Transparency around income and taxes is not a social issue in Norway. People don't spy on each other. One of the reasons is that if you check my income and taxes, I will be able to see that you have snooped on my income and taxes. At least I can log in to the tax authorities and see who has checked my information. It is mostly so that journalists and public agencies can control politicians and other powerful people. But there is full transparency about who checks what. But I completely agree - that system would not have worked in the USA.
Norway is incredibly beautiful, it true about the tap water.
Yup, and it isn't even from Voss. It is (at least was) ordinary tap water from the relatively flat municipality of Birkeland in the southern region of Norway.
it's also worth noting that all tapwater in Norway is drinkable and tasty (exept for in the capital Oslo).
We have a wast source of water all across our long nation as the mountains hold water in reservoairs/glaciers and a multitude of rivers and waterfalls distributes that water to the lower regions. BNasically no pollution keeps the water fresh and clean.
Norway is one of my favourite places on earth. Love the language too. Ha det!🙂
Most folklores in norway was actually created to keep children out of the woods and dangerous places way back in time.. A way to keep the children safe :)
they don't tap the Voss water directly from a house tap, but it's true that many households gets the same water from the same source in their tap.
Scandinavian tapwater is one of the best in the world. Its insanely good. I cant tolerate tapwater in other countries, it always taste something.. Swedish tapwater just taste.. nothing, fresh
Danish water isn´t very good, you can both taste and smell that there is something in it.
The point here is that the norwegian tap water is at a very high level. The water from your tap is better that bottled!
They're wrong about the busiest port being Oslo, it's Bergen by far and it's over 10 times bigger than Oslo in terms of cargo weight handled,
All new cars arrive in Drammen, probably a bit busy there too...
Our ancestors lived in these woods - Norway is pure; but imperfect, respectable and serve the people on/and the Earth! Wouldn't trade this way of life for anything :)
08:25 Didn't even flinch, when he said Harrison F"j"ord 😅
Many scandinavians get to Minesota becuse they was farmers and/or lumberjaks.. promised cheap land and/or jobb in timber industries. I think that both climate and land resemble scandinavia?
There were definitely no job offers. The land was free and the US government tricked people into taking it, because it was barren. But of course, Norwegian farmers were used to barren lands, so they would probably have been willing to pay for the land. :)
@@jeschinstad Kind of the same I wrote? In my version, there was those agents that sold tickets that promised all the good things.. and the land was not that barren for a scandinavian farmer it was like scandinavia! Farming at spring/summer/autum and timber harvesting at winter!
Soo, kind of the right people to populate and make Minesota a prosperous land??
And then, I saw a survey.. an old one, 49 % was swedish born, its just this that Norway was Swedish up to 1905!
@@stiglarsson8405: No, the land was far more barren than it was back in Norway. The problem here wasn't that the land was barren but that it was taken. There's a documentary of this where you can see the first house that was built by a Norwegian. If I remember correctly, the house was required to be 15x15ft and it wasn't much larger. But there was barely any vegetation, although it wasn't a desert. I don't know if that was Minnesota though.
@@jeschinstad Thank you.. and then I wonder if we discuss this ower the pond?
Becuse as a Scandinavian (Swede) and Norway was a part of sweden to 1905.. there is a lot of liturature about our emigrants. Some made it, for those it was the land of milk and honey?.. a lot didnt make it that great and ended up in "Swede hollow"!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swede_Hollow,_Saint_Paul
At first we must recon that it was newer a smoth ride to be a imigrant to Minesota, some was probaly tricked and others was farmers or lumberjacks, some get cheap land/claimed free land, those was probably the best farmers?
And to the houses, everyone needed to start with a small cottage at the begining befor they was prospurus enough to build a timber house Scandinavian style!
And then to "barren land", its depend of wich part of scandinavia one compare to.. and Norway is not a country with abundance of fertile soil for agriculture!
Mac the Moose in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan is now the tallest moose at 34 feet. Norway and Moose Jaw had a moose war😊
I mean regarding the income on public record. We don't care honestly. I've never met a person who has looked up anyone but famous people for fun
The ”darkness” of the winter months in the nordic countries is NOT what you probably imagine. Due to the sparse population in the north there is an absence of ”light pollution” from bigger cities. This leads to a totally different apperance of the night skies - believe you me - it is much brighter than you think! Stars, nebulas and other space objects appears with a completely different clarity and beauty. The full moon is actually casting distinct shadows - and the northern lights - you have to experience it to really grasp it.
The tap water: I live in a house just by the sea about 20 miles north of Gothenburg in the south-west of Sweden. The coastline here reminds quite a lot of southern Norway - rather rugged steep granite cliffs/small mountains with a lot of islands and many coves/fjords.
The previous owners of my house had their own deep well drilled at the back of the lot, right where the mountain begins to rise quite steeply to a height of about 80 yards. The well is drilled to a depth of about 60 yards, straight into the granite.
I use the water for the garden, hygiene and - of course - for drinking. It is completely raw and unfiltered and it tastes AMAZING!!!
Fårikål would be a nice experience for you, and it's really simple. It just requires time. Basically just lamb and kale with pepper and stock. Most people I've met really like it, but it's best served on a chilly autumn day.
I don't know why many of the norwegian imigrants settled in the north of the US, but my best guess would be the weather there is more like the weather they were used to in Norway. They were farmers seaking luck in USA, given land there. Maybe they wanted what they knew, to be able to sucsessfully grow anything? 🤔
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@@carolinebergh4126 I did now. Far as I can see I am right. They were given land there, they were farmers. (Also fishermen and lumberjacks, as we all know the farmers combined back then to make it year around due to climate) Weather and landscape reminded them of home, sais the letters they sent to their family in Norway.
PS: incomes are publicly available for two main reasons, to prevent tax-evasion and to prevent businesses underpaying people.
This video is old and it's not exactly like that. Norway is completely digital and we can log in to anything we want in the public sector. Lists of income and tax/assets are out for 14 days each year - but. You must identify yourself electronically so that the person you are collecting information about - can see that you have done so.
Fyi. In Norway, you are free to roam where ever you like in nature, also on private property, but you are not allowed to go into ppls gardens, with some exceptions.
Also you are free to harvest in the nature as well, like harvesting mushrooms, berries and herbs, even on private property.
Hey guys! Just found your channel yesterday and have been enjoying your reactions and insights. I love your chill and reflective mindsets, so keep it up! And please react more to Norway! From a norwegian subscriber!
About the constant night in winter and constant day in summer. This is more prominent the closer to the Arctic Circle you get. When you get above the Arctic Circle you will have what we call midnight sun and constantly dark winter. Most of the population lives below it, so everyday the sun will always rise and set again. But the length of daylight will slightly change every single day, either toward longer days or longer nights. There would be days where I left to work in darkness and went home in darkness. The daylight spent working inside. There should be videos about arctic nights and the midnight sun. Check it out!
With the VOSS water, yes it's tap water that's been slightly treated. Our tap water quality is just that good and most people here primarily drink tap water at home.
My family's favorite norwegian dish is raspeball/kumle. It's like a boiled potato dumpling, that's usually served with salted steamed meat (lamb I think), cubed bacon, potatoes, carrots and mashed swede (rutabaga). Some even use a little bit of syrup on top to get that salty/sweet combo. Another thing my family does is to eat with a glass of milk or kefir. It's a very heartwarming meal in my eyes hehe.
And check out russ as well. It's like a party hard spring break, right before final exams.
Why many Norwegian immigrants to the US settled in Minnesota - before industrialization, most people here in Norway were farmers. However, when an older couple retired, only the eldest son could take over the farm, as most farms were too small to divide. So, there were many people here that knew farming, but they had no land (more mountains than farmland here, you know). So when the opportunity opened for (almost) free farmland in America, this was very tempting. So they went to the Mid-West. There they established farms, bigger than what they could have dreamed of back home. Many of them missed the mountains, though. There is talk of Norwegians building mounds on the flat prairie land to remind them of the mountains back home.
Yeah, we are just coming out of summer and I’m dreading the long winter, seasonal depression is REAL here 😂😭
The taco was a surprise because I've never seen so much pizza restaurants in one spot as in Oslo. So I figured they must really love pizza.
We buy a lot of pizza either frozen or at restaurants but at home we make a lot of tacos
Taco Friday is a relatively new thing, but it's really massive.
Some stores have "Taco Sale" where taco items are cheaper on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Its a big thing. But so is pizza.
@@kilipaki87oritahiti Noone is calling it weird, they are just pointing out that they got surprised they mentioned tacos and not pizza, because they've seen a lot of pizza in norway but not tacos. They aren't calling it weird or anything, they just haven't seen tacos in norway because we generally only eat it at home and not at a restaurant and whatnot.
Pizza has gotten so far across the globe it ought to be classified as global destiny.
Its only dark on svalbard. And it becomes much better how far south you live. I live in the middle. Sunlight is like from 9.30 in the morning to around 2pm in the day in the winter darkest period(december) i hate november december january and feb. With a passion!!!
That's true, I feel like people get the impression its pitch dark on svalbard during the winter to which its not the case its bright during day, just no direct sunlight
Fårikål (mutton in cabbage) is the national dish.
And the season is upon us.
12:11 Since voss water bottle is expensive and we drink tap water !!! That’s the joke they were getting at
Voss is tap water, yes. But it's tap water from a lake inland,.from the mountains. So it's just something people like to say "it's just tap water", while they could also say "tap water in Norway is sometimes mineral rich spring water"
our water is so clean, we can even drink from waterfalls in most cases. The thing about voss water is true. It's our tap water. :)
The Governments Pension Fund Global is _not_ there to subsidize pensions when the oil runs out. It is our pension as a nation, not as people. We have the much smaller Government Pension Fun Norway for that, which in turn is part of The People's Security Fund, to which we pay taxes. We do not spend any oil income, but invest it in the global markets and only spend the return on those investments. This way, instead of taking up debt to finance our national deficit, we can spend return on investment. Our deficit is about the same as USA, but since we're not taking up debt, our only worry is how it affects inflation. As long as the world is functioning well, we are independent off oil because we have been saving for retirement for 30 years.
I know that they make Lutefisk og Lefse in the US. The dishes are both traditional Norwegian dishes.
U should try "ribbe":) Roasted pork belly with crisp skin. A tradisional dish served during christmas.
If you take the Norwegian migrations to the US, there are several different waves at different times that settled in different parts of the country.
Of course the largest contingent settled in Minnesota, but let's not forget the state of Washington.
Minnesota became home to many farmers, while Washington, and especially Seattle, drew many fishermen.
In both places you can find traditions that have survived to this day and even grocery stores that sell Norwegian staples and goods.
There are several other places in the US that were settled by a mixture from all over Scandinavia, coming together by virtue of basically common language and culture..
Yes, Voss water is regular tap water😊 expensive tap water
It is also the most healthy One 😎
You should try to make Suovas its technically not a Norwegian dish but rather a sámi dish. It can be served in pita or as a wrap.
I'm from Voss.
Voss water is tap water.
It's number one in Norway
There's no coincidence that so many Norwegian-Americans settled down in Minnesota (I hear North Dakota also has a sizable population of Norwegian heritage), since the temperatures are fairly similar to Norway (ie, nice and cold half the year).
10:51 Hah, I *DREAM* of seeing gas prices that low again. It's closer to ~25 NOK per liter where I live (northern Norway). Ever since... The sickness... Prices of just about all consumer goods shot up... Peak was ~30 NOK per liter of gas.
i drink tapwather every day,the norwegian wather is so good
Sig Hansen from The Deadliesst Catch has/had a norwegian father and mother. If you google it, you can probably find communities in the US you could ask.
There's a high level of trust in Norway and a culture of humility. Nobody flaunts their wealth or brags, and if they do, they're considered outcasts. Nobody is actually interested in people's income or looking each other's incomes up, and you especially wouldn't do it on a date. The concept of "gold digging" or even just being particular about a guy or girl you're dating making "enough money" isn't a thing because virtually everybody here makes enough money to have a comfortable life and it isn't something people stress or worry about.
I live up in the polar circle in norway lol and the sun is soon dissapearing here. I cant say i am looking forward to it lol
The voss water is true Voss is small town about hour and half from where i live
Best foods are at Christmas. Ribbe is excellent!
The thing about voos water is that our tapwater is so clean and so healthy, then the wonderful wetness running out of our taps is healthier cleaner and better, then traditional bottled water….!!! that part is actually true
It’s true that you can check anyone’s income, fortune and what they paid in tax, you will however be notified if someone checks you out - so people rarely do so. Mostly journalists checking celebs. In my experience the numbers are never accurate anyways, so it’s not something people worry about.
Love to hear english speakers try too say: Fylke. I am sure every contry has this peve, but this is mine:D
We have amazing Foss-like tap water 👌🏻
"is it tap water?"
me a Norwegian: yes... yes it is.
Voss is just tap water. The same water we wash our dishes with, shower with, flush our toilets with.
A missconception is that Voss water is from the area Voss outside Bergen. It it actually from the south, and the name comes from the Voss Brothers that started tapping it. They wanted regular tapwater, but on a nice looking bottle.
When it comes to income, nobody cares about what others make. If we're curious, we usually ask them.
If you were in Minnesota (or North Iowa) you could observe Norwegian culture in America. Lefse and Lutefisk at every Lutheran church near Christmas time. Wood carving of supernatural species. Furniture design. House design preferences. Everyone is blond. All manner of Christmas dishes.
@@kilipaki87oritahiti Not all. I come from where everyone is Scandinavian (except for the Germans). It is not just a stereotype that Scandinavians are blond. It was the majority hair colour where I am from. Any number of my classmates had their hair darken with age. My sister had blond hair for her first 6 or so years as well.
On the income thing; It's puplic record and anyone can look it up... but if you do the person you're looking up will get a notification telling them exactly who looked at them and when... so no one does it
That’s good to know!
Scandinavians are usually not weird, secretive or territorial about money and income, thus income being public has little to no effect on every day interactions.
And it is customary to split bills unless otherwise agreed upon, so people looking each other up before going out to see who earns what is not a thing.
im kinda convinced the huldra myth was made to warn young men about the dangers of bipolar womans XD
As people in general are sure to have medical and education provided by government, we don't care too much about how much money other people earn. To be able to check up on your neighbours income makes it harder to hide away money from taxes. We understand that this system requires us all to pay our fair share in taxes so we don't like people who avoid taxes. Some people do tax planning, but then, everybody knows..
I get why americans and others abroad get a little taken aback by the income transparency, but like you said its not for everyone and wouldn't work everywhere. I think it's important to underline that the wealth divide here is smaller. Theres less of a difference between lower and upper class and people aren't treated differently depending on their financial background. In the end of the day almost everyone go to public school, it's free for everyone. Which means upper class kids grow up with lower class kids and that carries over into work life. Theres' also a moral code taught from an early age that we're no better than the next person so showing off wealth is considered of poor taste . I guess with all that we really don't care what the person next door is getting paid because quality of life is usually more or less the same.
17Kr per liters *Sobs in this video is getting old.*
I havent seen gass go under 18 in several years.
Norway has the best tapwater in the wooorld
While i can not say for sure Montana based on videos and pictures i have seen have the feeling of norway to it.
I would not go so far as to say it looks like norway but it has similar feeling in the look of the place.
I'd compare it more to the mountainaous scenary in the Alps, like Swizzerland or Austria though. Not so much Norway.
@@hoodyniszwangsjacke3190 So i just googled Montana now and it has a lot of feelings similar to how it looks around where i am in Norway.
Though the mountains around me are more dramatic and nicer, the mountains in the pictures of Montana are easier farm land.
You are right that it is not the same but the feeling is there.
No, lutefisk and rakfisk aren't considered regular cuisine. For most, those are absolutely horrific meals. Stay clear. Just wiki them. Hot dog instead!
Tap water is better than US bottled water, and calcium/magnesium levels (water "hardness") are low. Voss is not bottled in Voss even.
All water - incl tapwater - is purified, but not heavily processed. While springwater in the mountains isn't toxic, be aware of runoff contamination.
Some of the dialect examples are senseless, referring to different words instead. Similar to "taking out the trash/garbage" is interchangeable.
Best time to visit would be Oslo May 17th for the city experience, or Sognefjorden spring/summer (?) for the trekking/nature experience.
Alternatively Lofoten islands in the summer for nature, if you can deal with the sun never setting. "Party 'til sunset" is an endurance test 🤣
Bergen - while nice - is a hard sell due to all the close mountains pretty much always causing less than great weather to vacate in.
Since Norway is ridiculously expensive, I have a hard time really recommending it. Maybe slightly better now due low currency value.
For the last time RASPEBALLER!
Norwegian water is the cleanest in the world. if you taste my TAP water in my cabin youll die of freshness :P lol
The tax records are a nice thing,but i don't really care about other ppl's income,and you should try lamb and cabbage🤤 Greetings from the artic circle city norway🇧🇻
To get the right salary, you need to compare. That every one has the opportunity to see the salary garantee better equality.
So, this is one of the reasons why people has the spred of wealth you see.
Our reaction on the topic show that the people on top has brain washed you good.
I live in Hell Norway. moving now to a colder place
GN Nepal next pls 🙏
I mean as Europeans we like the US for other reasons. For the most part we dont really like the US, id say there are more negetives than positives. The reason why so many Americans have scandinavian roots is because around 100-140 years ago everyone was dirt poor and there was literally no work so many people left. Nowdays almost no one leaves.
A person's income in norway isn't something to be ashamed of or shy about, i guess. No one really cares in a sense. If anything, how much money you get at your job is more of a normal conversation topic. I know it would pretty much be considered rude over in the US to ask about someones income, but over here it's very casual. "like now that we are on the topic of work, how much to your earn an hour/a month btw?" So having income info be public isn't an issue in form of privacy unless you're trying to commit some fraud. I've actually never thought of checking anyones income. It's not something i think anyone really do, cause why would you bother with it? If your earnings are good then good for you! If your earnings kinda sucks, then oof, hope you get a raise soon, cause i'm sure you deserve to get payed more.
EDIT! Just searched this up a bit to fact check myself and i'm not sure you actually can see others income anymore or not, as some changes where implemented in 2013 it seems. I've never heard anyone talk about norway's transparency around income, which just serves to show how none relevant it is in our daily lives especially considering i didn't even know the government had changed the accessibility 10 years ago lol. Like we have no reason to snoop on anyones income. If we wanna know for what ever reason we can just ask. Cause that's normal, if you know the person ofc.
Not “ha”. Hæ!
We use both meaning different things.
Et, men det ble ikke presisert i videoen. @@ahkkariq7406
Skulle være «vet» @@ahkkariq7406
«Ha!» is often an expression stating disagreement with something, in addition to the meanings mentioned in the video. The pronounciation of the «a» in «Ha!» resembles the pronounciation of «a» in the English word «fart», except that it is often shorter. The «æ» in «Hæ?» (most often meaning «what» or, more indirectly, «could you repeat that»? in Norwegian) is pronounced like the «a» in the English words «van», «man» and «sad».
We dont care much when it comes to the income of others. Any job here pays a liveable wage, and economics are generally not a problem as long as you spend properly and dont buy loads of things you dont need. We also, generally dont care to check on others on the fact it doesnt matter to us, added that we can see if someone checks as well, as you need to log on to check others income and such, meaning someone would know if you check. We also dont have any enemies, especially not Germany, they did NOT slip through any cracks, they were harshly punsihed after WW2, and are today a very good kind and inclusive country. Germany is nowadays a friend, who we do trade with, and many germans and norwegians marry or move to the each other. Our biggest current "enemy" would most likley be Russia, as we do not like what they are doing in the world, and much of what they stand for, including the fact we know if Russia ever goes fully overboard we'd be a potential target due to our resources and advtanages geogrpahcial location.
the taco has sour cream not mayo X_X
VOSS= Tap water:)
That's Swedish meat balls.
The Norwegian meat ball are bigger.
You can check someone's income, but that person can see that you have done it... :)
The lack of sunlight and vitamin D can be pretty tough.
It's more like half a year, but yes take your supplements and you should be fine@@kilipaki87oritahiti
As to "everybody knows what you earn":
Do you know who that helps? People who work hard, but earn too little! They see their neighbor doing the same job for more (like is often the case in the US and places with "private salary negotiations") and you can then say to the boss: "what is THAT all about?" And because of this knowledge, income FLATTENS OUT (compared to many other places) and becomes more FAIR.
The rich don't like it (I wonder why) 🙄
Just need to explain the tax record. Yes, it's open for all to see. BUT almost no one does check it out. Mainly because we just don't care about other peoples income, it doesn't matter to us. Also we are not victims of that insane, crazy income inequality that you people in the US are. We know approx what people earn just by what they do for a living and we know that most people get by no matter what they do because the salarys in most occupations are livable vages. This equality of income means that checking other people's income is of very little interest to us. Also, all the rich peoples income and taxes are displayed in the news when the tax lists become available anyway.
Also if you DO check your neighbours salary and fortune, you'll have to pay a fee for access, use your ID to check in AND the person you're checking will be notified about who checked their income and taxes.
And, yeah, the Voss water thing is true! lol
i think the Norwegian - Americans culture kinda froze and they are much more like old Norway now
VOSS Water= Tap Water:)
If you can somehow get your hands on smoked reindeer meat, I suggest a super basic meal made of pan-fried on butter smoked reindeer meat with macaronies and ketchup. Alternatively mashed potatoes.
If you consider it for an employment situation. You'd be able to ensure that you earn the same as your co-workers. You "snooping" will be known to the person you look at, but that is something they are looking to remove. This is to keep us honest. If you could see all the income of your politicians, you'd soon start to see who was actually working for you, and only collecting their government pay, or if they were funded by others. Hiding this information allows for corruption we don't have here.
Ribbe
We drink tap water in Norway, but Voss isn’t tap water . This series is comical and not reality
So silly, they did not do such a good job researching this video. Please do not take this as fact.
its true, voss ia a scam. if your premium quality water in norway you buy Imsdal
Voss is worse than my tap water
Although we usually don't admit it, most of us secretly wish we were living in The United States because everything is bigger, better and cooler over there.
Yeah we pretend to be proud of our country but we're really not.