Ten Signs You’re In Norway
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
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These are typical signs that your''e in Norway, if in doubt. Ten of them, actually. The Real Norway! Forget about Mountains, Fjords and the Midnight Sun! If going to Norway you are more likely to see Cable Clutter, Public Tits, Trolley Trolls and Party Zombies.
These are Some Bullets on the List presented by a Sami/Chilean/Italian with a Norwegian Passport and a cheeky Tounge. Off Course, you will see Fjords and Mountains as well, but this is recognizable Norwegian Phenomena’s.
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This Channel gives you Facts and New Perspectives one of The Richest Country in the World, Norway. According to the UN it’s also the best Nation to live and grow old in. Is it really?
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You know you are in Brazil when you arrive on time and you are the only person there
All Latin America lol
Pamela Fernandes You know you are in Greece when you are on the bus and everybody talks about their family with a friend (loud) haha
@Tommy Hammernots
Nah, that happens in Italy all the time
People always seem to be late in the south western U.S. as well
Pamela Fernandes, lol...same here in Mexico! XD
You are in Norway when you are bankrupt after buying a beer.
+Lothar Scholz Very true.. We are sorry ; )
xD it's like you buy one beer and you're broke
It’s tempting to bring in a six pack of American craft-made IPA or ale that costs $8.99 a six pack here, which is expensive for us. I could retire if I snuck in a case! 😉
Not if you have a job there
@@tflnc in eastern europe that six pack would've cost you around 4$
You know you’re in England when someone gives you a compliment and later your realize it was an insult.
🤣🤣🤣
Hi
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You know you're in Germany when you're at a pedestrian crossing and the light is red, there's not a car in sight, but everyone waits patiently for the light to turn green.
Same in Switzerland :)
So true.
I'm Spanish and that doesn't happen in Spain. XD. But I do wait patiently for the green light. I think there's time for everything
I do that occasionally, and I also stop my car at ALL stop signs, even when there appears to be no traffic in sight.
You know you are in Germany when no one says a word in the Straßenbahn, perfect atmosphere to read a book 📚🤓....and the sun never shines, even in summer🙀😩mostly gray days. Norway reminds me of Germany.....now, sunny California is another story. You still keep your space because you are mostly in your car. If you have no car you are in huge trouble. You also are in trouble if you own a car because the traffic is so crazy that you have no clue about your arrival time😂🤣😂
You know you're in Bulgaria when five minutes after you've arrived your phone, wallet and watch are all gone.
😂😂😥
Or Romania?
@@chima6291 It's full of gypsies, that's why
But.....that is wy my phone is chained to my person. Also helps avoid dropping it
@@chima6291 Bucharest yes!
I never thought of visiting Norway but after seeing these videos, I’m dying to go! LOL!
I always wanted to visit Norway. I hope I get to live there for a while in this life. LOL
@Frost pot They save all their money by eating Matpakke for lunch every day.
I live in Norway(Norge)
Sandra Flores don’t lie i know you are norwegian, i can see your name
Yeah he’s so funny I just want him to be my tour guide
Smart that the women reject high heels. They are so uncomfortable!
depends on the kind, really, a thick bootlet high heel can sit properly on your feet like some kind of prosthetic, but most high heels are strappy and designed for looking good for 3 hours at a party
Scandinavian women are tall. They don't need heels.
@@KenpachiAjax we may dress nice but we also dress really blandly, wearing heels is dressing up and should be reserved for special occasions, or you'll stand out
Can't relate, I LOVE heels
@@jaelleouapou4578 good luck with the bunions!
You know you're in Canada when you bump into someone and they apologize to you!
Sorry!
Also a sign when you're in the UK
I would also like to add: You know you're in Canada when you hold the door open for the person behind you, or in front of you … or still 5 meters away from the door. And both men and women do the door holding.
And
You know you're in Canada when you see hockey sticks everywhere... front lawns, by the side of the street … holding up your tomato plants.
Awe this is nice. If someone bumps you in America, they are probably going to give you an evil look for being in their way.
Sooooo true!!! I visited Vancouver last spring::::Sooooooo beautiful and you're right people are VERY polite! In California we have a mix depending on the neighborhood. Cheers!
Im Norwegian. I can confirm this. 😊😊😊 people woyld rather stand for 30 min on the train, than sit next to someone else.
I laughed out loud when you showed the train! I am living in China and not only may the person beside you fall asleep with their head on your shoulder but if it is an old lady she will reach into your shopping bag to pull out items and ask 'how do you eat this, cook this?' Raised by Polish parents who taught me to take up as little space as possible in public, make yourself small, don't take too much space, this makes the Chinese attitude to personal space very uncomfortable sometimes.
Hahaha, love your very funny story and Polish link to our content. Thanks a lot for sharing :)
Hahaha, Old Chinese ladies can do whatever they want to do and usually they just want to show their care for you. They never approach me in that way, maybe because no old ladies think me worth that kind of care.
@@chima6291 chinese love to eat.u got food they are interested!!had one tell me I could not possibly enjoy life if I did not love eating..
Watch ur food around asians!!
@@nogoglobal that is true. To celebrate holidays, we don't dance, pray, sing or fast, we just eat.
For every holiday, we always have a special food for it. Jiaozi for the new year. Zongzi for the dragon boat day. Mooncake for the mid-autumn day. A holiday without food, like the international woman's day on March 8th is not a real holiday.
@@chima6291 I think it's because I am foreign, this makes what I do with my food more interesting to them, they like to hear my cooking methods and what things I mix together .. I made an old 'Da Ma' look faint when I told her I was going to cook my eggplant, tomatoes and onion together to make a pasta sauce!!!
when you explain about the minute by minute by boat, i almost fell ou my chair, hahaha. thats the first time I realized how weird we are for watching that!
Hehe, I think its both weird and fascinating at the same time.
I have watched the NRK 10 hour winter train ride from Trondheim to Bodø (here on UA-cam) ... more than once! It is so relaxing and the scenery is beautiful.
Norsk-engelsk on point
Når du hører noe sånt vet du at du er I Norge, hører du Russisk-Engelsk så er du sikker fortsatt her det er bare det at du står forand en CS:GO spiller.
det er sant
Signe grønland ka faen han burde lore lore seg engelsk
Norwenglish
Signe Nesvik wi hav ehhh big personel spac
Way to go Norwegian Daddies!! Lol the poor woman holding the child and pulling the stroller(trolley) down those steps.
If that was her husband following behind she was not happy with him. LOL
@@Losttoanyreason I think it was. That's the way some cultures are. They look like gypsies or something.
They didn't look particularly norwegian tbh
Lol, yeah, he was being a jerk. I even wonder if it was staged. My (American) husband would NEVER have done that.
farvista lol yeah it probably was!
Love the paternity leave and Dad's involvement in raising children!
My son-in-law (American) is currently a stay-at-home dad while my daughter works. She makes a good salary and he is from a big family and is great with children. My grandson is very lucky to have such a good father. Our culture needs this option to be more widely available too.
Excellent! Sounds like a good family environment! Thank you fir sharing. Your grandson is fortunate. My step brother took a year paternity leave when his son was born. His wife took the year leave when their daughter was born. We're Canadian. My brother has taken time to ne the one who cares for home and children at times. He's a great cook and gardener. Mind you still rare for men to be the house spouse and primary caregiver, but I love it. It should be the couples decision.
Personally I love the freedom to choose what I do with my life. That is why I have left my motherland.
This paternity leave is not free. We pay enormous taxes for such stupidity.
I guess you shouldn't have children then. What a sad testimony. Who takes care of your children?
@@coolwater55
My wife was at home with the kids when they were little as all real woman should, and because she was wanted to.
I was not forced to take paternity leave because that is something you don't get while studying, so I spendt lots of time with the kids too. Why are you so desperate for the state to control your life? We are not even allowed to divide the leave between us as would suit us best. No, the state knows better and we have to pay for it whether we want to or not.
As I said, I prefer freedom and will teach my children the same. Had this been the only way the state controlled our private lives, I guess it would be tolerable, but there is nothing "private" anymore. We are truely treated like property by our rulers. Starting to understand why socialism rubs me the wrong way?????
Concerning stay at home moms:
Is it not sader to turn them over to strangers while you slave away for another stranger? We stick our kids in kindergarten as young as 1 year and that is insane, just so we can get back to work. Do you really want your child raised by other people? Is work what defines you as a person? Is it not you who chose to have kids? Why should others pay for you to stay at home if you are not the mother? Men are not needed when the child is newborn, the mother is. No man can replace a woman in this role, like woman can not replace men in certain roles.
Is it such an unreasonable request to be allowed to control ones own life?
That sounds so nice woman being able to breastfeed their babies in public without getting bullied or harassed and you can actually sleep in public without worrying about getting mugged or raped I am from America and Norway sounds so peaceful .
same in the Philippines
U can get mugged in any place of the world my dear foolish friend🤣 🇧🇻
@@the-great-awekener But it is more likely in certain places.
@@hopflowero6664 ja det er sant men sånn er det vell i alle land/ true but its also like that in any country. I know places like that in cartagena colombia 👍i live in norway
Lol wtf? Women can breastfeed everywhere here in Australia. America is a joke then
That's here in Illinois USA, you can get a sunburn and frostbite all in one week
I'm from Iowa, can confirm.
Here in Colorado you can get sunburn and frostbite at the same time!
Let's face it...if you live between the Rockies and the Appalachians, there's not much between you and the North Pole.
Come to Wyoming
I guess everyone's weather is off the chain at some point. Texas: 70F on a sunny February day, then a blue norther blows in, the temperature drops to 28F, and we're paved in ice for a few days, then spring comes with tornados and floods, then drought and 100F or more in July and August, then tornado season starts back up again in September (still hot) or the occasional hurricane will make landfall for a bit of variety. (BUT, those two weeks of spring and then of fall, those sure are nice!) My folks finally put a tornado shelter in after one cooked up over the lake out back of the house twice. At least the earthquakes are usually just a 3. Sounds like it's just a normal thing. No area has it perfect all the time.
You know you're in a Philippine mall when the store staff (or just any random shopper) at the electronics section is singing karaoke for a live demo of the machine. 😋 🇵🇭
Awesome story and list. Thanks for sharing 😀
As far as I've seen, a lot of Filipinos are really good at karaoke.
Thats just awesome! whn i lived in thailand, they even had karaoke on the long haul bus rides.
I've been in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos and everyone does too much bad karaoke. Bus rides.... as someone else mentioned are terrible. Just like punishment.
Midsummer night ahhaha yea righ? The first outing i had with my thai colleagues, as u might immagine, they brought me to a karaoke bar... i aint gonna tell u how damn awkward it was.. they were forcing me to sing, but i just couldnt 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You know you're in Scotland when, outside on a windy day, you'll discover much more about some male passers-by than you'd wish. ツ
Am surprised this response didn't get 300 thumbs up ...... but most people don't know you're talking about the tradition of men wearing kilts without underwear.
Cheers, GG!! It's lovely to encounter someone who has a head for cultural references. No worries about the lack of thumbs up--and to be fair, I just posted 4 days ago. I do appreciate that you caught my drift. 👍
Can't do this for the US because we're such a big country but more locally....you know you're in New England if you're in a Home Depot and the person asking you if you need any help is another customer. You know you're in New England if you ask for iced tea and it is unsweetened (unlike the South!) You're in Rhode Island if you know what coffee milk is (it's the best and made from coffee syrup on made in RI). You're in Rhode Island if you drink Del's lemon ice (sort of like a slushy lemon ice) you're in Rhode Island if you choose the calamari as an appetizer. You know you're in New England and most of the men are still wearing shorts in the winter (yes it's just as cold as Norway.) You know you're in California if you tell them you're from Rhode Island and they ask you what part of Europe that's in.
Last part... I laughed.
You know you're from Rhode Island if you drink from a bubbler and get jimmies on your ice cream. I'm an RI transplant to California who grew up on coffee milk and Dell's. We had coffee milk cartons with school lunch! Clam cakes and chowder from a stand. That's the stuff.
You know you are in Rhode Island when someone asks how your day is going, they respond with "can't complain" and then proceed to complain.
I'm from CT and live in California. Once someone said they had no idea where any of the East coast states were. He said "we only know about New York and Florida. 🙄
@Charlotte Innoecent I agree it is shocking. I have a friend who is an educated professional who couldn't name or locate many states. I bought her one of those puzzles intended for kids with all the states on it
I love the "private space" aspect of your country. I like my space .I live I Texas and we have A LOT of space in this state in general and when I visit New York where everyone is on top of each other all the time it makes me so anxious. I like wide open spaces. I love the scenery you showed us.....absolutely beautiful. So us MORE PLEASE!!! My dad was stationed in Oslo for about 2 years when he was in the Air Force about 30 years ago. These videos that citizens make from other countries are so amazing. I looooove seeing how people from all around the world live. It may seem boring to you, what I mean is , it is just your everyday way a life, but it is super interesting for people from other countries to see how you live. Thank you very much for sharing your country with others!!!! The good, the bad and the ugly..... (although I haven't seen any bad or ugly!! HA!! it is ALL AMAZING and appreciated!! love from Texas!!❤️
That face after “breastfeeding in public”!
That man not helping his wife down the steps though
Said Tajdirt the tourist xD. I was hoping a Norwegian dad walked pass with a stroller as that was happening xD
This particular “dad” did not look particularly “Norwegian”...
yeah I had one of those...
They look like a Turkish act like a Turkish.l recognize my people.
@@canankarabulut8791 really? Why Turkish dads don't help and let her carry everything?
You know, Ronald, you teach us how to laugh at ourselves. That's so important. So many of us are wound up tight as a drum. We need to let go more and relax. Thank you so much.
Awesome comment. Thanks ❤
I am really enjoying your channel! I had never heard of slow TV before and have to admit to laughing until I almost choked. Your ability to point out your country’s idiosyncratic ways (while simultaneously accepting yourselves) is refreshing, entertaining, interesting, and educational!
Number 11: when it's February and it's so far below zero but teens are outside in tshirts. When you see babies parked out front of the house in kick-ski baskets, in the sun, again so very cold. When you're one of the city folk headed to a saeter in the country. When it's winter and only windbreaker jackets are sold but lots of sweaters to wear inside them. Where every tourist spot is crammed with troll art souvenirs. When three slabs of stone in a corner is a fireplace. When there are no stoplights, only roundabouts. Where rural folk understand trespassing is expected, right through the front yard. When Adolf Tidemand's paintings at Elvesaeter make you cry. When you're not allowed to reroof your slateroof barn. Where 'barn' doesn't mean housing for animals. Where sunlight sparkles on snow like diamonds. Thanks for the memories, beautiful Norway
Omg, now you made Norway more alive to me! Awesome story and list. Thanks a lot for taking time to share 🤗🤗
Great, downbntout. I'm starting to feel really sentimental reading your comment, and I'm not even Norwegian... 🙃
YOURWAY2NORWAY
Have you seen those paintings? Have you been to the craftsman Museet in Lillihammer? You will be changed, you will be a more truly Norwegian.
My favorite is Haugienerne. I have a print of Romantikken. I can't find the name of the one explaining the love/hate feeling of Norway toward America to me. In it old Papa lies sick in bed, Mama next to him - and strapping Son is saying goodbye next to his pretty bride, they are abandoning the old parents and the family farm and going to America. His paintings are floor to ceiling. You cannot walk away the same.
What does barn mean then?
The lady in the park sleeping with her dog in her lap, in America I would never get to do that because I would get arrested, possibly assaulted, or someone would steal my dog 😭
Hey Tiffany and lol. Someone could steel her dog too - but having a nap in a park during springtime is a must in Norway. We all end up there ;) Thanks for watching and engaging
Not in Los Angeles. My city built a dog park with all the amenities but fought and won against a skate park for children. Dogs are allowed everywhere. Children get dirty looks. Especially crying babies, that gets complaints to the manager. Babies crying, can you imagine the nerve.
Absolutely
Yep lol
@@manuelruben6278 Until recently, all Norwegian men had to do military service. But little gun violence there. Hmmm.
1 sign you are in norway
* People talk norwegian!
Wow! det hadde eg aldri trudd! :O
But we think Norwegian is just a dialect of Danish
That eg makes me think of Iceland. I thought Norwegians use jeg. I read all of that and understood what you said.
I don't speak Norwegian but that says wow that has to be truth please tell me I am correct!?!
@@gabe97100 no, it says, "wow! That had I never believed!" In word for word
Hannah Peek it's funny how believe and trudd are the same I would bet that truth and trudd come from the same place
The sleeping in the park thing had me literally laughing out loud. Here in America, one would be arrested for public intoxication. Sure would be nice to take a nap in the grass, though.
By and large, personal space increases as you go North. It is particularly noticeable in Italy where in Milan a British person would feel fairly comfortable. The further south you go, the smaller the personal space becomes until you start feel quite uncomfortable in Sicily.
+Nicole K Haha, very informative and funny description. Most Norwegians would have the same experience in Italy. Thanks for commenting!
If you experience that sudden return of winter, you could also be in Nebraska! But people would be friendlier and beer cheaper. ;-)
But the sitting apart on public transportation thing is pretty Seattle too. Nothing quite so fun as watching the face of the first boarding passenger scanning the bus and finding all the seats occupied by a single person. Then they have to choose who they will sit next to. What will they think? Should I sit next to the same sex? Opposite sex? Same ethnicity? Old person? If I’m a guy and I sit next to a younger woman, will that be creepy? And then if someone gets up and leaves a vacant seat and I immediately get up to sit there, will the person I’ve had this spontaneous interaction with be offended? (No, they’ll be relieved but too polite to show it.)
Oh, the angst.
Awesome story 🤩🤩Thanks for sharing!
YOURWAY2NORWAY Then again, we do have a lot of people with Norwegian background here. 😉
@trek2space I'm sure you're right; a Dutch friend even diagrammed it for me. :) I'm not saying anyone shouldn't grab a seat! But I do notice this funny look of hesitation on people's faces here as they try and decide where to sit. Compare that to "warmer" countries (especially rural South America) where people automatically choose seats close to or next to other people. The "Personal Space" concept is a big deal in most western/northern European cultures (never, never try to hug a Dutchman!) :-), and mainstream white American culture is an extension of that.
Just wanna throw in one about Nebraska. Driving the back roads, the oncoming drivers will wave at you as you are driving the other way!
@@molmer2380 Pretty much anywhere in the rural Midwest people will acknowledge you like that. A friend of mine from Iran had been studying in Chicago, and then went to Lincoln. He was initially worried about being in what he perceived would be a "podunk" place but he ended up loving the way people said good morning to each other on the street and basically acknowledged each other's existence as part of everyday life. My mom lives in Northern Arkansas now, and it's the same way there - you acknowledge other drivers and anyone you come across. When I'm walking to the store (about a mile away, a nice walk for me) people regularly stop and offer me rides.
The Norwegian government should hire you. Your videos are making me want to visit, I went to Stockholm last time I was in Europe. I chose the wrong country 😂
Sandernista as a swede, that made me sad... lol
N.10 could be Minnesota..which is filled with Scandinavians.
@LinnErellie haha my dad's family too.
Somalia is part of Scandinavia???
LinnErellie haha: My family came from Norway (great grandmother) and we still live in Minnesota. It's very much like Norway. My parents retired in Spring Grove, which is a Norwegian town in Minnesota.
Im Norwegian and on my next trip to the US i would like to go to Minnesota and the other midwestern states. (Have to go in the summer months though.)
Loading Mikke: For scenery you might try Goosebury Falls or Taylors Falls. For culture, Ordway Theater, Guthrie, Children's Theater or Science Museum (children). For fun - the state fair (end of August). Wisconsin is a beautiful state. Iowa is more flat, with lots of cornfields. The Dakotas have the Badlands and Black Hills, both of which are amazing. Hope you have a wonderful time if you do come!
You know you are in the Netherlands if you go outside and you see at least one bike anywhere you look
Marieke L lol the first time I was in Amsterdam I was waiting to cross the road and nearly got flattened by 200 bicycles when the stoplight changed. I counted them. I learned what the bicycle lane was for!
@@sleepy314 when you are walking in here, people will run you over whether by car or bike
More like at least a dozen! LOL - and mine will be one of them come September when I visit Leiden.
Help me out to get there
Please
I thank you in advance!
I just want to thank you guys for your fantastically funny videos on Norway and its customs and weather. They have given me and my family the courage to move from the snowy Midwest in Michigan to the sunshine state Florida! Thanks guys, and soon, with warm regards from Florida, Richard.
I'm Norwegian and I loved this video! I'm also Danish so, signs you're in Denmark:
1. You wake up to a table of pastries
2. You almost got run over by a bike
3. You're in a forest full of deer.
4. You were served rice porridge with whipped cream and almonds for Christmas.
Takk / Thanks for sharing and your support. Such a supercool list. I feel in Denmark when reading it :)
I (Mads) just ave to answer. Your list is like a blueprint of the Norwegians brains :)
Not that lady holding her baby and taking the stroller down while the man stands by wth! Oh I would have flipped and said you know what bye! You don’t want to help and I don’t need you if your going to be that way. Lol
As he mentioned in the capture. That's how you easy spot foreigners. This family was so obvious from another country. And the wife would never ever complain, you can bet on.
It is a foreign family for sure.
Even here in Borneo only foreigners do that
I'm an American woman and I would punt his butt into the ocean and tell him to swim home. Most women would.
tootz1950 yup me too. Lol I was trying to say it a little kinder lol. But yes absolutely
So much green...how beautiful. Everyone's is environmentally aware, in Florida I don't know where to go...I just want to go into the woods somewhere, but there is no woods...
Chloe Sedon and if there are any up in thr northern area above Panama City they are infested with ticks. I just went a few steps in few and got two ticks sucking my blood. I never went back.
I'm in Central Florida near the National Forest. Don't go there-it's full of methheads/crackheads, basic drug dealers, hookers and etc. I abhor Florida.
Visit the Tennessee countryside they have spectacular mountains and rivers
Very sensible and down to earth family people. Best regards from Ireland.
You know you're in the USA when you see a Starbucks Coffee Shop in every town and every busy corner.
I live in an area in California where there are no less than 20 Starbucks in a 5 mile radius, and last I checked they were planning another in that radius
thats sadly all over the world soon... to talk about craziness.. they started opening dominos pizza places in italy, which already has the best pizza i the world, and has probably a pizzeria every conrner.. buy local!
You know you’re in my hometown, Battle Creek, Michigan when you can smell Kellogg’s making the Fruit Loops and Pop Tarts throughout the city! 🤣
Loved it, Canadian here, snowed mid May, 35C a week later. Thanks for making this video
Cool to hear :) Thanks for sharing!
LMFAO. I'm an Australian girl living in Norway and this is so true! Made me laugh.
+Cartwheel The Globe Thats so nice hear, thanks a lot:-)
Your channel is so funny because it's true! I'd love to collab sometime
Are you back in Australia? If not how long and do you miss the land down under?
That last scene with the tourists arriving for spring holiday!
😂😂😂
The REAL sign you're in Norway: by checking the weather and temperature, you know you're far north, but when checking out the majority of the residents, it looks like you're far south.
Obsessed with your channel!! You made my morning much love from Las Angeles
3 is also very typical for Germany. If you sit down next to somebody even though the other places are free, you are a psycho
dude, 9 was creepy
High heels do not work in snow, one requires a large surface area for support. Hence the flat shoes.
3:11 Are you effing kidding me?! If that were my husband he would be WEARING the stoller!
Thankfully, mine IS a gentleman. We've been married 15 years and he still opens the car door for me.
Norwenglish 4 life
You know you're in the US when you hear a loud boom and automatically think it's someone with a gun and shrug. Or you see so many fast food places and not as much healthy food.
Love your videos! Learned a lot from them before we went last year, and can't wait until we return this summer!
You know your in Dutch Country when you see a horse buggy, Amish, Mennonites, Old Order Brethren and or people speaking Dutch or German. When you see a kid driving a tractor. When having a family of 5 is the norm. When road signs come in two languages. When Dutch is spoken to friends and family and English to the English. Where Christian Socialism is the norm. Where almost all business are owned by local families. Where fresh food is always available. Where family clans still exist. Its America but not tv America. People here hate change. We still have shoe makers, butcher shops, horseshoe jobs, book binders, small factories, wood carvers, people with no electric, out houses. I write better Dutch than English so I hope all correct.
That was fantastic! I loved your comment, and I love the Amish. And the Dutch language :)
All correct, sounds so nice, what's the catch?
Pennsylvania or another state?
Wow as a Dutch person I didn't know there are people speaking Dutch in the states. Groetjes uit Nederland
Sounds perfect to me. My needs are few.
Norway is pure in nature beauty. Thanks. Health care and social benefit welfare systems are advanced compared to the US and may be other European countries as well.
Though their taxes are high as hell.
Americans like a lot of personal space too. Especially in public transportation.
Yeah they call that a 'mugging'. I am not in NYC. Would not mind a visit as i have also heard of wonderful things to see & do. But i would not expect to make friends on the subway.
We relish our personal airspace. I definitely do. Don't crowd me 😁🤨
Light in the Piazza are you CRAZY? It is exactly the opposite- Americans stand at least arm-length away from each other when engaging in a conversation with friends or strangers alike. Latinos stand much closer to each other & every other culture, even when people step backwards away from them! They are famous for doing this & crowding people.
About 2 months ago my best friend & I were having lunch in a restaurant at a table by ourselves when 2 random guys sat down AT OUR TABLE! Granted, they were not Latino but they were not American either. We were both startled & looked at them because... WTH? There were plenty of other tables with no patrons so it was clearly a mindgame domination move since the 2 "gentlemen" never looked up or acknowledged that there were people already there. They pretended not to speak any English but it was obvious they were being rude! We decided not to give up our places since we already had plates & cups but it was awkward. We expected management to ask them to move but they did not. We were as gracious as we could be in ignoring them even though we had to get past them both to refill our drinks.
Don't crowd the Americans! It is not even about how much we don't like it or how rude it is- it is LITERALLY a great way to show how pushy you are & get a reaction you will not like!
Yes the guys who sat at our table were from another region of the world entirely, but i see what you are saying. Yes we thought so at the time which is why we did not move. I even u derstand why the management did not qant to get involved- they did not want a brawl on the premises, or have the police called. Then it would have been all over the news how 'racist' we are for not giving them our table! I wish we had had the nerve to confront them & ask them to move but it was not worth the possibility of having them waiting outside for us afterward.
Agreed about personal space, but if the metro is getting crowded the people that are sitting will make room. Otherwise, don’t touch me LOL. Teenagers are horrible about taking up entire rows of seats with their book bags and extending their legs.
I've watched some of your slow TV railroad journeys. I love them, so beautiful and so relaxing. Even the landscapes that aren't the dramatic mountains, fjords, and forests are lvely!
Woah Norway feels like a dream destination 😍
So unique and peaceful ❤️
I just discovered your channel.... I can't stop watching!!!!!!
6:14 Oh wow! Too funny!!!!
We are so happy and motivated to hear that! Thanks and hugs from Ronald and Mads in the team
Idk why everyone is saying he is bad in English. I've heard much worse.
You know you’re in Canada when someone holds the door open for you even if you’re very far away from the door. Or if you walk into someone and THEY dsay sorry to you!
Unless it's Toronto
Right?! I moved from alberta to the GTA 6.5 years ago. People move away from me if I say hello passing them on the sidewalk. They seem to think themselves so important lol. When I first moved here, I took the bus to college. I started talking to this guy on the bus. After a few minutes, he said to me, “Are you normally this friendly?” Which I had never been asked before. I said, “I guess?” He said “you’re not from here are you?” I said no. He said, “okay, in the GTA, people don’t just talk to other people.” LOL. I felt like I had left Canada.
@Jim Taylor actually I noticed this when I moved from Toronto to Calgary (in Toronto you would never speak to the driver).
You know you are in Turkey when everyone is so social. Like literally every person in street or bus or subway they can talk to you anytime.
Like the total oposite of Norway ;) Thanks a lot for sharing and engaging!
Yess ;) no problem ✌🏻💛
I love the video. I’m a big fan of Norway 🇳🇴. Greetings from Holland. It’s cliché, but you know that you’re in Holland when you see bikes everywhere. And my favorite Dutch expression is: “Komt goed hoor.”, which means: “It will be ok.” 🙂
Hei Niels :)) Thanks for sharing your signs from Holland with us! Cheers from Ronald and Mads
Public breastfeeding, big personal space and 3 month paternal leave are common in Sweden too
Edit: Non sexist ads, disposal grill and expensive alcohol are also common in Sweden. Women with flat shoes and fake spring, also common in Sweden.
There is one thing Sweden don't have and that is a lot of people saying: Nu må jeg gå på en tur. (Norwegians love to take a walk in the countryside).
I hate high heels--another reason I need to move to Norway!
well they dont wear high heels in africa either.
Just don't wear high heels, the herd be damned.
Signs that you are in Norway, you traveled here...
I recently stumbled on this channel.. and I'm hooked! Good on ya!
I think this is the funniest site I've seen on visiting Norway. It seems like you just scratched the surface of what to expect on a visit there. I just wish this video was longer. Thanks.
👌There are many more and longer videos, just search for yourway2norway on UA-cam 😃 Thanks!
The bus space thing lol...that wouldn't go smoothly I'm the US. Or Japan, where my gf is from. Public transport seats are valuable.
That was filmed during the slowest hour of the day, dumb ass.
Try finding a seat during rush hour
Thank you I'm having a ball with your vlog and I can feel a connection with the Norwegian flat-heeled spirit... Since you asked : you know you're in Brussels, Belgium when... any sign (informative or commercial) that's too small to hold both national languages (French and Flemish) ends up being written out in English. The region of "Brussels-capital" is officially bilingual. The other regions are either French-speaking or Flemish-speaking (Flemish is close to Dutch) and there is even a small part of Belgium that is German-speaking. Many shops in Brussels operate 100% in English.
All the new organic-vegan-specialty coffee places are run in English. You better know your flat white and your kale. However, younger and older generations alike, even expats, are proud to commonly use a few words of "Brusseleir", the funniest and most picturesque tongue in the world (maybe). Brusseleir stems from a Dutch-like dialect (who knew Germanic tongues could be used with mischievousness) and although many French-speaking belgians are reluctant to learn to speak Dutch, when they live in Brussels they get high on using words or expressions in Brusseleir. The Western world used to be a kaleidoscope of zillions of dialects and you can still see more than traces of this past, in the country of Belgium. There are several Flemish dialects still operating unofficially, there is walloon in Walloonia and many others... Not so much the case in France where I come from. So I'm curious, if you had the patience, Ronald, to read until now :) (daring on my part to speak so much about myself to a Norwegian!), are there still "dialects" spoken in Norway?
Love that comment. Yes. We have a lot of dialects, but they are grounded in Norwegian. Best Mads 😊
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY Lovely reading you Mads ! Thank you for answering.
what would be your no 11? Or no 1 from your country? Curious. Post your origin too:)
Ice cream chuse i live in norway :-/ and dat whit the seats its true XD im doing it too and if u WERE norwigan i promise ull do it too we even do it in the school buss
in the United States of America, a lot of people are overweight, and there's a lot of guns
You know your in the philippines if when people passed by a car window, or any mirror for that matter will always give it a quick glance. Vanity at its finest! 😂😂😂
Thanks, that was a cool fact about Philippines : )
+YOURWAY2NORWAY You know you're in Ireland when even the tiniest village has a pub and a church xD
You know you are in Switzerland when you walk in the mountains or villages, and everybody says "hello" to you, without knowing you. Also we have a lot of common things with Norway.
Wow, that is so typical Norwegians too. The only place we are smiling towards and talking to strangers are when we are meeting them in nature. So you guys are our cousins! Cool to learn. Thanks for sharing & engaging with us Sylvia Polaris :)
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY It's like you enter The Nature Private Club, you are suddenly recognized as nature lover, you are able to walk and appreciate the real world. :)
I always thought I'd like to visit Norway. After watching your videos, I've changed my mind.
One of those things people from outside America seem to notice about us first is restaurants. First, we are extremely a tipping culture. Second, the portions tend to be huge, there are free refills on your beverage -- coffee and soda, and there tend to be free things like bread sticks, chips, etc. Restaurant food may be a little more than in some countries, but there is so much of it. When you go to the movies, unless you share your food with others, expect to be bogged down. Even small sizes of soda and popcorn are enormous. We also love variety in our food. Grocery stores are enormous. Even food counters at the movies have a large selection, and they tend to be situated next to food courts, which are all about variety of food.
We also like drama, being loud, and excitement. We like to have fun, in intrusive manners. As well, many of our festivals and celebrations center around food and what food or liquor you can get there.
Here's a question: Two people, one from the US and the offer from the EU, go to the beverage area of a fast food restaurant with a 32oz cup. Who will have the most liquid in the cup, and who will complain about it the most?
Answer: The person from the EU because Americans love our ice and will fill up with ice and a small about of liquid. The person from the EU will have no ice but 32oz of soda and say that's why Americans are fat.
Yep! And the variety of food is insane in one restaurant. We are oversized everything!
@@mcbeeze , yes! Costco is an example. I am a woman -- a little above 5 feet tall and those shopping cart handles come up almost to my shoulders. They're huge. You could fit four or five children in them. They sell pizzas that look to be about 3 feet in diameter. And one of their apple pies would feed 20 people. I feel like the star of "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" when I'm in there.
You guys are all so right! Americans love their ice. You have to get this big cup and then fill it nearly to the top with ice, before you get your soda. I do the same thing. At least half the volume of the cup has to be just ice (probably more). You'd think, with the soda already being cold, you wouldn't need the ice, but we have an ice compulsion!
@kes: We don't have Costco in my area, but we have Sam's Club, which is the same thing, except owned by Wal Mart. I was there with a friend and asked if they could find some salsa. He came back, with this sheepish look and said that this was all he could find. It was a GALLON of salsa. Haha! I love salsa, but I don't think that even I could eat that much salsa before it went that bad!
I was thinking about it, with the Norwegian grocery store video, we have a Super Wal Mart, which is just a bigger Wal Mart. There is one aisle that is nothing but cereal. It is comical, when you compare the two. Yet the last time I was there, I was complaining, because they didn't have the cereal I wanted. There had to be 30-40 types to choose from!
Stolt å være norsk!
Jeg elsker mitt land!
Jeg elsker videoene dine!
You know your in the southern states of America when your driving and get stuck behind a tractor or when you see random wild chickens out and about
🤣🤣 Thanks for sharing
Slow TV? That's amazing! In the US at Christmas time we film a fire in a fireplace, so your TV can look like a hearth. That can go on for hours, but not DAYS.
My Grandfather and Grandmother were Norwegian. One of the signs you're in Norway is that you walk into a house and all the rooms are small except the kitchen and there is food hanging from the ceiling curing.
Love your story! Thanks for sharing
You know you are in the US when you see panhandlers with smart phones!
Now that is so true! Good comment.
phones are cheap and people in the usa donate used phones to homeless because they can still use them to call 911 even without an active phone plan. homeless people have a lot of time on their hands and the noncrazy ones use their phones to try finding a job to get off the streets. homeless people also tend to charge the phones at places like the local library where they also have access to WiFi so they can check their email, make appointments with gov agencies, search for resources, sign up for programs like section 8 housing,etc.
Lmao truuuuth!🎉🌹👍
I'm in Toronto, Canada. Some homeless or people asking for money with their smartphones, actually have those little square processor things, so you can donate using bank card or visa cards!
I used to work at Best Buy and would always see the local panhandlers buying cell phones and electronics with cash.
I’m in Oklahoma and I’ve lived in many USA states and I have to say Oklahoma has the nicest people, you can talk to anyone and they will talk back. I bet we have more trucks than cars, and on any country road the person driving the opposite direction will give a little “ “hey what’s up wave” with the index (1st) finger. We have a siren that goes off every day at noon. They test the tornado sirens that way. Many houses have storm shelters, but basements are rare. We are prepared for any and every weather situation, we get them all almost. Even hurricanes have traveled this far inland. Plus we get more earthquakes now because of fracking done by the oil and gas companies. Public schools and teachers get very little funding or pay. But Housing is affordable. I live in a town with a major university so we are pretty diverse.
Love your story 😍 Thanks for sharing!
Oklahoma has a bunch of men that beat women and dog abusers. Humid..the asshole of the US. Tick infested scum hole.
Cynthia Black whoa! I’m sorry you had such a traumatic experience in Oklahoma but that’s not the norm for most people here.
@@WulfricTheBlack Great comment, I love Oklahoma as well, it is a really fantastic state, alot like Texas. I can't wait to visit Oklahoma again soon, really really nice people, like yourself!
Are tornadoes as common as they say?
in the UK most places i have been car charging ports never really work or are vandalised
Thanks!
And thx to you ❤️❤️❤️
Also, you know you're in Canada when you go to the grocery store, and all the products have both English and French on them.
nice video!!
this video helps ppl that is thinking to travel to norway !!! thanks ronald
+luis pacheco Hi luis pacheco, thanks for your comment, that is our goal. Hope to see you in Norway soon:)
Signs you're in Norway: Norwegian Black Metal 😍
Is it popular there?
No.
Norwegians have no culture and buy into whatever corporate bullshit they're being fed.
Then you're in finland. They have way more metal bands than Norway per capita.
Black metal isn't popular in Norway... The only reason these genre's flourish is because other countries like Norwegian black metal, and these bands get support from those other countries. :P
well that nature looks damn sexy 😎
i dont think anything could add to it 😄
and my sincere respects for giving fathers time for their babies. my heart is content knowing at least one country realized fathers need time with their child too.
all work and no play (with children) makes a depressed parent.
I am with you
I totally agree with you, fathers also need to be with their small children.
You guys are so funny I really love your videos. I live near the Ballard neighborhood in Seattle where we celebrate the local Nordic Heritage - we even celebrate "Syttende Mai" here and it's also great international community so I totally love the vibe. More videos on Norway please! Maybe what to expect when you socialize in Norway- what tourists shouldn't do, etc. Thx.
You know you’re in Brazil when you go to a bar and ask for a bottle of beer that will be shared among all the people seated on the table you’re at
Awesome story 👌 thanks for sharing 😀
No high heels, people give you SPACE. No sex to sell cars etc. Sounds GREAT. I wish the USA would WAKE UP.
no 1. sign you are in the UK: You get used to hearing people say sorry for almost anything!
+amphibian blob Haha, we have experienced it! Its really a nice habit. We never say we are sorry.
+amphibian blob being bumped into by someone on the street in Norway rarely gives you anything but silence, a grunt or the common "oi" which is a sound for surprise.. :-P
lol i explain that by saying maybe us brits are more civil than our viking warrior neighbours
Thats me anyways. And im Anerican.
We apologise far too much, sorry about that!
He's so awkward lmao
Exp Dev norwenglish 4 life
@Kris K He's ADORABLE!!!!
Yes, but it is his charm.
He is wonderful, you are awkward
And so unmasculine, complaining about women not wearing heels. What nerve!
You know you are in Brazil when everyone is nice to you, EVERYWHERE.
You know you're in America when you see several of the same type of businesses clumped together. Restaurants are near other restaurants, clothing stores are near other clothing stores, and hotels are near other hotels.
Thanks for sharing!
u know ur in norway when u drive past a sign that says norway
+asdf He he. You sure do!
asdf acctually, I don’t even think there is a sign between Norway and Sweden, you are just suddenly there
Darrow the Artist I am sure it depends on the way, but some of them has a sign
Am I the only person totally caught off guard by the sight of MEN pushing Baby Strollers? Like, that is so weird looking!!! This is absolutely something you will not see over here in the US - especially in the South. I wish it were so, but, there it is. lololol
It always looks like men want nothing to do with the children lol. It's what makes it so shocking to see guys positively interacting with their children in public. You would think we just have a bunch of single mothers walking around with new male acquaintances with bad backs. :p
We believe that children should have both male and female influences from a young age, and we want more men as teachers or working in kindergarten/pre-schools. Paternity leave is about the same thing, as well as men's rights. I know that Americans in general care a lot more about the whole over-the-top masculinity thing than we do. That makes it even more surprising that Americans prefer children to be mainly influenced by women in their most crucial developmental years.
In California this is very normal!
@@karenbaily The Northeast too.
@@@karenbaily It's only "normal" in the Southern part of California, whereas in Northern California (except in the San Francisco area) it's seen far less often. It's almost never seen here in the Central Valley of California.
To clarify:
"Asocial" is not a pathological condition and means that you avoid social interaction and situations that require your interaction with strangers.
"Antisocial" is a pathological conditions and means that you actively display hostility towards others and are willing to cause harm to others.
However when you're extremely asocial it's considered a personality disorder: Schizoid PD.
What I found most weird are the all the people wearing clothes for different seasons - some with long trousers and warm jackets, some with just light blouses on, others with shorts and T-shirts - all in one place! One can't guess what season it is just by looking at people's clothing. Since it's Norway, I guess it's summer. And if Norwegians love nature so much, why do they burn the poor grass?!
You know you're in Bulgaria when you enter a supermarket and see many brands of local yogurt and pastry sheets for banitsa. And white brine sirene is the Cheese.
We always wear very different stuff at this season 😊
You have no idea how I needed this little bit of cheering up this morning. Thanks!
So happy we could offer that. Best Ronald and Mads ❤️
"we don't use that sexy thing"
Noen som ikke har hørt om gatebil eller?
Hahaah! Tror ikke det nei
+Bloody Crazy Gamer jo,men gatebil er for harry rånere fra oppland/hedmark. Noe som utgjør 0.7 % av befolkningen.
Yaaa
+Andypandy Flyfishcandy det er nok folk fra hele landet som drar til gatebil eventer.
alle 18 -23 åringer i bergen er rånere
in the philipppines,women breastfeed in public also
+ging embradura Thats cool! Thanks for sharing your info. Who's pushing the buggy - dads or mothers?
you are welcome :)usually dads if they are available .
Hehe have you Watched every video about Norway hehe, I watch them because i live there
PhiliThunder i've watched quite many vidoes of norway because i love the cou try.
That was spot on but in the philippines, mother's are more visible into this. Norway not quite, because there is a place where mothers can "amme" their baby. Which gives the mother privacy. It's more fun in the phils! :)
You know you are in Africa when 5 min after arriving you got shot in in your Head✌🏻👉🏽 #ShotUp
I'm from Texas and I wore heels everywhere. Grocery shopping, school, work, library, church, movies, neighbors... Ppl never knew I was so tiny until I stopped wearing them. Both my husband and I miss them.
I was hoping everyone in Norway owned a pug! Now, I see that they train their pugs to be drunk nap guard dogs! Amazing!
😂😂