American Reacts to FUNNY Norwegian Memes (Part 6)
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Norwegian memes have the amazing ability to be funny, entertaining, but also educational. That is why today I am very excited to react and enjoy these funny Norwegian memes. Also I will hopefully gain insight into the Norwegian culture. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
As a norwegian, even I didn't understand the one with they guy vacuuming the lawn
Think it’s referring to how we have automated lawnmowers that look like robot vacuums
Me neither............. I was like hæææ
It could be....
Trump said California has forrest fires cause they don't rake the forrest like the Finns, Norwegians are a bit more hightech and use a vacuum and not a rake...
Norwegians living in established smaller commuities, at least the middel aged ones, always take care of their lawns, we like to keep our garden fine and trimmed, not over growing, at least compared to our neighbours.. This is the reason behind that.. i believe. Like the tv show, Side om Side ( side by side ) with Jon Almaas..
Norway isn't socialist. t’s a capitalist social democracy. There is a difference
But it has the word "social" in there, and Americans have been conditioned to be terrified by ANYTHING related to that word.
Thank you!
@@DivineFalconcan understand that though... social events are the worst.
@@w0t3rdog 🙄😂
Canada is the same. Speaking as Pinko Commie Canadian. We care about our Citizens. Taxpayers are not the same as a Citizen.
The Norwegian phrases are actually in everyday use. It is considered a little rude by some Norwegians, but the average person is not bothered at all. Here is a brief explanation:
* Hæ? - The Æ is pronounced like the A in mad. If spoken calmly, or in a neutral tone it basically means "what did you say?", indicating that you didn't hear what they said. If it is spoken in a louder voice, and then often pronounced with a slightly shorter sound, it would be more akin to exclaiming "WHAT?". In other words a more aggressive response like "I dare you to say that again", or "what are you going to do about it?". It's all a matter of tone, and context.
* Oi! - It is usually pronounced with a surprised, or apologetic tone, and it basically means "Oops!". In the latter case it would express something like "Oh! Sorry, I didn't mean to do that!". If the I sound is dragged out it would used in the same way as "Oh shit!", like if you just watched someone fall on their face.
* Nei, men! - The E in "nei" is also pronounced as the A in mad, while "men" is pronounced just like "men" in English. The literal translation is "No, but!", although it expresses surprise, and joy that you have bumped into someone that you care about. The two words can also be pulled together, and pronounced like "næmmen" ("Æ" like "A" in mad). If spoken in a softer voice, it can express concern, as if you came across a child who got separated from their parents. It can also mean something like "awww", like if you speak to a baby, or a cute animal (it this case is can also be pronounced like "nommin"). If spoken in a stern voice it can express annoyance, frustration, or anger. In the latter case it can often have an extra long pause between the words, and it means something like "what the hell". Tone, and context is important.
* Ellers? - Translates to both "what else", "and otherwise?", and "or else". The former would mean "what else is happening in your life?", while the latter (without the question mark) would be like a threat. Punctuation, and context is important.
* Du? - The "U" is pronounced like the "O" in "Who", and the word translates to "You?". It's akin to "Hey, you?", and it is used to request someones attention. If the U is dragged out, and the sound is dropping off at the end, it can express concern. If the dragged out U goes up at the end, it is a good indication that they are going to ask for something that they know is a bit much.
With short words like this the tone, and context is generally important as it can convey a lot of feeling, and intent.
Here in Stavanger we have a word that covers everything: Javel...?
The "du?" is like the word "dew", but without the "w" sound, unless you`re Danish lol, it`s not doo, as in doodoo, which is how "who" sounds (:
Who do doodoo and voodoo does not a U sound make ;)
I agree with most of this excerpt your pronunciation guide for "Du".
And it makes me wonder how the heck you choose to pronounce "Who"...
@@Luredreier I posted a response the other day, but it looks like UA-cam either deleted it, or sorted it in some weird way.
Regardless; the point I made was that according to phonetic spelling for American English the U sound in WHO, and the suggested DEW, is exactly the same. Phonetic spelling for the word DU indicates that it has the same, or very close to the same U sound. Keep in mind that I'm not saying its perfect; it's an approximation using sounds that Tyler knows. I'm open to better suggestions, but as i pointed out in my possibly deleted response; it is difficult to find the exact same sound in languages that doesn't even pronounce individual letters the same (yes F, M, N, and S are fairly similar in both languages). I also mentioned that the British English pronunciation of DEW is practically identical to the Norwegian pronunciation of DU, but Tyler doesn't use British English so the point is lost.
With regard to our individual pronunciations of DU, and WHO it is very hard to say why we hear a difference here, or not. It could be because of our dialects, which letters we stress/don't stress, or a bunch of other possible explanations. In the end it doesn't really matter as it is just an "on the spot" approximation of a sound, thought up by an amateur. If you, or anyone else, comes up with a better example I'm willing to edit my initial comment, mark it as edited, and credit that person for the edit.
@@afrog2666 I'm honestly just curious; how do you take away the W sound in dew? In that comparison the combination of E, and W is the thing that makes the U sound that is also found in DU (at least I hope we agree that there is a U sound in DU). You have the same thing with the word EWE (female sheep) which is pronounced JU. I'm not trying to be rude, I just want to make sure that we have a somewhat similar understanding of how that word is pronounced, and why.
I also looked up the words "dew", and "who" in several different dictionaries, and according to them the last sound in both words are exactly the same. The online version of Oxford Dictionary even have audio examples, but I won't link them here as that was possibly why my previous response has gone missing. Regardless of whether there is, or isn't a U sound at the end, it means that they are both equally good, or equally bad examples.
I come from a town called Kirkenes and we live approximately 15 minutes away from the Russian border. We also have a soft spot for the Russian because they took the Germans out of Kirkenes year before the rest of Norway in WW2. So we are very thankful for the Russian people. we noticed the war between Russia and Ukraine very much. We used to drive over to Russia to get cheap alcohol and cheap petrol And also we are a town that have a lot of connections with Russia we are very sad that this has happened. and also a lot of the people who live in Kirkenes is Russian or half Russian.
7:55 that picture was taken the very first time the Google Car went around in Norway. 😃
These two was waiting for it to show up, and as it was passing they got up and started chasing it, forever being immortalized on Google Street View. 😂😂😂
The polar bears are most likely two cubs that lost their parents, therefore being taken care of (in Svalbard)
The "oi" is very mellow in our language, it's a more quiet version of "Woops" rather than "oy!", usually it's kinda said under our breath just loud enough for the person bumped into hears.
It’s such a normal and basic thing that it’s hard for me to try to explain it without just saying “well you know when you say oi”
Regarding the vacuuming of the lawn. Norwegians are known to in a higher degree take care of and maintain their properties and houses compared to many other nations.
I'm a Swede living in Sweden, broke my leg slept at a hospital for 2 days, got operated on, got free food and free stay at a hotel when I did a checkup, free rehabilitation, free painkiller meds and all. Not sure if I paid anything at all or if I perhaps paid 20$ in total for all of this. No insurance or anything.
LIving in Norway. Our healthsystem:
I had a brain bleed last December. Had to stay in hospital for weeks. What I went through in total:
Two ambulance rides (road vehicle)
One emergency “air ambulance” as in helicopter ride with onboard doctor, to major university hospital 40 min helicopter ride away.
In total five CT-scans. Two with contrast, three without
Three hours stay in ICU in local hospital
48 hrs stay in neuro-ICU in university hospital
All medication: Emergency one to stop the bleeding, and all the painkillers incl NSAIDS, Paracetamols, Opioids and so on for three weeks
All-inclusive (like food and shelter) for those three weeks.
Our total expense? $10 in parking my family parked……That’s it
But can Norwegians really have brain bleeds? ;)@@Ms.P.Sharma
My mom spent 5 months in hospital this year, and some week in rehabilitation and needed a fysiotherapist for home treatments after she got home. Some of the time in hospital was in the ICU. It cost her nothing. She got transported in an ambumance to the hospital and in taxi to the rehabilitation and then home.
The only cost was what me and my partner and other family members had to pay in parcking when visiting her.
When we are at it.. I am a Swede. Two spinal surgerys, one neck surgery resulting in three plates and twelve screws two distance blocks, one surgery of prostate via open belly, and a few other ones.. I am a prototype to robocop.. Paid nothing, it´s not true I had to pay for "overninght stay" for 11 nights with 100 kr/night or $9.4. Two years of rehab..
This guys has grown to love norway even more than i do (im a norwegian) its really lovely to see, he is really facinated and intrested in my country ❤
2:23 It's real, and if I remember correctly it caused a bit of a scandal with people wanting to change the rules to give other nations a chance
1million NOK is roughly equivalent to 100k USD. So since a lot of houses and upscale apartments tend to be 2-4million NOK, you could be a millionaire and still not afford a nice home. Case in point, the old farmhouse I live in now went for about 1.5million NOK when we got it. And its by no means a luxury house. Apart from its prime location on the other side of the road on the outskirts of the neighborhood, affording it a lovely bit of privacy.
More like 4-7 million NOK for upscale houses or apartments, outside of the cities. In Oslo a nice apartment will be more like 10-15 million NOK.
The "Oi!" is more a surprised "Oh dear" at 5:45
You are getting into things now, it’s fun to see how much you have learned and remember. :)
You treat prissoners like animals…… You,ll get animals !
The two guys is running after the Google streetview car for fun.
Ellers is otherwise. Its implied that its a open followup question.
Du = you
Hæ = what
There is a lot implicated into few words, if rhe words is used in the right setting
I was watching a couple of guys going out to sea in a tiny fishing boat. They caught some (for a Dane) giant cod. After a while they agreed it was getting late.They were tired and wanted to go home with their catch. I was watching and thinking late? What are they rambling about it was broad daylight. Midnight sun was the deal. That far north above the Arctic circle, the sun did not set for months.
I never go for walks with polar bears, but once, when I had chained up a troll that had broken loose nearby, some tourists asked me if I often walked with the troll. They actually thought I was out walking the beast 😂
Why'd you merry her in the first place?
😅
@@jeroenrat6289
Because Karen is a gender-neutral name among trolls.
😂😂😂
Norwegians are very good at multitasking. I can Knit and Watch tv at the same time. 😊
Norway have billions of kroner from the oil-industry.. 👍🏻
We say "Oi" (oj) in Sweden too, but it is not the same as the rather rude "oy" in English. It is more like "Ooops!" with a touch of apologetic meaning to it.
Have to admit.......the meme of norwegians being a person of few words, is quite accurate.......:)
Not even just few words. Few sounds is more accurate
But 5 beers later we'll never shut up 😂
Hi from Norway❤ Wish you a nice and peacefull weekend ❤
hi! :)
@@RuthlessMetalYT Hi 😃 How are you?
I had an American friend from, Texas. On xbox, for a few years. When he finaly found out, that I lived in a country called Norway, and not in a small town, somewhere. He deleted me. Since I had to be a communist...
Was funny! :) Neimen! is similar to saying oh my, that is a rare sight! It is positive.
Laughed along to the video. I love watching your videos! I didn't understand the vaccuming of the lawn either tho.
I think the vaccume is a pawn regards to our cleanliness 🤣 But not what we do 🤣
I take my three polar bears for a walk twice a day!! :D
Me too but I only have two polar bears. 😁
@@steinarhaugen7617 Pingle!! :D
The guy with the Vacuum is probably just trying to lift the grass after it got stepped on. xD
Gå ikke på gresset!
Æ går ikke. Æ komme.....
The first one is probably Fargegata ( the colored street ) in Stavanger Norway 😎
It's actually named Øvre Holmegate, in case you need GPS.....
A more direct list of the translations is:
"Hæ?" -> "Hmm?"
"Oi!" -> "Woops"
"Nei, men" -> "Well i'll be..."
"Eller?" -> "What's new?"
"Du?" -> " 'Ey?"
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The US also share a sea border with Russa with their state Alaska in the North
check the temp in karasjok :P :) the temperature diffrence might give you a little shock.
Norway shares border with Russia. Also the driving distance between Oslo and the Ukrainian border is shorter than The distance between Oslo and the Russian border.
5:54 I've actually heard Oi in several vids in english, but was mountain bikers.
The millionaire meme, as I see it, is not that they arent rich, it is that they aren't rich ENOUGH, because they are taxed so hard they in fact think they are poor.
6:27
Nei, men. Can be translated directly to "No, but."
"Ellers?" means "Otherwise?" Or "Appart from that?" Or something along those lines.
And "Du" just means "You".
14:57
It's not just about costs, but also about how the wealthy express themselves.
We *literally* have some millionaires that look like they're living on the streets...
Oh my! Laughing so hard right now….my grandmom was from the Faroe Islands, so when we were visiting over there, we kept our wool-sweathers on at 14 degrees Celsius, but got invited to go swimming 😅. Also Norway, Stavanger, where I live, we don’t get as much snow as the rest of the country, that’s because the Gulf Stream is passing right outside our coastline. This means that we get snow for a few days if below -0 Celsius , weather changes often fast, so it melts, then freezes and we’re left with ice covered in a thin layer of snow. It’s very windy here,a lot of rainy days, so even if it’s + 4 - 7 Celsiu, it can feel like we’re below -0.
Didn’t get the vacuuming the lawn joke either, must have been a Swedish joke 😂
Normally when ppl bump into each other, polite ppl would say “unskyld” =sorry, but mostly oí or uff da, like if stumping a toe or something 😂😂 so annoying. Most guys don’t hold the doors for woman, woman often have to do the same home-maintenance as the guys, it’s ok, as long as we’re not pregnant…did you know that we often get to hear; “you’re just pregnant, not sick or injured” yeah! Love my country, but I try to raise my boys to be gentlemen and my girls to be considerate woman. It’s nice if the girls can build their houses together with they’re husbands, but I would love for the boys to be boys and the girls to be girls, let a guy carry and have his body building a human while building a house 😂 he would never again say “ oh, you’re just pregnant, stop wining” 😂😂😂
When I typically say ‘’Oi’’, its with a tone to make it sounds like an apology, not like ‘’Oi! Get out of my way’’
10:58 checking a very south point of norway when the northern part is way colder
Checking the temperatures in norway.... checks probably the warmest place in norway😅
We are a nation of dry humor. Dadjokes all around...
I used to take my baby polar bears on walks. Now they take me for a walk. Kinda hard to say no.
The millionaire thing is about the appearance of equality and not flashing your wealth I think. You talked about this in another video. In my little personal experience this was true of the richest person I have met (a norwegian billionaire) but not necessarily of all rich people. He was wearing an old worn jacket and his girlfriend or wife was enthusiastically talking about how she had shopped at a Fretex which is a charity clothes shop.
Olav Thon?
@@HarryOgStolt Nei en av de andre med slitt anorakk :)
Also, to be titled a millionaire in Norway, you got about 1/10 of what you got in UK or the US.
Yes, I ride the family polar bear to work and vacuum my lawn to keep it nice and clean from powder snow
I am Norwegian and the guy cleaning his lawn is a good meme because i´m not brain damaged like a lot of young Norwegians. The picture actually refer to many people´s (mostly rich Oslo people) extreme look at the environment. Norway who is so small and unimportant in this world, have extreme thoughts about everything, so they can feel a bit more important. And it get´s a little too much at times. (comments will prove my point)
While many use the word socialism even here in Norway, it is not socialism at all, but social democracy. Which is a nice form of capitalism. capitalism, though, is still the opposite of socialism. Which means Americans should not call it democratic socialism. It creates confucion. As for the prisson I do understand the need for "revenge" but prissoners serving time in Norway (whis is max 21 years with the possibility to promong if concidered still dangerous) seldome comit new crime. And I feel if the final result is less crime, isn't that better than feelings of revenge fulfilled? :)
The scuba guys was frome Google Earth/streetview when it first came
"oi!" is basically norwegian for "oh!"
didn't think that needed an explanation
«Nei,men!» can be used for latterly anything depending on how you say it 😂
We don't have polar bears on the Nowegian mainland. Only on Svalbard island.
It may sound like a joke, but if you compare Norwegian and English on a more scientific basis you will find Norwegian to be much more succinct.
14:50 this could also point to the value of the money, 1 mil norse crowns is equal to 93500 dollars :)
So the guy who vaccuumed his lawn. As a Norwegian I understand the joke, so let me explain, so it's pretty common for a lot of Norwegians, usually in fall, spring and Summer, obviously not in the winter, to just go crazy to make sure that the backyard, garden, lawn or whatever it may be is as clean as humanly possible. so thet everything can be clean and ready for when the snow is falling and Christmas comes around.
A Big boat comes to Oslo: Every Norwegian- 🤩🤳📸
The two guys in wetsuits were posting up for the google maps car
Our millionaires are well off, our billionaires move to Switzerland to avoid taxes.
10:10 Yeah, the dreaded moment for any young adult in Norway when they're located to "GSV" for their military service. Garrison South Varanger is the location that upholds and monitors that border
And still one of the most popular, just as HMKG.....
its about how we use electricity for everything, and its really cheap etc.
It's a reason why we are famous to have the best prison system.
8:26 the way he says "russ" sounds like hes saying "rus" which means drugs
Here is a comment, for the algorithm
Hi why are you so fascinating of Norway ?? Love your clips, hugs from Gry-Tone 😊
Cause we (Norwegians) always click to see if they like us, aka lots of views :P
Because he knows Norwegians are extremely interested to see what people think of us so hes smart
* Fascinated by Norway
Not only Norway. He also has channels about Canada and the UK
USA also almost shares a border with Russia, only 2 miles between islands in Bering Strait. Many months you can just walk over the ice to go to Russia.
Here in Middle Norway it's -5 today, -11 a little while ago...
We don't vacuum our grass...
06:23 "Ellers" is usually second after something else, a typical conversation would go:
You: So, what's up?
Them: Nothing much, how about you?
You: Same same, otherwise? (Ellers being Otherwise)
It serves as a welcome for them to start talking about whatever, pretty much, just to keep the conversation going.
They can talk about whatever else has happened in their life since last talking with you, talk about the weather, some random weird person they met the other day, or anything else, really.
It's also a little difficult to properly guess, at times, what they mean by "Ellers?" as it can mean to talk about anything and everything, or it might be referring to something specific, and it's up to Them to figure out what you meant by "Ellers?"
actually this photo is real with all skiers in country skiing. I remember this one, that happened last winter
The scuba diver guys are actually from a Google Street View picture :D
Couple of things:
When we say "oi", it`s like saying "oops"
Also, -14C is 6,8F, not 39, 39F is almost 4F which is like, yeah, I`ll probably be wearing long sleeves, maybe even a jacket!
(it was 3C (37,4F) today and windy, so I had a hoodie on when I went for groceries)
And as someone else mentioned below, I have NO idea what the lawnmower is about, like, that one confused me lol 😂
Scuba equip is the google map car passing in neigbour-hood prank.
Yes Just cubs getting a little help after parentes died. Its very rare. And inly svalbard🙂 but so cute🥰
The word 'ellers?' can be translated to 'Otherwise?' And the meaning can vary depending on context...
Just like the universal word in Stavanger: Javel...?
brunost = brown cheese - a Norwegian speciality 😉
the scuba dudes was pictured in google street. They knew Google car was coming, and set up outside in scuba gears, waiting for the car. When it came, they chased the car. Was in Google street for a couple of years, but they did a new taking after some years..
You can do the same thing in english - "A lesson in Norwgian" translated:
Huh?
Whoops!
Duuude!
Happening? (And else?) this one was a little unsure about
ahem (clearing throat sound)
Do you guys remember that American tourist in troms? That was on the news a while back
That Halo one ot me😂😂😂
In Norwegian dad jokes translates to tørre vitser.
11:03 Minus 14 Celsius so around 6,8 fahrenheit
Love your content
11:24 That is unquestionably in celsius cause the Norwegians use celsius, like the sensible people they are 😅
The currency in Norway is about 9 to 10 times smaller than in America
There are polar bears in Svalbard
It’s the guys or big nobs at the top who want everyone to think this way but actually those at the bottom would benefit it’s the guys at the top who make the money who would suffer. But everyone else would definitely benefit
its very warm these days .the record is like 52 minus.celcius
We like bad puns.
Fun fact We have a saying that we are born with skiis on us.
40 yr old American = 90 yr old Norwegion.
It’s onley Amerika that use fahrenheit. The rest of the world use celsius . 🤷♀️
Liberia and Myanmar are also non metric....
15:45 Ireland, I think, uses Euros, a one Millionaire Irish person would be an 11 and Three Quarter Millionaire in Norway. I think that might be what this is pointing at, that you are significantly poorer as a Millionaire in Norway than as a Millionaire in a country that uses Euro as the currency.
I'd say it's more that you don't notice because if you don't recognize rich or famous people in Scandinavia, you'd never know. It's true that technically, a millionaire is much poorer, but the word isn't used to describe someone with a network of 1 million, you'd probably have to be above 50 million to be considered a millionaire, it's used as a synonym to rich
If you are a millionaire in Norway you have a net worth of $100,000
13:45 That looks more like something you'd find in siberian Russia O.o
15:00 Yeah, it IS expensive to live in Norway.
America is also bordering Russia, that always blows my mind
Maritime bounderies are generally not conciderd borders as such...
8:00 That's a Google streetview from yes.. Norway
du = you, as in "thou"
( "du" was originally "thu" ! )
du? = hey, you?
Its still autumn
Just woundering are you related to Ryan Wuzer?
6:35 All of these are informal.
that 4:48 deeply upsets me
Me too. Because it's bullshit!