Norway is the WORST Country in Scandinavia! This is Why…
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2024
- After visiting Denmark and Sweden, I released they are both very different from Norway! Norway has a different feel to it and not in a good way. It’s a very interesting country but overall, I wouldn’t choose to go to Norway over other countries in Scandinavia…
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If you have legal residence in Norway, you do not have to be homeless. The municipality is obliged to provide you with housing. The homeless people you saw are either illegal immigrants, or drug addicts native to other cities and municipalities.
I’m not disputing that. I didn’t say ‘there’s Norwegian homeless people’ 😂 but they are in Norway.
@@jeschinstad people begging in the street are usually assumed to be homeless, Jo-Erlend. When did I say this makes Norway a bad country? Tell me where in the video I said that. In my opinion, people begging on the streets makes a place less safe and less clean. I don't want things 'purified', whatever that means, it's my video so I talk about things I see and my opinions. It doesn't matter if you agree with me or not, make you own video giving your own opinion. Enjoy your Norwegian privilege, I assume you give money to every single 'professional begger' you see, right? I hope you do, if you don't, you're the delusional one. Thank you for watching!
Atleast Norway doesn't want to cut all homeless people in half unlike the British Conservative party lol
@@TravelWithBen121Norway is a very safe country. Alot safer then Sweden thats for sure
Oslo is the least safe city in Norway, rest of Norway is very safe. also you cant just call the country bad because one city is bad.
I didn't say it was bad, I said it was my least favorite. Watch again and listen carefully :)
Oslo is very safe.
Once I was in Oslo twice... first and last time.
I experienced the same thing with a lot of drug addicts and beggars. Oslo also feels so small. The beggars in Sweden are not Swedes, they are gypsies from Romania and Bulgaria.
Yeah I saw it in Oslo, I’ve been told it’s different in other cities but that’s just what I saw in the capital!
Karl Johans gate... yes, that's Oslo's most famous street. By the way, it's not pronounced "gate", it's "gah-teh"
Grea-teh 👍
I agree entirely with other posters here that say that it is unfair to judge an entire country from what you experience in one place. Having said that I probably would not choose go to Oslo if I visited Norway especially as there are so many other gorgeous places to visit in the country. Not sure if the presenter of this video is English. Maybe the English like the cities better whereas many of us Scandinavians love nature and the countryside more. I'm from Gothenburg by the way.
I am English 😁
You're right, it is unfair. Oslo is a very compact city and a small capital compared to Copenhagen and Stockholm, and therefore these problems might be more visible. There are many Romani (a travelling people from Romania) beggars who do not reside in Norway, but choose to come here to beg for money on the streets. If there really is more of them, perhaps Norwegians are more likely to give money to beggars than the Danes and the Swedes? Or are rumoured to be better off financially? No Norwegian citizen have to be homeless. The people begging on the streets are likely drug addicts with such a strong addiction that they spend all their welfare money on drugs. They could get free rehab treatment if they wanted to. I'm not sure when you were in Oslo, maybe it was after some big city event or something, cause the city is known for being very clean.
I just said what I saw 😁
I'm sorry you didn't like Oslo. I'm suprised you found it dirty; almost everyone from abroad that I've shown around in recent years - including fellow Scandis - has commented on how clean it looks! Was it certains streets or parts, or a general feeling? Did you arrive on a Sunday morning? And why did you feel unsafe? The area around the Central Station may seem a bit rough from time to time, but crime statistics are actually low for a city the size of Oslo, certainly lower than in Stockholm, Gothenburg or Copenhagen. As for homeless people, I'm sure you noticed they were almost exclusively Roma (Gypsies) who are not Norwegian residents, but come here in the summer months to beg. The number of homeless residents is very low - according to recent research just over 3,000 in the entire country of 5.5 million - and has been steadily declining for years. I'm glad you seemed to be enthusiastic about some of the sights, though. Anyway, if you didn't like Oslo, try other parts of the country - saying Norway is "the worst" based on your experience of one city (albeit the capital), isn't really fair, is it?
I did like Oslo, it just wasn’t my favorite! Around the central station area was very dirty when I arrived and I didn’t feel safe around that area. Comparing it to Copenhagen, Oslo is far less clean. I’ve had 3 or 4 Norwegian people tell me that the homeless people are not Norwegian, I didn’t say they were. I said I saw homeless people in Norway. Thousands of homeless people in London, how many of them are British? Not all of them. I’ve been to major cities in all of the Scandinavia counties so I do think it’s fair for me to compare them. Thanks for watching! 🙏
the ones that beg on the street arent even homeless by the way. They are scammers that are apart of a criminal network. They have camps where they all sleep and eat.@@TravelWithBen121
@@TravelWithBen121 The area around the central station is one of the only districts that people are iffy about.
I'm Swedish and I plan to go to northern Norway this summer. I haven't visited since 2011. Always wanted to go back. I loved visiting Kirkenes and Alta way up north. Also Trondheim and Bergen were nice. People were friendly too.
Sounds great Rainer, enjoy your trip :)
It's sad that you did not feel safe in Oslo, I am never afraid there. Actually as a gay man, i feel more unsafe in small places and cityes in Norway. Copenhagen, Gothenburg and Oslo are actually pretty cimilar in size and how people are. Hope you will visit again and have a better experience!
Thanks!
😂😂 funny that UA-cam doesn’t allow naked sculptures to be shown! The sculptures are art. Oslo does not seem very crowded, compared to so many over-populated cities. It does look pretty. Is the food nice? I haven’t watched the earlier videos on Sweden and Denmark.. will check them out.
Maybe it was the weather but you’re right, the city wasn’t very crowded! I didn’t try too much of the food, Oslo wasn’t my favorite place in Scandinavia 😂
remember this was on a Sunday... which is the "rest day" since most people in Norway follow Christian tradition... so in a week day its gonna be a lot more people... but yeah overall not Very crowded
Hey, Ben ! Went to the lake for a full day ! Some creature was brave enough to break my line ! I never visited Norway but was impressed by their world-class runner Crete Waitz who charmed Americans by her running ability between 15 k to marathon ! Good day !
Cheers, David 👍
You cannot show the naked sculptures???
Really? Are you coming from the middle ages??
I’m not, bro. Did you have a bad day? Seems like you did.
@@TravelWithBen121 coherence please!
Cool story, Ben!
Thanks!
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for such a cold country you'd think the statues would want to wear more clothes.... well, i guess they're tough
Scandinavians are tough! Mothers leave their kids in strollers outside in the cold so they’re used to it 😁👍
Dude, statues don't get cold.
We visited Norway last year for 5 weeks and spent a few days in Oslo and found it very plesant city although there are better cities in the country , As far as homless people We only saw a handful in the entire country . Although We have not visited any other scandanavian countries We would have no hesitation the go back again for longer . We have visitd other countries and some We would never go back to such as the US , Los Angles was filthy and parts of the city were 3rd world because of the thousands of homeless people ( most probably no fault of their own as there were a lot of famlies living on the streets ) . Canada We would go back to but not some of the asian countries .
I’m sure there’s better cities in Norway but I only had the chance to visit Oslo, I’d like to go to some others. A few homeless people are still homeless people, some countries/cities have zero. I would go back but if I don’t, it’s okay 😂
@@TravelWithBen121 Technically they are not homelss since they own a home in Romania. Just sayin' : )
@@ichhabe330 Are they homeless in Norway?
@@TravelWithBen121 Were you homeless in Norway?
@@Ridiculinano. Are you? Maybe I saw you.
Visiting Oslo and having opinions about Norway. What does he know??
@@anneelgersma9114 I know what I saw, Anne 😜 why are you so angry today? 😂
I spent a month in Oslo and never experienced any homeless or begging. So I don't know what you're talking about.
BREAKING NEWS: Not everyone has the same experience or opinion as you 😂😂😂😂😂
As a Dane and many times visitor to Oslo (I'm a part-owner of the DFDS Ferries, a small part at least!) I hardly expect that Oslo is less safe than Copenhagen? At least I have never felt threatened in any way. And the Norwegian Royal Family is also of Danish origin, as many buildings in Oslo became built by, our common Danish/Norwegian King, Christian 4th (You may see his (bronze) hand pointing at where to built the town, during the sight seeing Tours!).
And the famous Ski-jump: "Holmenkollen" became designed by a Danish Firm, as we are also great skiers and constantly trying to be allowed in during competitions, but we are never allowed to show how good we are, for some reason? Finn
Cheers, Finn. I definitely felt safer in Copenhagen than Oslo. Not saying it’s a fact, it’s just my feeling. Put it this way, I would definitely choose to go back to Copenhagen before Oslo. Why aren’t you allowed to compete in the skiing? I don’t know anything about that! Thanks for watching 👍
Haha, Finn, you Danes are generally NOT great skiiers - why would you be, with your terrain and climate? You know how the easiest slope in Norwegian ski resorts is usually called "Danskebakken", Danes' Slope? Of course you would be allowed into competitions if you were "great skiers" - claiming otherwise is just absurd.
Norway is a beautiful country when you travel around and see more, but I would like to think that the problem lies more with us, how we treat each other is not exactly a pretty sight
What more can we do, Violet?
Of course it’s the worst. I mean… we’re all AWESOME, but Copenhagen is the best then Stockholm and then Oslo which is basically Aarhus of Norway. Sorry not sorry.
I agree, Copenhagen is the best 👍
The reason you saw so many homeless people in Norway, is because Romania is a member of the EU, and Norway is a member of the EEA. Norway doesn't have homeless people. The government provides for Norwegian citizens that can't afford renting or buying a place to live. The "beggars" you saw were Romanian.
Norway does have homeless people, I saw them 😂 I didn’t say they were Norwegian, but they’re in Norway.
@TravelWithBen121 Sure, some people are homeless in Norway, but they're not Norwegian. Norwegians aren't homeless - less lucky Norwegians are cared for by the government and given a place to live and money to by food. Again - the homeless people you saw were Romanian.
@@BastianNorW please tell me in the video when I said the homeless people are Norwegian. Thanks.
Oslo is different from the other capitals in Scandinavia, and a smaller proportion of historic buildings is probably the most visible reason when you disregard the geographical surroundings, such as waterways. Since Norway was subject to Denmark for 400 years, and then was in union with Sweden for another 90 years before the country finally became independent, Oslo has not functioned as an actual capital for more than 120 years. The city is therefore not as marked by the need of kings and magnates to show off the country's wealth in the form of beautiful buildings.
During the Danish era, large resources were taken out of the country, and some of the best agricultural areas we had were given as spoils of war to Sweden by the Danish king. There was therefore not as much investment in Norway as in the neighboring countries at the time. Oslo therefore consists of many modern buildings compared to Copenhagen and Stockholm. It is also a smaller town, which is probably the reason why beggars and drug addicts are more visible in the town centre.
Oslo is also heavily influenced by immigrants, while Sweden, which has a higher proportion of immigrants from Africa and the Middle East/Asia, has huge slums where these immigrants live in parallel societies.
Norway has a smaller population than neighboring countries, partly because the country was hit hard by the Black Death, but also because a larger proportion of the population emigrated to America because there was a shortage of agricultural land (only three percent of Norway is suitable for agriculture).
Due to the long coast with deep fjords and high mountains, the country has traditionally been more divided into isolated communities, which has created a strong local patriotism for the various parts of the country, so many prefer to stay in their home areas instead of moving to Oslo, which is located in Eastern Norway, a part of the country different from the coast, and therefore feels foreign to many Norwegians. I don't think the love for the capital among most Norwegians is as strong as it is among Swedes and Danes. It is mostly Oslo people who love the city, whether they were born there or immigrated. The rest of us love our local cities/towns, such as Bergen, Trondheim, Tromsø and other beautiful cities/towns spread across the country, places that are so beautiful that you won't find their match anywhere else in the world.
It’s not that serious bro 😂 what happened 400 years ago isn’t related to there being homeless people on the streets today.
@@TravelWithBen121
My comment is not a criticism of your video. It's meant for those who might be interested in additional information of the difference of the Scandinavian capitals, and some background information that helps explain why things are the way they are, and it doesn't even have to apply to you. Otherwise, it is not 400 years since Norway became a free country.
Otherwise, I see that you have received many comments regarding the homeless, something I have also written a bit about. It is not always the case that what you can immediately see is reality. That people from other countries travel to Norway to beg for money says more about them, their home country and their living situation than about Norway. We could of course kick them out, but as you probably know, that's not how the world works.
A small correction. Oslo have function as a capital since 1814. Remember that the union between Sweden and Norway was a personal union with a common king. Norway was never a part of Sweden. Only government function that was shared by the two countries was the foreign office, and that was because it was in the interest of the king.
So it have been the capital for 210 years now.
But i agree on the rest of your comment
I live in Oslo, and yes there is a problem with drug addicts and beggars. 10 years ago I cant remember there being so many beggars, but we got alot of romanian beggars over the years.
I saw a lot…
Yes, they used to make large camps in the forests in the outskirts of Oslo, and leave trash behind in the forest when they moved on.
Oslo is basically everything Norway is not known for: It's dirty and has homeless people, and beggars (especially in the city center), I personally think that it's one of Europe's most boring capitals. The City is safe though
I agree, nothing special.
I don’t know about for British people for Americans. Many of them have been kidnapped for ransom, and in some cases have been killed.
What are you talking about? This video is about Norway.
@@TravelWithBen121 I think they are watching too much TV (maybe "Nordic Noir" types of shows) ... I don't think there are more kidnappings or ransom situations in Norway than in other countries ... especially not compared to Central/South America ... Mexico City has long been known for such activities.
In Denmark we're about 5,8m people & we have about 5.800 homeless people in total. So we do have homeless people, but not a lot due to a strong welfare & social security network.
Great 👍
Norway has 5.5 million people and about 3,200 homeless in total (2021). So even less than Denmark. As for the homeless "migrants" (Roma), I don't really know what the solution should be. Suggestions?
Most homeless in Denmark has a fair chance to have a home. They just choose not to for many different reasons. Everybody will have an apartment in Denmark, if they really wish to. The number of homeless in Denmark is falling by about 10% every so year, so its getting better.
@@Jacob-Simonsen Why would someone choose not to have a home?
@@TravelWithBen121 People are different. Some of them prefer to be homeless due to personal preferences. Some feel not safe living in a house or appartement due to trauma. Some are due to psychological reason not able to live in a home. If you ask 10 homeless people you might get 10 different reasons. Life is not always logical from your point of view.
cool he sound danish
Who?
The reason that you see homeless people in Norway is due to the poor sosial wealtfare system then Norway has, compared to Danmark and Sweden. To have a home in Norway is not a guarantee as you see. I am myselsf a Norwegian person, and i live in Kristiansand, and in that town there is an open drugscene in the center park by the church there, and after about 11 Pm the town turns into a shady red light distict where the Nigerian hookers stand by the streets. Gangs are pretty common too, so be aware of thos young middle eastern youths that are standing on the corners there. Robbery is not that uncommon here.
There is of course Norwegian people that are saying that no one goes homeless in Norway, but they probably lives in the rural parts of norway, in small towns with less that 10.000 Inhabitants, so they got a false impression of the situastion in Norways bigger cities. If they live in bigger cities with 100.000 or more in, then the situation is different. So you better of in the small towns than in the bigger cities of Norway if safety is your issue.
Sounds horrible to me, Jan Erik. Shouldn't safety be everyone's number 1 issue?
@@TravelWithBen121 The problem is that the policeforce is underfunded, so the capasity of the police force is only a third of whats needed to cover the safety of the people in Norway. I don't know why they use so little on police in Norway, but it is what it is.
I live in Fredrikstad a town 90 kim south of Oslo. Here the crime scene is pretty wild. Gangs of african immigrants lurking in the shadows robbing you by any chance. Also filled up with gypsy beggars and pocket thiefs. It used to be a nice city but now filthy and unsafe !!
LOL are you sure what you say here. I have lived in both Sweden and Denmark, and the sosial welfare systems there are no better than Norway. All 3 systems have its flaws,. It just depends where you look.
And are the crimes in Norway different than Denmark and Sweden? If so should you show the numbers