10 False Facts About Norway
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- Опубліковано 22 жов 2024
- A socialist utopia? A nation of blonde Vikings? Polar bears in the streets? Here you go, 10 facts about Norway that are 100% false.
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You mean Norwegians don't live in a socialist viking paradise where I can bag a gorgeous blonde swimsuit model and enjoy freezing to death?
The second half of that one is possible though
No, that's Minnesota.
Sorry to dissapoint you!
@@CommanderSharpEye Oh. Really?
*buys plane ticket to anywhere, Minnesota*
Hei Bjørn. I once worked with a Norwegian bloke who told me all Norwegians are blond. I told him it cannot be true as he had brown hair. To which he replied " I also have blond hair, it is just very, very, very dark blond. Norwegian humour mate :D
Yes. The same with me.
Lol
It's not just a joke. I'm a brown haired Norwegian and my passport says I'm "dark blond".
@@tessjuel Yeah, my mom has dark brown hair, and her passport or driver's license says blonde.
It turns blonde with a lot of sun
You and your videos have such a peaceful vibe to them.
I really enjoy them
Amen.
Second that. What is it about this guy? Is it his voice? Is it the music? Can't put my finger on it- but there it is.
Thank you, Wade.
Better than watching Nazi-sympetizers like Thuleanperspective bitch about race and jews instead of living a decent life oh wait, that channel exist no more...
I agree. Watching this channel helps to calm me down whenever I get stressed out. Plus, it’s a great escape when I am at work and can’t be in the woodland myself. I simply pop my earbuds into my ears during my break and I am instantly teleported to the wilds of Norway.
The great Norse Bear speaks on myths of Norway. Skål!!
Skål, my friend!
Ja, skål
It would be interesting to have comparison between the Scandinavian countries. I think in America we probably tend to think of them as mostly the same and I'm sure that's not correct.
Don't speak for we, I do not think like most people in America
I guess we are very much the same, but there are differences. And those seem to get exaggerated by our myths here. Like the Danes are sociable, the Norwegians just want to go hiking in the mountains, the Finns drink a lot, etc.
100% don't think of Scandinavia as a collection of homogenous countries. I've friends from all over, and where the one thing they all tend to have in common is extraordinary tallness, they certainly make a collection of different people with different attitudes and customs, and CERTAINLY very different accents lol
Finland wasn't left out of the Kalmar Union. Finland was a part of Sweden at the time of the Kalmar Union and as such a part of the union.
Thats Correct
I just started the video but wanted to say how cleansed I feel whenever I watch your material. I love the world and I love hearing thoughts from everyone, whether from Norway or Zimbabwe.
Glad you like my videos!
Somehow I doubt anyone from Zimbabwe makes videos like Mr. Bull-Hansen does.
However, if we reverted to Rhodesia..
Varg be like: Not blonde? Think you're Norwegian? Let's find out!
I have black hair and im from norway
Finnish and Baltic people are more blonde I think. It's just that the Germanic masterrace myth includes a blond muscular man with blue eyes
@@topiasnatynki9130 that myth will never die
@@fr6dEthnic Norwegians have never had black hair. Brown, red, blonde, yes but not black. You may have really dark brown hair or some 1% of your ancestry comes from somewhere else which has caused your black hair. I am pretty sure no one in Norway is 100% Norwegian, but black hair is not considered Norwegian anyways.
Yeah thats actually true cause om the sun i See my hair brown
I lived in Norway for 2 years. Those were the happiest two years of my life so far.
Is there very much woke culture there?
@@nexypl First of all, nobody asked you. Second, that's a common gaslighting technique used by people who like to fuck around with people and throw the blame on others absolving themselves of any accountability. You're basically saying, "People should be able to treat you however they want and you shouldn't have a problem with it". Only a manipulator would say that, not a spiritual person. Respect, in and of itself, is shown because we assume that disrespect affects others negatively. If nobody is ever supposed to get offended, then we wouldn't word our words to avoid offending people.
Very good list. As a Norwegian I think I can stand by all of them.
To add a bit of nuance to the myth that Norway is a socialist country, one could mention that our society has to a large degree been shaped by social democrats since after WWII. The social-democratic Labour party has been the largest in every election since 1927. But make no mistake, Norway is very much a capitalist country, and is only becoming more so over time. Since 2013, the country has been run by the Conservatives (liberal conservative), the Progress party (libertarian/national conservative) and the Liberal party (social liberalist), and as a result we've seen a lot of privatisation and deregulation.
Very informative,thank you Bjorn. As always have a great weekend.
Thank you, Kevin. The same to you!
TROLLS!!! (my favorite myth about Norway) 😁
Trolls were christianised into the ugly violent beings we now know just like all the other pagan things they destroyed.
Now, they're mostly found on social media sites, not in Norway ;)
But trolls aren't a myth... 👣🌲😉
@@cherrieaulait True, they're easy enough to find in the comments section on literally any website on the internet
Grumpy Grunt trolls are real ;)
Vast chunks of northern Scotland should be as heavily forested as Norway.
Bronze Age farmers did a real number on the flora of the British Isles, apparently. I’ve always thought it was a shame that we seem to miss out on having dense areas of forest :-(
Mog D Yes,Bowland,Pennines,etc.
Mog D Salcey in Northamptonshire is a sad suburbanised remnant also.
That's cause north Scotland was at one time overrun by the Norse. They brought their trees with them? Gotta be it.
Parts of northern mainland Scotland were directly governed by Norway until the early middle-ages,but the native forest of predominantly birch and pine (Pinus Sylvestris) pre-dated this to the end of the last ice-age.
Timber harvesting is not inherently bad as long as the forest floor is protected and a future crop is established - either by planting or natural regeneration. That's what real foresters are for.
It is when you replace it with farmland that you get in trouble.
Nature is capable of repairing itself. If humans left, the forest would establish a new balance within a few decades. There is absolutely nothing we can do to destroy the earth. Even huge meteor strikes have done no lasting damage except wipe out some species, which is no big deal. The earth always replaces them with something else.
@@gullintanni Forest replaces farmland very quickly if you don't prevent it from doing so.
@@Willy_Tepes Yes, but it takes hundreds of years for trees to store any significant amount of CO2.
Problem is the trees they "replant" is the couple of same kind trees all over. Trees they want to harvest and give most profit.
I wish I could put my husband on a plane to spend a weekend out in the wilderness with you. He'd LOVE this. He is a US Army veteran and this is right up his alley.
They can tag & bag a Bigfoot...
@@goofygrandlouis6296 down bad, horrendously down bad.
How are you doing over there Tracie
As a Dane who's been to Norway many times, I have to say it IS a cold country. It's just that some parts are even colder than others ;-)
I'll have agree with you there. My wife will agree 110%. Hahaha.
As a Finn, no, Norway isn't cold. It's chilly, but it's close to the sea so it isn't really all that cold. All the Nordic countries are actually quite temperate during summer, though winters at least in Finland occasionally reach -40 degrees celsius, but are usually between -20 and -30 at their coldest. The sea keeps the area warmer though, as for example in Canada further south or in siberia there's been -60 degree winters
It's usually cold here in Oslo every winter 🥶🥶🥶
@@wardeni9603 That's pretty silly, both -20 and -60 are cold.
@@Thetarget1 Yes, but there's quite a drastic difference. Imagine the difference between +40 and 0 for example
Compared to the Texas Gulf Coast where I live.. Norway is a cold country...lol
Yes, of course.
@AnyoneCanMakeit, Well But those regions are beautiful TX seashore along the CorpusChristi
AnyoneCanMakeIt Yes! I live in Norway now and am from Texas. It’s cold. Lol But, they have moments of warmth that are quite lovely. :) Much better than the scorching heat of Texas.
I'm a Floridian, I like cold, but not Scandinavian cold. 1cm of snow, once a decade is enough.
every country is a cold country then
Fact or myth: All Norwegians are called Bjorn.
I think it's a myth ...i think... Otherwise i've been fooled since birth. Maybe my name is really Bjorn 😲 Now i'm confused and need to lie down
I have a Norwegian uncle named Trigve
Thanniel Forodwen Probably Trygve, as I have never heard of anyone called Trigve
@@maruteehee Oh, I was spelling it by ear as I have never seen how his name was spelled. Thanks
@@maruteehee Both are weird ways to spell Bjorn.
I love the Norwegian-English accent
I've been studying english for so long because I didn't like my norwegian-english accent, xD
My mind is just thinking about your name rn
Kekekek
It's actually interesting how distinctly different the typical English accents of Danes, Swedes and Norwegians are, even though Danish, Swedish and Norwegian are very similar. (or perhaps it's just us Nordics who notices it?)
@@baardkopperud I can hear if a Norwegian is from Bergen or Oslo just by his English accent :) Your local dialect heavily influences Your English unless you learn to speak with an English dialect.
Me too
In the northern part of norway we dont have this kind of accent haha its only down there south
Thank you Bjorn, love your channel, and cannot get enough. I send your vlogs to my son and daughter to make sure they get to know Norway better by a real citizen of Norway. Love you much from Canada.
I really enjoy your channel, Bjorn. Thank you for posting, and also for being so considerate as to share your beautiful homeland and culture and helpful perspective on the world with the rest of us, and even in English! I am ashamed I have yet too poor a grasp of the ancestral languages from which my own originated, but little by little I am learning, and I appreciate when you refer to things in Norwegian and give the English equivalent and the context involved. All of your content, from talks about the Viking age and life, as well as woodslore, and even your commentary on current events is so well thought out. I consider viewing your videos time very well spent. Would that we could chat in-person over a fire or a nice walk in the woods. Your videos shot 'on-location' as they say, also remind me of my childhood home in rural Michigan, a place I now live nearly an entire day's drive away from, here in the Upper Midwest of the Great Plains. While there is a significant difference in latitude between where you and where I grew up, I see so many similarities. It is no wonder why so many Scandanavian immigrants felt so much at home in this central and northernmost part of the contiguous American states when they arrived; thus they became so many of the builders and farmers and leaders and inventors that helped strengthen the fabric of this nation as well. I was born and raised in a part of rural Michigan well away from any large cities, and an easy walk from the eastern shore of Lake Huron, a place full of hardwood trees and birch and pine, where we learned woodcrafting skills, living in the woods, and harvesting fish and game as commonplace skills, even as children. During the three years I lived in Europe (W. Germany at the time, as part of the USAF during the Cold War period) I am disappointed to say I never had the pleasure of as much travel as I would have liked. The furthest north I got was the southern end of the North Sea, but I hope to return to Europe again one day and visit all the nations I missed (like Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland) the first time around. My ancestors on both sides of my family are Celto-Norse (Scotland, Ireland, England) and so the 'ancestral memory' you've talked about in another of your videos I consider to be a very real and true thing. I feel a very comfortable kinship and brotherhood with you and I share your perspective on many things. You speak as a man who carries experience dating back many generations, and that is something I have always striven to develop in myself as well. Tusen takk!
I agree with all except the one about Norwegians not being reserved/"cold". We dont think of it like that ourself but if you go to america or england or some other non-nordic country then you really do notice a big diffrence. There are some local variations in this in Norway, very rural places tend to be a bit less reserved (still reserved compared to other countries though) while in the bigger cities people are very reserved.
I think Norwegians are very sociable in the parts of life that are "supposed" to be social (parties, being in the company of people you know, family, etc.), but all "the other" parts we are quite reserved and don't want much to do with anyone else. That's my own experience, at least. Otherwise, I think many of the points made in this video are relative, and would probably be very different seen from an outsider's perspective.
@Vikingskog - I tend to agree. You need to know someone, to get introduced into a friend group.
@Izzinity Norwegians are very warm and social with their friends, but talking to strangers is another matter. This gives off the impression that we are cold, but there is a duality here. I know latinos give are viewed as extremely social, but so are Norwegians after the same amount of wine intake. Go to a bar in Norway and you can even talk to strangers without being judged like as madman.
Coming from a croatian who has spent 8 years in norway. Norwegians are very cold and socially awkward. Not out of bad intentions, I'm pretty sure the climate, protestantism and very low population density caused it.
@@PP-xj7vg Have you considered you might make them awkward at times? Sometimes people from more extroverted cultures don't pick up on how the introverted culture prefers it and that makes most of them very uneasy. Just like the other way around when it gets awkward when someone doesn't respond the way you expect them to when you're being more extroverted and it seems like they're rejecting you. Important to also remember that extroverted does not mean warm and introverted does not mean cold.
It's often considered rude to be what other cultures considers friendly - you don't know if someone wants to be left alone or not so better take the safe bet of giving them personal space is the Nordic mindset most of the time.
The easiest way to legally acquire a firearm is either a hunting rifle or shotgun through taking a hunting course.
The next way is to be a member with a gun club for 6 months prior to applying for a handgun. That's including the waiting time of a few months processing.
An AR15 used to take a 2 years according to various sources. I don't know how much that changed with the new arms law that also banned the Mini Ruger 14, forcing 8-900 legal owners to turn them in without compensation...
All of which requires a clean or satisfying record and a gun safe.
Guns are also very expensive, a Glock 17 Gen 5 costs about 1000 USD.
There are 1,3 million firearms in Norway. So yes you will find a firearm in many rural homes.
That doesn't say it is easy getting a firearm through legal means.
In CANADA ... ANY WEAPON THAT CAN EJECT A PROJECTILE BEYOND 500 FT/SEC IS A "FIREARM".
THE CURE TO LAWS LIKE THAT... IS A BIGGER FIREARM...
OR MORE JOERGSPRAVE.
fact or myth : norway has the best black metal
To me, it's a fact
Fact 😀
Nope, England does. Pentagram.
@The Wonders At Your Feet Fact! Definitely!
@The Wonders At Your Feet Iceland comes in as a good no. 2!
Excellent information. Norway is one of the countries that I hope to visit some day. Love the content that you put out and congrats on the excellent growth of your channel!
Myth 10A: you don't have to mortgage your home to buy a beer when you come from England.
But you do need a loan!
I guess it depends on where you're from, whether or not having a weapon if you have a *license* is gun control or not.
I don't know what Norwegian Law Dictionaries say, but in Constitutional America, a LICENSE is, "PERMISSION TO DO/HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD *_OTHERWISE_*_ _*_BE_*_ _*_ILLEGAL."_*
"Permission" or not, you're being told you *do* *not* have the *RIGHT* to have a firearm unless you have the Federal Government's permission.
In the context of Europe I suppose that's a *great* *deal* of liberty.
To me, it doesn't constitute a Right of no gun control.
But it is easy to get a license. In US you have to pass a background check which is permission to own a gun.
@@survivortechharold6575 You missed his point entirely. Having a license GIVES permission. Whereas it's a birthright for every legal born US citizen.
He's saying there should be no license. And there shouldn't be.
A background check is useless. All the government is doing is looking at every moment of your life. Criminals don't want that. So they get illegal guns. No background check. Nothing changes except giving the government rights to pry into your life.
@@survivortechharold6575 That's not true, exactly. Yes, you have to pass a background check to buy a new firearm, SOLELY because convicted felons aren't allowed to own firearms. That's the only thing they can constitutionally check. Also, you do NOT have to do background checks for private sale/purchase of firearms.
@@MrComputerCoder A background check and massive amount of psych tests are needed. A license is absolutely important
I've seen more taco's and pizza in Norway than in Italy
Taco Fridays, hell yea..
Pizza is almost more "American" than Italian these days (at least the gigantic, meat and cheese heavy pizzas, thick crust, etc.)... Italian food is pasta, spaghetti, linguini, parma ham, foccacia bread, shrimp antipasti, eggplant lasagna, salads with pine nuts, olives, artichoke, prosciutto, etc. And lots of oregano and basil. Always, always oregano and basil... 😁😁😁 And tomato sauce, gotta have that tomato sauce...
Thanks for the video Bjørn. It seems that Norway is a smaller version of Ontario Canada, we are alot alike! Skål my friend!
Yes, but Alaska has a much more similar latitude to us. But Canada works too, and Grønland
One thing is true: Norway has produced some incredible musicians. Some of my favorites.
Izzinity I didn’t even mention any names 😂
Izzinity Who would they be? I don’t know of any pop stars from Norway actually. I like some of the black metal, jazz and of course the band Ulver.
Izzinity It’s all good! No offense taken. Are you a fan of Ulver? I’m obsessed with them
"Norway has produced some incredible musicians"
Like who?
@@bramblebop1904 Turbonegro!
When I was in the US Marines, we did some cold weather training in the Setermoen area. We had a great time there! The Norwegians were nice to us and your country is very beautiful.
Appreciate the honesty about your country. More citizens everywhere should take notice. Pride in ones country is fine, as is criticism.
@3:50 - The U.S. Army taught me how to cross country ski, up there in Leadville Colorado. They had special bindings that fit around their big-ass, rubber Mickey Mouse snow boots, but they worked pretty good. It was a lot of fun. One evening, my company went on a recon training mission. It was beautiful and clear, so clear you could see the stars shine, and the clouds rolling over the mountaintops. And when the clouds descended upon us, as we were skiing along, single file, it was a white out. I could barely see the backs of the skis in front of me. Nobody got lost. The mission was thought up by Major Ware. A month later, back at Fort Carson, Major Ware was pulling Battalion CQ, which means he was in charge at night. He was walking around the barracks, when drunk as hell McNathy started to pee off the 2nd story landing, he peed on Major Ware as he walked by. The major just walked away and never said anything about it. It was cheerful news indeed, since we remembered him and his night recon idea. McNathy got himself a new name: McNasty. That was 47 years ago.
Camp Hale ... know it well. Eagle County... loved the story you shared!
Mythbuster: How many myth u got
Norway: Yes
Good video, but some quibbles: Relative to USA and many other countries, Norway (and Sweden) is pretty far left. But the huge public sector we afford ourselves is to a large degree financed by pretty active oil and gas exports, as well as being kept from being too beurocratic, slow and corrupt by being based on a rather small population.
As far as Norwegians being "cold", I do understand the reaction foreigners can get of us, even though it isn't entirely correct. The way I see it, we may be pretty sociable on a superficial level but when it comes to building trust and close friendships we're very slow. I guess it comes from a rural background where people lived rather far apart and didn't get to know more than a few people: We don't regard people as really friends unless the relationship is tested and we know each others strengths and weaknesses, so when a newcomer comes and tries to make new friends it can take years. People who aren't used to that simply gives up, and regards us as cold and unsociable.
Which really isn't true.
Thanks for the video, anyways. Great to clear things up. There's no polar bears here either (except for Svaldbard and nearby islands, which is only administrated by Norway), as we don't have enough ice on the sea to hunt from. Only aome very rare cases of european brown bear, and they're pretty shy. So the most dangerous animal aound here may be the mosquito...
you should let everyone know about my fav Norwegian Max Manus. Few here in the States know his story, and none of us would be here without it!
There are even skalds describing some how the first Icelandic noble class ( that being norwegians, this was before the scottish and Irelanders came) had quite the variety of hair colors. Sure there were plenty of blondes. But there were also quite a variety in hair colors.
I just got back from my 8 day visit in Norway, I lived in Bergen for 7 years in the past. I'm so frustrated how here in the UK where I'm from we don't have these seas to fish, you have to go all the way to the east coast which on Norway's side is vestkysten in order to fish. I love fishing, so I hate how limited I am here in Leeds.
Never mind the lack of fishing spots....Leeds is just a shit hole generally.
A lot of people believe these myths Bjorn and it is a shame. However, these myths bring a lot of interest in the country and it's history so people visit to learn the truth. From my several visits, I have come to dispell all the myths I believed and it only makes Norway even better! You are lucky to live in such a country, Bjorn but as always there is much that can be improved.
I loved what you did with this video, quite creative! I think if you want to do some more videos like this, you should maybe invest in some image stabilising equipment so stop the video being shakey!
Nonetheless, this was a great video and thank you for brightening my weekend.
All the best :)
Thank you, Matty. It was not my camera rig that was being used, but I do have stabilizing when I film myself. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Myth number 8 was the funniest one for me, I have a friend in Trondheim and I have never met a more compassionate and warm person ever, especially for a guy :)
I love the handheld filming style in this video. The editing is also great thanks for cirrectining these misconceptions.
i was ill..Now i am well..and i can watch the videos!
Well, I agree with a lot of points. The Sami people have a ural-asian background, and the language is in the Finnic language family. Samis are even thought to have some mongolic blood in them.
Wrong!!!
Thst was debunked I early 2000s. I from Norway. Have heard and read that, that is a myth
I'm always getting those folks mixed up a bit, but regarding all the Turkic/Mongolian groups in Eurasia, etc., you have the Saami, Finns, Estonians, (Karelians?), Turks, Hungarians, Chechens, Georgians, Kazachs, Khazar (in older times), Uyghur, Uzbek, Tuvan, Mongol, Turkmen, Ural-Altaic groups, Yakut, Irkut, Tartar/Tatar, and who knows how many others are in the greater Turkic/Mongol family, etc. Slavs, Balkan/SE Euro Slavs, Persians, East Asians, etc., all have a bit of Turkic/Mongol blood, from a teensy bit to noticeably more...
So I would tend to agree with you, but I also know that these sorts of things can get pretty tricky to navigate (genetics), etc.
There are myths about every place, person and thing on this planet.
Isn’t that just a myth?
I'm Norwegian and this needs context. A lot of the Q's could be challenged and I won't say that everything Bjorn said is entirely true, but there are a few good points. :)
1. Socialist country? No, but we do have a lot of social programs, but we do have a mixed economy.
2. Blonde? You're right
3. Cold country? He's totally right, but in general, we are a very cold country. I live in the south and we still would consider Norway to be cold. There is a reason why so many people go on vacations over the holidays.
4. We are a small country if you compare it to others.
5. Cross country skiing? Your right, not all of us go skiing, but I would like to do more of it. It's a big tradition though. Skiing in general!
6. Sami people? You're right
7. Water? Your right about that too
8. Cold and reserved? Depends on who you ask really. I've lived in England for almost 4 years and meet a lot of different people. Norwegians would be considered reserved in many other countries. Cold probably comes from our way of behaving. In England, you would say sorry if you bumped into another person, but Norwegians don't really have those costumes. I would like to add that we are very kind people, but from someone who doesn't understand our way of life. I could also understand that it would be perceived as rude or maybe cold. To a country of approx. 5,5 million people, we do have a lot of views about the world we should probably hold for ourselves sometimes. Not every other country thinks like us and it might be good as well!
9. Strict gun control? No, but a hassle. I read somewhere that Norway actually is one of the countries with the most guns per citizen. But they have become a hassle to obtain.
10. Environmentally friendly country? We have good and clean air, good drinking waters. A pretty clean country in general, but he's right about the oil and gas production. But I'm not one of those people that would like to shut down our factories and production of gas and oil, to please the environmental gods. This is a global issue, we can't destroy our own productivity as a nation. That would hurt us all.
I hope that I was able to give some more context from a fellow Norwegian, and no, it wasn't a deliberate attempt to defame his points. There are 5,5 million people in this country and we do have different views and opinions about our nation which is a good thing! :) Great video, keep it up!
Cavilingman nr 1 that makes Norway a socialist country the fact that we also have mixed economy , dont make it less socialist when we overpower It with state taxes then the mixed economy is just a formality.
@@lamb_chops7085 It really depends on what your definition of socialism is? Is it plan economy? The state has all the power? I would say that we have pretty good corporate benefits even though we do have a lot of social programs that come from our high taxes. I'm not a big fan of government in general, because I believe it pretty much sucks at everything it tries to do and that we could do a better job if we let private companies come in. But once again. What issue do you have then? I don't like big corporations that have a monopoly on markets either. There is a balance, but I'm not the right person to ask what that balance should be. I just know that big corporation that dominates a market is hard to beat if the government steps in and want to make changes to benefit our people. Corporations or companies can just leave to a different country with better benefits, the government can't just leave, so that's why I like a mixed economy, but I would like to add that we should probably invite more private companies into different fields of service and industries. Healthcare could need an upgrade and new perspectives. We should also simplify our tax system in Norway so that people know what they actually pay for. Something like Trump has done in the US. Get rid of unnecessary regulations that hit unsocial and simplify our tax system. :)
I enjoy your videos and this one. Living in USA in a gun friendly state. Norway gun laws sound strict to me. Keep up good work
@@kyleminks6406 People.. Just.. don't threaten each other with weapons, dude.
Probably..... Norwegians just don't want to be shot dead by a stranger
Norwegian gun law is not strict at all if you look at the effect of it.
Gun laws should be strict. US is the only 'civilized' country with such a high number of routine mass shootings.
And yet, those states here with the strictest gun laws also have the highest gun crime rates. If you remove gang/cartel gun crime and suicide from the statistics, it's almost non-existent. You just hear about EVERYTHING that happens because certain factions within our gov't want to disarm the populace. They won't thanks to our Constitution, but that doesn't stop them from trying.
Hello! Francis here. I absolutely loved your video. You have a great time of voice, calm and eloquent. I love Norway. I'm a Spaniard and will be moving there in the near future because I absolutely love your country's values and way of life.
I meant tone of voice lol
I only heard of 3 of these myths. The socialist one(Tho I was aware is was not like the historical socialist party most think of but rather a hybird with democracy) , the all people are blonde, and the very cold weather (which depending on the country you come from your persctive changes if you consider it cold or not).
The others were really silly(like the cross country one) others were very weird(like the sami one, both groups had been living there for more centuries than we have recorded data for, so logically thinking about it, both are natives/indigenous).
Informative video!
thanks its really a treat when put out new videos! keep up the great work Bjorn
I didn't know there were so many myths about norway
but when you are neighbors you know the truth, and then it is difficult to make myths.
Thanks for a koselig video og skål.. 🍻
Good stuff! Loved the runes on your shirt so I bought some of your merch :-)
I lived in Stavanger for 15 years until my Norwegian wife kicked me to the curb a couple years ago. I think about your beautiful country all the time and miss it very much.
GW Dodd
My grandfather came from Buken Island... probably misspelled that. I believe that island is nearby Stavanger...but, you know, I'm beginning to forget the details...how sad is that. 😔
Norway isn't cold? Come to Australia, experience a 44c day and then let me tell you how Australia isn't hot...😆😉😂
Yeah but it's a dry heat, and probably drops down to 20 at night anyway...
Also rarely happens in most places!
Come to Japan and when the humidity has you covered in sweat and wearing a shirt that looks like it came straight from the washing machine, after a strenuous 5-10 minutes of doing nothing... well...
Actually I just checked and this week Oslo gets up to 25C, which is actually the average December max temperature in Sydney!
@@calebfuller4713 Ummmm....last time I checked, Sydney is not all of Australia! Its a pretty big country all up...Where I live, 40c in summer is COMMON, and no, that ISNT a dry heat, that is with high humidity as well! 45c is unusual but does happen.... but I made the original comment in the spirit of this video, which maybe you have taken too seriously and turned into some sort of competition?😉😆
Det er fantastisk å se at det finnes folk som deg i Norge, Bjørn. Gir meg tro på fremtiden!
Takk, Stian.
Thanks for another great video Bjorn. I love that you acknowledge and recognize that Norway is Not socialist nor was it built on a socialist system. Which is the argument i always here from politicians in the US that are more left leaning.
Almighty Ulfhedin and right leaning I’ve heard multiple right-leaning people complain about that.
I mean we do have some socialistic tendencies. But far from being a socialistic country.
@@arstan8092 its called being social democrat which is closer to capitalist.
@@Slendermən yes i agree i said it is far from socialism did i not? I know exactly what it is due to living in norway myself.
@@arstan8092 Nei men så heftig. Jeg bor i Østfold.
After being really sick for over 6 weeks it is great to be back with you my Viking friend. I am a blonde with a white beard of 63 years and proud to be what and who I am my friend. I am more Norse than a Canadian but proud to be either my friend as I am born both. Great post fella !
Bjorn, thanks for sharing, luckily I never heard these myths . I've never heard anything negative about Norway. Atb from Oklahoma, 👍
Ask a swede about norway and you will here a lot of negative stuff. And vice versa. We have some friendly rivalry going on :-)
Like why would a Norwegian Bring a car door to the desert? To roll down the window when it gets hot ;-)
I've heard something negative ! Sweden !
@PineCone +
- Why do the Norwegians crawl on the floor in the Swedish shopping malls?
- They’re looking for low prices!
The Norwegians are Swedes in those jokes in Norway. We also have one that goes;
"Have you heard of the Swede that went to university? Neither have I."
The countries are good friends even though we joke about each other.
We also have jokes about a Swede, a Dane and a Norwegian. They compete and the Norwegian is often the winner in Norway's versions.
@Maja Terese Nilssen The “joke war” has brought a lot of enjoyment into our lives! 😃😸
Love the accent, sounded like 10 "mits" about norway!! JK
Love your channel btw, my wife being a peaceful introvert adores your zen vibe, thanks for the great content from Canada eh!
Norway isn't the only country caught up in consumerism... That's for sure!!!
On point. Great vid. Could you send some of that nice weather up north please? We really could use some nice relaxing outdoor time without dressing like it's winter. Lol. Cheers!
If u flip Norway over, u reach the southern tip of Italy.
Thanks for covering some myths about Norway that I've wondered about. I'm from northwestern Minnesota and a descendant of Norwegian/Swedish pioneer immigrants. I've always wondered what the old country was like. Its very much like northern Minnesota. Thank you for your channel and its content.
@Leonard Johnson-my husband is from North Central Minisoooodah and is 3/4 Norwegian, 1/4 Swedish. I'd say he and his family are very stoic, quiet types which seems fairly typical of folks from the upper Midwest in my experience. Gotta love them!
En bra video Bjørn, hoppas du når 100 000 prenumeranter snart :)
Are you Swedish?
@@ladvargleinad7566 considering he's speaking norwegian, I'd expect they're norwegian
@@grandpanoogie2665 In Norwegian, it is "En bra video Bjørn, håper du når 100 000 abonnementer snart :)"
@@ladvargleinad7566 ah, my bad. Thank's for the correction
I've been to Norway and had a blast! Great people that made me fit right in! I loved the majority of the people spoke English and tried to teach me Norwegian. Very difficult language to pick up in 2 weeks!
Thank you for the mythbusting ! I'll be coming in Norway for a week in October and i'm really impatient.
The more i learn about this country, the more i want to live there. Maybe in a few years i hope. Skol !
I am sure you will enjoy your stay here!
I LIVE IN GEORGIA, USA - AND I THINK OUR WINTERS ARE COLD ! I COULD NEVER SURVIVE THE WINTER IN ALASKA OR CANADA , NO WAY I COULD SURVIVE NORWAY'S WINTER ! THANK YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS MR. BULL HANSEN !
everytime i watch one of your videos i wanna immigrate to norway
Great video as always Bjorn.
The type of logging you showed in the back ground looked like Clear Cutting which to me is a crime. When you Clear out a section then replant it you run the risk of the Soil being washed away as well as destroying Habitats for numerous animals. What should be done is a Logging Company goes in and picks certain Trees to be harvested and then the planting of news Trees to replace them.
I think you are not entirely correct on everything. Tap water is clean and safe. You can safely drink it if you come to Norway. That fact that we have had some cases when the tap water was contaminated locally by accident or maybe on purpose is more a evidence that we take it for granted that it is clean.
There is no reason to warn people coming to Norway about our tap water. That is because it is safe to drink.
What you are doing now is creating a myth about Norwegian tap water being unsafe.
True
I think Norwegians may have a bit stricter of a definition of "safe" than Americans...
My brother was in the USNavy and he visited your wonderful country more than once and LOVED it. He thought the fjords were absolutely beautiful & very majestic and really appreciated the Norwegian people. I never got quite that far north, just to Denmark, when I lived in Europe but I was friends with a group of Norwegian officers who were stationed @ a nearby USAir Force base in US and they were absolutely delightful. We'd dance for hours @ the Officer's Club & had a great time each time the group got together. All but one were gentlemen. He was mind-blowingly good looking and I suspect women had swooned over him so much that he felt entitled. Stupid women! I certainly did not think any less of the rest of those officers because of the one. I think of them every now & then and have very fond memories of my Norwegian friends from all those years ago.
Thank you for your videos which I just discovered. Maybe I'll travel to Norway one of these days and see those beautiful fjords my brother spoke so fondly of.
Keep the videos coming.
Probably doesn’t help that most Norwegians I’ve talked to vehemently claim these myths _are_ true
Of course we do! We have an image to keep!
Seeing as how a good bit of your audience is likey American I was expecting one of these to be "Norway doesn't have substantial off-shore oil reserves." Love your videos man
Bjorn - could you say more about the Norse indigenous peoples? A bit of background and history if you would (a few sentences or so). I have heard of the Norse but always thought it was more a reference to all the people of the area and never knew of them as similar to the Sami. Tusen takk for alt!
@Gamal sedvane Too simplistic by far I am afraid. If by Finns you mean people from Finland, they are not Scandinavians. (Not counting the Kvæns and other Finnish immigrants to Scandinavia.
There have been several major waves of immigrants to Scandinavia during the 10000 or so years we know people have been living here. The Norse were, like we are today, a mix of these. The north Germanic languages we speak in Scandinavia today was brought by one of the later migration waves. People have always been moving around, mixing, conquering and influencing. The more we learn about our past, the more complex it becomes. The debate about indigenous people in Norway at least, is far from over and has clear political overtones. I don't really feel it is a relevant term to use. The early hunter gatherers who first colonized Norway are long since assimilated (or have assimilated the later arrivals) in the general population. Anyway, it is an interesting subject and research continues. What we can say without a doubt, is that we have been here for a long time and have deep roots. And that the particular cultural and genetic mix we have in Scandinavia today was created here.
The Sami in Norway has official status as indigenous. To a large extend they got that as a form of compensation for the heavy handed cultural imperialism of the christian Norwegian speakers, who during the last few centuries has worked pretty hard to assimilate the Sami into the general population, through religious persecution and through banning the language. It almost worked, I have met people who grew up speaking Sami at home, but denies they are Sami. Only in the last half century Sami people have not been ashamed of their culture and heritage because of this. I simplify and generalize of course.
Yes, I could talk a bit more about that in a future video.
Thank you for the videos. I grew up on the Missouri side of the Ozarks. I know many places the tour guides don't know about. It is interesting to see how similar our wilderness arts are. I can make anything from my own rope to whiskey. I allways enjoy your videos, and hope one day to visit Norway.
The fact number 10 sadly is very true about Finland too.
Many people think we have a lot of forests here. Yes, the area that is covered with trees might be close to 70%, but almost over 90% of Finnish wooden areas are regularly chopped down and harvested for timber and sadly cellulose. It is almost the biggest lie of Finnish society to me, that we are an "enviromentally friendly" and "close to nature".
@Haile Selassie It's probably more, but as i said. Area with trees is not yet a forest. 90% of Finnish "forests" are just rows of pine trees, dead silent.
If the forests are cut down after 40-60 years of growth, all of the animals and life that requires +100 year old forests does not have a place.
Forestry and forest products are an essential thing for humans, but most of the Finnish almost-forests are harvested for cellulose and paper, which are not essential for human survival.
Thanks for clarifying the "Norway is environmentally friendly" Myth. Far to often I am presented with Norway as an example for how well a society can do and how rich people can be, with a more environmentally friendly lifestyle.
As a rule these people have no idea where Norways wealth is coming from....
Haha, great Video!
Greetings from Germany
Tobias
Love to see a real Norwegian log cabin with wood fire place built from local rock and stone. A shot of this cabin under the northern lights would be magical.
Ok, I'll say it. I like your wooden drinking cup. I'm sure you made it and you did a very nice job of it. Pretty wood.👍🏼
Lily May
Norwegian Wood.....just sayin.
I took a trip around Scandinavia with my wife and parents, we went around by boat as well as train. We visited the capitals: Helsinki, Tallin, Stockholm, Copenhagen, but my favorite was definitely Oslo. Norway is great, there's really good game to eat, the people are nice and friendly, and they make some rocking music.
So the land is like California's divided between Desert and Snowy mountains but without the desert ! More like Forest 🐺😇!.
This video made me want to go trekking in Norway. Seems like a great place. Cheers from Brazil!
Thank you for blowing myths out of the water. I'm from Texas, USA. LOTS of myths about our state.
Everybody fat
Too small to be a country and too big to be an insane asylum.
@@almollitor That's a good one! 🤣
@@almollitor
Its a very fun kind of crazy though.
@@DaanSnqn everything bigger in texas
Ah, the tree issue kills me! I grew up on 80 acres of woods, so trees are sacred to me. We have not had logging on our property for about 150 years, and the timber companies are constantly after my mom to allow them to cut down our huge hardwoods.
In America they claim are have more trees now than ever, because the forest companies are required to replace what they remove. But I say "what constitutes a "tree"? For environmental impact, you cannot compare a 6 inch seedling to a 100 year old maple. And oak trees can take 300 years to reach their lifespan. I plan on planting up to 3 or 4 dozen evergreens in my yard in the Spring, to act as a wind block, along with orchard trees. My yard is about 2 acres.
We need to increase the use and recycling of reclaimed wood, use alternatives like renewable bamboo and hemp, and leave out hardwoods alone!
Classic Rock Lover
I agree with you 100% ...Leave the giant, old hardwoods alone!
"Norway is a cold country, that is a myth as well." I guess Eskimo's would believe that.
dnsmithnc it is a myth. Cold in the winter warm in the summer.
I love you channel, I respect you , and in my opinion you're a man's man , thanks for sharing!
Great content. Have subbed 👍
I really want to move to Norway my family on my moms side came from Oslo Norway
Reecon your family came to America for a reason???
Daniel Frazier im not so sure about that i have to ask my mom about that
@@skylerpainter1307 perhaps they just wanted to live in the Greatest Nation in the History of the World, and by that I mean not only to prosper and live free, but most importantly to Worship God however you choose. Or not if that's yer thing. God Bless America, I love America...
Daniel Frazier ay i definitely agree
Daniel Frazier, God bless the Greatest Nation in the world. The leading nation in both obesity and school shootings...
Considering Norway is ranked 2nd in the world (beaten by the swiss) on clean drinking water from the tap. it's wrong to say that it's a myth that we have clean drinking water.. accidents polluting the water supply for a short time is not the standard we measure water cleanliness..
I wish I lived in Norway. All the videos and Slow TV films I've watched make it seem like a great place to live.
Can be a bit irritating at times, but I am very glad I live here and am from here.
Yeah its a really nice place to live
Love the fact that Slow TV was invented here. lol It is a great place to live, but it's hard being poor as 95% of the population is relatively rich.
@@kranseline why do you think that?
I just found your channel and I am finding it educational while entertaining. Thank you for this information you provided about Norway.
I will tell you something that is not a myth...........Norway is a beautifull country !!
Thank you for the education about Norway. From a student in Oklahoma..
I live 40 minutes from Oslo nobody here has a gun only the people who's hunting
Mattis Oliver-Stokke that was what he meant
If you live Your whole life in the sticks, chances are you hunt or at least own a shotgun or rifle. Maybe you are not a true hillbilly? D Have you lived large parts of Your life in suburbia or a city?
Excellent video! I think a couple of the myths, the Sami and cold and reserved, were people confusing Norway with Finland. Not a knock on the Finns, by the way. They are excellent people, but known for their distaste of small talk and only speaking when there is something to be said, which culture shocks people from more extroverted cultures
Norway has “Minniva”. A fine singer.
See her on you tube.
always wonderful videos; thank you.
I really like the line of merchandise you've released; a coffee mug will soon be mine! : )
I wonder how the people thinking that the first peoples that came to the north wandered in from the northeast and settled on top of the inland ice really think. It should be obvious that the first setters in Scandinavia came from the south and the Samis, that came from northeast, came much, much later.
By the way, the legal way of defining an indigenous people is that it is a people that inhabit an area when another people institutes a state that govern over that area, i.e. it has nothing to do with who inhabited that area first. That means that in the legal way the Samis are the indigenous people in Sweden and Norway and Finns and Samis are the indigenous people of Finland (swedes founded the state in Finland and are therefore not considered an indigenous people, although swedes are a national minority in Finland and came earlier than both Finns and Samis).
Many left liberals extremists use the fact that most people *think* that "indigenous people" means "the people that settled first" to assert that e.g. Swedes and Norwegians don't have a claim to Sweden and Norway, but in fact the term "indigenous people" has nothing to do with that.
I take this video as a confirmation that champagne is called "Sprattlevann", backpack "strapatesepose" and banana "guleböj" in Norwegian, as we were taught in Swedish schools, as you didn't mention those as being myths ;)
Your woodland vidioes are refreshing, I've been through Norway but didn't stay. Their was an exhibition in Finland about the Fins, explaining how they moved across Scandinavia building small villages, I like to get a cycle through Norway & Sweden to Stockholm then get a ferry to Finland, without a fixed time limit.
The Gun part, is for hunting only. Not for anything else...
Range shooting?
Collecting?
Fonsk range shooting and competition, but not collecting
@@jonathannataliestrand8041 ah, it's a thing in here Finland
As I stayed and worked in the forest around nord trøndelag , I know that there are some chemical waste that are kept as safely as possible. which is very considerate. Plus I agree with you about consumerism, Norwegians consume alot, but it is not the case in every household. I would also add a myth that even some Norwegians believe is true, as well as I heard it from Swedish and Danish: That Norwegians are rich, well I know some families that are not rich at all.
I would strongly disagree on multiple points, greetings from Norway
TheDanksmith same