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  • Опубліковано 10 сер 2023
  • As an American I am well aware that most Americans know nothing about Norway, but I am still a bit disappointed every time I am reminded of it. Today I am interested in seeing how Americans respond to questions about Norway and Norwegian culture, and if we are as ignorant as I believe we are. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!

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  • @sainttr00msoo
    @sainttr00msoo 11 місяців тому +302

    Calling a Norwegian Swedish is the biggest insult in Norway, the only one that comes close is calling us Danish

    • @lhelenah
      @lhelenah 11 місяців тому +5

      fr

    • @pheluma2394
      @pheluma2394 11 місяців тому +5

      very true

    • @Kari.F.
      @Kari.F. 11 місяців тому +16

      It's more telling about the ignoramuses who say stupid stuff like that. Other people's ignorance is more annoying than insulting to me. Like when they call us communists and comment on OUR social media accounts to tell us that we don't have access to social media. 🤦

    • @NordicTobz
      @NordicTobz 11 місяців тому +15

      The woman who said german really didnt know what happened to us in WWII.....

    • @maggie785
      @maggie785 11 місяців тому +18

      Calling Norwegian German is even worse because Germany occupied Norway in WW2

  • @Mobraks
    @Mobraks 11 місяців тому +134

    The driver said: Hei, hei. Her er jeg
    He said it with a perfect pronunciation. Translated "Hi Hi, Here I am"
    Then he said "Jeg elsker Norge". Translated "I love Norway".

    • @mainn0606
      @mainn0606 11 місяців тому +1

      Uenig

    • @OhNoNotFrank
      @OhNoNotFrank 11 місяців тому +12

      Yep, but he pronounced "Norge" in Swedish 😉

    • @Mobraks
      @Mobraks 11 місяців тому

      @@mainn0606 er lov det

    • @anine7212
      @anine7212 11 місяців тому +21

      “Perfect pronunciation” is a bit much, but it wasn’t that bad

    • @olenilsen4660
      @olenilsen4660 9 місяців тому +2

      Ahh, excellent! I think you´re right! I´m Norwegian as well, but couldn´t quite make it out when I saw the video. Now it makes perfect sense. I wouldn´t call it perfect pronunciation, but very good indeed!

  • @eivindmn
    @eivindmn 11 місяців тому +103

    Tyler has started to become a true European. Looking at videos of Americans failing simple geography questions is basically all we do over here ;)

    • @espekelu3460
      @espekelu3460 11 місяців тому +6

      Is awesome! And he's starting to recognize quite a few things about Norway too, it's great!

    • @olenilsen4660
      @olenilsen4660 9 місяців тому +1

      Well, ask those high and mighty Europeans a few questions about Africa, then. They´ll deflate pretty quickly then!

    • @edgyesp
      @edgyesp 6 місяців тому

      Well, I can't really argue. But I think most of us could name a couple countries in Africa.
      I even believe the majority of us are able to point to Africa on a map ;--)
      I'll consider that a win over the US any day of the week.@@olenilsen4660

  • @NorwegianNoLife
    @NorwegianNoLife 11 місяців тому +61

    To be honest it is perfectly okay to say "I have no idea". Being confidently wrong is entertaining though haha

    • @lawlietriver8869
      @lawlietriver8869 11 місяців тому +4

      Facts. I have no qualms with someone just admitting that they do not know. But like you said, being confidently wrong is hilarious.

  • @ysteinfjr7529
    @ysteinfjr7529 11 місяців тому +66

    What I learned today is Norway is a Dutch town in Sweden where they speak German, French and Spanish. Not at all the country where I grew up and live in. 😉

    • @margreetanceaux3906
      @margreetanceaux3906 11 місяців тому +16

      We Dutch were quite astonished too. But great to have you!

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 11 місяців тому +9

      It must be in Skåne. It's flat enough for us in the Dutch town and also spacious enough so we don't trip over the cute little windmills in our Norwegian, eh I mean Dutch clogs. Should have written this is German, French or Spanish I realise. Honestly sounds like a Disney fairytale if it didn't entail being Swedish 😉

    • @irenestrmnss4496
      @irenestrmnss4496 11 місяців тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @olenilsen4660
      @olenilsen4660 9 місяців тому +2

      LOL - vel, jeg kan bittelitt fransk, en aning mer spansk, og førsteklasses nederlandsk. Altså sånn nederlenderne snakker i første klasse ;D Men på svensk kan jeg lure meg inn i riksdagen som SD-representant ;)

    • @perolden
      @perolden 9 місяців тому +2

      Norgerhaven fengsel i Nederland, og bygda Norge, som ligger i Sverige, småbyen Norge i Virginia, samt i Brasil, Galapagos og andre steder i
      Amerika, så alt er korrekt, Norge ligger i Sverige, og Norge(rhaven) er en bygd i Nederland.
      Google: Norgerhaven prison in the Netherlands, and the village of Norge , located in Sweden, the small town of Norge in Virginia, as well as in Brazil, the Galapagos and other places in America, so everything is correct, Norge is in Sweden, and Norge(rhaven) is a village in the Netherlands

  • @ingvildkvakestad
    @ingvildkvakestad 11 місяців тому +47

    I am happy that they knew that Europe is not a country and no one said Norway is the capital of Sweden that is good.

    • @johan.ohgren
      @johan.ohgren 11 місяців тому +2

      I wonder who get's more offended, norwegians or swedes?

    • @olenilsen4660
      @olenilsen4660 9 місяців тому

      LOL! Have you been watching "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" as well? ;D

    • @scarlet5122
      @scarlet5122 9 місяців тому

      ​@johan.ohgren a bit of both I'd say

    • @Kvitravn.
      @Kvitravn. 7 місяців тому +1

      @@johan.ohgren The Swedes are too air-headed to ever realize they were insulted.

    • @yvindravnas9996
      @yvindravnas9996 2 місяці тому

      @@johan.ohgrenMe i am from norway and i am mad!!!!!!!!!

  • @sognsvann3
    @sognsvann3 11 місяців тому +30

    09:50 we have to choose between german, spanish or french in school as our third landuage. But it is not our first landuage 😂

  • @karebear326
    @karebear326 11 місяців тому +19

    To Norway America seems very self obsessed, if it isn't about America they don't really care.
    While Norway try to learn about other languages, french, Spanish and german is learned as a 3rd language in middle school for 3 years. In addition to English as our second language.

    • @reginepettersen
      @reginepettersen 11 місяців тому

      And we also have 2 years in high school with one of the three languages, unless you’re taking yrkesfag.

    • @Lone_GamerUK
      @Lone_GamerUK 10 місяців тому +1

      Such a shame as someone who has USA cousins, & loves parts of the states, in general, they don't have the education, or encouragement to look outside the US, it's amazing how many haven't been outside thier own state let alone the rest of USA or other parts of the world.
      My dream countries are Norway, Denmark, Iceland I love their culture, languages & one day will spend more time traveling again.
      Maybe I'm more viking than English with our history. 🤔

    • @-_pi_-
      @-_pi_- 5 місяців тому

      Aber nicht so viele Norwegischer spricht gut Deutsch. Ich denke, mit Spanisch und Französisch ist es dasselbe

  • @mikevik100
    @mikevik100 11 місяців тому +8

    Who in Norway calls the train for "trik" ? A trik is a Tram, Train is Tog.

  • @christinejohansen4548
    @christinejohansen4548 11 місяців тому +8

    Hey, from Norway here. Last year, in 6th grade, my son had to pick a US state and write a lecture about it. They learn a lot about the USA and all the different states really early in school here.

  • @denisspratt926
    @denisspratt926 11 місяців тому +19

    Why all the people in USA are calling Norway for Sweden or Denmark.
    Well it doesn't really surprise me.
    Most people from the US call themselves Americans.
    America isn´t a country but two continents.
    But somehow people in USA are Americans but people in Mexico, Brazil etc. are not.
    To me that says a lot about the people in USA.

    • @huldradraco
      @huldradraco 11 місяців тому +2

      Americans are citizens of USA (united states of america). North Americans are citizens of North America. South Ameticans are citizens of South America. The whole continent in total is "the Americas".

    • @denisspratt926
      @denisspratt926 11 місяців тому +2

      @@huldradraco North America and South America is actually 2 different continents.
      Combined they are America.
      But the point is that only the people in USA call themselves Americans and they call their country America.
      That would be like the French calling themselves Europe instead of France and calling themselves Europeans.

    • @huldradraco
      @huldradraco 11 місяців тому +1

      @@denisspratt926 they are called the united states of AMERICA. which is why they call themselves americans. Nobody in north america besides the US calls themselves americans because they aren't. They are north americans. Only the people in the US are americans. What else would they call themselves? United Statians? No, they're called americans because of their country name. It's not the US's fault that their continent has a similar name as their country.

    • @truxton1000
      @truxton1000 9 місяців тому

      @@huldradraco Well, Americans are the people that live on the continent of America, north or south. To call the people of USA Americans is insulting towards the rest of the people on the continent as it seems like the only country that actually “counts” on that continent is people from USA.

    • @huldradraco
      @huldradraco 9 місяців тому

      @@truxton1000 there is no continent called America. South America and North America are two different continents, but collectively known as the Americas.

  • @Lene-Lene
    @Lene-Lene 11 місяців тому +10

    Its not that us norwegian have to learn about states and citties in the US at school, we have learn about every country in the world.

    • @Lone_GamerUK
      @Lone_GamerUK 10 місяців тому +2

      It's like thier education stopped after right to bear arms & state rights - such a shame I love gaming, history & along with education, reading it teaches a lot not such where places are but how they came to be with many of the historical wars from the vikings onwards - Many days I wish I lived in Norway, Denamark or Iceland etc I love thier culture, language & people.
      Big up the Norweigians 👍

    • @ladysan_
      @ladysan_ 5 місяців тому

      ​@@Lone_GamerUK I mean... I can sort of understand how they don't have time to learn the map. They are too busy pledging allegiance to a flag and learning abou what to do if someone fires up a classroom. 🤯

  • @Orikix
    @Orikix 11 місяців тому +13

    As a Norwegian, who is a little too interested in geography, I can speak Norwegian, German and English. I understand Swedish, Danish and a little Icelandic. I can name every country in the world on a map as well as almost every capital city. Americans simply lack important knowledge😢

    • @R3TR0221
      @R3TR0221 10 місяців тому

      They lack a lot of knowledge. Like how to run a democracy. They have two options rather than the democratic model which has many different political parties

    • @olenilsen4660
      @olenilsen4660 9 місяців тому +1

      How is this knowledge important? I can look it up on my phone in a few seconds. I´ll even get the area and population for you. Have you memorised that?

    • @Orikix
      @Orikix 9 місяців тому +6

      @@olenilsen4660 well I don't need to look it up tho

    • @herrbonk3635
      @herrbonk3635 8 місяців тому +2

      @@olenilsen4660 Yes, although it's certainly a good thing having a basic understanding of how the world is constituted, memorizing place names is very much about prestige.

  • @norseman643
    @norseman643 11 місяців тому +4

    The "Heihei, her er jeg" threw me off, he sounded like a norwegian xD But the "Jeg elsker Norge" sounded like an american trying to speak swedish 😆

  • @MessyMeep
    @MessyMeep 11 місяців тому +6

    "Hei hei, her er jeg" is what the driver said. Meaning "Hi hi, here i am" =)
    He also said "Jeg elsker Norge" which means "I love Norway".

  • @annedunne4526
    @annedunne4526 11 місяців тому +13

    What gets me is that Americans don't appear to read or educate themselves even if they didn't do European geography in school. There seems to be no curiosity to want to learn.

    • @MissCaraMint
      @MissCaraMint 11 місяців тому

      The problem is that America itself is just massive. Most Americans therefor have never owned a passport or gone traveling beyond American borders. Let alone engage in world new and politics.

    • @lillia5333
      @lillia5333 11 місяців тому +3

      ​@@MissCaraMintUsa is so massive that you can't be bothered with learning about the world? If you are like Tyler, you are not even bothered with knowing your own country very much 😂

    • @torekristoffersen176
      @torekristoffersen176 11 місяців тому +7

      Not all Americans are this way. Those of us whose families came from Norway and other Scandinavian countries take great pride and joy in whom we are descended from. My family came from Bergen and Skien areas. Mange av oss snakker fortsatt norsk også.

    • @annedunne4526
      @annedunne4526 11 місяців тому +6

      @@torekristoffersen176 But I have no connection to Norway and I still know about it. And I've never been to Asian or African countries but I've read about them and know where they are etc. It's the lack of curiosity about the world outside of the USA that I don't understand.

  • @John_1920
    @John_1920 11 місяців тому +6

    03:39 To be fair, the question was "What do you think of when I say "Norway"?" And if she happens to know something specific about Sweden, then hearing "Norway" could easily make her think of Sweden, as she most likely knows that they are neighboring countries.

  • @runeaanderaa6840
    @runeaanderaa6840 10 місяців тому +2

    The Norwegian word, trikk, that has been mentioned a few times, and that means tram or streetcar is simply derived from electric, like (elec)trikk.

  • @sundhaug92
    @sundhaug92 11 місяців тому +8

    14:25 yeah he basically said "Hi hi, here I am"
    15:09 he said "I love Norway"

  • @Alex_G_M
    @Alex_G_M 10 місяців тому +4

    I’m half Norwegian and half Dutch. Norway might be small population-wise but very large geographically. You could fit the entire Netherlands in just the region/state/province I live.

  • @RuthlessMetalYT
    @RuthlessMetalYT 11 місяців тому +4

    U.S.A.? Is that where they play ice-hockey and have a giant red leaf on their shirts?

  • @espekelu3460
    @espekelu3460 11 місяців тому +13

    Tyler! I have to ask you! Don't American schools have geography at school? Where you found out where Asia and Europe are, for example? In any case, I can tell you that in most schools in Europe, geography is taught in primary school, where you cover all parts of the world, and often you have to learn at least the countries in these parts of the world. At my school we had to learn all the European capitals, as well as all the continents. I'm just saying!

    • @ladysan_
      @ladysan_ 5 місяців тому

      How do you think they'll have time for geography and learning the map when they are too busy pledging allegiance to a flag and learning about what to do if someone comes in the clasroom with a g*n to unalive kids?

  • @olenilsen4660
    @olenilsen4660 9 місяців тому +2

    That guy in the Mazda deserves a "lusekofte" !!! He really knows a lot! He can even communicate like a drunk Norwegian! @14:15 ;D But seriously - we can say things like that even sober. If it was taken out of context, I wouldn´t be able to tell. But in best case, he would mimic some kind of hi-de-ho-phrase amongst friends. It doesn´t mean anything besides that.
    OMG - I love when he makes that comment about making shoes! Also - the town where I was born was also known for making shoes! Besides making me, that is...
    The Norwegian descendants thing might be true. A LOT of Norwegians emigrated to the promised land at the time. The "path to the North thing" is accurate - in Norwegian it´s derived from the old language Nordvegur - pretty similar to modern days Icelandic. And yeah, we´re pretty much the same size as Montana, only stretched out to a very narrow string alongside Sweden. No wonder we call those people brothers, huh?

  • @cleverlyblonde
    @cleverlyblonde 11 місяців тому +3

    That driver actually did speak two norwegian sentences faaairly correct, though the latter with a heavy swedish accent.

  • @haexan
    @haexan 11 місяців тому +16

    Norway did once belong under Swedish rule, and Danish at some point, but that's a loooong time ago. The man who said something in Norwegian said more or less, "Hi, here I am." and "I love Norway."

    • @perolden
      @perolden 9 місяців тому

      No, in the 1380s the crownprince of Norway was elected king of Denmark, he died, and his mother the Quuen of Norway was the ruler, she was elected to rule Denamrk and Sweden, so Scandinavia was gathered under the Queen of Norway, she was never queen of Denmark or Sweden, so sweden and Denmark was under 'Norwegian rule, until 1523, when the Swedes opted out, because the kings now were mostly germans, but Norway stayed under the german kings , even if one of them closed down the parliament (riksdag/herremøte) and the Norwgian government was moved to Denmark in 1536.
      It was two countries that shared a king, in 1814, Sweden wanted to take control of Norway, and since UK supported Sweden, we agrred to take the king of Sweden as our king as well but we reinstaed a Norwegian parliamanet in 1814, and a new Constution, in 1905 we got bored with sharing king, and got the liitle brother of the king of Denamark as our new king.

  • @olahaldor
    @olahaldor 11 місяців тому +2

    You should look for ALT FOR NORGE, it's a TV show where Americans with Norwegian roots compete to get to meet their Norwegian relatives!

  • @ertyuiiknbvcx
    @ertyuiiknbvcx 11 місяців тому +9

    There is a flag that almost looks like the norwegian flag, it kind of look like a faded norwegian flag, it has yellow instead of white. It is many people from Norway that is living there from far ago in the past.
    It is called Orknøyenes flag. It is islands north of Scotland.
    They has mentioned if they perhaps can be part of Norway in the article "Orknøyene vil vurdere å bli en del av Norge", but i don't think that will happen. Norway probably will welcome but Scotland probably not? :)
    This is a interesting story i did not know of myself until recently and i am a norwegian :)

  • @ainoah68
    @ainoah68 11 місяців тому +4

    The guy who knew about trikk- probably follows you, Tyler!

  • @ivinnerikstephansen6862
    @ivinnerikstephansen6862 11 місяців тому +4

    It’s alot of flooding in the south eastern part of Norway now. You should read about that Tyler. It’s totally Texas there now.

  • @gunnhildk6299
    @gunnhildk6299 11 місяців тому +9

    I am norwegian and we live in a small country. There are plenty of other small countries in the world that I know nothing about, so I don´t expect the world to know much about us. I have heard that many people think that Norway is the capital of Sweden. I think thats funny :)

  • @lindatheresefigenskau1946
    @lindatheresefigenskau1946 10 місяців тому +1

    The guy in the car says it perfectly. Hi, here I am. Norwegians says that a lot. For example when we get home, when we are meeting friends and other informal meetings.

  • @cidschnubedubaubau6781
    @cidschnubedubaubau6781 11 місяців тому +2

    "I think they speak Spanish now" indicates he believed otherwise at some point, and I wish he said what that was!

  • @haraldjensen3935
    @haraldjensen3935 11 місяців тому +4

    It's more sad than funny. Love your reactions on my beautiful country

  • @replicaone6543
    @replicaone6543 9 місяців тому +1

    14:16 translation is wrong, he is saying "Hei Hei, Her er jeg." meaning: "Hi/hello Hi/hello, Here I am/I'm Here".
    15:10 yes it means: "Jeg elsker Norge" - I love Norway
    15:38 In the US and Canada you can find norwegian towns, they are located on your west and east coast.
    16:18 fun fact, if you fold norway downwards it reaches Rome, Italy

  • @Voidrift4991
    @Voidrift4991 11 місяців тому +6

    you know, i am starting to supect that tyler is interested in norway🤔

    • @bjornjensen8244
      @bjornjensen8244 11 місяців тому +5

      and Canada, and UK... and never any response to any comments on any of his channels. Moneymaker

  • @karebear326
    @karebear326 11 місяців тому +3

    The dude speaking norwegian said: hey hey. (Which is a thing we do say hey hey twice and often answer hey hey back) so it is a thing😂
    The second thing he said was:
    Jeg elsker Norge
    Meaning: I love Norway

    • @ysteinfjr7529
      @ysteinfjr7529 11 місяців тому

      But he said "Norge" the Swedish way. "Norye"

  • @joppekim
    @joppekim 11 місяців тому +3

    14:25 yeah that was Norwegian. He said " Hei, hei. Her er jeg." Which means "Hey, hey, here i am".

  • @paulgudedeberitz2335
    @paulgudedeberitz2335 22 дні тому

    The driver said Hei, hei! in great Norwegian accent. "Jeg elsker Norge" (I love Norway) had a slight American accent but was pretty good.

  • @Doreana48501
    @Doreana48501 6 місяців тому

    As a child I fell in love with Sweden because of the movie "Heidi" which took place in the mountains of Sweden and I watched it on TV and DVD every Christmas. After studying Sweden i feel confident i can say Ask me Anything 😂

    • @NinjaBee81
      @NinjaBee81 3 місяці тому

      Hmm… Only Heidi movies I know are all located in the Swiss Alps, sooo in Switzerland.. :) Although maybe you mean some other movie I don’t know? I’m from Finland and there has been at least 2 different Heidi movies and one TV series show’n here, and they all were about a little Swiss girl.

  • @Styrestian
    @Styrestian 11 місяців тому +3

    I want more of this! its fun... 😂

  • @nixxonnor
    @nixxonnor 11 місяців тому +3

    Fun fact: The tram in Oslo is called the "trikk" because it is the ending of the word "electric" in Norwegian. In USA a similar truncation would be "trick"

    • @irenetostrup7259
      @irenetostrup7259 11 місяців тому +4

      Also, it is not the train, and a ticket costs about 4 dollars for 1 hour, not 20.

    • @Goldenhawk583
      @Goldenhawk583 11 місяців тому +1

      the norwegian spelling of the word "electric" is" elektrisk". So it would be "trisk "then. However , you are mostly correct, as locals would call the first "trikk", " elektrikken", which turned in to "trikken".

  • @sherriemitchell3892
    @sherriemitchell3892 5 місяців тому

    Norway is fantastic in how it teaches them and the amount of learning they do learning is highly valued. It seems it's amazing. cause in Canada. We would probably be giving the same kind of answers as these people in the states. It's difficult for us to know about all different places. But in norway encourages their people to learn about others. 🇳🇴

  • @heidiandersson9462
    @heidiandersson9462 8 місяців тому

    I am glad that you are educate yourself.

  • @kennethhenriksen9424
    @kennethhenriksen9424 11 місяців тому

    The first guy said "hey, hey, here i am" and the second guy said "i love Norway"

  • @mandoperthstacker
    @mandoperthstacker 11 місяців тому +1

    I knew a Swede in my class at school and he was black. And this was back in 1991.

  • @tommykarlsen9496
    @tommykarlsen9496 9 місяців тому +2

    I'm from Norway and this is just too funny 😂😂😂

  • @benttranberg2690
    @benttranberg2690 10 місяців тому +1

    At 14:12 he actually does say something in Norwegian, and possibly without an accent. It's a bit noisy, so hard to tell for sure about a possible accent. He says "Hei, hei, her er jeg." Oh, and the subtitle is totally wrong about it. EDIT: He later says "Jeg elsker Norge" with a strong foreign accent - but not bad at all, easily understood.

  • @terjemullerkarlsen3028
    @terjemullerkarlsen3028 5 місяців тому

    The guy in the car seems to say Hei Hei (Hello, Hello) Her er jeg (Here I am) If so he did it very well! And yes he did really well on I love Norway:)) Impressed!

  • @Balc0ra
    @Balc0ra 11 місяців тому +1

    3:35 Back in the 80s and 90s movies said that all the time. One that pops into my head instantly is Earh Girls Are Easy. Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans characters are watching Swedish girls ski on TV and asks about them as they want to go find them iirc. Geena Davis then replies "Swedden is the capital of Norway, and that's far away". I have relatives in Texas, and when I go there it's a fairly common mix up from the older generation still.

  • @monicabredenbekkskaar1612
    @monicabredenbekkskaar1612 11 місяців тому +1

    I know mormons that is going to Norway is speaking norwegian. I know people in love with Henrik Ibsen has learned norwegian to read him in his native language😊

  • @tomre2769
    @tomre2769 11 місяців тому +1

    "Trikk" is not a train. It is a tram.

  • @Mystra
    @Mystra 11 місяців тому +2

    Well, there's some Polar Bears on Svalbard lol

  • @ahkkariq7406
    @ahkkariq7406 11 місяців тому +3

    Norwegians are usually charmed by nice people from other parts of the world who know anything about Norway. Most Norwegians know that Norway is a small country, I think very few expect random people on the street to know anything about Norway. We are used to people answering that Norway is Swedish if they are asked. It is okay.
    There are so many people in the world who have a special interest in Norway, who know that it is a beautiful country with fjords and mountains, and with nice people, but they make up a very small proportion of all people in the world. It's fine by us, and the chance of randomly bumping into one of them on the street is microscopic.

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 11 місяців тому

      Norway is not a small country - just a small population. If you drive from north-south it’s the same distance as the american 48 north south. Also if you include all of Norway’s territory like Svalbard we’re larger than Germany.

    • @larstveiten4164
      @larstveiten4164 11 місяців тому

      ​@@peacefulminimalist2028Sorry: Svalbard/The Spitzbergen Islands dont "belong" to Norway. We just have a administration and police there. Always nice to get updated.
      Greetings from Oslo
      🇧🇻😎😎🇧🇻

    • @ahkkariq7406
      @ahkkariq7406 11 місяців тому

      @@peacefulminimalist2028 The land in itself can't make itself heard in any other way than be what it is. It is people who communicate. It is exactly the small population that makes Norway a small country when it comes to being recognized internationally.

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 11 місяців тому

      @@larstveiten4164 Svalbardtraktaten av 9. februar 1920 anerkjenner norsk suverenitet, og med Svalbardloven av 1925 ble øygruppen en fullstendig del av kongeriket Norge. Always nice to get updated eh? Greetings from Bergen.

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 11 місяців тому

      @@ahkkariq7406 I see your point and I’m also glad we’re a small population. I still find it strange that some people have so little knowledge about the world around them. I can’t exactly come up with tons of facts about Nepal for instance, but I can point to it on a map and know its capital city and name a few mountains there. In the old days when people only had paper maps it might have been a valid excuse that one’s not that interested in geography or even world history, but now with Google and internet readily available, how can you not even roughly know where a country is located? Is it lack of curiosity? Laziness? I don’t get it - sorry.

  • @paulgudedeberitz2335
    @paulgudedeberitz2335 22 дні тому

    To be fair, Norway is one of the smallest and most remote countries in the world and even some Europeans think Norway is the capital of Sweden.
    We are fortunate to get a lot of "information" about the US through films and sitcoms. I guess we think Friends and Gilmore Girls are sort of what life in US is like. Many also have CNN and Fox News on cable here, and pretty much everybody have Internet access.

  • @audunaa1494
    @audunaa1494 10 місяців тому +1

    Norway, Norge/Noreg today- is old native language = Norveg(veien mot nord/ the path to the north). Refers to a old safe inner ship fairway on the southwest coast, who gave the name way back in time when ships and boats was small and could not sail todays outer shipping lane without risking their lifes, caused the Atlantic/Norwegian seas rough arctic winds/storms.

  • @VikingGamer-is2ms
    @VikingGamer-is2ms Місяць тому

    when that guy that knew a lot said something in Norwegian, "Jeg elsker Norgia" it kinda sounds swedish

  • @ditchcomfort
    @ditchcomfort 8 місяців тому

    The man actually said I love Norway 😂

  • @masterofmadness4821
    @masterofmadness4821 11 місяців тому +1

    5:16 trains and trikks are different, trains go long distances, but the trikk is used to get around in big towns like Oslo

  • @Lobos222
    @Lobos222 11 місяців тому

    The guy in the car, while a bit mumbled, said: "Hei, Hei, her er jeg"
    Hello, Hello. Here I am.

  • @josteinkristoffersen8485
    @josteinkristoffersen8485 11 місяців тому +2

    the guy in the car. :
    he said hei hei, her er jeg. hey hey,
    here i am :D :P

  • @carinarose8600
    @carinarose8600 11 місяців тому

    That was norwegian, and it was easy to understand. He said "Hi, hi! Here I am" (Hei, hei! Her er jeg)
    And the second comment was "Jeg elsker norge"/"I love Norway"

  • @martindaubert1636
    @martindaubert1636 4 місяці тому

    Tyler you give your fellow Americans to much credit as far as knowledge goes

  • @marnidy
    @marnidy 11 місяців тому +4

    In school Norwegians are taugt either Spanish, French, German, or english specialization. So I guess saying that they speak German isn’t that bad considering that they are a Germanic language

    • @kjellg6532
      @kjellg6532 2 місяці тому

      WWII ruined the German language in Norway. Before the war German was better known than English and many Norwegians got their university degree in engineering in Germany.

  • @gunnarmann
    @gunnarmann 11 місяців тому +1

    The "car guy" said Hei, Her er jeg. That means Hello, Here i am. And he said Jeg elsker Norge. I love Norway. Montana is a place there are many people with norwegian ansesters. If we take the southern point i Norway, turn Norway around, It will reach way past Rome, Italy

  • @snyte9685
    @snyte9685 11 місяців тому +2

    Red white and blue is the most common color combination of any flags, so easy guess

  • @t7j
    @t7j 11 місяців тому +3

    I'm a Norwegian and this is hilarious OMG hahaha

  • @hellmalm
    @hellmalm 11 місяців тому

    ‘Merican - “I think it’s Swedish!”
    Me being Swedish 🤔 well it was until October 26 1905. 🇳🇴🇸🇪
    Bit of a back story for none Scandinavians:
    At that time Norway ruled itself mostly and relied on Sweden for military and foreign affairs. But when sentiments arouse against Swedish rule, it was not at all violent, the Norwegians who wanted to have a king of their own, also suggested the Swedish kings brother as their king. This was rejected by the Swedish King and the Norwegians turned to the Danish Royal house and prince Carl was found to be the best choice with as Swedish mother and Norwegian heritage traceable back in time. He also held the democratic ideals that the Norwegian parliament was looking for.
    I love ❤ my Norwegian brothers and I’m very happy that this is the way we could handle this!

  • @gingerconnoisseur7395
    @gingerconnoisseur7395 11 місяців тому +3

    Trikk is a tram. A train is tog.

  • @EirxK
    @EirxK 9 місяців тому

    Man knows how to make a 3:42 min long vid into a 22:59 min long vid thats a skill

  • @bgjerpe
    @bgjerpe 7 місяців тому

    As an Norwegian. I love this.
    For me it is okay that most american dont know much about us.but i am So greatfull that you have study norway. That is so cool. Thanks man 😊

  • @xmascookies97
    @xmascookies97 9 місяців тому +1

    Funny how Americans dont know they have adopted alot of the capitols from Europe in their own country as their own places.

  • @trulshagenchristiansen7418
    @trulshagenchristiansen7418 11 місяців тому +2

    saying that norway is swedish is like saying usa talks canadian

  • @lucaly1409
    @lucaly1409 10 місяців тому

    love when the man said, hei hei her er jeg meaning hi hi here i am

  • @thenorseguy2495
    @thenorseguy2495 11 місяців тому +2

    I’m against death sentence except if someone call Norway swedish. That is the worst thing you can do

  • @andersevjen1465
    @andersevjen1465 4 місяці тому

    Norwegian here what do you do when one of the most beautiful things in the world is your Thursday?

  • @olenilsen4660
    @olenilsen4660 9 місяців тому

    5:00 - Well, trains are not "Trikks"- we have normal trains, then we have trams, metro, whatever you wanna call it in Oslo (Being above ground I believe it would be a tram rather than a metro?) However, we call these trams "trikk", or "trikker" in plural. Trondheim has one tram line as well, but you can´t really count on it as you means of getting around the city. I have no idea about the prices though, there are so many options. Probably just to trick you into buying the most expensive one, that you´ll never use... It works great in Oslo. Otherwise, use buses or cabs.

  • @barriehull7076
    @barriehull7076 11 місяців тому +1

    How many flags use red white and blue?
    It's quite common that 28 countries around the globe have such a combination. But there are specific reasons why countries designed its flags using that trio of colours, including North Korea.

  • @GakkGakkUnited
    @GakkGakkUnited 5 місяців тому

    The dude at 14:12 "speaking norwegian" sounded like he said "heihei, her er jeg" meaning "hello, here I am" but the subtitles did not form a coherent sentence at all.

  • @corjp
    @corjp 4 місяці тому

    There is also a large community of people who are direct of Irish descent in the U.S.

  • @linnbaardsen9459
    @linnbaardsen9459 11 місяців тому +1

    When he asked if Scandinavia was a new development I died inside ahhahah

    • @ianwalker5842
      @ianwalker5842 11 місяців тому

      I'm pretty sure he was joking.

  • @bajsemannen12
    @bajsemannen12 6 місяців тому

    It is so strange. In Norway we have to learn about countries, where there are and the capital.

  • @paulgudedeberitz2335
    @paulgudedeberitz2335 22 дні тому

    I'll take beautiful blonde people 😀 Thank you!
    Norway has been free of Sweden since 1905 so we are no longer Swedish.
    The trikk (or any public transport inside Oslo) cost about 4 USD for an hour, witch will get you pretty much anywhere.
    Nobody are taught Norwegian, so Norwegians compensate by having 2 official languages. In addition we all learn English quite well and either German or French to some extent.

  • @taakelur
    @taakelur 11 місяців тому +8

    I don't expect Americans to know much about small countries like Norway. But I've seen some stuff that I do feel like they should know. Like that Afghanistan is not in Australia. Now *that* is embarrasing.

  • @MichaelEricMenk
    @MichaelEricMenk 11 місяців тому +1

    3:00 Considering there was Olympic Game postal stamp made with "Oslo, Sweden 1952" we could call that sufficiently close ro correct...

    • @peacefulminimalist2028
      @peacefulminimalist2028 11 місяців тому

      Where do you have this information from? All the stamps I’ve seen says Oslo Norge 1952.

  • @John_1920
    @John_1920 11 місяців тому +1

    02:38 I'm giving her the benefit of the doubt, thinking she might be mistaking the Country Norway with the town Norway in Oxford County, Maine, United States, that had a population of 5,077 at the 2020 census.

  • @irenestrmnss4496
    @irenestrmnss4496 11 місяців тому +1

    IN THE EARLY SCHOOLDAYS WE STARTED LEARNING ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE . 3 RD OR 4 TH GRADE. THEN AT THE AGE OF 13 WE HAD TO CHOOSE ONE MORE LANGUAGE IN SCHOOL. LEARNED GERMAN. BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHAT TEARCHERS THEY HAVE TO TEACH IT.
    LATER IN HIGHSCHOOL FROM 16 YEARS TILL 18/19 I CHOSE FRENCH CAUSE I WANTED TO LEARN LANGUAGES. IT S A LONG TIME AGO. NOW KIDS LEARNS ENGLISH EVEN EARLIER . 1 ST GRADE A LITTLE BIT.
    THEN MORE. CAUSE INTERNET, TV, MEDIA, VIDEOGAMES

  • @TheMONTALIAN
    @TheMONTALIAN 11 місяців тому +2

    Funny video😂 No hard feeling for mixing sweden with Norway, culture and language ar close, just weird that geografy and culture education is so poor in USA. One remark, Trikk is the same as Tram I thing. Same as those fameous ones in San Fansisco. Just more modern in Norway. Train is called Tog in Norwegian. It is fun to watch your videos and see your knowledge about our country is that good. Im impresed.
    Kind regards
    Raymond

  • @GretaRdum-bq9ez
    @GretaRdum-bq9ez 10 місяців тому

    One of my ggrandmother was the only one of her siblings who stayed back in Norway. Rest of them imigrated to USA.

  • @Mystra
    @Mystra 11 місяців тому +6

    I've noticed you never reply or heart any comment like ever. This is not ok.

    • @ianwalker5842
      @ianwalker5842 11 місяців тому +1

      He doesn't on his other channels either. I doubt he even reads the comments, or most of them at least.

  • @kingofmonra
    @kingofmonra 11 місяців тому +1

    *puts playback speed to x2* *presses play*

  • @WolfFireheart
    @WolfFireheart 10 місяців тому

    Sometimes I really want a American to ask me questions like this. So I can give answers like they do.
    "America? Yeah, that's the crime and gun filled part of Canada."
    "America? That's a Mexican state right?"
    "American speak Chines."
    "Capital of America, eehm, Mexico City?"
    "The American flag is the one with the scythe and hammer right?"
    Etc.. I would love to see their reactions.

  • @TheInstinctWithinV2
    @TheInstinctWithinV2 9 місяців тому

    "Americans don't know where most countries are"
    Yup. Watched a video where they asked people on the street to point at x country. They asked people to find the US. They pointed to Russia, they pointed at Africa, and some pointed at the rest of Europe. Americans don't know where America is. Alas, I don't have high hopes for the rest of the video past that point.

  • @C_RITICAL
    @C_RITICAL 4 місяці тому

    Some brain's be like: The right side is nothing left there and the left side is nothing right there! 😂😂

  • @NorweiganKarl
    @NorweiganKarl 11 місяців тому +1

    Aaah yes, the Norwegian language of Spanish,
    Hola, yo soy un noruego 😀🤠

  • @GnosticAtheist
    @GnosticAtheist 11 місяців тому +1

    "I dont know" is the correct answer though. Its far better than "isnt that in North Korea?" or something else made up on the fly...

  • @aleksanderlie457
    @aleksanderlie457 6 місяців тому

    cant complain about the language part thoe cause if u take all the launguages tought in school in norway you have norwegian, english, german, french and spanish

  • @isteinskjellerud3097
    @isteinskjellerud3097 10 місяців тому

    I am actually a little impressed when an "American" knows that Europe is not a country. So calling Norway "Sweden" is, in my opinion, not so completely wrong. But when someone from the US thinks that Canada is not in North America, or that Mexico is not in America, I get a little frustrated...

  • @olenilsen4660
    @olenilsen4660 9 місяців тому +1

    4:40 - Don´t you ruin this! Let US be the blond and beautiful ones for a change! People always attribute this to the swedish because of Britt Ekland who was a gorgeous blonde on the movie screen 145 years ago. She even played in a James Bond movie. For just this one time, someone pinned it on us! Let it be ;) We´ll take it, we´ll remember it - and we sure as h3ll will use it against our "lovely" neighbours ;)

  • @CeliaNightstep
    @CeliaNightstep 11 місяців тому +2

    "German, french and spanish." Every norwegian higschooler would agree because we learn german and french in school and have a weird crush on spain dont ask me why

    • @torekristoffersen176
      @torekristoffersen176 11 місяців тому +1

      Solan… 😉

    • @CeliaNightstep
      @CeliaNightstep 11 місяців тому

      Also the 3 most common colors on flags in the entire world is red blue and white .

    • @DivineFalcon
      @DivineFalcon 11 місяців тому

      Spanish sounds elegant, German sounds crude, and French sounds like you're gagging...

  • @larseriklarsen8267
    @larseriklarsen8267 11 місяців тому +4

    20 bucks for the "trikk".. Thats wrong... from 2,50$ -5$ depends on lenght. When are u visiting?