Typical things about NORWAY | PART 1

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
  • I have brought you before a video with the most typical things about Portugal and you really liked it so it only seemed right to make one about the country I'm currently living in: NORWAY! YAY!
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    I love Norway and Norwegians so I really hope that this video do not offend anyone. I'm referring to Norwegians in general and just in a harmless way :)
    I would love if you could also share some of the most typical things you found in Norway or in your countries!
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Комментарии • 1,8 тыс.

  • @taeminsant4375
    @taeminsant4375 8 лет назад +551

    I don't get why other countries doesn't take their shoes off before entering your home, like it gets dirty and it's way more comfortable without shoes

    • @Lilimazi
      @Lilimazi 8 лет назад +29

      Actually they're other countries that do the same, in Belgium we take of our shoes immediately when get home, it's more respectful, less dirty and SO COMFORTABLE!

    • @taeminsant4375
      @taeminsant4375 8 лет назад +6

      Lina Mortrier i know there are a few countries but there is more that doesn't take off their shoes

    • @paemroot3942
      @paemroot3942 8 лет назад +6

      where you dont take your shoes off then?

    • @samd8872
      @samd8872 7 лет назад +13

      in America (not talking only about the United States, I'm talking about the continent) at least in my country (a tropical one near to Panama) we don't do that (excuse me for my bad grammar)

    • @paemroot3942
      @paemroot3942 7 лет назад +2

      maybe because you have less rain :)

  • @Onnarashi
    @Onnarashi 8 лет назад +503

    I'm Norwegian, so I recognise many of the things you mentioned. You mentioned that we are shy and closed off. Well, I think it's not just that people are shy. I think that it also has to do with the concept of personal space and not "intruding" on someone. Norwegians are careful to not be intrusive, so we may see it as polite to not talk to strangers in public, for instance.
    This is probably a strange concept for a Portuguese person.
    You also mentioned that people are careful to say anything negative about others. I think this too is about being polite and "unintrusive", meaning people don't want to judge you. I've never had a problem with giving my opinions even though I'm Norwegian, but I think culturally Norwegians tend to emphasise social harmony and cooperation.
    Alcohol is something that historically has been a big part of everyday life in Norway. In the Viking Age every big occasion was celebrated with beer, like births, weddings, winster solstice and deaths of loved ones. In the 1800's a lot of people died as a result of disease, murder or simply freezing to death due to alcohol consumption, so the government started implimenting strict regulations on alcohol, like creating monopolies and only selling alcohol at certain hours. It seems to be a trend in the "beer belt" (countries where more beer than wine is consumed) of Europe to drink a lot during a short amount of time (usually weekends), also called binge drinking. Portugal would be a "wine county" so I suspect your drinking culture is different.
    By the way, I thought I should mention that since you're from Portugal, there is a dish called bacalhau (we spell it "bacalao"), which has a very long history with Norway. Spanish and Norwegian mechants have bought Norwegian dried fish for centuries, and for at least 500 years they've used Norwegian dried fish to make bacalhau. The dish is even popular here in Norway.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacalhau

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +30

      +Erik The Dread Thanks for your comment! I agree with you! I also think Norwegians are very polite and have a different "type" of personal space than mine. At the beginning was very confusing but now I'm quite used to it and I like it! :)
      I already tried Bacalao and I really like it :) For us portuguese Bacalhau is the name of the fish, so Bacalhau means Torsk / cod fish, and we make several dishes with it. I think it's nice you had invented your own dish with torsk and called it Bacalao Hahah :)
      Thanks so much for watching!

    • @rucsic83
      @rucsic83 8 лет назад +8

      +Erik The Dread I.m afraid your not ”intruding” attitude is not just native, is also cultivated by your society in order to make you more obedient. I.m not intruding with the other, even if he cries out for help.The whole Europe speaks about the latest scandal with Barnavernet, but not your media. Why is that? Ok, you have faith in yours institutions, very nice, but your media should present facts, without interpretation or bad reference.

    • @Onnarashi
      @Onnarashi 8 лет назад +62

      Ruxy Rux Excuse me? Whom am I obedient to? You know NOTHING about me yet presume to lecture me about my behaviour? Not only that, but you want to lecture me about the behaviour of my fellow Norwegians? How DARE you?
      I don't care about some manufactured story sold by abusive parents to excuse their abuses. Either respect our laws or leave our country!

    • @volbeatowns
      @volbeatowns 8 лет назад +11

      +Erik The Dread let em know my viking brother ^^

    • @donthakiller
      @donthakiller 8 лет назад +9

      +Erik The Dread We're cold people, just accept it. Every person I've met have told me, people from UK, US, etc

  • @donthakiller
    @donthakiller 8 лет назад +756

    I thought it was normal everywhere on the planet to take your shoes off before you walk inside the home? :S

    • @cinthyarosaslugo495
      @cinthyarosaslugo495 8 лет назад +15

      +Patriot'e Kurd Tesla im from Mexico and we NEVER take our shoes off when we walk inside the house, but in the other hand, we eat bacalao too!! that's crazy, usually on Christmas or New Year's Eve

    • @joannas22
      @joannas22 8 лет назад +53

      +Patriot'e Kurd Tesla In Bulgaria we take our shoes off inside the house as well, so I was thinking like you. But when I went to Portugal I understood that people there walk with their shoes inside the house. To be honest, for me this is strange and I don't like it, cuz it leaves dirt all around plus it's uncomfortable. :D

    • @fartloudYT
      @fartloudYT 8 лет назад

      +Patriot'e Kurd Tesla that doesnt make much sense since someone can steal your shoes or it can snow in your shoes lol. you walk in and leave the shoes inside near the door, hang your coat and go in.

    • @andreawest4972
      @andreawest4972 8 лет назад +4

      Me too. Or else your flood gets really dirty very fast :S

    • @chloeparker6688
      @chloeparker6688 8 лет назад

      +Andrea West Hihi, flood.

  • @gwen9925
    @gwen9925 5 лет назад +103

    That's it, I'm going to Norway and live there forever.

    • @solivagant1170
      @solivagant1170 5 лет назад +3

      Same.

    • @alihijazi6660
      @alihijazi6660 4 года назад +8

      I moved last April so far it's a great experience

    • @Elssi
      @Elssi 3 года назад

      You are welcome😁

    • @belensays
      @belensays 3 года назад

      Hi, I would really like to know everything about moving there, pls send me some tips!

    • @proinvestors954
      @proinvestors954 3 года назад

      @@alihijazi6660 hey Ali can I contact u somehow regarding Norway like my insta Id is abhimanyu_ss

  • @Fiseringen
    @Fiseringen 8 лет назад +261

    you try to tell me mhm'ing is not normal

    • @rasmuserlandsson2204
      @rasmuserlandsson2204 8 лет назад +16

      +Shubelu Nzeogwu It isn't. Not like Norwegians and Swedes does it. We use "mhm" in so many ways. When you start listening to it, you can't unhear it.

    • @Fiseringen
      @Fiseringen 8 лет назад +63

      mhm

    • @GROENAASMusic
      @GROENAASMusic 8 лет назад +15

      +Shubelu Nzeogwu We say more MmM than mHm actually. Hard to explain by writing. The woman in this video didn't quite nail it.

    • @saju3107
      @saju3107 8 лет назад +4

      so it's just us then? I do it all the time, thought it was normal... wow... we are so lazy

    • @saurora2869
      @saurora2869 8 лет назад +49

      There is so many types of mhm-ing
      Mhm😒
      Mhm🙂
      Mhm=Yes
      Mhm=no
      Mhmhh=haha
      And many more😜

  • @rogerhanssen1629
    @rogerhanssen1629 8 лет назад +82

    Hi. I liked it. I am Norwegian, lived many years in Australia. I was concidered rude just after I moved to Australia, because of my Norwegian way of talking to people, or rather not talking. Now I am back in Norway, almost scaring people I meet, because I adapted Aussie way of talking to strangers. I prefere the Aussie way

    • @11karotte
      @11karotte 5 лет назад +2

      Well you posted this two years ago, so I don't know if you'll answer but I'll try:
      How do Norwegians get to know each other when they like... don't talk at first? I feel like this question is super weird, but I'm genuinely wondering. How do you become friends?
      I'm asking because I'll be going to Norway for half a year. I don't want to scare people off by getting too close into their personal space too fast, but I also really want to get to know natives and if possible make a friend or two...

    • @Mari-ru2lk
      @Mari-ru2lk 5 лет назад +6

      ​@@11karotte
      1. Norwegians gets extremely friendly and extroverted when they are drunk
      2. We don't really mind when someone else is taking the initiative to get to know us, but most of us don´t like to be the one who "start the conversation" with a stranger, so don't be afraid to approach someone.
      3. Avoid small talk,I think i can speak for almost every norwegian when I say that small talk is boring, awkward and that we want to avoid it. ;)

    • @11karotte
      @11karotte 5 лет назад +1

      @@Mari-ru2lk hey thanks! :) This is a huge relief. Starting a conversation is something I have absolutely no problem with. And if I'm allowed to pass the tedious bit that is smalltalk quickly, I'm happy to do so :D

    • @ikkirr
      @ikkirr 4 года назад

      @@11karotte Did you end up going? How was it? I'm preparing for potentially studying abroad at UiO next year.

    • @11karotte
      @11karotte 4 года назад +3

      @@ikkirr Yes I went and it was awesome!
      I don't know where you are from. But I am German and I realised that Germans have the same mindset as Norwegians (generally speaking of course) when it comes to superficial friendship. So basically when you befriend someone, they are friends for life. But what that also means is that you are not part of the group right away.
      I have also lived in the US, Spain and Chile and there it is the other way around. Newcomers are taken in right away, which makes you feel at home much faster, but as soon as you are gone, you are forgotten.
      Obviously these countries also have deep friendship. That's not what I want to say. Just that in general you have many superficial friends. Whereas in Norway and Germany you have few but good friends.
      What I recommend deeply is going to one of the many clubs UiO has. There are always newcomers there so the friend structures are not as set in stone. Also one version of becoming friends is just being around each other a lot. And if your club has let's say three meetings a week you will be seeing these people a lot.
      I was at the Capoeira (martial arts dance kind of thing... search it on RUclips) and it was super cool and the people so friendly!
      Also I don't know if you are learning Norwegian or not. But I strongly recommend it. It is my favorite language right now and that means something^^ It has a really nice flow and is very metaphoric. Also if you learn Norwegian, Norway will become accessible to you in a completely different way. And the advanced Norwegian courses at UiO are SO cool! Because all you do is talking and read interesting literature and then talk about that. And you will be people from all over the world so talking is really fun^^
      Well that was quite some spam.
      But if you read through this and still want to know more feel free to ask! :D

  • @Minzon3
    @Minzon3 8 лет назад +29

    I'm norwegian, and I approve this message :-P

  • @letshaveabreak9797
    @letshaveabreak9797 8 лет назад +23

    I've been to Oslo last fall for a few days, and my first impression was that Norwegians are friendly, openminded people. Many had a smile on their face, and some were even singing and dancing to street music. I have read about the clichee of the reserved Norwegian, and there surely is truth in it, but I personally and as a tourist didn't experience it :)!

  • @elinnna7026
    @elinnna7026 7 лет назад +24

    This is by far the best "typical Norway" video compared to others I've seen. The fact that you are not norwegian makes it better 😁
    I hope you stay in Norway and get to experience the little things as well. 😊

  • @KOSKentOlaf
    @KOSKentOlaf 8 лет назад +84

    Off course you take your shoes off. It gets dirty if you don't ;-)

    • @odrunnkolltveit2773
      @odrunnkolltveit2773 6 лет назад +2

      We do..but others don`t..It get`s dirty, but they are more conserned about their feet than their flores.. ;-)

    • @teddie3317
      @teddie3317 5 лет назад +5

      I thought everyone kept their shoes on until you enter the house and put them on the floor by the door?

  • @halfdana
    @halfdana 4 года назад +1

    I just stumbled upon your channel, and I'm glad I did.
    It's always interesting, fun, and sometimes very revealing seeing your own country's social customs and traditions, your way of life and way of interacting with those around you, while looking in a "cultural mirror" provided by someone from another country.
    Loved hearing about your experiences, and I have to say, not just based on this video, that you absolutely nailed a lot of it.
    Can't wait to visit Portugal one day, and definitely learn some Portuguese. IMO it's one of the most beautiful languages for singing, along with Italian. I listen to quite a few Poruguese and Brazilian artists, but unlike Italian, I can't understand more than a word here or there. Just love how it flows with music!

  • @knutholt3486
    @knutholt3486 8 лет назад +13

    Matpakke is any meal you prepare, pack, and take with you to eat on job, school, or hikes. That slice of bread is called smørbrød. Such packed meals often contain those slices of bread, but not necessarily.

    • @lindsay_may
      @lindsay_may 8 лет назад +1

      Do you assemble the Smøbrød at school/work? In Australia we usually have sandwiches in our packed lunches but we use two slices of bread so you can make it at home and just wrap it up and take it like that.

    • @gs4458
      @gs4458 8 лет назад +1

      +Lindsay May It's up to that certain person! When you're attending school it's normal to prepare it at home, and I guess it just depends on the job you have. My mum works at a school so she prepares it at the kitchen there, my dad delivers stuff so he prepares it at home, while I work at a library and I prepare it at home as well.

    • @knutholt3486
      @knutholt3486 8 лет назад +3

      Big workplaces in Norway use to have cafeterias where you can buy whole meals or ingredients to assemble a meal, including slices of bread and sit down comfortably to eat. A typical pattern for many Norwegians is to take some packed food with you and add something from the cafeteria. Some big schools might have the same service, but most schools do not. In elementary schools cooking is a part of the curriculum. The kids use to sit down afterwards and eat the things they have made in the cooking class. Sometimes this is a whole dinner.

  • @Recklesslime2811
    @Recklesslime2811 8 лет назад +32

    I lived in Spain for 9 years and were accustomed to drinking a glass of wine or a beer in the afternoon on a weekday. But when I moved to Bergen (to study nursing) and told my friends and others that I liked to drink a glass of wine (after a tiring day) they acted kind of shocked. I guess drinking (even a glass) on a weekday is associated with alcoholism? Which is strange considering they (now I’m generalizing) often wait to drink in huge amounts on the weekend.

    • @christianrbeck8596
      @christianrbeck8596 8 лет назад +5

      So true

    • @brunostmoritz
      @brunostmoritz 7 лет назад +4

      Come on.. Drinking alone is nice. I am Portuguese and one of the things I love the most is to get home after a working day and drink a few beers without no one to break my balls.

    • @mharro88
      @mharro88 4 года назад

      They're just weird and antisocial

  • @Olhar.Internacional
    @Olhar.Internacional 8 лет назад +5

    Great video. Thanks for the info. I'm planning to visit Norway in the future. As I live in Portugal now, information from someone who knows both realities is particularly useful. Obrigado pelas informações

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +RafaChannel3001 De nada!! I'm glad I could help :) I think you will love Norway!

  • @TheEmiliaWorld
    @TheEmiliaWorld 8 лет назад +2

    I LOVED this video. It's always so funny hearing what people from other countries think about Norway and this has too be the best video I'v seen so far!

  • @moniphalbing
    @moniphalbing 8 лет назад +1

    I accidentally clicked into this video, and I'm glad it happened! I heard about Norway by the name itself, but never get in depth with it. I thought the cabin experience is very interesting. Thank you for sharing your insight about it. Keep up the good work!

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +1

      +Moniphal Bing Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :)

  • @fernandaxbritto
    @fernandaxbritto 8 лет назад +3

    I love getting to know more about other countries! Norway seems incredible! Great video, beautiful

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +1

      +Fernanda Britto I love Norway. I don't regret at all moving here :P Thank you so much for all your lovely comments! :D

  • @joymckenziewendt4013
    @joymckenziewendt4013 7 лет назад +6

    Thank you. I love this. I am Norwegian descent. I have been born and raised in America and am so surprised at how Norwegian my family acts even though I've never been to Norway! I had no idea how very Norwegian I am.

  • @kronosaraya
    @kronosaraya 8 лет назад +1

    What a great video :D! I'm from Brazil and have dreamed about going to Norway since I was 15. I'll watch every video you release from now on!

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      Aww thank you! Just dont give up on your dream and who knows, maybe one day you'll be in Norway ;)

  • @MakaylaSamountry
    @MakaylaSamountry 8 лет назад +2

    I love your hairstyle in this! So cute!! I found this video so interesting and educational, I love learning more about the world in such a personal way like this!

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +1

      +Makayla Samountry I'm really glad you like it! I also like to learn more about other people experience in moving to other countries and all that so I enjoy making these myself too :P

  • @elin6143
    @elin6143 8 лет назад +43

    The problem with "typical things about Norway", in my opinion, is that it's such a "long" (not big) country, so both the weather, landscape, how people feel about the enviornment, how people socialize etc. varies quite a lot from where in Norway you're staying. For example I believe people from Northern Norway are quite different from people that lives in Oslo for example, both in good and bad ways.

    • @elin6143
      @elin6143 8 лет назад

      +elinawesome Also, I am curious to where in Norway you're staying?

    • @kaavest
      @kaavest 8 лет назад +1

      +elinawesome It,s wariations inside the country and people are quite different from plase to plase. You know this go to a cabin trip etc. Not all do that, i newer go on such trips otherwise if we have something with the worc etc and ewen then i just leave in the same moment the day is over.Also the people from inside the country. Telemark and all theese plases play on their culture to "sell" their region.Bergen where i,m from is a typical Norwegian west coast city. Quite something for itself with similarityes to other hanseatic cityes=)

    • @MrLudvig01
      @MrLudvig01 5 лет назад +1

      Only good ways

    • @leekim8619
      @leekim8619 Год назад

      I can not live in Oslo. It's not Norway for me anymore and way too international for me. In Bergan there is a junkie around every corner. One can kick syringes in the streets of Oslo. Big drug problem and my son is a Kings guard. We have a BIG drug problem that is in one's face.

  • @LaurenMakai
    @LaurenMakai 8 лет назад +3

    Such an excellent video. I learned something new . Beautiful pictures ! Canada and Norway have somethings in common like the sound they make when they agree on something , cold and northern lights . By the way I like your flannel .

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +1

      +Lauren Basamot Canada sounds great! I've never been there. That's so funny that they also make the sound :P My flannel it's from H&M. I love it too ;)

  • @champagnedjmusic
    @champagnedjmusic 8 лет назад

    Good insider tips! I will go there last week of Aug for 2 days/1 night and will keep these tips in mind!

  • @idaandersen222
    @idaandersen222 8 лет назад +22

    I did not know that sound was not normal x) haha

  • @nainMXT
    @nainMXT 8 лет назад +11

    I'm from Mexico, and i will go to Norway the next week, thank you for your tips hermosa señorita!

    • @odrunnkolltveit2773
      @odrunnkolltveit2773 6 лет назад

      No you won`t.. If you are not rich, you can not afford to go to Norway..Eveything is very expensive here..

    • @alisancast
      @alisancast 6 лет назад +8

      What does that have to do ? there are some very rich people in Mexico, you'd be surprised

  • @aidengreen3151
    @aidengreen3151 8 лет назад +7

    I've never been but would love to go. I'm from Northumberland, England and have a Viking background (because you guys invaded us) so I feel like I would feel at home.

  • @JanAagePedersenAtHome
    @JanAagePedersenAtHome 8 лет назад +1

    A lot of interesting observations! Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Norway! I will try to visit Portugal one day!

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +Jan Åge Pedersen You're welcome! You should definitely visit Portugal! :P Thanks for watching!

  • @Ragedavidz
    @Ragedavidz 8 лет назад +1

    that agreeing noise we make is so on the spot! its so true

  • @AloisaTrancy
    @AloisaTrancy 7 лет назад +4

    I love your accent. :D I'm watching tons of videos like this to try and learn about Norway. I hope to move there after I graduate high school.

    • @finnelijah829
      @finnelijah829 7 лет назад +1

      Cloud25XD omg same! I wanna study in Norway and after that live there (:

    • @irisdelacruz1253
      @irisdelacruz1253 6 лет назад

      Cloud25XD samee

  • @z9elka
    @z9elka 8 лет назад +109

    In Poland we eat sandwitches the same way. To be honest I thought it was a worldwide thing.

  • @fivrelde636
    @fivrelde636 8 лет назад +2

    I'm Norwegian and I giggled while watching this! Pretty much spot on haha. I love hearing people's opinion on Norway :D

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +Emilie Haugen Hahah I'm happy that you liked it ;)

  • @RealGengarTV
    @RealGengarTV 8 лет назад +1

    Cute video :) Nice editing and nice choice of BGM. The "matpakke" is a general term though in the most literal sene. Matpakke directly translated means food packet and can contain everything from the more mondaine stuff like a slice of bread with a slice of brunost to more elaborate stuff like panini or other fingerfood.

  • @opos_popos
    @opos_popos 7 лет назад +95

    Taking shoes off at home is not a worldwide thing? ;-;

    • @ThomasEdits
      @ThomasEdits 7 лет назад +3

      ***** their socks must be swetty af xd

    • @Khamug
      @Khamug 7 лет назад +1

      Thomas Nygård no. No heated floors, you get cold feet. Need slippers. Can keep shoes on.

    • @ThomasEdits
      @ThomasEdits 7 лет назад +10

      Rainer Hofstedt i dont have heated floors and i live in norway, even on the winter i dont use shoes inside

    • @lKOKOLIZO
      @lKOKOLIZO 6 лет назад +1

      No

    • @thelemoncoffee
      @thelemoncoffee 5 лет назад

      Americans don't for cultural reasons that i really don't want to bother explaining in depth. But a simple reason is because it's rude if your a guest, and annoying if you're a busy person and can't bother with messing with your shoes cause you're always in and out so much

  • @chavela2035
    @chavela2035 7 лет назад +35

    Norwegian here, i approve this video!

  • @camalierojas
    @camalierojas 8 лет назад +1

    Watching this as a Norwegian was extremely funny. You did a good job explaining things and your observation is pretty much spot on.

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +Camilla Rojas I'm glad you think that :P Thank you!

  • @ryvyr
    @ryvyr 8 лет назад +1

    Highly appreciated the time taken here. Time and introspection has made abundantly clear I should have been born across the pond, and whilst living on the eastern coast of the U.S., I mean to rectify this error in geological placement within a couple of years.
    Norway is high on the list, as well France, Scotland, Ireland, and others. This bit has been informative and uplifting in motivation. Cheers~

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +Ryv Mutsu You're very welcome. I'm glad I could help :)

  • @josemexi620
    @josemexi620 7 лет назад +45

    OMG this girl is extremely beutiful.

  • @bjovers1
    @bjovers1 8 лет назад +8

    I approve of this message 😄

  • @davitalives
    @davitalives 8 лет назад

    I absolutely understand everything that you mentioned, and yes they were curious for me too when I first got here! Hehe!

  • @tatianaflorez7858
    @tatianaflorez7858 6 лет назад +1

    Loooved you video!!!! Very informative and cool!

  • @foofo2k
    @foofo2k 8 лет назад +23

    Johan, certified ninja!

  • @bilmemd226
    @bilmemd226 8 лет назад +5

    haha, fin og informerende video! :D

  • @MrFredrikLokka
    @MrFredrikLokka 8 лет назад

    Love it ! You capture alot of things I feel is typical for Norway :)

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +1

      +Fredrik Løkka YAY! Glad you think that! :D

  • @CarlOfHoly
    @CarlOfHoly 8 лет назад

    Hahaha, great video! I didn't even know that some of the things you mentioned in the video were typical norwegian things. Thanks for informing me ^.^

  • @KimKewl
    @KimKewl 8 лет назад +3

    Kul video! :) stå på!

  • @_yellow
    @_yellow 8 лет назад +11

    My mother tells me i must start saying ''yes'' instead of the ''mhmm'' sound, because she thinks it's ''rude''

  • @Dwightinho56
    @Dwightinho56 8 лет назад

    Loved this. Cute and sometimes quite accurate observations. From your photos it looks like you have seen great parts of our country. I am Norwegian, but I have lived in Brasil and Portugal too. Portugal for 5 years, so I believe I know where you are coming from regarding your observations. Norwegians need to hear how other people perceive us. Love your country and go back whenever I can. I think it is great that you have chosen Norway to practice your education, we need you!

  • @TorIvanBoine
    @TorIvanBoine 8 лет назад +2

    haha. thanks for this. always fun to see what foreigners think about stuff that we take for normal :)

  • @hereinweymouth
    @hereinweymouth 8 лет назад +10

    A hotel guest in Chicago stopped at the front desk. "I'm supposed to meet someone at the airport. How should I get there?" tHE DESK CLERK SAID, "yOU'RE sWEDISH, AREN'T YOU? i CAN TELL BY YOUR ACCENT." tHE FOREINER SAID, "nO, i'M nORWEGIAN. bUT i"VE NEEN SICK."

  • @heuhen
    @heuhen 8 лет назад +11

    those eyes.... I just got myself lost in them

  • @fernandesguilhermme
    @fernandesguilhermme 7 лет назад

    Very nice video, Mon. Norway is really a blessed place. Greatings from Brazil.

  • @darekpe
    @darekpe 8 лет назад

    Thanks, it was very interesting! Good luck!

  • @Poufkimashoula1
    @Poufkimashoula1 8 лет назад +86

    Well it seems Canada has a lot in common with Norway then.

    • @trayner45
      @trayner45 8 лет назад +8

      +Poufkimashoula1 yeah, its a lot like norway, ;)

    • @GangeHrolfr
      @GangeHrolfr 8 лет назад +1

      +Poufkimashoula1 Recognize since AD 1000

    • @Poufkimashoula1
      @Poufkimashoula1 8 лет назад +3

      ***** What? New Zealand has snow?

    • @milesliber
      @milesliber 8 лет назад +1

      +Cellar Door Actually, the part in the mountains in the lord of the rings were supposed to be from Norway, but because the government didn't allow for the equipment to be driven up in the mountains, but had to be flown by helicopter (due to preservation of nature), it was too expensive and they had to find another country with nature just like ours ----> New Zealand. :D

    • @trayner45
      @trayner45 8 лет назад +1

      *****
      it is usually like -40 celsius in the northern part of norway in the winter.

  • @odasofielarsen4224
    @odasofielarsen4224 7 лет назад +7

    Wen we say "mmm" is just so the people ho speak understanding that we understand they.
    Sorry my English 🤣😂

  • @maxandersen6532
    @maxandersen6532 4 года назад

    It's interesting what you say about architecture because my last time in Oslo I was amazed by the new part of the city.

  • @tristanmiranda7118
    @tristanmiranda7118 7 лет назад

    Seems like it's a beautiful place! One to add to your bucketlist!

  • @DarkChiasa
    @DarkChiasa 8 лет назад +3

    Many things, like the one about the sounds they make to agree or show that they are listening, are the same in Germany. :D
    To me their summers sound perfect actually, haha.
    I don't like it's when it's too hot, though I guess to many people tempretures over that wouldn't be hot at all. :)

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +DarkChiasa I also really like the summer here in Norway! For me it's not hot at all (I come from Portugal and we have really hot temperatures). But I really like Norwegian summer :D

  • @sivertleinan4728
    @sivertleinan4728 8 лет назад +54

    I'm Norwegian xD This was funny to watch haha! Yes.. Norwegian culture is weird..

    • @BG-py3xw
      @BG-py3xw 8 лет назад +13

      Ikke kødd med norge

    • @eddale5557
      @eddale5557 8 лет назад

      +Benjamin Grønsveen oo

    • @1337million
      @1337million 8 лет назад

      +Benjamin Grønsveen Kødder med Norge om jeg vil, så det så! ;)

    • @1337million
      @1337million 8 лет назад

      +1337million jeezuz hva skjedde der...
      Take two:
      Kødder med Norge om jeg vil, så det så! ;)

    • @w4rw0lf49
      @w4rw0lf49 8 лет назад

      +Sivert leinan Just watch at your little dumb brother Germany, every day here feels like in a cabin for people with a psychical disease xD

  • @andredemourasoares5452
    @andredemourasoares5452 5 лет назад

    I’m from Brazil. I loved the video. I subscribed! Excelente vídeo.

  • @OFAraway
    @OFAraway 8 лет назад +1

    Thank you very much for this interesting and useful for some situation video!

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +София Зарипова You're very welcome! :D

  • @user197
    @user197 8 лет назад +5

    shes fucking adorable af, Im dying

  • @torjussk123
    @torjussk123 8 лет назад +78

    de er interessant og se hvordan andre opplever landet du bor i fordi di ikke er vandt til de

    • @OriginalPuro
      @OriginalPuro 8 лет назад +1

      +Torjus Skinnarland Digger det.

    • @Julia-vo1wo
      @Julia-vo1wo 8 лет назад +11

      Så der er ikke bare meg som ser på slike videoer for gøy XD

    • @LominatySpy
      @LominatySpy 8 лет назад

      lol

    • @robreeiv
      @robreeiv 7 лет назад +1

      Hey guys speak english, trying to understand this language.. LoL

    • @LominatySpy
      @LominatySpy 7 лет назад +1

      Nah, when yall speak hindi we dont "TRY" to understand it :)

  • @JLM_07
    @JLM_07 8 лет назад +1

    Glad you are making videos :) You are very natural

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +Joe Martinez Aww Thank you so much for the lovely comment! :)

  • @Theamandersen
    @Theamandersen 8 лет назад

    I live in norway and i am from norway. it is so funny to see videoes like this, there are so many things we dont see! i really loved your video :D new subscriber over here!

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +Theamandersen Yay! Thank you! Im só glad you liked it! :)

  • @martej.r.2310
    @martej.r.2310 8 лет назад +10

    A really great video! I'm not offended at all :)

  • @kathinkamarie5799
    @kathinkamarie5799 8 лет назад +10

    "Matpakke" means lunch and we call the slice of bread "brødskive" 🇳🇴👻

  • @varden3270
    @varden3270 8 лет назад +2

    Everything seemed on point, particularly the part about us being generally closed/reserved initially towards new people.

  • @MeeLoveLol
    @MeeLoveLol 8 лет назад

    I like how you putted "trollstigen" as an example of a highway or something haha! that is a REALLY scary road! I drove down there on a motorcycle with my father and it was so scary..

  • @richarddurrer676
    @richarddurrer676 8 лет назад +4

    Norwegians are so fucking cool and progressive. I was in Oslo during their national day, 17th of may, and there were parties everywhere and I and my gay partner became really drunk, so we had hard sex in the middle of the street and the Norwegians did not mind at all, they just cheered on. And they are super non-racist. Many of the girls had sex with different ethnic minorities in the park just outside the kings castle, and the Norwegian men did not mind at all, so I believe there are no prejudice, sexism and racism in Norway. They really enjoy and support multiculturalism and sexual freedom/experimentation. Coolest nation on earthy of you ask me!!!!

  • @roucoupse
    @roucoupse 8 лет назад +3

    I really enjoyed their bathroom, with a warm floor.

  • @mghost854
    @mghost854 3 года назад +1

    I'm moving to Norway next year and i can't freaking wait!!!!!

  • @debralemaire3943
    @debralemaire3943 5 лет назад +1

    Very enjoyable. Informative. So sweet.

  • @Erik-vp5bm
    @Erik-vp5bm 8 лет назад +11

    Norwegians afraid of giving people criticism? What Norway was this? We're certainly better at that, than we are at compliments. :D

  • @ihsankennedid3768
    @ihsankennedid3768 8 лет назад +4

    I am Norwegian and this was pretty funny to see😆👍.

  • @Oligarchi
    @Oligarchi 8 лет назад

    I'm a Norwegian living in Trondheim, and you're pretty much spot on :). Nice video!

  • @JonilsonLima-inMagnet
    @JonilsonLima-inMagnet 7 лет назад +2

    I'm from Brazil and I have much interest in things of Norway. I loved your video ...

  • @jubmelahtes
    @jubmelahtes 8 лет назад +7

    you like brunost. thank you. I like you. and i totally agree with all of this

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +Olav Wiik Moland To be honest, at the beginning I didn't quite liked it. But then it kinda grew in me. I love it especially with some strawberry jam :D

    • @jubmelahtes
      @jubmelahtes 8 лет назад

      I know right. And there are so many different types of brunost. The Christmas ones are delicious. You should try it on Norwegian waffles with strawberry jam and suor creme. Yum.
      When I go abroad i "smuggle" it with me once I was asked if it were some kind of drug...

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      Olav Wiik Moland Hahaha I tried with the waffles already and it's delicious! But I never tried other types of brunost besides the "most common one". I have to investigate that xD

    • @jubmelahtes
      @jubmelahtes 8 лет назад

      Do that my favorite is the one called bestemorost (I think) and it's much sweeter

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      I will definitely try it! :D

  • @daniel4647
    @daniel4647 6 лет назад +4

    "Just a precaution I guess", I like that. Know this video is ancient now, but I'll comment anyway. First of, we only sell beer in the store, nothing with an alcohol level above 5%, for that you have to go to a liquor store, we call them polet, from monopolet, which means monopoly, because traditionally our government has a monopoly on the sale of alcohol. This changed a few year ago so now we can at least buy beer like normal people, but wine or spirits you still need to go to polet. I think they stop the sale so early to give pubs a chance to survive. Alcohol is heavily taxed here, they say it's to prevent us from drinking, but in reality it's just to make extra tax money, before the oil we used to be really poor. And because alcohol is so expensive, especially in pubs, most people will avoid pubs, or at the very least drink a bunch before they go to one. I think these heavy restrictions on alcohol actually make the drinking culture a lot worse, it's like peoples logic is "if I'm going to spend this much on something I better at least get shitfaced or it will have been a waste". I think that if alcohol was cheaper and more easily accessible we'd have a more normal drinking culture. This is also why Norwegians on vacation are always drunk out of their minds, because alcohol is so cheep everywhere else so it seems like a total waste to not drink as much as you possibly can while you're there. We're also very repressed, like you pointed out, so we need loads of alcohol to reproduce, it's the only way we meet new people.

  • @ajaymewara3691
    @ajaymewara3691 4 года назад

    You are really a great story teller. I really like your video

  • @dricci40
    @dricci40 8 лет назад +1

    somehow this video taught me more things about portugal than norway, anyway good job! thanks for sharing

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +dricci40 Haha I can understand why :P Thanks! :)

  • @Rebellen007
    @Rebellen007 8 лет назад +75

    Give me a bottle of vodka and I'll talk for hours. :)

    • @Z4G.
      @Z4G. 8 лет назад +1

      +Rebellen007 Or heimbrent ;)

    • @MuSiCLoVeRrrNORWAY
      @MuSiCLoVeRrrNORWAY 8 лет назад

      +CrazyGamerZ4G u mean moonshine? kid

    • @augustramberg2549
      @augustramberg2549 8 лет назад +1

      +Markus-Olsen0_0 no one calls it moonshine in norway you moron.

    • @GeneralJokk
      @GeneralJokk 8 лет назад +2

      +Markus-Olsen0_0 Haha you two guys are funny stupid fuckers

    • @HappySwedishPancake
      @HappySwedishPancake 8 лет назад +1

      +Rebellen007 well this escalated quickly....

  • @LSogE3
    @LSogE3 8 лет назад +34

    Haha, it hardly reaches 20 degrees here in summer.

    • @123biffer
      @123biffer 8 лет назад +1

      +LSogE3 I guess it depends on where in the country you stay. The stretch between Oslo and Kristiansand usually have summers in the 25c range but they also have cold snowy winters. The Bergen area usually have summers in the 20c range and winters with little to no snow and temperatures between 0c to 5c, so mild winters and mild summers there.

    • @LSogE3
      @LSogE3 8 лет назад

      123biffer Dude, i spend the entire summer in a town called Mandal at the very southern tip of Norway, and there it is only between 18 and 24 degrees maximum in the summer.

    • @123biffer
      @123biffer 8 лет назад +3

      +LSogE3 Two years ago I was in a small place south of Kristiansand, stayed there for 7 days. It was between 30c and 32c every day. I asked a local if it was common temperature there during summer, he answered that it was more common with temperatures around 25c.

    • @sigve9230
      @sigve9230 8 лет назад

      +LSogE3 Mandal is a nice place to live.. (lived ther for 1 year, but now i live far north in Noray.. Sun 24/7 at the summer!!!

    • @COLLAXHD
      @COLLAXHD 8 лет назад +2

      LS you lieing bitch lmao

  • @caroljordan7205
    @caroljordan7205 5 лет назад

    I'm from Canada and we have Northern Lights - multicolored, take our shoes off at door, go camping in tents in winter with no water etc, we ski, snowboard, snowmobile, and go sleding. BUT we are very friendly and probably talk to much and apoligise to often... lol. We say "eh" instead of "hmm". I am half norwiegn but have never been to norway so your video was very very interesting. Canada sounds similar in many ways, especially in N. Alberta, Canada where we also have long darker winters and light at midnight in summer. Wonderful video... keep it up I have subbed.

  • @PolarMary
    @PolarMary 7 лет назад +1

    Very similar to Iceland, where I am living :D except it's not very cold there, at least in Reykjavík. This year we had a minimum of -6°c but just for one day.

  • @shoaibyounas331
    @shoaibyounas331 7 лет назад +5

    Great video.You look beautifull😊

  • @UnexcitingChris
    @UnexcitingChris 8 лет назад +5

    I've never been to Oslo, so I can't really compare it properly to Sandnes where I live, it sounds very different tho :o

    • @bambinosto
      @bambinosto 8 лет назад +14

      +UnexcitingChris ok tenk stavanger bare med ekstremt mange narkomaner

    • @UnexcitingChris
      @UnexcitingChris 8 лет назад

      martin eike :s

    • @Rebellen007
      @Rebellen007 8 лет назад

      +martin eike Haha:)

    • @rageaden250
      @rageaden250 8 лет назад

      Koss e det forskjellig d e jo snø i vinter her i Stavanger og skjønneche ka du meine for å være heilt ærlige??

    • @Bulldog12189
      @Bulldog12189 8 лет назад +3

      leste sandnes som "sadness", men å bo i sandnes er jo ganske trist da

  • @SurrogateMerville
    @SurrogateMerville 8 лет назад +1

    Thank you for the frank review of my country, it's nice to see that other peoples can enjoy our culture. :)

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +1

      off course! you are very welcome! I think It would be real fun for me to hear what other people have to say about Portugal too haha

  • @metalmusicmachine7
    @metalmusicmachine7 7 лет назад +1

    Fiquei ansiosa por conhecer a Noruega!
    Parabéns pelo canal. Beijinho

  • @martin94990
    @martin94990 8 лет назад +8

    "norwegians just dissapear"

  • @Fixti0n
    @Fixti0n 8 лет назад +7

    for some odd reason, once you passed the middle going upp, the ditance between two places becomes exponantely longer, as she sais, its takes you seven houers to get from oslo and like half way upp, but from there, it takes you 10 houers to get 3/4ths upp, and after that, it takes you 15 houers to get to the top, its just an odd experience.

    • @johnmagnetrane6952
      @johnmagnetrane6952 8 лет назад

      +Torben Skylstad The top Third of Norway is the 2 counties Finnmark and Troms. That gets you from Nordkapp to Narvik. The middle Third is Nordland and Nord-Trøndelag. That gets you to Trondheim. And the bottom Third are the other 15 counties.

    • @sixpoundernix
      @sixpoundernix 8 лет назад

      +Fixti0n Takes 7 hours with what? Car? Because with airplane you can get from Oslo all the way to Kirkenes in just 2-3 hours

    • @Fixti0n
      @Fixti0n 8 лет назад +5

      Maane Ulv oh, im sorry for not specefying, i was talking about riding a unicycle.

    • @CudaFIFA
      @CudaFIFA 8 лет назад

      +Maane Ulv yeah but its 3 hours to Italy with plane from Oslo aswell so that says something

    • @Fixti0n
      @Fixti0n 8 лет назад

      LH11 welp, when i lived down in Vestagder, i used less time to go to china then i used to go back home upp in the north.

  • @T3n50r
    @T3n50r 8 лет назад +1

    Probably the best description of Norway I've heard so far.

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +T3n50r Awww! That is so nice of you to say! Thank you!

  • @HayleyJeffs
    @HayleyJeffs 8 лет назад +1

    I LOVED that you mentioned that in winter whenever we go inside anywhere it is insanely hot. I absolutely hate it. I wish they kept the temperatures in shops a bit cooler in winter, but I understand it sucks for the people working there if it is too cold.

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +Hayley Jeffs It's such a big temperature different sometimes xD And it's really annoying having to take off my coat, put it on, take it off..... hahah xD

    • @HayleyJeffs
      @HayleyJeffs 8 лет назад

      It is not only the coat though; there are your gloves, scarf and hat, and in the really cold weather I wear wool-undergarments. So if I am going to be inside a long time I have to find a bathroom and take off those too! When I get a car it will not be as troublesome.

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +1

      +Hayley Jeffs yup.. i know exactly what you are talking about :P

  • @Flyout91
    @Flyout91 8 лет назад +24

    I am french living in Paris but I lived in Trondheim for five months in the context of an Erasmus. Best five months of my life. This country is awesome and people in Norway are really kind and seems pretty happy. Love the language too. And well, norwegian girls are absolutely wonderful and many young people are so sporty !
    PS : Brunost is the worst cheese I have ever tasted. And I am french so I am supposed to have good references xD Sorry Norwegian friends :D But I love every thing else in your country :)

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +1

      +Flyout91 Two years ago I was also an Erasmus exchange student in Trondheim! :)

    • @siljeholmstrand9041
      @siljeholmstrand9041 8 лет назад +2

      +Flyout91 Haha I am Norwegian, and I have to agree with you. Brunost really is the worst cheese, but I guess it's one of those things you have to try many times to make 'em good. I just don't want to eat it enough times for it to be good haha :)

    • @BrUSomania
      @BrUSomania 8 лет назад +1

      +Flyout91 Objection! Brunost is awesome!
      Well, in my opinion ;p

    • @espeneidesund8574
      @espeneidesund8574 8 лет назад +1

      I am a norwegian and i eat brunost almost every day:))

    • @Flyout91
      @Flyout91 8 лет назад

      Haha I also tasted something as weird as brunost : I think it was called fish oil. Amazingly awful x)

  • @alexiatorrez7680
    @alexiatorrez7680 8 лет назад +5

    Midnight sun, must be so romantic

    • @rakdos91
      @rakdos91 8 лет назад

      +Alex Torres midnight sun means midnight seagulls sex. "helps" you sleep. and then the other little tweeters start singing their songs as well.

    • @jacknexus4493
      @jacknexus4493 5 лет назад

      so there was this american that came to norway and wanted to see the midnight sun. so at midnight she went out, but all she found was the regular sun...

  • @simon6478
    @simon6478 8 лет назад +1

    I like the way you say brunost! Keep making videos. You are really good at it! :)

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +Mr. Beardo haha I know.. I have to improve my Norwegian pronunciation! ;) Thank you so much for your lovely comment!

    • @simon6478
      @simon6478 8 лет назад +2

      +Mon Amie No, it is really good. Really. So charming, that I had to rewind and watch it again! Ha en god helg :)

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад +1

      God Helg! :)

  • @TheBlueblackFairy
    @TheBlueblackFairy 8 лет назад

    My friend from Oslo came to visit me this week. I remember her asking if I wanted her to take her shoes off at the door. I told her she didn't have to. I was so happy to meet her finally after knowing her online for 13 years. Her and her mom are so sweet and so beautiful.

  • @mysterychemical
    @mysterychemical 4 года назад +3

    My reaction to entire video : mhhmmm mhmmm mhmmm mhmmm mhmmmm

  • @rizandro
    @rizandro 8 лет назад +3

    Where in Norway do you live? The snow, weather and especially the midnight sun varies on which place you live.

  • @KarlMySuitcase
    @KarlMySuitcase 8 лет назад +1

    When you said we drink really fast, and get crazy, it made me want a beer

  • @BlackBikiniTops
    @BlackBikiniTops 8 лет назад +2

    I loved this video so much, definitely want to visit Norway soon and see the northern lights! Xxx

    • @MonAmieDesserts
      @MonAmieDesserts  8 лет назад

      +BlackBikiniTops YES!!!! You have to come hereeeeeee