as a norwegian i find these videos interesting, as i do recognize these things, but i have never thought about them. an outsiders perspective is so cool.
The Norwegian society is in general built very much around this concept of ''trust'', to put trust in that your fellow citizens will do the right, honest and decent thing to do.
The roller skis are a way for people in norway to pratice skiing even without snow so they dont get rusty over the summer. And it is essentially a longer roller blade that is closer to the ground compared to rollerblades.
@@TylerWalkerRUclips There are special parks made "lately" where they have short track competitions, with several rounds. (they were less common 25-50 years ago) One of the more famous competitions is "Lysebotn opp" (search for it on RUclips, and you'll find tons of videos) 7.5 km (4.7 miles), 640 m up (2100 feet)
1) Yes, this is definitely true. I am not a fan of Tacos myself (I don't like spicy food in general), but the concept "Fredagstaco" (Friday Taco) is a thing here. 2) Our society is pretty safe and secure, so yes, we have an inherent trust that most people will be honest and not take advantage of the trust given. Obviously, there will always be the odd bad apple here and there, but we understand that if we as a group do not hold up our end, the privileges will go away. I cannot speak for every other Norwegian, but personally I know that I would feel utter crap if I knowingly took advantage of someone else's trust or if I let myself benefit from someone else's mistake without trying to correct it (like if a cashier rang an item up for less than I knew it was supposed to be or handed me more change than I was owed). 3) We have pretty strict smoking laws here, so it definitely is more conventient for people who needs nicotine to use snuff than to smoke (plus, way better for the rest of us since there is no negative impact on us, unlike with smoking), you are not allowed to smoke indoors in public spaces, smoking is prohibited on certain outside spaces as well (like bus stops, though some smokers ignore that, much to my annoyance). I never used either, but I would say it's probably more popular to use snuff here than it is to smoke. 4) Because of the uneven distribution of day and night throughout the year, with winter giving us very few daylight hours (if any, as above the polar circle people do not get any daylight for part of the winter) and the summer giving us a lot more, I would say yes, people here are more eager to go outside when the sun is out, enjoy the extra daylight the summer half of the year give us. 5) "Syden" is essentially a phrase we use for warm, southern vacation destinations abroad, typically around the mediterranean. Because it's such a popular way to vacation, it's just become a phrase here. 6) "Harrytur" is not exactly what she describes here at all. It essentially is a type of trip Norwegians make to either Sweden or Denmark to buy cheaper products, take advantage of tax free quotas for alcohol and tobacco wares (which we have if we go abroad to any destination, not just Sweden or Denmark). It's the phenomenon of people going abroad simply to shop cheaper wares in excess. Depending on where you live in the country, you might go by car, bus, train or ferry/cruise. I cannot translate "harry" directly, it's kinda a collective phrase for embarassing behaviors, things being kinda lowbrow, maybe even kinda redneck. It's especially popular to do for people who live close to the border. 7) Yeah, I would say many here love candles. Because winters get so cold and dark, a lot of people like to make the indoor space cozy, so they will light candles, huddle up in blankets, have something warm to drink like coffee, tea or cocoa and just enjoy the cozy atmosphere. I'm not a candle person myself, but I can definitely vouch for a lot of other people being really into it. 8) I would maybe say rollerskis are more of a thing athletes use to train during the summer than a thing a lot of regular people get into, but I cannot speak for anyone here. I have only really seen it in conjunction of rollerski competitions or footage of athletes training with them. They are similar to skis, they are definitely shorter, more the length of miniskis and they have wheels on them. Definitely different from rollerblades. 9) There are definitely couch potatoes among us (I'm one of them), but plenty of Norwegians are outdoorsy people, a lot of kids get involved in sports growing up (I did gymnastics for a couple of years as little kid and karate as a teen), so yeah, I would say a big portion of us are active in some way or another. We have a lot of great nature to explore closeby, and a lot of people here love going on trips to the mountains. 10) Yeah, it's common here to say short words on the inbreath, especially "yes". Dunno why, we just do it.
5. Canary Island is really popular for ppl 55+ or families. Because it's cheapee. Las Palmas and Playa del Ingles and Arguinegin are very popular. Many elderly people or people with reumatism own apt and live there all winter.
Harry are often translated to "tacky". I am going for a "Harry-Trip" to Sweden Oct.20'st. Which means I'm going to Sweden to buy cheap food and alchohol and beer and tobacco etc....
while you are correct on the term harrytur.. what she is talking about in the vid is the cruiseship tours that go mainly to denmark and germany. we call these cruiseships "Dankebåten"(the danish boat) and "kiel-ferga" (The ferry to Kiel (a german town). we call them boats and ferries even though they are technically cruise ships.. these cruiseships arent usually enjoyed exlusively for their scenic and cultural quialities however.. as norwegians, we might think that a cruise would include more scenic and cultural experiences, thus we call the Kiel ferry and Danish boat by those names,. To clarify.. you dont need a cruiseship to go on a Harrytur. you can go on the cruiseship to denmark and germany on a Harrytur, but we usually reffer to those cruiseships as ferries or boats because they exist more for Harryturs instead of scenic and cultural experience-cruises. a Harrytur often involves the pursuit of tax-free goods like alcohol and tobacco.. other cheap foods and items also can apply... you often go abroad to Sweden for example on a harrytur... going to a local sale in norway wouldnt classify as a harrytur in the same way... but harrytur reffers to the state of mind behind the trip which has a sort of rednecky quality .. the word harrytur stems from the words Harry(which is a given name) and Tur (meaning tour, trip.) ... Incidentally tthe term "Harry" .. an adjective; reffering to something rednecky but sometimes also of a extravagant, ridiculous fashion statement.. for example.. if you wore a leopardpatterned dress, an oversized furcoat, hung a rabbitsfood on your keychain, put a foxtail on your cars antenna or used an excesssive amount of airfresheners (the ones you hang underneath your center mirror that come in many different colours and patterns)in your car ... that would be Harry... or an action having a "harry" quality to it. If you otherwise dressed in an flamboyant, eyecatching, laidback or flashy manner.. it wouldnt not be "harry" for this reason alone.. . for example.. you could wear alot of leather.. dress like a biker.. and not be "harry". However, if you start to dress like a cowboy... or or anything kinda ridiculous .... that is the right kind of ridiculous... then that would be harry. what is defined as "harry" is up for debate.. i believe that norwegians have an intuitive sense of what would be defined as harry.. but i am not easily able to list all the things that can be harry myself at this time.. nor can i accurately say where some ridiculous rednecky fashion or action starts becoming harry and when it morphs into something else entirely. If some norwegian would like to elaborate on what is concideered harry, please do. The term and adjective "harry" is not to be confused with the given name "Harry" however .. (i know i used some capital H in this text.. please ignore that) ...
Yeah that’s just odd. I’ve never seen or even heard of people sunbathing in cemetery’s. If I was caught sunbathing in the cemetery over here I’d be looked at as a crazy weirdo.
I just want to point out, considering what she is saying about the ''affirmation sound'', it is indeed ''Ja'' (Ya/Yah) which means ''Yes'' in Norwegian, that is being said, however.. The reason why it sounds so ''strange'' is because is it being said while inhaling. We Norwegians tends to sometimes say some words on inhale or exhale, depending on the application/emphasis.
yes, kind of whispering "yah" on inhale (or exhale for that sake), many times without voiced vocal cord. As mentioned it depends on the application, and level of affirmation I think.
We usually eat taco on Friday, homemade pizza on Saturday, and more traditional dinners on Sunday. On the other weekdays it's more random and simple meals as we tend to have less time for dinner.
22:18 Iceland, the Faeroe islands and some dialects of Norwegian talks on inhale. Not for every word of course, but for single words here and there, usually just things like "ja" ("yes" in Norwegian).
Taco was introduced in the 90s in Norway. It became immensely popular and every weekend EVERY SINGLE GROCERY STORE has discounts on all the taco stuff. Every grocery store, big or small, also has it's own designated shelf/area of only taco and Mexican cuisine stuff. (Same thing with Asian style food, stores have areas with only stuff you'd need to make teriyaki, curries, sushi etc.)
Tacos came way earlier, but was popularized for real in the late 80's /early 90's. Allert Middelthon in Stavanger started importing taco supplies in 1965, as the american oil workers could not wrap their heads around traditional foot like fish-balls and fårikål (sheep in cabbage or puke in a pot as they called it).
"Syd" means south. Syden basically means "the south". It's a really common thing to say in Norway. Usally referring to Spain or turkey. Can also mean different countries.
''Snus'' is very popular in Scandinavia, especially Sweden and Norway. It's not chewing tobacco, you just put it under your lip and let it stay there and do it's own thing. The nicotine enters your body through the small blood veins under your lips. Snus comes in alot of different flavours, you have those that taste original snus with tobacco taste, but you also have those that tastes different flavours of berries or mint, or liqorish.
Being observed from the outside is so eye-opening and hilarious! The gasping "ja" is so common, I've never even thought about how weird that must be for someone new to Norway 😂
As a Norwegian: 1. We do indeed love our tacos. Common ingredients include: corn, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onion, and of course cheese and minced meat with taco spice. 2. not *quite* right, but close. At cabins, you usually get the keys beforehand or a code to the keybox, and for toll stations and parking lots there's usually a machine you pay at. 3. While chewing tobacco is more common than smoking yes, both happen but neither are really common. 4. Yes we love sun, no we do not sunbathe in graveyards. 5. Syden tours are most common during the "Fellesferie" (time during summer where everyone has summer holiday), as you say yes. 6. There's a term called "Harry" yes, but I have never heard of a Harry Ferry. "Harry" means like "old and odd", in a similar sense to "rustic", just weirder. We do have a lot of ferries and cruise ships though. 7. Candles are most common in the older generations, but there's usually a couple on every dinner table, even in younger generations' homes. Would not say we "love" them though. 8. Yes, roller skiing is common to see. It's just skis on wheels yes. 9. It's very on or off, but I'd say the majority is interested in sports. 10. There's many such noises, but we do have a lot of in-breath sounds that mean *quite* a few different things. ("I just remembered...", "Ohhh", "Oh, alright", "Oh, my bad", "Ugh", etc.)
Taco Friday is the family food gathering as well a pizza Saturday. And then Sundays we go for the more traditional Foods like slow cooked steak, meatballs or something with fish. If you're younger and have moved out from home to study then pizza, burger or kebab is more common as Sunday food.
@@norwayball8515 Before taco became common pizza was the big thing in weekends, especially on saturdays. Maybe it's a thing we who were young in the 80's are more familiar with. But we have children, and I am pretty sure my children are familiar with home made pizza on saturdays - even if we during the years have alternated with lasagna or even tacos (we usually don't eat taco on fridays, then we go for the frozen pizza with some extra topping, TORO soup - or something else easy made).
Love this! And your engagement in Norwegian culture! It kinda reminds me of my best friend that I lost almost two years ago now.. He was American, and we spent HOURS, on the phone, every day, discussing cultural differences, language, politics, conversational norms, and everything else… I really enjoy this!
Since we want to be trusted, we also have to be reserved or careful (shy …) about letting people in on us. We must first find out that we can trust each other. To trust is an important cornerstone in our culture, to be able to relax and flourish. There is a lot of pride in being able to trust each other, I think.
Har aldri tenkt på det på den måten, at vi er sjenerte fordi tilliten må fortjenes fordi tillit er så viktig for oss. Men det er egentlig veldig sant. Tillit🥺
We have the honesty system in Denmark too. There are small sheds with fruit or vegetables or local honey. Here you just take what you need and then put the money in the box. Particularly in my part of Denmark, we have the same system with freshly caught or smoked fish. They are of course in a refrigiator. But same system. In Copenhagen they also sunbade in a cementary with a very large park. The norwegian love to take a Ferry trip to northern Denmark and buy tax free.
I work nightshifts as a truckdriver in Norway. I deliver to maybe 20-25 companies each night and all of them put out key´s or has giving me their code so I can get in. So yeah.. they really trust each other!
An example of that honesty-thing from the old days: In a saga from about a thousand years ago (Gunnlaug Ormstunge), it is very apparent that honesty is a big thing. As an example, the protagonist trusted the antagonist with a pause in the middle a duel to the death, to get water for him, when he got hurt during their fight. Very interesting story from ye olde days...
We as a society have accepted "snus" over smoking, because its less harmful for people around, and it looks nicer. So we have basicly no smokers, but alot of people "snusing". Its waaaaay more common :)
As a Norwegian who made rollerskies by hand for a company, they are serious business that is very popular with our ski starts, who are paid a lot to be spokespeople for them. They are short skies, but still distinctively skis, there are several brands and different designs, most noticeable is the different wheels, some are thin like a bikewheel, some are thicker and full plastic.
LOL, the conversation asthma is hilarious hahaha... but I guess she's kind of right about it - I think we kind of say jah, combined with a short inhale, if it makes any sense...
"Having it Cozy" is more of a concept. It can be anything from a cold evening on the sofa in the cabin with the fireplace crackling to a good breakfast on Sunday morning. And everything in between... The most important thing is that you have a good/nice time and...well...cozy ;)
Roller skies are longer than roller blades - they use it for training especially preparing for the cross country skiing season. One Sunday I met a group of more than 20 teens on roller skies - uphill. When I was walking my dog.
The Taco thing started in Stavanger as they had a lot of American oil workers living there in the 70's/ early 80's during the starting oil boom. Thse people had their families with them, and would invite Norwegian colleagues' families for tacos. There was one shop in Stavanger that catered to the Americans, gettting long lists of products they missed from the US. Then it just explodeed. Norwegian shops started importing as well. My first tacos were with ground moose meat and I ate 13 tacos in one sitting. My family were hunters and moose was our everyday meat. We never bought beef. Now that I'm an adult lving alone, I understand how luxurious my childhood food was, compared to now.
People go to their cabins in the mountains during Easter though. It's a lot of snow during winter so when Easter comes there's still snow there. People go to something called afterski there too, pretty much skiing, sunbathing and drinking for some 5-10days.
True Norwegians are honest... based on my experience i left my cellphone on the bus and yes i just check on the lost & found website in a bus transport and gotcha... phones and a lot of this ready for collections. And so with my umbrella left on a cafe, i found it right a way, or maybe umbrella is a NO NO here ;-) raincoat is common during rainy days but because its a multicultural country and Norwegians are adapting culture from the other countries using umbrellas ;-)
In Bergen, people using umbrellas is often seen as tourists😉 Because the wind directions get so distorted downtown (actually eeverwhere) that when you round a corner, odds are that the umbrella will get violently turned inside out or just take off into the heavens.
i once dropped my wallet outside a gasstation.. a random person delivered it to the gasstation employee.. i had driven for an hour before i had to turn back around as i discovered i had lost my wallet... the gasstation employees had kept it safe and i got it back without problems.
That woman is quite clueless... 1. She's somewhat correct about taco friday. But that largely depends on where you live, in many areas it most certainly is not a thing. Where I live, tacos are not popular at all. And it's also most popular among the younger half of the population. 2. She makes it sound like there are boxes with cash everywhere. No, the only places I know about, are in SOME of those tourist cabins, but it's not that common. And btw, cash is dying in Norway - for example, most people pay for parking with apps nowadays. We use apps or cards for almost everything. Very few are even carrying cash with them, and those who do, are mainly children or old people. 3. It's "snus", not "snuss". And no, "most Norwegians" do NOT "use it instead of smoking". Some do, though. And there are MANY who uses snus that NEVER smokes. 4. Never ever heard about anyone sunbathing in graveyards. But yes, we love the sun, especially here up north, where winters are much longer than summers. 5. "Syden" isn't SOUTH OF Europe. It means "the south" and it's a term for going to suthern countries on vacation, like anywhere near the Mediterranian, and lots of other countries. 6. She doesn't understand "Harrytur" at all. It simply means going to Sweden (mostly) or Denmark or sometimes other countries, to get cheaper stuff, like tobacco, alcohol and meat. It's NOT about cruises at all. And it's usually just a day trip (not always). People living close to the Swedish border do it all the time. 8. Rollerskiing. She makes it sound like "everyone" do that. Nowhere near the truth at all, a very low percentage do. 9. Norway has lots of fat/unfit people, and that percentage is increasing. FAR from all are strong and fit. Sport fashion: with the increased low-price chains sports wear, a lot of such clothing have become daily wear, and isn't necessarily considered sports wear at all. 10. No, most people doesn't say ja-ja-ja or other weird sounds all the time during conversations, and I don't know a single person who do it on in-breath. No, most do as Americans - a variation of short words, a nod every now and then, etc.
Well, we manage to balance out our sometimes cruel honesty with a strange "damage controlling" trust in others sense of decensy. (Thats why we dont give people we dont know where to find, the opportunity to swindle us😈😈) edit: Its called Syden because its no Europe north of Norway. Only south😁
One thing I never though about was doing inhale while saying "Jah" as a Norwegian. Alsso I like it more than ehm or mhm because it has a like "yeah, I'm listening, please continue, I'm exited to hear more" Like than Mhm or ehm or whatever^^
Good point. Saying "ja" while inhaling is absolutely a way of expressing excitement, wanting to know more about whatever you are told - and the same with "mhm" is more like "whatever".
Cruise: That is primarily Oslo to Kiel is Germany with four hours in harbour i Kiel, or Oslo to Copenhagen with a few more hours, but we love it. It's like leave Norway on a friday, spend a few hours on shore saturday and be home again sunday. Decent weekend with good food and cheap drinks on board 😎
while you are correct on the term harrytur.. what she is talking about in the vid is the cruiseship tours that go mainly to denmark and germany. we call these cruiseships "Dankebåten"(the danish boat) and "kiel-ferga" (The ferry to Kiel (a german town). we call them boats and ferries even though they are technically cruise ships.. these cruiseships arent usually enjoyed exlusively for their scenic and cultural quialities however.. as norwegians, we might think that a cruise would include more scenic and cultural experiences, thus we call the Kiel ferry and Danish boat by those names,. To clarify.. you dont need a cruiseship to go on a Harrytur. you can go on the cruiseship to denmark and germany on a Harrytur, but we usually reffer to those cruiseships as ferries or boats because they exist more for Harryturs instead of scenic and cultural experience-cruises. a Harrytur often involves the pursuit of tax-free goods like alcohol and tobacco.. other cheap foods and items also can apply... you often go abroad to Sweden for example on a harrytur... going to a local sale in norway wouldnt classify as a harrytur in the same way... but harrytur reffers to the state of mind behind the trip which has a sort of rednecky quality .. the word harrytur stems from the words Harry(which is a given name) and Tur (meaning tour, trip.) ... Incidentally tthe term "Harry" .. an adjective; reffering to something rednecky but sometimes also of a extravagant, ridiculous fashion statement.. for example.. if you wore a leopardpatterned dress, an oversized furcoat, hung a rabbitsfood on your keychain, put a foxtail on your cars antenna or used an excesssive amount of airfresheners (the ones you hang underneath your center mirror that come in many different colours and patterns)in your car ... that would be Harry... or an action having a "harry" quality to it. If you otherwise dressed in an flamboyant, eyecatching, laidback or flashy manner.. it wouldnt not be "harry" for this reason alone.. . for example.. you could wear alot of leather.. dress like a biker.. and not be "harry". However, if you start to dress like a cowboy... or or anything kinda ridiculous .... that is the right kind of ridiculous... then that would be harry. what is defined as "harry" is up for debate.. i believe that norwegians have an intuitive sense of what would be defined as harry.. but i am not easily able to list all the things that can be harry myself at this time.. nor can i accurately say where some ridiculous rednecky fashion or action starts becoming harry and when it morphs into something else entirely. If some norwegian would like to elaborate on what is concideered harry, please do. The term and adjective "harry" is not to be confused with the given name "Harry" however .. (i know i used some capital H in this text.. please ignore that) ...
Tacos and other non-traditional foods came to Norway with the roughnecks and drillers in the late 60's. A shop in the oil capital , Stavanger, started importing food for the american oil workers and it spread from there. "Harry" tours.. Ferry rides to Denmark mostly , but Germany too. Cheap drinks, conserts and partying on the ferry, one day hung over, shopping in Copenhagen or Kiel, then partying on the way home again. "Harry" is a male name, the slang meaning is somthing like uneducated, unformal, working class. "Telys" means tea-heating lights. And just like the sunbathing thing.. In the north, you have months without sun in the winter, and even in the south you go to work in the dark and it's dark again when you leave for home.(in the winter) Ofcourse we love candles in the winter , and sunbathing in the summer. Ja, means yes. Some few, likes to do the in-breath thingy , but they are few (and old). About hiking. In Norway, there is a limit to property rights. If you have a rural property you cannot deny people hiking and tenting on the unregulated (outland) parts of your property. Your yard and agricultural fields are regulated (inland), and can be fenced in. Hiking is exercising your right to roam the land freely . (every man's rights law)
For #10, she's referring to breathing the word "yes" inwards without using the vocal cords. The Norwegian word is "ja". I've never thought of it before, but it is very common. It's not "hurry" trips, but "Harry trips". Harry (and less often Doris) are used as nicknames for people who break social norms and these days, most often those who go to Sweden or Denmark for the sole purpose of buying cheap booze, tobacco and meat. But the term Harry is extremely vague and for instance, I might say that it's fucking Harry that it has to rain when I'm planning a barbeque. In my parents generation, Harry and Doris were names for people who were out of the in crowd, but that's not the meaning these days.
that it rains when your planning a BBQ is not harry. while you are correct on the term harrytur.. what she is talking about in the vid is the cruiseship tours that go mainly to denmark and germany. we call these cruiseships "Dankebåten"(the danish boat) and "kiel-ferga" (The ferry to Kiel (a german town). we call them boats and ferries even though they are technically cruise ships.. these cruiseships arent usually enjoyed exlusively for their scenic and cultural quialities however.. as norwegians, we might think that a cruise would include more scenic and cultural experiences, thus we call the Kiel ferry and Danish boat by those names,. To clarify.. you dont need a cruiseship to go on a Harrytur. you can go on the cruiseship to denmark and germany on a Harrytur, but we usually reffer to those cruiseships as ferries or boats because they exist more for Harryturs instead of scenic and cultural experience-cruises. a Harrytur often involves the pursuit of tax-free goods like alcohol and tobacco.. other cheap foods and items also can apply... you often go abroad to Sweden for example on a harrytur... going to a local sale in norway wouldnt classify as a harrytur in the same way... but harrytur reffers to the state of mind behind the trip which has a sort of rednecky quality .. the word harrytur stems from the words Harry(which is a given name) and Tur (meaning tour, trip.) ... Incidentally tthe term "Harry" .. an adjective; reffering to something rednecky but sometimes also of a extravagant, ridiculous fashion statement.. for example.. if you wore a leopardpatterned dress, an oversized furcoat, hung a rabbitsfood on your keychain, put a foxtail on your cars antenna or used an excesssive amount of airfresheners (the ones you hang underneath your center mirror that come in many different colours and patterns)in your car ... that would be Harry... or an action having a "harry" quality to it. If you otherwise dressed in an flamboyant, eyecatching, laidback or flashy manner.. it wouldnt not be "harry" for this reason alone.. . for example.. you could wear alot of leather.. dress like a biker.. and not be "harry". However, if you start to dress like a cowboy... or or anything kinda ridiculous .... that is the right kind of ridiculous... then that would be harry. what is defined as "harry" is up for debate.. i believe that norwegians have an intuitive sense of what would be defined as harry.. but i am not easily able to list all the things that can be harry myself at this time.. nor can i accurately say where some ridiculous rednecky fashion or action starts becoming harry and when it morphs into something else entirely. If some norwegian would like to elaborate on what is concideered harry, please do. The term and adjective "harry" is not to be confused with the given name "Harry" however .. (i know i used some capital H in this text.. please ignore that) ...
@@jeschinstad aye. There is a wiki page on it; D.D.E., Sputnik, shopping in Sweden, Raggare culture and mullets are often mentioned today[clarification needed]. In the 1970s, it was the 1960s hairwax or sharp shoes that were harry. In the 1980s, the 1970s flared pants or whiskers and in the 1990s, more or less everything that could be associated with the 1980s. Yesterday's fashion will often be interpreted as harry. Often what is harry in one period can be hip retro fashion the next year.... Whilst the wiki entry is somewhat ambiguous, i tend to agree with the comment lacking citation alot. I dont really agree that what is 'harry' simply means it is out of fashion. Imo, there is a steriotype associated with the term 'harry' .. atleast in the common tongue connotations of the word. But a sort of tacky, fashionably shameless, working class rednecky feel to it I will agree to! However, i will not agree that something is harry simply because it is breaking a social norm, acts unhinged, acts petty, acts overly flamboyant, ect. It needs to have the quality of harry and fit the steriotype that is harry in order to be harry. IMO, harry is not so easily defined by strict criteria or judged by secondhand statistical observations. Harry is living subculture and an immaterial national cultural heritage! I disagree that the term can simply be adopted by the younger generation to mean whatever they want, simply based on the vague traits of its origin! From the time 'harry' was conceived untill now, it has grown and matured into a living and breathing entity. It is a cultural heritage and it cannot simply be made into a loose contemporary term of insincere whims. IMO, even though the term is in itself hard to describe, it is a living tradition, and as such, it has specific requirements to meet in order to be 'harry'.
The "conversation asthma" is easily done while you inhale normally through your nose and then open your mouth and let some of the air pass across your vocal cords. It is not a violent or loud experience at all, as most of the air passes through the nose. Actually you can make the sound with your lips shut. Try humming normally while you exhale through your nose, and then hum again as you inhale through your nose. If you open your mout, you can make a wovel sound, like the /ɑː/ sound (as in car, start, March)
I have seen people sun bathing in grave yards in the big cities, because they have grass to lay on. Not much of that elsewhere in the larger cities. But it's not a common thing to do. :)
Parents are pretty busy on Friday. A quick meal for the kids is taco 🌮 Most adults are finished working at Fridays, except for those who work part time in grosery stores or malls at Saturday and Sundays. So we use Fridays to shopping fod, alcohol, and other necessary things for the households. So Saturday and Sunday is non working days for the most of us. They're spending time with family and friends, often outside in the nature or visiting family far away. 👍The girl is talking about what we do in summertime. We use to visit our cemetery on Sundays where our ancestors is buried. We plant flowers, roses.. etc to make it beautiful. And say a little prayer for the dead people/family members. Its a tradition in Norway. Yeah we can take a ferry to Sweden, Denmark, or Germany to buy tax-free alcohol and tobacco. Candles is very important in Norway during the winter season. Because its dark almost all the time except from a couple of hours between 10.00 till 03.00 at daytime. It's important that we get enough light because of the dark. Way up in northern Norway it's dark every day for about 3 month. You don't see the sun. And at summertime there is sunlight at night several months. The snow near Oslo area usually comes in December to March. If we are lucky. My mother in law lives up north a few hours drive from Tromsø area and there it can be up to 2-3 metres of snow from October till May. The North is for me the cold area. I live 30 minutes drive from Oslo in a city called Sarpsborg. Suncity Sarpsborg. Because its a lot of sunny days. Its the opposite of Bergen. It always rains in Bergen. The weather is pretty bad in Bergen because of all the rain days during the summer. I'm not saying its raining all the time, but most of the time. Sarpsborg is a beautiful little town with water all around the city. Fresh water, rivers and sea water. And of course beautiful parks and forests to walk around in. And the best, its very close to the Swedish border. About 30 minutes drive. The best summer months in Sarpsborg is May to September. In June to August its hot enough in the ocean to take a bath, swimming around just enjoying the beach life. And we have a lot of beaches. Fresh water beaches and salt water beaches. In the centre of the city there's a long street with outdoor restaurants and pubs where you can just hang around and talk to people. Or you can sit inside for dinner. Friday and Saturday is more like a party street at night. But the pubs stop serving alcohol at 02.30 some at 02.00, depending on the pub. 👍 Love from Norway 🇳🇴
We hate rollerskiers, with passion. But people do it. For summer skiing. There are places where the snow never goes completely away in summer. Like Stryn is a big ski/snowboard place, where the pros hang out
Norwegian taco is probably not what you are thinking of. Same concept but not exactly the same. It's probably more nordic/ Scandinavian in taste and content. When smoking was banned from public places in Sweden I first thought what a lame thing. Of course, you should be able to take a smoke when you are drinking a beer at a club or so. But now when I got used to it feels really good sitting in clean air and not having clothing smell like cigarettes the day after. I guess smoking is banned in the same way in Norway.
Yes it is👍 From 1 July 2004, it was forbidden to smoke indoors in all places of service, and from 2013 it was forbidden to smoke on all means of transport where the general public has access. I was very happy when this law came, it’s nice to come home not smelling smoke all over 👍😊
Regarding the parking and toll roads that are based on trust. You find these in rural areas, and is usually in popular hiking og cross country skiing locations... The money goes for upkeep and plowing (and of course surplus for the farmer) People know that if they do not pay, the private road or parking lot will be closed. There was a newspaper article for some years ago where a farmer complained that a lot of people did not pay, and he lost money due to the cost of plowing.. This newspaper article helped on the proportion of people whom paid for the parking...
about norwegians loving tacos is very true. as norwegian i have to eat tacos once a week its usally on friday maybe on saturday. i know most norwegians dont have it to spicy but me personolly i try to make it pretty spicy. but yes we have some quirks in our tacos compared to the mexican and american style. like some people really like taco with cucomber and sweet corn. but yes norwegian love tacos. but for some reason there is no taco bell in norway wich i think its strange. huge market potential.
Roller ski is very popular. We got a festival each summer where the athletes cover quite a mountainous area on their roller skis. Feel free to look up blink festival Lysebotn to see the start of the race.
Actually, honesty and truthfulness was very much in the viking culture, to lie and cheat and be a coward was very un-viking, or norse if you like. In one of the Saga's there is a story about this viking who entered some other vikings home, robbed him dry while the other viking slept. When he got out and still was undetected ... he felt bad about it, because this was not the viking way, it was no honor in it, being a simple thief was just bad. So he went back, killed the viking and his family so it was honor in the deeds.
The asthma yes, is common among women, males just say yes stright forward. Yes, there is a gender difference in the way of speaking, also in Norway. The presenter was a female, and probably talked more with other females than males. Men are so scary and exiting.
History about tacos in Norway. In 1986 the world championship in football (soccer) was held in Mexico. Norwegians are a bit more than just obsessed with football (an estimated 70% of the total population has been in a football club throughout their life) And enough Norwegians traveled all the way to Mexico to watch Norway play there and got used to mexican cuisine that when they returned to Norway, there was now a demand for mexican food that had never existed before. Of course, the Norwegian climate is not suited for mexican ingredients, and import is not very lucrative since Norway's population density is so low (even lower than the US) so the kind of tacos we have here in Norway are far from what you can get in Mexico, or even the US... This lack of import of ingredients makes Norways cuisine unique, but not very varied to foreigners. Chili pepper didn't come to Norway until the late 1900s, and fresh chili peppers could only be seen in the largest cities until the 2010s. My cousins in the north didn't taste chili peppers until they were in their late teens, around 2015. Garlic only reached the far corners of the nation in the 80s.. My parents grew up unaware spices other than Salt and pepper existed.
Most of the snus sold in Norway is made in Sweden. In the US they also sell it some places, imported from Sweden. More commonly they sell snuff in the US which is basicly the same, but a little more wet, as if's already been used :=D
Let's take the first thing first; The Vikings did NOT have horns on their helmets. People who are not from the Nordic countries must stop promoting this. It's a myth! So to her list. 1. Tacos are definitely a thing on Fridays in this country. Maybe not with exactly the original Mexican ingredients but with people's personal favorites in them. That's why tacos are so popular, because you can do exactly what you want with them. On the other hand, we are not too fond of spicy food, so the sauces we choose are more of the mild kind. 2. Honesty in Norway and the rest of the Nordic countries comes from the fact that we mostly trust each other and respect each other's opinions and property. We are brought up to be considerate and to care for each other, not to promote our own views and opinions above everyone else's. It's ok to discuss things but not to lash out at others who don't agree with your way of doing things. This is shown very clearly in political debates which are incredibly civilized compared to many other countries' debates, (without me mentioning any specific countries). 😁 This also means that we learn to respect the efforts and work of others, which means that we actually pay for the goods in unattended stalls along the roads around the country. There are many of these and they are part of the livelihood of many farmers in the country or it is the farmer's children who want to earn some pocket money. DNT, (The Norwegian Tourist Association) uses this good feature to run its unmanned cabins in the mountains in Norway and it actually works very well. Not only do we appreciate the work DNT does by building and maintaining these cabins and thus pay for what we use, but we respect those who come after us and want to use them, so we clean and wash before we move on. 3. Snuff is an ugly habit we have adopted mainly from Sweden where snus has been popular for 30 years before it really took off in Norway. We are still not at the level of the Swedes, but cigarettes and tobacco are increasingly being replaced by snuff among the younger generations. 4. Sunbathing in the graveyards??? Never heard of or seen. Don't know where she got this from. Certainly not a thing in Norway. When the sun comes out in Norway, outdoor beer is the thing in the cities. The outdoor restaurants are full and people are enjoying life with an ice-cold beer after a long, cold winter. Some go to the beaches and spend the days there. Or they do as I do, out in nature and up in the mountains on long peaceful walks with the dog. 5. She says we travel to countries south of Europe and then exclusively lists countries in Europe. "Syden" only means to the south. Since Norway is far to the north, the south really means almost every other country in the world. 6. Here she fails completely. "Harry-handel" is not a ferry/cruise trip but shopping trips to Sweden by car or bus among the population who live near the border. Not because it is duty-free, but because it is much cheaper to buy certain goods in Sweden than in Norway. This mostly applies to snuff and tobacco, alcohol, meat and sweets. Also, "Harry" does not mean rural in Norway, it is only a name for a phenomenon. The weekend cruises we undertake mostly go to Denmark, as a small break from everyday life. "Danskebåten", ("the Danish Boat") is a completely different but well-known term in Norway and is not connected to "Harry-handel". 7. Candles are cozy!!! When it's snowing or raining outside, it's nice to light some candles and watch a good movie or listen to music with the one you love. 8. Roller skiing is serious training for athletes or exercise for the average Norwegian. We also have summer ski centers with real snow, at e.g. Folgefonna glacier or indoor ski halls with artificial snow. 9. One of the reasons why Norwegians do a lot of sports is that it is cheap, sometimes free for children and young people to do organized sports. If you manage to get young people to train and have fun when they are young, preferably trying several different sports until they find the one they like, the chances are high that they will continue with some form of training or exercise later in life, thus and thus stay in shape longer. An excellent way to maintain public health. 10. Saying "yes" when someone else is talking is a way to confirm that you are listening to what the other person is saying. All languages have one or some form of the same. If you are going to learn about Norway or any other country, please learn from the citizens from the country in question and not some random foreigners who have been on holiday or lived here for a year as a student. The vast majority are wrong or exaggerate in much of what they claim about Norway.
If you are never offended, you must be an american that belongs to eighter the democrat camp or republican camp, that never talks to anyone outside your camp.
up north in Norway where i live, most people dont even lock their doors on the house. i even forgot my car keys in the car for a couple of months. so trust and honor is very important for us.
Fact #6: Harrytrip. Its a boat that goes from my city of Sandefjord to Strømstad in Sweden, the boat takes approximately 2.5 hours. But a boattrip to Denmark or Germany is NOT considered a harrytrip. Also if you come from where i come from, you've never actually paid to take the boat to Sweden. Most of us has a bunch of free tickets or know someone who can get you free tickets.
Concerning the statement "Norwegians are very honest". This comes from us being a culture and people where we have always had to rely on each other, so much so that most of our old norse myths and legends concentrate a lot on hospitality and the morals around extending a helping hand to those that need it. But this co-dependence has also lead to placing a high value on being honest and forthright, as dishonesty and lying could have serious dentrimental effects for a persons survival. It is also been enforced by our egalitarian society and lack of aristocracy/janteloven.
She has a lot of straight facts, like number 10 The inhale ja wich you did perfectly, just so you know We love tacos more Than any other dish over here. Just so ya know i live on The very top of Norway, where its The nicest in My opinion. BTW love your vids about My country keep up The god work ❤
Harry is a name and together with the word "trip" becomes a trip like the one mentioned before.Harrytrip to buy cheap food, candy, snuff, etc. It can also mean just getting drunk on the "Danish boat" A ferry that runs between Norway and Denmark. There are plenty of people who have taken the boat many times and have never seen Denmark since they slept off their drunkenness. Compare it to a trip to Mexico, but on the water...
Harry means tacky. So driving to Sweden for cheap meat and beer is seen as tacky, and is seen as a "red neck" thing to do but is done by most people. Thus harry tur = tacky trip.
Breathing inn while saying yes or ja is a thing we do. I think it just means you are taking inn the information and thinking about it. It can also mean you would like to respond depending on how you say it. Like taking a big breath before you speak.
@@robinhood6948 I do the Yes on In-Breathe plenty... often with a mhm, on out-breath, after. Nei is also often said on Inbreath too. Whole sentences are rare, but half can happen. Like (Inbreath) Neimen du, (Outbreath) kan ikke gjøre det. (No but you, cant do that) (Indignation-mode) Common in Northern Sweden too, with the ffthh sound when confirming. Fffth... Sjyst = ye nice.
The last one. Ja is the same as yes. It is basically the word for yes on Norwegian. The tobacco is basically the same as chewing tobacco. But in Norway and the rest of Scandinavia the selection of chewing tobacco is huge. You have lots of different flavors to it. The tobacco can be infused with different berries and fruits or other things to make it taste better.
"Harryturer" on ferries are usually one or two nights trip on large ferries to either Denmark, Germany or the Baltic states. People party and drink A LOT. And, as the lady says , come home with a specified amount of tax free alcohol and tobacco. Those two things are HEAVILY taxed here.
while you are correct on the term harrytur.. what she is talking about in the vid is the cruiseship tours that go mainly to denmark and germany. we call these cruiseships "Dankebåten"(the danish boat) and "kiel-ferga" (The ferry to Kiel (a german town). we call them boats and ferries even though they are technically cruise ships.. these cruiseships arent usually enjoyed exlusively for their scenic and cultural quialities however.. as norwegians, we might think that a cruise would include more scenic and cultural experiences, thus we call the Kiel ferry and Danish boat by those names,. To clarify.. you dont need a cruiseship to go on a Harrytur. you can go on the cruiseship to denmark and germany on a Harrytur, but we usually reffer to those cruiseships as ferries or boats because they exist more for Harryturs instead of scenic and cultural experience-cruises. a Harrytur often involves the pursuit of tax-free goods like alcohol and tobacco.. other cheap foods and items also can apply... you often go abroad to Sweden for example on a harrytur... going to a local sale in norway wouldnt classify as a harrytur in the same way... but harrytur reffers to the state of mind behind the trip which has a sort of rednecky quality .. the word harrytur stems from the words Harry(which is a given name) and Tur (meaning tour, trip.) ... Incidentally tthe term "Harry" .. an adjective; reffering to something rednecky but sometimes also of a extravagant, ridiculous fashion statement.. for example.. if you wore a leopardpatterned dress, an oversized furcoat, hung a rabbitsfood on your keychain, put a foxtail on your cars antenna or used an excesssive amount of airfresheners (the ones you hang underneath your center mirror that come in many different colours and patterns)in your car ... that would be Harry... or an action having a "harry" quality to it. If you otherwise dressed in an flamboyant, eyecatching, laidback or flashy manner.. it wouldnt not be "harry" for this reason alone.. . for example.. you could wear alot of leather.. dress like a biker.. and not be "harry". However, if you start to dress like a cowboy... or or anything kinda ridiculous .... that is the right kind of ridiculous... then that would be harry. what is defined as "harry" is up for debate.. i believe that norwegians have an intuitive sense of what would be defined as harry.. but i am not easily able to list all the things that can be harry myself at this time.. nor can i accurately say where some ridiculous rednecky fashion or action starts becoming harry and when it morphs into something else entirely. If some norwegian would like to elaborate on what is concideered harry, please do. The term and adjective "harry" is not to be confused with the given name "Harry" however .. (i know i used some capital H in this text.. please ignore that) ...
0# The Viking helmets did not have horns. (some might have had, but they were the exception) 1# Norwegian Tacos have their own twist. 5# SYDEN = literally, the south = usually used generically about any warmer tourist destinations :: Mostly typical tourist destinations around the Mediterranean (especially European side) and The Canary Islands, lately other far destinations with "similar" services tend to be included 6# Harry - term for "rural fasion", or doing activities associated with rural population. While the urban population tend to be a little "ashamed" about it. Harry Cruice = return trip on a ferry abroad, to exploit tax free rules (the same ferries are used for genuine trips too) Harry Tur = Harry Trip (like Harry Cruise, or a road trip across the border) 7# I don't care about candles, they produce soot. 8# We have some, but few all year snowy locations, where you can ski on snow during summer. 10# that sound quite exaggerated to me, maybe occasionally, but not common.
Fun video, though she did exaggerate a bit. Never heard of sunbathing in graveyards and never seen anyone do it either, sounds a bit morbid tbh. And while many Norwegians do indeed have taco on Fridays, I always have pizza myself on those days, though I do enjoy taco as well every now and then.
'Harrytur' is basically just a quick trip across the swedish or danish border to buy cheap food and alcohol. No tax-frees between Norway and Sweden, because you only need to travel by car. To Denmark, however, you have to travel by ferry, where they have tax-free shops. Which country you tend to travel to is very dependent on where you live. I'm from the very south of Norway, which means it's less time consuming for me to take the ferry to Denmark rather than drive to Sweden. I've been to Denmark many times, but I've only been to Sweden once -- and this was only for a couple of hours and definitely a 'harrytur'. And I love the term 'conversation asthma', it's a very good description of how we talk lol
"Harrytur" if you live up north, and especially in Finnmark, will usually be to Finland - and for those living in Kirkenes it might even be to Russia, I guess.
as a norwegian i find these videos interesting, as i do recognize these things, but i have never thought about them. an outsiders perspective is so cool.
Me too😅
The Norwegian society is in general built very much around this concept of ''trust'', to put trust in that your fellow citizens will do the right, honest and decent thing to do.
The roller skis are a way for people in norway to pratice skiing even without snow so they dont get rusty over the summer. And it is essentially a longer roller blade that is closer to the ground compared to rollerblades.
Never heard of that, pretty cool!
@@TylerWalkerRUclips There are special parks made "lately" where they have short track competitions, with several rounds. (they were less common 25-50 years ago)
One of the more famous competitions is "Lysebotn opp" (search for it on RUclips, and you'll find tons of videos)
7.5 km (4.7 miles), 640 m up (2100 feet)
1) Yes, this is definitely true. I am not a fan of Tacos myself (I don't like spicy food in general), but the concept "Fredagstaco" (Friday Taco) is a thing here.
2) Our society is pretty safe and secure, so yes, we have an inherent trust that most people will be honest and not take advantage of the trust given. Obviously, there will always be the odd bad apple here and there, but we understand that if we as a group do not hold up our end, the privileges will go away. I cannot speak for every other Norwegian, but personally I know that I would feel utter crap if I knowingly took advantage of someone else's trust or if I let myself benefit from someone else's mistake without trying to correct it (like if a cashier rang an item up for less than I knew it was supposed to be or handed me more change than I was owed).
3) We have pretty strict smoking laws here, so it definitely is more conventient for people who needs nicotine to use snuff than to smoke (plus, way better for the rest of us since there is no negative impact on us, unlike with smoking), you are not allowed to smoke indoors in public spaces, smoking is prohibited on certain outside spaces as well (like bus stops, though some smokers ignore that, much to my annoyance). I never used either, but I would say it's probably more popular to use snuff here than it is to smoke.
4) Because of the uneven distribution of day and night throughout the year, with winter giving us very few daylight hours (if any, as above the polar circle people do not get any daylight for part of the winter) and the summer giving us a lot more, I would say yes, people here are more eager to go outside when the sun is out, enjoy the extra daylight the summer half of the year give us.
5) "Syden" is essentially a phrase we use for warm, southern vacation destinations abroad, typically around the mediterranean. Because it's such a popular way to vacation, it's just become a phrase here.
6) "Harrytur" is not exactly what she describes here at all. It essentially is a type of trip Norwegians make to either Sweden or Denmark to buy cheaper products, take advantage of tax free quotas for alcohol and tobacco wares (which we have if we go abroad to any destination, not just Sweden or Denmark). It's the phenomenon of people going abroad simply to shop cheaper wares in excess. Depending on where you live in the country, you might go by car, bus, train or ferry/cruise. I cannot translate "harry" directly, it's kinda a collective phrase for embarassing behaviors, things being kinda lowbrow, maybe even kinda redneck. It's especially popular to do for people who live close to the border.
7) Yeah, I would say many here love candles. Because winters get so cold and dark, a lot of people like to make the indoor space cozy, so they will light candles, huddle up in blankets, have something warm to drink like coffee, tea or cocoa and just enjoy the cozy atmosphere. I'm not a candle person myself, but I can definitely vouch for a lot of other people being really into it.
8) I would maybe say rollerskis are more of a thing athletes use to train during the summer than a thing a lot of regular people get into, but I cannot speak for anyone here. I have only really seen it in conjunction of rollerski competitions or footage of athletes training with them. They are similar to skis, they are definitely shorter, more the length of miniskis and they have wheels on them. Definitely different from rollerblades.
9) There are definitely couch potatoes among us (I'm one of them), but plenty of Norwegians are outdoorsy people, a lot of kids get involved in sports growing up (I did gymnastics for a couple of years as little kid and karate as a teen), so yeah, I would say a big portion of us are active in some way or another. We have a lot of great nature to explore closeby, and a lot of people here love going on trips to the mountains.
10) Yeah, it's common here to say short words on the inbreath, especially "yes". Dunno why, we just do it.
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5. Canary Island is really popular for ppl 55+ or families. Because it's cheapee.
Las Palmas and Playa del Ingles and Arguinegin are very popular. Many elderly people or people with reumatism own apt and live there all winter.
I think "tacky" is a pretty good word for "harry".
@@bubble0 close enough at least :)
norwegian tacos are not spicy😂😂
3:57 "Beat around the bush"
In Norwegian, we have a similar expression.
"Walking around the porridge"
Harry are often translated to "tacky". I am going for a "Harry-Trip" to Sweden Oct.20'st. Which means I'm going to Sweden to buy cheap food and alchohol and beer and tobacco etc....
while you are correct on the term harrytur.. what she is talking about in the vid is the cruiseship tours that go mainly to denmark and germany. we call these cruiseships "Dankebåten"(the danish boat) and "kiel-ferga" (The ferry to Kiel (a german town). we call them boats and ferries even though they are technically cruise ships.. these cruiseships arent usually enjoyed exlusively for their scenic and cultural quialities however.. as norwegians, we might think that a cruise would include more scenic and cultural experiences, thus we call the Kiel ferry and Danish boat by those names,.
To clarify.. you dont need a cruiseship to go on a Harrytur. you can go on the cruiseship to denmark and germany on a Harrytur, but we usually reffer to those cruiseships as ferries or boats because they exist more for Harryturs instead of scenic and cultural experience-cruises.
a Harrytur often involves the pursuit of tax-free goods like alcohol and tobacco.. other cheap foods and items also can apply... you often go abroad to Sweden for example on a harrytur... going to a local sale in norway wouldnt classify as a harrytur in the same way... but harrytur reffers to the state of mind behind the trip which has a sort of rednecky quality .. the word harrytur stems from the words Harry(which is a given name) and Tur (meaning tour, trip.) ... Incidentally tthe term "Harry" .. an adjective; reffering to something rednecky but sometimes also of a extravagant, ridiculous fashion statement.. for example.. if you wore a leopardpatterned dress, an oversized furcoat, hung a rabbitsfood on your keychain, put a foxtail on your cars antenna or used an excesssive amount of airfresheners (the ones you hang underneath your center mirror that come in many different colours and patterns)in your car ... that would be Harry... or an action having a "harry" quality to it.
If you otherwise dressed in an flamboyant, eyecatching, laidback or flashy manner.. it wouldnt not be "harry" for this reason alone.. . for example.. you could wear alot of leather.. dress like a biker.. and not be "harry". However, if you start to dress like a cowboy... or or anything kinda ridiculous .... that is the right kind of ridiculous... then that would be harry.
what is defined as "harry" is up for debate.. i believe that norwegians have an intuitive sense of what would be defined as harry.. but i am not easily able to list all the things that can be harry myself at this time.. nor can i accurately say where some ridiculous rednecky fashion or action starts becoming harry and when it morphs into something else entirely. If some norwegian would like to elaborate on what is concideered harry, please do.
The term and adjective "harry" is not to be confused with the given name "Harry" however .. (i know i used some capital H in this text.. please ignore that) ...
Sunbathing in a graveyard is not a normal thing to do in norway.
In Gamlebyen cemetery in Old Oslo, it is. I promise you! Ive seen it😆
Of course not.
@@steinarhaugen7617 Well, It must have been hallucinations then🙄🙄 Dont be so sure of yourself😉
Yeah that’s just odd. I’ve never seen or even heard of people sunbathing in cemetery’s. If I was caught sunbathing in the cemetery over here I’d be looked at as a crazy weirdo.
@@silh3345 I did not say that cemetery-sunbathers isnt weirdos. 😂😂😂
I just want to point out, considering what she is saying about the ''affirmation sound'', it is indeed ''Ja'' (Ya/Yah) which means ''Yes'' in Norwegian, that is being said, however.. The reason why it sounds so ''strange'' is because is it being said while inhaling. We Norwegians tends to sometimes say some words on inhale or exhale, depending on the application/emphasis.
yes, kind of whispering "yah" on inhale (or exhale for that sake), many times without voiced vocal cord. As mentioned it depends on the application, and level of affirmation I think.
I think it's technically called ingressive speech
This can also apply to other words, like "Åh" (pronounced like "awe", equivalent to English "oh"/"wow").
We are known for being able to speak on both out-breathe and in-breath.
We usually eat taco on Friday, homemade pizza on Saturday, and more traditional dinners on Sunday. On the other weekdays it's more random and simple meals as we tend to have less time for dinner.
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Iceland, the Faeroe islands and some dialects of Norwegian talks on inhale.
Not for every word of course, but for single words here and there, usually just things like "ja" ("yes" in Norwegian).
Taco was introduced in the 90s in Norway. It became immensely popular and every weekend EVERY SINGLE GROCERY STORE has discounts on all the taco stuff.
Every grocery store, big or small, also has it's own designated shelf/area of only taco and Mexican cuisine stuff.
(Same thing with Asian style food, stores have areas with only stuff you'd need to make teriyaki, curries, sushi etc.)
Tacos came way earlier, but was popularized for real in the late 80's /early 90's.
Allert Middelthon in Stavanger started importing taco supplies in 1965, as the american oil workers could not wrap their heads around traditional foot like fish-balls and fårikål (sheep in cabbage or puke in a pot as they called it).
"Syd" means south. Syden basically means "the south". It's a really common thing to say in Norway. Usally referring to Spain or turkey. Can also mean different countries.
I am pretty sure that other scandinavians use this
''Snus'' is very popular in Scandinavia, especially Sweden and Norway. It's not chewing tobacco, you just put it under your lip and let it stay there and do it's own thing. The nicotine enters your body through the small blood veins under your lips. Snus comes in alot of different flavours, you have those that taste original snus with tobacco taste, but you also have those that tastes different flavours of berries or mint, or liqorish.
You covered the term "fellesferie" earlier, which is "common holiday", and alot of norwegians go to "Syden" during those :)
Being observed from the outside is so eye-opening and hilarious! The gasping "ja" is so common, I've never even thought about how weird that must be for someone new to Norway 😂
As a Norwegian:
1. We do indeed love our tacos. Common ingredients include: corn, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onion, and of course cheese and minced meat with taco spice.
2. not *quite* right, but close. At cabins, you usually get the keys beforehand or a code to the keybox, and for toll stations and parking lots there's usually a machine you pay at.
3. While chewing tobacco is more common than smoking yes, both happen but neither are really common.
4. Yes we love sun, no we do not sunbathe in graveyards.
5. Syden tours are most common during the "Fellesferie" (time during summer where everyone has summer holiday), as you say yes.
6. There's a term called "Harry" yes, but I have never heard of a Harry Ferry. "Harry" means like "old and odd", in a similar sense to "rustic", just weirder. We do have a lot of ferries and cruise ships though.
7. Candles are most common in the older generations, but there's usually a couple on every dinner table, even in younger generations' homes. Would not say we "love" them though.
8. Yes, roller skiing is common to see. It's just skis on wheels yes.
9. It's very on or off, but I'd say the majority is interested in sports.
10. There's many such noises, but we do have a lot of in-breath sounds that mean *quite* a few different things. ("I just remembered...", "Ohhh", "Oh, alright", "Oh, my bad", "Ugh", etc.)
Color Line fergene blir ofte referert til som harry 😊
"Harrytur" are trips to Denmark (commonly Hirtshals) or Sweden (commonly Svinesund) to buy (usually) cheap cigarettes or booze
Snus er veldig vanlig jo. Ikke enig der.
No sunbathing in graveyards are not a norwegian thing hehe
Norwegian here and never heard of sunbathing in graveyards either. Sounds rather freaky, disrespectful and morbid if you ask me.
Taco Friday is the family food gathering as well a pizza Saturday. And then Sundays we go for the more traditional Foods like slow cooked steak, meatballs or something with fish. If you're younger and have moved out from home to study then pizza, burger or kebab is more common as Sunday food.
Pizza lørdag? Aldri hørt om det...
@@norwayball8515 Me neither 😅
@@norwayball8515 Respekt for Grandiosa, Vi sier lørdags pizza.
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@@norwayball8515 Before taco became common pizza was the big thing in weekends, especially on saturdays. Maybe it's a thing we who were young in the 80's are more familiar with. But we have children, and I am pretty sure my children are familiar with home made pizza on saturdays - even if we during the years have alternated with lasagna or even tacos (we usually don't eat taco on fridays, then we go for the frozen pizza with some extra topping, TORO soup - or something else easy made).
Love this! And your engagement in Norwegian culture! It kinda reminds me of my best friend that I lost almost two years ago now.. He was American, and we spent HOURS, on the phone, every day, discussing cultural differences, language, politics, conversational norms, and everything else… I really enjoy this!
Since we want to be trusted, we also have to be reserved or careful (shy …) about letting people in on us. We must first find out that we can trust each other. To trust is an important cornerstone in our culture, to be able to relax and flourish. There is a lot of pride in being able to trust each other, I think.
Yes, I agree.
This is also deeply connected to the Law of Jante... It has some good and bad sides to it.
Har aldri tenkt på det på den måten, at vi er sjenerte fordi tilliten må fortjenes fordi tillit er så viktig for oss. Men det er egentlig veldig sant. Tillit🥺
We have the honesty system in Denmark too. There are small sheds with fruit or vegetables or local honey. Here you just take what you need and then put the money in the box.
Particularly in my part of Denmark, we have the same system with freshly caught or smoked fish. They are of course in a refrigiator. But same system.
In Copenhagen they also sunbade in a cementary with a very large park.
The norwegian love to take a Ferry trip to northern Denmark and buy tax free.
Never heard of sunbathing in the graveyard
I work nightshifts as a truckdriver in Norway. I deliver to maybe 20-25 companies each night and all of them put out key´s or has giving me their code so I can get in. So yeah.. they really trust each other!
An example of that honesty-thing from the old days: In a saga from about a thousand years ago (Gunnlaug Ormstunge), it is very apparent that honesty is a big thing. As an example, the protagonist trusted the antagonist with a pause in the middle a duel to the death, to get water for him, when he got hurt during their fight. Very interesting story from ye olde days...
getting sun in the graveyard, nope (i lived in norway for all my life) that dont happen, everyting else ok. Good job, asian/Norwegian Viking
We as a society have accepted "snus" over smoking, because its less harmful for people around, and it looks nicer. So we have basicly no smokers, but alot of people "snusing". Its waaaaay more common :)
Harry-handel is when Norwegians drive to Sweden to shop food and alcohol, bc it’s much cheaper in Sweden than Norway
As a Norwegian who made rollerskies by hand for a company, they are serious business that is very popular with our ski starts, who are paid a lot to be spokespeople for them. They are short skies, but still distinctively skis, there are several brands and different designs, most noticeable is the different wheels, some are thin like a bikewheel, some are thicker and full plastic.
Haven't thought about us Norwegians making that "asthma" sound hahaha .Yes we love taco
LOL, the conversation asthma is hilarious hahaha... but I guess she's kind of right about it - I think we kind of say jah, combined with a short inhale, if it makes any sense...
Hahahaha that was fun, how he tryed to say jah 🤣🤣🤣
"Having it Cozy" is more of a concept.
It can be anything from a cold evening on the sofa in the cabin with the fireplace crackling to a good breakfast on Sunday morning.
And everything in between...
The most important thing is that you have a good/nice time and...well...cozy ;)
Norwegian here: The number 10 one, "Jah!" is 100% accurate.
I have never seen anyone anywhere in Norway sunbathing in a graveyard. That's just not normal.
Roller skies are longer than roller blades - they use it for training especially preparing for the cross country skiing season. One Sunday I met a group of more than 20 teens on roller skies - uphill. When I was walking my dog.
The Taco thing started in Stavanger as they had a lot of American oil workers living there in the 70's/ early 80's during the starting oil boom. Thse people had their families with them, and would invite Norwegian colleagues' families for tacos. There was one shop in Stavanger that catered to the Americans, gettting long lists of products they missed from the US. Then it just explodeed. Norwegian shops started importing as well. My first tacos were with ground moose meat and I ate 13 tacos in one sitting. My family were hunters and moose was our everyday meat. We never bought beef. Now that I'm an adult lving alone, I understand how luxurious my childhood food was, compared to now.
My uncles fav food is taco. He was very eager to stop by Taco Bells when we went over XD
People go to their cabins in the mountains during Easter though. It's a lot of snow during winter so when Easter comes there's still snow there. People go to something called afterski there too, pretty much skiing, sunbathing and drinking for some 5-10days.
True Norwegians are honest... based on my experience i left my cellphone on the bus and yes i just check on the lost & found website in a bus transport and gotcha... phones and a lot of this ready for collections. And so with my umbrella left on a cafe, i found it right a way, or maybe umbrella is a NO NO here ;-) raincoat is common during rainy days but because its a multicultural country and Norwegians are adapting culture from the other countries using umbrellas ;-)
In Bergen, people using umbrellas is often seen as tourists😉 Because the wind directions get so distorted downtown (actually eeverwhere) that when you round a corner, odds are that the umbrella will get violently turned inside out or just take off into the heavens.
Reason that umbrellas are rare, is that we seldom have rain without strong wind, atleast on the coast.
i once dropped my wallet outside a gasstation.. a random person delivered it to the gasstation employee.. i had driven for an hour before i had to turn back around as i discovered i had lost my wallet... the gasstation employees had kept it safe and i got it back without problems.
Not so many People Sun Bath in a Grave Yard. But the Spring is really important to us. We just love when the Dark and Cold times are gone.
That woman is quite clueless...
1. She's somewhat correct about taco friday. But that largely depends on where you live, in many areas it most certainly is not a thing. Where I live, tacos are not popular at all. And it's also most popular among the younger half of the population.
2. She makes it sound like there are boxes with cash everywhere. No, the only places I know about, are in SOME of those tourist cabins, but it's not that common. And btw, cash is dying in Norway - for example, most people pay for parking with apps nowadays. We use apps or cards for almost everything. Very few are even carrying cash with them, and those who do, are mainly children or old people.
3. It's "snus", not "snuss". And no, "most Norwegians" do NOT "use it instead of smoking". Some do, though. And there are MANY who uses snus that NEVER smokes.
4. Never ever heard about anyone sunbathing in graveyards. But yes, we love the sun, especially here up north, where winters are much longer than summers.
5. "Syden" isn't SOUTH OF Europe. It means "the south" and it's a term for going to suthern countries on vacation, like anywhere near the Mediterranian, and lots of other countries.
6. She doesn't understand "Harrytur" at all. It simply means going to Sweden (mostly) or Denmark or sometimes other countries, to get cheaper stuff, like tobacco, alcohol and meat. It's NOT about cruises at all. And it's usually just a day trip (not always). People living close to the Swedish border do it all the time.
8. Rollerskiing. She makes it sound like "everyone" do that. Nowhere near the truth at all, a very low percentage do.
9. Norway has lots of fat/unfit people, and that percentage is increasing. FAR from all are strong and fit. Sport fashion: with the increased low-price chains sports wear, a lot of such clothing have become daily wear, and isn't necessarily considered sports wear at all.
10. No, most people doesn't say ja-ja-ja or other weird sounds all the time during conversations, and I don't know a single person who do it on in-breath. No, most do as Americans - a variation of short words, a nod every now and then, etc.
Taco friday is no joke, its holy
Well, we manage to balance out our sometimes cruel honesty with a strange "damage controlling" trust in others sense of decensy.
(Thats why we dont give people we dont know where to find, the opportunity to swindle us😈😈)
edit: Its called Syden because its no Europe north of Norway. Only south😁
One thing I never though about was doing inhale while saying "Jah" as a Norwegian. Alsso I like it more than ehm or mhm because it has a like "yeah, I'm listening, please continue, I'm exited to hear more" Like than Mhm or ehm or whatever^^
Good point. Saying "ja" while inhaling is absolutely a way of expressing excitement, wanting to know more about whatever you are told - and the same with "mhm" is more like "whatever".
Norwegian not sunbathing in graveyards, they’re looking for mushrooms 😅
The "Conversation Asthma" is the word "ja" while brething in. It's one of few linguistic clicking sounds we have in the Norwegian language.
Cruise: That is primarily Oslo to Kiel is Germany with four hours in harbour i Kiel, or Oslo to Copenhagen with a few more hours, but we love it. It's like leave Norway on a friday, spend a few hours on shore saturday and be home again sunday. Decent weekend with good food and cheap drinks on board 😎
while you are correct on the term harrytur.. what she is talking about in the vid is the cruiseship tours that go mainly to denmark and germany. we call these cruiseships "Dankebåten"(the danish boat) and "kiel-ferga" (The ferry to Kiel (a german town). we call them boats and ferries even though they are technically cruise ships.. these cruiseships arent usually enjoyed exlusively for their scenic and cultural quialities however.. as norwegians, we might think that a cruise would include more scenic and cultural experiences, thus we call the Kiel ferry and Danish boat by those names,.
To clarify.. you dont need a cruiseship to go on a Harrytur. you can go on the cruiseship to denmark and germany on a Harrytur, but we usually reffer to those cruiseships as ferries or boats because they exist more for Harryturs instead of scenic and cultural experience-cruises.
a Harrytur often involves the pursuit of tax-free goods like alcohol and tobacco.. other cheap foods and items also can apply... you often go abroad to Sweden for example on a harrytur... going to a local sale in norway wouldnt classify as a harrytur in the same way... but harrytur reffers to the state of mind behind the trip which has a sort of rednecky quality .. the word harrytur stems from the words Harry(which is a given name) and Tur (meaning tour, trip.) ... Incidentally tthe term "Harry" .. an adjective; reffering to something rednecky but sometimes also of a extravagant, ridiculous fashion statement.. for example.. if you wore a leopardpatterned dress, an oversized furcoat, hung a rabbitsfood on your keychain, put a foxtail on your cars antenna or used an excesssive amount of airfresheners (the ones you hang underneath your center mirror that come in many different colours and patterns)in your car ... that would be Harry... or an action having a "harry" quality to it.
If you otherwise dressed in an flamboyant, eyecatching, laidback or flashy manner.. it wouldnt not be "harry" for this reason alone.. . for example.. you could wear alot of leather.. dress like a biker.. and not be "harry". However, if you start to dress like a cowboy... or or anything kinda ridiculous .... that is the right kind of ridiculous... then that would be harry.
what is defined as "harry" is up for debate.. i believe that norwegians have an intuitive sense of what would be defined as harry.. but i am not easily able to list all the things that can be harry myself at this time.. nor can i accurately say where some ridiculous rednecky fashion or action starts becoming harry and when it morphs into something else entirely. If some norwegian would like to elaborate on what is concideered harry, please do.
The term and adjective "harry" is not to be confused with the given name "Harry" however .. (i know i used some capital H in this text.. please ignore that) ...
OMG the affirming in-breath 😆😆
Tacos and other non-traditional foods came to Norway with the roughnecks and drillers in the late 60's. A shop in the oil capital , Stavanger, started importing food for the american oil workers and it spread from there.
"Harry" tours.. Ferry rides to Denmark mostly , but Germany too. Cheap drinks, conserts and partying on the ferry, one day hung over, shopping in Copenhagen or Kiel, then partying on the way home again. "Harry" is a male name, the slang meaning is somthing like uneducated, unformal, working class.
"Telys" means tea-heating lights. And just like the sunbathing thing.. In the north, you have months without sun in the winter, and even in the south you go to work in the dark and it's dark again when you leave for home.(in the winter) Ofcourse we love candles in the winter , and sunbathing in the summer.
Ja, means yes. Some few, likes to do the in-breath thingy , but they are few (and old).
About hiking. In Norway, there is a limit to property rights. If you have a rural property you cannot deny people hiking and tenting on the unregulated (outland) parts of your property. Your yard and agricultural fields are regulated (inland), and can be fenced in. Hiking is exercising your right to roam the land freely . (every man's rights law)
For #10, she's referring to breathing the word "yes" inwards without using the vocal cords. The Norwegian word is "ja". I've never thought of it before, but it is very common. It's not "hurry" trips, but "Harry trips". Harry (and less often Doris) are used as nicknames for people who break social norms and these days, most often those who go to Sweden or Denmark for the sole purpose of buying cheap booze, tobacco and meat. But the term Harry is extremely vague and for instance, I might say that it's fucking Harry that it has to rain when I'm planning a barbeque. In my parents generation, Harry and Doris were names for people who were out of the in crowd, but that's not the meaning these days.
that it rains when your planning a BBQ is not harry.
while you are correct on the term harrytur.. what she is talking about in the vid is the cruiseship tours that go mainly to denmark and germany. we call these cruiseships "Dankebåten"(the danish boat) and "kiel-ferga" (The ferry to Kiel (a german town). we call them boats and ferries even though they are technically cruise ships.. these cruiseships arent usually enjoyed exlusively for their scenic and cultural quialities however.. as norwegians, we might think that a cruise would include more scenic and cultural experiences, thus we call the Kiel ferry and Danish boat by those names,.
To clarify.. you dont need a cruiseship to go on a Harrytur. you can go on the cruiseship to denmark and germany on a Harrytur, but we usually reffer to those cruiseships as ferries or boats because they exist more for Harryturs instead of scenic and cultural experience-cruises.
a Harrytur often involves the pursuit of tax-free goods like alcohol and tobacco.. other cheap foods and items also can apply... you often go abroad to Sweden for example on a harrytur... going to a local sale in norway wouldnt classify as a harrytur in the same way... but harrytur reffers to the state of mind behind the trip which has a sort of rednecky quality .. the word harrytur stems from the words Harry(which is a given name) and Tur (meaning tour, trip.) ... Incidentally tthe term "Harry" .. an adjective; reffering to something rednecky but sometimes also of a extravagant, ridiculous fashion statement.. for example.. if you wore a leopardpatterned dress, an oversized furcoat, hung a rabbitsfood on your keychain, put a foxtail on your cars antenna or used an excesssive amount of airfresheners (the ones you hang underneath your center mirror that come in many different colours and patterns)in your car ... that would be Harry... or an action having a "harry" quality to it.
If you otherwise dressed in an flamboyant, eyecatching, laidback or flashy manner.. it wouldnt not be "harry" for this reason alone.. . for example.. you could wear alot of leather.. dress like a biker.. and not be "harry". However, if you start to dress like a cowboy... or or anything kinda ridiculous .... that is the right kind of ridiculous... then that would be harry.
what is defined as "harry" is up for debate.. i believe that norwegians have an intuitive sense of what would be defined as harry.. but i am not easily able to list all the things that can be harry myself at this time.. nor can i accurately say where some ridiculous rednecky fashion or action starts becoming harry and when it morphs into something else entirely. If some norwegian would like to elaborate on what is concideered harry, please do.
The term and adjective "harry" is not to be confused with the given name "Harry" however .. (i know i used some capital H in this text.. please ignore that) ...
@@avlinrbdig5715: The terms "harry" and "dorris" obviously comes from the names Harry and Dorris.
@@jeschinstad aye.
There is a wiki page on it;
D.D.E., Sputnik, shopping in Sweden, Raggare culture and mullets are often mentioned today[clarification needed]. In the 1970s, it was the 1960s hairwax or sharp shoes that were harry. In the 1980s, the 1970s flared pants or whiskers and in the 1990s, more or less everything that could be associated with the 1980s. Yesterday's fashion will often be interpreted as harry. Often what is harry in one period can be hip retro fashion the next year....
Whilst the wiki entry is somewhat ambiguous, i tend to agree with the comment lacking citation alot.
I dont really agree that what is 'harry' simply means it is out of fashion.
Imo, there is a steriotype associated with the term 'harry' .. atleast in the common tongue connotations of the word.
But a sort of tacky, fashionably shameless, working class rednecky feel to it I will agree to!
However, i will not agree that something is harry simply because it is breaking a social norm, acts unhinged, acts petty, acts overly flamboyant, ect. It needs to have the quality of harry and fit the steriotype that is harry in order to be harry.
IMO, harry is not so easily defined by strict criteria or judged by secondhand statistical observations.
Harry is living subculture and an immaterial national cultural heritage!
I disagree that the term can simply be adopted by the younger generation to mean whatever they want, simply based on the vague traits of its origin!
From the time 'harry' was conceived untill now, it has grown and matured into a living and breathing entity. It is a cultural heritage and it cannot simply be made into a loose contemporary term of insincere whims.
IMO, even though the term is in itself hard to describe, it is a living tradition, and as such, it has specific requirements to meet in order to be 'harry'.
love these videos! keep them coming. Much of it is true yes🙂
The "conversation asthma" is easily done while you inhale normally through your nose and then open your mouth and let some of the air pass across your vocal cords. It is not a violent or loud experience at all, as most of the air passes through the nose. Actually you can make the sound with your lips shut. Try humming normally while you exhale through your nose, and then hum again as you inhale through your nose. If you open your mout, you can make a wovel sound, like the /ɑː/ sound (as in car, start, March)
I have seen people sun bathing in grave yards in the big cities, because they have grass to lay on. Not much of that elsewhere in the larger cities. But it's not a common thing to do. :)
Im not too sure about that graveyard part xD
Parents are pretty busy on Friday. A quick meal for the kids is taco 🌮 Most adults are finished working at Fridays, except for those who work part time in grosery stores or malls at Saturday and Sundays. So we use Fridays to shopping fod, alcohol, and other necessary things for the households. So Saturday and Sunday is non working days for the most of us. They're spending time with family and friends, often outside in the nature or visiting family far away. 👍The girl is talking about what we do in summertime. We use to visit our cemetery on Sundays where our ancestors is buried. We plant flowers, roses.. etc to make it beautiful. And say a little prayer for the dead people/family members. Its a tradition in Norway. Yeah we can take a ferry to Sweden, Denmark, or Germany to buy tax-free alcohol and tobacco. Candles is very important in Norway during the winter season. Because its dark almost all the time except from a couple of hours between 10.00 till 03.00 at daytime. It's important that we get enough light because of the dark. Way up in northern Norway it's dark every day for about 3 month. You don't see the sun. And at summertime there is sunlight at night several months. The snow near Oslo area usually comes in December to March. If we are lucky. My mother in law lives up north a few hours drive from Tromsø area and there it can be up to 2-3 metres of snow from October till May. The North is for me the cold area. I live 30 minutes drive from Oslo in a city called Sarpsborg. Suncity Sarpsborg. Because its a lot of sunny days. Its the opposite of Bergen. It always rains in Bergen. The weather is pretty bad in Bergen because of all the rain days during the summer. I'm not saying its raining all the time, but most of the time. Sarpsborg is a beautiful little town with water all around the city. Fresh water, rivers and sea water. And of course beautiful parks and forests to walk around in. And the best, its very close to the Swedish border. About 30 minutes drive. The best summer months in Sarpsborg is May to September. In June to August its hot enough in the ocean to take a bath, swimming around just enjoying the beach life. And we have a lot of beaches. Fresh water beaches and salt water beaches. In the centre of the city there's a long street with outdoor restaurants and pubs where you can just hang around and talk to people. Or you can sit inside for dinner. Friday and Saturday is more like a party street at night. But the pubs stop serving alcohol at 02.30 some at 02.00, depending on the pub. 👍 Love from Norway 🇳🇴
i am norwegian. love your videos😀
Yo man. Check out the Norwegian High school graduation party tradition called ''Russ''. It's a good laugh.
We hate rollerskiers, with passion. But people do it. For summer skiing. There are places where the snow never goes completely away in summer. Like Stryn is a big ski/snowboard place, where the pros hang out
Syden is often in winter time where its cold as H... some times . so they go to spanin and warm contrys 1-2 week normaly.
Roller skis are quite common in Scandinavia, I thought you had it in America too. :D
Norwegian taco is probably not what you are thinking of. Same concept but not exactly the same. It's probably more nordic/ Scandinavian in taste and content.
When smoking was banned from public places in Sweden I first thought what a lame thing. Of course, you should be able to take a smoke when you are drinking a beer at a club or so. But now when I got used to it feels really good sitting in clean air and not having clothing smell like cigarettes the day after. I guess smoking is banned in the same way in Norway.
Yes it is👍
From 1 July 2004, it was forbidden to smoke indoors in all places of service, and from 2013 it was forbidden to smoke on all means of transport where the general public has access.
I was very happy when this law came, it’s nice to come home not smelling smoke all over 👍😊
Yes we confirm listening "ja" or "nei" on inward breath. I did this without thinking to my Italian friends - and they said "what is happening to you?"
I'm norwegian and very honest when it comes to almost anything
Regarding the parking and toll roads that are based on trust.
You find these in rural areas, and is usually in popular hiking og cross country skiing locations...
The money goes for upkeep and plowing (and of course surplus for the farmer)
People know that if they do not pay, the private road or parking lot will be closed.
There was a newspaper article for some years ago where a farmer complained that a lot of people did not pay, and he lost money due to the cost of plowing.. This newspaper article helped on the proportion of people whom paid for the parking...
Hahha. Me having a snus under my lip as I watch this. 😂 And a lot of us use the snus that comes in pouches. Nicotine/tobacco pouches. 😊
Hahaha me to 🤣😂🤣😂
Snus gang gang
@@alvsindre haha. Awesome 🤣
@@VulcanM61 wiiii, snus gang!
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Yes, we're big on taco, but we put our own spin on it.
Think taco with cucumber, salad etc rather than super spicy.
about norwegians loving tacos is very true. as norwegian i have to eat tacos once a week its usally on friday maybe on saturday. i know most norwegians dont have it to spicy but me personolly i try to make it pretty spicy. but yes we have some quirks in our tacos compared to the mexican and american style. like some people really like taco with cucomber and sweet corn. but yes norwegian love tacos. but for some reason there is no taco bell in norway wich i think its strange. huge market potential.
You should react to Geography Now's video on Norway, if you haven't already. They have a lot of good ingo and are entertaining.
Roller ski is very popular. We got a festival each summer where the athletes cover quite a mountainous area on their roller skis. Feel free to look up blink festival Lysebotn to see the start of the race.
Actually, honesty and truthfulness was very much in the viking culture, to lie and cheat and be a coward was very un-viking, or norse if you like. In one of the Saga's there is a story about this viking who entered some other vikings home, robbed him dry while the other viking slept. When he got out and still was undetected ... he felt bad about it, because this was not the viking way, it was no honor in it, being a simple thief was just bad. So he went back, killed the viking and his family so it was honor in the deeds.
The asthma yes, is common among women, males just say yes stright forward. Yes, there is a gender difference in the way of speaking, also in Norway. The presenter was a female, and probably talked more with other females than males. Men are so scary and exiting.
Hahaha …. Number 10 😂😂😂😂 As a Norwegian I have never made that sound to confirm a conversation!
I kind of love this channel! :)
Taco Tuesday (tirsdag) and Thursday (torsdag) is def. a thing in our part of the country.
History about tacos in Norway.
In 1986 the world championship in football (soccer) was held in Mexico. Norwegians are a bit more than just obsessed with football (an estimated 70% of the total population has been in a football club throughout their life) And enough Norwegians traveled all the way to Mexico to watch Norway play there and got used to mexican cuisine that when they returned to Norway, there was now a demand for mexican food that had never existed before.
Of course, the Norwegian climate is not suited for mexican ingredients, and import is not very lucrative since Norway's population density is so low (even lower than the US) so the kind of tacos we have here in Norway are far from what you can get in Mexico, or even the US...
This lack of import of ingredients makes Norways cuisine unique, but not very varied to foreigners. Chili pepper didn't come to Norway until the late 1900s, and fresh chili peppers could only be seen in the largest cities until the 2010s. My cousins in the north didn't taste chili peppers until they were in their late teens, around 2015. Garlic only reached the far corners of the nation in the 80s..
My parents grew up unaware spices other than Salt and pepper existed.
Most of the snus sold in Norway is made in Sweden. In the US they also sell it some places, imported from Sweden. More commonly they sell snuff in the US which is basicly the same, but a little more wet, as if's already been used :=D
Let's take the first thing first; The Vikings did NOT have horns on their helmets. People who are not from the Nordic countries must stop promoting this. It's a myth!
So to her list.
1. Tacos are definitely a thing on Fridays in this country. Maybe not with exactly the original Mexican ingredients but with people's personal favorites in them. That's why tacos are so popular, because you can do exactly what you want with them. On the other hand, we are not too fond of spicy food, so the sauces we choose are more of the mild kind.
2. Honesty in Norway and the rest of the Nordic countries comes from the fact that we mostly trust each other and respect each other's opinions and property. We are brought up to be considerate and to care for each other, not to promote our own views and opinions above everyone else's. It's ok to discuss things but not to lash out at others who don't agree with your way of doing things. This is shown very clearly in political debates which are incredibly civilized compared to many other countries' debates, (without me mentioning any specific countries). 😁
This also means that we learn to respect the efforts and work of others, which means that we actually pay for the goods in unattended stalls along the roads around the country. There are many of these and they are part of the livelihood of many farmers in the country or it is the farmer's children who want to earn some pocket money.
DNT, (The Norwegian Tourist Association) uses this good feature to run its unmanned cabins in the mountains in Norway and it actually works very well. Not only do we appreciate the work DNT does by building and maintaining these cabins and thus pay for what we use, but we respect those who come after us and want to use them, so we clean and wash before we move on.
3. Snuff is an ugly habit we have adopted mainly from Sweden where snus has been popular for 30 years before it really took off in Norway. We are still not at the level of the Swedes, but cigarettes and tobacco are increasingly being replaced by snuff among the younger generations.
4. Sunbathing in the graveyards??? Never heard of or seen. Don't know where she got this from. Certainly not a thing in Norway.
When the sun comes out in Norway, outdoor beer is the thing in the cities. The outdoor restaurants are full and people are enjoying life with an ice-cold beer after a long, cold winter. Some go to the beaches and spend the days there.
Or they do as I do, out in nature and up in the mountains on long peaceful walks with the dog.
5. She says we travel to countries south of Europe and then exclusively lists countries in Europe. "Syden" only means to the south. Since Norway is far to the north, the south really means almost every other country in the world.
6. Here she fails completely. "Harry-handel" is not a ferry/cruise trip but shopping trips to Sweden by car or bus among the population who live near the border. Not because it is duty-free, but because it is much cheaper to buy certain goods in Sweden than in Norway. This mostly applies to snuff and tobacco, alcohol, meat and sweets. Also, "Harry" does not mean rural in Norway, it is only a name for a phenomenon.
The weekend cruises we undertake mostly go to Denmark, as a small break from everyday life. "Danskebåten", ("the Danish Boat") is a completely different but well-known term in Norway and is not connected to "Harry-handel".
7. Candles are cozy!!! When it's snowing or raining outside, it's nice to light some candles and watch a good movie or listen to music with the one you love.
8. Roller skiing is serious training for athletes or exercise for the average Norwegian. We also have summer ski centers with real snow, at e.g. Folgefonna glacier or indoor ski halls with artificial snow.
9. One of the reasons why Norwegians do a lot of sports is that it is cheap, sometimes free for children and young people to do organized sports. If you manage to get young people to train and have fun when they are young, preferably trying several different sports until they find the one they like, the chances are high that they will continue with some form of training or exercise later in life, thus and thus stay in shape longer. An excellent way to maintain public health.
10. Saying "yes" when someone else is talking is a way to confirm that you are listening to what the other person is saying. All languages have one or some form of the same.
If you are going to learn about Norway or any other country, please learn from the citizens from the country in question and not some random foreigners who have been on holiday or lived here for a year as a student. The vast majority are wrong or exaggerate in much of what they claim about Norway.
If you are never offended, you must be an american that belongs to eighter the democrat camp or republican camp, that never talks to anyone outside your camp.
up north in Norway where i live, most people dont even lock their doors on the house. i even forgot my car keys in the car for a couple of months. so trust and honor is very important for us.
We love koselig/hygge/cozy atmosphare.
It’s really normal too do all of that and Friday in norwigen is Fredag! And in from norway!
It is true, we say yeah while inhaling.
Syden means south, it means you're travelling to a southern and a warmer country in south of europe. :)
Fact #6: Harrytrip. Its a boat that goes from my city of Sandefjord to Strømstad in Sweden, the boat takes approximately 2.5 hours. But a boattrip to Denmark or Germany is NOT considered a harrytrip. Also if you come from where i come from, you've never actually paid to take the boat to Sweden. Most of us has a bunch of free tickets or know someone who can get you free tickets.
Concerning the statement "Norwegians are very honest". This comes from us being a culture and people where we have always had to rely on each other, so much so that most of our old norse myths and legends concentrate a lot on hospitality and the morals around extending a helping hand to those that need it. But this co-dependence has also lead to placing a high value on being honest and forthright, as dishonesty and lying could have serious dentrimental effects for a persons survival. It is also been enforced by our egalitarian society and lack of aristocracy/janteloven.
She has a lot of straight facts, like number 10 The inhale ja wich you did perfectly, just so you know We love tacos more Than any other dish over here. Just so ya know i live on The very top of Norway, where its The nicest in My opinion. BTW love your vids about My country keep up The god work ❤
Harry is a name and together with the word "trip" becomes a trip like the one mentioned before.Harrytrip to buy cheap food, candy, snuff, etc.
It can also mean just getting drunk on the "Danish boat" A ferry that runs between Norway and Denmark. There are plenty of people who have taken the boat many times and have never seen Denmark since they slept off their drunkenness.
Compare it to a trip to Mexico, but on the water...
Harry means tacky. So driving to Sweden for cheap meat and beer is seen as tacky, and is seen as a "red neck" thing to do but is done by most people. Thus harry tur = tacky trip.
And we use rolling R when saying harry, not the american round R. 😆
Breathing inn while saying yes or ja is a thing we do. I think it just means you are taking inn the information and thinking about it. It can also mean you would like to respond depending on how you say it. Like taking a big breath before you speak.
I have never done that. Maybe it depends where in norway you are from. I say JA while breathing out.
@@robinhood6948 I do the Yes on In-Breathe plenty... often with a mhm, on out-breath, after. Nei is also often said on Inbreath too.
Whole sentences are rare, but half can happen. Like (Inbreath) Neimen du, (Outbreath) kan ikke gjøre det. (No but you, cant do that) (Indignation-mode)
Common in Northern Sweden too, with the ffthh sound when confirming. Fffth... Sjyst = ye nice.
The last one.
Ja is the same as yes.
It is basically the word for yes on Norwegian.
The tobacco is basically the same as chewing tobacco.
But in Norway and the rest of Scandinavia the selection of chewing tobacco is huge.
You have lots of different flavors to it.
The tobacco can be infused with different berries and fruits or other things to make it taste better.
Not the rest of Scandinavian, it is illegal in Denmark. It is illegal in EU, except Sweden.
@@IstadR yes you are right.
I saw now that they changed the laws in november 2018.
So it is only Norway and Sweden.
Norway is not a part of the EU.
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"Harryturer" on ferries are usually one or two nights trip on large ferries to either Denmark, Germany or the Baltic states. People party and drink A LOT. And, as the lady says , come home with a specified amount of tax free alcohol and tobacco. Those two things are HEAVILY taxed here.
while you are correct on the term harrytur.. what she is talking about in the vid is the cruiseship tours that go mainly to denmark and germany. we call these cruiseships "Dankebåten"(the danish boat) and "kiel-ferga" (The ferry to Kiel (a german town). we call them boats and ferries even though they are technically cruise ships.. these cruiseships arent usually enjoyed exlusively for their scenic and cultural quialities however.. as norwegians, we might think that a cruise would include more scenic and cultural experiences, thus we call the Kiel ferry and Danish boat by those names,.
To clarify.. you dont need a cruiseship to go on a Harrytur. you can go on the cruiseship to denmark and germany on a Harrytur, but we usually reffer to those cruiseships as ferries or boats because they exist more for Harryturs instead of scenic and cultural experience-cruises.
a Harrytur often involves the pursuit of tax-free goods like alcohol and tobacco.. other cheap foods and items also can apply... you often go abroad to Sweden for example on a harrytur... going to a local sale in norway wouldnt classify as a harrytur in the same way... but harrytur reffers to the state of mind behind the trip which has a sort of rednecky quality .. the word harrytur stems from the words Harry(which is a given name) and Tur (meaning tour, trip.) ... Incidentally tthe term "Harry" .. an adjective; reffering to something rednecky but sometimes also of a extravagant, ridiculous fashion statement.. for example.. if you wore a leopardpatterned dress, an oversized furcoat, hung a rabbitsfood on your keychain, put a foxtail on your cars antenna or used an excesssive amount of airfresheners (the ones you hang underneath your center mirror that come in many different colours and patterns)in your car ... that would be Harry... or an action having a "harry" quality to it.
If you otherwise dressed in an flamboyant, eyecatching, laidback or flashy manner.. it wouldnt not be "harry" for this reason alone.. . for example.. you could wear alot of leather.. dress like a biker.. and not be "harry". However, if you start to dress like a cowboy... or or anything kinda ridiculous .... that is the right kind of ridiculous... then that would be harry.
what is defined as "harry" is up for debate.. i believe that norwegians have an intuitive sense of what would be defined as harry.. but i am not easily able to list all the things that can be harry myself at this time.. nor can i accurately say where some ridiculous rednecky fashion or action starts becoming harry and when it morphs into something else entirely. If some norwegian would like to elaborate on what is concideered harry, please do.
The term and adjective "harry" is not to be confused with the given name "Harry" however .. (i know i used some capital H in this text.. please ignore that) ...
0# The Viking helmets did not have horns. (some might have had, but they were the exception)
1# Norwegian Tacos have their own twist.
5# SYDEN = literally, the south = usually used generically about any warmer tourist destinations :: Mostly typical tourist destinations around the Mediterranean (especially European side) and The Canary Islands, lately other far destinations with "similar" services tend to be included
6# Harry - term for "rural fasion", or doing activities associated with rural population. While the urban population tend to be a little "ashamed" about it.
Harry Cruice = return trip on a ferry abroad, to exploit tax free rules (the same ferries are used for genuine trips too)
Harry Tur = Harry Trip (like Harry Cruise, or a road trip across the border)
7# I don't care about candles, they produce soot.
8# We have some, but few all year snowy locations, where you can ski on snow during summer.
10# that sound quite exaggerated to me, maybe occasionally, but not common.
Syden is basicly just any hot place.
"Snus" kicks like having five sigarets in your mouth at the same time 😎
React to Geagrofi Now Norway😃
Yeah he should! That video is awesome. And I feel they captured norway so well🥰🇧🇻
yes!!
Fun video, though she did exaggerate a bit. Never heard of sunbathing in graveyards and never seen anyone do it either, sounds a bit morbid tbh. And while many Norwegians do indeed have taco on Fridays, I always have pizza myself on those days, though I do enjoy taco as well every now and then.
'Harrytur' is basically just a quick trip across the swedish or danish border to buy cheap food and alcohol. No tax-frees between Norway and Sweden, because you only need to travel by car. To Denmark, however, you have to travel by ferry, where they have tax-free shops. Which country you tend to travel to is very dependent on where you live. I'm from the very south of Norway, which means it's less time consuming for me to take the ferry to Denmark rather than drive to Sweden. I've been to Denmark many times, but I've only been to Sweden once -- and this was only for a couple of hours and definitely a 'harrytur'.
And I love the term 'conversation asthma', it's a very good description of how we talk lol
"Harrytur" if you live up north, and especially in Finnmark, will usually be to Finland - and for those living in Kirkenes it might even be to Russia, I guess.
@@ahkkariq7406 Makes sense!
Check out the city of stavanger next! 4th largest in norway
what about a tyler walker taste norwegian food/snacks? we need to watch u eat leverpostei with majones!!!!!!!!