Norwegian Love Life, a Dark Story
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- Опубликовано: 3 янв 2020
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Understand Norway: What does it take to love like a Norwegian? To understand the Norwegian way of expressing love? Love - a dark Norwegian story. Join us on a roller coaster of a dark, hysterical and enlightening tour of Norwegian love life. Visit the mysterious and creepy Vigeland Park, in the middle of Oslo. Where we explain everything, you need to know about Norwegians' feelings, love life, trauma and the way we flirt. In the end we will show you some surprising, disturbing and sickening secrets in this famous Norwegian tourist attraction. We use nude and explicit granite statues to exemplify the various stages of emotion and love, from birth to death. We make satirical, sarcastic and sometimes precise statements about the innermost feelings of Norwegians. On our journey we will stump into a swastika and criminal ugly behavior.
You also get some Norwegian mating dancing, glimpses of a dystopian family life, and lots of other fun and hilarious facts. Ronald thinks he is a love expert. Mads obviously makes it clear that he is not
The video is dark, gloomy and sometimes black. Almost like a Norwegian black metal band. On the other hand, there is also much joy, love and eroticism - the Norwegian way.
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Actually, the perfect explanation of a Norwegian, is in the lack of expressions in the people passing and not reacting to the disco dancing.
Haha
Unless its May 17.
Just like NYC!
Not true. We were group dancing in circles and holding hands in Chutenuef in Majorstuen in 1972 to the song of Beautiful Sunday.
“It’s dark. It’s ugly. I promise you!” he said cheerfully.
Hehe
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I had a norwegian boyfriend for a long time. This park explains a lot. yeah. : (
Real love is a cameraman who follows Ronald around in all kinds of weather to film these wonderful, zany videos.
True :) Thanks
Best comment so far jaja
“We are going deep into Norwegian emotions”
*Walks down a snow covered, dark, foggy forest road.*
You guys are gems 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks a lot ;);)
They are a genius team, it just works!!
just setting the mood
lol that's what i was thinking. with his super cheery voice :)
@@scandinordic true
they would all express themselves much more easily if they weren't so cold. Give them some sweaters.
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Ha - that park is a yarn bomb event waiting to happen. :D
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@@WhiteTiger333 exactly, what do you have in mind?
@@fortuna240 I'm in the USA, so it would be out of the question for me. Do you know what yarn bombing means? (If not, you would wonder what in the world?!) It means using yarn and knitting to do a large public art project, usually onto existing structures like park benches, fences, light poles, etc. Public statuary can be fair game, too. The idea is to plan it out, prepare the knitting, then sneak out in the night and stitch it all on. Wouldn't the park look grand with all the statues suddenly wearing colorful sweaters, trousers, etc? :D
We talk so much in the US there are times when both parties wishes the other one would shut up.
Haha
And that is why Nordic places and people are so important. Learn Personal Space and sometimes it's best to just shhh! And sip your coffee. Silence won't kill you
yeah, but it also makes many of you out of this world articulate. Us Brits usually can't keep up.
I saw that park in a beautiful spring day. Still found the statues a bit unsettling. Now I understand that, to get properly the full effect as intended by the artist, you need a gloomy December day: it really brings the creepiness up several notches. Great vid BTW.
Zani Zone I
was there in March.it looked just like this,
Awesome to hear Zani Zone. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Lmao
Enjoying silence with another person is true love, never an awkward silence.
h z...the awkward silence is mostly on the part of the woman/ girlfriend, due to her insecurities about the relationship. Most women don't understand guys just don't reveal their feelings, because if he doesn't want to be with you, he makes any number of excuses (that was always the case before social media).
really like that actually.
More often than not it's contempt and the "enjoyment" is not having to "Put Up" with the object of contempt. Cynical? Oh please!
I liked this one. Ronald the look on your face when he said "I love you" was classic!!! LOL
Helt Texas!
The expression he would use in Norwegian is "Jeg elsker deg". I don't think the English language has words equivalent to this Norwegian term, which is usually translated as "I love you". The Norwegian term "å elske" expresses the deepest love, the one you cannot live without. The love that is unconditional, where you can do anything for another person. If you say "Jeg elsker deg" to another person, you really mean it. It comes with a commitment. We often use the term "Jeg er glad i deg" as a "less dangerous" alternative. It can be translated "I care about you", "I like you" or "I have feelings for you". As I have understood the English term "love", it corresponds better to the Norwegian term "glad i" or "like".
I would add a comment, but then everyone would know what I was thinking.
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Yes, that is usually the case. 😂😂😂 I guess you are norwegian?
Anka Voskuilen I am a lost Norwegian, born in America and grew up among many other Norwegians in South Dakota.
@@zoltronr6 Good for you! So I was pretty close! It is not a bad thing not to share what you are thinking. More people should do that.
You are thinking that people would care.
If a Norwegian shovels your sidewalk without being asked he is really in love with you. If a Norwegian girl gives you any type of clothes she is really in love with you.
Shoveling, without being paid or asked, equals attraction.
I'm Canadian and I shovel my neighbours' sidewalk... I hope she's not Norwegian xD
@@keesvandoorne4079 🤣
I'm pretty sure that you can buy silent synchronized Norwegian love in a tube...like all other necessities.
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I'm Canadian and I love Norwegians. I'm dancing from the waist up right now!
Haha 😘😘
Words are overrated. Norwegian synchronized dancing is underrated.
Hahaha. Thanks
That should be a shirt. come and talk us LOL
I can relate to this video when it comes to the differences between Norwegian men and women. My farmor was constantly saying "jeg elsker deg" to me and my siblings. While I never doubted my father's love for me, my mother, and siblings; I can't ever recall him ever saying that he loved us. He expressed his love for us by his hard work and always putting us before himself. I miss him terribly.
Thanks for sharing your story and adding to our content :) :)
I love how he responds to all the comments. Makes you feel special!
Because you guys engaging really are!!!
"May I mount your IKEA shelves", words I have waited my entire life to hear from a man *swoons*
Hahaha, welcome to Norway Carole ;)
oh dear I think my sense of humour must be weirdly literal sometimes
I love you guys SO much.. I would share my Matpakke with You!
Ditto Faith Rada :) :)
The dancing was all I needed and it was incredible
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I was 45 before my Dad said "You too", when I said "I love you, Dad". Dad: 100% Norwegian heritage, but if you ask him, he stares at me and says I am American. Yet, we pigged out on lutefisk, lefse and bollerkaka for Christmas Eve. This is a park for the foreigners. Nobody in my Norske/American life would be caught dead naked or posing. LOL!
Love your sad and oh so Norwegian story about emotions. Thanks a lot for sharing and adding to our content! Cheers from Ronald and Mads :) :)
Many young families in Oslo spend time there, it's very popular. One of my dearest friends emigrated from Norway in the early 70s as a young man. He always says "I was born in Norway" not "I am Norwegian". It is also almost impossible to get him to actually say "no" or "I don't like" as he was raised old school to be extremely polite and not offer personal opinions. He will occasionally do so around family and close friends but it's still extremely diplomatic
If a man or a woman gives you a tube of fish paste might they be in love with you? If the weather was like that in usa no one would be outside.
Hahaha, of course ;)
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poodlegirl55 any man who would give me fish paste would have my undying devotion....😳😳
If it is shrimp paste, it is a special love!
Not correct. I live in Wisconsin. We have worse weather than Sunny Eastern Oslo. We range from 35 below to 112 F. LOL, let's see if you can handle THAT!
Growing up, my best friend was a "Norwegian" young man..he was stoic and a "deep well". As we got older, I knew he wanted a romantic relationship but he never verbalized..he showed his affection by making me a nice meal, fixing the breaks on my car etc. When I met another young man who was verbal and romantic...I spoke with my Norwegian but he still couldn't say he loved me...he said " U know how I feel"...I moved on...married and made a family with my romantic young man. Married 36 years until he passed. My Norwegian friend married very late in life and never had children
What a story!! Thanks for adding so much to our content. Makes it much better :) :)
That's so sad ...
Sometimes, I feel like a rotten person, but I was only 20 and not experienced in relationships..my Norwegian was my only male experience and he never even kissed me on the cheek...he did hold my hand for approximately 5 minutes, 1 time in all those years...doesn't matter at this point
@@debisieger8299 everyone deserves love and affection. It isn't wrong to expect to be shown love outwardly. I am happy you found someone to share that with you. :)
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This is how my Norwegian parents were to each other. Me, I tell my husband I love him all the time. We talk all the time.
Good for you :) Thanks for adding to our content!
You have disgraced your blood
sarah, no I you have by making that comment.
That’s when you end in “Lol”
TIL Norwegian do not dance with their hips.
You two fellas are so crazy cooky and that’s why I get so excited when you upload. Just wish you did more vlogs. Happy New Year from Northwest Washington State 🙋♀️🦋💜
We wish the same! Thanks and happy New Year from the two of us :) :)
I love the enthusiasm with which you present your topics. So genuine and funny 😄
Thanks a lot :)
I am from the north of germany and we show our love like you norwegians like my boyfriens from south of germany told me after we visited norway for 3 month last year :D He often wishes, that i tell more about the "love thing" and i cannot understand, because i think, i show it without words and he is blind to see this way ;) but i try my best...
So great content, you guys make, THANK YOU! :)
Haha, love your story. Thanks for adding and making our content better :) :)
People need to hear the words, I’m sorry and don’t mean to be rude, but how can you not understand that….
Wow, that park is beautiful. I love the way the sky looks behind some of the shots of the statues. It is really cool. I would love to see it in person!
Cool to hear. Thanks! Welcome to Oslo and Norway :)
Vigelandsparken is really beautiful on a perfect sunny day. So big you can easily spend most of the day there and have a picnic too.
Brilliant video as always .... recently started dating a Norwegian man....thank you so much for explaining through you videos ....at first he confused the hell out of me as I thought does he even like me as he never said it 😂😂
Haha, that's such an awesome story. Thanks for adding and making our content better :) :)
The more I watch the videos ....the more I don't understand how this man chose me as his girlfriend 😂😂😂 my family is from St Kitts in the Caribbean, people who know zero personal space and talk endlessly and I'm British born, another set of people who don't shut up 😂😂😂😂😂
You know how to make my day, or night in this case hahahaha. I couldn't stop laughing the way you interpreted the Vigeland statues with the relationship cases. Now I wonder....are the statues the representation of Gustav Vigeland's struggles with relationships!? Like always...well done Ronald and Mads! :)
Yes, I think the same. A lot of struggles. Thanks Joseph :)
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY You're very welcome. :D (12:53 - "I hate you", "I hate you too" lol)
I'm very "synchronized" with your channel! ;)
Hehe, thanks a lot angelique 😘😘
That was the funniest video yet! But even more interesting were the statues and dramatic winter fog and skies. So cool! Also, from America....I love you! I love you! 😄😄
Haha, we LOVE you too. Thanks ;) ;)
You chose the perfect weather to talk about love and Norwegians! The park looks amazing in a gloomy atmosphere! In summer this park must look completely different, a different mood! Just lovely! The Norwegian dancing (not moving the hips) is so cool ! LOL
True, the weather was magic. I think it's best viewed during this darker season. But one of the most visited tourist attractions in Oslo all year
Thank you for sharing this! 😄🙌🙌🙌
I'm starting to love these series! I love learning about different cultures, countries, etc. Takk!!!
You are very kind Mèng Yáo. Thanks. We are so happy you found us and like what we do 😍😍
Funny as always haha.
Here in Brazil we show emotions a lot. Very affectionate people.
Happy new year! ❤️
Haha, we are the oposite. Happy New Year to you too from Ronald and Mads 😊😊
Possibly your funniest video ever. I laughed all the way through, while at the same time feeling some good old-fashioned Northern European shame at the notion of having too much fun. The music added to the creepy-but-amusing factor. My in-laws were married over 50 years and I never heard either of them say "I love you" in the entire time I knew them. When asked about it, their comment was usually: "We are not mushy people." LOL! That defines understatement. They could have posed for some of those statues! Thanks for another great video. 💞
Wow, awesome story and comment 😍 Thanks a lot for sharing and adding content to our video!
OMG, love your videos, they get funnier each time! This was my father and grandmother. Very stoic never expressed any emotion of love. Very much the Viking eh?! Love your content!
Very cool story. Thanks for adding to our content and for being nice :)
Hey Guys!! So nice to see that you've been active during this crazy time!
As I haven't received any notifications from your channel, I decided to take a peak to see if you had uploaded any new vlogs. Surprise, surprise!! There are many moooore 🤩🤩🤩 So, I'll be having a marathon tonight! YAY!!
Stay safe guys!!
You two are extremely creative! Love your channel💖
Happy New Year to you and yours!
Awesome to hear! Thanks & Happy 🎆 :):)
Ronald you must brighten up everyone’s days in Norway. You and Mads are so cheerful, funny and honest. Your videos always make me smile, even when about serious topics. I still laugh about the sweaty cheese. . It’s hard to get to know Norwegians but when you do it’s a deep and true friendship. I hope the New Year brings you both wonderful things and lots more videos please!
Hi Oleander. I know you brighten up our days each time you share a comment!! Thanks for being so awesome. And we are so happy to hear that you have friends here. Good work Oleander Pink, beacuse we know its not that easy. Cheers from us :):)
Hi guys, Happy New Year to you!! When I worked in a book store a few years ago, we often used have a Norwegian man come into browse round the books in his lunch break. He was in England on a 3 year apprenticeship. He was a very shy but extraordinarily polite and friendly man but showed very little emotion. He never engaged in ‘small talk’ with any of the staff. On his last day he kept attempting to walk up to the checkout but would then back away. It was only when later we were tidying up the store to close for the day that we found a large bag with a package in. It was labelled To all the girls in The Works...many thanks for your kindness, from Aksel’. Inside the package was a massive box of chocolates that would have cost him about £60.00!! It was so very kind of him, but we think he was way too shy and reserved to give it to us himself!! It’s so true how you Norwegians are so unemotional, I find it quite endearing but also hilarious.😂❤️
What a story!!! So sad and so typical Norwegian. Thanks for adding to our content and making it better. Happy New Year Judith :) :)
We visited Vigeland Park many years ago. It is HUGE. Thanks for doing a video here - enjoyed it very much. It brings back good memories.
Hey!!! Missed seeing your vids. As always, you guys never disappoint! Thanks boys and Happy 2020!,
Hi K T, cool to hear from you again. Thanks and happy new year!!
Is it true that Norwegians feel annoyed or offended by talkative or " noisy " people?
How can you get to know what Norwegians think?
Kind of true. Easier to get to know someone you are working with or doing hobby with
If you have something in common, then Norwegians like you. You will have something to talk about. Otherwise, it is awkward. I talk to my dad about weather and laugh at his great sense of humor. If I talk about anything serious, he gets very angry. He doesn't like to feel.
@@barbramighall4518 Excellent comment!
Thanks
@@klmklm8570 My Dad's parents loved me and were so wonderful when I was little. My Dad did, too. Go figure, Norwegians are incredible with little children and animals.
@@barbramighall4518 Great description. If you could tell us more about Norwegian personalities...
I think that one statue the guy is carrying her not to the kitchen but to the bedroom, he has something sticking out there ! 😂 Happy Nude Year ! 👍
Agreed.😈
But its not hard... lol
sarah vand , but it will be in a minute ! 😂😘
@@bwanabwana9523 😆😆😆🤣
always fun...always fascinating!! thanks guys...and happy new year!
Thanks Max Lozla. Happy New Year from the two of us :) :)
Love your channel man! Thanks for giving us this , keep on going i really enjoy it and will continue watching , a unique style of yours and the camera man 💪💪
Hi Mojikat. Thanks for your awesome and motivating comment. We appreciate it a lot! Cheers from Ronald and Mads :):)
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY cheers too , thanks for answering my comment , greetings and cheers too amigos ,will keep on watching ✌️
This was priceless! It explains a lot about why I am so silent at times. And also why I can dance well sitting down from the waist up, but can't dance at all standing. Lol
Haha, cool story & reflections. Thanks for sharing!
From what other Norwegians have told me, this is true af. Btw, this honestly seems like my sort of relationship lol
Cool to hear :)
You are brilliant! I love the metaphors and how you see the world! This is only my second view of your videos, but it is clear to me the two of you will have me hooked! I personally love what you have shown~ a powerful expression in sometimes simple statements and form, and, to me, actually a more advanced way of communication! I'm from America, and sadly, someone could be beating me with a stick, but as long as they are saying, "I love you, it must be true! Thank you for this fascinating journey!
Hi Betsy :) You have very interesting, and for us, very cool reflections about our silent love life. Unfortunately someone can beat you with a stick here too, but you will not hear the love you part. Thanks for being awesome and nice to us and enginging with our channel. We appreciate it a lot. Cheers from Ronald & Mads :) :)
I love all your videos and binged watched it all 😂 Learning a lot from your culture same time having a really good laugh. Love you, the cameraman and your humour 🤣
Awesome motivating to hear Cha Y. Thanks for sharing and engaging with us. We appreciate it. Cheers from Ronald and Mads :):)
It also seems to me Norway is a pretty boring place without you really ! 😅😅
Haha, thanks ;)
So boring i would not wanna be anywhere else in the world. It's Only as boring as you make it😄
noooo. beauty in the vast 'empty' space, silences. away from the clutteredness. On other hand is like a place where you have to look for the signs hidden in plain sight, which you guys seem to really hone in on.
The blue cold fog atmosphere was perfect for this video. I really enjoyed the gloom.
Cool to hear. Thanks :)
YAY!! I miss you guys!! So happy you posted. It's my birthday!!! wahoooo. Ok now going to watch. Love from New Orleans.
Happy birthday Jamie Joy 🍻
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY thank you! Now y'all let me know when you are coming to New Orleans I will be a guide for you!
I’ve been there but I didn’t know the meaning of all this great art ! Thanks so much. You’re a hoot !
Thanks Rio Henry :):)
I am just now learning about this park from this video. I looked it up and the article said it is supposed to be the journey of mankind from cradle to grave. It is all done by one artist. The monolith is supposed to be humans clamoring toward heaven, although I can see the cruder, lewder, grotesque aspects of it in the placement of some of the figures when you got closer to it. In fact, my initial reaction to the park was one of surprise: that there were so many people out walking in that park on a somewhat cold winter day with snow on the ground. (Many Americans tend to hibernate in winter and only go out to go to work or to get groceries.) So kudos for getting exercise outdoors in winter. My next surprise had to do with all the families wheeling baby carriages and walking with children of all ages through the erotic statues, without looking at the art or giving it a second thought. It is said that we are very prudish here in America. Nadine Strosson wrote a whole essay on the sex panic we have here in America where she lists all the pictures and statues involving nudity that had to be taken down, even those that had nothing to do with the erotic, for example, a mural of Columbus discovering America with bare-breasted native women, or a poster in an AIDS clinic promoting safe condom use. They must feel the same in Australia. One Australian woman cautioned in her review of the park, not to feel ashamed; she assured everyone that it is art. (Funny.) Looking at it, I can see allusions to myths like Medusa: the one woman statue holds up her very snake-like hair, and Romulus and Remus: the mother bent over her children looks like the she-wolf suckling the baby founders of Rome. And so on.
How do we express love here in America? We idealize it; we present it at its best in the movies, in the best of our romantic comedies like Kate and Leopold, Stranger than Fiction, When Harry Met Sally, etc. This is both good and bad. These movies show the essence of life and love, what it should be, but then too many people get disappointed because the reality doesn't live up to the fantasy. And we are not as glib at throwing the word love around as you and others have suggested. Some of us are, but many of us know the wisdom of Cordelia's words in King Lear: "Love and be silent." These are the thoughts your video and question evoked.
Love everyrhing you write. Your reflections are so interesting. Thanks a lot taking time and effort sharing your story with us and for being awesome. You add so much to this story
Jan96106 You are very insightful and your analysis as a fellow American is very true. Yet we remain optimistic about love. It must go along with our standard: "Have a nice day". "We use the word 'awesome' a lot." "Hey, Good to see you." "Dude! That rocks!" Come to think of it, we are quite expressive and outspoken in this country. I once asked a lady from Perth Australia her first impression of Americans. She said: "You people are loud in restaurants! Everyone talks to each other." 😀
S D If you have heterosexual teenagers and young adults in your family - the focus is very much on the opposite sex and love. We are still human and basic human behavior and biology has not been bred out of us. For older individuals - yes, I agree that many have become jaded.
S D I never mentioned any movies. Don't know what you are talking about. Your description, however, sounds like "Outlander" which I thought was pretty graphic and absolutely not for any children to view. It was more of a graphic adult fairytale.
I even saw a Dog clamoring to heaven!🥰🥰🥰
OMG! I just LOVE your videos. You are so funny. I love this video and I must say, the sculpture in that park is extremely bizarre. Especially that phallic pillar. WOW. I'm 71 and I have never seen any reference to it in my life....wonder why??? LOL
Haha, so bizarre 😜 Thanks a lot Mary!
Thanks loved the video!
I understand perfectly. My son is in a Black Metal Band and dreams of moving to Norway. Ronald and Madds, you work so very well together. I hope you continue bringing videos into our dark, dreary lives for years to come. I know it is torture for you to carry on sometimes, but such is life. Keep posting and i'll try to not get too excited about it. I'm only gonna ever say this once, get ready, here it is......I love you guys. Now get back to work.
Haha Barbara, you know your Black metal attitude & philosophy. Thanks for being awesome! We can only say DITTO to you 😘😘
Again amazing informating video and in his one style
Hi 13 13. Thanks. I am sorry we could not meet this time. We have used the last days to make this. Hope you have enjoyd Oslo :)
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY it's been a lovely time in Oslo.. And going to have a next trip in summer also so hopefully meet you then
This was hilarious. :D
Thanks :)
Regardless if you guys believe me or not, this is so relatable to my life, I swear (minus the carrying passion at 5:13)! Also, at the same time, perhaps my genetic test now explains very well why I have some types of behaviour (it turned out I have some clusters from Bergen area but also Sweden). And also why I love Norwegians so much, there is absolutely no point in hiding it at all, hehe! Thank you so much for making my Christmas so much better! Bra jobba! Dette var so fint, so klart! Beste hilsener fra Romania!
P.S. I see love is truly private and intimate in Norway and I profoundly admire this! Sometimes it reminds me of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'.
A very interesting video - it truly explains so much to me. My father was Norwegian, but died when I was a youngster. Consequently, I was raised without a full understanding of being Norwegian as, my mother was not Norwegian and we lived apart from the culture. When I was an older teen I was exposed to my Norwegian roots and this video explains so much about this Northern European culture. I thought I was the only one who danced from my hips up! I need to show this to my fellow non-Norwegian Scandinavian friends so they can laugh with me. Thank you.
Hehe, very interesting & cool story Terry!! Thanks for sharing and adding to our content. Cheers from Ronald and Mads 🍻🍻
Nothing wrong with how Norwegians express their love. Just because people see overt displays of affection in romantic Hollywood films and TV they think they can act it out in real life but I find it can be a bit fake. Having said that, I really want to visit Vigeland Park next time I'm in Oslo.
Cool to hear. Thanks Veronica. Welcome to Oslo :)
But i see you are a pretty expressive guy 😅😅 should i think you are not typical norwegian ?
Hehe, I am mix between Sea Sami father and Latina mom :)
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY haha ! That explains so much ! Love you !
Same here..wondering if he is a pure Norwegian..affectionate plus stonecold..a good combination😀
well thank you for sharing the beauty, culture and inspiring soul with us. Really um somehow healing, connecting me to nordic mother nature somehow.
of the country I mean
Thank-you for the fun and laughter. And for sharing your beautiful Norway with us. May not know if a Norwegian loves me, but I know two Norwegian guys I adore. godt nytt år Ronald! 😘🤗 godt nytt år Mads! 😘🤗 Hope this new year brings you both many good things. ❤
Åhh, Teri du er søt! Thanks and happy New Year from the two of us 😘😘
This is really good!
Thanks!
I’m Swedish ancestry 🇸🇪. My friends tell me all the time ... “you’re a difficult man to get to know. You don’t speak too much but when you do, it’s always direct and in point.” I just smile 😉. I find Americans constantly have to make idle chatter and are not comfortable in silence.
Haha, so you are like that statue with his arms crossed? ;) Most Nordics probably have the same experience over there. I have it too, when I visit my family in Chile. Thanks for sharing and happy new year Robin!
YOURWAY2NORWAY ... Ronald/Mads ... I try to be conscious of my arms. If they are crossed, it sends a subliminal message that you are a closed person to the speaker. I usual just keep my hands at my sides when standing or on the arms of a chair when seated. Happy New Year.
That's why the two same-looking cultures, USA and Iran r on war now, and Scandinavia, always peace, always. lol
If a man carries me off like that statue whilst saying let’s go eat then I’m in love I guess . I’m sold🤪🤪😂😂
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Outstanding Presentation! The Cultural differences and education about sexual relationships of Norwegians! Very educational & informative you guys. Bravo! One of your best presentations of the "inner" space of Norwegian way of thinking in a specific area of the human condition. Thank You both! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for your very cool & nice words Ernest. Very motivating for 2020. Happy New Year!
thanks for your uplifting spirit, lifts my heart, I feel joy. Some similar but less crystalised instincts but not expressed, like we forgot the instincts or how they can be expressed in modern living, lost our culture a bit maybe. Also wonderful is the travelogue aspect, can't afford or have opp at moment to visit, so really looking forwardto the tram ride next. Thanks again for the joy, I really feel I'm there. Much prefer the Ronald of Norway to the Donald of the US. One of life's universal empaths I think.
Thanks for your very nice and motivating words james alexander. Welcome to Norway! Cheers from Ronald and Mads :):)
Oh silence, thats me. My husband is from texas and a total chatterbox.
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When I meet long married couples 30+ years, I sometimes ask the quiet one: "That's a long time to put up with somebody, isn't it?" they say "OH YES" and the chatterbox looks shocked then they both crack up 😆😆
@@scandinordic lol, yep, 32 yrs and still chugging along
Never trust a viking who moves his hips!
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This is the best of your videos so far that I've seen. Hilarious, I ,a Norwegian American, actually laughed out loud and smiled broadly, sitting alone in my living room, of course.
Haha, that's cool to learn. Thanks!
What an awesome and funny channel! Greetings from ATX, USA.
"How much you pay for rent? Electricity? How many children? Ugh I hate you" 🤣🤣🤣 this is me in a relationship! hahaha love Mads.. xoxo
Happy New Year!
Ronald this video is good, I never expected this
Thanks! :)
Dark romance and dark humor. Sounds Norwegian.
Finally all caught up with your videos. Happy New Year, Ronald and Mads!
Awesome to hear Mack Dave. Thanks for your cool comment 🍻🍻 from Ronald and Mads
So Norwegians have feelings? SHUT. THE. FRONT. DOOR. And is that park a kind of anti-metaphor for keeping your feelings wrapped up? The figures in this video don't look very "wrapped up" to me. 😳
Do Norwegians find it easier to get naked with someone rather than talk to them? 🤔
Haha, probably 😆😆😆 Our feelings are just like the statues. Scared & naked 😘
Pillage first, talk later! It's been like that since at least 793 😆
HAPPY 2020 GUYS!! XO
Thanks. To you too:)
Boy, was that a missed wish!
gosh i have missed you roland, please keep it up. it gives me such satisfaction to know that norwegians aren't perfect!
We have missed you too lin sampson :) :)
I'm dying here. This is so funny!
There was a survey of married couples, who also owned dogs, in the USA a few years ago. The researchers asked who they liked better--their dog or their spouse. Most of the wives said they preferred the dog because it listened better. Most of the husbands said they preferred the dog because it doesn't talk :)
Haha, what a funny and very relevant story! Thanks for sharing and adding to our content Cameron Hoppe ;)
The angry kid is angry because many times his hands had to be replaced!
He calmed down pretty quickly tho. 😄
Funny video because I can relate. Showed this video to my Norwegian husband and he laughed so hard. Happy 2020 Ronald and Mads! 🎉🎆
Haha, true. So cool to hear Nicole :) To you and your husband too 🎆
Your videos are the best. Not the usual sugar coated videos about Norwegians.
Loved this park, but saw it on a warm June day! Loved the statues
You guys crack me up, lol
Know I am scared, but thanks for all the informations :)
Haha, sorry for that
Happy to see you guys back in action! Oops, I guess I wasn't suppose to let you know that.
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Remember you're not looking forward to... 😘
It is my dream to visit Norway! (Oslo/Vigelandsparken too) Thanks for all the information about your country. Always nice to learn something new with fun! 😁
Very cool to hear Malik! Welcome to Norway and thanks a lot for sharing and engaging. Cheers from Ronald and Mads :):)
This is actually very similar to how I remember things in the rural Midwest US about 30 years ago. Men were stoic, and parents didn’t show emotions to each other (at least in front of the children), but there was a lot of evening banter. Moving to the city was a huge culture shock, everybody talks all the time and it sometimes feels like people are fake because I’m not used to the outward affections! People say “I love you” to friends they just met!
Very interesting to learn! Thanks a lot for sharing and adding to our content :) :)
I don't think the English language has words equivalent to the Norwegian "Jeg elsker deg", which is usually translated as "I love you". The Norwegian term "å elske" expresses the deepest love, the one you cannot live without. The love that is unconditional, where you can do anything for another person. We often use the term "Jeg er glad i deg" as a "less dangerous" alternative. It can be translated "I care about you", "I like you" or "I have feelings for you". As I have understood the English term "love", it corresponds better to the Norwegian term "glad i" or "like".
That was actually hilarious guys! I really dont know if there is a line between the narration and the reality. It sounds too extreme to be all real. Once upon a time i wanted to fall in love in Norway.
Haha, you know us by now;) Thanks!
What a cold weather 🥶, Great video
Thanks dena t :):)
Waiting for new video , but it's really freezing to go outside and make a video 🤗🌸
New video out later today :):)
Can we synchronize our watches 😂😂😂😂 best wishes for the new year my two favourite boys Ron's and mads x
Haha, happy new year Kirsty Jones :) :)
Oh my! I looked away from the video a moment and looked back to see you having a stroke!....But you were only dancing!
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Omg hahaha
It feels like forever since I watched
Best love story of my life. Thank u. ✌💙✌
Another educational film; I am ready to visit Norway now and fall in love!
Thanks. Welcome :) :)