Hans, there is only one opera house in Wales (I did work there as a guest - once! ) So, I left for study in London and work in Germany. There are so many opera houses in Germany, and I began here as Queen of the Night. I didn´t like the theatre system much, though. Too factory-like and impersonal. So, when I gained courage, I started putting on my own productions and guest only rarely. I would love to sing at the Oslo Opera, though - oh God! Here is my website, but it´s only in German: www.voicepassion.de/
@@LaureninGermany Thank's a lot. I just took a sneak peak and it looks very classy/high quality. I will enjoy it. I have watched some of your musical videos as well, and love them all. Opera houses and small counties... We only have one in Oslo and one in Denmark As well. Germany is great in that respect. Cant speak German unfortunately. Learning English is mandatory in Norway from the fourth grade in school, and a second foreign language mandatory from the seventh grade. I could choose between French and German. So... Thanks a lot for your kind replies on my comments. I am a fan🙂
@@LaureninGermany 7:11 I find it strange how dictionaries translate gemütlich to English and for that matter Norwegian. I kind of understand why they would use cozy or koselig, yet it doesn't cover the essence. I have only learnt the meaning of gemütlich by living in Germany for six years (and without looking it up any place) and I have come to the conclusion: "relaxed, appealing, comfortable environment and/or mood". The difference to cozy or koselig I find to be more formal in the sense it is culturally dependent, an agreement by tradition not to stir up the experience. Cozy and koselig are more informal - the experience came to be by luck or match.
Oh wonderful Norway. Being East Frisian, I can clearly tell, we do not have anything like Norway does. The Bavarians might lack the sea and we up north may lack the mountains, Norway has it both. And it has reindeer and moose. Had my most impressing experience ever when being there. Enormously beautiful country. Love your channel.
I never would have gone if I hadn‘t fallen in love with East Frisia! I always went South. You are right, I also took away massive impressions…! Oh, and thank you so much!
@@LaureninGermany I know you love "my" East Frisia. 9ne reason to love your channel. But more important to me are your amazing voice and your positivity. I hope you'll be around here for a very long time
@@LaureninGermany I would be happy if you turned up on my door 😉. No, Seriously! I was born in the centre of Oslo in 1964. Growing up partially in Italy (Ischia and Napoli) and later in the outskirts of Oslo. Moved to Denmark in 2006. Living in the center of Oslo city from age 14 to 38. I am happy in Denmark. It is a great country. From time to time i check out videos about Norway. I really liked your video. I have been in Germany a couple of times. Last time two years ago in Hannover. Working on a railroad bridge for Deutche Bahn. Take care, please poste more videos.
Ischia! I haven´t been. I would love to go. I must! Your life sounds very interesting, maybe I will turn up with some Bolle lol. Seriously, I will try to post some more Norway, but I tend to hide it like vegetables in cakes in my German videos. Here´s one in case you want some more of my nonsense: ruclips.net/video/BjYJSalCTqg/видео.html
Oh yes, I like the nature in Norway just as much as in Germany. When you see the beautiful mountains , green landcapes and the sea and lakes.@@LaureninGermany
Yes, there is only one problem with Norway. There is an awful lot of Norwegians there. 🙂 Yes, I am allowed to say that. I am Danish, and the Scandinavians tease each other a lot. We are brothers and brothers tease each other. We even have a common brother outside Scandinavia, Finland. He is very weird, but he is OUR weird brother.
I knew immediately that you must be Swedish, Danish or Finnish as I read your comment! I love how you. guys all interact, and some of my favourite actors are Danish (Peter Franzén and Alex Høgh Andersen).
@@LaureninGermany Yes, I am Danish. We are not the worst. I have a lot of friends in Sweden, I can tell you they can do Norwegian jokes, and it is for hours. I think it is their secret national sport. It is always the Norwegians that are the prügelknabe, why? I don't know.
@@Gert-DK because they can take it? Actually, I heard that the Danes and the Swedes were the toughest vikings, so maybe they are all scared of you… This may or may indeed not be true.
Hallo Lauren, das ist wieder ein tolles Video. Was du über Norwegen gesagt hast spricht mir aus der Seele. Seit unserem damalige Trip durch Skandinavien bin ich begeisterter Norwegen-Fan. Die Natur und die Weite spricht mich auch unheimlich an, das muss man gesehen haben, da bin ich voll und ganz deiner Meinung. Viele Grüße.👍👍👌👌
Ich spure eine echte Verbindung mit der Germanischen Seele dadurch, Heinz. Das Video hat so lange gedauert, weil es mir sehr wichtig war, es ordentlich auszudrücken. Ich bin so froh, dass es Dir auch angesprochen hat!
Hi Lauren! I could watch these scenes all day long. I would love to see those places in person someday. You did a fantastic job, as always, presenting high quality videography with informative comments. Thank you and Cheers!
Musik und Landschaft passen hervorragend zusammen. Diesmal sah ich es in Deinen Augen wie sehr du beide Länder Norwegen und Deutschland magst. Danke für das wunderschöne Kunstwerk.
Hi Lauren, greetings from the Nordkap in Norway! I am sitting in my campervan here watching your video. Have been travelling here for 2 weeks hoping to see the Nothern Lights (Aurora Borialis). Basically there are only Norwegens and Germans travelling here now😂.
OMG!!! That‘s so cool!!! I‘m hoping to make it this year. storm Hans stopped me in the Summer! Is it amazing?!!? THANK YOU for writing like this, I think it‘s fantastic! Leave me a scratch on a rock or something to find when I finally get there!
@@LaureninGermany It is much different in winter I think, but the landscapes are beautiful and like I mentioned, I am really here to experience the northern lights. In areas like the Lofoton Islands, there are lots of tourists even now, I can‘t imagine what it‘s like in the summer!
It was busy, but you pick your places, of course. I avoided the main tourist parts until September. I saw so many Northern Lights, probably not as strong as you will see, but I was still blown away! We drove a lot at night and it was utterly magical - of course, no snow...! We saw the lights always from around midnight onwards. McCutcheon, are you German-Irish? (I´m Welsh, with Irish on my mother´s side)
AS always , so nice and friendly presentation ! You need to get more subscribers . Urgently. Compliments and thanks from Germany,, beeing over 70 i internally think we do nit deserve that kind of sympathy and therefore i am very glad and thankful your your very friendly and empathic point of view. Thats what i love about British people like you.Thanx. Ive only been to Norway once, and at that time i experience the deepest temperature of my lifetime. It was minus 53 degrees celsius at Gelio ski lift in the winter of 95 /96
I am so glad that I started this channel and got to know German people like you, Ulrich. Oh, can you believe three people unsubscribed from this video! It would be so great to grow a bit more, but the honest truth is that the kind of people who are here is the most important to me ❤️
That is really cold my German friend. The coldest i have experienced was minus 40 celsius. In a tent! During military service in northern Norway 40 years ago.
Hans, that is absolutely unimaginable for me...! Btw, I am looking for your long comment, that I didn´t have time to read yesterday... you better not have deleted it! I like reading comments!
@@LaureninGermany Hello Lauren. We have conscription in Norway. Since 2014 also woman have to go. Even the Royals. During the cold war basically everybody had to go. I have 3 brothers. Oldest one was a draft dodger. For medical reasons.. My youngest brother was a serious pacifist . He had to do 18 months community service instead. I had the honour of training with US and UK Royal Marines, and several other nationalities during exercise "Avalanche express". Basically the same as "Nordic response" going on these days. Also with troops from Germany this time. Norway has a territory to big to defend for a small population. We have to get help from our great NATO Allies. Like we got help from free Polish forces, the French and you british. During the battle of Narvik. The first battle Hitler lost in WW2. .I am so lucky i actually met a former RAF pilot that participated in that battle. It was In 2006 in a small village in England. I am not sure, but i think it was in "Kings Arms" ??? somewhere around the city Reading. It was a great honour to meet him, shake his hand and thank him for his great service for Norway. He was old but healthy like his wonderful wife. I really did delete the long message. Because your videos are about Germany, travel and great music. And i just got into to much Scandinavian language stuff that really not match the themes of your work. Sometimes i review my own comments and find them to long, to boring, ore maybe even out of context or topic. So i delete them. Like this answer right now. Once my older brother said: " Hans, you talk to much. Can't you for Gods sake just try to shut up???" 😄 Have a nice day Lauren 👍👍👍
Watching you is so much fun, seeing the lovely country of Norway is fun, too. Watching you introducing all these lovely countries and places is just perfect for me and brings me a lot of joy.
I didn´t make it to Bergen, Storm Hans made me have to change my route! But it sounds as if I should try agin, from your comment! Yes, it was my dream, too. I never thought I would see them! You must go as far North as you can, and stay up late. I saw them in August, I think. I must check.
I'm not sure, but I think people like to get out of everyday stress and feel contact with eternal nature, just you and nature. A taste of this feeling is being alone in a quiet place, just looking at the stars, feeling connected and belonging, your heart beat slows down and your soul feel peace.
@@LaureninGermany Nature is medicine for the mind and soul for those who know how to see it, pitty a lot of people don't know. People buy latest fasion sports cloths, use a stopwatch to see if they can reach the mountain peak faster than last week, brag about it. Instead of a peacfull bicycle trip in nature they bicycle like it was a race, they see nature like it is a playground nothing more. I feel sad for those people, they miss something important.
Love your music! I am Norwegian and it really is like living in a postcard but Germany, southern Germany especially, is stunning - and Wales too.. Subscribed for the celtic wibes.. ;-)
And you got there before I could. I'm jealous... I hope I can travel there this autumn, though. But in one aspect, I have the advantage over you. I got to see beautiful Wales with foreign eyes. It may not be Norway, but it's close. 🙂Maybe we all look too far to find what we are really looking for... Take care!
Ooo, you‘re buttering me up with those words! ❤️🥰❤️ But don‘t be jealous, be inspired! When will go be able to go? Where will you go?! And if we‘re being poetic, dear Mogon, some of us have to look far, because we can‘t be home.
@inGermany Oh, home can be many things. It can be a place, it can be a concept, it can be a Bach sonata, or it can be a person we love. In that order. 🙂
@@LaureninGermany My initial idea is to travel to the North Cape, that's one reason I sold my old motorhome and converted a more modern car. It wasn't fit for winter, snow, or ice. The new one is. I have to start planning, I think.
I LOVE Norway so much... maybe because I am one of the Northern Germans. Although it is years since I have been there last time, I was reminded of Norwegian landscape when I was in New Zealand (which I absolutely recommend to visit). If you don't want to visit New Zealand soon, let me know when you are back in the North of Germany... even though I can't show you "die Weite", I would love to show you my hometown Hamburg 😉
Ah, yes, there is certainly enough evidence of manmade structures, rather than Weite in Hamburg! Lol! But it‘s a fantastic city. Yes, North Germany and Norway, there‘s a real connection, I think.
I grew up in the far north of Norway in the 70s and 80s. Back then, it was almost only German tourists who came this far north in Norway by road. Others came by cruise ship (probably many Germans there too), but the campsites were full of German tourists, and when we were children we used to visit the campsites to practice our English skills. Later I had German lessons, but it was only two years, so I didn't learn much. Before we finished the two years, we traveled by bus to Hamburg, and had an experience I will never forget. I will also never forget the German red buses with two or three rows of windows in the height that came to Finnmark when I was a child. They came with a regular tourist bus, and those on board slept in the other bus at night. The Germans discovered Northern Norway long before anyone else. Perhaps this is because many had seen the country during the war. In any case, they were welcome, and still are.
What a great comment, thank you! We (me and German husabnd) both felt welcome, in spite of the large numbers of tourists. We came at the end of the season, to avoid your mosquitos! I bet Hamburg was different for you. Very different to Oslo, even, I think?
@inGermany Oh yes, it was another country. Even outside the Nordic countries. Our parents were worried because there had recently been a murder (or was it a double murder?) and I think it was in Hamburg. Back then, murders did not happen as often as they do today, and at least not in Norway or one of our neighboring countries. We arrived early Sunday morning and the first thing the teachers did was take us to Reeperbahn to see what it was like there. It was pretty quiet at that time of day and week. What was most unusual for us was that it was so cold in the morning and warm a little later in the day, so we always took too many clothes with us when we went out. Where I come from, the nights are almost as hot as the day in summer because the sun doesn't set - and the day was just as hot as the summer we were used to. The fact that large boats could drive on the river was impressive. We don't have such big rivers in the Nordics. We visited a Catholic church, met a school class from the town, were up in the tower and many other places. It was a long time ago, so I don't remember much anymore, but it was like seeing a small glimpse of the world for a group of young people from the outermost outpost.
@@LaureninGermany And btw - we didn't travel by bus all the way. Most of the tour we went by train - which was fun for us, since there are no railways where I come from.
Just before watching your video I took your title literally and asked myself as a German: What do I think about this country? Will my thoughts match your prediction even by the fact that I didn't go there on my own yet? So, here we are: Beautiful country with few inhabitants outside the big cities, therefore excellent opportunities to immerse yourself in nature and relax. Extensive landscapes that are perfect for recharging your batteries. Coastal regions with high mountains, waterfalls, lots of green and constant brightness in summer and lots of snow and darkness in winter, especially in the arctic circle. As I'm not a winter person, I would probably rather visit this country in summer. Unfortunately, it is therefore very unlikely for me to see the Northern Lights. Significant animals: moose or elk - fun fact: you didn't talk about, but I think I saw that species in your footage. Open-hearted, friendly locals who live a slower pace of life, more the type of "the glass is half full" people compared to us "the glass is half empty" Germans. Smaller houses, the love of saunas which might be interesting for many Germans, just not for me. And from out of nowhere in regards of their history, the Vikings came into my mind. So besides the saunas and the Vikings, you just nailed it. :) BTW your sneak peak at the end... It's Blaubeuren, isn't it?
Oh, I love your English words... you write beautifully, Opa Andre! Yes, it is Blaubeuren!!! I did show the Viking museum, though and say that Germans love learning about cultures...but no saunas. I am traumatised by the FKK saunas lol! Yes, moose and reindeer, I saw them with my own eyes! It was amazing. And in the Summer you have to go as far North as you can - arctic circle - and stay up late. I saw the Northern Lights many times, but always after midnight, at least. The glass half full vs empty. I will look into that next time I´m there. That´s a really good observation, and typically self-aware.
OKAY, Ich gebe es zu, ich bin süchtig! This channel is the best you can do for feeling better when you are down, really floored to the ground! It's healing, it's soul- and heart warming, entertaining, loving, the best feel good and educational channel on the planet! ❤🤗💋🤗❤️
Hang on in there. Things always get better, just try your best every day - even if that means resting and gathering energy. When you´re in Hell - keep going!
@@LaureninGermany Dearest Lauren, You are my power plant! Your positivity is my source of energy when I'm down! I'm so grateful, I can hardly explain ❤️
@@bianca2817 I understand very well how it is to feel so low. It‘s one of the reasons I do this, Bianca. I want to spread a bit of kindness. It can male so much difference, can‘t it? I never expected to receive so much 🤗😘😘😘❤️ Watch out! Huge hug coming right through the www at you!
Norway, oh my god, what a beautiful country. I once took the ship from Copenhagen to Oslo (of cause via Oslofjord) and then explored Oslo. And another time I flew to Kirkenes in the far north of Norway and "sailed" on the "Hurtigruten Postschiff" from the North Cape via Lofoten to Bergen. Breathtaking, just breathtaking, there are no words for it. If Norway wasn't so expensive, I would travel there a third time.- But I'm often in Denmark, I have family there, so maybe it'll work out again. Otherwise, I have been to Sweden a few times and can recommend the archipelago (Schären) off Stockholm. I experienced it on a boat trip from Stockholm to Riga (Capital of Latvia/Baltics). Also breathtakingly beautiful.
If you're in Denmark, you can take the cute little train to Hirtshals and take the ferry over to Kristiansand. It's a really nice place. It's not that expensive either.
Well, as a Norwegian I'm glad you feel welcome. Go really zen on the locals who might feel slightly irrated on the German motor homes, and everything seems to go very smoothly :)
Yes, I can absolutely imagine that. My van is called (yes, I´m sorry, I did name my self-build van) Flóki, so they know I´m crazy and think I´m on my way to Iceland. Which I am not. I love Norway too much. I´m so glad you watched and commented, tusend tak!
Well observed: Germans do indeed love romantic landscapes! Romantic both in the sense of Romantisch (sweet, loving, romance) and dramatic byronesque Romantisch (stuffed with images of guttering candles, dastardly villains, Maidens in danger). Norway feeds both!
Lauren: for many decades it was prohibited for foreigners to buy leisure property in Norway. ( And Denmark). Simply because we were afraid the Germans should "come back". When the laws slowly changed the Germans did not come back. To expensive. So most Germans bought cheap land in Sweden instead. When a German finally bought some land in Norway it turned out to be Horst Tappert. From the German tv series "Derreck" . An actor very popular in Norway. So: things can only go better. Germans are fairly popular in Norway now. For Denmark the story have a different twist: The Danes want Germans to rent holiday apartments and houses instead of buying. It is only a matter of money. Thanks again for all the time and effort you put into your great videoes. 👍
Time can heal a lot, can´t it Hans? Leisure property is quite an issue, I understand this as a Welsh person. There was a period of time when holiday homes were burnt by the locals in North Wales particularly, as it pushed the house prices out of their reach. Renting is probably a better option, but even then needs careful control - and consideration for the locals. But...money rules... Thank you! I am just editing a music video. I wish I could be faster, I have so much material I want to share! I hope you are well? Thanks for looking in!
@@LaureninGermany Thanks Lauren. Can't wait to see your musical videoes. Yes, i am well in all respects Despite my mature age i am very well. A young female college recently asked about my age. I said Sixty, and she got silent for a minute. "I cant get over it. I thought you were in your mid fourties" oh boy, i was flattered. 😁. But you know: even if a body seem to stay young, the mind is still Sixty. And for sure the 19 seventies and eighties was a very different time compared to 2024. Everything was just so different. Makes an old man think, dream and reflect. Time travel fast. So fast. Take care Lauren.
I get what you mean, I think. It´s dangerous to look back, for me, anyway. I have to be careful. Actually, that counts for looking forward, too. Oh dear...
@@LaureninGermany When we are young, our bodies and minds are fast, running around gathering experience. When we get old our bodies become weak and slow and the time has come to sit down and remember and reflect over everything we have experienced. Dont worry Lauren. You are young and have plenty of good experiences to look forward to. Anybody reaching old age should be very happy. Not everybody get the privilege of growing old. I am happy as a pig in a bath of mud 😄. I wish you a happy weekend. 👍
@@hansmarheim7620 Hans. You are only 60. You talk like you are 90. That‘s half a lifetime away yet. I feel like I need to point this out. Imagine you were 90, today, and you look back on now. You‘d kick yourself for feeling old.
I went to the Nordkapp and Lofoten last year and recognized several of the places shown. But no Northern Lights in summer, just the sun all day (and night) long. To me the comparably empty landscape is attractive. If you hike for some time you might not see anybody at all. I feel the same in northern Scotland if you find the right spot.
Yes, I loved the emptiness. It kind of scared me and made me feel peaceful at the same time. I also love Scotland, and I see the similarities. I´m hoping to make it to the Nordkap next time! How fun that you recognised some of the places I went to! How did the constant sunlight feel? I´m not sure that would be good for my migraines, but I´m willing to try one day (and night lol)
@@LaureninGermany I have no problems sleeping with some light. I mainly stuck to my daily schedule. It's nice to be able to do something outside even at midnight. But it's just light not warmth. Even in the late afternoon it got cold in the north.
Oh, it sounds like something to experience at least once...! I like the cooler temperatures, and not when the sun makes everything so hot, so that sounds doable. I´m more active after sunset, so I´ll probably sleep all the time.
I believe people in Iceland are supposed to be particularly happy?! I can´t go, because take me, take my dogs... So, thank goodness Norway is fabulous!
I think us germans have by default love and respect for the nordics in general. Be it the landscape, the people, the society or the politics. When there was this huge scandal about soccer society corruption around that championship in Quatar, there were many reactions from politicians and governments. From what i know, our government once again reacted luke warm, if at all. Then there was a report of the government from a nordic country (sadly i don't remember which one) clearly spoke out against all the stuff that was going on there, and a friend of mine was immediately: 'Nah, of course it's AGAIN one of the better countries with the better people' - i think that sums pretty much up what germans think about Norway and scandinavian countries in general.
Oh, that‘s interesting. I think that Germany - despite the Germans being relatively direct - is always so careful and diplomatic. I think the Scandinavian countries are more free with expressing themselves. And Germany certainly has a deficit of love for Germany, I think.
I'm half Norwegian and half from Baden-Würtemberg. I think Germans love going to Norway because Norwegians and Germans have the same thoughts on life. We're just really similar, but Norway's got the stunning natural scenery. Great video!
Maybe you´re from Baden, but I can say that I lived in Swabia, and I agree with you. The people share an openness and a friendliness, now you point it out. I love it there. Thank you so much! (especially if you are Swabian, because I know that a compliment is a big deal lol)
@LaureninGermany Haha, yes, I'm Swabian and Norwegian. Compliments don't come easy to either of those groups. Honestly, it's a great review. And you know, one of my favourite similarities with Norwegians/Germans is that the older generation tend to take their own (local) food with them on holiday.
Man weiß, was man hat! Man weiß nicht, wo man landet! LOL!!! I can understand it, but I don´t do it. I try to buy locally when I travel - even in Norway €€. See, I´m not Swabian... (only teasing, I promise! I really honestly love the Swabians)
@@LaureninGermany Hahaha, I love that when I'm I Norway - I'm part of the majority (the people from the Oslo Region) that makes fun of other Norwegians, but when I'm talking to Germans, I'm part of the minority that every one else makes fun of 😂 Swabians are the kindest people in the world - once you get to know us, and we get to know you! Haha
@@BastianNorW you are so right - how funny! You sound like you‘ve got a great sense of humour, too. You must spend all your time in the cellar… Oh I am being so cheeky!
I always thought Germans loved Norway and Scandinavia in general, because they think of it as a Germanic "brotherland". Maybe they don't say it loud, but that is what they feel in their hearts.
No thanks, Lauren, we have enough snow at our own. If North -Norway had just ice, they could have travelled to Kristiansand or Oslo😀There you would say, we had 2 times 'Schneekatastrophe'. Foe Norwegians:very much snow, it was round about Christmas time.
Beautiful. Norwegian word for "gemütlich": "gemyttlig", but the "g" is silent, so if you just drop the "ch", you have it. :) In next week's episode, we'll teach the French how to pronounce "sjåfør" (chauffeur) :)
@@LaureninGermany I love that we can't be completely dinstinguished and that we're all on the European spectrum. For instance, every Norwegian child knows the song "Din tanke er fri", but we also all know that it's a translation of Die gedanken sind frei. As a German, please tell me as a Norwegian how much fun it wouldn't be to have it judged by a truly non-European. Do you understand? Would an alien know the difference between an apple and a pear or a horse and a zebra? If you had no knowledge and no language, could you distinguish "din tanke er fri" from "die gedanken sind frei"? We could try it in China and Russia and Saudi-Arabia. I love the similarity of differences.
Well, I can help a bit...because I am actually Welsh, with German citizenship now, too, so my mother-tongue is English. I find I can understand some Norwegian, but I always have to explain it to Germans, who, although they speak such a close language, can´t hear the similarities as easily. Isn´t it funny?!
Unfortunate the tendency we have in the US to basically forget that the world exists beyond our border. There are so many _incredible_ sights, around the world. Ages ago, I came across this joke about a group of people who tried to survey the world's population with the question, "What's your honest opinion about not enough food in the rest of the world?" There were a number of places their efforts stalled. No one in China understood what they meant by "opinion," no one in Eastern Europe understood what they meant by "honest," no one in Western Europe understood what they meant by "not enough," and no one in the US understood what they meant by "the rest of the world."
Oh dear... I think it would just be so much better if we all realised that everywhere is a miracle and dull of interesting sights, people, culture and history. It´s harder to destroy what you appreciate.
Being a beer fanatic there's only one country that's even better in brewing beer than Germany: The czech republic! Budwar and Pilsner is simply the best! (Sorry, Tina 😁)
@@LaureninGermanyOf course it's just my humble opinion and Jever and a lot of other beers are really goooood (like my favorite german beer Rothaus from the Schwarzwald - I'm patriotic), but Pilsner and Budwar... are just WOW! Sorry, I don't know if they have alcohol free beer, too! BTW: 🤗❤️🤗
Sut mae Lauren! Have you had your DNA done through ancestry? I have and my ancestors come from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland and northern Germany. Perhaps yours do too! ❤
I like Norway - especially the landscape is breathtaking, and as you say, totally unfamiliar to a German - who is used to find the next road no more than 500m away. And even the Norwegians (from what I have seen) are rather decent people, except for their obsession for death metal music which can be a bit unerving... :) But... and thats a gigantic but, then there is the weather. In winter I mean. And its basically winter most of the time. Even the German winter depresses me, with the crappy weather and the short day light in particular. In Norway thats all 10x worse. Its no coincidence that many nordic countries, despite giving people the chance for a fairly decent life, have the highest suicide rates in the world.
Oh, I didn‘t know that. I think the lack of light, feeling so insignificant against the power of nature (like farmers, who also have very high rates) and the enormous distances can be overwhelming.
@@LaureninGermany Oh, I think the light - or the lack of light - has enormous influence on the psyche of humans. Yes, the suicide statistics are very concerning in view of nordic, or rather arctic, populations. The highest - and that by far - suicide rate is among Inuit teenagers in Greenland, if I remember correctly. Absolutely devastating... every 10th or so Inuit under 20 commits suicide. Well, the social situation of the Inuit isn't great, alcoholism is widespread, many live from social benefit and so on. But basically they can live ok, if you compare it to many 3rd world countries and the poverty there. But there its warm and sunny, and the suicide rate is by far not as high. Weird, isn't it?
@@petebeatminister You are spreading lies and myths. Suicide rate in Norway is almost equal to Germany and the worlds average. Far below USA for instance. You also need to know that many countries with low suicide rate doesn't report the real reason for some deaths, because of stigma and taboos.
@@LaureninGermanyOh yes, of course! I mean, I also love my country, and I am proud and grateful others do too, but I dont let it get to my head. It has nothing to do with me :D but lovely video ♥
@@LaureninGermany Thank you my Lady. It was meant as a joke as you know. My ex girlfiend is half German/Norwegian, so I was curious about this one. Very nice, and well made.
Oh, then you´re probably used to alcohol-free beer at home (LOL Only kidding!) Yes, I thought you weren´t being mean! But you´re Norwegian - or definitely scandinavian?
Some still romanticise about the so-called Nordic race. It's an unfortunate way some Germans and others view the world, through broken 19th century spectacles. Hitler became very disillusioned about such things when he visited Norway himself during WWII, according to historical records. Others romanticise about the lack of development in 'idyllic' rural Norway, a backwardness struggling in a primarily unproductive barren landscape on the periphery with a miserable climate, in reality. A kind of 'cosy' museum to some cultured-shocked summer tourists. Stripped of its living nature centuries ago by profiteering timber merchants and the Hansa. Bergen still so proud to be one of the last Hansa cities in Europe says it all. All that remains are dark, monotonous plantation forests sanitised of living things. No respect even for old trees. No respect for living things generally. A reminder of Norway's destitute history struggling on the periphery. It's not so popular with German camper vans these days. Significantly fewer than used to tour Norway.
Well, I certainly am someone who romanticises, it‘s true. I do it as a way to escape, to take a break, but also to bring the focus onto the things worth cherishing in this world. As a Welsh person, I very much understand your comments about the land being stripped of resources and abandoned.
Love to Germany from Norway ❤
Ah! Thank you! I adore your country and cannot wait to return. Which area are you? (Don‘t worry, I won‘t knock on your door!)
Lauren, i am so curious about you. You are such a mysterious person. May i ask what made you leave your beautiful native country?
Hans, there is only one opera house in Wales (I did work there as a guest - once! ) So, I left for study in London and work in Germany. There are so many opera houses in Germany, and I began here as Queen of the Night. I didn´t like the theatre system much, though. Too factory-like and impersonal. So, when I gained courage, I started putting on my own productions and guest only rarely. I would love to sing at the Oslo Opera, though - oh God! Here is my website, but it´s only in German: www.voicepassion.de/
@@LaureninGermany Thank's a lot. I just took a sneak peak and it looks very classy/high quality. I will enjoy it. I have watched some of your musical videos as well, and love them all. Opera houses and small counties... We only have one in Oslo and one in Denmark
As well. Germany is great in that respect. Cant speak German unfortunately. Learning English is mandatory in Norway from the fourth grade in school, and a second foreign language mandatory from the seventh grade. I could choose between French and German. So... Thanks a lot for your kind replies on my comments. I am a fan🙂
@@LaureninGermany 7:11 I find it strange how dictionaries translate gemütlich to English and for that matter Norwegian. I kind of understand why they would use cozy or koselig, yet it doesn't cover the essence. I have only learnt the meaning of gemütlich by living in Germany for six years (and without looking it up any place) and I have come to the conclusion: "relaxed, appealing, comfortable environment and/or mood". The difference to cozy or koselig I find to be more formal in the sense it is culturally dependent, an agreement by tradition not to stir up the experience. Cozy and koselig are more informal - the experience came to be by luck or match.
Outside of Scandinavia, Germany is our closest ally, and Im a Norwegian and feel kind of proud that you like us as much as we like you😊❤
That‘s great, takk så mye!
Oh wonderful Norway. Being East Frisian, I can clearly tell, we do not have anything like Norway does.
The Bavarians might lack the sea and we up north may lack the mountains, Norway has it both. And it has reindeer and moose. Had my most impressing experience ever when being there. Enormously beautiful country.
Love your channel.
I never would have gone if I hadn‘t fallen in love with East Frisia! I always went South. You are right, I also took away massive impressions…!
Oh, and thank you so much!
@@LaureninGermany I know you love "my" East Frisia. 9ne reason to love your channel. But more important to me are your amazing voice and your positivity. I hope you'll be around here for a very long time
@@VolkerWendt-vq8piaw, thank you!
I can listen to you for hours, Lauren!
And my voice is almost back, so I hopefully will talk to you for hours again, dear Arno. Thank you xxx
@@LaureninGermany Tell me a bedtime story. 😉
@@arnodobler1096ha ha ha!!!
@@arnodobler1096 Oh, bedtime stories... now we are talking. 🤣
@@arnodobler1096Cheeky!
Norway is a fantastic holiday destination! Nature in overdrive.
It really is, it‘s mind-blowing for me!
I am Norwegian And i adore this video. Thanks a lot.
This makes me so happy! Tusend takk! Can´t wait to visit again. May I ask where you´re from? (I won´t turn up at your door, I promise!)
@@LaureninGermany I would be happy if you turned up on my door 😉. No, Seriously! I was born in the centre of Oslo in 1964. Growing up partially in Italy (Ischia and Napoli) and later in the outskirts of Oslo. Moved to Denmark in 2006. Living in the center of Oslo city from age 14 to 38. I am happy in Denmark. It is a great country. From time to time i check out videos about Norway. I really liked your video. I have been in Germany a couple of times. Last time two years ago in Hannover. Working on a railroad bridge for Deutche Bahn. Take care, please poste more videos.
Ischia! I haven´t been. I would love to go. I must! Your life sounds very interesting, maybe I will turn up with some Bolle lol. Seriously, I will try to post some more Norway, but I tend to hide it like vegetables in cakes in my German videos. Here´s one in case you want some more of my nonsense: ruclips.net/video/BjYJSalCTqg/видео.html
@@LaureninGermany Nice. We are all Europeans now. Check out Ischia. It is beautiful. I'll check out your German videos. 👍
@@LaureninGermany He lives in Denmark now, and there Bolle means something completely different.
Dear Lauren, what a nice video about the natural beauties of Norway.I like it very much.👍🙂🌷
I am so pleased, Blond Katze! I hoped you would also enjoy Norway‘s nature, as well as Germany‘s. 🤗
Oh yes, I like the nature in Norway just as much as in Germany. When you see the beautiful mountains , green landcapes and the sea and lakes.@@LaureninGermany
Danke für Deine wunderbaren Reiseeindrücke, und ja, ich bin auch fasziniert von Norwegen.
Fasziniert- das ist das richtige Wort dafür!
Danke sehr, Wolfgang!
Yes, there is only one problem with Norway. There is an awful lot of Norwegians there. 🙂
Yes, I am allowed to say that. I am Danish, and the Scandinavians tease each other a lot. We are brothers and brothers tease each other. We even have a common brother outside Scandinavia, Finland. He is very weird, but he is OUR weird brother.
I knew immediately that you must be Swedish, Danish or Finnish as I read your comment! I love how you. guys all interact, and some of my favourite actors are Danish (Peter Franzén and Alex Høgh Andersen).
@@LaureninGermany Yes, I am Danish. We are not the worst. I have a lot of friends in Sweden, I can tell you they can do Norwegian jokes, and it is for hours. I think it is their secret national sport. It is always the Norwegians that are the prügelknabe, why? I don't know.
@@Gert-DK because they can take it? Actually, I heard that the Danes and the Swedes were the toughest vikings, so maybe they are all scared of you…
This may or may indeed not be true.
Hallo Lauren, das ist wieder ein tolles Video. Was du über Norwegen gesagt hast spricht mir aus der Seele. Seit unserem damalige Trip durch Skandinavien bin ich begeisterter Norwegen-Fan. Die Natur und die Weite spricht mich auch unheimlich an, das muss man gesehen haben, da bin ich voll und ganz deiner Meinung. Viele Grüße.👍👍👌👌
Ich spure eine echte Verbindung mit der Germanischen Seele dadurch, Heinz. Das Video hat so lange gedauert, weil es mir sehr wichtig war, es ordentlich auszudrücken. Ich bin so froh, dass es Dir auch angesprochen hat!
Hi Lauren! I could watch these scenes all day long. I would love to see those places in person someday. You did a fantastic job, as always, presenting high quality videography with informative comments. Thank you and Cheers!
Ah, wonderful, thank you Peter! I am so glad I shared it, I was worried, no one would want to watch. But it´s just so beautiful!
Musik und Landschaft passen hervorragend zusammen. Diesmal sah ich es in Deinen Augen wie sehr du beide Länder Norwegen und Deutschland magst. Danke für das wunderschöne Kunstwerk.
Danke Dir, lieber Peter! Ja, ich liebe beide Länder. Relativ junge Liebe, und sehr schön neue Bereicherungen im Leben.
Oh Lauren, you are so lovely! Please never change. ❤
Oh thank you! That´s so nice of you!
😘@@LaureninGermany
Very interesting perspective and I must agree with you. Thank you for another beautiful video.
I almost ventured into the North Germanic history, but probably we should collab for that!
Hi Lauren, greetings from the Nordkap in Norway! I am sitting in my campervan here watching your video. Have been travelling here for 2 weeks hoping to see the Nothern Lights (Aurora Borialis). Basically there are only Norwegens and Germans travelling here now😂.
OMG!!! That‘s so cool!!! I‘m hoping to make it this year. storm Hans stopped me in the Summer! Is it amazing?!!?
THANK YOU for writing like this, I think it‘s fantastic! Leave me a scratch on a rock or something to find when I finally get there!
@@LaureninGermany It is much different in winter I think, but the landscapes are beautiful and like I mentioned, I am really here to experience the northern lights. In areas like the Lofoton Islands, there are lots of tourists even now, I can‘t imagine what it‘s like in the summer!
It was busy, but you pick your places, of course. I avoided the main tourist parts until September. I saw so many Northern Lights, probably not as strong as you will see, but I was still blown away! We drove a lot at night and it was utterly magical - of course, no snow...! We saw the lights always from around midnight onwards.
McCutcheon, are you German-Irish? (I´m Welsh, with Irish on my mother´s side)
@@LaureninGermany American (Scotch-Irish-German) but have been in Germany for 42+ years🤗.
Unbelievable how time flies, is it not? Well, it´s great to "meet" you. Greetings from a warm and sunny (well, during the day) Bavaria!
AS always , so nice and friendly presentation ! You need to get more subscribers . Urgently. Compliments and thanks from Germany,, beeing over 70 i internally think we do nit deserve that kind of sympathy and therefore i am very glad and thankful your your very friendly and empathic point of view. Thats what i love about British people like you.Thanx. Ive only been to Norway once, and at that time i experience the deepest temperature of my lifetime. It was minus 53 degrees celsius at Gelio ski lift in the winter of 95 /96
I am so glad that I started this channel and got to know German people like you, Ulrich.
Oh, can you believe three people unsubscribed from this video! It would be so great to grow a bit more, but the honest truth is that the kind of people who are here is the most important to me ❤️
That is really cold my German friend. The coldest i have experienced was minus 40 celsius. In a tent! During military service in northern Norway 40 years ago.
Hans, that is absolutely unimaginable for me...! Btw, I am looking for your long comment, that I didn´t have time to read yesterday... you better not have deleted it! I like reading comments!
@@LaureninGermany Hello Lauren. We have conscription in Norway. Since 2014 also woman have to go. Even the Royals. During the cold war basically everybody had to go. I have 3 brothers. Oldest one was a draft dodger. For medical reasons.. My youngest brother was a serious pacifist . He had to do 18 months community service instead. I had the honour of training with US and UK Royal Marines, and several other nationalities during exercise "Avalanche express". Basically the same as "Nordic response" going on these days. Also with troops from Germany this time. Norway has a territory to big to defend for a small population. We have to get help from our great NATO Allies. Like we got help from free Polish forces, the French and you british. During the battle of Narvik. The first battle Hitler lost in WW2. .I am so lucky i actually met a former RAF pilot that participated in that battle. It was In 2006 in a small village in England. I am not sure, but i think it was in "Kings Arms"
??? somewhere around the city Reading. It was a great honour to meet him, shake his hand and thank him for his great service for Norway. He was old but healthy like his wonderful wife.
I really did delete the long message. Because your videos are about Germany, travel and great music. And i just got into to much Scandinavian language stuff that really not match the themes of your work. Sometimes i review my own comments and find them to long, to boring, ore maybe even out of context or topic. So i delete them. Like this answer right now. Once my older brother said: " Hans, you talk to much. Can't you for Gods sake just try to shut up???" 😄 Have a nice day Lauren 👍👍👍
Always so relaxing to hear your voice!
So *heimelig*
😊 thank you
Your sense for combining pictures and music is breathtaking! 😍😍😍
I think visually, Bianca, so I kind of always see everything. That‘s why I LOVE making videos as self-expression xxx
You do an incredible job! It's by far my favorite thing on the internet to watch Your videos! They mean the world to me! ❤
@@bianca2817 you are so so lovely!!! ❤️🥰😘
Wow! Both the video and you are stunningly beautiful.
Why, thank you! Takk!
Watching you is so much fun, seeing the lovely country of Norway is fun, too. Watching you introducing all these lovely countries and places is just perfect for me and brings me a lot of joy.
Wonderful, wonderful! Thank you, Robert!
Although I have only been to Bergen so far, I'm truly in love with Norway! And, yes, to see the northern lights is probably my number one dream …
I didn´t make it to Bergen, Storm Hans made me have to change my route! But it sounds as if I should try agin, from your comment! Yes, it was my dream, too. I never thought I would see them! You must go as far North as you can, and stay up late. I saw them in August, I think. I must check.
🙋🏻♀️ Awesome! 🤗👍 Now I have Fernweh 😄
Have you ever been, Bianca? If not, then you can officially say you have hiraeth. (Welsh for Fernweh/Sehnsucht, auch wenn Du nie da warst)
@@LaureninGermanyI definitely have hiraeth! Never been there so far, but the aurora borealis is on top of my bucket list! 😍
@@bianca2817 ah, yes! I think you told me that, sorry! I hope you go. Just stay up late! That‘s when I saw it. Her. She‘s the Lady.
@@LaureninGermany So 'Her', thank You for telling me! I'm a night owl, being up late makes her even more fascinating to me 😄
Ha erster 😁 I really like your Videos 👌🏻😌
First!!! Yay!!!!
And thank you! 🥰
I'm not sure, but I think people like to get out of everyday stress and feel contact with eternal nature, just you and nature.
A taste of this feeling is being alone in a quiet place, just looking at the stars, feeling connected and belonging, your heart beat slows down and your soul feel peace.
@@neinei5558 that‘s beautifully put and I agree with you.
@@LaureninGermany Nature is medicine for the mind and soul for those who know how to see it, pitty a lot of people don't know.
People buy latest fasion sports cloths, use a stopwatch to see if they can reach the mountain peak faster than last week, brag about it.
Instead of a peacfull bicycle trip in nature they bicycle like it was a race, they see nature like it is a playground nothing more.
I feel sad for those people, they miss something important.
The Germans. Travel world champions.
There must be a reason for it.
"Gemütlich" - cuddly-cosy-comfy
Oh my God I forgot to upload first to Patreon again!!! I am the world‘s worst!!!
Cuddle-cosy-comfy sounds exactly right…
@@LaureninGermany Oh, but i know where next weeks video was shot.
You're the Best!
ahhhh! You are, really, dear Peter! @@peter_meyer
as always: lovely video, great views 🙂
Thank you so much!
Love your music! I am Norwegian and it really is like living in a postcard but Germany, southern Germany especially, is stunning - and Wales too.. Subscribed for the celtic wibes.. ;-)
Ahhh… then you will love what I have planned, and you give me even more reason to do it! Lots more celtic vibes coming…! Thank you so much, Kristena!
You are spoiling us!
For me, it was an atmosphere of slow down, less stres and rules. It's different to live here than in Germany and I love every day.🤩
How interesting! Less rules? Which kind? I also felt the slowing down.
And you got there before I could. I'm jealous...
I hope I can travel there this autumn, though. But in one aspect, I have the advantage over you. I got to see beautiful Wales with foreign eyes. It may not be Norway, but it's close. 🙂Maybe we all look too far to find what we are really looking for...
Take care!
Ooo, you‘re buttering me up with those words! ❤️🥰❤️
But don‘t be jealous, be inspired! When will go be able to go? Where will you go?!
And if we‘re being poetic, dear Mogon, some of us have to look far, because we can‘t be home.
@inGermany Oh, home can be many things. It can be a place, it can be a concept, it can be a Bach sonata, or it can be a person we love. In that order. 🙂
@@LaureninGermany My initial idea is to travel to the North Cape, that's one reason I sold my old motorhome and converted a more modern car. It wasn't fit for winter, snow, or ice. The new one is. I have to start planning, I think.
@@mogon721 yes yes yes!!!! To both your comments 😃
I LOVE Norway so much... maybe because I am one of the Northern Germans. Although it is years since I have been there last time, I was reminded of Norwegian landscape when I was in New Zealand (which I absolutely recommend to visit).
If you don't want to visit New Zealand soon, let me know when you are back in the North of Germany... even though I can't show you "die Weite", I would love to show you my hometown Hamburg 😉
Ah, yes, there is certainly enough evidence of manmade structures, rather than Weite in Hamburg! Lol! But it‘s a fantastic city. Yes, North Germany and Norway, there‘s a real connection, I think.
I grew up in the far north of Norway in the 70s and 80s. Back then, it was almost only German tourists who came this far north in Norway by road. Others came by cruise ship (probably many Germans there too), but the campsites were full of German tourists, and when we were children we used to visit the campsites to practice our English skills. Later I had German lessons, but it was only two years, so I didn't learn much. Before we finished the two years, we traveled by bus to Hamburg, and had an experience I will never forget.
I will also never forget the German red buses with two or three rows of windows in the height that came to Finnmark when I was a child. They came with a regular tourist bus, and those on board slept in the other bus at night. The Germans discovered Northern Norway long before anyone else. Perhaps this is because many had seen the country during the war. In any case, they were welcome, and still are.
What a great comment, thank you! We (me and German husabnd) both felt welcome, in spite of the large numbers of tourists. We came at the end of the season, to avoid your mosquitos! I bet Hamburg was different for you. Very different to Oslo, even, I think?
@inGermany Oh yes, it was another country. Even outside the Nordic countries. Our parents were worried because there had recently been a murder (or was it a double murder?) and I think it was in Hamburg. Back then, murders did not happen as often as they do today, and at least not in Norway or one of our neighboring countries. We arrived early Sunday morning and the first thing the teachers did was take us to Reeperbahn to see what it was like there. It was pretty quiet at that time of day and week.
What was most unusual for us was that it was so cold in the morning and warm a little later in the day, so we always took too many clothes with us when we went out. Where I come from, the nights are almost as hot as the day in summer because the sun doesn't set - and the day was just as hot as the summer we were used to.
The fact that large boats could drive on the river was impressive. We don't have such big rivers in the Nordics. We visited a Catholic church, met a school class from the town, were up in the tower and many other places. It was a long time ago, so I don't remember much anymore, but it was like seeing a small glimpse of the world for a group of young people from the outermost outpost.
@@LaureninGermany And btw - we didn't travel by bus all the way. Most of the tour we went by train - which was fun for us, since there are no railways where I come from.
Oh, this sounds so exciting for you all! And that´s how visiting Norway was/is for me, now!
@@LaureninGermany I would love to come back to Germany. Maybe one day.
Just before watching your video I took your title literally and asked myself as a German: What do I think about this country? Will my thoughts match your prediction even by the fact that I didn't go there on my own yet?
So, here we are: Beautiful country with few inhabitants outside the big cities, therefore excellent opportunities to immerse yourself in nature and relax. Extensive landscapes that are perfect for recharging your batteries. Coastal regions with high mountains, waterfalls, lots of green and constant brightness in summer and lots of snow and darkness in winter, especially in the arctic circle. As I'm not a winter person, I would probably rather visit this country in summer. Unfortunately, it is therefore very unlikely for me to see the Northern Lights. Significant animals: moose or elk - fun fact: you didn't talk about, but I think I saw that species in your footage. Open-hearted, friendly locals who live a slower pace of life, more the type of "the glass is half full" people compared to us "the glass is half empty" Germans. Smaller houses, the love of saunas which might be interesting for many Germans, just not for me. And from out of nowhere in regards of their history, the Vikings came into my mind.
So besides the saunas and the Vikings, you just nailed it. :)
BTW your sneak peak at the end... It's Blaubeuren, isn't it?
Oh, I love your English words... you write beautifully, Opa Andre!
Yes, it is Blaubeuren!!!
I did show the Viking museum, though and say that Germans love learning about cultures...but no saunas. I am traumatised by the FKK saunas lol!
Yes, moose and reindeer, I saw them with my own eyes! It was amazing. And in the Summer you have to go as far North as you can - arctic circle - and stay up late. I saw the Northern Lights many times, but always after midnight, at least.
The glass half full vs empty. I will look into that next time I´m there. That´s a really good observation, and typically self-aware.
Lieber Opa Andre! Du würdest Norwegen lieben!
OKAY, Ich gebe es zu, ich bin süchtig! This channel is the best you can do for feeling better when you are down, really floored to the ground! It's healing, it's soul- and heart warming, entertaining, loving, the best feel good and educational channel on the planet! ❤🤗💋🤗❤️
My dearest Bianca, I am so sorry you‘re feeling so down ❤️ You know, your cheery, sweet, encouraging comments have the same effect on me. ❤️🥰😘😘😘🥰❤️
@@LaureninGermany Yes, indeed, I'm struggling right now, but don't worry, as I said, I have already found the perfect cure! 🌹💋 ILY ❤
Hang on in there. Things always get better, just try your best every day - even if that means resting and gathering energy. When you´re in Hell - keep going!
@@LaureninGermany Dearest Lauren, You are my power plant! Your positivity is my source of energy when I'm down! I'm so grateful, I can hardly explain ❤️
@@bianca2817 I understand very well how it is to feel so low. It‘s one of the reasons I do this, Bianca. I want to spread a bit of kindness. It can male so much difference, can‘t it? I never expected to receive so much 🤗😘😘😘❤️ Watch out! Huge hug coming right through the www at you!
Norway, oh my god, what a beautiful country. I once took the ship from Copenhagen to Oslo (of cause via
Oslofjord) and then explored Oslo. And another time I flew to Kirkenes in the far north of Norway and "sailed" on the "Hurtigruten Postschiff" from the North Cape via Lofoten to Bergen. Breathtaking, just breathtaking, there are no words for it. If Norway wasn't so expensive, I would travel there a third time.- But I'm often in Denmark, I have family there, so maybe it'll work out again. Otherwise, I have been to Sweden a few times and can recommend the archipelago (Schären) off Stockholm. I experienced it on a boat trip from Stockholm to Riga (Capital of Latvia/Baltics). Also breathtakingly beautiful.
Wow, that all sounds phenomenal! And you‘re right- it‘s breathtaking and there are no words…!
@@LaureninGermanyWhen I travel to Scandinavia, I feel like I'm at home, even though I live in Germany all the time. Strange
That´s your Germanic soul.
If you're in Denmark, you can take the cute little train to Hirtshals and take the ferry over to Kristiansand. It's a really nice place. It's not that expensive either.
Well, as a Norwegian I'm glad you feel welcome. Go really zen on the locals who might feel slightly irrated on the German motor homes, and everything seems to go very smoothly :)
Yes, I can absolutely imagine that. My van is called (yes, I´m sorry, I did name my self-build van) Flóki, so they know I´m crazy and think I´m on my way to Iceland. Which I am not. I love Norway too much. I´m so glad you watched and commented, tusend tak!
My wonderful homeland 🇸🇯🇸🇯
Absolutely phenomenal!
Well observed: Germans do indeed love romantic landscapes! Romantic both in the sense of Romantisch (sweet, loving, romance) and dramatic byronesque Romantisch (stuffed with images of guttering candles, dastardly villains, Maidens in danger).
Norway feeds both!
Oh, I LOVE you guys!!! How you write, those Romantic souls of yours! Sisu, you express this so beautifully and make me smile at the same time.
@@LaureninGermany Thank you! You do make us smile too!
I live i Mo I Rana 65km south of this artic circle center. Love to have you Germans here
Mo i Rana! We were headed for you for sooo long! We went shopping in your town.
I‘m actually Welsh, btw, I live in Germany, though.
@@LaureninGermany You are very much welcome back :)
Lauren: for many decades it was prohibited for foreigners to buy leisure property in Norway. ( And Denmark). Simply because we were afraid the Germans should "come back". When the laws slowly changed the Germans did not come back. To expensive. So most Germans bought cheap land in Sweden instead. When a German finally bought some land in Norway it turned out to be Horst Tappert. From the German tv series "Derreck" . An actor very popular in Norway. So: things can only go better. Germans are fairly popular in Norway now. For Denmark the story have a different twist: The Danes want Germans to rent holiday apartments and houses instead of buying. It is only a matter of money. Thanks again for all the time and effort you put into your great videoes. 👍
Time can heal a lot, can´t it Hans?
Leisure property is quite an issue, I understand this as a Welsh person. There was a period of time when holiday homes were burnt by the locals in North Wales particularly, as it pushed the house prices out of their reach. Renting is probably a better option, but even then needs careful control - and consideration for the locals. But...money rules...
Thank you! I am just editing a music video. I wish I could be faster, I have so much material I want to share! I hope you are well? Thanks for looking in!
@@LaureninGermany Thanks Lauren. Can't wait to see your musical videoes. Yes, i am well in all respects Despite my mature age i am very well. A young female college recently asked about my age. I said Sixty, and she got silent for a minute. "I cant get over it. I thought you were in your mid fourties" oh boy, i was flattered. 😁. But you know: even if a body seem to stay young, the mind is still Sixty. And for sure the 19 seventies and eighties was a very different time compared to 2024. Everything was just so different. Makes an old man think, dream and reflect. Time travel fast. So fast. Take care Lauren.
I get what you mean, I think. It´s dangerous to look back, for me, anyway. I have to be careful. Actually, that counts for looking forward, too. Oh dear...
@@LaureninGermany When we are young, our bodies and minds are fast, running around gathering experience. When we get old our bodies become weak and slow and the time has come to sit down and remember and reflect over everything we have experienced. Dont worry Lauren. You are young and have plenty of good experiences to look forward to. Anybody reaching old age should be very happy. Not everybody get the privilege of growing old. I am happy as a pig in a bath of mud 😄. I wish you a happy weekend. 👍
@@hansmarheim7620 Hans. You are only 60. You talk like you are 90. That‘s half a lifetime away yet. I feel like I need to point this out. Imagine you were 90, today, and you look back on now. You‘d kick yourself for feeling old.
Ich bin Bavarian! Mein Cousin Ludwig ❤
Echt? Ich dachte, Du bist Schwab?!
My Norwegian relatives were amused when they realized Ich spreche Deutsch. There are commonalities!
I´ve just realised, I always read your name - von Denmark...!
Do you also have German heritage? (Well, go back far enough, North Germanic for sure)
I went to the Nordkapp and Lofoten last year and recognized several of the places shown. But no Northern Lights in summer, just the sun all day (and night) long.
To me the comparably empty landscape is attractive. If you hike for some time you might not see anybody at all. I feel the same in northern Scotland if you find the right spot.
Yes, I loved the emptiness. It kind of scared me and made me feel peaceful at the same time. I also love Scotland, and I see the similarities. I´m hoping to make it to the Nordkap next time! How fun that you recognised some of the places I went to! How did the constant sunlight feel? I´m not sure that would be good for my migraines, but I´m willing to try one day (and night lol)
@@LaureninGermany I have no problems sleeping with some light. I mainly stuck to my daily schedule. It's nice to be able to do something outside even at midnight. But it's just light not warmth. Even in the late afternoon it got cold in the north.
Oh, it sounds like something to experience at least once...! I like the cooler temperatures, and not when the sun makes everything so hot, so that sounds doable. I´m more active after sunset, so I´ll probably sleep all the time.
It's hard to think of a 'better' country than Norway. Maybe Iceland...❤❤
I believe people in Iceland are supposed to be particularly happy?! I can´t go, because take me, take my dogs... So, thank goodness Norway is fabulous!
I think us germans have by default love and respect for the nordics in general. Be it the landscape, the people, the society or the politics. When there was this huge scandal about soccer society corruption around that championship in Quatar, there were many reactions from politicians and governments. From what i know, our government once again reacted luke warm, if at all. Then there was a report of the government from a nordic country (sadly i don't remember which one) clearly spoke out against all the stuff that was going on there, and a friend of mine was immediately:
'Nah, of course it's AGAIN one of the better countries with the better people' - i think that sums pretty much up what germans think about Norway and scandinavian countries in general.
Oh, that‘s interesting. I think that Germany - despite the Germans being relatively direct - is always so careful and diplomatic. I think the Scandinavian countries are more free with expressing themselves.
And Germany certainly has a deficit of love for Germany, I think.
Reading back on my own silly comments..At least .. I try to have fun. And a bit of honesty. People can be really evil on the good old internet.
That´s true. Always good to spread a smile or two!
I'm half Norwegian and half from Baden-Würtemberg. I think Germans love going to Norway because Norwegians and Germans have the same thoughts on life. We're just really similar, but Norway's got the stunning natural scenery. Great video!
Maybe you´re from Baden, but I can say that I lived in Swabia, and I agree with you. The people share an openness and a friendliness, now you point it out. I love it there.
Thank you so much! (especially if you are Swabian, because I know that a compliment is a big deal lol)
@LaureninGermany Haha, yes, I'm Swabian and Norwegian. Compliments don't come easy to either of those groups. Honestly, it's a great review. And you know, one of my favourite similarities with Norwegians/Germans is that the older generation tend to take their own (local) food with them on holiday.
Man weiß, was man hat! Man weiß nicht, wo man landet! LOL!!! I can understand it, but I don´t do it. I try to buy locally when I travel - even in Norway €€. See, I´m not Swabian...
(only teasing, I promise! I really honestly love the Swabians)
@@LaureninGermany Hahaha, I love that when I'm I Norway - I'm part of the majority (the people from the Oslo Region) that makes fun of other Norwegians, but when I'm talking to Germans, I'm part of the minority that every one else makes fun of 😂 Swabians are the kindest people in the world - once you get to know us, and we get to know you! Haha
@@BastianNorW you are so right - how funny! You sound like you‘ve got a great sense of humour, too. You must spend all your time in the cellar…
Oh I am being so cheeky!
I often think it would be nice to see the Aurora Borealis, one day. And/Or, perhaps, the Aurora Australis.
It´s an amazing feeling, try to make it happen.
I always thought Germans loved Norway and Scandinavia in general, because they think of it as a Germanic "brotherland". Maybe they don't say it loud, but that is what they feel in their hearts.
I don‘t get that impression, but maybe the North Germans feel like that- I‘ll try to find out!
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Thanks, Werner!
No thanks, Lauren, we have enough snow at our own. If North -Norway had just ice, they could have travelled to Kristiansand or Oslo😀There you would say, we had 2 times 'Schneekatastrophe'. Foe Norwegians:very much snow, it was round about Christmas time.
Ohje, I am such a wimp, I can´t walk on ice at all, only crunchy snow! I don´t know how you all cope!
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Beautiful. Norwegian word for "gemütlich": "gemyttlig", but the "g" is silent, so if you just drop the "ch", you have it. :) In next week's episode, we'll teach the French how to pronounce "sjåfør" (chauffeur) :)
Lol! I‘m sure the French need to know..!
Thank you! A new Norwegian word for me! To add on to kven skal synge meg i daudsvevna slynge meg…
Tusen takk!
@@LaureninGermany I love that we can't be completely dinstinguished and that we're all on the European spectrum. For instance, every Norwegian child knows the song "Din tanke er fri", but we also all know that it's a translation of Die gedanken sind frei. As a German, please tell me as a Norwegian how much fun it wouldn't be to have it judged by a truly non-European. Do you understand? Would an alien know the difference between an apple and a pear or a horse and a zebra? If you had no knowledge and no language, could you distinguish "din tanke er fri" from "die gedanken sind frei"? We could try it in China and Russia and Saudi-Arabia. I love the similarity of differences.
Well, I can help a bit...because I am actually Welsh, with German citizenship now, too, so my mother-tongue is English. I find I can understand some Norwegian, but I always have to explain it to Germans, who, although they speak such a close language, can´t hear the similarities as easily. Isn´t it funny?!
Unfortunate the tendency we have in the US to basically forget that the world exists beyond our border. There are so many _incredible_ sights, around the world.
Ages ago, I came across this joke about a group of people who tried to survey the world's population with the question, "What's your honest opinion about not enough food in the rest of the world?" There were a number of places their efforts stalled.
No one in China understood what they meant by "opinion," no one in Eastern Europe understood what they meant by "honest," no one in Western Europe understood what they meant by "not enough," and no one in the US understood what they meant by "the rest of the world."
Oh dear... I think it would just be so much better if we all realised that everywhere is a miracle and dull of interesting sights, people, culture and history. It´s harder to destroy what you appreciate.
Being a beer fanatic there's only one country that's even better in brewing beer than Germany: The czech republic! Budwar and Pilsner is simply the best! (Sorry, Tina 😁)
Really? It‘s been so long since I drank a Budwar or a Pilsner. I don‘t dtink anymore, but maybe they do alcohol-free? I love Störtebecker and Jever.
@@LaureninGermanyOf course it's just my humble opinion and Jever and a lot of other beers are really goooood (like my favorite german beer Rothaus from the Schwarzwald - I'm patriotic), but Pilsner and Budwar... are just WOW! Sorry, I don't know if they have alcohol free beer, too! BTW: 🤗❤️🤗
Sut mae Lauren!
Have you had your DNA done through ancestry? I have and my ancestors come from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland and northern Germany. Perhaps yours do too! ❤
Ah, I think we´re all mixed up, if you look back far enough, so no, I haven´t!
Seaside Switzerland.
No , how many Norwegians per sqare km?
Oh, I don‘t know things like that! Not even the German half of me!
Seaside Switzerland- that‘s good!
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I like Norway - especially the landscape is breathtaking, and as you say, totally unfamiliar to a German - who is used to find the next road no more than 500m away.
And even the Norwegians (from what I have seen) are rather decent people, except for their obsession for death metal music which can be a bit unerving... :)
But... and thats a gigantic but, then there is the weather. In winter I mean. And its basically winter most of the time. Even the German winter depresses me, with the crappy weather and the short day light in particular. In Norway thats all 10x worse. Its no coincidence that many nordic countries, despite giving people the chance for a fairly decent life, have the highest suicide rates in the world.
Oh, I didn‘t know that. I think the lack of light, feeling so insignificant against the power of nature (like farmers, who also have very high rates) and the enormous distances can be overwhelming.
@@LaureninGermany Oh, I think the light - or the lack of light - has enormous influence on the psyche of humans.
Yes, the suicide statistics are very concerning in view of nordic, or rather arctic, populations. The highest - and that by far - suicide rate is among Inuit teenagers in Greenland, if I remember correctly. Absolutely devastating... every 10th or so Inuit under 20 commits suicide. Well, the social situation of the Inuit isn't great, alcoholism is widespread, many live from social benefit and so on. But basically they can live ok, if you compare it to many 3rd world countries and the poverty there. But there its warm and sunny, and the suicide rate is by far not as high. Weird, isn't it?
@@petebeatminister it‘s so sad. I saw a documentary about that in Greenland.
@@LaureninGermany Yes, very sad. They may be able to change the social situation, but for sure they cannot do anything about the darkness in winter.
@@petebeatminister You are spreading lies and myths. Suicide rate in Norway is almost equal to Germany and the worlds average. Far below USA for instance. You also need to know that many countries with low suicide rate doesn't report the real reason for some deaths, because of stigma and taboos.
A video I did not expect to see today, or even click :D
How cool! Thank you! I hope you feel the love!
@@LaureninGermanyOh yes, of course! I mean, I also love my country, and I am proud and grateful others do too, but I dont let it get to my head. It has nothing to do with me :D but lovely video ♥
Well, it does a bit, because you guys were very welcoming, and also make amazing music.
@@LaureninGermany Oh, thank you...going to blush in a minute now :D
HOW DEAR YOU SHOW BEER WITH NO ALCOHOL (Munkholm) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEk!!!! hahaha
I don‘t drink, and I like it! More beer with alcohol for you!
@@LaureninGermany Thank you my Lady. It was meant as a joke as you know. My ex girlfiend is half German/Norwegian, so I was curious about this one. Very nice, and well made.
For the record my step dad is Scottish.. :)
Oh, then you´re probably used to alcohol-free beer at home (LOL Only kidding!)
Yes, I thought you weren´t being mean! But you´re Norwegian - or definitely scandinavian?
Some still romanticise about the so-called Nordic race. It's an unfortunate way some Germans and others view the world, through broken 19th century spectacles. Hitler became very disillusioned about such things when he visited Norway himself during WWII, according to historical records. Others romanticise about the lack of development in 'idyllic' rural Norway, a backwardness struggling in a primarily unproductive barren landscape on the periphery with a miserable climate, in reality. A kind of 'cosy' museum to some cultured-shocked summer tourists. Stripped of its living nature centuries ago by profiteering timber merchants and the Hansa. Bergen still so proud to be one of the last Hansa cities in Europe says it all. All that remains are dark, monotonous plantation forests sanitised of living things. No respect even for old trees. No respect for living things generally. A reminder of Norway's destitute history struggling on the periphery. It's not so popular with German camper vans these days. Significantly fewer than used to tour Norway.
Well, I certainly am someone who romanticises, it‘s true. I do it as a way to escape, to take a break, but also to bring the focus onto the things worth cherishing in this world.
As a Welsh person, I very much understand your comments about the land being stripped of resources and abandoned.
Kanu or Kayak Adventure are always a pleasure in Norway. 🛶😍
Maybe I´ll do it one day...!
Love your name, btw...