MISTAKES I made whilst living in Norway | Mon Amie 

«Someone has the word «norwegian» or «Norway» in the title* Norwegians: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*

I had a number of awkward moments in the US. I am Norwegian but a lot of my problems actually stems from speaking english with a too American accent. So I sounded like an American but I was not fluent. 1) I remember ordering a hamburger and the guy asks me "Lays or Ruffles?" When I did not understand he looked at me as the biggest idiot. Lay and Ruffles are just the most common types of potato chips in the US. Every American knows what Lays potato chips is. I did not, and eating burgers with potato chips never happens in Norway, while in the US they have potato chips as a side with many things. 2) Ordering home delivery Pizza in the US. Remember this was about 15 years ago. I don't know the status in the US now. The pizza guy comes to the door and I bring my credit card to pay him. He looks at me like a complete fool, asking how on earth he is supposed to take a credit car payment on the door. For a Norwegian portable credit card payment terminals is something we have been used to for many years. We rarely use cash. But this guy had never seen one or even knew they existed because America at the time I lived there was far more cash and cheque oriented than Norway. 3) A hospital visit and the doctor at the midst of our conversation asks me if I have a rash. At the time I did not know what "rash" meant. Keep in mind my english was from Hollywood movies, and computer science books. Rash is not really a word you pick up from that. The doctor was utterly confused. In her mind she had just had a normal conversation with a regular American guy, and he suddenly asks what a "rash" is. A pretty basic word, even an American toddler would know. I had to hurry and say "I am not American!" before the doctor got completely weirded out. 4) Americans have an odd habit of saying "I am Irish", "I am Swedish" etc and actually meaning their ancestors 3 generators back or something where say Irish. It does not mean they know a single thing about Ireland or Sweden, let alone the language. So when I met people and I say "I am Norwegian," people normally took that as meaning, my ancestors are Norwegian, not that I was actually from Norway. Sometimes I would meet people saying "Oh I am Norwegian too!" and I would switch over to using Norwegian only to observe a very confused looking face struggling hard to grasp what I was saying, and then struggling to grasp WHY I was suddenly speaking funny.

*every norwegian person who watch a video and someone mention norway* “OMG! i am from norway!”

2 years ago, I visited Iceland with my husband and friends. We had rented a small grey car to drive around the island. We had stopped at a gas station and my husband parked the car. I was inside the little shop, and when I came out, I saw that my husband had moved the car right outside the door, as if he were waiting for me. He had his head down looking at reading something. So I hopped in the car and starting telling him something. Finally I looked over at him--only to see that it wasn’t my husband! It was an Icelandic man with hair very much like his and driving a car like out rental car! He was a bit surprised but also smiling and amused, just waiting for me to realize my mistake. I was mortified, apologized, and said he looked like my husband! He said it was quite alright. I left very quickly but laughed as well! Thank goodness he was a nice man!

Me, a Norwegian just finding this in my Recommended, just watching this to validate my existence as a Norwegian :P

That candle is way too close to the wall

Norwegians eat dinner very early, so unless you are specifically invited to a *dinner* party, there probably won't be any food there :) I used the word "ass" plenty of times the first time I visited the U.S (southern states) without realizing it was basically a curse word, I just thought it was another word for "butt".

I am an American that moved to Korea for two years. This was in the early 90’s. Is was not common to have a bathtub in your apartments then. I was told if I wanted a refreshing bath to visit the local public bathhouse. As I missed soaking and relaxing in the tub, I found a bathhouse in the Korean town I lived in and and was excited for my first visit. I undressed quickly in the dressing room area and picked up a freshly laundered towel to take to the pool area. I was just starting to learn Korean and I was not very good (especially at reading the language!) I was not told that in the bath house there are areas where only men go, areas for women only and combined areas as well. Well, I entered through a door into the all women’s area...... I don’t know who was more shocked! The naked women or the stunned naked foreign man standing before them wearing nothing but a small towel draped over my shoulder! 😳 I enjoyed the bathhouses in Korea, but I never made the mistake of entering the women’s only area after that! Lesson learned.... embarrassingly.... 😜

If you go further north in Norway, it is normal to share drinks. Even when I moved to Oslo from the north, I found those who were born and raised in Oslo a little weird.

In Norway, party is Party not dinnerparty ;)

I'm also Portuguese. I've been to Norway two years ago and visited a little town called Roros (don't have de funny o here) and i met such lovely people there. Norwegians can be quite warm given the proper circumstances. Miss Norway. such beautiful country.

My most awkward mistake living in the UK was to not be able to differentiate between American and British English. My new friend and I were talking about graduation traditions, so of course I went into detail about my red pants. Pants you wear for three weeks, don’t wash and have your classmates sign. 🤦‍♀️

Culture in oslo is a lot different than in other places in Norway.

I'm booked to visit Norway end of Feb/ March so I'm here to educate myself. I was in India a few years ago and I was invited to a family home for some food. I had bought some jasmine perfume oil which I decided to wear for that occasion. My host had sadly lost his dear mother just a short while previous to my visit. When I entered the family home he seemed a little shocked (for want of a better description) when he smelled the jasmine oil. I told him it was a perfume I had bought locally, rather pleaseed with myself smelling so good but the shock soon shifted to my face as he told me it was what they perfumed their dead with before cremation!! To make things worse I laughed from the shock of our cultural differences but he and his family ignored my mistake and welcomed me into their home without question. Such a beautiful family and I hope one day to see them again.

Embarrassing moment from an American living in Norway: Very recently spent Christmas in the mountains with my Norwegian husband and his family. Went to the ski center to spend some time on the slopes, keep in mind, I’m a beginner with a snowboard but can at least get up and down the mountain. Well I’m not used to the lifts they have there that you hold on to and it pulls you up while you ride your board/skis. I fell about 5 or 6 times before I gave up and just went to the bunny slopes 😆😆. It was so embarrassing!! But maybe I’ll get it next time... Anyway, God Jul!!

Embarrassing moment when I was living in Uganda: I was in town waiting for the public shuttle to pick me up and my legs were tired from walking all day. I decided to bend my knees and kind of crouch overtop of my feet. Little did I realize this was the "squatting position" that people do when they go to the toilet (toilets are just holes in the ground) and a man came up to me and handed me a newspaper and started laughing. I think it was his way of teasing me, "here, wipe your bum with this." I was so embarrassed. We don't go to the bathroom like that in Canada. Thanks for sharing your Norwegian experiences. Hopefully I can avoid these mistakes in the future.

a party is a PARTY,, a dinner is a dinner :)

I love your charisma! I think the alcohol part is different for different parts in Norway, as well as different groups. Whenever I have friends over for drinks at my place, I generally offer them beers or a drink, while others might not have spare alcohol lying around. But its also really common to bring your own alcohol, and if you run out others who brought more would most likely share. I have had a few people from around the world join me in drinking with my friends etc, and its generally a fun time! Learning about the person you talk to and where they`re from, always a fun time. I`ve also been to Portugal once, it was a lovely place!

as a Norwegian i click immediately on the video whenever i see a Norwegian flag!

Oslo is weird. Nobody outside Oslo cleans out the mayo tube before throwing it away, and i suspect someone is messing with you. Sharing alcohol at parties is extremely common and to bring a bottle of wine to the host is... not expected by and means but very appreciated. And no, do not expect dinner if it is not specified by the invitee.

That story is absolutely adorable. If it had been me working at the rental place that day I would have given you the gear for free :)

Good stories :) Always fun with cultural crashes.

Am African, living in Finland! I would win an award for the novel if I could write what wired things have seen here during my 20yrs. The ‘my space’ thing, is still a mystery. I don’t get it🤷‍♀️

Not gonna lie, the cross country boots for the slalom skis made me laugh a little ;-)

I’m from Goa, which was a Portuguese colony and we too always serve food (snacks as well as actually dinner) no matter how big or small the party is

I am norwegian. If you ever visit a city called Bodo (its really close to Lofoten) you will find a cafe called Mon Ami. Really good food and so cute that you’re name is kinda the same.

Normal dinnertime in Norway is about 16.00-17.00, and I'm sure if you asked someone they would be happy to trade a glass of red wine for whatever they were drinking!

My first day in Scotland, I was very jet lagged so when the cab driver got into the right side of the cab, which in Canada is the passenger seat, I thought that he expected me to drive! Then when I got in the back seat, I almost screamed because I thought we were going to have a head on collusion because all the cars were driving on the wrong side of the road! Even though I knew intellectually that the British drive on the left side of the road, unlike in Canada! Then I saw all these To Let signs & in my jet lagged brain I read it as toilet! So I asked the driver why were there so many toilets everywhere! He had been looking at me with a very concerned expression on his face through the rear view mirror & asked me what I was talking about? When I pointed to all the signs & said ‘look Toilet’ & he looked surprised & corrected me, laughed & said that I had given him an idea!😂. Well he had never been to Canada & when he explained what To Let meant, I said, ‘Oh for rent.’ Then we both learned something new about our cultures. He then gave me a free tour of Edinburgh because the key to my flat wasn’t yet available. Well a few days later someone had added the letter i to the middle of the To Let signs in the neighbourhood that made them all say Toilet!😂😂 I could write a book on all the wacky misunderstandings that have happened to me on my travels!

You can have a closed bottle of wine or beer in your hand walking down the steet, you just cant drink from it in public.

In my friend group we share the alcohol. We all bring bottles, but you can drink whatever you want. :)

As a Norwegian I always ask if there is going to be food at parties like the day before so I know if I need to eat before or not- it's always better than gambling with it hahaha. As for stories I have quite a lot of them: I speak decent French and through a project that involved my school, an English school, a Turkish school and a school from the island La Reunion, which is French but in the Indian Ocean, I got to go to La Reunion and stay with a host family for a week. Now the thing was that the French I had learnt through my French French teachers in school and this one was a bit different ad my host didnt know English so my host just used google translate from French to English to say the simplest things that I would've understood if she just said them in French. The best one was when she asked if I wanted to come walk her dog, a female dog, and google translate kindly asked me if "Do you want to walk my Bitch?" I've also had a lot of times in England where people have asked me directions and I've answered that I'm not English and been accused of lying and thus being impolite. This is because I have a strong English accent so I do sound like I am from England, but alas I really am not.

As long as the bottle is unopened, you can take it anywhere. If you are drinking from it, strictly speaking it's not allowed even if it is covered: the point is "drinking in place where drunken behaviour is not welcomed" not whether or not they can see what bottle it is.

Speaking as a Norwegian, the mayo tube thing is kind of excessive even for us. Sheesh.

Hahah the skiing incident oh my gosh, fantastic😂

i'm glad my boyfriend is norwegian because otherwise i'd have made the "bring your own alcohol to the party" mistake like 20 times before getting it :D

We will happily share alcohol at parties, but usually only on our own initiative or if asked, not in a free-for-all kind of way. However I'm certain you'd be quite popular if you brought alcohol specifically to share like that. On special occasions, i.e. bachelor parties or anniversary birthday events, it's more common to buy a large amount collectively and have at it. It's not unlikely that people will bring their own on top of this, and the reason for that is because we're idiots.

Most norwegians eat dinner between 3 and 6 depending on when work is done. Friday is different for most and is probably more like 7-8 for most. Most other nationalities eat way later in my experience.

Your ski boot story is so adorable 😂 I did laugh, but mostly because I can imagine your utter confusion

Very sweet and sympatic girl. Interessting to hear Your experiences in Norway Me and my husband want once to visit Portugal..☺😘

I would love to see a Norwegian going to a party in Portugal! Imagine their surprise!

The sharing of drinks vary between the different circle of associations, so does what's served during a party. Though dinner is often explained in advanced, the host in such case usually has some stuff to drink and it is normal to bring your preference. That's a dinner party, a weekend type party is typically everyone for themselves and salty snacks, unless the association is a close one. The close association will often share, and the more friends of friends friend party will often not. Plus the customs vary greatly from area to area, move 30 km and things might be different than back home or it might not be. Move far north of Oslo and things changes more, but in a different way. Oslo is the hodgepodge city with a little of everything in it trying to be a big city and a surprisingly good place to life as long as you live away from any well traveled road. Thing is Norwegian customs are a strange beast that's morphing all the time, yet never seem to change other places. You might live in a smaller city of say 100 K citizens and right there in the middle of the city you might find 1000 year old rock drawings. There are buildings 500 yaars old 10 miniatures away on a bike and you can see them standing looking out from a glass and steel high rise (well not that high, but you get the idea. Then travel 1 hour in any direction and choose between a different country, A fairly big city aka Oslo, 500 year old buildings and older ruin. A 1000 year old church, suburbia or farmland from the 10, 20, 40 60, 100 years old styles, plus outside town there's a place where you find an anchor bolt 150 meters above the ground several thousand meters from any water and rock paintngs older than sin and buried ships 1200+ year old. And that's all with in 1 hour going 50 km/hour from my house, or a little longer from Oslo. Norway is weird like that and I grew up here.

You can walk around with your alcohol visible (though it is some what frowned upon) as long as the container is sealed.

haha these videos are amazing

In the countryside we share alcohol to some degree. Booze is expensive so we usually dont mind sharing so others can try it. So you don’t have to buy a whole bottle to find out if you like it. Put keep in mind, if we share, we expect to be able to ask the favor in return. We keep tabs 😂And if someone has moonshine, we want EVERYONE to try the local blend 😂

I'm sorry to hear that your ski rental turned into an awkward moment. Normally, this is easily remedied with a simple question about your boot sole length. If you can't answer this, it is followed up by a kind request to see your boots (both mondopoint and sole length are clearly printed on the boot). Getting the proper fit is important, as this will make or break the experience. Renting anything in Norway will (should) always result in a custom fit to your liking. Norwegians pride themselves in this. The confusion about x-country shoes and alpine boots would've been cleared up in a jiffy. This was a mistake on "our" part. Norwegians tend to expect "everyone" to know the difference, which isn't always so clear to those not well experienced with snowy terrain. I hope you had a good time though, as Norwegians goes from adults to children every time snow falls... It's a thing :) Thanks for the vid. Appreciated!

You prob just gave yourself and the skiirenting guy a funny story! :) There are soo many types of skiing so we understand that it can be hard, its also kind of hard for many Norwegians! A lot of Norwegians in the South never go out skiing! But we in the North got winther for like 9 months with 3 months 100% without sun. You should visit North, like Tromsø or a place around here! Its another type of people and nature. In the 3 months without sun you can almost every day see the Northern light and million of stars in the sky, its an amazing thing for tourists! We kind of get used to it, so it need to be very very clear sky and a lot of movement from the northern light for us to react so much to it. :p And going out on a trip in the woods dog sliding in the dark, get away from the lights from the city. Then you can REEALLY see some awesome nature and northern lights! Fun fact also: In 1997 we got a snow record, 230 cm! The people in the North is also kind of easy to read the body language to, we show pretty fast what we feel or think about a situation with our body language, and we kind of speak a lot more straight from the heart here, cursing is also something Northern are known for, but we are vikings up here you know! x) But that makes it kind of easier for everyone to understand if we get mad, annoyed and happy! We also love to have fun and kind of "funny bully" our friends. But we never do it to people we dont know because we respect that some can find it kind of "rude", but you get a gooood sense on it since we show it in so many ways. Me as a guy from the North just got to say that North and South are kind of two types of people and we also got a lot more of "slang" in our dialect, so if you get to know a northern Norwegian, enjoy it! I have heard many times that people find it relaxing when they get used to it, because they always know when we are joking or not. We curse even when we are joking, so just read our body language and tone on our voice to understand what we do. People from South are speaking kind of "textbook" Norwegian dialect (bokmål). Northern Norwegians speak completly different, but we learn "textbook" Norwegian, like pretty much everyone outside Oslo (south) does. But the funny thing is that pretty often people from the South dont understand what we say as easy as we do to them, so we some times need to explain or change over to "textbook" to get understood by Southern people. :p Another thing about Northern Norwegians is that, we ALL got a pretty stricked privat zone we dont like people just invade out of the blue! Its kind of rude and wierd when other people invade our space. We all respect each others space here, so we dont just go close up to someone we dont know without saying something before we get "close". But if you start talking to Northern Norwegians and just respect the privat zone and is polite, we love to get to know new people, or help if you need help. And also, when you get to know Norwegians and you "get in", like accepted in to our life because we like you. Then youre in for life! Best friends is our 2nd family, we are always there for those close to us! You just need to be a kind person that respect our way, just like you would like us to do if we went to your country. Treat us the way you want us to treat you! :) Family and friends is everything for most of Norwegians. Dont be shy, just be polite and respect everyones privat space. I would say that 2 meters is a good place to start talking to someone before you push closer. You will know from the start if a person dont have time or want to talk. But 95% dont mind talking to anyone if you just do it right, and as i said, we show it with body language and the Tone of our voice. In south it can be a bit harder to get in on people. But we are all loving and caring for others! :) Hope you enjoyed the comment and maybe learned something new! :D Great videos btw! :)

can we talk about how close that candle is too the wall....

As long as the alcohol bottle is not opened, you can walk around with it

im happy and little attracted that a portu can be attrative, but im also completley understanding of the norwegian. There is a magic between informal and formal. I totally feel the spirit of the people. I want to have quality relationship and closeness to those who deserve it, but not all. From my experience from hispanic types, they dont understand. You cant be close just because you want to or because you are outspoken.

Hahaha, you are so entertaining! I’m a norwegian, regarding the alcohol... We have laws that bans drinking alcohol in public places, but chances are low that you will be punished if the police sees it. Regarding carrying alcohol, it is not illegal to carry alcohol openly, but people look strange at you as if you were an alcoholic😂

It's legal to carry an alcohol container anywhere you like in Norway, but the container has to be sealed. Drinking in public places is strictly forbidden. You risk paying a hefty fine if you dare to do that, the current rate in Oslo is 2500nok.

"at six o clock you're not supposed to have eaten dinner already" >_> *eats dinner at 4-5 o clock*

I never comment on anything here. But I very much enjoy your videos and I hope you like to live in Norway ❤️ (I am from Norway also). I get a little embarrassed that people at the party didn’t share. My experience is that when Norwegians get a little older it’s more common to share (I don’t know how old you are but..). At least that is what my friends and I do. Hugs 🤗

5:20 I've never heard anyone doing like that. And I probably don't need to mention where I'm from...

That was very interesting! Recycling can be very difficult. I had a problem with that while I was in Denmark for vacation (I'm German): I translated the Danish paper with recycling rules which laid in the house, but it was a bit tricky and so I didn't realize you had to separate hard and soft plastic and that you had to clean the plastic before throwing it into the bin. In Germany (at least where I live), you are advised NOT to clean the plastic because it is cleaned later anyway and you would waste water and energy if you did it at home. Well, after our first week we realized that we had made a mistake - the garbage workers didn't empty the garbage bins because we had sorted it wrong and we had to find a solution for storing our waste of 8 people in our house somehow. I had been to Denmark several times before and never had to seperate the garbage this way. Seems it varies a lot from region to region, because this time we had visited a very different part of Denmark than the former times :D (we shouldn't have been surprised. The garbage separation varies a lot between regions in Germany, too - my sister lives in a city where you put plastic and paper in the same bin. You should not try this in elsewhere ...)

Being a Brazilian, I feel your pain in your first party experience. No food or drink ? Damn

I cant be arsed opening up my mayo tubes. To much hassle :P Nice videos btw! :)

As a norwegian, I laughed pretty much through this whole thing :D

I am from Norway. I have never seen anyone cut open a metal tube and clean it before throwing it out.

i was on holiday in Austria. I was in a book shop with my friend and he walked off. I thought he was still next to me. I saw a dog and starting thinking if rabies still existed in austria, I asked a stranger next to me thinking it was my friend and he looked at me and judged me so hard!

What a special beautiful radiant woman you are, I hope you will enjoy that beauty as much as we do, have a wonderful time in Norway, greetings from the Netherlands

First time visiting Norway, I got hugely drunk in Oslo at a friend's house party. I met up with someone from the party a few days later and I went into a full blown panic when she said "takk for sist". I was still learning Norwegian at the time, but could speak fairly well, but I'd never had anyone say this to me before and I thought that we ended up doing something I never remembered in my drunken stupor. 5 mins of panic, confusion and regret later I asked, and was then learned what the phrase actually meant. For people who know Norwegian, you know what I mean ;)

8:31 You *can* ski downhill with crosscountry skiis, you just need to know how to do "telemearkjøring", "Telemark skiing". no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemarkskj%C3%B8ring en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemark_skiing It's a *completely* different tecknique from regular slalom, and as you can see your legs are more exposed (so you are more likely to breaking things if you don't do it right). Even for Telemark skiing people tend to use more solid skiis for downhill skiing to reduce the likelyhood of severe damage. But it's not as good for the cross country skiing, so it's a trade off.

I just found out about your channel!( I watched a few before this tho) I was. Very exited when I found out that you do alot of norwigian content as I am norwigian and dont hear alot about our country! I also just subbed to your channel I look forward to seeing more incredible content!! :D PS: yeswespeakgoodenglish andyesmostofspeakbrittish Also, I dont know if you said this already but we love talking about the weather when we meet people

I also thought it was really odd to start a party at 5 or 6 pm :D usually you say 8 or 9 pm and people show up at 10 pm.. the ski thing isn't a norwegian thing though..

This is wild. Most Norwegians I have met throw the flowers with the food-waste, I have never seen anyone do anything different. If it is a party it is a custom to bring your own drink for yourself. If it get's late, the host of the party will often open bottles of wine and whiskey and so on, for everyone to enjoy. If it is dinner it custom to bring drinks and candy/snacks for everyone to share. So that is the same?

jeez...as if norway doesn't have enough beautiful women

Ah, ski boots, and me thinking you got the wrong size... And you got cross country boots :D

Kanskje jeg er ung, men jeg har aldri blitt invitert på fest og fått servert middag. Det er noe som heter middagsselskap for en grunn. Kanskje vi spleiser på en Pizza eller liknende, men da er det eventuelt diskutert på forhånd eller underveis, ikke forventet 🤷🏻‍♀️

"SHARE!? WHAT IS SHARE?" LAMAO

Please go to the video manager and turn auto captions on. I watch these while house is asleep. Good for your SEO too. Takk

Du trenger ikke gjemme alkohol i offentligheten såfremt det er uåpnet. Ja, det er litt rart å gå med alkohol synlig og man har det jo som oftest i pose/bag/sekk. Eneste som kan skaffe problemer er dersom det er åpnet alkohol og politiet kan potensielt beordre deg til å tømme ut drikken du bærer på.

When I was in Mexico I was just in a conversation with my friend from there and we where just talking and I started talking Norwegian out of nowhere🤣🤣🤣 I'm Norwegian so ya

Omg! It happened exactly the same to me! I went with a bottle of wine, and not hadn’t eaten, expecting to order food and eat together.

haha This is so true. And if you take someone`s beer its mayhem. I do prefer sharing though, most of the time.

I am Norwegian and I do not go skiing so do not be emabrassed! Regarding partying and if there is going to be food or not - just ask. I even do that sometimes if the invitation is not clear. You are young and I know that in parties with young people the case is often that everybody brings what they want to drink because alcohol is expensive in Norway. With more "grown up" parties you do not need to bring anything althoug a bottle of wine as a present is nice. Bottom line - just ask if you are not sure :)

I think it's because if people don't clean/rinse the containers of stuff, too much of it can clog or somehow damage the recycle machines or something like that.

Nice video Happy hollidays

I am from Damascus, I wish to visit Norway⁦🇸🇾⁩⁦🇩🇰⁩

I think the plant and garden waste can go with the food scraps as long as it's 100% food to the biowaste bin.

You can carry your alkohol openly, drinking in public is not allowed.

Very Nice ! Feliz Ano Novo

I live like an hour away from Oslo (like centrum), my teacher was born and raised in Oslo and she say «i feel its so many diffrent attatudes in Norway, if im with friends i like write k and brb and stuff, but never to us because we write that too, but were affected by Oslo»

Awkward moment in Australia: I was asked my qualifications for teaching the class and when I gave them I somewhat offended people because it came off as bragging. This is more true for women than for men.

Hahaha! Norwegian party culture ;)

Sorry, that's not Norway. In other parts of Norway, you don't need to take with you anything, and there is plenty to eat and drink. People in Oslo are totally weird.

They'e oppsessed on recycling,lawns and filling hole while making it

When I moved to England I kept being made fun of for using the American words for stuff instead of the english, like saying pants when I meant trousers.. it took me a bit of time, but I managed to kick out most of the american words.. thats the only thing I can think of :O

You don't have to clean the garbage on the inside. Using hot water to clean trash if worse for the enviroment because of the energy use for hot water. As far as i know, raw material like this are rinsed at the dump before further processing. At least that is what i have been told.

The skibout story 😂😂😂😂

Iv never opened a fucking mayo tube in my life. Recycling isnt complicated. Here is how i do it: *- Clean cardboard and paper in one *- Plastic bottles and cans back to the store in a recycle machine (get money back for them) *- Glass and metal containers at a designated spot *- Toxic waste delivered to a designated spot *- The rest goes in the normal trash

when i was in italy with my family and my dad learned how to say " can we pay, please? ". One time we were at a resturant he asked for the bill and the waiter started speaking italian to him. - norweigan person

Why would you bring red wine if you don't like it, though? I get it if it's a host gift and your host likes it, but if you were planning on opening it, and handing it out ? That I don't get. How do you know there's something you like there if you yourself bring something you don't like.? It does depend a little on where and who you are with. Sometimes everyone shares, sometimes not, but always good to bring something you too like to drink.

Cross country skiing is a lot more fun, anyway, IMO, Mon. So you're a winner. Good for you.

Do Norwegians snowboard as well?

Mistakes I made whilst living Norway beautiful, happy new year

Oh yeah totally had the same thing with the party. In The Netherlands the host makes sure there's drinks at the party but i didn't know they didn't do that so i drank a lot of water😁

I sympathize with making embarrassing mistakes, Mon. But the main thing in Norway or to Norwegians, is to be able to laugh at yourself. It might feel funny and awkward until you get used to it, but in the end it makes things much easier. Norwegians in general have more self deprecating sense of humor, they are fine to a large extent with laughing at themselves.

Thank you coming from Africa 🤣. I would never had guessed boots for cross-country and boots for skis

That was one strange party, If you are invited at 6-7pm there usually is dinner involved..Another thing, as a conversation starter, you could say that you were open to sharing drinks and so on.. Norwegians are not static, we adapt, especially after a drink or two! The recycling stuff surprises Norwegians too, I am guilty of putting flowers and flower in pots - without the plastic container in the recycle bin for food. Strange colleagues too.. I have never opened, or seen my coworkers open metal containers to clean it out. Watching this video, it seems to be constructed. I mean you had skied once before, and you didn't notice the difference in alpine and cross country boots? Come on. And if this is all your mistakes, I think you are doing as most Norwegians... OK.