Norway vs America: What to Know Before You Visit Norway

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Thinking of Visiting Norway? Here We Go Through What You Need to Know BEFORE You Visit Norway from a Travelers Perspective. From money and language to safety and food, what you should know before you visit Norway.
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@erixn. 7 лет назад

Useful stuff for foreigners in Norway: 1: If you are staying more than a weekend. Buy and make your own food. Eating at a restaurant in Norway is expensive. 2: If you want to party, Norwegians mostly party only on Fridays and Saturdays. Also its common to pre-drink and then go out so the city wont get lively until 11pm and are open to 4am. 3: Everyone speaks English. Norway has a higher English speaking percentage than Canada. 4: Use credit/debit cards every time you are making a payment. Cash is getting unusual and will probably be gone entirely soon. If someplace dont take cards, dont trust them they are not a real store. 5: Norwegians usually love to speak to foreigners but they are afraid to make contact. Unless they are drunk. 6: Wifi are common on most public transport and hotel/businesses. Use it. 7: Taxi are expensive and untrustworthy. Use public transport or walk. 8: If you are going to take a hiking trip, dress appropriately. Norwegian hiking trips are not built out for comfort and ease. Good shoes and light sports clothing is what you should wear, not suits and dresses. 9: Don't ever slap your kid or each other or do any sort of violence. You will be arrested. Don't try to bribe the cops. You'll get double arrested. 10: Cops and other official servicemen are generally trustworthy and polite. Don't be afraid of them and you can ask them for advice.

@gullfeber 6 лет назад

thursdays** and saturdays

@jmbharat3076 3 года назад

Thank you☺️

@michael7054 4 месяца назад

Thanks!!! The violence part is funny, very unlike the US with slapping.

@selmerr.5807 7 лет назад

Noooo! Kvikk lunsj is Not our version of Kit Kat!!! Kvikk lunsj came before KIT KAT!!!

@woltersworld 7 лет назад

indeed ;)

@sigge688 7 лет назад

Yes

@eriksauceguard3893 7 лет назад

Thats actually true!

@meng_jan 7 лет назад

The Battlefront Gamer that's true

@renatezahl159 7 лет назад

Kvikk lunsj kom to år etter kit kat, søk på kvikk lunsj og KIT KAT. KIT KAT kom i 1935 og kvikk lunsj i 1937

@Espen1039 8 лет назад

90% Norwegians watching this video

@henrik-eliassolheimgrane2737 8 лет назад

yup

@rural478 8 лет назад

Yeah😄

@unicornhorn6662 8 лет назад

Yup cause we have our heads stuck up our asses and are narcissistic as hell haha

@emiljova4473 8 лет назад

Ja😂

@justalostcause4425 8 лет назад

yup

@Martin-nv3qh 8 лет назад

Two points that are false. we do not tip, and i have never heard of people questioning if a 1000 bill is real or not.

@siljeaaserd1220 8 лет назад

They are not false. We do actually tip when we are older, going to fancy restaurants we couldnt afford when we were younger. And I have been working in several stores for some years now, and if people pay with 1000 Kr. we automatically talk about it after the customer has left. If it is an old person delivering the 1000 bill, we just think that him or her have saved up money through out the year, but if its a person in their 20's - we often picture them as more shady because one would rarely use 1000 kr. if it isnt to buy drugs and shit xD.... But I guess we all see things differently :P

@Martin-nv3qh 8 лет назад

Well you are the odd one then. May i ask if you are norwegian, and if so where do you live? I can tell you 100% opinions like this is rare as fuck. And NO WE DO NOT TIP! tell me one restaurant that uses tips. Ive gone to plenty of fancy expensive restaurants and there is no tipping. The only reason tipping exists is because waiters get paid that way in some countries. And in norway waiters are paid like everyone else.

@OJ_Kjeldsen 8 лет назад

Kom til Gjøvik. Flere utesteder der har bokser på disken hvor man kan gi tip, og mange gir også. Det er nok bare du som har vært på feil steder.

@Martin-nv3qh 8 лет назад

det er ikke sånn type tip han snakker om i denne videon. Har selv bodd i usa før, og han snakker om å legge ekstra penger på toppen av hva maten koster. dvs at hvis maten din koster 100kr så betaler du 115kr. sånne bokser finnes overalt og går som regel til veldedighet osv. Hvis det er penger man gir til restauranten så blir det mer riktig og kalle det en donasjon og ikke tips

@MonsterGaming-ts5zt 8 лет назад

Så sant Martin

@bladwin321 8 лет назад

Im from Norway and have never tipped . Unless im drunk at the bar.

@deepakpoudel54 6 лет назад

bladwin321 haha

@SwearJar1 6 лет назад

bladwin321 du vet at du ikke trenger å skrive engelsk

@geirhaugan4519 6 лет назад

bladwin321 er greit å skrive engelsk da. er ikke alle inne her som forstår norsk vil jeg tro

@spidifilerijder 6 лет назад

Thanks

@petter5721 6 лет назад

I Sweden you only tipp native Swedes!

@molagballin_ 8 лет назад

A few things... 1) I've lived in Norway my whole life and I've never once heard of anyone reacting to a 1000 kr note with disbelief in regards to its authenticity. The only problem you may have with a 1000 kr note is that some places they may not have enough money in the registry to give change for it, but that's mostly in small kiosks and the likes. 2) We don't tip in Norway. Never have I seen or even heard of anyone tipping here. Waiters and others in the service industry are paid a normal living wage, usually somewhere around 18-20$/hour at base level with the current exchange rates. Mind you those are pretty much base level, and many people in the service industry have higher wages due to other factors. 3) Grocery stores are normally open 08-22 or in some places 07-23 on weekdays, and they usually open an hour or two later on saturdays, as well as close around an hour or two earlier. Most regular stores are closed on sundays, but some smaller grocery stores are open on sundays too. The stores that are open on sundays are usually 30-40% more expensive than regular grocery stores. Everything else seems reasonably accurate. One advice I would give is to stay clear of Oslo, unless you want to see something spesific there.

@djkenny1202 8 лет назад

+Khaine About $6-7 of that $18-20 is in taxes, correct? Which, I think is "fine".. because end of the day, you get a lot in return.

@molagballin_ 8 лет назад

Taxes are about 30%. That's fine. I'd rather pay that, than them taking away funding for infrastructure maintenance, edeucation, healthcare, etc.

@djkenny1202 8 лет назад

Khaine absolutely.

@djkenny1202 8 лет назад

It is progressive, right? If you make less, pay less? Still.. alllll that stuff adds up. Big time.

@molagballin_ 8 лет назад

djkenny It's progressive, yes. PS: Don't cry for rich people over their 50% taxes. They may not be able to buy that third gold-plated shark-tank they wanted this week, but when your income is that high you'll still have more than enough to afford plenty of luxury.

@Diewithjustice 7 лет назад

Why the fuck am I watching this? I was born in Norway, I live in Norway, Fuck, I've never even left Norway..

@hoi452 7 лет назад

Derwrxjunge im planning to live in norway after i finish my study, but is it hard to live there? how much does a doctor/surgeon earn? how much do the things there cost? thank you if you answer

@Diewithjustice 7 лет назад

Hi buddy, a doctor/surgeon earns pretty fucking much. Like 1.000.000 NOK+, and no its very "easy" to live here, things are expensive and the people like privacy. You can talk to random people you meet on the street and stuff, but if you're on the bus and there are open seats, dont sit down next to people. There you have Norway summed up. And if you were wondering about pricing vs your earnings, people get by on 300 000 a year. As a doctor you can close to multiply that by 4 :)

@F--fc4yy 6 лет назад

ZexyGamerGodZ Hey, my mum’s a nurse she earns 50,000 NOK each month, or about 6,000 USD.. and surgeons I’m not sure, but probably something similar..

@chthaman 6 лет назад

Diewithjustice The bus rule applies in Sweden aswell

@daeoable 8 лет назад

I never tip (I'm Norwegian). I will however round up to roundest number (usually 5-10kr) if I pay with my card. Tipping isn't necessary at all, and servers won't be offended if you don't

@illiminatieoverlordgurglek140 8 лет назад

+daeoable Because in most of Europe, unlike the US, servers actually make a living wage. Tipping is really only for when the service has gone trough some difficulties for you. I've worked as a waiter/dishwasher for a blue monday. The pay is relatively low compared to some other jobs. But most waiters here are students and the pay is a nice supplement on our government scholarship grant/loan. It's a fairly nice weekend job. At least, that's the way it is in the Netherlands. I've only been to Belgium, the UK, Spain, Italy and Turkey though.

@torgikling5291 6 лет назад

It’s almost offensive to tip people here

@helenehvattum 6 лет назад

I would say rounding up counts as tips, and as a norwegian waitress I can say that even that small of an amount counts a lot.

@yvindvego9404 6 лет назад

fordeler servitørene på pengene som de har fått i tips sånn at alle får like mye?

@dubstepforever99 6 лет назад

i heard about a waitress in my class she said that she got like double the amount of pay in tips.. like she got rich on tip.. while the cooks and chefs didnt get anything..

@kingofmonra 8 лет назад

Norwegians tends to tip 0%.

@ryangoslingIRL 6 лет назад

0,1

@shashumga2524 6 лет назад

0,000000000000000000000000000000000000000000476%

@Milk-qf5wt 5 лет назад

we don't tip we pay our employees actual wages seems like a more stable thing to do

@carlingo1463 3 года назад

I tend to tip when I get 1 kr back when even that is a low chance

@Jakuri93 3 года назад

i normally just make an even number when paying, i hate getting bills saying 195kr or 199kr i usually pushing it up to 200 i do the same every 10kr just makes it easier for me to remember how much i used, other then that i never tip.

@RealHealthyGuidance 8 лет назад

Don't listen to this guy. You don't have to tip in Norway. The grocery store are open mon-fri between 7-23 and 7-20 on Saturday.

@TruckFan542 5 лет назад

Alex Norway actually7-21

@alphawolf8070 4 года назад

For Americans that’s 7am to 11pm or 7am to 8pm

@fa.h. 8 лет назад

Norwegians do almost never tip on restaurants in Norway.

@zakosist 8 лет назад

I'm Norwegian and I generally tip, but I think it's far more optional than in United States and you also tip less, and the amount of tip depends on how good you feel the service was

@fa.h. 8 лет назад

zakosist then you are doing something majority of Norwegians does not do in Norway.

@helleswahn 8 лет назад

I'm norwegian and I always tip.

@MinkiGamerJohn 8 лет назад

Vi tipper ikke så mye.

@vasilijannikolovski5850 8 лет назад

+Fabian Hansen That's because Norwegians can survive and have a good life with out relaying on people to tip them :)

@Trollhammer0210 8 лет назад

Don't tip in Norway. We actually pay our servers real wages.

@MegaLoonatick 8 лет назад

+Tom Miller everyone tips here lmao.

@djkenny1202 7 лет назад

I wish I left the USA a long time ago. Civilized societies do things like this.

@kariharmon460 6 лет назад

I think Americans do it out of habit. Some states only pay servers $4 an hour. The is one cap of soup after taxes

@NoOne3234 6 лет назад

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped_wage_in_the_United_States

@slimjim8692 6 лет назад

bollocks. everyone tips if they are happy

@REXFORGT 8 лет назад

I don't know why I'm watching this video since I'm from here, but I'll give some input! 1. We don't actually tip, only if we like the place a lot and the service is very good. They don't expect tip like in other countries, I've only tipped around five times throughout my life here. 2. You can buy cheaper beer at the supermarket/food store. The cheapest brands go for around 20 kr (2£), but you can find higher quality, local beer for 40 kr (4£). The alcohol sale for food stores close at eight a clock (20:00). 3. When traveling through Oslo, buy a "ukeskort". They're weeklong tickets that are cheaper than regular, single-use tickets. The ticket will let you use the bus, tram and subway, and children travel for free during the weekends, if an adult is with them. 4. Pickpockets are not a big problem here, but keep an eye on your valuables when using public transport and when you're in highly populated areas at night time.

@svale1254 8 лет назад

Samme her

@thooomyoness 8 лет назад

+REXFORGT I agree

@nils-christiannilsen7115 7 лет назад

2. You can buy bear at some bars for 4£ but most of the time its 5-7£. 4. Only had problems with pickpoecters in Oslo in the rest of the country its no problem.

@tweespider 8 лет назад

Sorry,we dont tip here in Norway👍🏻😀

@Niklez7 8 лет назад

+Lars Kristian Lea yes i was abit suprised when he said they tiped in Norway.

@tweespider 8 лет назад

me to.

@mjelves 8 лет назад

+Niklez7 *tipped

@mjelves 8 лет назад

+Sigurd Mjelve *too

@HiddenMagic420 8 лет назад

Well, we do tip, if the service is good, but you don't have to tip, thats the difference.

@the1st14 8 лет назад

husker dokker øre? good old days :)

@DilailaHP 8 лет назад

hahah du lyste opp dagen min!

@sigveod635 7 лет назад

Har en del av dem fortsatt i en gammel sparebørsje xD

@rayrivera1830 7 лет назад

50 øre for ein bugg :)

@sigveod635 7 лет назад

Ikke jeg heller.

@BMWThurty9 7 лет назад

The 1st når man hadde sånn 100 50ører for å betale en ting for 50 kr😂👍🏻

@piasb7407 7 лет назад

Kvikk lunsj is soooo much better than KitKat!

@woltersworld 7 лет назад

+PIA SB :)

@vetar3372 7 лет назад

You have to try eat it Cold!

@oliverg.m3992 7 лет назад

I know= Jeg vet!

@eliasminge7682 7 лет назад

Norwegian tape recorders Tandberg & RN &Proton prøv å oversette dette: hei jeg er en gutt og liker kvikk lunsj! Spesielt på tur

@Chip578 7 лет назад

Catlady 998 FACTS ITS SO GOOD!

@SaandviNorskSpill 7 лет назад

kvikklunsj is not our version of kitkat, kitkat is a ripoff of kvikklunsj :) kvikklunsj was made before kitkats.. and they taste Much better i promose

@endrenavn5712 7 лет назад

nope

@SaandviNorskSpill 7 лет назад

kvikklunsj started in 1935 under another name, but kitkat started in 1937 www.thelocal.no/20150917/norways-kvikk-lunsj-beats-kitkat

@ChairyCrasher 6 лет назад

+Saandvi Cool. UK can also eat Kvikklunsj. I thought KitKat came first.

@canislunaticus 6 лет назад

EDGD 👌🏻

@raincityrc8724 5 лет назад

Yes! And if someone Disagree with me they are idiots(sorry guys!) (I'm from Norway and i speak norwegian)

@Dunsay 8 лет назад

Wait... Since when was tipping a thing here? You _can_ tip, of course, but please don't feel like you have to on a regular basis. It's generally seen a gesture of extraordinary satisfaction by us locals, so if you do feel extraordinarily satisfied, do feel free to tip. There's also no rules as to how much you should tip at those times. Tip what ever you feel the extraordinary service was worth to you.

@sikildal 7 лет назад

Regarding electricity! Be aware that US are running 110V and 60Hz AC normally, Norway as most of Europe is running 230V 50Hz AC! So if just using a plug-converter that does not transform the voltage and the unit you are pluggin in you will destroy the unit (blow up... kinda)! So have make sure that you have a power converter/transformer as well as a plugg converter! But if the unit (phone charger) says on its text that it support 110V-230V you only need a adapter from US socket to Euro socket! :)

@Goobriel 8 лет назад

Acually tipping is not requierd at all in Norway, Tipping is conciderd verry generus and no one will get mad, spitt in your food or quote "Choke you" if you don't. Just keep it in mind

@BetalerIkkeSkatt 5 лет назад

GabsinatorJR wtf XD

@nordicnostalgia8106 8 лет назад

This again. There is no need to tip in Norway.

@GETOdyssey 8 лет назад

i had to laugh when you said the thing about the 1000 kr xD most of us here in norway have more then enough of those to know they are ""real"" its not like we are a poor people and are like "HOLY SHIT, 1000 KR? IV NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, MUST BE FAKE" yeah, i found it funny c:

@pederlaursen3347 8 лет назад

+Luzy Scythe er vel ikke det som er casen? er vel at norge er bare veldig store på det å bruke kort, lenge sia jeg har sett en 1000 lapp egentlig. norge er vel de som er størst på å bruke bankkort?

@LimosRock1 8 лет назад

He was talking about people thinking it might be counterfeit, not whether it exists or not

@TheChillimouse 8 лет назад

+Luzy Scythe yea but a lot of of stores here don't want the 1000kr notes specialy smaller places because they don't have change for that.

@karsy579 8 лет назад

TheChillimouse Standard for stores are to have 3000 in change in the register at the start of each day. Only two custommers buying items for 200 or less one day would "kill" the register when it comes to cash transactions. Unless the place have a alternate source to get change from.

@TheChillimouse 8 лет назад

+karsy579 i know i live in just outside Harstad but reason we don't want the 1000 kr notes is because stores don't like them because of the low amount of change not because we think they are fake.

@thewidescreenman 8 лет назад

I'm Norwegian and I don't think I have ever tipped in my own country, and when I go to other countries I almost get shocked when they expect tips. Also 90-95% (unofficial) of people here use their debet (credit) cards.

@per411 6 лет назад

Er du norsk 😀

@ConeArmy 6 лет назад

whowold use cash ether way.

@chrisvinci5417 8 лет назад

now is the best time to visit norway, the currency is half the value from its peak.

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

I know. So much better than when I was there filming. Oil drop has hurt for sure

@olst14 8 лет назад

+chris Vinci more like 30 percent to the US dollar

@karsy579 8 лет назад

+chris Vinci This guy is right. Please come visit us so I can get my iphone for cheap

@NoizeDmedia 8 лет назад

+woltersworld Nice movie (from a Norwegian). If you want to see the fjords is a lot i little companies/privat companies that will take you rather then the expensive turist boats. Trust me, I'm a fishing guide here in Bergen at summertime.

@aasmund_ks6369 8 лет назад

You never tip. As Norway is a civilized country and society, unlike other places, everyone earns a living wage if you work full-time.

@footyfan101ful 6 лет назад

aasmund_ks in Australia we dont tip either

@jenniferlorence1950 6 лет назад

I Like That...Norway is a Civilized Country and Society. I Wish I Can Say the same about USA. I hate living here. It's So uncivilized. Everyone here only thinks about what They Can Get and has NO Respect for Human Life, or for Quality of Life. Also I've Never Met Anyone in the USA that is Not a Liar. THIS IS THE NATION OF LIES. Everyone here LIES, LIES, LIES , and is their Way of Life here. Nobody here is Honest About Anything. Professionals Lie, Doctors Lie, Attorneys Lie, Nurses Lie, Case Managers Lie,. Medical Staff Lie,. Housing Landlords Lie Lie Lie, Your Best Friend Lies, Your Mother Lies, Your Friends Lies, Your Brother Lies, Your Doctor Lies, Your Nurse Lies, Your Attorney Lies, Neighbors Lies, Police Lies, Firefighter Lie, Everyone LIES in the USA. AND They Love it that way!

@spidifilerijder 6 лет назад

aasmund_ks by watching this video we learn more about US than about Norway....😊

@gullfeber 6 лет назад

we do tip in norway. saying its not normal is just not correct.

@winstonelston5743 6 лет назад

I'll have to pull the "civilized" argument on the servers at my favorite watering hole here in Atlanta! (Just kidding, guys!)

@Luredreier 6 лет назад

0:31 "Hello" is technically "Hallo" in Norwegian, however you're right that "God dag" (meaning "Good day") is a more common and casual greeting. "Hallo" would more typically be used if you have a request or question, kind of like "Excuse me" in English. "Tusen takk" means "a thousand thanks" and is roughly equivalent to "Thank you very much" And yeah, "Takk" works just fine too. =) Regarding "Please", oh boy, that word is kind of hard to translate as it's used in so many different ways in English, and there's no one exact equivalent in Norwegian... "Vær så snill" means "would you (please) be so kind (as to do whatever I request)" Regarding "Yes", "Ja" is the correct translation. While there are *some* situations where "Jo" would be used instead more often then not "Ja" is the correct translation as "Jo" only applies in very specific situations. Of the top of my head the examples I can think of where "jo" would be correct is where you're essentially no this or that *is* true when someone have said otherwise, although it can be used to say that *yes* this or that *is* true.

@frittatasTV 8 лет назад

ehm we usually dont tip

@zhoupact8567 8 лет назад

+Tobias Huse They can rather tip me for existing.

@zhoupact8567 8 лет назад

Tobias Huse Shhhhhhhhhh T.T That never happend.

@MonsterGaming-ts5zt 8 лет назад

True in Norway the tips is around 0-20kr

@MrBrouwerPower 7 лет назад

The Chosen One pappa tiper alltid. Pappa er rik

@frittatasTV 7 лет назад

MrBrouwerPower jaha ja. fint for deg. har pappa også latt deg bruke internettet? siden du høres ut som en mentalt tilbakestående 10åring

@MCDLHOTP 8 лет назад

Hello is not equal to "god dag". "Hallo" or "Hei" is equal to hello. "God dag" is equal to good day.

@noellesmith8259 6 лет назад

Muss'ikk I'm not fluent in Norwegian yet but I caught that one xd

@ConeArmy 6 лет назад

yhe was thinking the same dont know if this man actuly got anything right in this video. oh yes 1 thing it is expensive here

@cardinalfox 6 лет назад

IKR!! I questioned it when he put the Norwegian version!

@justink5000 5 лет назад

Only that Good day doesn't really exist in English.

@user-cx9bh8cu9e 5 лет назад

That’s what I was thinking when I saw that I was like.. erm... But Norwegian is not my first language so I thought I learned it wrong.

@joesteen4605 7 лет назад

My great grandfather was from Lenvik Norway. Would love to visit sometime. 🇺🇸❤️🇳🇴

@thesavage7854 7 лет назад

Joe Steen hm Lenvik is a nice place, but for about 2 years ago it was a big fire there and lots of the old houses burned down😔

@OfficialRashaku 6 лет назад

its nice yeah :)

@paalaasengstubbrud3524 8 лет назад

Do. Not. Tip!!

@TechCarnivore1 6 лет назад

BUT I MUST!

@hanaka8735 6 лет назад

i never tip, maybe cuz i live here. idk.

@helenehvattum 6 лет назад

You should tip at restaurants, servers don't make a lot of money. I know cause I am a norwegian server.

@geirhaugan4519 6 лет назад

you do not need to tip. but a norwegian will probably not say no to it, you gett the same service eather way

@yvindvego9404 6 лет назад

Helene Hvattum isn't your salary around 200 kr without an apprentice certificate? and with one you earn 250 kr? du tjener hvertfall mer enn en dyrepleier :)

@jalilleland 8 лет назад

NO TIPPING! Yeah that's right.

@ollo1982 7 лет назад

I dont know where you got this from,but there arent alot of tiping in restaurants,bars etc... Alot of us norwegians,pay the bill and walk out. Norwegians earn pretty good,so no no no tips!

@sandybeach95 7 лет назад

I can attest to this. Tipping is not very common here, and you can certainly get away with not tipping at a bar or restaurant. In the US tipping is important because workers at restaurants in some cases don't earn an adequate amount and hence need tipping. That's not really the case here, as basically all workers are guaranteed a solid minimum wage.

@drpyro768 7 лет назад

you tip in norway because the wages are based on it in most bars etc. But most students don't care cause we don't have money anyway!

@mollekake 8 лет назад

No need to tip, no one does it unless you're feeling wealthy. Their wages are indeed good enough.

@MaxRiley 8 лет назад

I always enjoy your videos. Keep going buddy

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

Thank you! Appreciate the support!

@thevipress 7 лет назад

im from Norway and i sent this to all my friends from around the world that are going to visit. This is really useful things to know. Thank you

@paulemilrk 8 лет назад

Kvikk Lunsj is not the chocolate we pick to eat something good, we pick it for skiing sessions and hiking and stuff like that. For me it's just a decent chocolate, but when i'm hiking i need it. Like if it is in my blood or something..

@sonofLamech 3 года назад

DID U JUST SAY KVIKK LUNSJ IS DECENT!!! DEN ER DEN BESTE!!!

@zhoupact8567 8 лет назад

I don't tip.... Its the person who hire them who is responsible to pay them. >.>

@ConeArmy 6 лет назад

true. we pay for the food. our boss should pay us what we need to live

@matfhju 8 лет назад

Pretty shure kvikk lunch was made before kittkatt even existed

@mariuskonnestad6310 7 лет назад

2 years later than the Kit Kat ^^

@thesavage7854 7 лет назад

+Marius Konnestad actually kvikk lunsj came in ww1, but the production stopped because of the sugar rationing. It started again in 1935, one year before KitKat

@Abandoned-Norway 6 лет назад

Kvikk Lunch taste mutch better than KittKat

@MrEagorath 6 лет назад

Kit Kat started in 1935 while Kvikk Lunsj started up again in 1937, alltho the first Kvikk Lunsj was german and made in like 1880s

@KittyCat_Cute 3 года назад

Bra å høre!

@dylanmedias 6 лет назад

Very useful information here, very well presented and great advice for people looking to visit Norway for the first time.

@snesoey 8 лет назад

Tips are optional! Do not tip if someone brings you a beer. Only tip if the service was something out of this world. In Norway tip is not necessary. So when you say Norway is 20-30% more expensive that is wrong if you expect to tip another 20-30%.

@emmaward2530 8 лет назад

oh. my. god. did he just COMPARE norwegian to danish and swedish?!

@gsss1236 7 лет назад

im swedish and the languages are very similar

@emmaward2530 7 лет назад

can you honestly understand Danish? -.-

@sigveod635 7 лет назад

I can understand both danish and swedish. But sometimes I must agree its kinda hard to understand.

@endrenavn5712 7 лет назад

Norwegian, Sweeden, Danish and german are equal to each other.

@jonanabjorn2834 7 лет назад

+Ædvørd im from germany and i don't understand a single word norwegian

@Traze456 7 лет назад

what the hell you do not tip in norway

@tommy12kule 7 лет назад

hahah ja vi er grådige som faen

@Traze456 7 лет назад

joa, men d e så jævla fuckings iriterende at d e feil

@tommy12kule 7 лет назад

jeg vet ikke om du er ungdom eller ei. men så pleier de eldre å tipse når de er ute å spiser.

@Traze456 7 лет назад

æ e ungdom ja, men d har æ aldri hørt om

@angelgray701 7 лет назад

Bc it's weird

@rickardgrimstad8985 8 лет назад

I also just found your channel yesterday and I just fell in love with it right away! Probably the reason is that I am from Norway myself haha. Anyway love your vidoes and keep up the good work !

@allstar8000 8 лет назад

This is so helpful! Thanks, Mark!

@ayuumi6262 8 лет назад

We are having vacation in week 7 here in Denmark, and we were just talking about maybe visiting Norway. This video came at perfect time! * thumbs up * :D

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

Glad we could help :) great travels to you!

@erecticornhd1547 8 лет назад

+Ayu Umi Take a boat/cruise from Fredrikshavn to Stavanger/Bergen, great trip and Bergen is a the best city if you plan to travel across Norway because you can reach Oslo by train or Trondheim by bus/boat, also domestic flights are pretty cheap since the its a small country

@ayuumi6262 8 лет назад

Erecticorn HD Thank you for the suggestions! :D

@Dovenpeis 8 лет назад

+Erecticorn HD Oslo is easily the largest transportation hub in Norway, naturally as the biggest and most important Norwegian city by far, and beats Bergen in that regard by a great deal.

@canislunaticus 6 лет назад

Ayu Umi read the comment for clarifications tho since there's some false information in this video

@seanrobinsonjr4363 7 лет назад

Couple of things. Norwegians doesn't think that a 1000 Kr note can be fake. They will gladly accept it if the total is close to 1000 Kr. We of course don't like getting paid with a 1000 Kr note if your totals is for example only 150 Kr. We Norwegians understand Swedish and Danish just perfectly even though some words can be strange. We have no problem talking to them. We Norwegians don't buy food outside for sure because of the price but that doesn't mean that we get fast food either from outside. There is a thing called "home cooking" that Amercians for sure should try out. Paying with cards is the most obvious choice. I mean, why not? We get our paycheck in our cards and all places accept cards. If you constantly pay with bills, you just looks like a drug dealer that was handed cash. No reason why you should carry cash really.

@Spikeupine 7 лет назад

Sean Robinson JR most bills are used by teenagers trying to buy tobacco and alkohol while underage, or getting someone to buy it for them

@Frozen_Hope 7 лет назад

Lmao, just because you're that way doesnt mean that everyone is that way, I have a lot of trouble understanding danes

@seanrobinsonjr4363 7 лет назад

Frozen Hope I never said just me but I was speaking about the general people in Norway will understand Danish/Swedish. They can have a conversation with them. I have yet to find a Norwegian that can't make a conversation with Danish/Swedish people. I'm not saying it will be as easy as having a conversation with a Norwegian, but c'mon, you can at least have a conversation with them? OP is saying that we share a lot of words but will struggle hard having a conversation as we wouldn't even understand it. That is false. I would say 1% of people wouldn't make that conversation, and I guess that 1% is you.

@Frozen_Hope 7 лет назад

Sean Robinson JR There's way way more than 1% that has problems having a conversation with a dane in norway :l

@seanrobinsonjr4363 7 лет назад

Frozen Hope I will admit that understanding Danish people is harder than understanding Swedish people and I'm not saying that there isn't a struggle understanding a Danish. But you should at least be able to have a normal conversation with them with 1% effort. It's really not like day and night at all. Heck, our language did develop from Danish

@veggiesaremurder 5 лет назад

Ah!!! I'm seeing a lot of places I've been to in this video! I absolutely loved Norway. It is very expensive, yes, but totally worth it. Next time, I will spend more time in Oslo, because it's such a cool city. I'm also going to spend a lot of time in Bergen and the south in general.

@kjellhl1975 8 лет назад

The supermarkets are normally open much longer, Rema, Kiwi and miscellaneous are open 7 am to 11 pm. (expect supermarkets in Malls)

@FXGreggan. 8 лет назад

Norwegian and swedish isn't that different, at least from a swedish view it's basically just another dialect... we swedes have no problem understanding or speaking to people from Norway (except from the extreme north or Norway - that dialect is hard). Danish on the other hand is very hard to understand for many of us swedes, there you need subtitles to understand what they are saying :)

@FXGreggan. 8 лет назад

Danish looks very similar to swedish and norwegian on paper, but spoken it's a whole other ball game :)

@HugeHaakon 6 лет назад

This is not true. Danish and Norwegian is almost the same language written. Swedes have completely diffrent words for most things.

@overkilljaguar1602 6 лет назад

Ikr danish sounds like a norwegian tried to puke and talk at the same time

@moonchild5758 5 лет назад

as a Norwegian I can read both Swedish and Danish pretty well, but I can’t understand people who speak Danish at all. Danish is easy to read but almost impossible for me to listen to. I find Swedish easier to understand.

@MrMKE100 4 года назад

Ikkje sant. Eg sko likt å sett deg forstå ka eg seie her på vestlandet. Har du prøvd å lesa Nynorsk? ;)

@sondreholst 8 лет назад

They arent asking if its real they dont want to give all the change :D

@benman1407 5 лет назад

Awesome country, I can't wait to visit. To any Norwegian reading this in the future- cheers from America

@paremour 6 лет назад

I loved this video! Awesome information.

@messimortensen3599 7 лет назад

Go to Tromso. I bet you would love it there

@MCDLHOTP 8 лет назад

I guess you meant elg, not elk. It's actually two different animals. And the fjords are not just in Bergen...

@Huso9922 6 лет назад

Muss'ikk Elk is how they say Moose (Elg) in Canada.

@jentelover 6 лет назад

Elk : hjort, moose: elg

@winstonelston5743 6 лет назад

I have two elghunds. Great dogs!

@XSpiegel 5 лет назад

Elk in american english is the red-deer of north america, Elk in british english is ELG(/Moose)

@MoonyFBM 6 лет назад

I love watching other people talk about Norway. And this was really interesting 😄

@lazygamerz 7 лет назад

Also, if you're coming to Norway (especially northern bits of Norway), in summer, bring something to cover your eyes when you sleep, it can be difficult to deal with the midnight sun if you're not used to it (its light out all night).

@simonolthenorwegian 8 лет назад

Pretty much any town has an ATM. I live in the middle of fucking nowhere and there's an ATM down in the town

@yeppeunsalam 8 лет назад

In the towns yeah, but not in the forests

@simonolthenorwegian 8 лет назад

well yes, of course

@alexhammerbekk 6 лет назад

in forest if there is a shop you can use the shop as atm for up too 5000nok if you buy something.. pack of gum or what not..

@Valuzo 7 лет назад

As a Norwegian that has seen a lot of travel videos on '' How to be in Norway'' etc. This is without a doubt the best one.

@josh_fisher 5 лет назад

Best travel info. Thanks!

@kingofmonra 8 лет назад

a lot of stores are open from 7 am to 23 (11pm) on weekends. some are open on sunday. Saturday can differ a lot, but there are stores that are open to 23 (11pm) and open 8 am.

@thatnorwegianguy1986 8 лет назад

Wait pin numbers are not common in America ??

@brodd13 8 лет назад

We do have PINs here in the US, but it depends on the type of card you use.

@kaziu312 8 лет назад

All bank (debit) cards have PINs. What the video was talking about was when using a credit card be sure to create a PIN. In the US, when a person gets a credit card it does not automatically have a PIN attached to it to access money from an ATM.

@ronhag 8 лет назад

Most stores are open from 07.00 to 23.00.

@Partyffs 8 лет назад

0800 thats when they are ready at most time bruh! :P

@lesalmin 5 лет назад

Norway is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and definitely worth visiting but it's a very rainy country too. If you're unlucky, it may rain all the week, so keep that in mind when packing (a goretex jacket and a pair of goretex shoes is my advice - I've been there ~10 times and I'll return).

@SuperMefisto6666 8 лет назад

You can buy alcohol up to 4,7% at grocery stores, but all above is only sold at "Vinmonopolet". And you can only buy alcohol from 08:00am until 08:00pm, even though the stores are open from 07:00am until 11:00pm. Saturdays are different though, the "beer sale" is during 08:00am (or 09:00am) and 06:00pm. Ridiculous rules, but that's the way the cookie crumbles..

@kebman 8 лет назад

Don't visit Oslo. It's like any other West European city. It's not totally without it's own thing, but if you go to Norway there are so many better things to see. Make sure you see this: Fjords and mountains in the summer, North Norway in the winter to see the Aurora Borealis. You can also see whales along the entire coastline. I also think you should mention the opening hours on the Wine Monopoly. They are pretty odd, and we also have many national holidays where they stay closed the whole day. Also English is actually our second language.

@humbertodapelo87 8 лет назад

Are you coming over to some south american country? It would be awesome to see one of your videos dedicated to countries like Argentina, Ecuador or Colombia

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

Later this year my friend :)

@LivingFree207 8 лет назад

Just found your channel yesterday or day before and I love your videos. So glad we found you :) Melody

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

That is great to hear! Thank you for finding us and I hope you like the videos!

@LivingFree207 8 лет назад

woltersworld We really do love them! :) Melody

@melvinmcdougal6226 3 года назад

One day I woke up and felt compelled to learn Norwegian so I downloaded Duolingo and have been slowly learning. Now I'm here watching Norwegian videos and I'm sure one day I'll be standing in Norway with, hopefully, a clearer meaning of why I invested the time and effort. Thank you for uploading this friendly advice.

@fretzyz 2 года назад

how is your norwegian going ? :3

@melvinmcdougal6226 2 года назад

@@fretzyz It's coming along slowly. I'm definitely not a natural but I'm having fun learning.

@fretzyz 2 года назад

@@melvinmcdougal6226 så bra :3 lykke til ^-^

@SERGEYTIMOFEYOVICH Год назад

It’s sort of a useless language

@melvinmcdougal6226 Год назад

@@SERGEYTIMOFEYOVICH Well, if nothing else, I can annoy my wife by giving her compliments that she doesn't understand.

@TrickshotHeadshot 8 лет назад

YOU DONT TIP ;)

@gullfeber 6 лет назад

yes you do...

@eivindandreasgrov8954 8 лет назад

I dont like the way you are showing norway as a little nomansplace, like we have cities...

@pastelkittydoll9440 8 лет назад

+Eivind Andreas Grov yes like we got Oslo and Bergen, but most of Norway are just the way you said. Norway will always be a farm country and less cities :)

@luvslogistics1725 5 лет назад

Loved visit to Bergen and Oslo. Fjord cruise wasn’t expensive but fish market brunch in Bergen cost a lot - like any place I recommend eat where locals (not tourists) eat

@TravelsChases 8 лет назад

everything you said is completely true. I just visited Oslo and Kirkenes and both places were amazing. It was very expensive though . I noticed that in Oslo there is a more than average amount of Tesla cars driving around. Some were even used as taxis.

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

No kidding with the tesla cars and the charging stations. It was something I definitely saw too.

@EarendilUndomiel 8 лет назад

Everyone in the comments are saying that you don't tip in Norway. That's bullshit. Tipping is normal in Norway, but you don't tip much more than 5 to 10% as the video states.

@hagalathekido 8 лет назад

+FyllingenOy no i live in norway not tiping a dime is totally normal here most people dont tip

@EarendilUndomiel 8 лет назад

hagala thekid De fleste jeg kjenner og alle i min familie tipser. Kanskje det bare er i Bergen dette er vanlig.

@fugl_fugl 8 лет назад

+FyllingenOy Aldri møtt nokon som tipser fordi det er skikk. Tipser liksom om eg har fem einkroninger og det er eit tipsglass.

@austindotson9382 7 лет назад

Norway home of the best Black Metal

@jordant3243 8 лет назад

Thanks so much! Great video!

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

Thank you for watching! Great travels to you!

@malcite 7 лет назад

Most accurate video explaining Norway I have seen yet. Pretty accurate :)

@Mskattkjer 8 лет назад

You dont tip in Norway! Walter you do not tip here!

@gullfeber 6 лет назад

yes you do tip in norway. very common

@matthewsmith625 8 лет назад

Have you ever been to Northern Ireland?

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

Giants Causeway was one of the coolest places I have ever been. Well worth going to northern Ireland to see it

@Bozewani 8 лет назад

+woltersworld i actually did my masters in Northern Ireland beautiful place

@mhfl7514 5 лет назад

Great info!

@knightarnaud 8 лет назад

Very interesting video as usual, thanks! I hope you visit Belgium again very soon (Gent is my home town) ;)

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

Love to visit Gent again. I tell people all the time forget Brussels and go to Gent instead.

@agilagilsen8714 8 лет назад

For gods sake DON'T bring just an american express. Most norwegian shops will not take this card. If you bring a master card however you'll be fine everywhere. Good luck ppl :D

@agilagilsen8714 8 лет назад

+John Edvards Also don't tip. We never tip in Norway, this is the definition of a tourist trap. The waiters are paid a living wage and the tip is just there to steal money.

@kariharmon460 6 лет назад

John Edvards what about visa ??

@Nghilifa 5 лет назад

Visa works fine too!

@PowerLord83 8 лет назад

We don't tip xD Just thinking about it is weird.

@gullfeber 6 лет назад

yes we do..

@helenehvattum 6 лет назад

The grocery stores are open to 10 or 11 pm, but beer/cider sold there (below 4.75 %) can only be bought before 8 pm on weekdays and 6 pm on saturdays.

@Zimited 8 лет назад

This guy is completely correct! Good job on covering my country. :)

@user-gq4gq3qv4u 8 лет назад

Except we don't tip. Other than that, he covered it fairly well.

@user-gq4gq3qv4u 8 лет назад

+͏ ͏ To elaborate, you _could_ tip, it's just not really expected of you since we are paid fair wages.

@lmaoguy100 8 лет назад

YOU NEVER TIP IN NORWAY!

@gullfeber 6 лет назад

yes you do..

@kdawur 8 лет назад

No need for tip !

@cancermannor4152 7 лет назад

Driving from Stavanger to Oslo or Haugesund to Oslo or Bergen to Oslo is around 500km and it is usaly over 7-8 hours with car if incl some small breaks.

@jeanbiroute 8 лет назад

you're amazing i love all your videos man! Cheers

@woltersworld 8 лет назад

Thank you for the kind words and all the support

@acoolname7203 7 лет назад

Norway is better ps im from Norway

@endrenavn5712 7 лет назад

No(r)way

@caspar3378 7 лет назад

Ædvørd haha!!

@acoolname7203 7 лет назад

Ædvørd o I get that

@eriktegnander6329 7 лет назад

yes its better then United states of assholer/cocain/Mexico ps im from Norge 2

@StormcloakGuard 7 лет назад

iceland_reigns_supreme

@PampersNorway 8 лет назад

1. 1000kr bills are not really uncommon, 50kr bills are funny enough almost as "rare". And i have NEVER in 26 years had a problem with someone thinking it is fake. 2. Kvikk luch is better then kit kat imo. It may have to do with the higer quality chocolate. Note: Any "Freia" brand chocolate is good stuff. 3. The norwegians i know usually don't tip, they think of the higher price/service charge is more then enough to give ppl running the resturant a decent salary. But and my closest friends do tip handsomely for extraordenery good service. 4. Electrical plugs. Important note! In norway we run 220/230v systems and not 110V like in the US, please take that into consideration. (most PC and phone transformers can handle both)

@s.h9519 8 лет назад

If the service is okay or good, you should definitely tip! I always do.

@varden396 8 лет назад

If youre looking to buy some alcohol in Norway, you can go to your nearest grocery store and buy a beer or a cider, alcohol under 4,7 % (we don't know exacly why it's just 4,7%).If you want something stronger, you have to go to Vinmonopolet as said in the video, but it's possible to buy a beer etc in a grocery store.

@rural478 8 лет назад

Another thing YOU should know. If you're on the bus NEVER SIT DOWN ON THE SEAT BESIDE US!?😱 We will choke YOU IN our thought😂

@jyang4287 8 лет назад

Can you explain why?

@rural478 8 лет назад

well xD we like our personal space xD

@rural478 8 лет назад

idky we are kinda weird :3

@StormcloakGuard 7 лет назад

hope_someone_does_that_with_you,_and_strangles_YOU_instead

@rural478 7 лет назад

maybee idk

@g3mint446 8 лет назад

Umm, no we don't usually tip here. In our country we make sure everyone gets paid properly. If someone tells you otherwise, they're lying. I've never seen a fellow Norwegian tip anything in any restaurant here, for as long as I've lived. In some restaurants employees are even forbidden to take tips. If you were to tip someone I'm sure they would look surprised, and maybe refuse your tip. It is of course a looked upon as a kind gesture, but not necessary at all. We even make sure people who don't work gets paid a healthy amount of money. No citizen is really poor here, unless they spends all their money on drugs.

@KristianMartinTvenning 8 лет назад

We don't tip. Especially young people. However, there might be customs to tip in nicer restaurants if the service was above adequate, but it it not frowned upon not to. The waiters are paid a humanly amount that you actually can live on as opposed to American waiters.

@MalinKjelsrud 8 лет назад

Grocery stores are mostly open (at least in the cities) from 07-23, and you may actually buy beer and cider up to 4,7% alcohol in the grocery stores, but only between 08-18 (15 on saturdays and not at all on sundays). The shops will cover up the beers with curtains and stop you at the register if you try to buy beer early in the morning. My impression is that most norwegians actually like the state wine monopoly because the selection is so great. And compared to quality wine elsewhere in Europe, it's actually not that impossible to get a decent bottle of wine for the same price in Norway. You can easily find good wines in the price range of around 100-130 NOK/10-13€. (feb. 2016)

@abcabcboy 8 лет назад

+Malin K Most places you can get beer in the grocery until 8pm on weekdays, and 6pm on Saturdays....

@Giljee 7 лет назад

You can buy aloholic beverages in pretty much any grocery store though. But only stuff with a maximum of 4.75% alcohol like beer and ciders. Trust me, I'm a norwegian student working part time in a grocery store.

@michonmcgill2652 7 лет назад

Good job, smooth informative easy to listen to

@yvindlorentsen7048 5 лет назад

Were are you? Really cool building behind you. And thanks for all the kind words! :-)

@zalto16 7 лет назад

I like how this guy actually had some correct information in his video. I mean I have never seen anyone tip anything here in restaurants but that's about the only things he got wrong.

@woltersworld 7 лет назад

+zalto16 that will teach me to talk to waiters