The Queen of Norway told that she had been to Antartica for the opening of the Troll Research station and then King Harald told that they name it after the Queen. I think the King had to spend the nigth after in the quarter of the castle guards
Scandinavians as a whole, are doing things a lot more right for their people, than a lot of other countries in this world, and the Norwegians are wonderful people in their own wonderful culture. The whole world could take a real lesson from them!!!
A few rules you need to know when traveling to Norway. 1. Norwegians are proud of their country and culture. If you want to be liked, make sure to speak about it with respect. You don't need to agree with us about a single thing, but there are a fine line between not agreeing and being disrespectful. 2. Do not brag.... It's okay to be proud of what you own or what you have achieved, but don't talk like you are better than others. Norwegians are firm about the mindset that everyone is equal. 3. BE OPENMINDED. I can't stress this enough. Norwegians are very openminded about almost everything (as long as nobody suffers or gets hurt ofc). In fact, the only thing norwegians are not openminded about is others not being openminded. 4. Have respect for everyone around you. 5. Never leave garbage anywhere, especially not in the nature. That's one of the quickest way to get enemies. 6. As Anna said, we are shy people, and appreciate personal space. We had a joke when the corona virus started to ease up that we finally could drop the 2 meter distance rule and go back to the usual 5 meter rule instead. 7. Norwegians are hardworking, however the mindset we have for work is more like; we do not live so that we can work, we work so that we can live. We always aim for perfection and efficiency, and have great pride in our work, but we know how to value our free time. It's actually a common rule in my company to never set up meetings after 12 o'clock on fridays. If you do then it better be important, for your own sake that is. 8. Kvikklunsj is NOT KitKat... Know the difference. 9. I would say most people under 60 speak english quite well, so as long as you know at least english you are safe when traveling in Norway. 10. This one is for Americans(because I have heard several americans complaining about this). No we do not just walk up and speak with random people on the bus and so on. We also don't start an conversation with the grocery clerk like you are long time friends (unless you are long time friend. Then go on and have a blast). Again, we are shy and restrained people. It may take time to befriend us, but when you do you will see that we value our friendships highly. 11. If you want to get to know norwegians, then be best way is to attend activities you like to do. In those gatherings we are usually more social than normal.
Hi Anna, we are from America and my 16 year old son is obsessed with Norway. This year we are going to work on a deep dive of learning about Norway and Scandinavia in hopes that he can go to Norway for his last year of high school and hopefully can apply for a Visa. I can't wait to watch more of your videos, thank you so much.
He will enjoy the beautiful nature here trust me. Though norwegians can be very reserved but when he gets friends with them they will be friends for life!
Hello there! Wanted to drop by and tell you what a great video. I'm Norwegian from South-southwestern area; more of the Vest-Agder & Rogaland part of Norway. Thank you for sharing your experiences of this beautiful and unique country!! Cheers
Funny video Anna! Very well observed that Norwegians are so proud of their home place and sceptical of urban culture, yet we can't leave that place fast enough and move to a city as soon as we can :D When it comes to local identity, it can be so strong that it competes with national identity: in my home town we often say "I am not from Norway, I am from Bergen", at least to other Norwegians ;)
"Norwegians are afraid of urban culture"..hahaa! yes, I know some of my family members who are like that. NOT very open to new cultures or new things in general. I`ve been an "urban person" now for 30yrs, and I LOVE the diversity of the city. Except for that; funny video, keep up the good work, Anna!
I beg to differ. I am from America and we have ALOT of nature and landscapes here. I live in the state of Oregon and it is known for its many trees and smaller towns. The air quality is really good here. I live just outside of the city of portland and I absolutely love it. I can go into downtown when i have that city craving or go out and explore the many forests that surround my town. Oregonians are VERY friendly however so it might take some getting used to in Norway haha.
Norwegians do not wear Norwegian flags because they always want it on their clothes. Note that some of the world's most famous designers use the flag to describe quality - something Norwegian products are known for. It started with Napanjuri - but the flag can now be found on a number of designers' collections in almost every country. Korea-Japan and China in particular use the flag a lot in many collections. Note that international singers and groups wear these clothes as well. Even the world's best singer Dimash from Kazakhstan has collections with Norwegian flags. You can also find it on a number of other exclusive items where perhaps some of the product comes from Norway or has Norwegian designers such as luxury boats and yachts - furniture and watches, (such as Switzerland) electronics and so on. I have always believed that the Norwegian flag has enormous potential. Also note that many items for leisure, sea travel also use the word Norwegian.
I don't think I've ever worn a piece of clothing with a visible Norwegian flag on it and nor have I ever seen anybody do. Well, maybe on the occasional t-shirt and at some wild costume party but it's certainly not something you see every day or even every month.
Funny video, just one small correction. In 1814 when we signed our constitution we were under Sweden not Denmark. We were a spoil of the napoleonic war and Denmark were on the loosing side. So when Sweden took over we wanted our independence
Ohh thats so true Susan! Hopefully I’ll make it to Scotland next year 😉 I’ve heard it’s quite similar to Norway actually 🙂 I can’t wait to check it out!
@@Fridoulinaki93 If you are from Scotland you are Scottish, if you are from Wales you are Welsh, if you are from England you are English and if you are from Northern Ireland you are Northern Irish. All four countries make up the United Kingdom. While the language spoken is mainly English in the UK each country has their own language too. Hope this clarifies my comment for you.
Yeah you're right it's "a bit like" .... but only a bit. Genetics shows that historically has Norwegian and Swedish had little with each other to do. While Swedes and Danes has had much more with each other to do. Scandinavia is geographically a much larger area than UK. Norway alone is significantly larger than UK. Distances are also much larger. The topography and climate is much more extreme than in the UK. Hence that did make regular travel/communication/interaction with Sweden/Swedes to a rarity. There are hundreds and hundreds of kilometers of difficult terrain that separate the two people. Even today does the settlement pattern separate the two populations. Only maybe at 5% of the border area between those two countries are there some proximity between populated areas on both sides, and that is in the very south. The rest is huge areas of forests and mountains. Also remember that Norway goes far beyond Sweden (1630 km border). Norway also borders to Finland (736 km ) and Russia (198 km). So for the majority of the Norwegian people is that Sweden thing rather irrelevant. Someone from the west coast - like from Bergen - or from the north - like Tromsø, would probably say .....Sweden.....??? ...yeah I was there once 20 years ago. For the vast majority of the Swedes who lives with their back to Norway ( they live in the east and south of their country far away from Norway ) would say .....Norway....??? ....what is that....??? They have never been to Norway and don't know a shit and nothing about it. So a map showing that two countries are neighbours doesn't necessarily mean that they have very with each other to do.
May 17th- we celebrate this too, as half the family is Norwegian........ all of your observations (mostly) apply to Norwegian-Americans as well! (one of whom invented water skiing!)
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel Hi I live in North Wales in the UK. I'm originally From Manchester England. we have some nice mountains ourselves but we have a lot of people as well and the government seems to want to build on our green spaces in Scotland England and Wales. its a shame a few Berserker's can't come and teach them a lesson on how to respect nature. no but I enjoy watching camping videos and Hiking videos. I don't know them but two nice channels I like watching is Girl out doors and Amber in Snowdonia. I could write a list as long as your arm but thats just a couple I can recommend. I'm not Welsh but Wales is a country in its own right. keep up the good work.👍
@@bobbieboothroyd8531 aww that would be amazing! Thank you very much indeed 🤗🤗 so who are your favourite bloggers from their then? ☺️ I hope I’ll finally visit Wales as well as Scotland next year ☺️ while living in England for more than 10 year I never managed… shame on me 🥺
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel Paul Messner is a good person to watch and as I Said Girl out doors. Surviveal Lilly is ok when she is showing you how to build shelters. I lived in Hyde. until 2007. I like lots of different things but when it comes to the out doors I like them that I listed Amber is OK but her videos can be a bit short and sometimes just as music. but Amber in Snowdonia is worth it. Girl out Doors spends 40 minutes. which sounds a bit dougnting but the time goes very fast. I wouldn't have the confidence to video blog but I enjoy watching others
As a video about stereotypes I feel your points are very well made. The relationship with Sweden is very special to us though, but you probably know by now why we have to make thrashing jokes about them all the time....
@@user-B_8 Right, and here is a typical example: The Swede, the Dane and the Norwegian stood on the roof terrace of the Norwegian with a glass of soda each in his hand. But of course the peace had to be interrupted by the fact that they should definitely compete for who was the best in something. And this time it was… Who can pee the longest (again!) The Swede tried first, and the beam reached the roadside below. The Dane followed, and he impressed by almost reaching the lawn on the other side of the road. The Norwegian, on the other hand, went in and fetched a glass jar, peed in it, and filled out a pre-franked parcel ticket to Australia....
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel Nice places that tourists generally don't visit although they really deserve a visit in Norway. Something outside the mainstream touristic route.
@@AnnaGoldmanTravel Fjords. If you asked an average tourist what you can do in Norway, the first thing he would probably say would be "visiting fiords on a cruise". I've never been there but I'd like to visit the whole Scandinavian area if hopefully in the future I'll be able to do it.
The best way to make a Norwegian or Swede happy just say, “I am learning your language.” I am actually learning Swedish. I was learning Norwegian but things were getting too confusing. I know, they are different languages but have a lot of similarities.
If you know Swedish, you will understand Norwegian aswell, as they are more like dialect differences than actually languages like French and German, for instant. I am a Norwegian, and there are accents and dialects in Norway that I have a harder time to understand as a native Norwegian than I have ever had understanding Swedish or Danish.
@@bobmalibaliyahmarley1551 Yes that’s what I heard about the Norwegian dialects. Well, Swedish might be easier than what I thought. I am Canadian so, I grew up learning English and some French certain words are the same in Swedish for example, coffee “Kaffe “ “cafe” pronounced the same and have be learning Russian off and on since 17 years old like, “the orange “ apelsinen. It’s the same in Russian or rice ris.
Here in the UK, I did scuba diving in Stoney Cove on December with water temperature in the surface around 6 degree Celsius. We share the place with people swimming there. Is not exclusive Scandinavian/Norwegian thing. (I am not British)
Have you ever been to Svalbard or Hammerfest ? Your statement about Scandinavians opening up after a few drinks is a little accurate in my experiences. Do people ever shout Alt for Norge?
I don't think you will ever hear that. That slogan or motto if you like, is the one King Haakon VII chose when he was offerered the norwegian throne in 1905. His descendants have chosen the same slogan. It basically means they are giving their whole life to serve the kingdom. I guess you watched the series with the same name, but no it's not something people will say...or shout :)
@@peacefulminimalist2028 Oddly enough no... I have never seen the series but years ago... I met someone from Kristiansand NO while I was in Kristianstad Sweden ( not a joke, ) and I messaged him saying alt for Norge to which he seemed elated so was not sure if it was a saying or a motto but thanks for the info, and merry Christmas.
Does everyone wear Norwegian flags? 🤭 I understand it can look like that. Many Norwegian clothing brands use the flag or the colors in the logo or other symbols on their clothes, and there is nothing like Norwegian clothes in Norwegian wintertime 😶🌫️ Otherwise, it looks like we have to work a bit with the signals we give. They obviously create a lot of misunderstandings 🤭
Interesting views, this week, Norways BNP was bigger than Swedens BNP (Economy), so Norway is not the capital of Sweden, we are the Vikings, and Champion of Scandinavia. Eat that, Sweden. ;-) Wink!
1. We do not define ourselves of not being Swedish. And no we don't go around with clothes with Norwegian flags on them for any specific reason, the brands just have the flag on it sometimes. 2. We never establish that we are not swedish, it's not something we have to establish, we already know who or what we are. For Scandinavians or Nordic countries, we're Norwegian, for Europeans we're still Norwegian, for the rest of the world We are still Norwegian. West or east coast? also wrong, there are people who live in the middle, the south and the north as well. Every city or town in Norway has their own dialect. 3. We are not shy we just respect people's privacy. There are also people who work other hours than 8 to 16. So that's not accurate either. Not every Norwegian is a hunter, not every Norwegian works in an office. 4. Constitution Day*. Proud of our Nature? Sure, Proud of the taxes? That depends, what type of tax? We didn't start expressing our nationalism from 1814, you will very rarely see Norway express their nationalism, just on Constitution Day. We're not like Americans who express it all the time. 5. No we do not pity other people from other countries. Urban culture is on the rise in Norway, specially in the bigger cities. And suspicious of foreign urban culture? Nah. Sitting and relaxing and "achieving nothing" is not a sin for any Norwegian. Achieving Nothing in your entire life, maybe, depends what the achievements are. But no one is going to look at a person in a restaurant or cafe and say "you're not achieving anything, you suck" 6. 6:56 funny that you talk about scandianvia but show the Nordic map and not the scandinavian map. And no we don't think that every foreign thinks Norway is the capital of Sweden. We assume that people aren't idiots and knows that they are two different countries. We don't compare ourselves to Sweden. Again, we're not shy.
This is a Norwegian joke about the Swedish people, But the Swedish people have as many jokes about Norwegians 🙂. Why are the Swedish people walking in the middle of the roads?? They are so afraid of the wild flowers 🤣
