What Norwegians Think About Spain & Spaniards 

As a Spaniard I'm glad Norwegians have such a positive opinion form us. Thank you Norway, you're a cool country.

ElRubiusOMG, the most famous spaniard youtuber, is half norwegian 🇪🇸🇳🇴

A mí me encanta el aceite de oliva de España 🤤

Really positive reactions! As a sidenote, siesta is not that common here, me as a spaniard never took it once, but it's really useful for some people because of the work shifts here in Spain, some people, my mom as an example, starts her working day at 8 AM, stops at 2 PM to rest and eat something for about 2/3 hours and works again from 4 PM to 9 PM, so the siesta is really helpful to gain that extra energy to deal with the rest of the day. Very nice video! Tons of love from Spain! We love your country too! 🇳🇴❤️🇪🇸

Me, an Spaniard watching this video: 🥰 Thank you Norwegians 💗

As a Spaniard who loves Norway and who has been there for quite a few times I can speak a little bit about some things mentioned in this video: -Being open, warm, caring and inclusive: yes, that is quite true, generally. We Spaniards are very social people and try to make everyone feel welcome. But I feel that Norwegians are a bit like this too! It's just that in Norway there's a culture of not bothering people that you don't know (normally no one would approach you or talk to you in the supermarket, for instance, unless it's strictly necessary). Norwegians respect a lot the private space of people, but that doesn't make them rude or so. But it's true that because of this we tend to get the impression that they are "not so open" (although it's true that it's quite hard to feel that you really are friends with a Norwegian, I mean, feel that you really really know that person very well and can spend time with them). On the other hand, I feel that in Spain there's little to no respect for private space. Even now in the middle of a pandemic people still don't keep distance. Also, very loud people in many places here in Spain. That is something that actually bothers me. So... both parts have pros and cons, of course. -Being lazy: actually of all the countries where I've been, I've seen that Spain is the most hardworking of them. BUT, there's a big "but" to it: we are not productive at all. At the same time, there's no class consciousness in Spain: everyone thinks they are middle class, even if they struggle to make ends meet. I mean, the typical Spanish view on this is: I'm not rich. I'm not a vagabond either. Then, I'm middle class. The big problem with this is that Spaniards tend not to fight for their rights (as opposed to the French, for example, I admire them for this), most of the population complains at home about how tough working conditions are (most of them, quite precarious) or how bad the politicians are, but nobody takes the streets! So... our former king robbed millions of euros and nothing happens. Political parties steal millions of euros from us and nothing happens. Working conditions are close to slavery across the country but nothing happens. The problem with that is that WE let that happen. This wouldn't happen in France, or Denmark. And on top of that, we've killed our industry in favor of touristic "industry": our economy is based on being the bar for the rest of Europeans. Now that there's much less tourism due to COVID-19, we see that problem being quite increased. So here we are, a huge population of well prepared young people knowing several languages, having a Degree and Master's Degree, struggling to get a job, even if it's in McDonald's. There are a lot of structural problems in Spain, but we have to admit that we, ourselves, are to blame for that.

I wonder how many interviews/topics he actually brought up with the same group of persons. LOL

As a spaniard it's good to see that their opinions of us are good :) I see norwegians as very polite, calm, inteligent and kind people.

I´m glad most of the norwegians have such a nice positive opinion about us ! You are always welcome to come here everytime you want to. I agree with everything they said except that we are lazy. I believe that we are really hardworking and that we really work with each other in order to get the best impressions and results we have on our hands! Anyways, keep doing these amazing videos and thank you for your wonderful work

I dont blame them, they have a mediterranean view on Spanish people. Its normal as its the place where they go, the touristic side of the country. However, most of the North (Basque Country, Galicia, Cantabria, Asturias) which has 12 million people (more than twice the population of Norway) is in no way warm, loud or laid-back haha. Also, they dont do siesta in spain. Thats a common stereotype; lunch is at 2-3pm which is as big as Norwegian dinner thats why everything is closed, not because they are sleeping.

Tusen takk for denne videoen! Your videos are really helpful for practicing listening!

I always find funny that people from outside Spain only think about summer and beaches when in Spain we have, forexample, much higher mountains than in Norway and several ski resorts, snow and temperatures that can reach -15 ....even -20 one day with thermic feeling of -30...

Thanks for your kind words to our country 🇪🇸

Muchísimas gracias! He estado esperando este vídeo con muchas ganas 🥰

I appreciate all the work you’ve been putting out! Thank you so much for helping all of us try to speak better Norwegian, you’re good at what you do! 👏🏻

I’d just like to say thank you for making these videos. Not only do I get to learn Norwegian, I also get to learn more about Norway and Europe in general. Tusen takk 😊

Fun video! As an American who lived in Spain for a short while, I really enjoyed getting a glimpse of the Norwegian perspective :)

Aww as a Spaniard I feel so happy that you guys have such a positive overview of us. I would defenetely love to travel to Norway at some point, when this Covid situation gets better. I would really like to experience the wonderfulness and greatness of your country and get to know it. Lots of Love from Scotland xx. Thanks for the channel and the video!!

Love to norwegians from spain :)

I’m so excited, I subscribed yesterday and today I get to see a what norwegians think about my country. Btw, your videos makes me so happy and really help me to learn the language.

"people walking around with injuries" ???? What does that mean? We have one of the best health systems in the world, I don't know what you're talking about. Having siesta is a false stereotype about spaniards. Come on! We work more hours in the week than a german overall! Some workers have split work time because of the weather at summer, small shops open from 10h to 14h and then from 17h to 21h in the evenings. We have a wrong time zone since 1944, that's why everything is shifted 2 hours. In the atlantic coast the sun sets at 21:40 in the solstice! On the other side, it's true that we speak louder than our neighbours. I don't know if that's a Mediterranean thing, greeks are also loud.

Thank you Norway for your very kind words about my country and it's people, thanks.

Imfrom spain but my father side came from scandinavia love these two countries

I think you need to know Spain more. Spain is ....simple.....wonderful

I came to the point when I mostly just read the Bokmål subtitles and know what they are talking about. Jeg elsker å lære norsk med deg! Tusen takk frå England! 🇬🇧🇳🇴

Trondheim is beautiful! Your content is amazing💕

Your channel improves with every post.

People walking around with injuries? With free hospitals everywhere, how strange.we have siesta in the afternoon, so that we can go and party all nigth, love norway

Many thanks. Greetings from Spain 🇪🇦👍🍷

Love these videos!

We love spain, is our mother patria..,

YEESSS. Makes me so happy to hear such good opinions from my country and my people. Vi elsker dere og Norge, her i Spania. Dere er alltid helt velkommen her !!! PD: Fiskene deres er beste

Thanks for the video!

norwegians are so humble!!

How cool those Norwegians, love from Spain.

Una cosa que me sorprendio de Noruega fue que muchos de los noruegos saben hablar español y son gente encantadora, sonríen mucho y son muy simpáticos, no como en otros países del norte de Europa. Noruega es de los pocos países que no me importaría vivir de los países que he visitado por todo lo que abarca el país: es un país rico, su gente, sus monumentos, su naturaleza, concienciado con el medio ambiente ... 😍

Hei, loved the video. Could you do a me on traditional and modern Norwegian music? Takk

Great video, I would like to see if there is any difference in their opinion between Spain and Portugal, could you do Portugal next

Love your videos

I'm spaniard. It's funny when people of the world talk about "siesta". Honestly, I don't do it, and I don't know people that do "siesta" XD!

I LOVE SPAIN, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.

As a Mexican American with Spanish DNA and Norwegian DNA I guess my ancestors Spanish and Norwegian really had a good relationship. 😂

I lived in Spain and most of the impressions were quite accurate. P. S. I would love to visit Norway some day, one of the favorite countries of mine. Never heard the language, thought about learning it some day and then the AD of Pimsleur was so on point! I mean, that's the real marketing going on :D

Han fra Ålesund var veldig kjekk 🥰 og hadde mange gode meninger!

As a Spaniard, I've always thought Norwegians are the most beautiful from Europe ♥ Such an awesome, kind, nice and gorgeous people ♥ Just like a veeeeeeery tall angels ♥♥ PS: We recognise our high volume every time we go to other country hahahahaha PS1: The reason why some people sleeps "siesta" is because we have very hot weather (?) so during 15h-18 h in spring and summer is impossible to go anywhere, especially in Andalucía ♥. But also, because some people has a very hard job schedule, so they need to rest a little bit.

Your videos are always interesting and useful to learn Norwegian. As a Japanese, would be happy if Japan&Japansk could be featured someday.

Damn it they're quite nice. Even though Spanish and Norwegian are radically different, this made me eager to learn Norwegian, it's got a fair amount of words in common with English, to my surprise.

I would love one about The Netherlands :) these videos are amazing 😁

We Spanish don't take a siesta everyday at all. In weekdays we work and study just like everyone does anywhere in Europe. It's more of a weekend habit that in fact is not as popular as you might think. There are many people who don't enjoy taking a siesta or simply they just cannot fall asleep by that time of the day (between 15 and 17 generally)

It’s sad how everyone thinks we are lazy when we actually aren’t.. also the siesta is something not everyone does.

I would be interested what Norwegians think of Scotland!

Thanks norwey, great country and great people

So cool reactions and beautiful people!🇧🇻❤ (We all are not that loud, btw).😅 Much love from 🇪🇸🌹😘

you all make me feel so proud 😫👍

Cool Norwegians people from I wanna visit Scandinavian country beautiful nature greetings from Madrid .

So nice! 🥰

I want to learn this such beautiful language!!!! from Spain. :D

i was trondhein twice and i loved it.

I don't remember if you made a video about Italians and italy

I really like the tunned girl from Trondheim. She is so cute :)

El 18 de diciembre voy a trabajar a Noruega a haugesund, ya avía ido otras veces precioso lugar y la gente muy amable 🇪🇸🇳🇴

Se que esperabas mi mensaje ...por leer algo en español 😂😂no se lo que dicen ,pero somos flipantes. Saludos desde Valencia España 😘

Españoles lucharon por noruega en la 2 guerra mundial en narvik con uniforme francés ,creo que muchoscde ellos están enterrados en el cementerio de narvik ,

6:13 she caught me. I'm on a never-ending vacation in Spain since I was born XD

Hi 👋,, hope you are fine and These videos are awesome👌🙏,, but please if you can make the transcription bigger in the coming vedios, it will be much help for me , , tusen takk og lykke til 🥰🍀🌸🍬

Kan du lage video om Sveits? Bor der, morsomt å se hva de sier

I believe most of us Spaniards feel the same way about Norwegians. I never heard anything negative from fellow Spaniards. I’m Galician Spanish and there are many different types of Spanish so I can only speak for Galicians.

Could you do an interview about what Norwegians think about France? :D

Maybe you should make video about what norwegian think about Poland

Norwegians look very polite. I am surprised that there are so many norwegian dialects.

Please do one about what they think about Australians

What Norwegians think about France next please :D

Can I ask you when you recorded this video?

Thanks!!!❤👍🇧🇻🤝🇪🇦

Okay but actually, I recently started Norwegian, and i feel like I have an advantage because I have a Scottish accent and everyone seems to sound a lil scottish

as Spaniard I didn't quite understand what the dark-skinned girl said about "different health rules and people walking with injuries". Anyone can explain?

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When I went to spain the hardest thing was to find someone that speaked english and people in the sevilla were extremely arrogant,but the rest of the people in Barcelona and other citys were really nice and festive,besides the food was great!I think that people in Portugal were nicer but spain is still a country I would love to return to for holidays 😀

Next video should be about what Norwegians think about Puerto Rico and Puertoricans

What you make a video asking what Norwegians think about Greeks ?

No tengo ni puta idea de lo que hablan pero les dire solo, España Loveeeeeee, os esperamos

Cool video, Norwegian bros

Love my Norweigan bros!!

Siesta sleeping in the middle of the day.

Well, regarding time, I know Spaniards are famous for always being a bit late. Which is at the same time true and false. It is true when in comes to friends meetings. For whatever reason, whenever my friends and I arrange to meet at 6 p.m, we always end up meeting at 6:15 pm. Don't ask me why, but that's real here. However, when it comes to school, work, office, or any oficial or profesional meeting (basically, any meeting that's not your family and friends) we are puntual as a clock. Like, many teachers won't let you even enter the classroom if you are more than 5 minutes late, and if you commonly arrive 5 minutes late, they will probably tell you to stop doing that and start arriving on time, or threaten to call your parents (or they will directly call your parents, like, it's not normal to always be late in class, unless your previous subject was Physical Education or somehting). The same goes for profesional stuff. If you're not at your workplace on time you'll probably get fired sooner or later. I mention this one because is one of the setereotypes that is kind of true, but not how some people think it is. Again, when arraging meeting with family, friends, etc, we are almost always late (I try not to be, and I hate people who take half an hour to actually attend the meeting, but I'm almost always 5-10 mintues after the schduled hour, though I get just at the same time everyone lese does lol), but this does not apply in any way or form to profsional, or official things, such as job, school, hospital, or things like that. In my opinion, the most obvious difference is that we are way louder than people from Norway. That's the first thing that comes to mind. Of course, not everyone is the same, but as a group, we are loud, there's no way to deny that, at least compared to most Northern Europeans.

I'm glad that they didnt say they think we like to spend time killing bulls... xD

Norweigians are very kind and tactful!

Please ask about what they think about Latin-America and Latinamericans!😁

I have a question, in Trondheim do you speak Bokmål or Nynorsk? Or there do you have your own dialect? Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷🇧🇻

Elsker ho som sier at vi går rundt med skader hele tiden 😂 vi bor ikke i krigen 🤷🏼‍♂️

Finn filippinere som er i trondheim, spør dem om hva de tenker om norske folk.. Veldig interessant for meg fordi jeg er norsk, men har bodd på mactan, cebu i filippinene i over 7 år...

What Norwegians Think About Indonesia & Indonesians? 🤗❤🇮🇩🇳🇴 Love so much ❤ your videos anyway 🤗

I don’t know of any Spaniards taking siestas... that is an old story. Babies and old people might take a siesta but the rest no way. Stores and some jobs close from like 2 pm to 5 pm because the same workers that worked the day shift have to go home and cook for the family, then back to work until 9 or 10 pm.

5:15 Siesta??? 🤣 I'm a Spaniard and never had or seen anyone having a "siesta" unless after a long tiring morning and only in Summer holidays. And even in that circumstance, almost never (me never). 8:33 By the way, I do never talk loud, I'm not lazy, I'm extremely responsible and I'm always punctual. 😉 10:06 Those "Casanovas" with full open shirts, if there are any, they can *ONLY* be gypsies. 🤣 I've worked a lot with Norwegians by the way and have been to Norway several times and actually have several Norwegian friends. I like Norway and Norwegians too. 😉

What do people think of the Netherlands and Dutch people?😉🇳🇱 would really like to know that!

Maridalen?

¿Es posible tener subtítulos en español? A los españoles también nos gustaría enterarnos de lo que dicen. Muchas gracias :)

What ¡ think about mexican compadre.., 😕

What do Norwegians think about Czechs?

Det ville vært gøy at se om du lager en video om vad nordmennene syns om hjemlandet mitt, Ungarn og ungrere. xD