American Reacts to How Powerful is Norway?

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/ @ryanandtyler
Honestly if you were to ask the average American "How Powerful Is Norway?" they would have no idea how to answer that, myself included! Americans really have no concept or idea of what the Norwegian culture or economics look like, so today I am here to fix that. I am very interested to learn and react to how Norway compares to the United States in many different regards, and to see how Norway operates in Europe. If you enjoy my reaction feel free to leave a like, comment, or subscribe for more videos like this!

[@Henoik]

KZbinr: "something something Norway" Any Norwegian ever: "allow me to present myself"

[@lillia5333]

Lol that's so true!

[@PetterVessel]

Haha. True!😄

[@ladythalia227]

🎯

[@OriginalPuro]

@@ladythalia227 Yes, you guys suffer from inferiority complex, so the second someone talks about you, you guy haywire.

[@carl-henrikkristoffersen2313]

Norwegians just LOVE watching KZbin videos about Norway. Trust me, I'm Norwegian.

[@NorwegianNationalist1]

You should do more videos about Norway, us being a small nation means we love hearing the opinion of others when it comes to us. Norwegians will always click such videos, easy way to get some views for your channel :) The same is probably true for other similar countries. Cool video man

[@sssd3461]

As a german I can tell you that norway is very admired here

[@peachyjoon6673]

@@sssd3461 as a norwegian, thats very intersting to hear

[@deadfire646]

@@peachyjoon6673 same

[@sssd3461]

@@peachyjoon6673 Norway and other scandinavian countries are often a role model or example for how it could be here if things work better

[@daCATgraphics]

Ja :)

[@slebetman]

A seed vault is a species bank. If any species get wiped out by disaster or disease (for example like the original commercial banana that is now basically extinct causing us to now grow the current variety of banana) we can restart entire type of crop from seeds in the seed vault. US has a seed vault in Colorado, my country Malaysia has one, in fact a lot of developed countries have one. The special thing about the Norwegian Svalbard seed vault is that it aims to be the seed vault for the entire planet saving seeds for all kinds of crops from every part of the world.

[@mathish100]

..And DNA from humans and animals

[@oskarstattin9533]

This guy is such a good learner. When he does not understand something, he is not afraid to look it up. He also draws connections really well, like the connection he drew between russias invasion and norways economy after just learning about Norways oil industry.

[@Henoik]

I really love to see you learn new things. Things that to me, as a Norwegian, is obvious, such as which countries Russia borders. I'm used to a lot of people on KZbin just being ignorant or straight up arrogant, but your curiosity and interest in learning new things is truly inspirational. Keep it up, man, you're earned a sub. As for the migration issue, we have a lot of immigrants from Sweden, where people are seeking better opportunities, but that's not considered an "issue" as we have shared culture, history, and can communicate relatively well speaking our mother tongues. The "issue" has arisen with the increased migration from Middle Eastern and Northern African countries.

[@chrisreinert9981]

I know I come from a disadvantaged family, Norwegian father and American mother, but I am constantly amazed how little Americans know about the world outside the US.

[@jimjim8645]

Chris if your father is Norwegian and your mother is American i would say you come from an over-advantaged family...

[@imthewatchman]

@@jimjim8645 depends on how far back, if we are talking Ørken sur family i would say disadvantaged.

[@fahansen187]

jeah man i mean he didnt know what the EU is... wtf?

[@Tubeson2]

Yes that amazes me to, showing an american a map, and they are far of in anything that has to do with geografi, wondwr why ?

[@kentjohnsen7688]

@@Tubeson2 They probaby dont learn much about other countries so they wont know how bad they have it in the US. its become a 3rd world country with an overgrown military

[@AlexGarcia-co1ec]

As a Norwegian living permanently abroad, I enjoyed this video. And props for stopping and looking up things you didn't understand, or knew about. That's how we learn, and how we expand our brains. I'll watch any video you do about Norway, keep it up!

[@norXmal]

There are no issues of not knowing, as long as you are willing to learn, as you are now. 8:15 Both referendums it ended with almost 50%/50% voting Yes or No. We're not part of EU, but we are part of NATO, which ensures our safety against Russia and we contribute to NATO as much as we can, we offer weapon systems, soldiers, funds, training and we host most of the winter military exercises for all allied NATO members. Yeah, the U.S Trillion+ military budget is well known around the world, if anything of U.S were to collapse, it wouldn't be an invading country, but rather a civil conflict in U.S or implosion of its infrastructure, hopefully it will never come to that. I wouldn't mind seeing a fraction of that military budget being spent on more accessible healthcare or insurance, with or without a job, that's just my personal take, I know it can be quite controversial topic for some. Yes, there is mandatory conscription, but the vetting method of that conscription is very strict and have had quite a lot of requirements to be approved, a lot of Norwegians don't serve their conscription, me included as I have scoliosis, they didn't want me. Most of our Migrants come from other places of Europe, Africa and middle-east(specifically those that were invaded by U.S, Russia or any tyrannical regimes) The Seed vault is an emergency vault for when the world has lost most or all plant life species, ended by human war, natural catastrophe or any other external factors that affect the planet.

[@justarandomguy3969]

Jens stoltenberg is the secretary general in NATO, so we have the highest rank in NATO

[@Viper87th]

The referendum on Norway's accession to the European Union took place on Monday 28 November 1994. 52.2% voted against Norwegian accession, while 47.8% voted for... thank GOD , we are not in EU

[@m4rt_]

Actually, we are in the EØS (EEA) which means we get some of the benefits of being in the EU, but according to the agreement, EU law trumps Norwegian law, and we have no voting rights over those EU laws. So that agreement being signed even after the majority voted no to joining the EU on several occasions, may not be entirely legal.

[@RoyAllanThomassen]

@@m4rt_ acctually norway are part of eu gro harlem made us member in 94 against our will...do nott belive the propaganda they tell us

[@TheAccidentalViking]

Thanks for your honest and open reaction. A certain level of knowledge is needed to even start discussing the videos here. Knowing what the European Union (EU) is would have been a good start. Knowing what the European Economic Area (EEA) and EFTA (EØS) is would be good. Schengen would also be a good term to know. The oil economy is nationalised. Any country could do this, but some countries choose/chose to put it in private hands. Norway hired a philosopher when they struck oil. Not an economist. They had American companies come in and help at first, but the American companies thought they'd just be buying the rights to the fields and make billions off the naive country folks. Norway shook their hands and said, 'bye now.' and nationalised the oil industry and made bank for the benefit of the entire country. Where the US pays billions in subsidies to their private oil companies, Norway's oil fund allows them to offer their citizens and residents (like me) opportunities we wouldn't have anywhere else as well as a social safety net to ensure housing, education, medical care and food to the most vulnerable. It also funds projects that help other countries. As far as Military National Service, there are enough folks who sign up, so they don't need to send out 'request of service' letters anymore. The Svalbard seed vault has already had its first use. It's had to supply genetic material for crops in Morocco and Lebanon as well as seeds to Syria. In 2017, Syria was able to rebank the seeds they required as a withdrawal after their civil war destroyed so much. (from a long-time resident of Norway, sometime science-writer and healthcare worker and mom.)

[@Jo-Heike]

It's not entirely truthful to to say any country could choose to nationalize their oil sector, a lot of countries did not get that choice due to outside meddling, for example form America. Or due to terms from the world bank, or other international finance institutions (terms to receive aid, and loans). In other cases private oil companies took over the oil rich country, and controlled its government and military (Shell in Nigeria is a good example). Norway was extremely lucky to not be in a situation where any of that could happen, and with having experience dealing with companies trying to control our hydroelectric dams.

[@TheAccidentalViking]

@@Jo-Heike The US companies that consulted fully expected to have some ownership in the fields and Norway tossed them. Sure, some countries lacked infrastructure and Shell oil came in and robbed them and relied on corruption. Even the state run oil company in Venezuela was abused by corruption. Its the US that subsidises its oil industry to a ridiculous amount of money and continues to allow it to abuse safety protocols and put the environment and employees lives at risk. My ex-husband worked around the world and the only place he felt truly at risk was flying by helicopter in the Gulf of Mexico. FYI, he had also been on the Deepwater Horizon before it blew up. I can't say more than that because of lawyers.

[@TheAccidentalViking]

@@Jo-Heike and honestly, that comment about 'any country ' really relates to how the oil industry in the US has been corrupted instead of used for the most good. I think Alaska is the only state that has used it's resources for the good of the state's public.

[@Jo-Heike]

@@TheAccidentalViking Okay, that is a good point I think.

[@oh515]

Thank you for learning about Norway. This video was a short presentation and focused on some older issues about refugees. Right now, we struggle with many other problems like most of the world. There is one other important aspect I want to mention. Our border with Russia isn't only the short one on the land but also in the Barents sea in the north. Correction: I was just checking your channel and it looks like you already are updated 😊

[@More_Row]

"older issues" about refugees.

[@grykarlsen5054]

So..6 years later Nato’s Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg ( since 2014) and Norwegian. 😊

[@jeschinstad]

Norway is the closest ally that the USA has. We have been the eyes and ears for the Americans, particularly watching for Russian submarines and nuclear missile launches. For that reason, Norway was the only country outside of the USA to have access to the ARPANet (now the Internet) and the TCP protocol used for the WWW and other things, was developed here. This deep collaboration between USA and Norway hasn't been very well known until recently, considering Norway is a very small country right next to Russia. No reason to provoke an attack unnecessarily, considering we're a founding nation of NATO. So many of the Norwegian military inventions are officially labeled as American to this date.

[@Ludovicus1769]

That’s not true. I’m from Denmark, and although I’d love to claim the title as Americas most valuable ally, I simply can’t do that in good faith. I can however say that Denmark was perhaps one of the nations who spied on the USSR the most throughout the Cold War on Americas behalf. This is mainly thanks to the island of Bornholm. And even after the Cold War ended Denmark has still been very helpful to the US, while still making its own independent decisions. In other words we are not the most important allies of the US, but we’re definitely at least as much their eyes and ears as you are.

[@mortensimonsen1645]

@@Ludovicus1769 Norwegian guy here. I would say the UK is the closest ally to the US here in Europe.

[@Ludovicus1769]

@@mortensimonsen1645 Why?

[@jeschinstad]

@@Ludovicus1769: Norway is the only country on Earth that has ever had direct access to American defense systems. That should tell you something about the relationship between US and Norway. I'm not saying it because I'm Norwegian, but because it's true.

[@Ludovicus1769]

@@jeschinstad And a Danish man has been the only man who was the captain of a US space vessel without being a US citizen. Also I haven’t heard of the defence system thing, so I’d like to see the article or wherever you got that information from.

[@thehobbit5931]

Being dutch i'm far from being an expert on Norway or it's people. But it is truely an amazing place. From being vikings that shaped europe in the middleages they have grown to sophisticated people with a high regard to nature, women, and community. It's one of the most beautifull places in the world. Alltough i got to see but a very small part of it. The people i've spoken to are calm, friendly and intelligent. Their viking heiritage left them with an exeptional genepool making them in general beautifull, healthy, strong and fit. That last part may also come from an outdoor lifestyle in summer wenn a lot of norwegian people take to sailing and hiking in the woods and mountains. Overall a great place and even greater people.

[@talafim]

I just returned from my two weeks vacation in Norway, I think I’m in love 🥰

[@pernille1914]

Nice reaction! I like the way you stop during the video to fine out more about what he is talking about. You seem like a kind and genuin man, open to learn more about the world😊

[@MessyMeep]

A lot of migrants to Norway come from eastern Europe these days. We also have a large refugee population from the wars in the middle-east.

[@jonathangoll2918]

I've always heard that the Norwegian Army is pretty tough. Many of the UK's Royal Marines are specialists in Arctic warfare, and they train in Norway. I wouldn't cross them either!

[@olveaustlid4383]

That is true. Norway, as one of the founding NATO members, and the only one with a border to Russia (I exclude the Bering strait here due to its sheer remoteness), always have large joint training operations with the other members. It is also quite practical, because in close proximity to open sea (and thus transport), you have access to a varied range of arctic terrain types. Great for practice. Also, Norwegians enjoy outdoor activities year around, and quite many are proficient in cold weather situations. As you said, UK Royal Marines (and US marines also) are definitely tough. But when the "enemy" is snow, wind and ice, it takes practice to be able to not only survive it, but be an efficient soldier also.

[@goldeneagle256]

Norwegian army overall aren't much to write about, but the Norwegian special forces are in many situations one of the best in the world, and can easily be way better then the more famous us special forces

[@SIeipner]

Norway could never be a powerful nation with only 5 million people. Being a rich country with a small population. Norway has focused on technology and training special forces instead, something Norway can excel at. when having a small population. So because of this, big focus on tech and training, Norway is know to have one of the worlds best (if not the best) special forces.

[@heuhen]

@@SIeipner even during the Cold War, when the Norwegian Army was up to 350.000++ soldiers, they army always said they would only last 24-48 hour against Soviet, until they get NATO reinforcement. At that time period US Marines had stored in bunkers outside Trondheim, equipment for 300.000-500.000 soldiers, where the strategy was that the first batch of US Marines was to be in Norway within 24 hours. Fun fact about the Norwegian army, is that by law, they can call inn 1/4 of the population, without needing to ask government. So long a set of circumstances are set.

[@blah914]

Norway also trains US SEALS and Rangers.

[@jrgenrudolphlaker6940]

Hi, Tyler. I'm a Norwegian myself living in a small town in the southern part (where most Norwegians live). When I went to college, we had an exchange class from Texas. This was in June. Those two things they were most amazed about was how light it was all 24 hours. (in Norwegian we have an own word for 24 hours: "døgn"). But in the wintertime it's dark most of the time. The difference between summer and winter is huge. From +25 degrees celcius to -25 degrees. Norway is as far north as Alaska, but because of the Golf Stream we have nice summers and not too cold winters. The other thing the students were amazed about was the water. Directly from the sink we have the best water ever! Much better than any bottled water you find in the shops.The nature here is also amazing. Look at images from the fjords in the western part and images from Lofoten in the northern part. There you might also see the Aurora Borealis (Northern Light - directly translated). About all Norwegians speak English quite well, but we have our own language of course. It is quite similar to Swedish and Danish.

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

No you don’t. You do not have your own word for 24 hours. We have it in our dictionary in Denmark. 😅

[@larsyvindgrindrud8341]

The main town of Svalbard Lomgyearbyen is closer to the North Pole than any other place with more than 1000 inhabitants. Longyearbyen airport is the northernmost airport with a regular air service. There are two Russian towns one Svalbard Barentsburg that is an active mining town and Pyramiden that was abandoned in 1998 but remains as a spooky ghost town. To visit Barentsburg and Pyramiden is like time travel to Soviet times. The oil fund is still the world's largest and controls 1.5 percent of the stocks in the world. The value of the oio fund is three times higher than the deposits.

[@Hannu_H]

Respect to your honesty! You don't pretend to things you don't know and say honestly "I have to Google it!".

[@adelinaacero]

Indeed a very sweet deal as non member of Eu yet benefiting a lot from , as you’ve said earlier on this video, it’s like getting rhe best of both worlds. I felt very privileged and grateful living and working in Norway, which is definitely the best country to live🙏😍💖💖💖

[@m4rt_]

Actually through EØS we get some of the benefits of being an EU member without being an EU member, but because of it EU law trumps Norwegian law, and we have no voting rights over the EU laws. So it's actually not that great.

[@alportal580]

It's cute watching you hear for the first time about things that are basically common knowledge everywhere but in the US - like a child discovering the world. Good job!

[@janneteresegausel70943]

At least he is educating him self, its not his fault that the american school system does not teach the students enough about europe😜

[@Wonkabonka]

as a norwegis i quite like your voice and how you speak about things. you seem very honest and insightful. keep it up!

[@zyrphath]

@14:26 yeah, exactly - doomsday vault. In the case of extreme natural disasters, nuclear war, etc. that could potentially lay waste to entire ecosystems across nations or even continents, the seed vault is equipped to restore the most important components of those ecosystems in an attempt to restore the "biosphere" of those areas ... or at least make them capable of producing foodstuffs for humans and livestock again (if at all) sooner than nature's own course would have it go.

[@seppotaalasmaa5112]

And NO we dont migrate from Finland to Norway xD Scandinavian countries (Finland is a Nordic country but is often considered as an scandinavian country) have a policy to take refugees mainly from middle-eastern and sub saharan countries that have wars going on or so. We give them free education, healthcare, social security, housing and all the benefits that people need to thrive and prosper in a modern world. Yeah..we pay high taxes for this policy, but it is well worth it because of the low crimerate, happiness and security which give us liberties like letting our children go to school by them selves and letting our babies sleep in a pram in the middle of our capitals without a worry in the world.

[@FadeStrategy]

Meanwhile most migrants don't integrate into society, get jobs, learn the native language of the country. its a shit deal

[@evahelen3511]

So fun video about my Norway . I think you will be suprised to learn more about us norwegien people and Norway. Looking forward to next video.

[@mtbboy1993]

It makes sense to store seeds safely, as then if crops are ruined you don't lose it, you can plant new. and in case of war you have food, so food banks are a good idea.

[@Viper87th]

Who migrates to Norway? Image result for immigrants to Norway The most numerous groups of immigrants come from Poland, Lithuania, Somalia, Sweden, Pakistan and Iraq. From 1 January 2008, Poles have made up by far the largest immigrant group. On 1 January 2021, there were 117,331 Polish immigrants and children of Polish immigrants in Norway, which makes up 11.79% of the immigrant population. Some immigrants come from countries where the population consists of several ethnic groups. For example, there are both Kurds and ethnic Turks from Turkey, both Slavs and Albanians from North Macedonia, both Arabs and Berbers from Morocco and Algeria, both Jews and Palestinians from Israel, and both Sinhalese and Tamils ​​from Sri Lanka. Iranian immigrants consist of many different ethnic groups, such as Persians, Kurds, Lori, Arabs and Azeris..3 The largest immigrant groups 3.1 Poles 3.2 Swedes 3.3 Somalis 3.4 Pakistanis 3.5 Iraqis 3.6 Vietnamese 3.7 Bosnians 3.8 Turks 3.9 Iranians 3.10 Filipinos 3.11 Russians 3.12 Kosovars, Albanians

[@Pan76Gaming]

There are American troops here training in Norway all the time. Learning to fight in Arctic surroundings. The Norwegian army isn't the biggest, but they are bad ass. I remember a few years ago, American soldiers came here to train and the Norwegian soldiers were laughing so hard cause they were freezing their ass off. But we have the operation cold response where we train together. There are lots of videos of cold response or U.S Marines training in Norway.

[@casualcookin3893]

Just because they freeze at those temps that doesent mean they are not badass,if those same Norway army guys go to Africa for example they might pass out from being too hot or even get a heart attack as there will be like 50 degrees C of a difference between the two places

[@arshadshakil3389]

@@casualcookin3893 Exactly. There are different forms of warfare and the norwegian army still needs USA's help and protection overall.

[@nn-db4fw]

@@casualcookin3893 Our Home Guard beats the living daylight out of your elite soldiers all the time here, whether it's winter or summer. The US soldier's have massive respect for Norwegian soldiers, even if they're "only" old soldier from the Home Guards.

[@casualcookin3893]

@@nn-db4fw Im not from the US neither from Norway IDGAF about both parties,also stop talking like ur the badass kicking ass in extreme conditions ur prolly a total whimp Imagine bragging that ur soldiers are way better than others because they are used to cold weather lol,well guess what most world conflicts are located in warm climate countries i dont think many Norway soldiers are there tho

[@JasM3dia]

@@casualcookin3893 We're many places exposed to over 30 degrees during the summer and many of us go south to warmer places every summer for vacation, like Spain, Cyprus and many other places..You're right that it could happen to a few, but I'd say many would be a little prepared for heat as well.

[@sxxon751]

My favorite facts about Norway is that get 100% of their elecetricity from hydro, and their sovreign wealth fund owns 5% of the world stock market or something like that. This gives them a lot of say in how companies around the world should be run.

[@franks.hansen6788]

You should get your facts straight. Under 92,5% of the electricity produced inside of Norway is from hydro-turbines The Sovereign Wealth Fund control, on average, only 1,3% of the World`s stock market.

[@motorolje1903]

Yes, our official oil company (equinor) or fuel company is booming right now, Around 57% of it is owned by the government. However our gas prices are the highest in both Europe and all of the US states which is infuriating the whole population here, same as with electricity.

[@tedbhoy1]

am a Scotsman been in Norway 31 years now , there was no better country to live in , unfortunately some nefarious organisations have set their eyes on us and our Resources

[@MissCaraMint]

I blame the Swedish.

[@daniel71626]

Im norwegian, but still find these vieos quite educational... even though i know a lot of it already.:) thanks for sharing

[@ulfholt6434]

He did not mention that education and medical services are for free! You can even attend college and university without paying for anything but the books, though there are private schools where you have to pay. This kind of welfare is paid by higher taxes, which in average are 7 % higher than in USA. As a Norwegian, I also benefit from longer holidays, mandatory pension and knowing that if I get really sick, I can have a heart surgery without paying a dime.

[@irenemcwatt2088]

I remember well during the 60s and 70s, when meeting American tourists, who had been told that the Nordic countries were poor socialist states (Republican lies), and them now wondering where the poverty was, as they couldn’t quite pinpoint it - other than that Norwegian people ate a lot of fish! 😊😊. Well, fish is brain food, and that may well explain why this country has done so well in recent decades. The oil money is not owned by large corporations, it is state-owned, and thus benefits the entire infrastructure. I cringe when I hear Evangelical American Christian preachers speak about 'evil, socialist states.' Norway and Sweden got their wealth from being socialist countries. It is their form of socialism that took people out of the gnawing poverty that was there before the 2nd WW, and during it. Their wealth is also shared with other poorer countries.

[@vinde2117]

Tyler walker, you should take a look at The Norwegian King's Speech : Norway is one

[@crazyfliesdk]

Check out my country then - next to norway. Called Denmark. In school we learn about every country in the world, their military, social society, economics etc etc Seems like Americans are very narrow sighted when talking about what’s going on outside America.

[@kindermany]

Your open mind and interest to learn is very refreshing.

[@jorgenfischer]

As a norwegian: Regarding if energy-prices has helped Norway over-all? Its a BIG yes -> we are raking in the cash on a national level (meaning the government exports gas/oil/electricity). There are some painpoints regarding energy domestically, but all-in-all: we benefit. Regarding our oil-fund: It was a huge political debate/tug of war in the 50s and 60s to nationalize natural resources on Norwegian soil. Politics that would be stamped as communistic in nature today by most countries have served us well in this regard. Regarding EU as a defense cooperation: That is almost non existant, and most EU countries rely on their NATO membership for this (apart from a select few) Regarding migration: Most come from war-torn countries like Syria, Afghanistan etc. Its a part of our responsibility through the UN to accept a certain number of refugees. They arrive mostly by plane from refugee-camps. Regarding the seed-vault: The purpose is to have the genetic profiles and examples of most plants on earth for future needs (being pests or any reason why a species would cease to exist). You could then use these samples to start production on a greater scale for those samples needed. Lastly: I am LOVING your curious nature. If you ever want to learn more about norway or need questions answered: hit me up.

[@Luredreier]

15:12 Yes, it's meant to help in case of say a nuclear war. But also in other cases from astroid impacts, vulcanic eruptions, war, human disease, crop diseases etc...

[@beam3819]

I am Norwegian. Good job. Take your next vacation here. Summertime is very nice. I live in Kristiansand, southern city. And we have thousands of small islands and beaches.

[@Jonas_æ]

Regarding the draft- yes, if you're able bodied you are expected to serve one year of mandatory service. I had my year of service back in 2015, and despite me not wanting to initially I was given no choice in the matter. That said, as mentioned in the video I've heard they've loosened up about it and I've heard from others serving around that time that they were dismissed because of their lack of willingness. So really I think it came down to the attitude of the officer in charge of drafting, rather than official policy. Just to be clear, I did end up appreciating my time there as a whole in the end- but (and in danger of sounding very American about it lol) as a freedom loving individual, I do not support mandatory draft in principle.

[@johnnymartinjohansen]

Norway voted twice on joning EU or not, in 1972 and 1994, and the people said no both times. The main reason was to not lose control over oil and fish. Norway was one of NATO's founding nations, so we've been a member from the start. 3 of the 12 founding nations were Nordic (Norway, Denmark and Iceland).

[@jubmelahtes]

As a northern Norwegian i must honestly say that i don't worry about Russia that much, while they're in a war on the continent atm, that doesn't really affect our border in fact Russia have relocated most of their forces from the Kola peninsula so we're in a way "safer" now. "Fun"fact Norway is the only country Russia borders that they haven't been to war with or invaded... What we can do is supply Ukraine with funds, take in refugees, etc.

[@DiceDecides]

I appreciate how open you are about your lack of knowledge, many people pretend they know everything. I live in Norway, it's pretty great but you have to enjoy the cold which gets too much for me but hey... the rest of the world is not off-limits during winter.

[@L4kken]

To be frank, if you have to google to find out where Russia is on a map...

[@DiceDecides]

@@L4kken most Americans are clueless about geography, their budget is spent on military not educcation

[@L4kken]

@@DiceDecides my point was that if that's your level of ignorance you ought to be aware of it ^^, Then again, he's at least taking steps to educate himself so more power to him!

[@DiceDecides]

@@L4kken yeah he's on the right path, i just think it's cool he's not afraid to show us how much he doesn't know

[@ytbandit1951]

EU - Quote "I'm not exactly sure what that means. That must be some kind of formal association of European countries." US education system and news services strike again.

[@PLD0VR]

That one absolutely blew me away.

[@olenilsen4660]

So, Scandinavia is a peninsula containing Norway and Sweden, but we are so tight knitted with Denmark through history, so they are also included, whether they like it or not. They also have some really great beer, and we do like beer in Norway and Sweden ;) About oil - yeah, it´s way more expensive, it´s normally about $8/gallon now. And gas prices have gone up as well. RUS was a big supplier of gas to the European market, but not anymore. So Norwegian gas has covered a lot of that. Apart from any of this, I heard Biden was recently in Detroit, supporting workers on strike from the automotive businesses? I think you might wanna follow this, because it seems a lot like when unions got a foothold in Norway. If it is, it will be a good thing, making workers and businesses cooperate. It might lead to businesses understanding their workers´need for security and time off at different times in their lives, and workers might understand a lot more about why their companies need to take certain measures to keep their head above water. This is, at least how it works in Norway. Workers on the factory floor actually have a representative in the head council of their business (sorry i don´t know the appropriate name for this in the US - It´s the board that instructs any business´ CEO about the direction they want the company to take)

[@gudfarfar]

The Norwegian oil fund (or offshore piggybank) is valued at 1 trillion 207 billion USD, after it took a small(ish) loss of 168 billion USD because of the market crash and covid. All Norwegian people over the age of 18 has to go to the army for a mental and physical evaluation and if you are found suitable, you may be enlisted for a year of service in the Army, Navy or Airforce. Special skills are taken into account so if you can fly a drone, or drive a tractor, you may be put to use in a drone pilot training facility or perhaps get the chance to drive heavy machinery like Trucks, or armored Tanks. Some are being trained as pilots, but in these cases they have to sign a contract with the Airforce to stay and work for 5 years after completed training as a fighter, helicopter or transport pilot. My nephew is serving right now in the Royal Guard, playing trumpet..

[@tordlindgren2123]

oh, got about 2 million polish workers here. and i think half a million various like swedish, lihuanian, moldovian, checz and so on. it's kind of a big problem that gets swept under the rug. (in general lots of business owners earn a lot on it.) and the EU business is a weird thing where they decide a lot of policies and make regular attempts (aided by some norwegian politicians) to encroach on norwegian resources. generally its a weird situation where everyone drone "it's ok, we're the best" like its some sort of cult. while there's some bleak situations politics wise it's not all bad. topics regarding nature is on point like 85% of the time, we can go to any beach we want (you can't close off any area within 400 meters of the shore without giving alternative route for access to places like beaches or walking trails). and we got several nature reserves which holds a lot of unique wildlife.

[@zyrphath]

@8:26 When the narrator calls it the "norwegian model" it's something of a misnomer. We're part of what's called the EEA (European Economic Area) and signatory to EFTA (European Free Trade Association) - a long with a small handful of other European countries. This cooperation with the EU isn't *just* about access to the duty-free trade as the video implies; by being granted access to the market, we've also had to agree to follow the bulk of core European legislation. Meaning we are duty-bound to alter and adopt our own sovereign legislation in accordance with certain things decided by the European Council. And why is that important? Well, it regards the question of how citizens view the membership in the EEA and EFTA. For instance, Norway produces really rather a lot of green electricity (hydro and wind), but since the unrest in Ukraine started electricity prices have been through the fucking roof - because we're mandated by EU cooperation deals to participate in the open EU market also as far as electricity goes. This is kind of a fair shake if you think about it objectively (a trade partnership has to go both ways), but a lot of citizens here are unhappy with it because of the somewhat narrowminded (but at the same time also kind of understandable) sentiment that it's super weird for our own electricity prices to be so damn high when we produce way more of it than we need.

[@m4rt_]

Fun fact, it's so damn high because we sell a lot of it, but then have to buy a lot of it back at high prices.

[@Vårløk-t8v]

Seed vault in case of emergensies for if a war or a desiese that kill all crops and dooms day is kinda like falout

[@elementalgolem5498]

This being a old video id like to add, we are world leading in EV aswell.

[@vidarro8681]

A documentary from some of Norways participation in Afghanistan (English subtiled) kzbin.info/aero/PLGKwE9ggZ7wdHZ2vR0yfN86MayE_MGzfo

[@gudfarfar]

The Seed vault in Svalbard is a big underground storage facility for seeds from all over the world, and countries all over send, store and take out samples of their seeds, to make sure that they have a source to get back various plants that was lost to some kind of big negative event in their country. The American people seems to be somewhat selfcentered and countries outside of their borders are of less interest, compared to how we get lots of American news and cultures if we are online.

[@damarekonayaro5781]

If any US politician suggested any of the policies that have enriched and enabled very high quality of life for Norwegians they would be labeled as communists and dismissed as left wing lunatics. Norway is a high tax and high spend per capita country that created a system that ensure citizens would have some share or national natural resources. Alaska does also have a scheme where residents benefit financially from the oil industry.

[@mtbboy1993]

9:13 In this video you basically now think middle of the widest point inside Norway is the Russian border. the dot shows the middle of Norway. but what you need to do is to look up Norway and go to the north of the map, the top there you will find three-point Norway, Finnish, Russian border. Military is of course on guard there. The first thing you had up actually showed the border at 9:01 This is not how you use Google maps, what you did was to make a route from Norway to Russia, but that's not a address to another address. The border to only Russia is 198km. Norwegian, Finnish, Russian border is 0 meters long, it's a single point. It has a cairn marking it. Then there is Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish which is in a lake with a boardwalk around and to it.

[@EmeroDotNet]

The US should really rename its defense budget to an offense budget. How much of that money is spent within the US compared to outside. Remember, the US has only had peace 15 years in its entire existence.

[@lindagonzalez5059]

Or invasion fond

[@180decibel]

mans really said "EU? whats that?" i went cap, been too much in the news for him to not know about it

[@alfredbekkhus7851]

Havent finished the video yet, but speaking as a Norwegian i have a few opinions on our arrangement with the eu or what we fall the eøs deal. Its really helpful for travel and trades, but recently it has forced us to sell our power thru something called nordpool, wich essentially means we sell our power to the highest bidding other nations, and then norwegian power suppliers have to buy back even more expenzive power that they sell to us citizens for a reaaaally expencive price. Add in that the average prices in norway have gone up 10% over the last year, more and more Norwegians Are struggling to make ends meet

[@simonstre3067]

Nice video! I like the honesty!

[@minsin21]

As a norwegian i find it interesting to know how people from elsewhere view the country. Most videos on the topic is only on how great norway is, stroking ego is fine and all, but it would be interesting to know what you dont like

[@Brothero32]

Most of our population, dont like our norwegian priminister Jonas Ghar Støre

[@perfrchandersen4853]

people migr

[@borrasca2311]

It's not just women and homosexuals having problems in the us there's like seven hundred thousand to one million people in the us that is homeless living in the streets or in tents that's the official government number but the number may be higher

[@willem2099]

Fun fact about the Norway fund. The Dutch didn't know either :P We spend out gass money (literral gass not petrol) instead of insvesting it.

[@heyer0712]

If you wan’t to see how much money we have, you should search up norway oil fund

[@truxton1000]

The truth about Norway and EU; Norwegian people voted TWICE to NOT be a EU-member, politicians ignored this. Even if the Norwegian people did not want to become a member the politicians wanted to, so much for "democracy". Well so politicians negotiated a deal with the EU which in reality made them members, even if it's officially not. This insane politics has continued, latest in this insane practice is to include Norway in EU's energy policies with singing the so called ACER agreement which in reality hands over the control of energy to the EU. This resulting in price of electricity in Norway increasing to insane hights. As Norway is a cold country with using electricity for heating the price of electricity has traditionally been USD 1.5 cent per KW/H, now after Norway signed the ACER and sending electricity to the EU price is up 50 to a 100 times making electricity so expensive that businesses WILL go bankrupt, pensioners will die from being too cold and people being shafted. Yes thank you for non functioning democracy and crazy politicians.

[@m4rt_]

Actually, Norway being in the EØS (EEA European Economic Area) isn't as great as it sounds. The agreement does give Norway some of the benefits of being an EU member without being an EU member... but according to the agreement, EU law trumps Norwegian law, and we have no voting rights in the EU. Also, the agreement was signed even after the country voted no to joining the EU several times, and actually doing the agreement may not have been entirely legal.

[@janfrodeengh5904]

Norway is a member of the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA), together with Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are also members of the European Economic Area (EEA), which gives us access to EUs inner market. Which is great, since it is a huge market. Problem is we have to follow the rules and regulations made by the EU, but since we're not actually members of the EU we have no influence on the decision process. We have a diplomatic presence in the EU, and we can voice our opinion, but we have no guarantees of being listened to. We're probably 90% members, but we lack that pretty important last part. The non-EU folks in Norway allways talk about self-determination, but that's an illusion since we have to follow (allmost) all the regulations anyway. And many EU member states have some exceptions despite being full members.

[@paul1979uk2000]

Pretty much that and from the outside, it kinda looks like Norway has an agreement with the EU a bit like taxation without representations, in this case, they have to follow most of the EU laws, rules and regulations but have little to no say in making them, which for the most part makes Norway almost an EU member but with no say in policymaking, which I've always found to be a very sweet deal for the EU over Norway. As for self-determination, there's no such thing in today's world, most of the world is interconnected that what impacts one power tends to have a big impact on others, hence what we are seeing with Ukraine and Russia and how that is impacting the world. It's the same with the UK which as a Brit, I always find it amusing that the UK likes to go on about Brexit because it wants to self-rule, in reality, most of the smarter Brits know that the UK will more or less rubber stamp most EU laws, rules and regulations without having any say in them and it will do so because it's in the UK's interest to not drift too much away from EU rules, the EU being the big power in the region makes most of the important rules that none EU countries tend to have to follow if it wants good trade links and because of that, it makes a lot of sense to be part of it so they can have a say in shaping those rules. The irony is, the UK is the only rick country in Europe now that's not in the EU or with close economic trade deal with them, all the other rich none EU countries have very close ties to the EU, so it's going to be interesting to see how that impacts the UK economy in a negative way.

[@janfrodeengh5904]

@@paul1979uk2000 Hi. Yes, it is a bit taxation without representation. I'm pro-EU, and find the self-determination stuff rather silly. Almost everything we sell goes to the EU, so obviously we have to adhere to the rules and regulations. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we worked with EU to get the vaccines, now with the war in Ukraine we go hand in hand with the EU. The only thing we don't have is someone in the EU-parliament. As for Brexit. I guess UKIP mastered the art of bullshitting.

[@patrickmorris3721]

@@janfrodeengh5904 turn off the Circus 🤡 or at least know your watching a circus 🤡 🫣😉😂

[@eiredes666]

BEAUTIFUL NORWAY HOME OF "BLACK METAL" GOTTA LOVE IT!

[@billydonaldson6483]

They have seed vaults in the US and other countries. With the likes of Monsanto with their GMOs and hybrid seeds etc. they have to have a supply of the original seeds on hand because of a doomsday scenario of a loss of plant and animal life on a global scale. “The Colorado Vault” is Fort Knox for the world’s seeds. The US government operate 20 seed banks for grain crops. The US cooperated with Norway on the formation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

[@galileo93]

I’m dying here ! At the moment he realized Norway got OIL, I can swear I saw the American flag rising in his 👀

[@matollsen2523]

Yes, good point. I spoke to a young girl in Sweden, just finished school. She new only two countries in the whole of Europe. ....I could not believe.....what they do in school 12 years?

[@blah914]

a stereotype ab the swedes is that theyre dumb. might also have been a language barrier.

[@megtvedt6120]

seed storage i remember, we learned about this in school when it opened, it is for the future generations if something terrible happens in the future...We have an option to grow something that is starting to go extint in the future...

[@molagballin_]

Regarding our membership of the EØS, our government had us vote in a referendum whether or not we wanted to join the EU or not. The people voted "No" and the government decided later to just join the EU anyway in all but name via the economic union. This means we get no say in anything, but we have to follow a massive amount of EU regulations and restrictions while also paying large sums of money to the EU. Perfect, just what the people wanted.

[@herrbonk3635]

13:00 It's not about physical or geographical borders :D Thousands of welfare immigrants come every week (as a mean value for the last 20 years). They come by train, cars, busses, flights, boats, ferries, whatever, and have usually passed a lot of safe countries in order to settle in Scandinavia.

[@the_oslovian]

I just found your channel and started watching and this is really interesting :) I love your style, so I am posting your proifle to the FB page of my company Our Norway, right away :D Well done, Sir, I look forward to seeing the rest. And yepp, we are used to no one knowing who we are :) We are very proud of our little country though :)

[@elementalgolem5498]

A quick explainaition of our conscription as from the view of a Norwegian citizen 2 months away from entering service. It is our duty to serve 1 year to get basic training etc to be callable in times of war. However for a long time willing conscripts have not been hard to come by and the problem Norways millitary has is usually too few bed for the amount of people that request service. Our millitary personell enjoys a lot of benefits that are quite sought after. For example free dental care, 50% off public transit. And free education. I hope to make it into pilot school through the millitary and save myself about 150 000$ of school payments. Aswell as getting to fly some of the worlds most advanced aircraft. While young, to later "retire" to a less speedy job at a airline. However it's very difficult because there's so damn many people trying to do the same. And use the benefits we get from public service.

[@dameinnoble3995]

Sadly it seems our host doesn't engage in the comments section. A shame to because so many viewers take the time to respond to his queries.

[@them.m.sgamer8017]

About the oil section of the video, we in norway still have a metric shit ton of oil left.

[@johnsmith-de3tl]

to answer your question on oil income, norway is making money hand over fist. with projected yearly income of 175 061 250 000 usd and up due to oil and gas prices still going up.

[@jessewhite2879]

People are migrating to Norway from Ukraine, Somalia, other parts of Africa, middle west/east countries and sometimes Venenzuela as far as my understanding.

[@Viper87th]

@Tyler Walker You even LOOK like a Norwegian ;) I am sure you have some relatives long long back that came from the Norwegian vikings, first european that found america : Leiv Eiriksson so you can call yourself a Norwegian American ;)

[@name1060]

as a Norwegian i love the Norwegian model : ) we get all the pros of being in the eu without the cons

[@HermanWillems]

We should be more strict on your dirty salmon business.

[@Llhotdiydllhdyo]

Haha ja det ville være nice vis danmark kunne være det samme

[@propm]

It's called a doomsday vault because it's meant to ensure a type of crop or plant doesn't die out. incase, doomsday you know. So more like collecting small samples of a lot of different crops, rather than a lot of one type.

[@luclin92]

the migration one is kinda interesting, because they talk about being a issue, but its also one of the smallest one with immigrants from outside of europe. the finland, sweden and denmark ones are more like a canadian moving to the states or the other way. but the Ukraine war showed it was more of a issue that many did not want people from outside of europe coming to the country and not just many refugees.

[@andersfrihagen3656]

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy..." Shakespeare

[@metatron-007]

The Vikings, that's how good they are ⏏⏹⏺⏪▶⏩⏸

[@sigen7053]

A big difference in personal economy now compared to 2016, is that we now pay 2x the price for gas, and 10-20x for electricity. Buissneses is going under in a rapid rate.

[@brentlund2272]

Tyler......you are the BEST..............thank you !

[@peacerichpower8980]

While on it, do the rest of the Scandinavia countries. Very similar (vs central Europe) but also very diffrent, in many ways. Also, compering one country in europe with USA is not correct. If so, compare USA vs EU, as ”unions”, and EU contries vs US states. This would be a more correct comparison. Great video!👍🏻

[@MultiPmendes]

I can’t say it’s your fault you don’t know more about Norway or Europe, but from the perspective from someone from Europe, it’s quite sad the American system doesn’t implement more info in schools about the life outside America.. For a nation who says it’s the best in the world, they know little to nothing about the world… I studied with some Americans, I work with some Americans and all say the same, they don’t know much about Europe until they actually move here

[@exentr]

In every single crisis around the world, the oil price increases. We all know what's been going on in The Midle East for decades + many other crisis. That is when petrolium countries and maybe in particular Norway really earn big money.

[@oyunnbolstad]

We held referendum twice if we wanted to join EU or not. And the people spoke and said "no" both times. All important matters that will impact the citizens, are voted for or against in referendums. 😄🇧🇻 The seed - vault contains seeds from every known plant in the world in case of extinction.

[@MortenProm]

You seems to be such a nice guy, greetings from Norway :)

[@fabilichusaquaman4263]

Norway have just as many people living in america as the whole of Norway. So the total world population of "Norwegians" is around 11 million. If u wanna come visit Norway some time, i could show you around the west middle and east side :)

[@PavloKoryakov]

all americans are like this ? you all live inside of a box or under a rock ?

[@Honorsprenn]

if you want to learn more about Norwegian economy and how it came to be what it is. Norway: Is It The Perfect Economy? by Economics explained is a really good video!

[@Sense008]

The Deal between Norway and the EU (and a couple of other countries have the same deal with the EU) is that they get some of the major benefits, but they have to abide by certain EU rules, and since they are not a member they don't have a say in the making of the rules. Overall it benefits both the EU and Norway.

[@arshadshakil3389]

Norway pays about the same as they would if they were members of the EU, dont get a say in the laws that get written, and also dont get help and investments from EU. In Sweden for example, EU gives money to build roads so their membership is cheaper than ours and they get... stuff.

[@buss8009]

Some facts. Norway is one of the founders of NATO. Norway is a long country, if you put the southern point of Norway at the USA-Mexico border, the most northern tip of Norway would be at the USA-Canadian border. Population by January 2022 is 5,43 million. In the summertime, it's not that unusual that the hottest place in Europe CAN be in Norway, even northern Norway! Above 30 degrees celsius. Norway has 17% of the landmass in Antarctica. Svalbard is a part of Norway's Kingdom!