MISTAKES I made whilst living in Norway | Mon Amie

[@randomman3952]

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

[@pako7414]

Nasjonalismen holder sterkt, lol

[@Nordlys]

Yes. But that's Google's fault.

[@synnvelange7062]

Norwegians: *It's free real estate.*

[@purplefvck]

😂

[@derpycacty58]

La meg😂

[@povelvieregg165]

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

[@snacksy7754]

Those are some great stories 😄 I don't know if I could handle using cash everywhere

[@povelvieregg165]

@@snacksy7754 Where are you from?

[@snacksy7754]

@@povelvieregg165just NOR

[@povelvieregg165]

@@snacksy7754 The worst was not actually the cash but the cheques. You have to "balance your cheques" on a regular basis. Otherwise you risk spending more than is on your account. Not a big deal in Norway but in the US they charge you hefty penalties, just for going a dollar below your account balance. Also electronic payment was all rubbish when I lived in the US. My "electronic payment" with my internet bank took 1 week to complete. Why? Because it worked by printing out cheques in the bank and sending them by mail to the recipient. Sending money directly from your account to another like in Europe isn't normal in the US. In fact people keep their account number secret. Instead you got to send people cheques. It all feels very antiquated. Helps explains why things like PayPay was a big success in the US.

[@torekristoffersen176]

Povel Vieregg I am American with Norwegian family roots. Jeg snakker Norsk! Vi elsker Norge!! ❤️🇳🇴

[@jwilskow]

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

[@mingusapril]

Even the newspapers are like that about mentions of Norway in foreign newspapers. Very embarrassing.

[@kateythekitty5504]

Well I'm not FROM Norway But I live on Norway-_-

[@allantangedal1529]

@@mingusapril You are not wrong. Russians even worse. I find some comfort in that.

[@Glaskruset]

I think that goes for all Scandinavian countries. We here at the center of the universe (Denmark) like to do the same

[@edwin8621]

We’re not used to the attention😂

[@Norsemann]

That candle is way too close to the wall

[@scandinordic]

Looks like a battery candle no flicker or shadow

[@kingkramer]

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

[@CarolineForest]

same x.x Also... apparently, I always use cross country skiis everywhere, even on downhill ways, I dont care because I like the fit of the shoes better, and as long as you dont do it competitively and you pay attention then its no problem xD also pay attention to what you can handle or not, too big hills I sit on my skiis because the risk of twisting an ankle is big with the wrong shoes/skiis

[@TourdionInstrumental]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Aaahhhh!!! Oh my! What are the odds of that happening 😂

[@Србомбоница86]

Omg ha ha ha ha ha ,that's awesome

[@rebeckamunthe6697]

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

[@sortebill]

Oslo is not a Norwegian city, just like London isn't English and Paris isn't French.

[@rebeckamunthe6697]

@@sortebill Confusion

[@bitt78]

p a s uhm?? Yes it is

[@bitt78]

p a s oooh so thats what you meant, should have explained that in the first place, bc it was confusing

[@0Jenna7]

If you're not from Oslo and someone says Oslo is not a part of Norway, it's like yep. That's right.

[@rojson6873]

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

[@rojson6873]

@ Really, from an international perspective? And you've been there 3-4 times? Are you for real.

[@kimsyyy8355]

People from the north are generally more welcoming.

[@iverh3387]

Axel Stabursvik that just makes them cunts, meaning people from the north are stil superior

[@areyouraidy5967]

Axel Stabursvik Du er jo helt på bærtur hahaha hva faen

@@iverh3387 Strange that the vast majority of immigrants prefer Oslo then if its so bad here. They seem to be thriving here, more than in most of the rest of the country, maybe except Stavanger which also has become a bit international.

[@terjemyller6573]

In Norway, party is Party not dinnerparty ;)

[@ALFRABEIRA]

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

[@lisenormann4102]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Hahahah I loved this one!!! 😂

[@iverh3387]

Wait, is it not?

[@lisenormann4102]

@@iverh3387 It is, but it's viewed as a curse word as well..

[@schoolingdiana9086]

@@iverh3387 The only way to use it in polite conversation is if you’re talking about a donkey. Literally.

[@Viper87th]

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

[@core3086]

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

[@iverh3387]

Core 308 my understanding is that its normal to not share in oslo but yes it is wery common in other parts of norway

[@WondderWaffel]

Yeah I was like "who in their right mind clears out the mayo tube? Fuck that" And did not know about the plant doesn't go into food trash, it's all organic material in my mind, so why wouldn't I toss a dead flower in the food trash? And gotta agree on the sharing of drinks. I don't bring enough drink to specifically share with everyone, unless it's like a big bottle of something. But if someone asks if they can have a taste, I'll give em a glass instantly (with close friends and family, sometimes we just hand our glass/bottle to each other and don't mind drinking outta the same container, but that's not too common if there's glasses handed out to everyone)

[@sophiebosio8171]

What do you mean about the alcohol? It's pretty rare for people at regular parties to bring alcohol to share, because alcohol is so expensive here and people don't want to pay for alcohol they don't like/pay more than others if other people have bought cheaper alcohol - at least for younger people.

[@NomNomFairy]

Core 308 I live in Oslo, but actually from North-Norway. Definitely washing the Mayo bag, not the tube ofc.

[@NomNomFairy]

Core 308 you are supposed to clean out your plastic trash otherwise it’s not going to be recycled.

[@torekristoffersen176]

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

[@TFfan75]

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

[@Eissau]

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

[@Krixwell]

To be fair that would honestly be rather in keeping with the rest of modern russ celebration...

[@Tentadish]

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

[@krystlemyklebust5507]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Some lifts can be a nightmare! My boyfriend would agree because, like you, he used to have a lot of difficulties using the lifts with the snowboard. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it 🥰

[@kristineb2901]

Krystle Myklebust As a Norwegian I grew up with these types of lifts. Everyone I know have fallen of them in their childhood and I have seen adults fall off too. It is nothing to be embarrassed for. With some practice I think you can master it. Good luck :)

[@kristineb2901]

Krystle Myklebust Did you use the lifts that look like a T or the ones that just have a little circle at the end?

[@krystlemyklebust5507]

Kristine B I used the one with the circle 😁. Thanks for the words of encouragement! I’ll definitely keep trying 😊😊

[@0Jenna7]

The first ski elevator I was on, was in Oslo, and it was one of those that you sat on that took you off the ground. So you're just sitting there with your skis dangling around on your legs. We were going cross country, I was probably eight or nine. I was frightened of going off it, so I had to jump to get off instead. I was generally a terrified child, but that might've had something to do with the fact I was blind as a bat and no one did anything about it until years later or saw fit to tell me.

[@KiralearnsNorwegian]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Hahah Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing! In China many people use that position to rest while waiting for the bus so you would be successful there 😉🥰

[@musictomyears870]

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

[@SH3DXZ]

Oh my 😂😂😂😂

[@melaniaprestvik7898]

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

[@cornelia9309]

Norsk K-pop fan? ;D

[@Cookie-ny2bt]

OMG JIMIN! Samme her:D

[@shanaiamascarenhas4514]

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

[@Thesortvokter]

I'm from Norway and I Love Goa Trance :)

[@stianaslaksen5799]

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

[@synne4680]

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

[@martaloewenstein2444]

I know this cafe. It's really good. Just God knows how I miss Bødo.

[@AgentRafa]

@@martaloewenstein2444 Lol "Bødo"?

[@martaloewenstein2444]

@@AgentRafa Bodø. 😅

[@AgentRafa]

@@martaloewenstein2444 Helt riktig Marta:-))))

[@christinaklausen4989]

Yessss live there 😂❤️

[@jaisjuls8749]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Aawwww 🤗

[@brendankhoma4126]

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

[@jansebb]

if your so close that l can hit u..... your to close:) if your not my best friend.... dont sit next to me if u know me.... give me a nod if u see me.... if u meet me when lm drunk.... come over and give me a hug... thats the norwegian social code....

[@AlexBerish]

I doubt I'm the first person to mention this but you have a slight Norwegian accent when speaking English now haha, very cool

[@MonAmieDesserts]

I have been told that yes hahah but I can't hear it 😋

[@boaslange]

Not many people know about this - only those who are very eager on recycling - or maybe just happened to hear about this (i.e. about aluminium tubes).

[@sarahhelene4928]

lmaooo alex

[@jansebb]

@John-Tore Gundersen yea.... that sounds like people trying to act better then they r at home.... no way they do that at home....

[@charlie.chalk.2981]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Really!? I didn't know that! Thanks!

[@charlie.chalk.2981]

@@MonAmieDesserts I wouldn't push my luck though, so might as well put any alcohol in a bag if you're walking any further than the store to your car, cause you'll end up being stopped by police to check if it is an open container.

[@TheEminemOwns]

It really depends on your location and situation in my experience. You can easily drink in open on a beach during summer, and I've only heard and experienced it being a problem when drunk in a city!

[@charlie.chalk.2981]

@@TheEminemOwns this is true, if it's summer and the sun is shining you can definetly get away with enjoying a cold beer in some parks and beaches etc. As long as it's kept some what civilized, authorities will basically turn a blind eye.

[@TorIvanBoine]

Good stories :) Always fun with cultural crashes.

[@jubmelahtes]

At parties in my area we mostly have our own drinks but we also share some.

[@kyrretraaviklaberg9427]

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

[@celycely219]

Kyrre Traavik Låberg not gonna lie, i’m norwegian, but live on vestlandet, I had no clue wt that was😂😂😂

[@CarolineForest]

I use cross country skii's everywhere xD But then I have always been a out in nature and skii, never a "going to the hills to go fast" as I have never been a fast and furious kind of gal. Though the terrain where I am from we go in the mountains where the hills are the point where as a kid I used to sit on my skiis as I went down the hills, because wrong shoes means less support means twisted ankle

[@vildeugland8617]

Hahah same...

[@Rebellen007]

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

[@Krixwell]

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

[@Bubajumba]

Yep, never even heard about that.

[@Kromkampium07]

I didn’t know about the mayo thing, but I do know about yoghurt thing, you just wash out the rest of the yoghurt.

[@Bubajumba]

@@Kromkampium07 You are surrounded by very clean people :'D I have two garbage's one for food one for the rest, and that is normal from my experience of 29 years here. Work places tends to be more strict thought

[@heddadybvadskog-nebb5603]

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

[@blah914]

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

[@taleg1]

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

[@Lori79Butterfly]

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

[@gullyknully]

haha these videos are amazing

[@Lori79Butterfly]

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

[@lt.axesci5644]

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

[@sovegodt]

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

[@jansebb]

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

[@norwegay9491]

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

[@junimocove]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Haha having a Norwegian boyfriend makes all of this so much easier 😋

[@Luredreier]

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

[@jenshansen3329]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Hahahah 😂😅

[@torilllundborn7899]

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

[@allantangedal1529]

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

[@sarareindal1525]

Hahah the skiing incident oh my gosh, fantastic😂

[@8fot]

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

[@brukernavn3409]

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

[@juliae1607]

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

[@jimronnysrlie8601]

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

[@nriamond8010]

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

[@neifader]

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

[@maddie5284]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Heyy!!! Welcome to my channel! 🙌🏻 I'm so glad you like it! I have the weather thing saved for a video I have in mind hehehe ☺️

[@stina-h]

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

[@Zincoshine-]

I immediately knew the whole story when she mentioned she was going downhill skiing, about 1 minute before she revealed that the boots were cross country. It was just so damn obvious that this was going to be the mistake.

[@EngLhag]

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

[@johannus777]

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

[@christianfrogner4212]

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

[@kenneth3537]

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

[@casaamaril]

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

[@carofantastik6578]

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

[@Mycenaea]

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

[@cathydani]

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

[@cathydani]

also, I have also put flowers in the green recycling bag. 😬 ooops

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Haha yes, the alcohol think I was talking about I think happens more with younger people, or in bigger parties ☺️

[@lixus2024]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

I thought that too... But I was told otherwise haha 😅

[@lixus2024]

@@MonAmieDesserts Haha then you should update the title to "Mistake I've made in Oslo". bcz in Stavanger the Brown bin is for everything organic, food and plans.

[@lucianaallievi2422]

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

[@Kali-Yuga-Peace-Corp]

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

[@haingis]

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

[@heddah.m.4432]

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

[@toreirikkarlsen8091]

Sincerly if these were the "cultural" mistakes you made living in Norway, youre better of than most Norwegians.

[@oaantonsen3275]

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

[@Mathtenshi]

oaantonsen, hello, so... i want to live in norway (probaly i going to in the end of the 2020) and i would like to make some friends there... I am in Brazil right now and i would like to start make some norwegian friends right now... So there is any App or something in norway that can make this possible, since i am in brazil?

[@oaantonsen3275]

Matheus Carminatti hi! I'm sure there are ways for foreigners to contact possible local acquaintances, but I'm not aware of any such apps. I guess one way is to get in contact with a university or organization that has experience with foreign exchange between Brazil and Norway. Don't know if this is of any help to you, but I wish you luck. Moving to another country can be an amazing experience :)

[@blodhevn2353]

maybe just search for norwegians in facebook? try add them i guess.

[@mailgai3]

@@Mathtenshi First, you'll be lucky if you can find a friend here. Only acquaintances at work - if you are lucky. Some of the younger Norwegians might be more friendly, but otherwise don't expect even an eye contact or a smile.

[@scandinordic]

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

[@classic1981]

Love that you tried to use crosscountry boots with downhill skies. An honest mistake if you're not born with skies attached, yet still so funny. I'd give a lot to see the ski rental guy's face at that point :)

[@Coffeeology]

Awkward moment I had as an American visiting Canada. I asked for a "Napkin." and was given a REALLY confused look by the waitress. My friend said "umm, napkin means maxi-pad." Me as a dude, "ohhhhh."

[@imakemusique]

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

[@Moopie580]

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

[@protestagain]

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

[@lista2308]

I live 10 mins outside Oslo, and yes they are so weird. Herlighet for en gjeng

[@mingusapril]

Kind of a broad generalization of 600,000 people, don't you think?

[@protestagain]

@@mingusapril As I said, People in Oslo are totally weird. They think the world's center is in Oslo.

[@mingusapril]

@@protestagain Some do, some don't. So generalizing like that is absurd.

[@protestagain]

@@mingusapril But, the whole video is a generalization, and I just say that it is not generally the case in Norway, only in some environments in Oslo.

[@rickycoker5830]

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

[@NONAMEGTAV]

Nice video Happy hollidays

[@johnny_eth]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

😂

[@92pkg]

It's not rude to ask whether they will be serving food or not. Just ask to make sure you know what you are going to😂 and yes we are very passionate about recycling. It's something you grow up with and it just comes naturally.

[@evaldasd2907]

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

[@jentecharlotte]

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

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Hahaha 😂

[@lisenormann4102]

It's a bit rude that no one offered to share their drinks with you. I'm Norwegian so I know to bring my own alcoholic drinks, but I've honestly never experienced that the host/someone at the party, didn't offer to share some of their drinks, even if I've brought my own. The reason we bring our own drinks is because it's so expensive here, if the host were to be responsible for the drinks, it would cost the host a lot of freakin money..

[@jentecharlotte]

@@lisenormann4102 oh they did! Had some wine, they were lovely. Just didn't want them to get bankrupt hahah

[@lisenormann4102]

@@jentecharlotte Haha, that was very thoughtful of you :)

[@mirasmedia13]

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

[@kitlumi]

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

[@Æ0NoRiyū]

"SHARE!? WHAT IS SHARE?" LAMAO

[@mdplge_]

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

[@jegkompletson1698]

That is not the Norwegian flag. That is the Danish flag. This «🇳🇴» is the Norwegian flag.

[@kristineb2901]

I hope you make it to Norway sometime

[@Viktor-wm8pt]

that resycling stuff is just on your office at my place and my school its a garbage for food and another for whatever you will throw

[@Jasvitam]

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

[@chent]

På fest kan en ofte bytte til seg et par drinker, men ikke alle er åpen for det. Resirkuleringen er veldig komplisert fordi hver gang man flytter er det forskjellige ting som skal resirkuleres, og dunkene har forskjellige farger fordi det er kommunene som bestemmer.

[@chent]

And skies are just something we made up to mess with forgin people, noone actually do that for fun.

[@PhilliCarter1]

Ha ha, the skiboot story was great, would be like me not knowing the differense between high helas abd sneakers.

[@bearofthunder]

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

[@bjrnpost4633]

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

[@Maagica123]

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

[@plexw]

I invited for "fors" 6 o'clock when I was hosting a party in Spain. People did now show before 10 :p

[@mariapatap]

Very Nice ! Feliz Ano Novo

[@celeste491]

Do Norwegians snowboard as well?

[@diarydaki]

Muito engraçado. Por curiosidade como é a reciclagem?

[@MonAmieDesserts]

Se não me engano 😅 o verde é comida, azul é plástico, e de resto não tenho muito bem a certeza haha

[@boaslange]

@@MonAmieDesserts Here is a short list: In Oslo: 1) bin 1 for your apartment building: - official "Green plastic bag" for food waste. - official "Blue plastic bag" for plastic waste. - ordinary plastic bags for waste that can't or won't be recycled. bin 2 for your apartment building: - paper waste (clean paper, i.e. with no food). 2) In food stores, at the entrance: - batteries and lightbulbs. 3) In eletric shops (Elkjøp, Power, and so on): - electric items. 4) In your neighbourhood: A large box for glass and metal (aluminium). A large box for clothes. 5) Official building in your neighbourhood: smaller items like matress, small furnitures, kitchen things, tools, small electric items, and so on. 6) (or they come with trucks once in a while to announced places where you can deliver your large items)

[@daniel71626]

I guess there is a lot of sheap cross-country skiis on finn.no.... good luck!

[@monmothma3358]

*cheap