American Reacts to Current News in Norway | #25
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As an American I don't get to hear about the news in Norway from the American news media, so today I am very excited to take a look at this weeks current events and news stories happening in Norway right now. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
The Crownprince Haakon actually went to the University of Berkley during his education.
So he lived in California for a couple of years.
yes, we are as you aptly put it "having a problem"
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Moldova is a former Soviet state that is now Europe's poorest country. Inside Moldova is also an unrecognized breakaway republic called Transnistria, which is very Russia-friendly and has Russian troops stationed there. Since Transnistria is located on Ukraine's western border, many fear that Russia will use this breakaway republic as a base first for a hostile takeover of all of Moldova and then to attack Ukraine from two sides.
To be honest, the majority of Norwegians are content with the progress we have made and we take pride in sharing our achievements with other countries. However, we tend to grumble amongst ourselves as we hold Norway to high standards and aspire for even greater improvement. Most news is blown up and out of proportion, but news, journalists, and Norwegians need juicy news.
I like how "kinkig" is translated as "kinky" 😂
Yeah lol it means fussy/finicky/awkward in English.
That article also loved using "literally" figuratively (so, illiterately).
@@SebHaarfagre
Kinkig i Norge betyr at noe er vrient å få til e.l.
That train thing could be hacking, I'm sure the Russian would be proud.
Norway, where you get punished for plagiarism when you quote yourself without giving yourself credit.
> Norway, where you get punished for plagiarism when you quote yourself without giving yourself credit.
DurpThought, CZcams comment, 2024
I've also found it a bit weird in the past, but it makes sense.
If you were going to make a claim in your paper where you have written no information to back that claim, it would make sense that you need to refer to the thesis you wrote earlier as reference for why you make these claims.
The same rules apply throughout the Western world. If you are going to plagiarize or write something after others, the condition is that you refer to the source. That is what is missing here - in addition, the percentage of plagiarism is so great that one would think that someone else's assignment has been used as a template and only added one's own opinions or words. There is a limit to what you can accept - when you also got the best grade - which is also quite strange.
@@lpdude2005The new thing is that a student was punished for not quoting herself when the text she included was from a _rejected_ thesis she submitted. In many people's eyes, including mine, a rejected paper is not a published paper, i.e. it's not a work that can be formally quoted. Apparently, the institution disagreed. 🙄
Nordic countries it said, not Scandinavian countries. Scandinavian countries are all Nordic countries, but not all Nordic countries are a part of Scandinavia. Kind of like GB and the UK. Confusing even to people in Scandinavia. 😅
i wish people learned what countries is in scandinavia already,not knowing is just lazy at this point.
@@runeingebretsen8378Expecting Americans or Chinese people to know what countries make up Scandinavia is like expecting Norwegians to know which US states make up New England. 😅
@@Henrik46 Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island took me 30 seconds to find out.
Alot of Norwegian americans in Ballard, Seattle.
This has probably nothing to do with this video but I just clicked on the newest video to say something. One thing that I think is not widely known is that the copper from the Statue of Liberty is from Norway, in visnes to be specific, we live close to the mines where the copper was dug out. They even made a small version of the Statue close to the mine.
Tomorrows news gonna be fun: Some guys opened a cannabis coffee shop in Norway without permission. Hundreds of customers before the cops arrived LOL
Not that type of power failure, but a failure in a system that meant one could not use the trains within safety regulation. Therefor none could move...
1:49
Close enough.
You said the l before the i instead of the other way around, but I'm sure most people would understand what you're saying, and that's the important part.
No one will blame you for getting a hard name slightly wrong when we see that you're trying like now. :-)
5:17
The problem is that you are likely to have ideas that you have no idea is someone elses.
Perhaps you've heard it sometime and forgotten about it, then you think that you're coming up with it yourself etc.
It's extremely strict as you can see.
Even you wrote something yourself in a earlier paper it's considered plagerism if you don't cite that paper properly.
6:35
It has been lately.
A lot of the infrastructure is old and in the process of being replaced.
The work of replacing things can cause delays, so can failures caused by old infrastructure breaking down...
Of course, it's possible that it was Russian hacking and not actual mechanical failure...
I'm SO impressed by our government...and our politicians in general. He said, sarcastically.
It's a bit funny with the crown prince article. He can't do politics so he's not going alone ;) He has the minister with him. Of course you as an american don't understand, so completely miss it lol. Btw Haakon went to Berkeley university. He should have good connections there.
Hey Tyler. Really enjoying your Norwegian réflections! As a fairly new viewer I'm courious, how did your Norwegian interest start? Why Norway ? Have you ever been to Norway ? If not I really think you should have a trip.
Han kommer ikke til å svare, har aldri sett han har gjort det 🙄
Alaska got an oilfund, so you could move there to benefits from it
we dont have problems, its just that our politicians actually have shame and resigns if they have done something "bad". not like in the USA were they can do whatever without concequence.
Tyler learning and learning.😊
the plagiarism was self- plagiarism without saying in the paper
Norway has debt too!
True, it's just a *little* smaller then our assets to out it thanks way.
Our debt is a matter of liquidity.
Stocks being sold of instantly doesn't necessarily lead to good prices, so it's better to take on debt at a fixed low rate then pay it back with stocks that has gone up in value for instance.
Mind you, this doesn't make sense for a individual, but it does for a nation like Norway.
Norway's foreign debt is very special. Most of it is in periods to have liquidity abroad large enough for foreign companies to pay tax in NOK (Norwegian currency). This mainly applies to oil companies which, for example, in 2022 paid $100 billion twice. The biggest permanent debt is special - The Norwegian State has something called "Husbanken". It is a government financing solution for buying a house or apartment for those who cannot get a loan from a regular bank - the loans can last for 20-50 years and have a lower interest rate. Norway has AAA+ Status when borrowing money in the world and most loans have exceptionally low interest rates. Norway has therefore seen it as nationally profitable to lend money to this bank abroad instead of using its own fund, which has a significantly higher return. The same is done in other areas - e.g. when the State is responsible for loans for shipbuilding abroad or oil installations. Norway's debt is therefore not money that has been used up - but is seen as smart financial solutions.
sure but unlike other countries, we have more money than debt.
@@runeingebretsen8378 Les kommentarene ovenfor mann.
@@SebHaarfagre sa jeg noe feil i kommentaren min?
2:52 Gosh, I wonder what else happened in the world in 2021? 🤔 Many who moved into positions of authority in 2020-2021 furthered policies that have led us to where we are now. I'm glad Norway took decisive action; this type of thing can really ruin a country.
From my POV, I do not expect you to know where Moldova is, but I expect anyone over the age of 20-25 to know it exists and has heard of it before.
I may not remember the name of every single one of the island nations (like St. Kitts & Nevis etc) and it took me a couple years to realize Eswatini is now a thing but otherwise there should be no holes. I think it's a bit weird when a nation doesn't realize it lives on a spherical object in space, of limited size, and that it's quite rational to know what people are talking about when referencing some nation (like in this case).
Not your fault, really, it's not the norm in USA and expectations differ.
I have also heard about/at least know of all the states, as well as provinces in other nations in Europe...
When you do not know history and geographics (and sociology), nothing in life will make rational sense, because you have none of the pieces.
Did you know Canada use more on the rent of debt, then on healthcare.
Our current goverment are the worst one ever. It’s hard to keep track of who are our minister at any time😂
Yeah to be honest Ive checked out. I try to remember the names once they get into office but theres soo many changes all the time😅
He does politic all the time😂
Kinky 😂 whats that got to do with trains 😂😂😂now waffling 🤨
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@kathryndunn9142
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- I'm pretty sure that in this context 'Kinky' relates to the term 'Kinks', which refers to having bugs/flaws in the "system".
It's got nothing to do with the term 'Kinky', which refers to a more or less socially accepted level of perversion in relation to sexual practices.
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The term 'Waffling' refers to someone's ability to decide on something...
Closely related to the term 'Floundering', which in this context refers to being in a very tough position.
The well-known expression/saying "Being stuck between a rock and a hard place." sums this up quite nicely, I feel.
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Not everybody in Norway is happy to give our tax money to aid the war to Ukraine. Some people feel its wrong considering all the situation with struggling Norwegian people in different areas. Might i add how many countries are aiding Ukraine with both money and resources. In addition to this, until recently every Ukrainian person coming to Norway got 50.000 noks for coming here +free housing. State paid. Nice huhh.
I wonder how she cheated on here masters? I wonder this this this. Just read the article man. Forbanna dasshue
She is arrogant !!
plagiarism = Stealing other people's work and passing it off as your own
I am so tired of all the sugarcoating of Norway! Norwegian trains suck! Simple as that!
Compared to what? Maybe if we only compared our trains to Japan or China, otherwise we're quite ok.
@@Valfodr_jr So you're reasoning is that because other countries in the world are worse off, trains in Norway are well functioning? Norway has tons of money, and should spend it on making transportation functional. When there is trouble with trains several times a month, there is a greater structural problem.
@@ragnarkisten Nope, my reasoning is that train operation has enormous amounts of electronic and mechanical components that can fail at any time, which they do quite regularly everywhere. A system's functionality depends not only on the system itself, but on how good we are at maintaining the same system and fixing problems that arise during operation. And there we are just as good and also better than many others.
Another factor is the country's topography and climate, and how expensive and difficult it is to both build and maintain the railway in Norway.
Considering these factors, we are doing a reasonably good job with the railways here. That's not to say we couldn't do better, but still.
@@Valfodr_jr Compare it to planes. They are also highly advanced to say the least, but how often do we encounter technical issues compared to trains? Ad more importantly, how willing is the public to accept errors in that respect, compared to trains? These days, busses are more reliable than trains. If you really think that a meltdown at least once a month is "just as good as many others" whatever that means, you are apologetic to say the least. There is a lack of political will to do anything worth while with trains, That is the main issue. Even the airport trains, which actually has a pretty decent rating, they want to remove. They are too efficient in the eyes of the politicians. And that basically goes for most things that has to do with transportation in Norway. They do it so much better both in Sweden and Denmark, if you want some comparison. Go figure! And BTW, statistics show that Norway has some of the slowest trains in all of Europe! That is something to be proud if isn't it?
@@ragnarkisten Here you both make many claims without any basis and you compare with something that is not comparable.
Do you have the statistics on how many (or few) flights are delayed for various reasons? Do you know the difference between aircraft and train maintenance?
Airplanes are VERY prone to technical and mechanical failures, but also have more regular maintenance, more mechanics available at the airports and are also easier to replace with other planes because they use the air and not a single track that needs to be cleared before another can replace the broken one. Planes are also checked thoroughly before each and every take-off, which would be equivalent to checking train sets at each station.
Comparing train operations in Sweden and Denmark with Norway is unrealistic due to Norway's aforementioned topography. While Norway has windy and weather-exposed mountains throughout the country, Denmark is famously flat, just like most of Sweden. For Denmark and Sweden, this means cheaper construction, less wear and tear and more predictable operation.
And where do you get that the politicians want to remove trains in Norway? Citations are needed, please.
That is when politician live in their own fanatasy world. The truth will always win in the end... God will not alawoe abuse of his children...
Tyler, Norway is far from perfect. Stop romanticizing and glorifying it. It’s kinda cringe.
yes Norway has a problem. But majority refuse to see it. It kinda like Biden and Trump situation. But we sadly dont have any Trump like person to make Norway the best welfarte state again. Do what you want with this information. It is my observation.
That is the most moronic thing I have read in quite some time.