The Brutal Truth: Living and Dating in Norway from a Norwegian

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  • čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
  • This week I sit down with Sondre from Norway, who I met on the street this summer while interviewing locals in Oslo on the subject of Norwegian cultural stereotypes and dating. We chat about Norwegian culture and how the Norwegian mindset affects connection: making friends and dating.
    Each week I will interview guests from all around the world on the topics of culture, connection and of course, dating. The goal is to go as deep as possible and to really understand where we all come from and how much culture influences our life.
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    0:00 Intro
    3:38 Why Norwegian communication is different
    6:38 Why are Norwegians lonely?
    10:15 How to make friends in Norway?
    17:31 The Christmas Party Cheating
    23:09 How does the Law of Jante Affect Mindset?
    30:24 How do Norwegians view passion?
    37:09 Drunk Norwegian vs sober Norwegian
    49:12 How to ask Norwegians out on a date?
    50:38 Gender roles in Norway
    1:46:00 S*x culture in Norway
    1:30:00 Alpha male in Norway?
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Komentáře • 40

  • @justicekaleobbs1566
    @justicekaleobbs1566 Před 7 měsíci +13

    His sense of humour is over the roof. Laughed throughout the podcast.

    • @datingbeyondborderscast
      @datingbeyondborderscast  Před 6 měsíci +5

      Yes he has a very dry sense of humour which I absolutely loved. This is basically why we connected immediately in Oslo and why I wanted to continue chatting to him

    • @liahk1000
      @liahk1000 Před 2 měsíci

      Yes dry humor is the way to go in the north😄

  • @lucaspierre9305
    @lucaspierre9305 Před měsícem +5

    So Marina, you're telling me that there's one talkative male Norwegian out there who agreed to talk for almost 2 hours on a podcast. This man must be an exception to the general rule! 🙃 Informative and entertaining talk.

    • @datingbeyondborderscast
      @datingbeyondborderscast  Před měsícem +1

      Haha he is one of a kind. I am telling you - I met this man randomly on the street. He looked super scary but stopping him resulted in a conversation we couldn't stop. We just stood on the street chatting away for ages 😂

  • @pumagutten
    @pumagutten Před 6 měsíci +12

    Marina, Norwegians from the south are not the same as we from Northern Norway. We are known as the Italians of the Nordic, so you should visit Tromsø.❤️

    • @datingbeyondborderscast
      @datingbeyondborderscast  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yess - if you listen to the whole Podcast, Sondre actually makes that distinction

    • @pumagutten
      @pumagutten Před 6 měsíci +4

      @@datingbeyondborderscast I did listen to the whole podcast, but I never heard him talking about other places than Bergen and Trondheim. That's not Northern Norway.

    • @gautearefjord
      @gautearefjord Před 5 měsíci

      Jo, men det der er for ENKELT....Hva med alle som er en mix av nordlending - søring ? Trøndere ? Jeg er mix Bergenser og Balsfjording.... ALTFOR ENKELT..

  • @Fjord_Driver
    @Fjord_Driver Před 3 měsíci +4

    Free meal women are very common in the US. The more attractive they are, the more likely you, as a male, will just be used to pay for a meal because she is bored on whatever night it is. They have their list of guys on their phones and they sure as hell know who the pushover free meal guys are. That is why as an American guy, if I am going on a date, it is clarified up front that we are splitting the bill long before we get to wherever we are going. If there is another date after that, it will also be split. This method quickly washes away the women who are only interested in using you for your wallet, versus actually interested in spending time with you.

  • @user-xv6re4ty6x
    @user-xv6re4ty6x Před 3 dny

    Really interesting video! Thank you both! 😊
    Seems that Bergen is the Thessaloniki (Vs Athens) of Greece 😋

  • @georgia_swann
    @georgia_swann Před 4 měsíci +2

    This was EXCELLENT!

  • @anastasia10017
    @anastasia10017 Před 3 dny

    I was involved with a Norwegian man for some years. To this day, I can't figure him out. In all the years, he has never said happy birthday or bought me a Christmas present. his sister was quite different in that she was quite emotional.

  • @sofieromanovspector6677
    @sofieromanovspector6677 Před 4 měsíci +2

    This was great! Please Sondre, start a CZcams channel, I want to hear more. You are so funny 😃.

  • @galaxytrio
    @galaxytrio Před 6 měsíci +1

    Interesting and charming guest.

  • @sumbajumba3037
    @sumbajumba3037 Před 7 měsíci +3

    a great conversation

  • @annastayziaa
    @annastayziaa Před 2 měsíci

    can you please interview him again? he's such a great interviewee!

  • @AlyssaChloeNYC
    @AlyssaChloeNYC Před 5 měsíci +2

    I wish foreigners would be informed of these cultural differences before getting involved ...save us a lot of misunderstanding

  • @princegates6227
    @princegates6227 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Next Denmark 🇩🇰

  • @jennyal8857
    @jennyal8857 Před měsícem

    I love your podcasts especialy this one because you both made me laugh.Why didint you make a video about Greeks and dating culture in Greece? I would love to see that

  • @chriscoll6493
    @chriscoll6493 Před 3 měsíci

    Norwegian-American here. Sondre and his natural contrariness, gives me hope for my cousins there.

  • @anastasia10017
    @anastasia10017 Před 3 dny

    The thing is that dating did not used to be so expensive. Taking a girl out to the movies and an ice cream was a "cheap date", affordable for everybody and very enjoyable. it would be "low maintenance" as Sondre puts it. In addition, if the young man wanted to see you, he would come to your family home and he would socialize with you, some friends, and your family. Your mother would feed him and he would be invited to Christmas parties and other events. Now dating is more isolated and one on one. Now going to the movies is $60 if you share the popcorn. Who can afford that ? I went to a boring, small neighborhood pub and on the menu, the basic hamburger was $31 !!!! So for a guy to invite you out for just a hamburger and a beer is going to cost almost $100 !! I am on the side of that men need to pay for dates. It is gallant and good manners. But even I can see that expecting a guy to pay $100 - $200 every time he sees you is unsustainable.

  • @nicholasdoyle7342
    @nicholasdoyle7342 Před měsícem

    So I’m at marker 39:57 and . . . did Marina just go 50 SoG on this man?!? 😂❤😂
    And he turns it around on her! Love it 😂😂😂

  • @The-Vega-Islands
    @The-Vega-Islands Před 7 měsíci +7

    I am from Northern Norway, and I find what he is describing weird.

  • @scarba
    @scarba Před 5 měsíci +2

    Sounds exactly like a Scottish Christmas party, but then we do have a lot of Norwegian DNA. 😂

  • @annastayziaa
    @annastayziaa Před 2 měsíci

    36:00 - I DIED LAUGHING OUT LOUD AT THIS LMFAOOOOO I love that Norwegians literally have a name for this!! BAHAHAHAHAHA
    1:13:05 - bergen :) ... best place in Norway to connect with Norwegians as a foreigner (both in friendship and romance).
    1:36:42 - bergen & tumheim

  • @diutran9495
    @diutran9495 Před 20 dny

    That's correct to think about a Norwegian

  • @AndrewTheVikings
    @AndrewTheVikings Před 6 měsíci +2

    Ironically, they don't like acting like alphas but they want to be with alphas.

  • @user-pk2hy1ke4r
    @user-pk2hy1ke4r Před dnem

    I’m filipino i relate to 11:54 hahahahah

  • @Fjord_Driver
    @Fjord_Driver Před 3 měsíci

    Mel Gibson would be a good interview on this alcohol topic.

  • @Fjord_Driver
    @Fjord_Driver Před 3 měsíci

    Gene Simmons, Wilt Chamberlain, Sammy Davis Jr...etc etc etc....bedpost number crunchers.

  • @floro7687
    @floro7687 Před měsícem

    American perspective . who is paying. 0

  • @live--now
    @live--now Před 7 měsíci +2

    ahahaha lol .... imposible not to act ALPHA , when you are , ALPHA .