American Reacts to Popular Norwegian TikToks (Part 8)

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  • čas přidán 10. 09. 2023
  • As an American I love watching new and popular TikToks about Norway and Norwegian culture. The internet has a funny way of showing the most random, and entertaining things about the culture in Norway. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!

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  • @QazwerDave
    @QazwerDave Před 9 měsíci +73

    4th meal is more like breakfast than dinner.

    • @OriginalPuro
      @OriginalPuro Před 9 měsíci +15

      Supper is the word for kveldsmat in English.
      Breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper.

    • @Hammer1987
      @Hammer1987 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Yeah, if you don't have a cafeteria at your work/school the meals of your day will probably look something like:
      Breakfast - Bread
      Lunch - Bread
      Dinner - The only hot meal of the day
      Supper (Kveldsmat) - Bread
      So, lots of bread. But considering the variety of things we have to put on our bread it really isn't so bad. And we also have lots of different kinds of bread.

    • @FatCatThe1AndOnly
      @FatCatThe1AndOnly Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@Hammer1987we dont eat bread we eat whaver we feel like eating

    • @Hammer1987
      @Hammer1987 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@FatCatThe1AndOnly As does most people, but we Norwegians often feel like eating a lot of bread.

    • @FatCatThe1AndOnly
      @FatCatThe1AndOnly Před 9 měsíci

      @@Hammer1987 Depends on you as a person too
      Edit: and age

  • @pimoen
    @pimoen Před 9 měsíci +22

    Why is it that almost all those complaining about how expensive Norway is goes to the most expensive stores and restaurants and buy the most expensive items? 🤔🥴

    • @ludicolo378
      @ludicolo378 Před 9 měsíci +2

      EXACTLY.

    • @pemanilnoob
      @pemanilnoob Před 9 měsíci +3

      Yeah! Like a liter and a half Pepsi max is like 3 dollars at most!

    • @blinkmuch
      @blinkmuch Před 3 měsíci

      @@pemanilnoob Still expensive compared to america.

    • @5Gburn
      @5Gburn Před měsícem

      They act like tourists. I visited France during its bicentenniel, and though I did visit the Louvre and Moulin Rouge, I walked the city, and took the metro. You don't get a real feel for a country's culture until you go to places the locals frequent. I wish I'd had more time there. By the way, only visit the Eiffel Tower at night, because it's ugly af during the day. 😂

  • @trulybtd5396
    @trulybtd5396 Před 9 měsíci +9

    Ok, in order, skipping a lot:
    * the 5 dollar guy picked the most overpriced items in an overpriced store.
    * the goop is almost certainty sour cream porrige, it is like oatmeal, but instead of oats and butter you use sour cream and white flour. If you are more than 5 years old, you would not mix the cinnamon into it but leave it on top
    * in general you are able to return unused goods within reasonable time
    * the sayings lady has a pretty thick dialect
    * norwegians will object to this, but we are relatively formal in social settings, its nor about slotting into the calendar, it is about having time to tidy, clean, and set the table with appropriate servings
    * that norwegian breakfast is 99% representative, cucumbers are a bit fancy

  • @ProfessionalKafir
    @ProfessionalKafir Před 8 měsíci +3

    Our 4 meals is breakfast, lunch, dinner and “kvelds". Kvelds is a tiny meal before bedtime. Also it’s not normal for regular Norwegians to eat out every single day. Everyone make food at home and only eat outside if it’s a social gathering with friends and family.

  • @ludicolo378
    @ludicolo378 Před 9 měsíci +49

    The bottle of water for 50 NOK/5 USD was some rare, smaller, and therefore more expensive brand, that only selected stores carry.
    It's mostly aimed at tourists, as most people in Norway already have perfect tapwater at home, or will buy waayyyy cheaper water at the store.
    The Arizona ice tea is imported all the way from the US, so ofc it will be more expensive over here.
    The price in the tiktok clip was quite high even for what I've seen though, and those were the largest cans.
    It's better to get the smaller ones or the bottles, which will usually be somewhere between 20Kr to 30Kr.
    And the store he visited was joker, which isn't the cheapest store in Norway anyway.
    In particular when it comes to less common products like these.

    • @ShadeOnTheUtube
      @ShadeOnTheUtube Před 9 měsíci +2

      Yes, bottled and canned water is about a dollar to two dollar depending on brand and store. They dont seem to have gone for cheapest, just the expensive tourist or import products in that regard. Same with Arizona ice tea, its an import product so its pricier for that reason.

    • @DraslyThe1
      @DraslyThe1 Před 9 měsíci

      5 usd not 50

    • @ludicolo378
      @ludicolo378 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@DraslyThe1 Yup, that's what I meant.

    • @DraslyThe1
      @DraslyThe1 Před 9 měsíci +1

      but it feels like 50usd I can´t lie xD@@ludicolo378

    • @ludicolo378
      @ludicolo378 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@DraslyThe1 Yeah, it does😆

  • @oh515
    @oh515 Před 9 měsíci +50

    The shopping list for $5 was quilte exaggerated. It was special products and you get the best water in the world for free as tap water 😂
    Edited: Yes, many Norwegians eat seafood a lot more than the young fellow imagines. He is probably talking about dishes only, but we eat a lot of it on bread as well. He will probably eat more sea food when he grows up as well 😂
    Yes, Norway consume a lot of pizza. Grandiosa is the kid’s favourite because of it’s mild flavour, but most prefer real stuff at the restaurants or just homemade, but there is a lot of variations of frozen pizza. So yes, pizza is the everyday winner while tacos are a great number two on Friday’s (13.5% vs 12.5%). But dishes with pasta beats them both.
    When it comes to breakfast many eat egg and bacon, cereals, pancakes or waffles or whatever they prefer, but bread is probably important for most Norwegians. I drink a couple cups of coffee and I’m done.

    • @Jadewisp
      @Jadewisp Před 9 měsíci +3

      Imported goods tend to suck no matter what country imports the imported crap ;) but yes, Jeg er enig! *ler i brønnvann fra springen*

    • @ludicolo378
      @ludicolo378 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Yeah.
      That water was some rare, smaller, and therefore more expensive brand, that only selected stores carry.
      It's mostly aimed at tourists, as most people in Norway already have perfect tapwater at home, or will buy waayyyy cheaper water at the store.
      The Arizona ice tea is imported all the way from the US, so ofc it will be more expensive over here.
      The price in the tiktok clip was quite high even for what I've seen though, and those were the largest cans.
      It's better to get the smaller ones or the bottles, which will usually be somewhere between 20Kr to 30Kr.

    • @UngodlyTurnip
      @UngodlyTurnip Před 7 měsíci +3

      he also went to one of the most expencive chain of stores in Norway. that being said, everything is expencive in Norway currently.

    • @oh515
      @oh515 Před 7 měsíci

      @@UngodlyTurnip
      Yes, but not that expensive. You can get a couple of beers for $5.

  • @thomasdahl2232
    @thomasdahl2232 Před 9 měsíci +50

    The porridge is a traditional sour cream porridge! ;) A small portion of it is quite nice!

    • @monicabredenbekkskaar1612
      @monicabredenbekkskaar1612 Před 9 měsíci +5

      We use it together with salty and dryed ham/lamb and flat hard bread.

    • @monicabredenbekkskaar1612
      @monicabredenbekkskaar1612 Před 9 měsíci

      Norwegian planes! Exept people in their 60's

    • @monicabredenbekkskaar1612
      @monicabredenbekkskaar1612 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Norwegian breakfast: whole corn, oat or rye bread with meat or jam, cheese or fish. Healthy!! Minerals and vitamins. Protins and aminoacid. A good start of an day. Not all fat and sugar...

    • @leodahood2150
      @leodahood2150 Před 9 měsíci +1

      It looked like semulegrynsgrøt

    • @olenilsen4660
      @olenilsen4660 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@leodahood2150 I think that would have a bit more texture. What you see in that video is probably just because of the cinnamon that they stir around. Also, Rømmegrøt is a lot more common and loved than Semulegrynsgrøt. I know, Semulegryn, I´m sorry. It´s just the facts of life... ;/

  • @ISo404
    @ISo404 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Regarding planning things, it is not that we are busy or are doing something important... it is that it is an interuption to our plan for the day combined with the fact that when we DO socialise we want to be able to give our friends all of our attention when without "squeezing it in" .... for sure we do also catch up with friends over a quick cup of coffee if we have a small break and happen to be near eachother .... but travel or anything requiring an effort .. it would seem as we would be causing an inconvinence for the one having to travel even if they offered up front.

  • @SGHoo7
    @SGHoo7 Před 9 měsíci +2

    The porridge is "RØMME GRØT" traditional sour cream porridge, add salted & dried meat on the side.

  • @thomasdahl2232
    @thomasdahl2232 Před 9 měsíci +14

    Nahhhh The 4th meal tend to be a late night snack only. Like a warm ham and cheese sandwhich. :)

    • @egilsandnes9637
      @egilsandnes9637 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Or simply more bread, like breakfast. To be fair, Norwegians probably vary in number of meals as much as in any country. I have met people who only eat 1 or 2 times a day, and you might eat 5 or 6 times on occation. Anything between 2 and 5 meals are not too uncommon, but my guess is that 3 meals is the most common, though 4 is quite common too, counting a "late night snack".

  • @XxXNightcoreQueenXxXV2
    @XxXNightcoreQueenXxXV2 Před 9 měsíci +5

    sugar tax also raises prices. it's so we buy less junk and more heatly stuff.

  • @karebear326
    @karebear326 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Norway has:
    Breakfast 6-10
    (depending when you wake up) usually week days is sluce of bread or cereal, maybe warm breakfast in the weekends.
    Lunch: 10-12 am
    depending on work and school lunch breaks. Usually a packed meal. We always pack our meals, maybe some places has a cafeteria but dont bet on it.
    Dinner: 17-18 pm
    the big meal we all know as dinner, usually always homemade, we dont eat out much compared to america
    Supper: 20-22 pm
    It is usually the same as one would eat for a cold breakfast, slice of bread or cereal

  • @Acaerwen
    @Acaerwen Před 9 měsíci +7

    5:00 "It looks like goop" haha yes it does! That is probably "Fløyelsgrøt / Smørgrøt" (Velvet Porridge / Butter Porridge) or "Rømmegrøt" (Sour Cream Porridge).
    Fløyelsgrøt is technically just a really thick Béchamel sauce with cinnamon, sugar and butter on top.
    Fløyelsgrøt is a variation of the more classic rømmegrøt.
    Rømmegrøt is also very close to how a Béchamel sauce would be made, just with high-fat sour cream instead of milk.
    Usually served with fenalår, which is a salted and dried lambs leg.

  • @Rapzco
    @Rapzco Před 3 měsíci +1

    The fourth meal is like breakfast but right before you go to bed.

  • @Kraakesolv
    @Kraakesolv Před 9 měsíci +10

    No, it's not 5 bucks for water. Jesus, this guy was going all out to shock viewers with bs. You can get oats way cheaper too.
    The guy who wants an American breakfast can just make it :) It's not like it's difficult to get the ingredients ;P
    Aaaand the kid who said seafood isn't that popular is really going full anecdotal. Never go full anecdotal.
    It is popular.

  • @mkitten13
    @mkitten13 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Regarding checks, I'm 39 and there is only ONE instance in my life where I've even seen a check in my life (and it wasn't even a checkbook type of check, but a bank issued check to make an international payment - long story short, I was ordering an event ticket at age 19 and my bank card at the time didn't have a card number attached, so my dad who worked at the bank decided the safest option was to send a check to the event organizer) that is how unheard of check payments are over here. For people my age and younger, checks are this ancient relic of the past that we cannot believe people still actually use somewhere...

  • @karebear326
    @karebear326 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Norway eats breakfast like it is a chore, quick to get it done, run out the door to work.
    The american breakfast is more enjoyable, fancy, which is more similar to our weekend breakfasts, though morning waffles and breakfast pancakes isnt a thing in norway sadly
    We do have a different dessert type waffle and a thin tortilla sized pancakes that is eaten for dinner that goes great with bacon or butter or jam.

  • @raleway6561
    @raleway6561 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Love your videos! You should make more videos about Bergen. People from Bergen are the people from norway who loves their city the most. Bergen people hate Oslo city. I think it would then be really cool if you made more videos about Bergen.

  • @Xirque666
    @Xirque666 Před 9 měsíci +4

    When I grew up (at a coastal farm), the meals were:
    1: Frokost-Breakfast (before work)
    2: Formiddagsmat-Pre-dinnertime food (10 o'clock)
    3: Middag-Dinner (12 o'clock)
    4: Ettermiddagskaffe-After dinner coffee (14 o'clock)
    5: Ettermiddagsmat-afternoon meal (17 o'clock)
    6: Kveldsmat-Supper (19 o'clock)
    Not very unlike the Hobbit meals
    When I started at school, it became:
    1: Frokost-Breakfast (0730-0800)
    2: Duggurd/Lunsj- Lunch (1130-1200)
    3: Middag-Dinner (started to eat somewhere between 1600 and 1700)
    4: Kveldsmat-Supper (1900)
    PS: Supper is the English name on the evening meal. The Britts use this still today, but it seems like Americans have forgotten.
    Fun fact, today as I'm not working I usually have my meals like this:
    Coffee
    Coffee
    Coffee
    Coffee
    Coffee
    Coffee
    Coffee
    Hot meal
    Coffee
    Coffee
    Snacks
    Coffee
    And btw, I was born in '77😅

  • @notlyxu
    @notlyxu Před 9 měsíci +3

    American breakfast is either a very unhealthy dinner or a dessert with all the bacon and hashbrowns (that are basically french fries dont @ me) and pancakes with syrup lol

  • @rolhan5407
    @rolhan5407 Před 9 měsíci +9

    In 1898, the steamship Manitoban sailed from Alta. On board were 113 Norwegians, most of them Sami or Kven, and they had with them a reindeer herd of 539 animals. William Kjellmann, who was from Finnmark, but living in the USA, had taken on the task of traveling to Norway to hire Sami people and buy reindeer for Alaska.

    • @kilipaki87oritahiti
      @kilipaki87oritahiti Před 9 měsíci +1

      Saw the documentary on NRK. Their descendants still live in Alaska. Sadly it didn't go very well due to the local indigenous tribes,and the Siberian Inuit on the Russian side who saw them as competition. Fun fact: The Sami, Finns and Estonians are all distant related to all indigenous Americans as they all migrated from Siberia during the Last Ice Age. The Proto Finns brought blonde hair to Northern Europe Scandinavia.

  • @thomassilver2529
    @thomassilver2529 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Checks was a big thing in Norway between 1960 to mid 1980's. Since plastic cards came in the 80's, they literally took over for checks. Most Norwergians stopped using checks in early 90's. However, it didnt go completely away until mid 2010 for public use.

  • @Kjottkakerihvitsaus
    @Kjottkakerihvitsaus Před 9 měsíci +2

    The water is some expensive, overpriced brand. Normal water usually costs around 2 dollars. The ice tea is imported from USA, therefore it is really expensive. The store he went to, "Joker", also tends to be more expensive.

  • @elvira4702
    @elvira4702 Před 7 měsíci +2

    The scheduling part is so interesting! Ive never really thought about it, but me and my friends(im from Norway) NEVER plan things the same day. Like NEVER(it just seem stressful idk). Funny how the culture is different there compared to America:)

  • @Protagonistinfluence
    @Protagonistinfluence Před 9 měsíci +2

    Fish is very popular, just cos that guy doesn't like fish doesn't mean that's the norm. But yeah we do eat a lot of pizza. Googled statistics, and found one that said 7/10 Norwegians eat fish or other seafood 2 or more times a week.

  • @strawbinnieluv
    @strawbinnieluv Před 6 měsíci +1

    1:35, this honestly depends on where you live :) i live in oslo, i don’t experience any small talk here, but whenever i visit the smaller towns i find myself getting into some conversations. If you’re looking for small talk you kinda just have to be at the right place haha :)

  • @phnz7786
    @phnz7786 Před 9 měsíci +3

    about the make up part (I'm a dude so correct me if I'm wrong ladies) there's samples you can try on most things in Norway (before you buy it). so it's more like "your own fault that you bought something you do not like" I might be mistaken here, but seems to remember that's a thing.

    • @ludicolo378
      @ludicolo378 Před 9 měsíci

      I'm pretty sure that samples or "testers" as they are usually called, of makeup/cosmetics and perfume is the case anywhere in the world, including the US.
      So it's still different how you can basically return anything in the US, but here in Norway you can't.

  • @thomasdahl2232
    @thomasdahl2232 Před 9 měsíci +7

    Yes, you can return used products in Norway, IF you feel there is something wrong with it. You can't just change your mind though (in most cases). We have 14 days to return an unused product - no questions asked. Sometimes more if the store decides to expand this right.

    • @OriginalPuro
      @OriginalPuro Před 9 měsíci +1

      We have much more rigid consumer laws to protect the people, rather than the corporations.
      We have a consumer council, the US does not.

    • @kilipaki87oritahiti
      @kilipaki87oritahiti Před 9 měsíci

      The difference is that in the US you can return used and opened goods. In Norway you can't, especially with skincare, makeup and food, unless all tags still on, clean, and in the same state that you got it.

  • @DocProctor
    @DocProctor Před 9 měsíci +2

    Our four meals per day is as follows:
    Breakfast, usually bread with cheese, sandwich meat, mayo, etc.
    Lunch, usually packed sandwiches, very reminiscent of breakfast. Basically second breakfast, really. More and more common with hot lunches.
    Dinner, traditionally the only hot meal of the day, but more and more are eating hot lunches these days.
    Evening meal, basically same as breakfast.

  • @Cicada_wings10
    @Cicada_wings10 Před 5 měsíci

    Meal 1: frokost=breakfast meal 2: lunsj=lunch meal 3: dinner meal 4: kveldsmat= evening meal

  • @ItsLuckyDucky
    @ItsLuckyDucky Před 9 měsíci +2

    Breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper

  • @papahwhigga7921
    @papahwhigga7921 Před 3 měsíci

    Sour cream porridge/ rømmegrøt and smoked raindeer hart on sankthans just hit different

  • @levvellene570
    @levvellene570 Před 8 měsíci

    Erm, breakfast, lunch, dinner, that is (or at least, WAS) the old and normal progression, even in Norway. And most of those meals used to be a bit lighter than what people normally would think. So there was usually a much lighter evening meal, normally consisting of 2-3 slices of bread with some appropriate topping before bedtime. The English Breakfast of heavily digested stuff was very unknown in Norway. So according to this, the Brits started heavy, then got lighter as the day progressed. Supper was traditionally thought to actually be Soup (thus Supper...)!
    Norwegians normally started with a light meal in the morning, and then it got more substantial as the day progressed, I seem to recall.

  • @FatCatThe1AndOnly
    @FatCatThe1AndOnly Před 9 měsíci

    Breakfast, lunch, dinner, maybe icecream, pudding or strawberry with sauce if its a special day and whatever you call food before you sleep

  • @kunilsen2519
    @kunilsen2519 Před 9 měsíci +4

    We don't eat 2 dinners no lol
    Generally, we eat breakfast and/or lunch(around 6-7 am for breakfeast and/or around 12 am for lunch), dinner(between 3-5 pm is the average), and then kveldsmat(evening meal) which is more or less like breakfast and/or lunch. Something light to not go to bed hungry.

    • @VENO5407
      @VENO5407 Před 9 měsíci

      Dinner at 3-5 PM is very early! I think the average is closer to 5-6PM. Also, kveldsmat I think is becoming increasingly rarer. I don't eat it anyways

    • @kunilsen2519
      @kunilsen2519 Před 9 měsíci

      @@VENO5407 Maybe I should say avarge family that have children that are younger than late teens eat around that time.

    • @marinxaep
      @marinxaep Před 9 měsíci

      @@VENO5407older people is Norway it dinner super early most of the old people I know form Norway eat around like 1-3 pm

    • @VENO5407
      @VENO5407 Před 9 měsíci

      @@marinxaep I've never heard of anyone in or outside of Norway who eats before 3 PM. My grandmother eats between 3 and 4 PM, but other than that, 99% of people I've heard eats around 4-6 pm. Although, the norm could be different in a different part of Norway

  • @Jonieboifan
    @Jonieboifan Před 4 měsíci

    The porridge is something called risengrynsgrøt and we eat that when its christmas and some people eat it for dinner sometimes

  • @YoRobloxGirl1234
    @YoRobloxGirl1234 Před 3 měsíci +1

    THE PART WHERE YOU DIDNT KNOW IS “rømmegrøt” also known as sour cream porridge in English it’s delicious it’s normally used to be eaten at Christmas with some BRUH I FORGOT THE NAME IN ENGLISH “kanel” and butter sometimes we put “forgot the name again” “Mandel” in one of the people’s porridge without telling them and when they find the “Mandel” or accidentally eat it they get a price🙃

  • @SpiderSplash_
    @SpiderSplash_ Před 9 měsíci

    Right before you started the TikTok about seafood, I got an ad for Findus fish sticks lmfao

  • @kristinanavelsaker1632
    @kristinanavelsaker1632 Před 9 měsíci

    Ive noticed smalltalk has gotten way more frequent after I got a dog. People love to stop for a chat and to try to be friends with my dog (who hates strangers) 😂😂

  • @runeingebretsen8378
    @runeingebretsen8378 Před 2 měsíci

    we eat at 6 or 7am, 9 or 10am, 12 or 1pm, and 4 or 5pm,some even eat at 7 or 8pm,besides the dinner,most of the meals is bread with cheese,brown cheese,jam,liver pate,salami,mutton sausage,bologni with vegetable toppings and hard boiled sliced egg.

  • @Sabotender
    @Sabotender Před 9 měsíci +2

    bare in mind, the Arizona Tea is imported, local produced drinks are cheaper. The bowl of "goop" is called Grøt, and is the Norwegian equivalent of porridge, usually made from wheat or rice boiled in milk, and served with cinnamon sugar and a lump of butter. To be honest, the grøt in that tiktok was waaay too fluid :P
    I often meet friends on the same day, but a lot of people will wait for the weekends, this is often due to people needing to pick up the kids from kindergarten after work, then spending the rest of the day with their family.

    • @pemanilnoob
      @pemanilnoob Před 9 měsíci

      There are many types of grøt, I really don’t think that was a ris grøt lol

    • @Gud712
      @Gud712 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@pemanilnoobagree, it was obviously rømmegrøt

  • @blinkmuch
    @blinkmuch Před 3 měsíci

    Breakfast is bread at morning before work but at weekends we do have egg, bacon and tomato beans and ofcourse...bread.

  • @SarahofNorway
    @SarahofNorway Před 3 měsíci

    The "goop" you saw was something we call rømmegrøt. Directly translated to english it means sour cream porrige. My family eats it at the midsummer night. You can put cinnamon, sugar and mår. It is an ok food for me, but if you come to norway, try it🤩

  • @Tranitosaur
    @Tranitosaur Před 6 měsíci

    You can still have an American breakfast. We do have sausages, eggs, bacon, maple syrup and ingredients to make American pancakes. 😅
    We usually just have cereal or bread with different spreads or "pålegg" (I do not know if there's a word for it in English).
    So, if you're staying over with a Norwegian, do not expect warm food. Unless eggs.

  • @Meh_2222
    @Meh_2222 Před 2 měsíci

    «What 5 dollars can get you in norway»
    *goes into the most expensive store*

  • @thomasdahl2232
    @thomasdahl2232 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Yes, the thing I miss most from the Philippines (were I holiday a lot) is the social life. In Norway we are so comfortable in our homes that we tend to love our sofa, movie and good food - life. This means your friends will not allways be available! In the Philippines they knock on your door daily....ok, maybe a middle solution would be nice! ;P As for seafood - YES it is popular in Norway (but meat is still on too for most). It varies from where you are in Norway.

  • @ahkkariq7406
    @ahkkariq7406 Před 9 měsíci +4

    There are more blonde Swedes than Norwegians. It's a genetic thing, based on where the first people migrating into the Scandinavian peninsula migrated from when the ice retreated. In Sweden all came from south - those were the ones with blue eyes and blonde hair. In Norway some came from south, and some migrated from east, north of the ice cape, along the coast. They had dark hair, brown eyes and fair skin. In a few generations the Swedes also will have to dye their hair blonde, since they have accepted so many immigrants from far away in recent years.

    • @muninn9674
      @muninn9674 Před 9 měsíci +6

      the estimated percent of natural blondes in Norway is 75%, and Swedistan its at 78. theres more blondes in sweden sure, but 3% is not exactly bragworthy lol. there are more blonde blue eyed people in Finland than there are in Norway and Sweden anyway so who cares.

    • @ahkkariq7406
      @ahkkariq7406 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@muninn9674
      Some of us are interested in history, even as far back as human migration routes. What we then find out tells us something about people and society today. That you don't care can be your business.

    • @ahkkariq7406
      @ahkkariq7406 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@muninn9674
      And by the way - that the number you refer to shows that Sweden still today has more blonde people than Norway underlines my point considering that the number of immigrants in Sweden is much higher than in Norway, also seen in relation to the rest of the population. Unless the figure is based only on ethnic Swedes and ethnic Norwegians, of course.

    • @muninn9674
      @muninn9674 Před 9 měsíci

      @@ahkkariq7406 "considering that the number of immigrants in Sweden is much higher than in Norway"
      The immigration percentage in Sweden is about equal to Norway, at about 80%. the number of immigrants in pure numbers is obviously going to be higher there than here, but thats purely because sweden has double the population than us.

    • @ahkkariq7406
      @ahkkariq7406 Před 9 měsíci

      @@muninn9674 Andelen innvandrere i Sverige er 20%. I Norge er det 16%, så du tar feil.

  • @michellenyre
    @michellenyre Před 4 měsíci

    The name of the food is Rømmegrøt. It is a warm dish made from sour cream, milk and flour. It is smoother than cream of wheat, more like a sauce by US standards.

  • @kilipaki87oritahiti
    @kilipaki87oritahiti Před 9 měsíci

    Joker is one of our most expensive grocery stores btw. And for example food coupons, which are normal in the US, and the UK, are not a thing here. Neve seen or used one. And certain foods are crazy expensive due to import taxes/fees. That's why.

  • @Crazyturd
    @Crazyturd Před 6 měsíci

    As a Norwegian i want us to do more small talk because if you sit next to someone on a full metro or in an elevator it is just a long akward silence.

  • @PoroReaperDK
    @PoroReaperDK Před 9 měsíci +1

    Just moved to Norway from Denmark 3 weeks ago so beautiful place

  • @BohemPlus
    @BohemPlus Před 8 měsíci

    The way you said "lutefisk" really impressed me, damn

    • @BohemPlus
      @BohemPlus Před 8 měsíci

      Also, I just wanted to say that the popularity around eating fish in Norway really depends on where you live in the country. For example, in the East (Oslo, Lillehammer, Fredrikstad, etc) it is not so common to eat fish. But if you live in the West (Bergen, Stavanger, Geiranger) people almost eat fish weekly, or even daily (depends on age as well). My hometown, Florø, is the most Western town of all of Norway, and people here absolutely love fish.

  • @simsom4343
    @simsom4343 Před měsícem

    The 4 meals are Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Supper (yes, thats the actual English word for it as far as I know)
    The 5 usd/50 crowns guy went into an already expensive store "Joker" to buy an _even more expensive_ type of bottled water just to prove a point essentially, its a nothing burger as far as I know
    As a Norwegian, I'm not supposed to say this, but that meal is "rømmegrøt" (its definitely grøt, but other comments say its rømmegrøt specifically), which is sour cream porridge.
    But we also have porridges without sour cream as well, so you aren't stuck with sour cream
    (Personally I believe that was "smørgrøt" which is butter porridge made without the sour cream, and _imo way way better)_
    Also note: You aren't supposed to mix in the cinnamon, its supposed to sit on top!
    That breakfast guy tho, I dunno entirely what he's on about, bread is nice, but also, he can still just make some of the American things... I mean sure it won't taste as _artificial_ as it would in America, but you know, would still work
    ... Wow was that guy trying to claim Grandiosa is better than Italian pizza? what a sham
    Also a lot of Norwegians do eat a lot of fish, in various different ways, some eat it on bread for breakfast, many eat for dinner multiple times a week, and other various combos you can imagine, there are multiple condiments you can have on breakfasts that are fish based as well

  • @sitron92
    @sitron92 Před 8 měsíci

    The one that looks like oatmeal is what we in norway call Smørgrøt = butter porridge ;)

  • @thomasdahl2232
    @thomasdahl2232 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Yeah food/drinks cost a lot here. We pay a higher salary to those selling it, AND pay our farmers a little extra to keep farming.

  • @DizzyRonson
    @DizzyRonson Před 9 měsíci +1

    we do eat a lot of fish.. but some people have "americanized" eating habits to some degree. thus there is also a lot of burgers, pizza and that sort of food here too.. also.. pizza is quick and easy, and after a hard day of having norway and all it's beauty forced in your face all day via horizontal rain, snow, fog, hail and scorching sun. when you sit there and watch the news. and realize you probably have to evacuate, again... because of avalanche, rockfall, mudslide or flooding.. then your car won't start and your cat is missing.. then sometimes a quick pizza is just the ticket :P

  • @cleverlyblonde
    @cleverlyblonde Před 9 měsíci +1

    As a swede I am so sad that norwegians always bring up that frozen pizza, because norway has a lot of great food _actually_ but I think younger people like to troll themselves. At least if you travel to western norway they have a lot more pride in their actual food and will happily serve it.

  • @Marlicen
    @Marlicen Před 9 měsíci +1

    Just one dinner and late night snack.

  • @sitron7224
    @sitron7224 Před 9 měsíci +1

    the first one is very accurate. I could spend several weekdays in the city without overhearing a single small-talk conversation, but when I worked at a hikers' cabin for my summer job, I would overhear snippets of the deepest conversations between people who just happened to have met on the trail. The beginning of the trail was only a 40 minute bus ride from the city centre. Nature changes norwegians DNA or something I'm sure of it

  • @Kajsun
    @Kajsun Před 9 měsíci +2

    17:00 I’m watching this while eating fiskegrateng😂 everyone has grown up with eating fish atleast two times or more a week even though I’ve only had fish dishes this month because there’s so many varieties of fish here
    19:00 most people I know here are blonde, but the reason for many to color their hair blonde or lighten it, is because they may have grown up as blonde and then eventually become brunette when they grew up.

  • @monicabredenbekkskaar1612
    @monicabredenbekkskaar1612 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Water from tab is for free! Taste like amazing fresh and natural.

  • @YoutubeLikesMe
    @YoutubeLikesMe Před 8 měsíci

    breakfast, lunch, dinner, breakfast kinda but like 8-9 pm

  • @Luredreier
    @Luredreier Před 9 měsíci

    Regarding blond hair, it's at the most frequent along the southeastern coast of the Baltic sea, but also prevalent in Norway although less so then there.

  • @Elkingofmetal
    @Elkingofmetal Před 5 měsíci

    The Hummus as you call it is what is Norwegian's call grøt, its very delicious

  • @RuthlessMetalYT
    @RuthlessMetalYT Před 9 měsíci +1

    Why do the Americans miss breakfast in Norway? In Norway you eat 3-4 breakfasts a day and no dinner or lunch.

    • @DivineFalcon
      @DivineFalcon Před 9 měsíci +1

      Because they are addicted to sugar. After all, they are ingrained from childhood that dessert for breakfast is normal. It's pretty obvious why 75% of Americans are overweight.

  • @h.o.7741
    @h.o.7741 Před 5 měsíci

    The porridge is a traditional staple dish made from a specific kind of soured milk. These days it's more of a luxury. But nobody does to it what this person did! 😱
    Seven out of ten Norwegians eat fish in some form twice a week. We have a lot of different spreads and dishes - and also snacks - made from fish and other seafood, that a lot of people don't think of as fisk.
    Only around one third of Norwegians are naturally blond. Most of us are actually "ash blond" or have so-called "rat coloured" hair. Then we have all other colours from black through browns and reds to white.

  • @Starryunjin
    @Starryunjin Před 3 měsíci

    I am from Norway and one time me and my mom was hiking in a mountain and we met someone and started talking and they gave us advise and chocolate

  • @Norwegian_Turtles_Meat
    @Norwegian_Turtles_Meat Před 9 měsíci

    Frokost = Breakfast. Lunsj = Lunch. Middag = Dinner. Kveldsmat = almost the same as breakfast. Only you eat it around 18.00-21.00++ it depends on how late you ate and how much you ate for dinner that day. And some do only eat frokost and not kveldsmat and vice versa.

  • @Emperor_Nagrom
    @Emperor_Nagrom Před 9 měsíci +1

    He must have picked the most expensive water and drinks, water would cost 2-3 dollars

  • @Kat_97
    @Kat_97 Před 9 měsíci

    We have Breakfast around 6-8 in the morning (bread)
    Lunch 11-13 (more bread)
    Dinner 16-18 in the evening (normal dinner food)
    And "Kvelds", evening food some time before bed (again, more bread)

  • @nustaniel
    @nustaniel Před 7 měsíci

    Our four meals (not everyone eats that way to be fair) are breakfast, lunch, dinner and a tiny meal before bed more akin to breakfast (like having a sandwich). We also have sick leave quotas like the states, not even that far off. Where the US typically have around 8 sick leave days, most Norwegian companies allow for up to 12 days throughout a year (without a doctor's notice). Not sure what that girl was on about. Also we eat way more fish than that guy said, even if we do love our selection of pizzas.

  • @Nevolet
    @Nevolet Před 9 měsíci

    In sweden we enjoy alot for breakfast as well but we dont have time or energy for making pancakes or eggs for breakfast, and we dont eat out for breakfast thats expensive and wasteful. So usually we do something fast and simple like yoghurt or cereal or open sandwiches with butter and ham.

  • @lokkolokko94
    @lokkolokko94 Před 9 měsíci +1

    bottled water is a scam here, the tap is just as good. taste and quality.

  • @thomassilver2529
    @thomassilver2529 Před 9 měsíci

    In Norway, most get 24 sickdays a year. Most u can go within any doctors sick leave paper is 8 days straight using sickdays. If it last longer, u need sick leave from ur doctor. If u spend up all these 24 days within a year since u first started using them, u need sick leave every time u get sick from ur doctor. Basically, u can just call ur boss, and say, ur sick, u cant come to work. Without any questions asked. Depends on ur boss ofc, some are a**holes tho, and will try everything to get u to go to work.

  • @YoRobloxGirl1234
    @YoRobloxGirl1234 Před 3 měsíci +1

    TRUE LIKE HALF OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW IS NATURALLY BLONDE
    But my sister colored her hair blonde my other sister colors her hair a lot but actually colored it yellow only once but never blonde

  • @monicabredenbekkskaar1612
    @monicabredenbekkskaar1612 Před 9 měsíci

    1. Breakfast
    2. Lunch
    3. Dinner
    4. A small light meal.

  • @FatCatThe1AndOnly
    @FatCatThe1AndOnly Před 9 měsíci

    3:33 He should have gone to somewhere more common like kiwi or bunnpris lol

  • @Lobos222
    @Lobos222 Před 9 měsíci

    You can return some used goods, but in practicality only if it retains value. Clothes that have just been tested and were too small or big. Gaming console or PC etc. However used consumer goods or food can not be returned if used unless there is something wrong with the product.

  • @lilly_chills
    @lilly_chills Před 8 měsíci

    You can get American pancake mix & sirup and stuff in a bunch of places in Norway. So if you miss it, you can make some more American breakfast. And well you can buy eggs and bacon ^^ Nobody is gonna stop you from making a more American breakfast. Most people I know eat anything from bread over smoothies, oatmeal to warm dishes. Totally depends on your taste. And yeah we should eat more fish, but most people I know don't. It depends on the region though. In big cities Sushi etc is more popular.

  • @Bingowhale
    @Bingowhale Před 3 měsíci

    As a Norwegian, i hate our breakfast why is so goddamn HEALTHY?!

  • @Skvalpenotta
    @Skvalpenotta Před 5 měsíci

    Norwegians asking if someone wants to hang out and they schedule it for next week or whatever is a real thing. We need to prepare mentally to break our social distancing.

  • @Spika94
    @Spika94 Před 7 měsíci

    If you don't like just simple bread with some meat on it, just make your bacon and eggs with pancakes and syrup, we have that stuff too, you know.

  • @Spincrus666
    @Spincrus666 Před 9 měsíci

    5:00 it look like "mannagrynsgröt" in swedish and in english its call "semolina porridge" from a man living in sweden

  • @FatCatThe1AndOnly
    @FatCatThe1AndOnly Před 9 měsíci

    5:13 christmas this year is gonna be good hohoho

  • @Nxrq00
    @Nxrq00 Před 8 měsíci

    We have 4 meals - Frokost/Breakfast Lunsj/Lunch Middag/Dinner and Kveldsmat (Idk what it in english)
    Kveldsmat is more like a breakfast for the night kinda?

  • @Kaldpils542
    @Kaldpils542 Před 8 měsíci

    Joker is like the petrol station. Expensive.

  • @mathish100
    @mathish100 Před 9 měsíci

    Pancakes wit syrup..??? Notin sweet for breakfast, please. Yuack! Roastbeef , pickles and onion on bread. Yummy!

  • @Lobos222
    @Lobos222 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Norway invented Salmon Sushi. Yes, we sell allot of salmon. :)

  • @marinxaep
    @marinxaep Před 9 měsíci

    A lot of people actually eat the grandiosa pizza on Christmas instead of the traditional Christmas food

  • @johankaewberg8162
    @johankaewberg8162 Před 9 měsíci

    Yay, Grandiosa pineapple Pizza. Yummy for the tummy!

  • @ChoeRage
    @ChoeRage Před 9 měsíci

    In Norway you call in to work and say, Hi i'm sick, cya later alligator. :3

  • @tomkirkemo5241
    @tomkirkemo5241 Před 9 měsíci

    Well, it's 9:37 PM here in Norway, I still haven't eaten anything.
    :)

  • @johnnyguitar6639
    @johnnyguitar6639 Před 9 měsíci

    Hahahaha. "The Reindeer sausage ..And it's really big! As well....." 😇😇

  • @gautearefjord
    @gautearefjord Před 9 měsíci +1

    Joker is more expensive than average

  • @Mellombakkarogberg24
    @Mellombakkarogberg24 Před 9 měsíci

    I have red hair and blue eyes - on a worldwide basis that’s unusual . It’s more common with green eyes and red hair 😁

  • @karebear326
    @karebear326 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Seafood is easily accessible which is why we do eat more of it than for example central America which is farther from the sea. It is all about accessibility. We have a ridiculously long coast line so of course we make use of it.
    I am from stavanger, while some up in the north might eat whale or reindeer, here further south almost at the bottom, I don't see that on the meny in restaurants often if at all. It is all about using what is available in the area👌

  • @saracoraline7925
    @saracoraline7925 Před 9 měsíci

    I promise you most likely if you one day would like to go to Bergen that it will rain. It’s know for that here in Norway. Always raining, but it’s really beautiful tho, so you won’t regret it.

    • @saracoraline7925
      @saracoraline7925 Před 9 měsíci

      Btw Joker is always expensive. So you should probably go some other place if you need to by food. But it’s one of the few places that are open on Sundays, in case you need to by food on Sunday.

  • @fotoliciousss
    @fotoliciousss Před 9 měsíci

    I really think you should check out a video on Rjukan and the history that happend there during the war, The heavy water operation on Vemork.

  • @that_one_toca_girl2010
    @that_one_toca_girl2010 Před 2 měsíci +1

    In the thumnail We call that «grøt»

  • @Mina-wu6pn
    @Mina-wu6pn Před 9 měsíci

    Joker is more expensive than the other stores like Kiwi, Rema 1000 And the Coop stores.