BEST and WORST Parts of Living in Norway | American Reacts (Part 1)
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As an American I have wondered what it is like living in Norway compared to the United States. Today I am very interested in learning about the best and worst parts of life in Norway. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
The bottle of water she just showed voss, is literally Norwegian tap water 🤣
yes but no. It is sourced from the same place at the public tap water in that area, but they are treated separately and differently, so it's not entirely correct to claim that it is "tap water". But there's not much treatment to either, so the difference isn't significant, so it's not entirely wrong to claim that it's "tap water" either.
The water is from Voss, Norway, but "Voss of Norway" are since 2016 owned by Reignwood, a chinese company with close connection to the Chinese goverment.
@@DatateknikerenNo. The water is NOT from Voss. It is from Iveland in Agder, just west of Arendal.
As you live a place, you tend to not notice so much. However - when I come home from abroad - even beautiful countries - it feels refreshing and great to see the nature here.
Yes, often i "forget" to lock my door when i go out. One time i forgot my phone on a bench, 20 minutes after i came back it was still there.
Leaving the door unlocked... Yep, a few years ago, living in Bodø, i forgot to lock the doors, my front door and the door to the veranda, for 7 weeks, while I was visiting relatives in the north. My apartment was on the ground floor (norwegian says 1st floor!), with easy access for everyone!!!
It was a house with 8 apartments, and my nabour took care of my mail.
The apartment was just as I left it!
And now, living in Trondheim, also forgot to lock my frontdoor while visiting my mum for 1 week last year... My landlord took care of my mail...
I have always had a really low income for numerous reasons, and I have to say it can be really hard when everything is quite expencive. Espesially when my children was still at home, It was kind of bad that this really was bad for them, because they couldt have and do things what was considered normal because we couldnt afford it. Like in school they expect you to have skis, skates, wildlife eqipment and so on. We didn have money for all this, and they kind of fell outside the norm. That was really hard as a mom. This cant compare this to poverty in the us, but it still was sad and hard.
I grew up with the unlocked doors during the 90’s and 2000’s, but this isn’t common practice anymore, as people steal and there’s also the annual robbery bands, usually Eastern Europeans during the summer break. But depends on the neighborhood and where you live. Far more common in the country side perhaps vs the city when it comes to not locking one’s doors. Especially in a place where everyone knows everyone like in a rural village/town. It was also common to show up unannounced on people’s doorsteps like a friend or relatives. But this changed during the later 2000’s. Suddenly you would have to plan everything. This is all closely tied to the old tradition of serving your guest coffee/tea and cake/pastry. Very common back in the day. My parents still do this and they are in their 70’s. If meeting up unannounced at the relatives (often farmers), they would ask if you wanted to come in for some coffee, soda or juice for the kids, then they’d serve whatever local pastry or cake they may had for that exact purpose, of hosting unannounced relatives and friends. Sometimes one would be lucky to stay for dinner. And when it started to get dark you’d have to excuse yourself and go home🤣🤣🤣
*Driving your kids to school*
In Norway: You're spoiling your kids
In the US: If you don't drive your kids to school, you're neglecting them
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I live just outside Oslo. I have deer and wild birds in the garden. A short bike ride and I'm in the endless wilderness that stretches from Norway to Siberia.
Jeg bor i Oslo og har også rådyr og fugler rett utenfor vinduet.👋🏻😉🇳🇴
Wait, what... Did you forget about Sweden and the Baltic countries? Or it "a short bike rike" from Oslo to Pasvikelva?
@@mr.g5593 Jeg bor i Oslo og har kebabsjappe rett utenfor vinduet!
Tyler, here is a bad thing about living in Norway:
In 1950, the Norwegian government enacted a law, making it illegal to die and be buried in Longyearbyen. To discourage people from dying within the town limits, the entry to the existing cemeteries were all closed. But where there is life, there’s death too. People of Longyearbyen who are dying are taken to the Norwegian mainland, over 2000 km away.
Live in the countryside, haven't locked my doors for years. Didn't do it when I lived in apartments in town either. Never got a single thing stolen.
I do have a "trespassers will get shot" sign, but its mostly for the fun of it. Until I get some trespassers, at least.
I can tell you We have fought for our rights. The life standard didn’t come easy . Our freedom is earned People engage in politics and try to fight for themselves and the whole society . We have many different political parties and no money in politics. The Norwegian people are highly educated. People are awake and ready to fight if they are not satisfied with the political process.
13:44 Small correction, there are legal minimum salary requirements in Norway, but only for a few fields of work. Chances are much higher that you will be applying to jobs in fields of work without a legal minimum salary requirement than one that does have it.
The question depends on who you ask. It’s great for Norwegians because we are used with culture and climate in every possible context. For foreigners it an be a challenge and everything depends on individual mindset and goals.
you've got no idea how crazy it sounds to norwegians that you have to ask if there's "NATURE"
gz on 20k subs Tyler! enjoy all your videos :D
he doesn't read comments xD
Love living in Norway ❤
Bike theft is quite rampant in the bigger cities in Norway actually, with a very low clearance rate. It is definitely not safe to leave your bike unlocked. And even if you do lock it, there's thieves looking for expensive bikes especially who run around with hacksaws or electrical saws to cut those locks with. Even in places with surveillance cameras. So for bikes - not very safe!
Norway is actually a great place to live. The country is beautiful and safe. We don't leave our doors or bikes unlocked in the major cities though. Decent and free healthcare and education, generally good wages and a solid unemployment support system is helpful to reduce stress.
There is also a political reason why Norway's access to nature is such a pro. It's called "allemannsretten" (literally "All men's right"), which is a law that grants us the right to access nature. There are some people living by the water, for example, who put up fences to keep people out, but this is actually not permitted. Everyone is allowed to wander along the sea shore even if they enter into other people's property. Something similar applies nearby and in forests, but I'm not clear on where the line is drawn.
there is always forest nearby. i have a little pond just outside my door, wich i guess would drive rent price up most places. but here its just normal nature stuff
I’m Norwegian and i don’t Get Why it’s one of the happiest countrys. Almost everyone fakes their smiles. You almost never see people being nice to strangers.
As for gender discrimination - No, there's very little direct discrimination, byt typical occupations for women (and by that I mean a huge percentage women) like kindergarten and so on, are often not paid so well.
I've lived in Bergen, Trondheim and Oslo. No way in Hades would I leave the door unlocked :) You might do that in the countryside. Or at Svalbard, where they leave their cars unlocked for completely different reasons...
Same! I live in Trondheim, and my door is locked even when I’m at home. I grew up in the countryside in the 80’s. We used to leave the door unlocked there sometimes.
In my house, back in the 90s, we didnt even have a lock on the frontdoor🤣🤣 Never had a key😅
Yeah I'm norwegian, I moved away when I was 9, and we moved around a lot when I was a child even in Norway
But every house I remember had a forest or open fields and country side always less then 10 minute walk away
08:53 Kids walking to school alone I'd imagine is normal in most all places in Norway, the unlocked bicycles is going to be a toss-up between normal and not normal - all depending on where you are in Norway, - while the unlocked doors is most likely going to be leaning towards a big fat "NOT NORMAL."
It's important to distinguish between front door and door to apartment, too. Many houses have multiple apartments - each floor making up one apartment - with their own doors leading to a shared hallway/stairway. In this sort of scenario, the front door being unlocked doesn't matter, as any would-be thieves would still have to get through your apartment door.
Another thing to keep in mind is how close-knit the neighborhood is, the smaller the place you live, the less likely it is that someone will dare break into your home, as the higher the chance everyone will be able to tell who did it, as everyone would know each other, or at least who to keep an eye on for being suspicious. In larger areas, this isn't the case, so there's a higher likelihood of theft, so you wouldn't want to forget to lock your door.
Tyler the only thing that you are aware of is how gigantic America is. There are plenty of outdoor activities in America like in Colorado.No gender discrimination in Norway unlike there is discrimination at every level. Children can go to school unaccompanied and without a bulletproof backpack on . In Norway employees are treated fairly and are not discriminated against and are paid fairly. Unlike in America where an employee is just a commodity to get the most return for the least pay and what is a basic right in Norway are seen as a benefit in America .
I know no one that leaves their house unlocked when we leave. But it i quite normal to not lock the door when you hare home, until you go to bed.
I never even locked my door unless I went on vacation for over 10 years
Iam from Norway
Jeg også 👋🏻😉🇳🇴
Kult
I can and have some time not locked my door, however, I and most Norwegians normally lock their doors. I believe. If you’re not waaaay out in the countryside or something.
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When I lived with my parents on a farm, they left the key in the tractors....
The times have changed, or naybe it just is insurance reasons, but now the tractors is locked.
Well, people in Norway (or other Scandinavian/Northern countries) will also leave their babies outside in their strollers to nap when going to a shop, a café, or a library. And they do so even in the thick of winter. No one will bat an eyelid on that custom. Also, we leave our front gate and front door unlocked (I live in a town in Germany just under 40,000 inhabitants) unless we go out for longer and the house will be totally unoccupied for a certain amount of time. This is, however, different in bigger cities, of course.
Well, Norway has very big and strong unions (on both sides), that’s why there’s no need for a minimum wage. If you’re not in a union, you’ll fall under the biggest union deal.
i am norwegian. and for the first time i started to lock my door a few days ago. because (im sorry to say) a small group og young forigners have been snooping around in driveways and stealing cars (with the keys left in). so, locking anything at all is a bit unusual (atleast outside of the citys)
really? what part of norway? I often leave my keys woops, so I need to know haha
@@yvonneduseund7911 South
Sometimes i even forget to lock my car.
To live well in Norway you need a salary of NOK 750 000. To live okay you need a minimum of NOK 550 000, It is very expensive to rent and it is very expensive to buy.
Food is very expensive.
You’re crazy if you leave your door unlocked in one of the bigger cities. We’ve had multiple people try to break in recently. They had to set up a security cameras all over the place. If you live in the middle of nowhere, sure go ahead.
Have you bean to Norway once, you shuld visit.
... America has nature... none of you ever go out to see it?
And a 2nd amendment, and castle doctrine 🦾🦾
@@andrewk.7498 Weak.
@@kristianlarsen3543 wrong
@@andrewk.7498 America dont have nature or no one ever goes out?
If I go out into nature, I will get lost and never find my way back. 😂
Yes i is
Some places we also leave the car unlocked with the keys literally in the car.
I have to disagree on the salery tho, you need a good education and good connections most places, Norway is very expencive and a lot of people can’t get a job or make a living because of it.
I am a Norwegian woman that use to lock my door and bicycle and a bit scared if I walk alone in the dark late night BECAUSE I KNOW stories from times bad things happened told at tv news example. Well When I was a youth my Bicycle got stolen one time at school, so I will not take a risk to not unlock it. But as an 1,82 cm tall girl, I use to feel safe walking fast with my self-confidante so Abusers certainly prefer shorter and scared women.
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- You have heard more than a few of these before...
On that note, it highly depends on where you live in Norway if it is relatively safe to leave your door unlocked or your bike, for that matter.
However, the downside of doing so is that in the unlikely event that someone walks in to your home and steals something or if your bike gets stolen while you are in a store shopping, you are pretty screwed as far as insurance goes.
The same goes for your car...
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I personally lost in an insurance settlement because I left my bike unlocked while locked in a shed.
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There are many places in Oslo where I don't mind in the evening. There is a lot of drunkenness, robbery and violence. Gangs of invaders have made the streets unsafe.
Drunkenness and violence in the weekends is how it has been in Norway for hundreds of years. Nothing new.
Anna was living in Konsberg. I used to live there, I recognise the place. Where I live now...yes it is like this. Hell, I have a small walley on my property I need to cut some trees down. It's a jungle. :)
Et problem , menesker fra øst Auropa mener er det ikke låst fast er det bare og ta det med seg og selge på ett marked i baltikum😢
corekt stooort problem med nesten alle innvandrere
when are you traveling to norway? (make a vlog)
9:29 if you can't imagion, then go see it
No gender discrimination in Norway?😂 That is so not true! Yes, Norway is a good country to live in. And yes, we have systems that work to prevent all kinds of discrimination. But many women, transgender people, disabled people and people from other cultures are heavily discriminated even in Norway. She is si wrong on so many things. She should get her facts straight.
To say woman are discriminated in Norway, or even heavily discriminated as you say is just false.
Im a disabled woman in Norway. Not once have I been discriminated upon for being a woman. Accessibility is a whole different thing tho. I also have a rarer disability (ehlers danlos syndrome) which makes it really hard to get the proper help here. Accessibility sucks for a lot of places, but I find there is help if I ask. The only place I've met lesser treatment for my gender is not having my pain and health issues believed by doctors and it has nearly cost me my life. That's not a uniquely norwegian issue tho. That's the only place I've felt like it was because I was a woman. I have many friends who works in male dominated jobs who have not complained about their treatment due to them being women. Im not saying I dont believe there cant be a discriminating issue, if you have faced this, I am very sorry and I hope you've taken this to the proper authorities. Im simply sharing my pov. Discrimination based on gender is illegal here.
@@Charoke Very valid points! I’m also a disabled woman. And yes, like you, I’ve been so much more discriminated for my disability than for my gender. When it comes to access, work, etc. And women in Norway are not as discriminated for our gender as we used to be. I still believe that there is stil a bit of gender discrimination out there though. But yes, it’s better now than it used to be.
after a year of reacting to videos of Norway. Are you considering moving here?
Just move already, I was a similar fanboy like you .. but decided to move there after one month road-trip 🤩 way better than Germany 🥰
You should not watch videos from this woman, she is known for copying web articles and transcribing them into her videos word for word, without giving any credit to the authors
You, as an American, just like all other Americans, must learn that Living in one of the Nordic countries is much better to live in than living in the USA in general. Yes, you can take almost any European country, all of them are better to live in than in the USA.
The USA is a country that most of us Europeans would not want to live in.
Then it's us SWEDES who don't stop us regardless of the weather and it's us SWEDES who say: There is NO bad weather, as long as you dress properly. In addition, even in Sweden, we do not lock the door.
Sure. You could have your door unlocked pre-2000 about almost anywhere in Norway. That's back when we was a quiet homogeneous society. Now we've become a global society, other cultures aren't that trustworthy unfortunately.
In the last 5 years much have changed in krime and trust in autorities, this vidio don't show the full reality of living in Norway.
what is amazing is not that norway is so great. but that more countries are not alongside it in quality. Much we got should be the very BASELINE of human existence on earth. and we are 'the best place on earth'. Instead of focusing on how we are better to live in, how about one tries to make other countries AS good. Any place where a nation like ours is the finest around...has severe and deep problems.
Trust the government I don’t know how old the video he is watching is but I don’t know anyone who trust the government
Safe, yes I am....I have three neighbours. And I'm heavly armed. :D I grew up in the Norwegian forests. Last 6 years I have lived in the MIDLE of the forest. I have also lived in Oslo, Kr Sand, Tr heim and many places in the eastern central regions. Ok, it's safe. BUT I do not leave my front door unlocked. And combined I have abot 220 pounds of dog here...divided on three. :)
Norway is not that good anymore
Why?
NO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE OUR DOOR UNLOCKED. You could in the old days. But then some imigrants arrived.
The Top 10 countries by total GDP are, of course, very populous countries.
9 of the Top 10 countries by GDP per capita are low in population (under 10 million) like Norway. The exception: The USA which is in the Top 10 by GDP per capita despite a pop. of 340 million.
Still haven't figured out how a reaction-channel about another country, let's say ... Norway, works? You're really not the sharpest tool in the shed, are you?
Lol, you should really look into the actual "wealth distribution" of the US. Less than 10% of your population has over 90% of the wealth. Making GDP per capita meaningless in the US, as the numbers are nowhere near reflections of reality. But then again, you seem to have very limited knowledge of your own country, only state sanctioned propaganda lvl, kinda sad really....
1. Chances are good that nothing will happen when you leave your door open, but we have criminals like everyone else - AND gangs from Eastern Europe visiting to steal cars and plunder homes while people are away. 2. While people in general live very well, despite taxes (and in some cases because of the taxes), IF you for some reason sre unimployed, your income can be rather low compared to the prices. You'll never starve though unless you make a number of serious mistakes and end up outside the system. That can be pretty though. 3. For me personally the food prices and dentist/veterinary prices are the ONLY negative sides. Maybe a bit too beurocratic, though. You never feel unsafe, except for the current environmental problems, Putin and Trump's return.
Hi Tyler Bucket/Rumple/Walker. You and your brother Ryan have pretty good scams going, grifting from CZcams subscribers. I wonder if CZcams has policies and regulations that the two of you are violating. It would be a real shame if they shut down all of your sites and your grifting came to an end. Heck, maybe by other people seeing this post and checking the Ryan and Tyler, Tyler Rumple and Tyler Walker sites so they can see for themselves what conmen the two of you are, they just might unsubscribe from your CZcams channel.
Some CZcamsrs have an editor.
Tyler needs a tutor, a fact checker....
He is just ass kissing all the countries he is commenting on. I have lived in this country for 52 years...I'm 52. :D I still find the videos sort of...satisfying? :)
@@user-we7vk5zg7l - Indeed, he is a panderer (but also dumb). He thinks all of America = Evansville, Indiana and fields of corn.
And you need a carer who can keep you off the internet.
Every single geographic feature you listed about Norway also exists in your own country (and many features in your own country don't exist in Norway). You seem to be aware of America's size, but nothing else.
Imagine being this hatefull and liking your own comments, get a life.
Tyler you are obsessed with the size of America and nothing else.(gigantic)
In Norway you can experience them all pretty much where ever you are in the country. In America you would have to take at least three planes to experience three of these different things.
@@LifeAmongPixels how is this "hateful"? It is a fact that you can find places where the nature is has features similar to Norway.
Many Norwegian settlers went to the Dakotas and some east or west. Because the climate and nature are similar to many areas in Norway.
If you go to Alaska, you can get features that are similar to other areas in Norway.
There are many other places too. I would expect that the longest fjords are probably the most significant feature that you wouldn't find.
There are many places that could pass off as a generic location in Norway in a movie set.
However if you look for specific sets of features, it soon becomes more difficult to find them on the same place.
The last part was maybe a little unnecessary, but I wouldn't say "hateful".
@@thorbjrnhellehaven5766 I guess you haven't been following this creatures endless comments on this and Tylers other channels where it constantly harasses, namecalls and makes fun of Tyler, a US citizen who is actually trying to learn something about the world OUTSIDE the US. It's not about just this one comment, but several years of manic posting of hateful comments, preferably several from this creature on each video, with no other purpose than to demean Tylers effort.
I would not leave my door open, but I am from Oslo