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    Was ist das Seltsamste, was Sie in Norwegen erlebt haben?

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    2. Nowordsofitsown on

      My father in law telling me that Norwegian has two written standards. I had a bachelor’s in Nordic languages, history and culture and was at the time doing a master degree in Norwegian linguistics, and was also of course fluent in Norwegian.

      A colleague reacting to me talking about how to care for an Ikea duvet (filled with down) which was having problems with: „And a foreigner is telling me this.“ She seriously believed only Norway or the Nordic countries had down filled duvets.

    3. gianna_in_hell_as on

      Lmao my kid came back from school like „it was raining, it was awful but we still had math out in nature“

      Weirdest to me was that deep inhale to mean „yes“ it took me ages to realise that not everyone around me had weirdly asthmatic breathing

    4. XXI-DK on

      Fully agree – most often gift-wrapped with a choice of an easy or a slightly more complicated route…? Make absolutely sure that you opt for the easy version – even that one often requires compass skills, 1.500 meters of heights and most likely a night in a sleeping bag? Tough neighbors we have there!

    7. Gepiemelde on

      When I dressed up nicely to go to my first Norwegian date. Bought some flowers, booked a very good restaurant, cleaned my car as if it was brand new and showed up 2 minutes early at her door.

      She wasn’t impressed and we never made it to the restaurant, as she was just in it for the sex that night. I didn’t know if I was supposed to be flattered or disappointed. After our third date, she started talking a bit more about her life. It’s a dream for most men probably, but very confusing when you’re conditioned to the court making and flirting game.

    10. erin59 on

      You can hang out with some Norwegians, out and about and have a great time, but then one of them can get up and leave without saying bye or anything. Observed that multiple times and it still raises my eyebrows

    11. gabba_hey_hey on

      Politicians appologize that they have been lying during the campaining and try to make up for it in the aftermath.

    12. FederalMarionberry90 on

      My biggest culture shocks have been:

      -no „bless you“’s after sneezing

      -lower eye contact (I’m american)

      -getting up and leaving after being finished with a convo(no „pre-exit“ small tall about „ah well I gotta get going, gotta get back to blah blah blah“, which is good but took time getting used to)

      -cucumbers in tacos and taco Friday instead of taco Tuesday! (Taco Friday isn’t even alliterative! 😭)

    13. str33ts_ahead on

      For me in the first years it was the fact that when people call customer service/a public institution to ask for info or help, they first say their name, then make a pause in which I still don’t know to this day what I was supposed to say (I used to just say „hei“ again or „hei, how can I help you“) and then state the reason why they are calling. Remembering that pause still stresses (and baffles, a little, lol) me to this day.

      This is not a thing in my culture, where you would say „Hi, I’m calling because my Internet is not working + a bit of details about the problem you’re having + your name so they can find you in their system“.

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