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  1. Loved this post! So interesting to read about these things from a non-Norwegian’s point of view. So many things I have never even really thought about, just accepted! I agree with you about vacation in July.. I’m always like “I REFUSE to leave Norway in summer!” It’s goooorgeous and the whole atmosphere is completely different! Klem!

    1. i know right?!?! norway is the place i want to be in july and i dont want to escape somewhere brutally hot!

      hoping you’re coming home soon so we can meet up when im not wearing sweatpants and a bright yellow sweatshirt ;) hhahah!

  2. Great post! I absolutely love the idea of just being able to slap a tent wherever you happen to be for the night… that sounds so much better than having to find a decent campground. And Norwegian banking does sound just the same as German banking, which is about the most convenient/wonderful thing ever.

    I just discovered Yogi teas a month ago, and have been working my way through all the different kinds. I have 7 or 8 boxes in the kitchen right now… I don’t think I can go back to regular tea now, they are so good! I’m dying to know which one is banned… and why??

    1. i completely agree with being able to hike or pitch a tent anywhere! makes traveling around the country so much easier when i have options aside from super expensive hotels!

      yogi teas rock! my favorite is blueberry green slimming tea. totally banned in norway ;)

  3. I pretty much agree with everything you mentioned, except for the fact that Norwegians don’t complain and that the public transportation is incredible. Ugh, I work at a cafè and I swear when people are complaining about this and that I am actually afraid that they’re going to start throwing punches at me. Norwegians complain. A lot.
    And the public transportation here in and around Oslo is absolutely horrific! I don’t know what it’s like anywhere else in Norway, but I definitely mostly use my car because the public transportation is almost non-existent and super expensive!

    But definitely an awesome read! You mentioned several things I didn’t even know or had realized myself :p

    1. hahhaha i think norwegians are so passive when complaining compared to americans! :) and i think the public transportation rocks here (ok…compared to the US and other places ive traveled). but i guess i should have stated i think it rocks more in oslo than other parts of norway! i hated bergen’s public transport. their bybanen was kind of pathetic i thought and didnt serve much more purpose than a bus.

      thanks for your comment girl! glad to get a norwegian’s perspective <3

    2. Nowegians do complain! A lot! There no shy and sometimes rude. I had my neighbor complain about my kids. They r small and they don’t understand that they might be disturbing our neighbors in different ways. No matter what I tell them they will forget soon enough. There is nothing I can do but I found it extremly rude when my Norwegian neighbor told me that I need some training to become a fit parent. Really!? You dont come to my apt and tell me that! She should get a life herself and mind her own business! Get that Norwegians!

    3. I currently live in Germany and have found Germans to be above and beyond when it comes to complaining hahha! If Norwegians complained at all, it was far nicer than what I see here :P

    4. Public Transport is great in Trondheim, compared to what I deal with in Canada…. except it’s pretty expensive like everything else.. and they now installed about 16 new bomstations (toll roads) … I think they are trying to phase out driving in city… it’s not a bad thing, but there are more people than buses here!

    5. If you were afraid that they’re going to throwing punches at you,it’s because norwegians are psychopaths!

  4. Interesting post! I think it’s amazing how much I expected everything to be just the same as my life in the US. Never did I think that I would have to pay to use the bathroom, pay to watch my TV or pay for the shopping cart! Thanks for making me realize that it wasn’t just me who was in shock by it all!

    1. hahha! ohhhhh yes, nothing is ever free here! or in most of europe. i definitely took it for granted in the US.

      i love when norwegians tell me ‘well we pay for the person who is maintaining the bathroom’…and them im like ‘then why is there no toilet paper and all toilets stink and are clogged?’ i dont believe the excuses ;) i also miss drinking fountains from the US. that was random but i thought id throw that in there!