Archive for June, 2012
Up, up, up the peak! Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Jun 30, 2012
While å løpe (to run, running) is popular in many countries, Norwegians have recently taken the classic sport with them in a brand new direction: uphill. I had a chat with Per Inge Fjellheim from Sauda (the West Norwegian town where I spent parts of my childhood). He’s one of the ildsjeler [ILLshehler] (enthusiasts, literally…
Greetings Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Jun 20, 2012
Hei! is the universal greeting in Norway. It is pronounced with a rising tone, as if you’re really enthusiastic about something! (I guess there’s a reason why the Swedes always make jokes about Norwegians being hyper! 🙂 ) In most of the country, it sounds like it’s halfway between the English greetings hi! and hey!…
Talking about the weather Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Jun 8, 2012
Været (the weather) is a frequent topic in Norway; after all, there’s a lot of it! Stretching more than 2600 km (1616 miles), from the North Sea east of Scotland, across the Polar Circle to the Barents Sea, Norway is bound to have a good deal of climatic variation. You’d better check værmeldinga (the weather…