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Det fantastiske norske offentlig transportsystemet. Posted by kari on Jan 9, 2009
The fantastic Norwegian public transportation system. We don’t need researchers to tell us that Europeans are healthier than Americans. We can walk down a busy street and see the drastic physical difference between the majority of Europeans and the majority of Americans. Norwegians are not an acception to this rule. I remember when I first arrived…
Nordmenn like the south Posted by kari on Jan 5, 2009
Nordmenn liker syden (Nordmenn like the south)……of Europe that is. I’m not sure how many Norwegians travel to what Americans refer to as the south, but they talk about going to syden all the time. Syden for Norwegians can mean destinations from Mallorca in Spain, to Rhodes in Greece, to the Grand Canary Islands, to…
God jul! Posted by kari on Dec 24, 2008
Once again the Christmas season is upon us. Doesn’t it seem like it comes faster and faster every year? “Christmas” in Norwegian is jul. Merry Christmas-god jul. We give gaver (gifts) at Christmastime, which sit under juletreet (the Christmas tree). Vi pynter juletreet (We decorate the Christmas tree). There is ofte a stjerne at the top…
Freia sjokolade fabrikken….mmmmm Posted by kari on Dec 9, 2008
As an American student in Oslo, I had the pleasure of touring a chocolate factory-‘Freia Sjokolade Fabrikken.’ For some reason, I was put in charge of navigating the way to the factory. There were about 15 of us in the group and I was appointed the navigator, which is hilarious because I am really terrible…
Brrrrrr! Det er kaldt! Posted by kari on Dec 6, 2008
It’s cold! I don’t know about all of you, but I’m here in southern MN and it is truly a winter wonderland today. We’ve had a pretty mild winter so far, but this week the mercury dropped dramatically and the snow began to pile up. Norwegians are experiencing the same vær right now. The following…
Barbaric Norwegian Posted by kari on Nov 8, 2008
I remember my Norwegian professor (the only native professor I had at St. Olaf) telling our class one time that the Norwegian language is barbaric. Think of what it would have sounded like to listen to barbarians talk to each other. “He go to movie theater.” “She want to Spain.” In current American English, we would…
Don’t drink and drive in Norway Posted by kari on Nov 7, 2008
Not that I encourage driving while intoxicated here in the United States, or anywhere for that matter, but be extra careful if you are out having a good time in Norway and you are the driver. Norwegian law states that an individual with a BAC (blood alcohol content) at or over .02% is over the legal…