I think Zellweger was talking about Anita Hegerland. She said Anita, and a child star in the 70s. Gotta be her. I know Anita, I'll tell her about this. She'll love it :-)
A little embarrassing to be a journalist in the field of culture and not know that Anita Hegerland was a big child star in Norway during the 70s. I thought that was common knowledge... ;D
@@vkoark12963 Well you know when we say these type of things we mean that that's where our roots are from. We know that we're not German, Italian or Russian by nationality we know we are those things by ancestry.
When I lived in the US, I met many people who said they were from Norway, then I'd switch to Norwegian and then they'd quickly say "my dads uncle's cousin's grandfather's sister's auntie is from Norway"...You are not Norwegian just because you have ancestry from there.
So, would you say someone is not African decent if they had parents or grandparents that were from Africa and their skin is black. My guess is you would be afraid to say this because of being labelled a racist. If someone has Norwegian heritage, they should be proud, the same way it's ok for Africa Americans to be proud of their heritage.
@@chuckfriebe843 I think the difference is exactly the wording you just used. People with Norwegian ancestry are of Norwegian DECENT; ie. An American of Norwegian decent
About 50% of my heritage is Norwegian. If anyone asks I'll claim my French Canadian heritage instead because we've actually retained some of that culture and language. Edit for those with reading comprehension difficulties: This means that I have both Norwegian and French heritage, but strongly prefer the French side of my family.
ethnicity and nationality are not the same thing, no white American is ethnically American, most are English/Irish/German but their nationality is American. It is actually a topic of conversation for Americans, we of course know that we are American by nationality but everyone that isn't Native American has ancestry elsewhere, so people ask where your ancestors came from often whether it be Russia, Spain Norway etc., so when you say "a tiny % of Norwegian blood" it isn't really that tiny it is sometimes 50-100%.
@@zlo8389 I think many British people find it cringey when American people announce themselves as English/Scottish/Irish, I'm assuming the same is for Norway. I've had some Americans tell me 'I'm English!' when in England, which doesn't really translate the way it might in America. I think this is especially true for Scotland and Ireland, as they hold their nationality close to their hearts. As for the tiny 1% comment. Realistically they arent 50-100% Norwegian. If their link to Norway is that their great grandfather on their mothers side was from Norway, that is a fairly tenuous link. If one parent was from Norway, sure, there's your 50% blood. That seems to be the case with 'British Americans', hence why it's sometimes recieved as a bit cringey.
Bethany Holmes again, there is a difference between nationality and ethnicity, you can call it cringey but it’s just a fact, no white american is ethnically american, and it’s only europeans that get offended by it too, when I visited my dads family in asia no one found it “cringey” they just called me asian bc it’s quite clear by looking at my face, same thing with white americans, how can you call it cringey when they are quite literally stating that they are ethnically english?
Bethany Holmes for you, your ethnic identity and national identity are the same but for most americans they are two separate identities, the fact that I am an American national does not negate my heritage and ethnic identity
@@djbubsongs5812 I think he/she just is Norwegian. Bø is a pretty common name for places in Norway, Bø in Telemark, probably the best known - because of the amusement park. The dialect she wrote in: "E ho frå Bø a tru?/roughly translates into: "Wonder if she is from Bø," also mostly suggest Telemark. Even though tru (instead of tro) is used in dialects all over Norway, the a in front of tru identifies the origin to eastern parts of Norway, since neither western, southern or northern parts of Norway would have written the question with an a in front of the word tru, but would have written "E ho frå Bø tru?" Which means exactly the same, and could refer to say Bø in Vesterålen, in northern parts of Norway. Without the a in front of tru the dialect is a lot harder to place, going on only one short sentence. But the a in front of tru places the dialect somewhere in the eastern part of southern Norway (Northern parts of Norway are so narrow the area is not divided into eastern or western parts). Had the sentence been written in bokmål, the type of Norwegian spoken by most Norwegians, it would have been like this: Er hun fra Bø tro?
Evenito not really, you don’t practice something, you lose it. my girlfriend lived here from before she could talk until she was ten and moved back to where her parents are from. didn’t hear or speak norwegian again until they returned ten years later. she didn’t understand a thing. didn’t take more than a few months to get it back though.
The girl who grew up in trondheim is imo Norwegian as well even though she moved away and forgot the language she still has cultural ties and wants to learn the language
@SecretCommie no! It's not that they cannot speak the language! Never been there, don't know anything about it but my great great great grandfather was born in OSL - OH.. 😒
@@cameronhowe1110 Well, you know the one drop rule only goes one way. People in Norway (or any other European Country) with Somali ancestry will never be accepted (by some) as Norwegian, while people in the US of Norwegian ancestry will also not be considered Norwegians.
Alissa Boe should have no problem relearning Norwegian as she has already been fluent in it. Having been fluent in a language would cause you to have a understanding of the language that won’t ever disappear entirely. Ønsker henne lykke til.
maybe she should learn to write and say her name correctly first as its NOT Alissa Boe its Alissa Bø but what can you expect form those Somalis that claim to be somthing they are not !!
Especially since she visits often and still has family there. But unless they speak it at home, well she and her mom, like not really any use. And it depends how far back you did speak it and how long since you forgot to speak it. Harder as an adult. It’s like me trying to learn Filipino being adopting growing up in Norway as Norwegian as my 1st language and my mom being a retired Norwegian language teacher.
You can't really be mad at Renee Zellweger though because she said she doesn't speak Norwegian because as a kid she was made fun of for speaking the language--and what kid doesn't want to just fit in and NOT be made fun of?
it's regrettable how often that same story is told. Language and subsequent other connections are severed because kids make fun of them. (Why are kids so given to doing that?) Until now I didn't understand the brilliance of Chinese school or Korean school here in America -- a place where their language IS what's good, so this story doesn't have to be told.
I'm ethnically half Norwegian and I've lived in Norway my whole life, therefor I feel very comfortable calling myself Norwegian. But these people got one grandparent from there that immigrated and haven't even been there before and I wouldn't say that makes you Norwegian. Sure, you are of Norwegian decent, but you're not Norwegian. Edit: There's a few of them that can be classified as Norwegian I must admit, but not the majority
Jungkooks Lushes hair, Samme, det er akuratt som at om du møter noen for første gang så nevner du ikke den andre halvparten av etnisiteten din fordi du har bodd i Norge hele livet, så du føler deg norsk. Slik føler jeg det, men det er en veldig typisk amerikansk ting å klamre seg til sine forfedres nasjonalitet uten å bry seg om resten.
Sånn er det for meg også, jeg er egentlig bare halvt norsk, men jeg ville aldri kalt meg gresk eller svensk. Faren min er bare gresk og svensk men han har bodd i Norge siden han var åtte, han snakker flytende norsk og har ikke engang bodd i Sverige eller Hellas, han er norsk.
@@christinaulv2605 ja, jeg bruker vanligvis ikke å nevne den andre etnisiteten min når jeg først møter andre med mindre de kommenterer på at jeg ikke ser helt norsk ut
@@helenahaaland1424 litt samme, bare at jeg kan godt kalle meg selv for colombiansk siden jeg var født der og moren min oppdro meg med hennes kultur bakgrunnen og lærte meg spansk og sånt. Men til fremmede sier jeg bare at jeg er norsk siden det er mye enklere og det er det jeg kjenner til mest
If they have Norwegian blood in them they are Norwegian. I have lived in Norway since 2001 bc I was adopted from China, and I say that I’m Chinese too.
To add to my point after finishing the video, people were mostly annoyed about the initial female who said "shes norwegian" which made it sound like she has links to it, which she didnt, except for a blood relation from a distant relative. If they’re mentioning offhand that they have norwegian roots, nobody will mind because they mention that their only relation is cultural or by blood.
@Patrick Liang Some mean it that way, and it's appreciated when the distinction is made, but I have come across Americans who do not make that distinction. Who go "I am Norwegian and [insert actual fact about the country/culture] is a lie because MY [insert relative] did not do [insert custom]" and the rude/gatekeeping attitude generally stems from encounters with such people. It can get tiring to be lectured on your own culture by people who haven't even been here.
They have Norwegian family members, but they aren't Norwegian - except for Alissa Boe since she is actually born here. I remember when I was little and children could speak a second language like English and I thought it was SO COOL they could speak it fluently. I would have LOVED to be bilangual (as in not being taught a language later on, but two languages from birth). Now almost every Norwegian knows more than one language. English is a default we all have to learn from 2nd grade, while you can choose German, French, and Spanish later. It's sad people are shamed into not using their language, it's so cool to be fluent in more than one. At least I think so☺️
Norwegian is also an ethno-cultural group though, not only a national one. If thats their ancestry and they are raised in or around some version of Norwegian culture, they’re Norwegian in at least that respect. Most of them would be considered Norwegian in the sense that they are Norwegian-American, but not Norwegian-Norwegian. Except for maybe Alisha Bø, but she might also consider herself Somali-Norwegian or Somali-Norwegian-American or something else like that.
Are you of Norwegian ancestry or just learning it for fun?:) We got a show with Americans of Norwegian decent who come to Norway to learn about the culture. It's called "Alt for Norge."
Some people don’t seem to understand that when Americans say something like “I’m Norwegian” or “I’m half-Norwegian half-German”, they are referring to ethnicity, NOT nationality. The terms for nationalities are usually the same as the ethnic terms of the native people of the nations, but not for the USA (among other places), which is why most Americans don’t identify only with the label of “American”, the term is not representative of ancestry. Americans with Norwegian heritage may not be culturally Norwegian, but they are Norwegian genetically. The taboo around being proud of your ancestry is strange, we should love and appreciate our families and where they come from.
Its so funny how proud they are. I love these videos. Its sound like we are these mythical creatures living in fjords, drinking coffie through sugar cubes and singing old native songs😂
"my family has lived in the US for 3 generations, I don't speak a word of the language and I've never been to the country but yeah, I'm Norwegian" - apparently the American ignorance is stronger than their roots
they mean ethnically, they know their nationality is American, when a European says they are Spanish for example, it usually means by ethnicity and nationality, If an American says they are American, unless they are actually Native American they are only talking about their nationality, Americans ask about eachother's ethnicity a lot because you can't always tell by looking at someone, they know they have American passports they are simply just saying that their ancestry is Norwegian as opposed to German, Russian, Italian etc.
Well then the proper way to phrase it saying "I have Norwegian ancestry", not "I'm Norwegian" :) Lots of people in Europe also have roots in other European countries, and yet they don't use nationalities to describe their ancestry. Those are two completely different things.
Yes and No ! In America Everybody IS from somewhere - some from Europe - some from South America ! If You Have Grand Parents - that IS The past 100years - so The Food and Language - are with Your FAMILY !
Me as a Norwegian person, has SUPER clear voice. Like, we talk SMOOTHY, and we even learn english in class, aswell as swedish People and danish, so thats why we are good at english accent stuff
Typical American, I’m Norwegian but no I’ve never been there, and oh yes, my grandmother is from Norway. Sorry, you are NOT Norwegian, you are American.
“American” is mostly a political identity. It doesn’t have much ethnic meaning to most people. That’s why they acknowledged their ancestral background.
You need to look carefully at the interviewer when the first actress says "I am Norwegian ,and I have never been to Norway , sorry'" Her face said it all 🤣🤣.
Så hyggelig å finne videoer som dette! Visste ikke at noen av disse skuespillerne hadde norsk blod! Takk for videoene dine, og de koselige intervjuene :)
@@Flaawsometalk ikke noe problem - er glad du har en kanal jeg kan følge med på :) lykke til med framtidige intervjuer/videoer, og ta vare på deg selv :)
What a great channel! My DNA test was so cool, it turns out I am 42% Norwegian and related to Leif Erickson, so cool! I am currently learning the language. Tusen Takk & Skal!
@@vanthpe Samma her :( Livet er kjedelig Ass.. Men vet du at det finnes en tablett som heter Lactase som du tar rett før du spiser noe med melk? Men.. Det er svinedyrt 400 kroner får en pakke med 60 tabletter :/
One of my grand-grand-mothers is from Hungary, a grand-grand-father of mine from Bulgaria and I have other ancestors from Sweden and Austria. But that does not make me hugarian-bulgarian-austrian-swedish!!! What a nonsense! I was born and raised in Germany by german parents and german is my nativ language. So I am german! End of story :D
You’re still ethnically from those countries that is your ethnicity while German is solely your nationality. All these celebrities are saying is that they have Norwegian ancestry which makes them Norwegian
Because they have decided to give much money to anyone who can show the slightest bit of Indian descent in them. So its a big deal for many there. If the distant ancestors of these "Norwegians" were actually Comanches or Sioux they might well be on the payroll.
Because there’s not really anyone else who is realle American except for Naitive Americans. The history of other Americans is too short there and the American identity is rootless and surfacy, superficial - it doesn’t give a real deep meaningful identity
@@LoveBeliefTruth That#s true enough MsJ. Having seen the spread of humanity through millennia..and the strange conclusion that it has happened very late in terms of the earths age......one has to say that we have ALL been on the move. POlitics would have us be divided into colonists (bad) and perfect natives ( good) and people want to defentd to the death, their modern borders probably drawn by some bloke in a London office.... I like to point out that if we the English hadn't got there with steel and rule of law... then maybe Spain would have soon got there ...or even China. Gunpowder was invented and you couldnt make in un invented again. Ha det bra. Godt å snakke med deg.
Others with Norwegian ancestry is: Pricilla Presley, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Conelly, James Cagney, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Wagner, Christine Teigen, Kimberly Matula, Eric Christian Olsen and many, many more
Alisha Ilhaan Bø is half Somali and Half Norwegian. Ilhaan is Somali female name. A lot of the times people refer her as just Norwegian. She has somali roots too. Of you Google her, its rarely mentioned that she is half somali
The only Norwegian celebrities I know of so far are the Olsen twins - their grandfather is/was norwegian and Dominic Purcell (Prison break) Half Norwegian and half Irish. I mean his middle name is Haakon Myrtvedt- A very typical Norwegian name.
Also Richard Dean Anderson (macgyver) he is quarter Norwegian and half Scandinavian. Paris Hilton is 1/4 Norwegian aswell And marilyn monroe was half Norwegian.
@@kens7537Let me clarify: when I say Ancentries I don´t mean the people who you are directly related to you like "parents". And still doesn´t mean you are from there even tho, my father is from another place but I am NOT from there. I´m from where I was born, and my father is from there. Those are the KEY WORDS "MY FATHER", my father, not me. When it comes to race or ethnicity for example, it can be tricky. But they are not talking about any of those, because they are just speaking about NATIONALITY.
they mean ethnically, they know their nationality is American, when a European says they are Spanish for example, it usually means by ethnicity and nationality, If an American says they are American, unless they are actually Native American they are only talking about their nationality, Americans ask about eachother's ethnicity a lot because you can't always tell by looking at someone, they know they have American passports they are simply just saying that their ancestry is Norwegian as opposed to German, Russian, Italian etc.
It's hilarious how other people around the world are offended by how “Americans love being American” because of our nations past, but then if we dig into our actual roots they still hate how we define ourselves. Like where do you we belong then?
Come to the US, Canada or Australia where the majority of us have roots elsewhere. My great grandparents were immigrants from six countries, so I grew up with some of their cultures. My family doesn't have the deep roots here that the your family does in Norway.
@@Tracymmo Sorry, but I really don't understand what your point is. It sounds like you're saying these places don't have cultures of their own. It's great to celebrate the cultures of your heritage, but you don't automatically inherit the citizenship or nationality. In short, you're still American, even though you take part in your ascendant's culture.
A lot of people seem to be very annoyed that Americans are calling themselves Norwegian. They're obviously talking about their ethnicity. As a Norwegian myself, I have no problem with them stating that fact. They can spit in a glass and have it analyzed, there will be Norwegian DNA...
@@Playedback Nesten alle sangene hennes ligger på TH-cam, men akkurat den finner jeg ikke. Det var ikke en av favorittene, men jeg tror Renée husket den på grunn av den rare setningen der hun sang " verre og verre og verre og verre og verre" ...🤣 for det var bare den tonen hun nynnet. Jeg hadde alle lp- platene av Anita, så jeg kan dem alle. Jeg lærte å synge på grunn av henne. 🥰🎵
I've always thought that Americans seem to be too obsessed with their ancestry. I'm Irish, from Ireland. I see a lot of Americans claiming, "I'm Irish too! but to me, they are just Americans.
They probably say that because they are used to talking to other Americans and to other Americans they are “Irish” but to actual Irish people they are “American”. Like my father is from Ireland and so I’m an Irish citizen, so whenever Ireland comes up here or if I’m referring to nationality/citizenship etc I might call myself Irish, but whenever I’m IN Ireland or talking to Irish-Irish people I just call myself Canadian/American. Most Irish-Americans/Canadians don’t see themselves as being exactly the same as Irish people, they’re just not used to talking to actual Europeans lol. Like how you see Indo-Caribbeans calling themselves Indian or West-Indian in most contexts but when talking to Indian-Indians they usually specify if they are Guyanese, Trinidadian, etc. It’s just how diaspora is tbh
@@privateaccountforgmaill806 Actually, if you look at her mothers photo, she looks just like her mother, the mother even has a high forehead, which is strange as the mother is white.
I know, right? She's absolutely stunning. I see the Norwegian in her too (which is also beautiful), but I've always thought that Somali features were especially gorgeous
This is PURE clickbait. I was so excited to find out which American stars speak a foreign language, only to be 3 celebs into the video and I find out that NONE of them actually speak Norwegian. Not only that, they're *not* Norwegian but of Norwegian decent. Not the same thing. This video is VERY misleading !!!!
SuperStandard None of them were saying they were from there, except the ones who were actually from there. In the US, if you say, “I’m ____”, it almost always means you’re talking about your ancestry, not the country you’re from.
Mehlodia exactly. Because we, in the states, have such a mixed background we take pride if we have some commonality with our European ancestors. Nothing wrong with that. We are just proud to have some kindred bond.
They should have just specified that they were “part norwegian”, making it clear that it’s their ancestors that are from there, not themselves, otherwise it’s misleading
Saying “I’m Norwegian” in English can mean that you’re literally from Norway or it can mean that your ancestors came from Norway. Kjersti does a nice job of understanding that nuance.
Right from the start I knew that this was going to be a painful one. The cringe watching Laura Dern exclaiming that she's Norwegian! Actually though, I find it hilarious how (mostly) Americans claim to be this and that nationality when in many cases, like here in Laura's, it's their GRANDMOTHER who is that nationality.
I remember meeting Alisha Boe when I was really young, in Oslo with my mom either for work/watching a movie… We had that mutual exchange of wanting to get to know eachother(like ppl describe seeing someone at the airport..) but we didn’t exchange words, so we never actually got to know eachother, possibly bco shyness/introvert or having errands to do. I’m glad I was able to see how she turned out, bc one always hope to meet these ppl again & from time tot time think abt it even if it’s 15-20yr old memories…. I’ve never seen her work or heard of her, I usualky don’t watch these type of videos, but I’m grateful to actually be able to see how one of those ppl turned out :) And she look exactly like she did as a child, I wonder if she would recognize me, given that she immigrated to U.S, I got the impression she probably don’t remember much abt her norwegian childhood… I hope we run into eachother by chance, & get to talk, I’m curious if she remembers me, as I don’t feel like I look like my child-self, but maybe it was the energies that caught eachothers attentions…. I don’t know why I share this, but it’s the 1st time that I’ve been able to see how some stranger turned out decades later… Fint å se at alt står bra til med deg alisha, håper du hadde en fin oppvekst, etter du flytta herfra så ung :) - M
Nice interview, only problem was I had to check who these actors were, from the movie photos behind the interview set. It would have helped to have on screen names put on!
When an American says their English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, French etc, it usually means they have never been there and may have one relation back about 6 generations who came from there.
Om någon säger att dem är från ett land ska man väl förfan kunna snacka språket? stelt om någon säger ”Im from norway!” och sen börjar man snacka norska och dem kan inte svara tillbaka.
Ja och hon är även från Somalien. Där är inte heller språket lätt. Det känns säkert väldigt tufft när din pappas lämnar dig och senare bosätter sig i en annan slags form av miljö. Men hoppas att hon i framtiden minst kan lära sig norska vilket är hennes första språk.
Nja, jag blev adopterad från Nicaragua när jag var 2,5 år och talade spanska när jag kom hit till Sverige. Tydligen vägrade jag att prata spanska efter ett tag och svenska blev mitt modersmål. Latinamerikaner försöker ofta tilltala mig på spanska men jag kan inte svara tillbaka. Jag pluggade spanska några år i högstadiet och gymnasiet men nu är det över 10 år sedan jag hade en spanskalektion. Kalla det stelt eller ej? 🤷🏿♀️
Man ska inte kasta sten i glashus. Som en annan skrivit tidigare: lär dig skilja på de och dem. Det borde - enligt mig vara: "om någon säger att Den är från ett land ska Den väl..."
Holy crap. I was there literally last summer and whenever people noticed an accent they´d ask me where i was from. The moment I said "I´m swedish" they´d also claim they´re swedish. They would even go as far as to say things like "when I was in sweden i totally got along better with the people there, it´s like I´m a part of Sweden ya know". Meanwhile I´m there thinking "bruh, you´re wearing an oversized t-shirt and a pair of Birkenstocks, it doesn´t get more american than that". It´s nice that so many wants ot be a part of the north, but it´s at the same time sad that they don´t recognize their own nationality.
@@oJackOfSpades it´s soooo awkward! it´s like the fucking want to claim they are from elsewhere! like get your shit together people, you are from USA, not swedish or anything else at all!!! (most of you, because some might be)
Kenna Lime Most of us acknowledge ethnic and ancestral backgrounds because “American” is just a nationality, not really an ethnicity. We’re not trying to appropriate your identity on purpose. What we mean to say is that we have roots in [insert country here]. Remember that a lot of people immigrated to America years ago and Americans just like to remember which specific countries their ancestors came from to strengthen the bond. It’s nothing personal. 😬
@@TheMorganVEVO being a "swede" is not exactly an ethnicity either. If it´s the ethnicity they´re referring to it should be more like "I´m also north-germanic" since it´s basically the same "type" of people all around scandinavia. I realize the US is a "new" country built on immigration from Europe and I also understand why so many americans acknowledge their heritage. But I think some do it for all the wrong reasons. They distance themselves from their own country and culture and push themselves into another. "Well we don´t really have culture" (actual quote from an american friend), which is think is false. It´s abundantly clear there´s a strong prospering culture in the US, the people aren´t aware of it however because they don´t realize how different it is in other countries such as sweden which looks similar on screen but the social/governmental and intellectual way are way different. Edit: Don´t get me wrong though. I don´t mind people wanting to identify with my country and culture. I just think it´s a bit uninformed to claim "swedishness" when there´s really nothing swedish what so ever about them. It gets cringy because it´s more important to claim heritage than actually knowing your heritage.
TH-camr Named Morgan Yes I agree with you... I think it can be explained very well with history, the U.S.A. is a very new country and people came from all over the world to live there and got into groups with the people that came from the same country/culture and they strongly identified with that specific culture/country of course. I guess that just got passed down generations... but the situation today is different, now probably most of the people are a mixture of different cultures, and now there is also an „american culture“ which is a mixture of tons of cultures.... The thing is yes it strengthens the bond with the ancestors but it totally divides the american nation... I actually think that this is part (and just PART) of the reason why there is such an extrem racism problem in the USA... you actually get „stamped“ with a specific ethnicity when you are born in the USA, right? Europe has a completely different history and human migration history. When you are born and raised in a country you say you are from that country and/but your parents are from so and so. If you were raised in 2 countries and learned both cultures and one of your parents is from one and the other from the other you say you are half/half. So there are a couple of factors that define where your from (in Europe from my experience)... where you were born, where you were raised, where your parents are from and your citizenship(s)/passport(s) and you usually explain it like that: „I was born in... i grew up in... my parents are from... so there’s no confusion. But at the end of the day I guess that just each person needs to define for themselves what nation or culture they identify with...
I am an American with Finnish, Germanic, English roots, but I have been to Norway! Skogn, Trondhelm, the mountains. I love it and miss it. If I could retire there, I so would!!
I am Norwegian too:-) really cool video. liked it very much. Cheers from Oslo!! Oslo to Gwadar via Mascat Oman Car Really!! welcome to Oslo, Norway. would be fun to meetup cool people around the world and making exciting projects!!
I’m screaming at all the very angry Europeans in the comments. “American” is a nationality not an ethnicity so no one actually identifies as ethnically American just in national identity. That’s why so many people identify as Italian-American, Chinese-American etc.
Camille they can be both a nationality and ethnicity love. Nationality = country in which you are a citizen. Ethnicity = ethnic and cultural origin. Example: Lupita Nyong’o. Her nationality is Mexican, bc she is from Mexico, but she is ethnically Kenyan. Hope you learned something today ❤️
@@JKnight1316 first of all don't call me love. Second of all, there are so many different ethnicities in Italy and China, which are not even anything new or recent, that you can't say Chinese-American or Italian-american, because "eThnICitY". It's so disrespectful to those who are actually Chinese or Italian. And that is precisely why people get annoyed at Americans.
@@miyounova I never claimed to think that China or Italy are ethnically homogenous. How are you going to forcibly explain to others how Americans should identify if you yourself are not American and lack a basic understanding of American identity and culture? If you don't have a grasp on American identity then cool just say that, you're making a lot of assumptions and assuming that you are right simply because the US is a younger country. US identity does not work in the same way as other countries because the only people who are ethnically American here are the natives, who identify with their individual tribes such as Dine, Navajo, Blackfoot etc. At the end of the day, "American" is not an ethnicity and no one in America identifies ethnically as American but identifies with the cultural groups of their ancestors- however you personally feel like those groups should be classified as. The same way you find Americans ignorant is how you are coming across, how are you going to tell a whole country of people that their way of self identifying is wrong? Clearly this is more about you trying to confirm your preconceived ideas about Americans rather than a genuine pursuit of understanding, so have a good rest of your day dear :)
@FruAnonym Yes, i'm sure there are dialects that say it like that. But i know that there are norwegian-americans for example, that, regardless of differences in dialects, think that it's "lefsa" just in general. Usually have something to do with english-speakers difficulties with pronouncing "e" correctly, and it never being corrected. But that it's said like "lefsa" everywhere nowadays is just incorrect. The majority says "lefse" since most people live in eastern norway, i'm pretty sure the same is the case in all major cities too. In my dialect we say ei lefs. There really is only in a certain western dialects that say it like that, and maybe a few dialects up north and/or maybe inlands, or something. I don't have full control over all of the dialects, from south to north. But you can definitely cross out middle Norway, southern Norway, and Eastern Norway. That''s a good chunk of the population that doesn't say it like that. So "lefsa" being used "almost everywehere" is a bit of an exaggeration.
My great grandparents immigrated here to New Zealand on a ship called the Hovding from Norway in the late 1800s and settled in what became Norswood. When I was young I remember my grandmother talking about her Norwegian heritage and how her parents colonised Norswood NZ.
You know, it’s actually a pretty beautiful thing that people came to America and instead of going “yea, screw that other place.” they kept the love and pride for their homeland not only in themselves but they’ve passed it on to the next generations so even people who don’t speak the language and haven’t had the chance to travel get SUPER EXCITED when they meet someone from that country because it’s a source of PRIDE that, that’s where their family came from and they’re trying to connect with you because they think you’re the coolest you’re actually a native. You could be from the biggest shithole in your country, but if you meet someone who is (insert your county name)-American they’ll think you’re AWESOME. I don’t do this even though I still have family in Sweden I see/talk to, but I honestly feel so sorry for Americans who are proud of their heritage only to have people from those countries go “Pffft, you’re just American. It doesn’t matter if literally every generation before you was born in our country. You don’t count.” They know they’re American, but they’re trying to connect with their ancestry and YOU specifically. They’re THRILLED to hear about you, what it’s like back home. Why aren’t they allowed to do that? It’s really that awful an American wants to take pride in their heritage and have some connection to it? We get it, you don’t like us, I’m not Swedish-American just American . . . I just think it’s really sad that these other Americans still really love you and your country enough to get as excited as they do to meet you just to have you shun them.
So well said! I don’t get why people get to judge how another person defines themselves . At the end of the day it doesn’t matter. And in 100-200 years I think most of the worlds population will be mixed!( well maybe not , but it sounds like it could happen🤷♀️)
becuase they know nothing about what they are talking about, and in my ears it just sounds like "I have only had girlfriends before, and i am only attracted to girls, no boys, but i define myself as gay"
It's totally fine to love your ancestral country, I think many Europeans just get confused when Americans say "I'm Norwegian" and then actually don't speak a word of Norwegian and you find out that they actually mean - my great-great-grandmother was Norwegian. I think the term Norwegian-American would be clearer - then people would understand what they mean.
Funny! I also had accent (that being the funny Norwegian accent when speaking English - a bit like people from Minnesota :D ). But out of the blue several years ago I attended a course in phonetics at UiO where I learned the wha (what) sound and v (v - sound as in vet), and other ways of pronouncing, which was very interesting. In Norway most Norwegians pronounce W and V the same which is why some have strange accent when speaking English (Wiljum as in William is villiam no matter :D ). Most Norwegians also have problems with the Th sound as in "The" and "Beth" (the ending) or Thin, the same way people with foreign background in Norway have difficulties pronouncing Kjole and kirke (church) Chø sound (sorta like chicken - ch sound). So after figuring this out... the most difficult sounds in either language I have lost my ability to spell properly, I can only pronounce a word if i sorta know how it's written and can only write the word the way it's pronounced (like Wusta or wooster which is spelled Worcester :D ). I am bilingual and fluent in both languages as in no broken Norwegian (bokmål - grew up on Nesodden/Oslo) or broken "American" English (New Hampshire where visited family each summer). I'm also a citizen of 3 countries, so when people ask me where I'm from because I don't look Norwegian I normally say Earth... Someone who holds 3 citizenships must be from Earth :)
Norway's population is so small, everybody and their grandma worked for the King in one way or the other, back then... I got black as night friends from Africa that is more Norwegian then any of them... Speaking the language, getting the jokes and the humor is how to see if you are "one of us". "Jeg fant jeg fant" ja hva fant du nå da? en video på YT som varer 8 minutter og 30 sekunder jeg aldri får tilbake 😂😂
I can tell you that because America is so diverse, it has become more of a nationality to us rather than an ethnicity because it is full of so many people with different backgrounds . So in America when we say we are part “something” whether that be Norwegian or Irish or French etc, we refer to our ethnic backgrounds that run through our DNA and the DNA of our ancestors , not our nationality background. We may not speak the language of said country nor have citizenship, but we like to acknowledge the history of our own European, African, Asian, Hispanic heritage etc.
That is because she was born in Norway and grew up there till she was 7 years old, still has a citizenship, her mother is Norwegian and dad somali, they moved to the US when she was 7yrs old
For those of you stating that these people 'are not Norwegian', it's important to remember that it is not 'where' one is born, but the origin of one's genetic composition which dictates one's ethnicity, thus affiliation. For example, if one is born in America that does not mean their ethnicity is 'American', unless perhaps it insinuates Native American affiliation, but other than that the term 'American' is not associated with any particular ethnicity outside of what I mentioned previously. It is also possible for a Japanese family to move to Norway and have a child, does that make the child Norwegian? No. Does it make that child a Norwegian citizen? Probably (I'm not sure on the laws). It appears that it is commonplace for these terms to have a fair share of ambiguity. Anywho, just something to think about :)
Actually most of your response is off. I had a collegue when I lived in Norway who was born to Chinese parents in Norway - and he grew up with Norwegian as his preferred language and yes, he did consider himself completely Norwegian in all practical senses of that word. But he only became a citizen when he turned 18 and applied - In Europe, we don´t do the birthright citizenship. I´m Danish, and my son was born in Norway, but here, you get the citizenship of your parents, not of the country where you are born. And if you have a great-grandmother from Norway, then no, that is not enough to dictate your ethnicity. Fine to claim to have Norwegian ancestry, but don´t confuse this with "I´m Norwegian!" - saying the latter to anyone perhaps outside the US actually does mean that you consider yourself someone whose main identity is rooted in Norway and who speaks Norwegian. I lived in the US and I frankly got annoyed by the fake identity quest many people had as a strange fetich - as when someone told med that they were Danish, loved Denmark and knew how to cook "lutefisk" - trust me, my last name is Olsson!". Never mind that "Olsson" is a Swedish, not Danish name and lutfisk is not eaten in Denmark either. Fine, so you don´t speak a word of my language, don´t know traditional dishes and you don´t even have a clue as to where your own name actually originates from and probably could not find Danmark or Sweden on a map - fair enough, but save the posing and the fake identity quest. I don´t care what you are, but whatever it is, it is not Danish in any possible meaning of that word.
@@christofferbuggeharder1349 Thank you for your response, I always appreciate it when someone takes interest in what I have to say. I also appreciate you clarifying the 'birth right' norms that are associated with outsiders who have children in Europe. With that being said, I still have some conflicting views on what it means 'to be something'. As you mentioned, your colleague who is of Chinese decent (assuming we're basing this on their geno-type and not their pheno-type), was born in Norway. Although they can speak the language and were born there, I still would argue that they are not Norwegian (although, they can still say they are - since they were born there and have close cultural ties to the country due to that). This however, can be construed and varying depending on how one 'feels' to the country they associate with primarily. Now, if they actually had Norwegian (to whatever extent; i.e. 2% say) as part of their genetic composition, then I would say definitively and irrefutably that they are Norwegian, even if their pheno-type did not match the norm of someone of Scandinavian decent; at least based on ethnicity alone. I know there's copious amounts of people 'claiming' to be something even when they may embarrass themselves or say something that doesn't even correlate to what it is they claim to be. I do feel however, that if they know for sure of their ancestry roots and they are able to prove it, then they can state it as so regardless of how 'foolish' they may appear to be. This is definitely one of those things that is open to interpretation :)
@@AandCMusic OK. This may be a transatlantic divide in understanding. Most people we met in the US who claimed Scandinavian heritage had the same knowledge about Scandinavian culture and language as those who did not (~0), like the beforementioned "Olsson"-woman - so when you hear someone like that exaltedly saying "I´m Danish/Norwegian/whatever!", then it feels as if they might as well have said that they were Africans, Martians or second cousins of Djenghis Khan - with a knowledge level like that, one also could not avoid doubting how well they were able to keep track of their heritage. Indeed, those we did meet in the "Vestlandet", the Norwegian heritage society in Western Texas, who actually did know their Norwegian/Scandinavian origins, did not claim to be Norwegians anymore, but instead said "My ancestors were Norwegian/my family was from Norway/I have Norwegian heritage" or something like that - even though some of them actually still did have language skills. So I am tempted to say, just from that experience, that degree of boldness in proclamations about being "Norwegian" was inversely correlated with actual knowledge of one´s alleged heritage, as is clearly also the case with the people in this clip here. ;) But I realise that in a US setting where the sub-context always is that people are Americans, then "I´m Italian/Norwegian/Nepalese/whatever" can always be taken to mean "I think that I have >0,1% ancestry in country X". In Europe, however, we will always think of all those people first and foremost as simply Americans, and have a little laugh at them claiming to be some European nationality (whatever they may or may not be able to prove genealogically). To us, being Norwegian/Danish/German etc. invariably means that one is either a citizen of said country or at least identifies strongly culturally with it after having lived there for many years and speaking the language. Really, it is quite hard to tell most European people apart just based on their physical appearance so genetic makeup is not really very important - the truly important distinctions between, say, Germans and Norwegians, are 100% cultural in terms of language, history and upbringing. So for people who no longer have any idea about their ancestor´s cultures/languages to claim that they are Norwigian/Danish/German/whatever will invariably come across as phony to any European. Having lived in the US, I realise the American internal perspective on that, but Americans travelling in Europe should be aware that making such a claim without having any knowledge of or feeling of actual attachment to the country in question´s culture will at best come across as funny/weird, and at worst put people off, thinking that you are some kind of strange poser in the style of this woman here (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Dolezal). :)
@@christofferbuggeharder1349 Sorry to get back to you so late (I'm not sure how I missed the notification). With that out of the way, well said! I completely agree with what you're saying as well. All irrefutably valid points! I suppose that just goes to show that perspective is everything.
It would most likely be appropriate to say that your roots are Norwegian but not norwegian itself. Like because a grandmothers side of the family was from Germany I would say I have German roots.
i don't think being born here is a prerequisite, plenty of people move here as children, still norwegian. anyone who has a norwegian passport is a norwegian to me.
I just want to clarify: If someone is ethnically Norwegian But have never lived in Norway Then they are Norsk, But not from Norway. If someone is Born in Norway And is ethnically Norwegian, Then they are Norsk and from Norway. If someone is not ethnically Norwegian, But was born and lives in Norway. Then they come from Norway. And is Norwegian No matter the ethinicity. Its still their country because thats where they were born. *its not a crime to say your Norwegian When your not ethnically Norwegian But is born and live There* I was not born in Norway, But moved to Norway. im 65% Somali and 35% british. I can say that i am nationally Norwegian because ive lived here pretty much my whole life. And Norway is all i know.
@@foreverdumb7381 according to me and my friends claiming to be European just because your great great grandma or other ancestors were Norwegian, finish, Danish french or German doesn't make you European especially if you were born in entirely different continent such as America and have no notion of the history and culture of European fatherland. #GLORY TO EUROPE
I am ancestrally/ethnically Norwegian but that was a thousand years ago or so, so no one in my family is really Norwegian anymore. It's kinda interesting though. There's no records that far back but we think our ancestors were Vikings that eventually colonised Britain and after how ever long of being there, over the generations we became more British. Then my grandpa married my grandma so now I'm like a quarter Portuguese as well. Idk, I think it's interesting
The thing about Americans and ancestry us Norwegians (and Europe in general) needs to remember, is that the whole of USA (and everything other country in America, with extremely limited exceptions) _are_ European. There is no "American" haplogroup per se. Their country has existed for 200 years, which is _nothing_ for any non-emigrants, and their forefathers are from Europe. Many practice their ancestral culture regularly, at least in Minnesota and other places with a large Norwegian heritage, that I know of. Complaining or pointing out the way they say they _"are"_ shows a bit of lack of understanding -on- for their part, and also quite a bit of being pedantic. Rather, you might think, the normal response would be "oh that's great, they should visit their family and refreshen their memory". Of course they know they are not Norwegian citizens. But have ancestral links, often strong. Hilsen en annen Nordmann.
I think everyone who is mad about this in the comments needs to realize that in America, the way people talk about nationality and ethnicity is different to how people in Europe do it. Most people in America say what’s in their blood as “I’m ____”, most likely because unless you’re Native American, your grandparents or great-grandparents were probably not born in America. So therefore, most Americans assume the majority and think of bloodline instead of nationality. Saying “I’m Norwegian” in America does not mean you were born in Norway to other Americans, you would have to specifically say “I’m from Norway” or “I was born in Norway”.
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I think Zellweger was talking about Anita Hegerland. She said Anita, and a child star in the 70s. Gotta be her. I know Anita, I'll tell her about this. She'll love it :-)
No tanks
A little embarrassing to be a journalist in the field of culture and not know that Anita Hegerland was a big child star in Norway during the 70s. I thought that was common knowledge... ;D
@@hogne - Ja det der var flaut, hele Norge vet hvem Anita Hegerland er, men ikke reporteren .
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Alissa Boe has like a really norwegian tint to her voice, its like hearing a norwegian speak english without the accent
Vårulltoget Ling Ling Yeah you can kind of hear it, but not
She sounds soo Norwegian it’s crazy. But it’s only natural! Haha 🥰💕
She is Also somali, i reAlly like her!!
So she sounds Norwegian without a Norwegian accent? As in she doesn’t sound Norwegian? Makes no sense
@@leethaex I think the person is implying that something in her voice (depth, pace, intonation or else) sounds Norwegian, but she doesn't have accent.
That was awkward to watch, having norwegian ancestry doesn’t make you norwegian.
Thank you! Also when every American claims they’re British, Irish and Scottish. You’re not!
Alice Howis Atleast the host managed to find one norwegian, Alisha Boe
@@vkoark12963 Well you know when we say these type of things we mean that that's where our roots are from. We know that we're not German, Italian or Russian by nationality we know we are those things by ancestry.
it kinda does tho. many people bring the culture and tradition with them even tho they dont live in norway
@@lisahelene3073 Yes exactly my point, that's what i was trying to say but couldn't find the right words.
When I lived in the US, I met many people who said they were from Norway, then I'd switch to Norwegian and then they'd quickly say "my dads uncle's cousin's grandfather's sister's auntie is from Norway"...You are not Norwegian just because you have ancestry from there.
So, would you say someone is not African decent if they had parents or grandparents that were from Africa and their skin is black. My guess is you would be afraid to say this because of being labelled a racist. If someone has Norwegian heritage, they should be proud, the same way it's ok for Africa Americans to be proud of their heritage.
Then why do you Americans call blacks “African Americans” or people of Asian qualities “Asian American” ? Why not just American? Hypocrite
Exactly. They're Americans, not Norwegians.
@@wifine1951 African American...with emphasis on American. You don't say American African, right?
@@chuckfriebe843 I think the difference is exactly the wording you just used.
People with Norwegian ancestry are of Norwegian DECENT; ie. An American of Norwegian decent
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Americans with a tiny % of norwegian blood in their veins: I AM NORWEGIAN!!
About 50% of my heritage is Norwegian. If anyone asks I'll claim my French Canadian heritage instead because we've actually retained some of that culture and language.
Edit for those with reading comprehension difficulties: This means that I have both Norwegian and French heritage, but strongly prefer the French side of my family.
ethnicity and nationality are not the same thing, no white American is ethnically American, most are English/Irish/German but their nationality is American. It is actually a topic of conversation for Americans, we of course know that we are American by nationality but everyone that isn't Native American has ancestry elsewhere, so people ask where your ancestors came from often whether it be Russia, Spain Norway etc., so when you say "a tiny % of Norwegian blood" it isn't really that tiny it is sometimes 50-100%.
@@zlo8389 I think many British people find it cringey when American people announce themselves as English/Scottish/Irish, I'm assuming the same is for Norway.
I've had some Americans tell me 'I'm English!' when in England, which doesn't really translate the way it might in America. I think this is especially true for Scotland and Ireland, as they hold their nationality close to their hearts.
As for the tiny 1% comment. Realistically they arent 50-100% Norwegian. If their link to Norway is that their great grandfather on their mothers side was from Norway, that is a fairly tenuous link. If one parent was from Norway, sure, there's your 50% blood. That seems to be the case with 'British Americans', hence why it's sometimes recieved as a bit cringey.
Bethany Holmes again, there is a difference between nationality and ethnicity, you can call it cringey but it’s just a fact, no white american is ethnically american, and it’s only europeans that get offended by it too, when I visited my dads family in asia no one found it “cringey” they just called me asian bc it’s quite clear by looking at my face, same thing with white americans, how can you call it cringey when they are quite literally stating that they are ethnically english?
Bethany Holmes for you, your ethnic identity and national identity are the same but for most americans they are two separate identities, the fact that I am an American national does not negate my heritage and ethnic identity
The only one is Alisha Bø. She is BORN in norway, have a PARENT from norway AND lived here for 7 years AND have no accent when she speak norwegian.
E ho frå Bø a tru?
We’re you mad when you wrote that?
@@djbubsongs5812 I think he/she just is Norwegian. Bø is a pretty common name for places in Norway, Bø in Telemark, probably the best known - because of the amusement park. The dialect she wrote in: "E ho frå Bø a tru?/roughly translates into: "Wonder if she is from Bø," also mostly suggest Telemark. Even though tru (instead of tro) is used in dialects all over Norway, the a in front of tru identifies the origin to eastern parts of Norway, since neither western, southern or northern parts of Norway would have written the question with an a in front of the word tru, but would have written "E ho frå Bø tru?" Which means exactly the same, and could refer to say Bø in Vesterålen, in northern parts of Norway. Without the a in front of tru the dialect is a lot harder to place, going on only one short sentence. But the a in front of tru places the dialect somewhere in the eastern part of southern Norway (Northern parts of Norway are so narrow the area is not divided into eastern or western parts). Had the sentence been written in bokmål, the type of Norwegian spoken by most Norwegians, it would have been like this: Er hun fra Bø tro?
She has an accent when she speaks norwegian, surprising that she would completely forget it, if she spoke it until she was 7
Evenito not really, you don’t practice something, you lose it. my girlfriend lived here from before she could talk until she was ten and moved back to where her parents are from. didn’t hear or speak norwegian again until they returned ten years later. she didn’t understand a thing. didn’t take more than a few months to get it back though.
So Alissa Boe is the only actual Norwegian in this video?
The girl who grew up in trondheim is imo Norwegian as well even though she moved away and forgot the language she still has cultural ties and wants to learn the language
@SecretCommie no! It's not that they cannot speak the language! Never been there, don't know anything about it but my great great great grandfather was born in OSL - OH.. 😒
I think she’s ethnically Somali or something
@@smoothbrain9779 no she’s half Somali and Norwegian.
@@cameronhowe1110 Well, you know the one drop rule only goes one way. People in Norway (or any other European Country) with Somali ancestry will never be accepted (by some) as Norwegian, while people in the US of Norwegian ancestry will also not be considered Norwegians.
i kinda feel like the only norwegian person here is Alisha Bø hahaha, she actually shows some interest in Norway
Yeah And you hear it at her name Bø or in American boe do i think. I really love how she is soo Idk happy about her language
I literally wish I was part Norwegian like her lol it’s such a beautiful country
@@eenchantress5113 thank you❤️
“I got made fun of, so I stopped...”
Ahh, kids. Thanks for the video, Kjersti! :)
😚😙
Alissa Boe should have no problem relearning Norwegian as she has already been fluent in it. Having been fluent in a language would cause you to have a understanding of the language that won’t ever disappear entirely. Ønsker henne lykke til.
maybe she should learn to write and say her name correctly first as its NOT Alissa Boe its Alissa Bø but what can you expect form those Somalis that claim to be somthing they are not !!
I’m exactly like her lol
Alisha boe is amazing 💙hope to see more of her and wonder if she would continue to work with Justin prentice on screen
Especially since she visits often and still has family there. But unless they speak it at home, well she and her mom, like not really any use. And it depends how far back you did speak it and how long since you forgot to speak it. Harder as an adult. It’s like me
trying to learn Filipino being adopting growing up in Norway as Norwegian as my 1st language and my mom being a retired Norwegian language teacher.
Also when she did say the mmmelk må ha det bare må ha det, perfekt norsk, både tonefallet og uttalen.
when alisha boe mentioned Skam i freaked out
Me too😄
Same😂
Hahaha me too
it is a norwegian show, why are you so surprised lmao
What Skam is the original SKAM? I know there’s a lot of them and I wanna watch the first one
I am not Norwegian but have visited twice. Once in the winter and once in the summer. Such a beautiful country. Such kind fun people
You can't really be mad at Renee Zellweger though because she said she doesn't speak Norwegian because as a kid she was made fun of for speaking the language--and what kid doesn't want to just fit in and NOT be made fun of?
it's regrettable how often that same story is told. Language and subsequent other connections are severed because kids make fun of them. (Why are kids so given to doing that?) Until now I didn't understand the brilliance of Chinese school or Korean school here in America -- a place where their language IS what's good, so this story doesn't have to be told.
Makes no sense why she still can't speak it if she learned it from a young age. Sounds like utter drivel
So ? My Spanish still good
I'm ethnically half Norwegian and I've lived in Norway my whole life, therefor I feel very comfortable calling myself Norwegian. But these people got one grandparent from there that immigrated and haven't even been there before and I wouldn't say that makes you Norwegian. Sure, you are of Norwegian decent, but you're not Norwegian.
Edit: There's a few of them that can be classified as Norwegian I must admit, but not the majority
Jungkooks Lushes hair, Samme, det er akuratt som at om du møter noen for første gang så nevner du ikke den andre halvparten av etnisiteten din fordi du har bodd i Norge hele livet, så du føler deg norsk. Slik føler jeg det, men det er en veldig typisk amerikansk ting å klamre seg til sine forfedres nasjonalitet uten å bry seg om resten.
Sånn er det for meg også, jeg er egentlig bare halvt norsk, men jeg ville aldri kalt meg gresk eller svensk. Faren min er bare gresk og svensk men han har bodd i Norge siden han var åtte, han snakker flytende norsk og har ikke engang bodd i Sverige eller Hellas, han er norsk.
@Patrick Liang I guess there's a bit of an cultural difference from how we and how you guys think "I am from ___" means
@@christinaulv2605 ja, jeg bruker vanligvis ikke å nevne den andre etnisiteten min når jeg først møter andre med mindre de kommenterer på at jeg ikke ser helt norsk ut
@@helenahaaland1424 litt samme, bare at jeg kan godt kalle meg selv for colombiansk siden jeg var født der og moren min oppdro meg med hennes kultur bakgrunnen og lærte meg spansk og sånt. Men til fremmede sier jeg bare at jeg er norsk siden det er mye enklere og det er det jeg kjenner til mest
You are of Norwegian decent, but you're not Norwegian!
If they have Norwegian blood in them they are Norwegian. I have lived in Norway since 2001 bc I was adopted from China, and I say that I’m Chinese too.
To add to my point after finishing the video, people were mostly annoyed about the initial female who said "shes norwegian" which made it sound like she has links to it, which she didnt, except for a blood relation from a distant relative. If they’re mentioning offhand that they have norwegian roots, nobody will mind because they mention that their only relation is cultural or by blood.
My ancestors went to a lot of trouble to hide their Norwegian heritage. We were taught not to mention it. It's bold of these celebrities to confess.
@Patrick Liang Some mean it that way, and it's appreciated when the distinction is made, but I have come across Americans who do not make that distinction. Who go "I am Norwegian and [insert actual fact about the country/culture] is a lie because MY [insert relative] did not do [insert custom]" and the rude/gatekeeping attitude generally stems from encounters with such people. It can get tiring to be lectured on your own culture by people who haven't even been here.
Ye, Norwegian heritage doesnt make u Norwegian. My great grandpa was austrian but I’m Norwegian (:
They have Norwegian family members, but they aren't Norwegian - except for Alissa Boe since she is actually born here. I remember when I was little and children could speak a second language like English and I thought it was SO COOL they could speak it fluently. I would have LOVED to be bilangual (as in not being taught a language later on, but two languages
from birth). Now almost every Norwegian knows more than one language. English is a default we all have to learn from 2nd grade, while you can choose German, French, and Spanish later.
It's sad people are shamed into not using their language, it's so cool to be fluent in more than one. At least I think so☺️
Norwegian is also an ethno-cultural group though, not only a national one. If thats their ancestry and they are raised in or around some version of Norwegian culture, they’re Norwegian in at least that respect. Most of them would be considered Norwegian in the sense that they are Norwegian-American, but not Norwegian-Norwegian. Except for maybe Alisha Bø, but she might also consider herself Somali-Norwegian or Somali-Norwegian-American or something else like that.
I love just listening to Norwegian all day it’s so pretty and relaxing that’s why I’m learning it!🇳🇴❤️🇺🇸
Are you of Norwegian ancestry or just learning it for fun?:) We got a show with Americans of Norwegian decent who come to Norway to learn about the culture. It's called "Alt for Norge."
Some people don’t seem to understand that when Americans say something like “I’m Norwegian” or “I’m half-Norwegian half-German”, they are referring to ethnicity, NOT nationality. The terms for nationalities are usually the same as the ethnic terms of the native people of the nations, but not for the USA (among other places), which is why most Americans don’t identify only with the label of “American”, the term is not representative of ancestry. Americans with Norwegian heritage may not be culturally Norwegian, but they are Norwegian genetically. The taboo around being proud of your ancestry is strange, we should love and appreciate our families and where they come from.
3:12 she just made me smile :) "melk, må ha det, BARE MÅ HA DET!" hope she re-learns it :)
It's like saying you're norwegian after watching Skam and reading one fan fic about Thomas Hayes
Omg😭🤣🤣
More like they’re actually saying they’re ethnically Norwegian…like by blood because ethnicities exist and not just nationalities lmao
Its so funny how proud they are. I love these videos. Its sound like we are these mythical creatures living in fjords, drinking coffie through sugar cubes and singing old native songs😂
It's indeed kind of weird, Norwegians are rather boring ''creatures'' in my opinion also black coffee is much better than coffee with sugar wth....
Det er slik jeg drikker kaffen min
"my family has lived in the US for 3 generations, I don't speak a word of the language and I've never been to the country but yeah, I'm Norwegian" - apparently the American ignorance is stronger than their roots
they mean ethnically, they know their nationality is American, when a European says they are Spanish for example, it usually means by ethnicity and nationality, If an American says they are American, unless they are actually Native American they are only talking about their nationality, Americans ask about eachother's ethnicity a lot because you can't always tell by looking at someone, they know they have American passports they are simply just saying that their ancestry is Norwegian as opposed to German, Russian, Italian etc.
It means having that ethnic background and some culture. Europeans don't understand because your histories are so different.
Well then the proper way to phrase it saying "I have Norwegian ancestry", not "I'm Norwegian" :) Lots of people in Europe also have roots in other European countries, and yet they don't use nationalities to describe their ancestry. Those are two completely different things.
Yes and No ! In America Everybody IS from somewhere - some from Europe - some from South America ! If You Have Grand Parents - that IS The past 100years - so The Food and Language - are with Your FAMILY !
You guys call Americans ignorant when you can't even decipher the difference between ethnicity and nationality.
I'm sorry; her grandMOTHERS name is Anders Andersen??? That's a male Norwegian name lol
ahahhahaha i guess she doesn´t even know, maybe the story is false?
I think she was just trying to figure out how to pronounce the "anders" portion of Andersen in Norwegian
Kinda sounded like she said Agnes Anderson, which is a female norwegian name
I think she meant that her grandmother’s surname was Andersen originally, but she changed it to Anders when she moved to USA
idk lol I listen to that again and it sounds strange, but that was what I firstly thought
Me as a Norwegian person, has SUPER clear voice. Like, we talk SMOOTHY, and we even learn english in class, aswell as swedish People and danish, so thats why we are good at english accent stuff
Danish People’s english is terrible tho
@@nadiaovergaard547 Not Nikolaj Coster Waldau and Pilou Asbæk tho. They have pretty good accents. (In Game of Thrones).
whats up well obviously they’re ppl whose job is to teach people how to perfect a specific accent. I’m not even sure that he’s fully danish either
@@nadiaovergaard547 tbh... Ye danish Peoples english is slobby, its its ait. Understanding goes along way tho xD
Its 2023 you dont have to explain that they teach english in nordic schools, its a given.
Typical American, I’m Norwegian but no I’ve never been there, and oh yes, my grandmother is from Norway. Sorry, you are NOT Norwegian, you are American.
As a norwegian I can definitely sense their norwegian-ness, though. Especially Kristen Wiig.
well said!
Norwegian-american or part-norwegian yes
“American” is mostly a political identity. It doesn’t have much ethnic meaning to most people. That’s why they acknowledged their ancestral background.
Still norwegian in blood.
You need to look carefully at the interviewer when the first actress says "I am Norwegian ,and I have never been to Norway , sorry'" Her face said it all 🤣🤣.
Skikkelig kult at du har TH-cam-kanal som en norsk intervjuvert i Statene! :D
Takk. Veldig hyggelig at du stakk innom,.
@@Flaawsometalk Anita Hegerland ;)
Bra jobba
cool ,,didn't know this ,I'm from Norway ,,yeah
Så hyggelig å finne videoer som dette! Visste ikke at noen av disse skuespillerne hadde norsk blod! Takk for videoene dine, og de koselige intervjuene :)
Ah, så hyggelig at du stakk innom. Og tusen takk for oppmuntrende kommentar. Setter stor pris på det.
@@Flaawsometalk ikke noe problem - er glad du har en kanal jeg kan følge med på :) lykke til med framtidige intervjuer/videoer, og ta vare på deg selv :)
@@HopefullyHopeful Why comment on Norwegian though when u clearly can speak English judging by the fact that this video is set in Hollywood
Oh you can deffo hear Alisha is from Oslo when she spoke Norwegian :D
Still my favorite interviewer years later :) Your heart shines through!
Awww, thank you, Emily.
What a great channel! My DNA test was so cool, it turns out I am 42% Norwegian and related to Leif Erickson, so cool! I am currently learning the language. Tusen Takk & Skal!
mm melk må ha det bare må ha det
HAvshhshaja wtf hvor er det fra egentlig
@@MT-po8yi Haru inte sett olsenbanden eller?!
Kanke drikke melk:(
@@vanthpe Samma her :( Livet er kjedelig Ass..
Men vet du at det finnes en tablett som heter Lactase som du tar rett før du spiser noe med melk?
Men.. Det er svinedyrt 400 kroner får en pakke med 60 tabletter :/
I don’t know what you said but ha det means bye I think 🤔
One of my grand-grand-mothers is from Hungary, a grand-grand-father of mine from Bulgaria and I have other ancestors from Sweden and Austria.
But that does not make me hugarian-bulgarian-austrian-swedish!!! What a nonsense!
I was born and raised in Germany by german parents and german is my nativ language. So I am german! End of story :D
You’re still ethnically from those countries that is your ethnicity while German is solely your nationality. All these celebrities are saying is that they have Norwegian ancestry which makes them Norwegian
why are us americans obsessed with saying they're a certain nationality when they actually aren't lmao
Because they have decided to give much money to anyone who can show the slightest bit of Indian descent in them. So its a big deal for many there. If the distant ancestors of these "Norwegians" were actually Comanches or Sioux they might well be on the payroll.
Because there’s not really anyone else who is realle American except for Naitive Americans. The history of other Americans is too short there and the American identity is rootless and surfacy, superficial - it doesn’t give a real deep meaningful identity
@@LoveBeliefTruth That#s true enough MsJ. Having seen the spread of humanity through millennia..and the strange conclusion that it has happened very late in terms of the earths age......one has to say that we have ALL been on the move. POlitics would have us be divided into colonists (bad) and perfect natives ( good) and people want to defentd to the death, their modern borders probably drawn by some bloke in a London office.... I like to point out that if we the English hadn't got there with steel and rule of law... then maybe Spain would have soon got there ...or even China. Gunpowder was invented and you couldnt make in un invented again. Ha det bra. Godt å snakke med deg.
Ethnic descent, not nationality. They just want to know their roots.
@@RaymondHng hmm yeah that's not it lmaoo
Others with Norwegian ancestry is: Pricilla Presley, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Conelly, James Cagney, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Wagner, Christine Teigen, Kimberly Matula, Eric Christian Olsen and many, many more
Lance Henriksen too
I had no idea there were so many famous Norwegian entertainers! Do Norwegians have gravitate to acting or something? LOL
Oh no.. Paris Hilton
Linda Evans, Lorenzo Lamas, Jon Erik Hexum (dead soapstar of the 80`s) also makes the list.
@@Tvjunkieful12 Yes, I remember Jon Erik Hexum. I had a crush on him, a very handsome actor. Tragedy that he died so young.
Alisha Ilhaan Bø is half Somali and Half Norwegian. Ilhaan is Somali female name. A lot of the times people refer her as just Norwegian. She has somali roots too. Of you Google her, its rarely mentioned that she is half somali
The only Norwegian celebrities I know of so far are the Olsen twins - their grandfather is/was norwegian
and Dominic Purcell (Prison break) Half Norwegian and half Irish. I mean his middle name is Haakon Myrtvedt- A very typical Norwegian name.
You also have Kristine Froseth from sierra burgess is a loser(She played Veronica). She has norwegian parents, and have lived there too i think
Don't forget about the most talented one; Eric Christian Olsen
Also Richard Dean Anderson (macgyver) he is quarter Norwegian and half Scandinavian.
Paris Hilton is 1/4 Norwegian aswell
And marilyn monroe was half Norwegian.
Chrissy Teigen, John Legend's wife is half Norwegian.
@@isabellunde510 I think she was discovered as a model at Ski shopping senter, or something.
ANCENTRY DOESN´T MEAN YOU ARE FROM ANYWHERE!!!!!
what if your dad is full blooded swedish?
@@kens7537Let me clarify: when I say Ancentries I don´t mean the people who you are directly related to you like "parents". And still doesn´t mean you are from there even tho, my father is from another place but I am NOT from there. I´m from where I was born, and my father is from there. Those are the KEY WORDS "MY FATHER", my father, not me.
When it comes to race or ethnicity for example, it can be tricky. But they are not talking about any of those, because they are just speaking about NATIONALITY.
Almost nobody was saying they were from there-
they mean ethnically, they know their nationality is American, when a European says they are Spanish for example, it usually means by ethnicity and nationality, If an American says they are American, unless they are actually Native American they are only talking about their nationality, Americans ask about eachother's ethnicity a lot because you can't always tell by looking at someone, they know they have American passports they are simply just saying that their ancestry is Norwegian as opposed to German, Russian, Italian etc.
No one said they are from Norway unless they grew up there. They are saying they have ethnic, historic and cultural ties.
Anita Hegerland. Åh... mitt sommarlov!
I'm Swedish and I remember that song.
I was sooo happy to see multiple famous people that I love to watch, have Norwegian genes! Then I saw the comment section, lol!
Well because youre a sane person who actually understands the concept of heritage, unlike the loons in this comment section!
It's hilarious how other people around the world are offended by how “Americans love being American” because of our nations past, but then if we dig into our actual roots they still hate how we define ourselves.
Like where do you we belong then?
4:30 ... thats actually perfect
My great grandfather is from Denmark but I don't say that I am Danish for that reason🤷♀️🤷♀️
Btw I'm norwegian
Come to the US, Canada or Australia where the majority of us have roots elsewhere. My great grandparents were immigrants from six countries, so I grew up with some of their cultures. My family doesn't have the deep roots here that the your family does in Norway.
@@Tracymmo Sorry, but I really don't understand what your point is. It sounds like you're saying these places don't have cultures of their own.
It's great to celebrate the cultures of your heritage, but you don't automatically inherit the citizenship or nationality. In short, you're still American, even though you take part in your ascendant's culture.
I'm always amazed at the connection famous people have to Scotland but I think I was equally amazed at the connection some have to Norway!!
A lot of people seem to be very annoyed that Americans are calling themselves Norwegian.
They're obviously talking about their ethnicity. As a Norwegian myself, I have no problem with them stating that fact.
They can spit in a glass and have it analyzed, there will be Norwegian DNA...
Thank you for saying so. We've always been made to be ashamed of our heritage and swept it under the rug.
Renee's voice is so relaxing!!
When Renee drops knowledge of Anita Hegerland😀😀😀👍👍👍👍
Cool! I was already wondering which Anita she meant (I only know Anita Skorgan :-) ) Do you know what song Renee was singing there?
@@Playedback " Når det svinger" heter sangen. Og de tonene Renée sang hadde ordene " ...så blir det verre og verre og verre og verre og verre" 🤣
@@Yadigar23 Tusen takk, jeg skal lete etter den akkurat nå :-)
@@Playedback Nesten alle sangene hennes ligger på TH-cam, men akkurat den finner jeg ikke.
Det var ikke en av favorittene, men jeg tror Renée husket den på grunn av den rare setningen der hun sang
" verre og verre og verre og verre og verre" ...🤣 for det var bare den tonen hun nynnet.
Jeg hadde alle lp- platene av Anita, så jeg kan dem alle. Jeg lærte å synge på grunn av henne. 🥰🎵
I've always thought that Americans seem to be too obsessed with their ancestry. I'm Irish, from Ireland. I see a lot of Americans claiming, "I'm Irish too! but to me, they are just Americans.
And then they're clueless.. Like when she said "my last name is Wig" and pronouncing it like the fake hair people put on their head
They probably say that because they are used to talking to other Americans and to other Americans they are “Irish” but to actual Irish people they are “American”. Like my father is from Ireland and so I’m an Irish citizen, so whenever Ireland comes up here or if I’m referring to nationality/citizenship etc I might call myself Irish, but whenever I’m IN Ireland or talking to Irish-Irish people I just call myself Canadian/American. Most Irish-Americans/Canadians don’t see themselves as being exactly the same as Irish people, they’re just not used to talking to actual Europeans lol. Like how you see Indo-Caribbeans calling themselves Indian or West-Indian in most contexts but when talking to Indian-Indians they usually specify if they are Guyanese, Trinidadian, etc. It’s just how diaspora is tbh
Alisha bø actually looks 100% somali, Love to see it. I just knew it When i saw her. Cool to see she also is norwegian
Her mother is norwegian and her dad a somali but she born in oslo e live there for seven years
She looks mixed raised to me
@@AA-ek5kz Lol okay. Looks very Somali to me. Many Somalis I’ve seen look like Alisha. The feautures, the hair, skin tone. And I’m not even Somali.
@@privateaccountforgmaill806 Actually, if you look at her mothers photo, she looks just like her mother, the mother even has a high forehead, which is strange as the mother is white.
I know, right? She's absolutely stunning. I see the Norwegian in her too (which is also beautiful), but I've always thought that Somali features were especially gorgeous
THEY ARE ALL SO ATTRACTIVE....SO FIT...PLEASANT.....
This is PURE clickbait. I was so excited to find out which American stars speak a foreign language, only to be 3 celebs into the video and I find out that NONE of them actually speak Norwegian. Not only that, they're *not* Norwegian but of Norwegian decent. Not the same thing. This video is VERY misleading !!!!
Alisha boe does speak Norwegian though
@@cameronhowe1110 She litterly said she does not in the video and only know the few words stated.
Elsker videoene dine! Keep up the good work! :)
Åh, tusen takk!!! Det var veldig hyggelig å høre. xx
"Im Norwegian"
....
"I've never been to Norway"
wow ok, I guess Im Egyptian then, I've just never been here, thats all.
Are you Egyptian?
I'm also norwegian, my great great great great great great grandfather was born in Oslo.
Y’all are so salty, I think it’s nice to see them appreciate their ancestry etc ❤️
Nothing wrong with that, but saying that you're from there is just factually incorrect.
@@superstandard I don't think that's what they were saying. Just Sharing their pride of their ancestry. Nothing wrong with that.
SuperStandard None of them were saying they were from there, except the ones who were actually from there. In the US, if you say, “I’m ____”, it almost always means you’re talking about your ancestry, not the country you’re from.
Mehlodia exactly. Because we, in the states, have such a mixed background we take pride if we have some commonality with our European ancestors. Nothing wrong with that. We are just proud to have some kindred bond.
They should have just specified that they were “part norwegian”, making it clear that it’s their ancestors that are from there, not themselves, otherwise it’s misleading
Saying “I’m Norwegian” in English can mean that you’re literally from Norway or it can mean that your ancestors came from Norway. Kjersti does a nice job of understanding that nuance.
Right from the start I knew that this was going to be a painful one. The cringe watching Laura Dern exclaiming that she's Norwegian! Actually though, I find it hilarious how (mostly) Americans claim to be this and that nationality when in many cases, like here in Laura's, it's their GRANDMOTHER who is that nationality.
Awesome Flaa!!!
I remember meeting Alisha Boe when I was really young, in Oslo with my mom either for work/watching a movie…
We had that mutual exchange of wanting to get to know eachother(like ppl describe seeing someone at the airport..) but we didn’t exchange words, so we never actually got to know eachother, possibly bco shyness/introvert or having errands to do.
I’m glad I was able to see how she turned out, bc one always hope to meet these ppl again & from time tot time think abt it even if it’s 15-20yr old memories….
I’ve never seen her work or heard of her, I usualky don’t watch these type of videos, but I’m grateful to actually be able to see how one of those ppl turned out :)
And she look exactly like she did as a child, I wonder if she would recognize me, given that she immigrated to U.S, I got the impression she probably don’t remember much abt her norwegian childhood…
I hope we run into eachother by chance, & get to talk, I’m curious if she remembers me, as I don’t feel like I look like my child-self, but maybe it was the energies that caught eachothers attentions….
I don’t know why I share this, but it’s the 1st time that I’ve been able to see how some stranger turned out decades later…
Fint å se at alt står bra til med deg alisha, håper du hadde en fin oppvekst, etter du flytta herfra så ung :) - M
Nice interview, only problem was I had to check who these actors were, from the movie photos behind the interview set. It would have helped to have on screen names put on!
When an American says their English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, French etc, it usually means they have never been there and may have one relation back about 6 generations who came from there.
These are so relaxing
Happy to hear that you enjoy them 😘
Om någon säger att dem är från ett land ska man väl förfan kunna snacka språket? stelt om någon säger ”Im from norway!” och sen börjar man snacka norska och dem kan inte svara tillbaka.
Ja och hon är även från Somalien. Där är inte heller språket lätt. Det känns säkert väldigt tufft när din pappas lämnar dig och senare bosätter sig i en annan slags form av miljö. Men hoppas att hon i framtiden minst kan lära sig norska vilket är hennes första språk.
Nja, jag blev adopterad från Nicaragua när jag var 2,5 år och talade spanska när jag kom hit till Sverige. Tydligen vägrade jag att prata spanska efter ett tag och svenska blev mitt modersmål. Latinamerikaner försöker ofta tilltala mig på spanska men jag kan inte svara tillbaka. Jag pluggade spanska några år i högstadiet och gymnasiet men nu är det över 10 år sedan jag hade en spanskalektion. Kalla det stelt eller ej? 🤷🏿♀️
Stelt att inte kunna skillnaden mellan ’de’ och ’dem’, men håller annars med.
Man ska inte kasta sten i glashus. Som en annan skrivit tidigare: lär dig skilja på de och dem. Det borde - enligt mig vara: "om någon säger att Den är från ett land ska Den väl..."
Du har klart en pointe, men det forstår amerikanerne ikke. De taler ikke sprog.
Very cool. My Dad lived in Oslo for two years.
I've been to Minnesota and I would get Americans come up to me and ask where I'm from, and they would always tell me they're Norwegian
Holy crap. I was there literally last summer and whenever people noticed an accent they´d ask me where i was from. The moment I said "I´m swedish" they´d also claim they´re swedish. They would even go as far as to say things like "when I was in sweden i totally got along better with the people there, it´s like I´m a part of Sweden ya know". Meanwhile I´m there thinking "bruh, you´re wearing an oversized t-shirt and a pair of Birkenstocks, it doesn´t get more american than that". It´s nice that so many wants ot be a part of the north, but it´s at the same time sad that they don´t recognize their own nationality.
@@oJackOfSpades it´s soooo awkward! it´s like the fucking want to claim they are from elsewhere! like get your shit together people, you are from USA, not swedish or anything else at all!!! (most of you, because some might be)
Kenna Lime Most of us acknowledge ethnic and ancestral backgrounds because “American” is just a nationality, not really an ethnicity. We’re not trying to appropriate your identity on purpose. What we mean to say is that we have roots in [insert country here]. Remember that a lot of people immigrated to America years ago and Americans just like to remember which specific countries their ancestors came from to strengthen the bond. It’s nothing personal. 😬
@@TheMorganVEVO being a "swede" is not exactly an ethnicity either. If it´s the ethnicity they´re referring to it should be more like "I´m also north-germanic" since it´s basically the same "type" of people all around scandinavia. I realize the US is a "new" country built on immigration from Europe and I also understand why so many americans acknowledge their heritage. But I think some do it for all the wrong reasons. They distance themselves from their own country and culture and push themselves into another. "Well we don´t really have culture" (actual quote from an american friend), which is think is false. It´s abundantly clear there´s a strong prospering culture in the US, the people aren´t aware of it however because they don´t realize how different it is in other countries such as sweden which looks similar on screen but the social/governmental and intellectual way are way different.
Edit: Don´t get me wrong though. I don´t mind people wanting to identify with my country and culture. I just think it´s a bit uninformed to claim "swedishness" when there´s really nothing swedish what so ever about them. It gets cringy because it´s more important to claim heritage than actually knowing your heritage.
TH-camr Named Morgan Yes I agree with you... I think it can be explained very well with history, the U.S.A. is a very new country and people came from all over the world to live there and got into groups with the people that came from the same country/culture and they strongly identified with that specific culture/country of course. I guess that just got passed down generations... but the situation today is different, now probably most of the people are a mixture of different cultures, and now there is also an „american culture“ which is a mixture of tons of cultures.... The thing is yes it strengthens the bond with the ancestors but it totally divides the american nation... I actually think that this is part (and just PART) of the reason why there is such an extrem racism problem in the USA... you actually get „stamped“ with a specific ethnicity when you are born in the USA, right? Europe has a completely different history and human migration history. When you are born and raised in a country you say you are from that country and/but your parents are from so and so. If you were raised in 2 countries and learned both cultures and one of your parents is from one and the other from the other you say you are half/half. So there are a couple of factors that define where your from (in Europe from my experience)... where you were born, where you were raised, where your parents are from and your citizenship(s)/passport(s) and you usually explain it like that: „I was born in... i grew up in... my parents are from... so there’s no confusion. But at the end of the day I guess that just each person needs to define for themselves what nation or culture they identify with...
I am an American with Finnish, Germanic, English roots, but I have been to Norway! Skogn, Trondhelm, the mountains. I love it and miss it. If I could retire there, I so would!!
Americans: I‘m Norwegian!
Also Americans: But I‘ve never been to Norway! :D
Hej! I loved your video! Super interesting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I am norwegian and whenewer i meet someone that is also from norway but i dont know that they are i always know they are øæå
How are u æ ø å though?
This is how Norwegians write.. a sort of jumbled riddle!
I am Norwegian too:-) really cool video. liked it very much. Cheers from Oslo!!
Oslo to Gwadar via Mascat Oman Car Really!! welcome to Oslo, Norway. would be fun to meetup cool people around the world and making exciting projects!!
Instead of hating just be glad someone is proud of their Norwegian roots.
Showing pride is showing some respect! Familiarize yourself! They probably don't even know where the country is! I am surprised they know OS-LOH
Kjersti, you should interview my cousin, Chris Pratt. Our 3rd Great Grandfather was from Lien in Telemark.
I didn't know he had Norwegian roots at all. Would love to interview him 😘
I’m screaming at all the very angry Europeans in the comments. “American” is a nationality not an ethnicity so no one actually identifies as ethnically American just in national identity. That’s why so many people identify as Italian-American, Chinese-American etc.
Ikr. This comment section is fucking insane. Why do people get so angry over unimportant shit like this
Italian and Chinese aren't ethnicities!!! And you wonder why people get annoyed 🙄
Camille they can be both a nationality and ethnicity love. Nationality = country in which you are a citizen. Ethnicity = ethnic and cultural origin. Example: Lupita Nyong’o. Her nationality is Mexican, bc she is from Mexico, but she is ethnically Kenyan. Hope you learned something today ❤️
@@JKnight1316 first of all don't call me love. Second of all, there are so many different ethnicities in Italy and China, which are not even anything new or recent, that you can't say Chinese-American or Italian-american, because "eThnICitY". It's so disrespectful to those who are actually Chinese or Italian. And that is precisely why people get annoyed at Americans.
@@miyounova I never claimed to think that China or Italy are ethnically homogenous. How are you going to forcibly explain to others how Americans should identify if you yourself are not American and lack a basic understanding of American identity and culture? If you don't have a grasp on American identity then cool just say that, you're making a lot of assumptions and assuming that you are right simply because the US is a younger country. US identity does not work in the same way as other countries because the only people who are ethnically American here are the natives, who identify with their individual tribes such as Dine, Navajo, Blackfoot etc. At the end of the day, "American" is not an ethnicity and no one in America identifies ethnically as American but identifies with the cultural groups of their ancestors- however you personally feel like those groups should be classified as. The same way you find Americans ignorant is how you are coming across, how are you going to tell a whole country of people that their way of self identifying is wrong? Clearly this is more about you trying to confirm your preconceived ideas about Americans rather than a genuine pursuit of understanding, so have a good rest of your day dear :)
8:13 the guy om the left looks like a cardboars cutout of a Scandinavian guy😂
My Great Grandmom drank coffee with her sugar cubes and Lefsa (I know I spelled that wrong) but Granny made the BEST!!!!
@FruAnonym It's not correct, it's "lefse" in norwegian. "Lefsa" is the same as saying "The lefse".
@FruAnonym Yes, i'm sure there are dialects that say it like that. But i know that there are norwegian-americans for example, that, regardless of differences in dialects, think that it's "lefsa" just in general. Usually have something to do with english-speakers difficulties with pronouncing "e" correctly, and it never being corrected. But that it's said like "lefsa" everywhere nowadays is just incorrect. The majority says "lefse" since most people live in eastern norway, i'm pretty sure the same is the case in all major cities too. In my dialect we say ei lefs. There really is only in a certain western dialects that say it like that, and maybe a few dialects up north and/or maybe inlands, or something. I don't have full control over all of the dialects, from south to north. But you can definitely cross out middle Norway, southern Norway, and Eastern Norway. That''s a good chunk of the population that doesn't say it like that. So "lefsa" being used "almost everywehere" is a bit of an exaggeration.
Interessant å høre 👀
My great grandparents immigrated here to New Zealand on a ship called the Hovding from Norway in the late 1800s and settled in what became Norswood. When I was young I remember my grandmother talking about her Norwegian heritage and how her parents colonised Norswood NZ.
I know the ones that run the Norsewood Viking festival
Are You on The North or South Island ?
That’s so interesting to watch😂
You know, it’s actually a pretty beautiful thing that people came to America and instead of going “yea, screw that other place.” they kept the love and pride for their homeland not only in themselves but they’ve passed it on to the next generations so even people who don’t speak the language and haven’t had the chance to travel get SUPER EXCITED when they meet someone from that country because it’s a source of PRIDE that, that’s where their family came from and they’re trying to connect with you because they think you’re the coolest you’re actually a native. You could be from the biggest shithole in your country, but if you meet someone who is (insert your county name)-American they’ll think you’re AWESOME. I don’t do this even though I still have family in Sweden I see/talk to, but I honestly feel so sorry for Americans who are proud of their heritage only to have people from those countries go “Pffft, you’re just American. It doesn’t matter if literally every generation before you was born in our country. You don’t count.” They know they’re American, but they’re trying to connect with their ancestry and YOU specifically. They’re THRILLED to hear about you, what it’s like back home. Why aren’t they allowed to do that? It’s really that awful an American wants to take pride in their heritage and have some connection to it? We get it, you don’t like us, I’m not Swedish-American just American . . . I just think it’s really sad that these other Americans still really love you and your country enough to get as excited as they do to meet you just to have you shun them.
So well said! I don’t get why people get to judge how another person defines themselves . At the end of the day it doesn’t matter. And in 100-200 years I think most of the worlds population will be mixed!( well maybe not , but it sounds like it could happen🤷♀️)
becuase they know nothing about what they are talking about, and in my ears it just sounds like "I have only had girlfriends before, and i am only attracted to girls, no boys, but i define myself as gay"
It's totally fine to love your ancestral country, I think many Europeans just get confused when Americans say "I'm Norwegian" and then actually don't speak a word of Norwegian and you find out that they actually mean - my great-great-grandmother was Norwegian. I think the term Norwegian-American would be clearer - then people would understand what they mean.
Funny! I also had accent (that being the funny Norwegian accent when speaking English - a bit like people from Minnesota :D ). But out of the blue several years ago I attended a course in phonetics at UiO where I learned the wha (what) sound and v (v - sound as in vet), and other ways of pronouncing, which was very interesting. In Norway most Norwegians pronounce W and V the same which is why some have strange accent when speaking English (Wiljum as in William is villiam no matter :D ). Most Norwegians also have problems with the Th sound as in "The" and "Beth" (the ending) or Thin, the same way people with foreign background in Norway have difficulties pronouncing Kjole and kirke (church) Chø sound (sorta like chicken - ch sound). So after figuring this out... the most difficult sounds in either language I have lost my ability to spell properly, I can only pronounce a word if i sorta know how it's written and can only write the word the way it's pronounced (like Wusta or wooster which is spelled Worcester :D ). I am bilingual and fluent in both languages as in no broken Norwegian (bokmål - grew up on Nesodden/Oslo) or broken "American" English (New Hampshire where visited family each summer). I'm also a citizen of 3 countries, so when people ask me where I'm from because I don't look Norwegian I normally say Earth... Someone who holds 3 citizenships must be from Earth :)
Den Anita som Renee Zellweger snakker om, er ikke Anita Skorgan, men derimot Anita Hegerland.
De stemmer nok
According to this video I'm Danish, Portuguese, Angolan and Italian.
Norway's population is so small, everybody and their grandma worked for the King in one way or the other, back then...
I got black as night friends from Africa that is more Norwegian then any of them... Speaking the language, getting the jokes and the humor is how to see if you are "one of us".
"Jeg fant jeg fant" ja hva fant du nå da? en video på YT som varer 8 minutter og 30 sekunder jeg aldri får tilbake 😂😂
I can tell you that because America is so diverse, it has become more of a nationality to us rather than an ethnicity because it is full of so many people with different backgrounds . So in America when we say we are part “something” whether that be Norwegian or Irish or French etc, we refer to our ethnic backgrounds that run through our DNA and the DNA of our ancestors , not our nationality background. We may not speak the language of said country nor have citizenship, but we like to acknowledge the history of our own European, African, Asian, Hispanic heritage etc.
Alisha has a clean good norwigan i am impressed
That is because she was born in Norway and grew up there till she was 7 years old, still has a citizenship, her mother is Norwegian and dad somali, they moved to the US when she was 7yrs old
@@AA-ek5kz that's right
4:40 oh god the flashbacks to my grandma singing this 24/7
For those of you stating that these people 'are not Norwegian', it's important to remember that it is not 'where' one is born, but the origin of one's genetic composition which dictates one's ethnicity, thus affiliation. For example, if one is born in America that does not mean their ethnicity is 'American', unless perhaps it insinuates Native American affiliation, but other than that the term 'American' is not associated with any particular ethnicity outside of what I mentioned previously. It is also possible for a Japanese family to move to Norway and have a child, does that make the child Norwegian? No. Does it make that child a Norwegian citizen? Probably (I'm not sure on the laws). It appears that it is commonplace for these terms to have a fair share of ambiguity. Anywho, just something to think about :)
Actually most of your response is off. I had a collegue when I lived in Norway who was born to Chinese parents in Norway - and he grew up with Norwegian as his preferred language and yes, he did consider himself completely Norwegian in all practical senses of that word. But he only became a citizen when he turned 18 and applied - In Europe, we don´t do the birthright citizenship. I´m Danish, and my son was born in Norway, but here, you get the citizenship of your parents, not of the country where you are born.
And if you have a great-grandmother from Norway, then no, that is not enough to dictate your ethnicity. Fine to claim to have Norwegian ancestry, but don´t confuse this with "I´m Norwegian!" - saying the latter to anyone perhaps outside the US actually does mean that you consider yourself someone whose main identity is rooted in Norway and who speaks Norwegian. I lived in the US and I frankly got annoyed by the fake identity quest many people had as a strange fetich - as when someone told med that they were Danish, loved Denmark and knew how to cook "lutefisk" - trust me, my last name is Olsson!". Never mind that "Olsson" is a Swedish, not Danish name and lutfisk is not eaten in Denmark either. Fine, so you don´t speak a word of my language, don´t know traditional dishes and you don´t even have a clue as to where your own name actually originates from and probably could not find Danmark or Sweden on a map - fair enough, but save the posing and the fake identity quest. I don´t care what you are, but whatever it is, it is not Danish in any possible meaning of that word.
@@christofferbuggeharder1349 Thank you for your response, I always appreciate it when someone takes interest in what I have to say. I also appreciate you clarifying the 'birth right' norms that are associated with outsiders who have children in Europe. With that being said, I still have some conflicting views on what it means 'to be something'. As you mentioned, your colleague who is of Chinese decent (assuming we're basing this on their geno-type and not their pheno-type), was born in Norway. Although they can speak the language and were born there, I still would argue that they are not Norwegian (although, they can still say they are - since they were born there and have close cultural ties to the country due to that).
This however, can be construed and varying depending on how one 'feels' to the country they associate with primarily. Now, if they actually had Norwegian (to whatever extent; i.e. 2% say) as part of their genetic composition, then I would say definitively and irrefutably that they are Norwegian, even if their pheno-type did not match the norm of someone of Scandinavian decent; at least based on ethnicity alone. I know there's copious amounts of people 'claiming' to be something even when they may embarrass themselves or say something that doesn't even correlate to what it is they claim to be. I do feel however, that if they know for sure of their ancestry roots and they are able to prove it, then they can state it as so regardless of how 'foolish' they may appear to be. This is definitely one of those things that is open to interpretation :)
@@AandCMusic OK. This may be a transatlantic divide in understanding. Most people we met in the US who claimed Scandinavian heritage had the same knowledge about Scandinavian culture and language as those who did not (~0), like the beforementioned "Olsson"-woman - so when you hear someone like that exaltedly saying "I´m Danish/Norwegian/whatever!", then it feels as if they might as well have said that they were Africans, Martians or second cousins of Djenghis Khan - with a knowledge level like that, one also could not avoid doubting how well they were able to keep track of their heritage.
Indeed, those we did meet in the "Vestlandet", the Norwegian heritage society in Western Texas, who actually did know their Norwegian/Scandinavian origins, did not claim to be Norwegians anymore, but instead said "My ancestors were Norwegian/my family was from Norway/I have Norwegian heritage" or something like that - even though some of them actually still did have language skills. So I am tempted to say, just from that experience, that degree of boldness in proclamations about being "Norwegian" was inversely correlated with actual knowledge of one´s alleged heritage, as is clearly also the case with the people in this clip here. ;)
But I realise that in a US setting where the sub-context always is that people are Americans, then "I´m Italian/Norwegian/Nepalese/whatever" can always be taken to mean "I think that I have >0,1% ancestry in country X". In Europe, however, we will always think of all those people first and foremost as simply Americans, and have a little laugh at them claiming to be some European nationality (whatever they may or may not be able to prove genealogically). To us, being Norwegian/Danish/German etc. invariably means that one is either a citizen of said country or at least identifies strongly culturally with it after having lived there for many years and speaking the language. Really, it is quite hard to tell most European people apart just based on their physical appearance so genetic makeup is not really very important - the truly important distinctions between, say, Germans and Norwegians, are 100% cultural in terms of language, history and upbringing. So for people who no longer have any idea about their ancestor´s cultures/languages to claim that they are Norwigian/Danish/German/whatever will invariably come across as phony to any European. Having lived in the US, I realise the American internal perspective on that, but Americans travelling in Europe should be aware that making such a claim without having any knowledge of or feeling of actual attachment to the country in question´s culture will at best come across as funny/weird, and at worst put people off, thinking that you are some kind of strange poser in the style of this woman here (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Dolezal). :)
@@christofferbuggeharder1349 Sorry to get back to you so late (I'm not sure how I missed the notification). With that out of the way, well said! I completely agree with what you're saying as well. All irrefutably valid points! I suppose that just goes to show that perspective is everything.
False.
I’m Nigerian! My great great grandfather was born there!
Okay! I SPENT 14 MONTHS IN NORWAY, I GOT MARRIED THERE.
WHICH MAKES ME MORE NORWEGIAN THAN ANY OF THESE STARS.
My great grandma's dad's uncle's butlers's aunts's son's tennis partner was norwegian. That makes me norwegian!
I’m Malaysian and I think I can speak more Norwegian than them xD
Jeg elsker norsk og Norge!
No You cant - Can You Cook too ?
4:09 if people are wondering what she said there she said: So you understand if I talk really slowly?. And she answered: I understand
I think its Wrong to say that you are from norway just because youre Grandma immegrated. You are from norway When youre born Here.🇳🇴
It would most likely be appropriate to say that your roots are Norwegian but not norwegian itself. Like because a grandmothers side of the family was from Germany I would say I have German roots.
I count myself as Norwegian but I’m not born here in Norway.
Alisha Boe was born in Oslo btw
@@Sunny.Maggi77 agreed. just because you're not born there, doesn't mean ur not from there
i don't think being born here is a prerequisite, plenty of people move here as children, still norwegian. anyone who has a norwegian passport is a norwegian to me.
Me a person living in Oslo my entire life wondering if Alisha could speak Norwegian and now i finally have my answers😀
I just want to clarify:
If someone is ethnically Norwegian But have never lived in Norway Then they are Norsk, But not from Norway.
If someone is Born in Norway And is ethnically Norwegian, Then they are Norsk and from Norway.
If someone is not ethnically Norwegian, But was born and lives in Norway. Then they come from Norway. And is Norwegian No matter the ethinicity. Its still their country because thats where they were born.
*its not a crime to say your Norwegian When your not ethnically Norwegian But is born and live There*
I was not born in Norway, But moved to Norway. im 65% Somali and 35% british. I can say that i am nationally Norwegian because ive lived here pretty much my whole life. And Norway is all i know.
Same just that I was adopted by Norwegian parents from Ethiopia when I was 4 months old.
5:05 , and on she thought the conversation was over but had to talk
If You weren't born in Norway or lived in Norway for some significant years of your life. you're not Norwegian.
SKAMMmm
In these cases you are right but that is not always the case. Identity is much mlre complicated
@@foreverdumb7381 according to me and my friends claiming to be European just because your great great grandma or other ancestors were Norwegian, finish, Danish french or German doesn't make you European especially if you were born in entirely different continent such as America and have no notion of the history and culture of European fatherland. #GLORY TO EUROPE
Depends on what you mean by Norwegian. It's a culture, a nationality, and an ethnicity.
@@salamilid4125 Ja!!! Jeg elsker SKAM
I am ancestrally/ethnically Norwegian but that was a thousand years ago or so, so no one in my family is really Norwegian anymore. It's kinda interesting though. There's no records that far back but we think our ancestors were Vikings that eventually colonised Britain and after how ever long of being there, over the generations we became more British. Then my grandpa married my grandma so now I'm like a quarter Portuguese as well. Idk, I think it's interesting
The thing about Americans and ancestry us Norwegians (and Europe in general) needs to remember, is that the whole of USA (and everything other country in America, with extremely limited exceptions) _are_ European.
There is no "American" haplogroup per se. Their country has existed for 200 years, which is _nothing_ for any non-emigrants, and their forefathers are from Europe.
Many practice their ancestral culture regularly, at least in Minnesota and other places with a large Norwegian heritage, that I know of.
Complaining or pointing out the way they say they _"are"_ shows a bit of lack of understanding -on- for their part, and also quite a bit of being pedantic.
Rather, you might think, the normal response would be "oh that's great, they should visit their family and refreshen their memory".
Of course they know they are not Norwegian citizens. But have ancestral links, often strong.
Hilsen en annen Nordmann.
Half of my ancestors were from Norway, but I can assure you that they've gone to great lengths to cover it up. I'm only American, for better or worse.
I think everyone who is mad about this in the comments needs to realize that in America, the way people talk about nationality and ethnicity is different to how people in Europe do it. Most people in America say what’s in their blood as “I’m ____”, most likely because unless you’re Native American, your grandparents or great-grandparents were probably not born in America. So therefore, most Americans assume the majority and think of bloodline instead of nationality. Saying “I’m Norwegian” in America does not mean you were born in Norway to other Americans, you would have to specifically say “I’m from Norway” or “I was born in Norway”.