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As an American I really enjoy watching TikToks about Norwegian culture. The internet has a funny way of creating the most random, fun, and educational videos about Norway. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
It's not the teeth on a moose you should be worried about, it's the legs
_Random fact:_
In Norway, if you see a piece of clothing or a belonging lying on the ground (winter or summer but it's most often mittens or hats during winter), the unwritten rule is to put it someplace high along the path you found it.
This way people can go back and look for it and more easily find it, as well as it not getting even dirtier.
Yes. This is true.
We do the same in Australia too
This is the way.
True like a fence or something like that
That's a great rule.
8.07 those are what we call "sledde" or in english "sledge" which has different modifications for different use
Those u see are for play and fun, we are mountain ppl. Sliding down mountains are fuuun, kids love to do it
They are called Akebrett.
@@korketre yes they are called akebrett but you can also call them rattkjelke
Im from norway and i have massive respect for you since you love learning about our land cuz many youtubers hate norway so i have massive respect for you.
"After ski" are usually a party people have, after being in the ski slopes all day. But as you can see, she are after the skis.🤣
Not "usually," always.
when you are on ski-holiday, "after ski" is the notorious parties at the bar after skiing.
It's called "après-ski" in English, which is funny, since that's French for the same phrase.
And she was walking behind her skis, so technically she was «After Ski»… Silly joke, that’s all…
Just have one thing to say: The Scandinavian "prison system" (which turns out to work for everyone except Psychopaths) is based on 'expectations'. The prisoner is seen as, and expected to be, "human"! Through the recognition of the prisoner's 'humanity', plus requirements for adjustment and education about the outside world and personal responsibility, the system aims to get adapted people when they are released. They must have an expectation of being welcome. OK, two things. In addition to 'dialects', like all other countries, the Norwegian language also has "Nynorsk". "Suck on it" (sug på den), as we say in Sweden. Hallå alla Norrmän! (älskar Norge/Norrmännen. Men ni får sluta slå oss på fingrarna i all idrott. Tur att vi har Duplantis som import)
6:32 Yeah, Norweigan jails are like student dorm rooms.
Usually with a TV, a computer and telephones.
Different rules apply to maximum security facilities, then the prisoner usually doesn't have access to phones and computers, at least not computers with internet access.
The inhale 'yes' is usually just uttered once though, not repeatedly like she does 🤣
Haha yeah I do the notification message reading all the time to avoid having to answer if I am lazy or busy for instance :D
The ‘notifications bar’ is totally true 😂🤘🏻. That is, probably, a hidden camera on me 😅
Fun fact of what happened to me one time!😂
Me, my bother and my dad was in the city and we saw a moose crossing the road!😂😂😂 ( like over a cross walk ) lol
I'm half norwegian and I really love how you are interested in norway😊
After ski joke was great !!
So why don't you explain it so non-Norwegians get it
@@mortimersmithsr2522 It was more like a dad joke. After ski is when you go to the pub or a party to drink after skiing all day. In the video she just walked after her skis. Not really a great joke imo. 🤭
@@mortimersmithsr2522do you get it now non-Norwegians
Just look at comment over.👆
the sleds they were using looked like a Rattkjelke witch translate to steering wheel sled
A traditional Rattkjelke is made from wood, the new ones made from plastic are called Akebrett.
Eller ratt-akebrett
Tyler: "We don't have mountains like this..."
YES YOU DO.!
Is Aspen on a plateau?? 😂
100% we absolutely do!
IN a tiny place maybe xD
Tyler doesn't even know a lot about the USA 😂 as a Norwegian, I can tell he doesn't know America that well
@@lassebrustaddet er vel lov å lære om andre land for det,jeg vet ikke om alt i Norge men liker å lære om andre land også.🤦♂️
17:53 A few other reasons why you won't see many sports cars on the roads in Norway:
Slow speed limits for most of the places one might drive. The weather more often does not allow for driving with the roof down. There are a ton of speed bumps that are tall enough to very likely scrape against lowered cars - we have two types of speed bumps in Norway, one that stretches across the entire road, and ones that are placed in the middle of each lane that leaves a little bit of flat surface on the sides, but not enough that you could drive over them without slowing down, the latter speed bumps represents the biggest challenge for cars that have been lowered.
low speed limits doesn't really matter that much for which vehicle people buy. why would people bother about sports bikes then, when they can reach the highway speed limit in 1st or 2nd gear then? I myself got a bike that easily does around 70 kph in 1st gear, even tho it's not a sports bike at all, but it's really fun to go from 0-100 in about 4-5 seconds anyway
That "top 5" list was surprisingly well done.
I've been to all of them, but it's not normal to have been.
After ski generally refers to going to a bar/pub and drinking/partying after a day of skiing in an alpine resort, the after ski video here is just taking the term literally by the person being after their skis xD
Tyler: "We don't have sleds in the United States..."
Yes you do.
For those out there that don't know... Tyler lives in Indiana and has never really travelled anywhere in his life and that includes his own country. When he says "...here in America" what he really is referring to is his own limited experiences. For example, he has never seen a mountain so he says "America doesn't have mountains..."
The sad part is that he thinks that because he knows nothing about other countries, that other countries are equally as ignorant as he is about the US.
20:24 You have heard about Reine and Kvalvika Beach, it's just that you don't remember them.
The after ski thing is she’s walking AFTER the SKIES😂 I got it right away but I watch u all the time fr bc imma Norwegian myself 😂
After ski - getting drinks after skiing, party etc.
After ski = she is walking after her ski’s
Kvalvika and Reine are both places in the Lofoten Islands, a archipelago in northern Norway.
8:14 We call it «aking» (sledging) it is in an «akebakke» («a sledging slope»), this one was an extra good one though (part of a alpine resort?). We were always sledging in the afternoons/evenings during winter when we were kids. But we did not have slopes like that though!!!
"After ski" usually refer to some form of party that people have after they have gone skiing. However, in that tik tok they interpret it literally with a guy walking after some skis that are moving on their own, so he is going after ski.
«After ski» is partying when comming down from the ski slope - after ski. The joke is the person walking behind a pair of skis - after ski. The joke is so stupid that one have to laugh - if you get it 😉
The "sled thing" is _Rattkjelke_ :) Means basically "sled with steering wheel". ("wheelsled")
In Oslo you have Korketrekkeren (colloquially "Korketrekker'n") which is a 2700 m. path dedicated to this. It has a 255 m. elevation.
That's 1.7 miles and 0.16 miles respectively
You take the city "sub"way back up again and ride down again, repeat.
As always, everything is best out in nature or the mountains (or so I think) but it's nice to have such things in the capital. (We also have an indoors all-year winter park here for instance and our lysløyper (tracked or pathed marked trails with lighting) are the longest in the world.
15:10 Oslo dialect is as close to Bokmål as you can get in Norway, I am pretty sure, meaning their dialect is basically all about pronouncing the words as they are written.
Other dialects in Norway tend to take creative liberties with how we pronounce the various words, often even exchanging one word for something completely different, though mostly just changing the spelling - so to speak - in that we leave out letters or add letters to words to make them our own in a way. Some of the dialects in Norway are close to being so different from Bokmål that, unless you have had previous exposure to those dialects, it will be near impossible to understand what they are saying, though the more exposure you have with their dialect or similar dialects, the easier understanding them will be.
Norway is really stunning all over from nodcap To Oslo. ❤️ Been there from 1977 maybe 10 times. Soo beutiful
9:04 how in the world is she Norwegian yet speaking perfectly accented RP English. Speaks better English than I do lol.😂
I'm pretty sure she's english-norwegian and grew up in both countries, if she's the same tiktok-er I'm thinking of.
Norwegians tend to talk like people from England when they talk English
@@sitor8865 no we don't.
I feel like it depends a lot on where in Norway you're from. Personally i grew up in a bunch of smaller towns in northern norway and the english accents there didn't have that norwegian english jank.
@@lulaufeyYes, we do.
I am from Hjørundfjord. I is not far from in West Norway. It is as beautyful as Geirangerfjord but not so many tourist. High mountains for climbing and skiing. It also has a famous hotell ( Union Hotel) it is on the world harritages list over buildings. Thank you ❤ I watch all youre videos. We are so blessed to live in this amazing country ❤ Happy holidays 😊
The "after ski" joke is hard to explain, its a wordplay on the word 'After'. "Après-Ski is a term in French that means 'after skiing' or 'after ski'. The term became popular in the 1950s. Après-Ski is the immediate aftermath following a session of skiing. Since After can mean 'behind', "After Ski" in this joke means "Behind ski(s)".
The way he called me chill like that😂
I'm from the town of Odda. The houses are built "up" the mountain. It is sounded by mountains. Have you seen the Netfix series "Edda". It was filmed there. Also "Vinterveiens helter" , Ice Road Recue from National Geographic Channel, is largely filmed there. You know "Trolltunga" The starting point of that hike is is not far from Odda center. Odda is a unique little town with a lot of industrial history. It went from a peaceful farming village, to an industrial powerhouse. Love your channel. From Odda Norway 😊
The frozen animal thing is 100% fake.
Just bs
Yep a good joke 😂
Trolling the American...
It's a joke..
I have seen this it happen to birds in the coldest winters in Innlandet. But a goat would have laid down and cuddled up before it froze.
The sled thingy is called å ake
And the feeding of the moose is actually very dangerous. me, my stepdad, my cousin, my mom have almost died from attacks 😅😅
The big moose’s are around 500-700 kilograms which is around 1000 pounds I think and they run over 50kpm which is about 35 mph❤❤❤
Sled. A sledge is a heavy tool.
Yes that's a moose... and that's how large they are, not even a full grown bull :)
2:48 I don’t take a nap I just deal with it 😼😝🙃😂😮😂😂
Thanks for yet another great video and reaction 😊
if you have seen ice road rescue from norway, one of the rescue companies on that show are located in Odda. this small town are also one of the closest towns if you wanna visit the highly popular hiking place Troll's tongue
you are walking After the ski`s... "after ski"
lol
For anyone wanting the real answer though it's just a party you do after skiing.
You sometimes say "after ski party" instead of just "after ski"
Edit: I noticed the "cgi" and skis ahead just after writing this comment 😂
For Tyler: It's a (dad) pun
Hahah! Think he understands that. He just had never heard the term "After ski" before. After you are done skiing, or alpine/slalom you all get shitfaced.
@@mortimersmithsr2522yes you got it 👍🏻🫡🇳🇴
0:45 Heh I thought I recognized it and I did.
At the top in that TikTok is _"The Great Wave of Kanagawa"_ by Japanese artist *Hokusai.*
It's from around 1830, near the end of the Samurai era, if I got my history right.
5:23 small animals like frogs or so can freeze in the ice. but it doesn’t get as cold as -52.6 and then he would freeze too
No, you have to die first before you freeze solid. I have taken a dump outside in temperatures like that in the army, it was awful but I was fine. Those were probably taxidermied "goats" put outside for content.
8:13 in Norwegian we call those “rattkjelke”
First
12:32 yes it’s a moose, and not all moose’s have antlers. And yes they are still pretty dangerous
Havent you seen the day after tomorrow ? Where the animals froze directly where they where At the moment when the sudden freeze ( or whatever ?) place 😂😊
Most moose will flee, but there are some that will let you feed them.
They love carrots and sweet potatoes!
You should never ever be that close to a moose
I was tbh just waiting for that moose to test the car insurance.
Moose kill and injure more people than wolves and bears, mostly due to traffic accidents, but also attacks.
hahahahaha@@oceanmythjormundgandr3891
They ain’t that dangerous. Or atleast not the ones I’ve met
@@CROCOGATOR33 You haven't met a moose drunk on fermented fruit yet, I'm guessing? They are usually not that dangerous, but they harm and kill more people than wolves and bears, just to compare. You shouldn't be afraid of those either, but you should definitely not approach them.
Tyler: did someone hit him with a fish?, The Norse Sea: "yesssss".....
About the Oslo vs Dialects is somewhat true. Everyone in Norway is thaught "Bokmål" but dialects just pronounce the words slightly different or in some cases even say something else completely. The joke is that "Bokmål" is usually the "purest" in Oslo and nearby areas, but slightly/extremely different everywhere else. Most Norwegians understand most dialects, but when a dialect use another word for a Bokmål-word, then that's the confusion.
Some few examples;
Bokmål for "me" is "jeg", but in dialects it can be "je" "eg" "æ" "e" which for us Norwegians is quite similar. A more extreme is the word "Trash" which in Bokmål is "søppel" but Bergen-dialect say "boss" and another is the word "where are you going" which in Bokmål is "Hvor skal du" but in Braskereidfoss-dialect they say "Hæppes skar du". The last one I've personally experienced and I stood there as a questionmark 😂
We live one hour driving from Bondhusvatnet. Come to Norway and we show you😊
(S): Prison in Norway (and Sweden) can be hard, psychologically. You must participate in psychological, evidence-based programs that aim to change your personality. Many cannot handle it. The prison (Norway) will also show what your future can look like. The staff is highly trained/educated and forces you to reconsider your previous choices, and why. You are never allowed to see yourself as a victim. It may seem cozy, but is only humane, and you are expected to behave humanely. p.s. NO ONE (not even Americans) wants to be in prison in Norway (or Sweden). You will 'require' change, to take conflict with yourself. It's tough, much tougher than being guarded by armed guards who demand nothing but obedience (which leads to more hate).
Thats a very good answer, probably from an inside employee? Then it really make sense why you should treat everyone as a human! You can compare it to animal predators, if you give them food and love they might be your best friends forever. This you can check on youtube.
About the dialects, most of them are very similar. Some few could be more difficult to understand, but most are quite easy. It’s just that we use some different words that some people (from Oslo mostly) don’t seem to understand xD I spoke with my friend from Oslo and I used a word that she had never heard. Never had an issue with that word with anyone xD but I knew 4 ways to say the word, so I went with the whole line knowing that she would at least get the most basic one. We also have this “thick L” which many from Oslo can’t pronounce, and that also makes us use other words… like moose… Elg… in my dialect it would be pronounced “ælj” with the thick L… But I guess the point of that video is that many people from Oslo don’t understand other dialects that well. Some probably have no issues at all. Swedish and danish too. They are like dialects, but some people struggle with understanding them, especially danish. Our languages are like British, American and Australian English xD very similar, but some few differences…
Norwegians might find it easier to understand danish and Swedish compared to the danish and Swedish people, but it’s because we have all the dialects here.
Oh, and btw… danish people can manage to say the thick L…(yes, I trained some)… I’ve also heard it in Japanese…
Yes, janteloven! That’s great that you managed to get that from the tik tok.
I gotta say it was a bit exaggerated from the guy though. Rich people would probably get a normal or a high brand but a pricier version of a car. But you don’t often see fancy convertible sport cars. Less flashy with the wealth in general.
8:06 Those so called snow Go-Cart you wondering about is called "Akebrett" or "Rattkjelke" in Norwegian. Funny to see you react to Norwegian stuff
The dialects are completely fine with some exposure. But there's a lot of other Oslonians (or even "immigrants" from smaller towns) that don't bother travelling within our country.
People from other places in Norway are equally or worse at (other) dialects.
In regards to the Moose interaction. This i believe is a female Moose often referred to as a "Elg ku" or Moose cow (direct translation). And these do not have Antlers. Although still wild and not recommended to be approached in this manner, it is something that is not to rarely seen. you can even encounter Moose walking in suburban neighborhoods. I have personally encountered this.
🇳🇴: Akebrett
🇩🇪: Rodel
🇬🇧/🇺🇸: Toboggan
🇫🇷: Luge
🇪🇸: Tobogán
That (at 8.09) is called both "Akebrett" and/or "Kjelke" - I would call it a "akebrett with steering wheel" -.normally they don't have steering-wheel but some do (like these)... 😜
The first video, someone _did_ throw a fish at him for giggles, but that the oacean threw a big wave just then was really scary and something they did not plan for. All of us growing up by the sea knows painstakingly well that you don't go to the ocean in a storm. Not worth a TikTok to be washed out to sea. Good they were ok.
After ski is like after work, but instead of having a drink with your friends after work, you have a drink with your friends after you finished skiing. And to explain the joke, the person is walking after their skis.
About the dialect part: I come from the West coast of Norway, but worked for half a year at a resource pool company just an hour outside Oslo for half a year at one point. I kid you not: The foreigners in the company understood my dialect WAY better than the people from the Oslo region. It´s both funny and a bit sad, but true nonetheless😅
8:14 It's called "rattkjelke" - "steering sled"
The last one is so true..
I do that all the time.
Yep, accurate.
8:40 Nope, that has to be just some specific people she's around. I don't hear anyone really say _anything_ on an intake of breath.
After Ski is Party after skiing.
It's a fact that a lot of people from Oslo have a hard time understanding dialects. In the rest of the country we normally understand each other very well.
You can see Odda and other places in norway via a show on national geografic chanal.
(Roadside SOS).
The dialect part is kind of true depending of how close you are to that spesific region... in general yes, youd just have to know... Eg. how the word "klar" can be translated into ready but can also be translated to "fatigued" ( spesific for the northen parts of norway ( trondheim etc ) ).It can also be tranlated into "ready" ( sexual ). Now inagine going to a bar, having a person saying im "Klar" ;)
Lol, I read my messages like that all the time, so I can pretend I respond as soon as "I see them" 12 hours later🤣
- The dialects in Norway part is funnily accurate when it comes to people like myself who speak Nynorsk. I traveled to Oslo once and people legit struggled to keep up with what I was saying. It's shocking really, cause it's not that big of a difference, also you will find people speaking all kinds of dialects everywhere. I grew up hearing all sorts of different dialects, so I don't even think about it when I hear a different one. There are for sure very different dialects, but put some thought into what people say and you're likely to understand them.
If you have a dialect that's not "Bokmål" you're probably going to understand most other dialects. Though if you speak "Bokmål" and only that, then you for some reason don't understand anyone else.
- Police in Norway is not seen as the bad guy like in America. They are there to protect and we trust them and know we can go to them if we need help.
- The notifications part is funny. I always do that and I forget to respond because I read it and think of the response, then I remove the notification without responding. Tricking myself to believe I closed the application after sending the response.
(S): "After Ski", throughout Europe means - the party you have at the club/pub etc after 'skiing' all day. And; she is AFTER her skies... (dad joke).
snowracer stiga is the classic
Fun fact: jails in Norway has PlayStations
You don't see a lot of luxury cars on the roads in Norway, but it's very common to see premium brands like BMW, Volvo, Mercedes Benz, Audi, Tesla, etc
Funny thing that I'm Portuguese and also read the messages through the notification bar...
Especially if it's from work.
12:49, I mean, most of our wild animals, are pretty chill and calm. Just don't make them feel threatened. Fun fact: I was with my dad in our car, and it was very dark outside, since it was during winter, and a moose was crossing or at least standing very close the road. So we almost ened up hitting the moose. And they weigh pretty much, so we would likey be the ones injured.
The dialekt in Oslo is very close to the way we write, more «clean». I speake like that, and relate alot to this video 😂.
17:07 Police in Norway only carry guns during a high-alert period, like when terrorists threaten to bomb the country, or something along those lines.
Otherwise they are required to keep their guns safely locked away in a locked box in their patrol car's trunk, only to be unlocked after they have been shot at.
The rules may have changed since NOKAS Ranet happened, so keep in mind that this information is quite possibly out of date.
The sleds are basically just sleds with wheels, you don’t have those, those are amazing
My stomach hurts, specially The afterski joke. After ski, is throwing a wild party after a long day in The mountains with The skis on:) this was funny tough, look like she got laid by The entire afterski party crew 😂
Odda actually...wel, you can visit Odda of course, but... :D
That prefending not to be online, I actually do it all the time! And that's a fact. :)
Yeah😂, Odda isnt exactly what I expected to show up. I liked how they just showed that one little hill, while avoiding showing the actual industrial city😂
@@eplejuice8641 Vågå maybe...but Odda. :D
@@eplejuice8641 Hehe...I was thinking about Otta! :D But same shit sort of, I have been to Odda too. :)
@@eplejuice8641 "Industrial city"? *ODDA?!* Wtf are you guys smoking 😂
Odda is a cozy hamlet more or less, with a _fantastic_ view from basically anywhere in the city.
I admit, that "one little hill" is the best, but it's still very picturesque.
It is _not_ an "industrial city" lol
Edit: By the way I meant the view _from_ that hill is the best in the town. The images shown in the TikTok is possibly the worst you can get of the city unless you're facing a wall...
Also it has great hikes nearby, even great long distance ones across the mountains.
Flåm is also very nice. Just go there outside of tourist season...
Most other nice towns (like Vågå) aren't really that special.
I say this because both towns _I_ mentioned lies quietly (outside season in Flåm's case...) at the end of a fjord and with a view at all of it and a bit of climbing and you're alone with an even grander view.
Reine is at the top of my list, though. As far as towns go
The last one is so true🤣🤣🤣
hello my name is Ragnhild I live in Norway and think your videos about Norway are amazing and different from the USA. It would have been very nice and to have been able to talk more and at different intervals between our countries. p.s. I suck at writing English so have used google tracts so don't fuck words are too much up🤣🤣
The last one, reading messages vie the notification bar, that's me.
Yes it’s a moose, looks like a grown cow. The cows don’t have antlers at all.
The bulls have antlers, but during the winter season, they shed their antlers before regrowing them in the spring.
Biting is not what’s dangerous about a moose, they have no front teeth on their upper jaw😅 Just like all other ruminants👍
And you DO have moose in the USA, especially Alaska😉
You also have a lot of mountains
"After ski" is a party , after a long day of skiing. You will find this expression all over Europe... I belive You also have this "saying" in America...
No, the dialects aren't that bad. It's more that some Oslo folks refuse to relax their ears enough to understand the others, more so people speaking another similar language. I can understand swedish and danish, because they are so similar, but don't get me started on thendanish numbers. Whenever a dane comes to my job, and rants off their phone number in danish, I tell them I don't understand their "fjers", and they repeat in single digits.
They`re trying to make a weather forecast skit, by the looks of it. when he dives out of frame, he is hit with waves and his safetywest (yellow around his neck) auto-inflates...but is it a meme, though..?
Heres how you know when a moose is about to attack: when the moose attacks ofteb female who is protecting ita child have their ears back it means it wants to kick you with its front legs. Also the kicks has tye same force as a car crashing into you so bones is easly broken.
(S): Animals don't want to waste energy. Minus 52.6 Celsius is -62.68 degrees Fahrenheit
8:06 kjelke/rattkjelke/slede/sled/toboggan
The Norwegian mentality- we want all to be on more or less equal ground because at the end of the day we are all human. It comes across as humble but the point is that we are equal so being kind and respectful is just logical.
I am Norwegian and i somtimes find it easyer to understand swedish than other Norwegians dialekt
08:00 this is called "å ake" those things are called "akebrett" og noen ganger "kjelker", that depoends on where from norway you come from. And I'm shocked you guys don't have that in America. Like what the heck?! It's super fun and a normal/common thing to do during winter in norway. But yes, not all the time they look like Go-Carts, sometimes they are like mattresses.
Right, no comment on the flying fish slap.
The After Ski might be a pun playing on the normal meaning, which is a gathering somewhere warm with warm drinks or alcohol in a lodge somewhere after the group is done skiing. In this case the woman was literal, as she was coming along behind/after her skis. As to How, I can only guess either stiffened wire attached to her shoes pushing the skis along ahead of her, or long string attached to the shoes of someone walking ahead out of frame dragging them behind.
The frozen animals is a first for me, but I'm guessing if it was real then what we're seeing is the aftermath when the temperature dropped to tolerable but not enough to thaw the frozen animals.
I'm guessing the reason America (sorry for making a blanket generalization, just basing it on the comment in this video though I'm sure there are exceptions) does not have steering on sleds (or Akebrett as we call them) could be the same as why they could not trust their kids with Kinder Surprise or Lawn Darts; the potential for mayhem and self harm. I recall many a time when my siblings and friends and I would find a steep hill, build a hard packed snowbank at the bottom, and launch ourselves as far as we could. Snow can be forgiving, but the ground underneath is not.
After ski(ing) = party.
That whas a dad joke take on the wording😅
12:53 This is a moose cow, I believe. I would be veeeery careful, she may have calves near by and that can very easily turn into a deadly situation. That actually goes for ordinary cows too if they have cows and you come too close… People do get killed by them because they misunderstand…
Tyler, Tyler-this is tik tok, not National geografi.