American Reacts to Alt for Norge (Learning Norwegian Behavior)
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- As an American I have had many Norwegians suggest that I take a look at this TV show called Alt for Norge. Today I am very excited to finally watch a clip from the show to see what the hype is all about, and learn a little about Norway in the process. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
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The 'escape' thing was a joke. The 'escaping' simply means you have a reason to say, 'OK... my tour awaits' and get out of any prolonged awkward chat. My father in law, who was from the far north Norway, said greeting people out in the mountains was also a safety issue. Making sure people weren't running into trouble or hurt, checking on each other in a polite way. Also, if someone goes missing, it gives you a better idea of who the person is (their language or accent), what they were wearing and you can report that you saw that person in X spot. The weather changes quickly in the mountains and not all tourists and travellers are prepared. From my experience, this happens in New Zealand as well, so it is really important. (EDIT: I see many have already beat me to these points, but I'm going to leave this so it reiterates the points.)
I believe the "escape" thing means escaping from the social situation, as you point out above. When you greet someone on a hike, you can just say "Hi" and move on, or you can stop for a bit to have a chat. But it's not at all impolite to say something like "Well, I better head on out! Nice talking to you!"
This is my sentiment on the matter as well. Also saying hello to everyone in a crowded city makes no sense, so we skip everyone instead of offending. In the mountain you are showing respect by recognizing that they are there and also for safety saying "i see you" Saying hello is more common on street level as well, in smaller cities
Yes for sure, u can say I gotta keep walking. On the bus if a stranger sits down next to you, there is no escape til your busstop and that is a oh no why you talking to me moment😂😅
The name of the show has a double meaning. Alt for Norge (Everything for Norway) is not only meant as an expression of the contenders wilingnes to learn about their ancestors homeland. It’s also the motto of current King Harald V, his father King Olav V, and his grandfather before that King Haakon VII and carries a deep patriotic meaning in Norwegian history
Alt for Norge.
Alt for noreg.
The escape he is talking about at the 9:40 mark is not from danger but from "awkward" sosial interaction.
When he talks about the possibility to escape, he is not talking about escaping for safety, but escaping the small talk conversation when it gets uncomfortable
Exactly, we don’t think about safety (scared of people) cause it’s not a thing here like in the US
In a buss so can't you just walk away if someone talks to you and you don't want to listen.
@@znail4675 This wasn’t about the bus, but when you’re out hiking😉
@@lillm6874 I know, when you are out hiking so can you walk away if you find someone annoying, not so easy on a bus, that is why it's considered less polite to bother people on the bus.
I laughed so much at the bus stop-thing, it's really like that here in Sweden as well (and yes, I feel so uncomfortable if someone comes too close for no reason).
Hälsningar från Finland❤. I think we are the worst of all the nordic countries when it comes to your personal space😂
@@annukkakiviranta4356 I looove personal space 😂
im an american but im an introvert who really values their personal space. ive been to spain and italy and its a nightmare in that regard! even when someone is just standing talking to you they stand WAY too close, or you get in line in the supermarket and theyre breathing down your neck
@@_peepee_ welcome to Sweden ;)
Best part of the show is the emotional rollercoaster these ppl have when they visit their ancestors and family origin place.
Worth a watch
Same with the Swedish version, all they do is cry 😂
@@ln8173 I cry too when I watch it, and they cry, I can't help it, like when they read the story about their ancestor, like "Anna Stina was the only surviving sibling of eight, she had to start working as a maid when she was 10, she got married, she had 5 kids, three of them died as infants, and then she died, her son Anders Petter became a farmhand and then emigrated to the US. Anders Petter is your "mormors farfar" (great great grandpa).
I ❤ alt for norge
I stand wherever I want to, not necessarily in a line.. but not on top of anyone
If you're on a hike you don't have to actually talk to people you can just awkwardly smile and nod
7:20 that is so true. But you don't have to greet everyone, but you can do a simple hello and then move on. I don't even always acknowledge their presence, unless they say hello first
Walking in woods or mountain you're allowed to talk to people for no reason. For example if you meet someone going downhill you could be like "oh hello, is it far to the top? What's the trail like from here? "
Or someone could be like "hello, just so you know it's very slippery there and there, you should maybe so this and this".
Only kids/tweens are "allowed" to do it anywhere, and even then it might become a little weird.
When I was younger(10-11) and I was flying alone I would talk to the person next to me on the plane, depending on who it was.
If you're on a boat or something Norwegians will often wave at strangers because then you don't have to actually talk to them afterwards
yeah its more like a casual greeting
This was annoying. The program host didn't even get why we talk to strangers while hiking (yes, I'm Norwegian). It' necessary, for safety reasons, to be noticed. If someone doesn't come back from a hike, there will always be people who can tell where they were last seen, so that the rescue crew will know where to start looking for them.
So cool that you're finally reacting to a clip from "Alt For Norge"! It ran from 2010 to 2019 and I think I've seen 9 out of all 10 seasons, the show was so addicting and I was so sad when they said there would be no more seasons after the last one in 2019! Sweden has its own version called "Allt För Sverige" following Swedish-Americans doing challenges in Sweden to win a reunion with their distant Swedish relatives and their version is still going so thanks to VPN, I have something to fill the void after "Alt For Norge" ended. Hoping to see you react to more clips from this awesome show! :)
It's really worth watching and contrary to a lot of American reality shows there's usually none of the unnecessary drama. There's obviously a lot of emotions with the challenges and being able to visit the places their families left but they don't pit people against each other to create drama that wouldn't otherwise be there.
There is a joke here in Norway, and I believe in the Nordic countries, that we are really glad that the C**ona restrictions are lfted. Now we can get back to the normal 5 meter distance instead of one. And it's actually kind of correct. :D
I feel the personal space thing in Norway is a bit exaggerated.
Sure, if someone get to close in your face when there is plenty of space, you quickly get uncomfortable. But to me keeping a distance is more about respecting your personal space than my need for personal space.
Reality shows do not allways show the reality. . . Many of these things are stupid examples, and the culture of being social with people you dont know, differ from part of country, if its on the countriside or city. The example at the buss stop is not representetiv for what average norwegians do. Normally on a bus stop like showed, a small place, people know everybody and would most likely start to speak, and stand toghether. . .
Personal space in Norway is a thing, but this is super over-exaggerated 🙂
Honestly, i get greeted more out in the forest walking my dog, than in my immediate neighbourhood. 😂
mayby not a line but we like to have a bit space
I’m from norway and i like too hike and i hike alone, and I look at it like this here if you greet someone then you have created a bond between that person and if that person had a plan to harm or do something they would not have said anything. don't know if that makes sense but to me it does. And when we are on a hike we feel free and happy and every bad thing just leaving our head😅
You should watch more of these! There even is whole seasons on TH-cam
It's about the opportunity to escape the conversation. Meeting on a hike in the way depicted here, you are supposed to be heading in the opposite direction. Parting comes naturally.
On a commute and other daily life situations, finding a natural way to part and escape awkward silences (which we HATE) can be much harder.
The part about waiting for the bus is a bit exaggerated. We most certainly keep our distance but not in a line along the road. You´d see people standing behind the bus stop. However, once inside the bus people actually tend to stand up, rather than sitting down next to someone, unless the bus is completely full. And when hiking, a tiny nod is considered the bare minimum. Most people exchange at least a few words. If you somehow end up waiting for something next to someone, ex. a narrow bridge, you´re expected to talk while waiting.
People in High School say mean Words in English bc it’s meaner than saying it it Norwegian
I am Norwegian, but I don't live in Norway anymore. That means...I don't watch Norwegian TV anymore. Somebody recommended to watch "Alt for Norge" if I wanted to have a laugh and to my surprise a found the hole serie on You Tube. I have been binge watching them and I found the two first series very good and entertaining. The challenges the candidates had to do were physically incredibly tuff. They had to eat some Norwegian food, that I personally never would touch. In season 3 and 4 I found the challenges becoming more lame and the production somewhat cheaper, but still worth watching.
ut på tur aldri sur
Alltid sur :p
The bus stop is a bit exaggerated with "the line", which sounds like a movie. However the image from inside the buss is pretty accurate.
As for the not greeting when there are many, but choosing to greet when you meet someone in the middle of nowhere. Has to do with the aspect that since no one is around. Not greeting in such a context might come of as hostile. Which isnt a fun gray area to be in and therefor most people greet. Another aspect to it as well is that everyone knows they are not preoccupied with work or other stuff. They are hiking...
5:16 lots of available seats, don't listen to them, they're being over the top stupid.
This is how you spread out if there's available seats.
Nah i been on busses like this instead of asking a person to sit next to i just stand
@@omgwerockhard ok, det er ditt problem. There's available seats, I'll sit down.
Hvis det er bare 5-15 min da gidder jeg ikke, men om det er 2 3 timer da sitter jeg seff
@@AndreasEUR Enig med deg👍
Har aldri opplevd dette, selv om jeg bodde bare 10 minutter unna Bergen sentrum med buss.
Satt meg selvfølgelig med der det var ledig
Norwegian Introverts look at their shoes, Extroverts look at other peoples shoes.
I don't greet people in the mountains unless we make eye contact or they greet me first. So I think it is a bit of a stretch to say you HAVE to greet people in the mountains.
The show Alt for Norge is very popular in Norway. It has won many prizes, and the Americans in the show became celeberties for a while. Many Norwegians have American relatives. Many Norwegians gas lived in USA. We can easily identify ourselves with their culture confusions and language problemes. We can see ourselves in them. We kind if laugh at ourselves when we laugh at them. The laugh is warmhesrted. We simply love the Americans in Alt for Norge❤🇳🇴
Everything is a tad over the top but not wrong.
No see. If you are on the buss and you talk to someone you are now stuck talking to someone for the duration of your buss ride. If you talk to someone when out for a hike, you can shrug your shoulders and say that you have to keep going so you can reach your destination when you planned to.
I`ve been hiking alone in the Jotunheimen mountains, and the further you get away from other people and civilization, the more likely you will have a chat with anyone you meet, because you share in the same experience. At the same time I really enjoy my personal space on the train.
People greet and are nice on the mountain, part of the reason is also because the mountain is a dangerous place due to the weather and wind, and it is difficult to get help if you hurt yourself, and if you are unlucky to hurt yourself, there is a big chance to get help if people know where you are and that you are nice people remember you better if they have a good impression of you
Best reality show ever!!!! you gotta watch it! :) :) :)
And they don’t sit whit the window they sit where there’s space. Yes they talk ween they met bc they wanna know where the way is and wanna talk hope it helps
Everything is exagerated for making a good tv show
Its ramped up for comedy ofcourse, as long as its on our own expense it's all good ;D
Pronunciation of Norway in Norwegian: Nor - ge, ge as u pronunce gue in guess.
You dont have to say anything when you greet People in the Mountain but at least give a little smile
It's very very popular in norway!
We always say Hello and smile 🇳🇴HURRA FOR NORGE 🇳🇴
I think the "marketed" thing meant that it was marketed towards potential participants, not an american audience.
I think they tried to sell it to American TV-companies, but no one bought it. At least it does not look like anyone is airing it.
We don't use soft G in Norwegian.
I have never seen people stand in line like that. We've got a lot of rules for when we go on long hikes. The first one is to tell other people where you're going in case something happen to you. They may see your picture and say "oh I saw him/her on that trail that day" or something. It can save your life.
Definitely part of how the tradition came to be I think, as well as being helpful if someone is lost or otherwise having trouble, if that's the case then it would be unfortunate if the default was to avoid or ignore other people in the wild. And yeah, definitely people don't stand in a line like that at bus stops, nor do they measure the distance apart! But we do tend to stand/sit well dispersed xD
In my part of Norway people definitely stand like this😂 Unless theres a lot of space on the busstop.
hi, why are you so interested in norway?
Best reality show ever , really hope it comes back.
You HAVE to watch Alt for Norge. You are going to enjoy it soooo much! 😎 One of my favourite shows!
WE HAD a show LIKE THAT
You're "surprised" by stuff you've reacted to many times before....
Btw, Alt for Norge - even though it's a competition where people are getting sent home one by one, it's a real "feel good" show. Mostly because those responsible for the casting, did a great job finding the right people for the show. I binged all the seasons a year ago, and really, really enjoyed it.
Ut på tur, aldri sur :) Jepp :)
The thing about greeting and small talk when walking in the mountain is a safety thing. Historically when walking in nature you where exposed to the weather and conditions, and people you meet may give you lifesaving information about the condition you are heading into. Maybe the river you have to cross 10 km ahead has high water level, or there has been a landslide and the path has disappeared. Then you might reconsider your route and take less risk.
This video I really like. I love that show! It's not prodused anymore though. 😭 When you watch more of it, please make reaction videos of it, because your reaction to it was awesome. 😁😆
Well, I wouldnt be comfortable (being a Norwegian) if a man came to talk to me in the woods either if I was alone, as she said. I would be scared.….
«Alt for Norge» was one of my favorite Tv-shows for many years. Sadly the last season was in 2019 (its on hold). Its a Norwegian concept but Sweden and Denmark bought the concept and had their own version (with Swedish-Americans and Danish-Americans). I have seen the Swedish and Alt for Norge is definately better. Alt for Norge won many TV-awards and was usually always nominated for best competition-driven reality..
Normally some of the people at the buss stop know each other. So , they talk... The others keep distance
In the bigger cities, you get into small talk if the bus, tram, or metro when there are delays which happens often. Especially in winter. At other times not so much. Often you just sit by yourself,...
So because of this Norwegians never liked to wear masks. So, when the pandemic was over. Almost everyone stopped using the masks as Norwegians have always been used to 1-2 meters distance. It was rather at youth and student partys people that got very ill. I never felt bad even though I got it.
Another thing is that Norwegians are good at eating fish oil "Tran" which is very healthy. Nice video again. Liked it a lot!
Alt for Norge is the Only reality show I have watced. And I have seen every episode. These americans realy go all the way to give it theyr wery best effort. I have family in the states (North Dakota and Calefornia), and its wery intresting from a social-anthropological perspective.
Also interesting, (and a little bit funny), how many of the cultural things norwegian-americans knows about Norway and theyr roots are pritty antiquated. Like rosemaling (rose-painting) and lutefisk. Im sure bouth was pritty normal in 1870 but moest ppl I know have never even tasted lutefisk, and I dident even know what rosemaling was before I heard about it from norwegian americans 😂
Cool that they keep theyr/ower tradisions tho..
PS; "Alt for Norge" is also the Royal familys slogan, and has been since 1905 when King Håkon declered it as his Royal slogan.
(So its Not just a tv-show title).
DUDE REALLY SAID: "alt for norje" (no offense, I get that you don't speak Norwegian. You should try learning a bit of Norwegian its pretty similar to English)
LOL the first one 🤣🤣 I foresee a lot of edits lol, so okay: YES about 1m. is good between each person LOL you can stand in a wedge or a line, your choice 😂😂 (remember obviously there's exceptions but yeah this is the norm)
#2: Lol yeah, the gist of it is right (it's not full though and people will sit down next to you, AFTER this point - although some WILL prefer to stand - but talking can be very awkward if it happens at all and full buses are the worst cause you have nowhere to look sometimes 😂😂). All of this goes out the window at the night bus obv.
The show have Scandinavian host in all versions, but the show is definitely American. I could tell after one episode on Discovery Denmark about 10-12 years ago. It did that American thing where its supposed to be the real world bit its this watered down workd where evrybody acts more like kids than grown ups. Like The real world or something.. Come in now Puck, and say something outrageous and remember to stick your fingers in the peanut butter and lick it up... And Bob, you lose ot and say.. What are you doing thays my stuff... And Puck, make a face and say I dont care, i eat like i want! Ni, more angry, and sound mote like a douchebag, it's all good tv. We want goid ratings now.. Girls, be upset, no more, more...
That's the US formula for reality nonsense. A alternative reality where people just act Like spoiled kids 24/7. 😎
"Alt for Norge" is the motto of the king and has been for every king of Norway since 1905
So - this show is made for entertainment purposes, like any other show on TV these days. They reflect every stereotype you can find about Norway, so you really shouldn´t take this seriously. Some things, like traditional food, clothing and some customs might be more accurate. In the end, we are just as diverse as any other peoples on this earth. Across the US as well, someone in LA doesn´t totally agree with someone in NY or Alabama. Utah citizens might pray for a downpour, but Floridians just want it to stop.
IDK, but the shear length of Norway at least, means that we have way different preferences and expectations about weather, communication, power supply.... All those things. Also, we have a mountain range dividing east from west in southern Norway, and the west gets a lot more rain generally. But it also have this really spectacular nature with the Fjords, which really defines Norway to foreigners. I think a lot of these things also apply to the US though. You keep saying "Every American" like you all act like one, but you don´t. really. And you have different concerns based on where you live. In CA, you might worry about an earthquake or tsunami, but in Kansas, you´d care more about tornadoes and hurricanes. Flooding along the Mississippi, and blizzards on the northern east coast.
I´ve decided that you now know too much about Norway to call it "Norch"! I know this video is a bit old, but what you need to do in the future, is to pronounce it more like "Nor-geh". Try not to make a pause at the hyphen, though, it is one word. Make it flow. You might as well be aware, as you like to study norwegian words, that a lot of them are built from two or more other words. We combine almost all words into one, like car window in English will be "bilvindu" in Norwegian, where we combined car (bil) with window (vindu). Things might actually mean something different if you don´t put them together where they should´ve been, or vice versa - like the title of the show you´re referring to. If you called it "Altfor Norge" it would mean that it´s "too Norway". But "Alt for Norge" means "Everything for Norway".
Americans will act as your very best friend and have forgotten you after 1 minute. They lack the ability to be part of a group. They have to be the center of the group. A Norwegian may not have visited you for years, and when he hears that you are sick, he will come by to ask if he can buy some groceries for you. I live in Tanzania, East Africa. There many of the values from Norway apply too, as does the attitude towards Americans. We do not like the superficial behavior of Americans. In Norway, a word is a word. A friend is a friend. And so on.
The host, Julian S. Bourre (?) I think it was, has also written a book about "typical Norwegian behavior," a humorous guide of sorts, for foreigners to the Norwegian mindset. It's really good and funny because it's all so true, and worth taking a look. His drawings are from that book.
you should check when they are joining Russ celebrations. That's fun stuff.
Oh man don't swallow everything hook line and sinker! Otherwise it's a fun program!
I loved the show Alt for Norge! Watched all the seasons... with my Venezuelan partner
Americans laugh because they think it is a joke. Norwegians laugh because they know it isn't 😂
In America the show was marketed as "The Great Norway Adventure". But if one chooses to translate the Norwegian title "Alt for Norge", I think "All for Norway" sounds better than Google's translation "Everything for Norway"... 😉 It was a fun show, but perhaps making Norwegians more special than we really are in this time and age... 🤣
I took the bus up until I was 28 (Didn't get a car before I had my first child), and the buses get really crammed at times. But, I think the illustration depicts what Norwegians "think" rather than what it's actually like.
Easter, May 17th and chistmas all in one "All for Norway" style th-cam.com/video/NtJM49cv53c/w-d-xo.html
3:40 yes this is very true at a bus stop, when i wase walking down a roade to a buss stop, EVERYONE wase standing many feet AWAY from everyone ellse in line, front body facing towords the road ready to enter the bus in any minutes. Almost like they EXPECT the buss will come out from nowhere. I also have this behavior. 5:00 when I see this I will (fuck it's full) get a little anxiety but sometimes I need to force myself and choose a seat and say to the person who sits next to me and say "can I sit hear? thank you."
3:40 It's obviously not measured out like that. The distance seems right though. Maybe even a little tight. But I smoke as well and tend to light one up if I'm waiting so I'll usually keep even more distance than that to not bother the other people waiting. Preferably while standing downwind.
Most importantly: Looking at that road/area this is not a bus stop that would ever see this many people so it will seem less conspicuous than that. 2-3 people tops. Not 10. If there's 10 people at a stop that rural they almost certainly arrived as a group or already know each other so they will stand closer together. A bus stop with that many people will usually be a bigger and more spacious bus stop where people can spread out without forming a line all the way to the next bus stop.
I've been the first to arrive at a bus shelter several times. I'll walk in and sit down. Even if it's raining cats and dogs or snowing sideways nobody's going to enter the bus shelter and join me "indoors". They'll stay outside. And I usually do the same if it's just regular bad weather/I'm underdressed. We all dress the part when going out in weather like that, or we'll be mentally prepared to arrive soaking wet and cold due to our fashion choice so it doesn't matter too much. One person on the bench = It's taken.
I might be a minority here but I will enter a shelter with people in it if the weather is really bad whether they like it or not or I will gently and jovially make contact and invite other people to get out of the weather if it's just me in there and new arrivals aren't joining me. If I'm smoking I will exit into the weather to let people in or put it out and "invite" others in. Most likely the latter as smoking doesn't work too well in rough weather. I wont initiate small talk, nobody wants that, and I've subconsciously learned a lot of "conversation enders" if other people want to engage in small talk (Weirdos!), but I will allow them into my 5-10ft personal space radius given those parameters.
It's definitely not about us hating each other. Rather the opposite. It's all about respect.
When the bus finally arrives it's rare to see even friends sitting next to each other unless the bus is full. If we can see the bus filling up we might move and sit next to each other to avoid strangers sitting down next to us. A full bus is a full bus though. There will be someone sitting next to you. But there'll be no small talk and any attempt at that will get shut down pretty quickly. Not impolitely, just a friendly subconscious reminder that it's time to move on for both of us. Like that conversation at the bus stop:
"I'm just out for a walk."
"That walk wont walk itself! Have fun!"
= Time to move on. A conversation ender. Not rude, but it's the end of our talk.
There is a caveat to all of this though: Alcohol.
We're all best friends when we're drunk. Just make sure you're prepared for "Norwegian drunk". A single beer with friends on a nice day or a glass of wine to food is rarely the case though it does happen. It's rarely even just a couple for a slight buzz. We tend to get paralytically drunk every single time we go near alcohol.
I remember one time checking my work email, there was one email in my inbox where we were given the chance to be the audience for one of the Alt for Norge challenges. And I was SO bummed out when I realized I had missed the deadline to sign up, because I would have loved to have been there. I really enjoyed the show, especially the first few seasons.
hey Tyler! i have been subbed for a while and seen most of your content 😃 i would like to suggest looking up norway`s contrubition during ww2 like "Tungtvannsaksjonen"( operation heavy water)might be a interesting topic if you wish to cover that kind of content.
and the hike thing, not true either XD, my aunt was like that tough, but most people don't say anything, so All for Norway is not 100% acurate on stuff, people in norway are care for people a litle yes, but most people judge you if you try talking to them, witch is bad, i wish people could be more social in a way, and talk with random people, feels like the longer in to a new year we go the more people go distance from other people, if it makes sense ?
This series was extremely well researched. About the mountains, it's really serious, but also very simple; the one who's coming down, knows what the conditions are like up there. The one coming up, doesn't. They do the same in global air travel. This exchange of information is essential for survival. It's like Lars Monsen said; «This is where macho men comes to die». I would never allow you to not talk to me going up the mountain, because that only proves that you don't know where you are and what danger you are in. People see Norwegian mountains in photoes and think they are safe. They are dangerous. Tourists die every year in Norway.
The show was very popular in Norway, with lots of seasons. There's about the same number of people that identify as Norwegian-Americans in the US as there are Norwegians in Norway today. Many have grandparents or great-grandparents that emigrated from Norway in the early 1900s or the late 1800s. But those that take part have never been to Norway. Neither their parents often enough.
The escape problem is different simply because the statistical chance of getting attacked in Norway is VERY low. That being said, women (more then men) are at yellow allert in most countries!
Julien Bourrelle is from Canada, living in Norway. You should watch his teaching to foreighners about Norwegian way of being. I love him too. He is great fun and spot on. I agree with everything he says🤩
We have a sort of 10 Commandments when Hiking in the Mountains. And one of the are Always tell where you are planning to go. I can be a matter of life or Death. The others are like use a Compass, Chart and carry enough gear to survive if you get lost, hurt or weather change like The deadly Fog and Snow Storm.
I believe that "host" for this specific challenge is an italian who moved to Norway and wrote these funny books after experiencing norwegian behaviour... My wife is an immigrant and have the books, at least the two first, don't know if there are more. So yea, it's exaggerated, but funny, even to us. In the cities that wouldn't work on the buses here either:p
Been imported to Sweden, aired here since 2011. Its a nice and quite emotional tv show. The cultural differances are correct but exaggerated, need to make a good show after all :)
Pleace stop saying "Norje", its disrespectful. learn to pronounce it right. you americans can say R and G the right way.
Also you can find at least S5-S6 on TH-cam, but w/out eng subs.
I thought Americans were quite social on trails? They have these trail names and social gatherings for certain trails
When hiking you can talk because you can escape the conversation. But not waiting on the buss. Imagine if the buss was late and there was this talkative guy. Horrible XD Haha
@Tyler Walker if you search for 'alt for norge - season 1' you can actually watch the whole season here on youtube, i believe that season 2 is on youtube as well :)
Yes! Finally! I hope to see more reactions to clips. If you want to see whole episodes for yourself Rowarys has a channel where you can watch them. The only problem is that there's no text on the parts where they speak Norwegian.
02:09 That second time you pronounced it was pretty spot on, even before you looked it up, you have good instincts.
03:03 And no, that's not really how Norwegians are at bus stops. We would normally have one person on the bench on one side of the bus stop, and the other person standing on the completely opposite side of the bus stop.
03:51 It depends entirely on the location of the bus stop, like in this case, that road looks like it is just wide enough for a single vehicle to drive at the same time, essentially being a one-way-road, so here it would entirely be possible that Norwegians actually would stand in a line like this, yeah. But if there's a bus stop on the sidewalk with plenty of room in front, on the sides, and behind the bus stop, then we'd stand either by ourselves if we are alone, or in separate groups if we are with friends/family/coworker friends. In the latter case, the distance would be significantly less between each person in the group, some times small enough that there's not even enough room for a person to crab-walk sideways between two of the people in the group. In the former case, we would have around two to three long walking steps between us and the next person if possible.
05:20 I remember buses used to have passengers sitting zig-zag one in each row like in the picture on either side of the bus, but equally as often exactly like shown in the picture. I personally would always choose the side-wall seat in the farthest back row, or if that wasn't available, stand on the floor in the middle of the back exit/entrance of the bus because I would rather stand by myself for however many minutes - occasionally more than 20 minutes - than to sit next to someone else and feel awkward the entire time not talking because I don't know them.
08:16 And yes, that is entirely true. In Norway we are much more open to small talk when we are out hiking than when in the city, or just trying to get from point a to point b while minding our own business. In fact, if someone says "Hello" while passing you by while you are out hiking, and you don't greet them in kind, there's a high likelihood that they will think you were being rather rude and/or comment on that fact to whoever they were walking with if they were with someone. I think part of this may have something to do with the Fjellvettreglene, or in English, the Mountain Knowledge Rules. Part of the rules is to always let someone know where you are planning on going, and updating someone on any potential changes in your plans, when you go hiking. This is so rescue teams will have an easier time finding you should you end up in an emergency situation where you for whatever reason never made it back home, to your hotel room, or wherever you were staying at the time of departure, and haven't been answering calls. But I don't think it's purely because of this that we are more sociable out in nature while hiking.
plise answer me? it is an norwegian tv show on National Geographic Channel calld (Vinterveiens helter) can you reakt one episod? i tink it is on Desnay+
#3 This deserves a post of its own. If I ever met (and expect it would be the same with the vast majority of other Norwegians) someone from _another country_ in the middle of the mountains, you'd probably be _overwhelmed_ by our enthusiasm and joy in meeting someone _foreign_ doing a super Norwegian thing 😂
I'd ask a hole in their head (figuratively, translated from Norwegian "prate høl i huet"; "talk hole in the head") about anything and everything lol. That would be cool, never experienced that myself unfortunately
9:51 Not escape from danger LOL!! 🤣🤣 Escape from a conversation you're not interested in my dude! hahahaha
If you're on a hike there is hilseplikt, hilse-plikt. It means greating-duty directly translated.
I just discovered that Julien Bourrelle is the teacher in this clip. Lucy Americans! He is sooo cool and funny!
These clips is cut from the full episodes but the episodes itself is great. you could react to the full episodes but you would probably have to edit it a bit to get around copyright issues.
you should be able to get the shows with a vpn and using the Discovery+ sites. It would be interesting for sure.
10 full seasons of this show with 10 different groups and they are all quite different in terms of pacing and what they do each season. Sometimes they go one place for 17th of may, another year they are in another place and so on. Each episode someone in the show gets kicked out aswell. Its all well and good. Always some weird people in this show though but its fun.
I’m a Norwegian, when I wait for the bus I try to make sure I’m not standing in front of someone, making sure to be at least 1m away from them. It feels rude to stand in front of them and obstruct their view. For the actual bus, I would rather stand next to someone than sit next to someone. If you sit next to someone, it kinda feels like I’m keeping them captured there. If you asked a random stranger how their day was, they would probably get quite of uncomfortable, although not everyone.
If you think the buss stuff is exagerated, I can tell you as a norwegian that that buss was fully loaded to the brim having even one person per 2-3 seats xD
This is actually a really sweet show. They travel around a lot of Norway, and just "happened" to be nearby places where their ancestors had their farm or house, so each contestant could visit and learn about their history. They also got to celebrate May 17th, got their own bunad (probably took a huge part of the budget :D ) and a lot of stuff.
The winner got to meet their relatives in the last episode, but every time someone was eliminated, they got a book with names, pictures, history and contact info so they could get in touch with their relatives.