Now, it is not entirely true that Americans are bad tourists. As a bartender in Oslo, I have many examples of the opposite. Just want to bring up, in a long string of great American tourists, an elderly couple who dropped by our bar/restaurant just after disembarking their cruiseship. They were to spend a day in Oslo, before taking the trip over to Bergen (in Vestland). They were super sweet, so we gave them a little extra attention, as they had their 60th wedding anniversary. And they tipped richely and decided that they wanted to take a couple of days more in Oslo. And they did their lunches and dinners at our place. I’ll never forget them. The sweetest elderly American couple I’ve ever met ❤
9:30 It’s 6 PM/8 PM on weekdays and 4 PM/6 PM on saturdays. The time depends on how much % alcohol it contains. You can still buy alcohol at bars and restaurants, so it’s not like alcohol is impossible to get after a certain time.
Yup, as I understand it the reasoning behind it is to prevent impulse purchases and people who have already started drinking from buying more. It simply requires that you plan ahead a little, and buy what you need earlier in the day, if you're gonna party. Alcoholism is a non-trivial problem here in Norway, but I'm not sure how effective the time restrictions are in regard to this issue.
@@Hammer1987 As an former alcoholic used to limited hours, it is no problem to work around it at all. Like any drug, after doing the same shit every day for a prolonged time you get routines how to make it as effecient as possible. Those laws are probably there because of old conservatist laws, and politicians use it as a justification to keep the system in place.
@@Hammer1987 They're not working at all for people that are alcoholics, they refer to the grocery store as the " ølutsalget" (beer store) and they know exactly when you can buy the alcohol, it's the people who unexpectedly got invited to a party or that are hosting a big party that get affected by this. I used to work in a grocery store and it opened at 7, and this lady came to the cash register at about 730 with her whole cart full of beer and other kinds of alcoholic drinks you can get at the grocery store, but when she was going to pay I had to tell her that she couldn't buy it for half an hour as I just wasn't able do it as the cash register is locked and she went mad at me, but I just called the store manager and he told her the exact same thing. It was so embarrassing for me to not be able to help her, and the store lost thousands of kroner as she just sat the cart by the register and furiously left the shop. And then you have the 5 to 6 beer buyer (on Saturdays), he that always comes into the store five minutes before the beer sale closes, and everyone is letting him go first so he can make it to the register. The register is exact and if it's 18:01 (6.01 PM) you're too late and have to wait until monday. Most people just plan ahead, but since beer and any alcoholic beverages are so expensive people usually don't buy more so they have a little extra for another time, especially if you're 18 and don't have a lot of money. I usually got my beer on Friday or even on Thursday when I was young and couldn't afford anything else, and before I was 20 and could get hard liquor. I didn't like beer, so I have not had one since about 1996-1997, after that I usually had martini bianco or Pisang abon for some reason, it didn't taste good at all 😂 and we mixed it with a lemon soda like sprite. 😂 I don't think I have had alcohol since, I don't even remember, maybe 2017 or something as I got sick and can't drink any alcohol, but I really didn't like it so it's not like I miss it, but people always tell me I should drink so I can have some fun too, like I can't enjoy a party without an alcoholic drink at 49 😂. I have been asked if I'm christian or if I'm pregnant, that's hilarious now that I'm old and passed baby time a long time ago. 😂 People should not put trash on the street or in nature, and I have actually told grown up people to pick up their trash pretending I saw they "lost" it, and they usually is somewhat embarrassed and take the trash to the trash can, but some people that are from other countries originally just look at me like I'm the crazy one and drop it in front of me like a 2 year old, and I don't usually give up until they just get the trash into the trash can. I used to work in a kindergarden and tell them that a 2 year old kid can do it so there's no excuse for them to leave trash on the ground. I was brought up with always bringing the trash home if there's no trash can, while my friends just threw it on the ground and I had to bring their trash home too if they didn't listen to me, but they usually did as they were afraid that I would get angry, as I got mad when I was angry. I just don't get why it's so hard to take the trash and put in the nearest trash can, even if it's in front of a house and you don't know who lives there it's better to use their trash can than to leave litter on the ground. Not many would get angry if people put a paper from a chocolate bar or their dog poop in your trash, just put it in the right trash can.
I think the number 10 is not true, you actually can assume this if you meet people between 6-70 and they look and speak Norwegian. If they speak some other language you should expect them to not speak a lot of English, but most people actually speak English even if they have a foreign descent.
There's a piece of advice that *should* have come with #11: Make appropriate preparations when you go hiking! Too many tourists show up in jeans and sandals for rough 10 mile hikes, with barely any water, food or extra clothing. Weather can change quickly, with the risk of getting lost (or even die) in the mountains. This even applies to "tourist friendly" hikes like the Pulpit Rock.
Google maps is fully aware of winter road closures. It is actually annoying when trying to plan a summer trip in winter, and gmaps think the roads are closed
Norway has a huge drinking culture, so alcohol is definitely emphasised. When you live here all your life you get used to the opening hours of Vinmonopolet.
02:50 That's the difference between Norway and the USA, in Norway you CAN tip, and tipping is normal - normal tipping is done to reward good or excellent service, - while in the USA you HAVE to tip, and tipping is not normal - as in, you are expected to tip for even the worst service given, and just regular service that's expected of the worker to give, and if you don't tip, you'd probably not want to go back to that place again, as you never know what kind of stuff they might put in your food.
09:26 I'm not too familiar with the law surrounding alcohol, but I'm fairly certain the only alcohol that the state has monopoly on is whatever alcohol is required to be sold from Vinmonopolet alone, and that means that the alcohol sold in grocery stores - beer, cider, alcopops, hard seltzer I think are all the ones sold - is not exclusively sold by the state. 10:00 The alcohol you can buy at groceries are for sale until 8 pm weekdays and 6pm Saturdays (as long as that hasn't changed, at least). As for Vinmonopolet, those are the general closing hours, but these can differ depending on the location. As for what people at work do? If they have friends or family, they usually ask them to go buy some for them, assuming they know friends or family that don't have work, aside from that, Vinmonopolet also offers delivery options for online orders for anyone that prefers that.
11:00 Ok, I have limited experience with parties, but I do know it isn't like in the USA where the host is expected to provide the alcohol, and if movies are anything to go by, where they buy big casks of beer for the parties. What people do in Norway is bring their own alcohol to the party, the Host only provides the location and anything else is optional, though I guess a good host would also provide the music? Anyway, there is still a big emphasis on alcohol at parties in Norway, it's just that who provides said alcohol is different between USA and Norway, and people tend to get drunk at private parties before hitting the town to go to the pub or bar as those drinks are filthy expensive.
I would say it would be quite unusual, to not tip in restaurants i Norway. There are some places where it is indeed included, and even not allowed, but it is not yet prevalent, and for the vast majority, you add around 10%. In bars and pubs, a few kroner tip when you buy yourself a beer, is also very common. And you will easily understand that it really is expected, because when you pay, with your credit card on a terminal (we usually never use cash anymore), you will be presented with the price for your drink, but then will have to put in the final sum yourself. This is for your tip, which can be small. Not required, you can decide not to add anything, but most people do.
About alcohol. Most grocery stores carry beverage up to 4,7 ABV(Alcohol By Volum) sales are allowed between 9-20 on weekdays. 9 to 18 on Saturdays. The stores my still be open but sales are not allowed. On Sundays sales are not allowed. For anything stronger than 4.7 ABV you have to go to the government controlled stores(Vinmonopolet). Open usually(some places may have different times) from between 10-18 on weekdays. 10 to 16 on Saturdays. Sundays closed
In Norway, you should never focus on what not to do, but always on what you _should_ do. Norway has an invisible honor culture and if someone has to tell you what to do, you have lost yours a while ago. If you focus on what not to do, you'll end up doing the bare minimum, which is dishonerable. If you focus on what you _should_ do, you might do a little more than is expected, but that's respectable. So it's not «don't be oblivious», but rather «be aware». A candy wrapper or plastic bag on the sidewalk in late or early year can kill an elderly person, because if there's snow or ice, it creates zero friction and they can slip and break a thigh. Be aware. So for instance, it's not «don't litter», but rather «leave no trace». Negative focus creates negative outcome. If you have a camp, it's not sufficient to take your trash with you; you should make your camp disappear before you leave, including dispersing the campfire by hand to make sure all embers are out. If you're not comfortable doing it by hand, you haven't put out the fire.
About the alcohol is not true. Not that there isn't times you can't buy alcohol, but the bars have closing time that varies from place to place. And in the groserystore, you can't buy beer after 20.00
About shoes, in daily life if you visit a friends place all week around, you take off your shoes. BUT when there is a party or something, when you have your "best shoes on" dressed in a suit, then it is different. So, party time, dressed up, shoes on, any ordinary day, shoes OFF! ;-)
The reason the restaurants don’t pay the waiters better, is that you keep paying tips (their wage). If Americans stopped tipping, this would result in lower wages for waiters, less waiters wiling to work, restaurants not being able to run due to waiter shortage, restaurants being forced to pay higher wages, resulting in tipping culture being obsolete.
About the English-speaking. Literally everyone in Norway knows English. The only exception might be very old people who might not be comfortable using it, but it's fine to expect people to understand English and even reply and help in English. There is also other tourists or immigrants who this might not apply to, but that is a whole other situation.
Regarding 4. Sometimes a Norwegian will say to you "don't bother to take off the shoes". What that actually means is they expect your visit to be quick. The polite thing to do is to take off your shoes regardless, but be quick to leave.
I watched a clip of an interview with Paul Walker where he was asked "So, how do you find Norway?". His first response was "Clean. It's clean everywhere." and talked about how in so many other countries ther would always be garbage around to differing amounts. That was so strange to me me, because Norwegians are raised to NOT clutter. Pick your garbage up and put it in a bin! Or nowadays, bins plural.
If you go to Bergen/west coast, the people are not shy at all! They can talk for hours if you want to. There are huge differences in Norway. I guess the video is made by a person from East Norway.
About alcohol, I was shocked to see that in Ontario Canada they also have a government controlled alcohol off sale. No beer in supermarkeds either. Pretty much the same as vinmonopolet in Norway.
U can easily get what u want of alcohol here in Norway, we just plan ahead and have something in stock at home. We grew up with this and it's a non issue. If u run out of something then u grab something else and keep drinking. Or u text a neighbour and ask to borrow or buy from them.
1:29 Not true, Tyler. John Wagner and Leslie Pope were arrested by Betlehem Township police for not tipping 😂 When an American says: "You're not going to be arrested for that", someone probably was arrested for exactly that.
A LOT of us travel to Sweden to buy alcohol because alcohol is expensive in Norway. Most of us "smuggle" more than the allowed limit and just hope we don't get stopped by customs, travelling to Sweden by ferry is basically free, the ticket cost less than a beer, most get free tickets.
"Most of us" definitely do not smuggle. If the majority were smuggling they would obviously put a lot more resources into the border controls. Many do smuggle small quantities like that but it's definitely far from the actual majority.
@@Arbaaltheundefeated Depends on where you live, Sandefjord is directly connected to Sweden, most of us usually buys more than we're allowed to take back, maybe not every time, but most of us do. And yeah we are talking small quantities over the limit, but still over the limit. The government and customs know it, but they also know its impossible to completely control, all they can do is stop random people basically, even with full manpower.
The info about buying alcohol isn't completely accurate. What was mentioned applies to stores. You can still buy alcohol in bars, pubs and restaurants until 30 minutes before these close late in the evening or at night or when the time is 3am. The main difference is that alcohol you buy in stores is intended for home consumption while alcohol you buy in bars, pubs and restaurants is consumed there. You can't take it home.
Tyler: I mean it's no need for Google Maps to do this which will give them a lot of extra work. We have 175.no that tells us everything about the roads summer and winther. Foreigners should get to know that some roads are closed from time to time not only in winter - in July there is much asphalt laying for example even though most roads are partly closed f.ex. one file at a time.
It’s politeness to not drag dirt all over the floor that someone actually put energy in to clean almost every day. Also I agree that men should hold the doors, pay on a date, but that’s why my husband is from Chile, he know how to treat a woman❤
We can tip if we want to. But electronically. That means that the service personell will have to tax from the tip, whaich again means that their pension entitlements will grow.
Google Maps are quite good at marking roads winter closed. It's not as good at marking them open again. So you can end up driving long detours, without needing to.
I like the duality of your videos.. We also learn more of your culture and background while you also learn from ours. Win-win in my book☺Edit: Yes the alcohol prices are high here, but that doesn't mean we don't drink🤣
You pay your own bill during dates. Buy a salad and you pay for it essentially. Theres usually no splitting half or paying for someone else unless its been agreed on beforehand. Trying to force a bill upon someone else after the meal is eaten is a little bit unforgivable. Very rude.
5:05 Are you serious??? "In America we don´t have so much beautiful, amazing nature (...)" Have you heard about the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, the Everglades, or, whole Alaska??? Looks you need to get out a little bit more often...
I think we Americans so often travel by highways or major roads and take the fastest, most direct routes in our commutes to our jobs, when shopping, or visiting friends and relatives that we forget that the natural wonders that exist in the incredible topographical differences in each state are often found in locations outside of our daily routines. You don’t have to go to famous national parks to find the beauty of the natural world but you do have to go a bit out of your way sometimes. I think the striking thing in Norway is that nature is simply always surrounding you, unhidden, just around the corner, in both the cities and rural areas. In the U.S., our cities and suburbs have “cultivated” the land for ease of human habitat and so Nature has become very easy to miss if you aren’t looking for it.
No littering? Well, I don't see that in Skien, the city im from. No matter where you go, it's trash everywhere, even in the forest 🤷 guess it's different from place to place.
@@Goldenhawk583 det har du helt rett i,jeg sa egentlig konge fordi Tyler sa at di aldri har hatt. Men det nærmest er vel den 💩 🤡 dem har valgt nå. 👋🏻🫡🇳🇴
Trash is an eyesore everywhere, and that includes cities. If you don't want to live in trashy surroundings, you don't throw trash around you on the streets just because you may have to carry it for a few steps until you find a trash can. I have never understood the need some people seem to have to litter their surroundings wherever they go. I'm pretty sure they don't throw trash on the floors around their own homes, so why do it elsewhere?
Why do we love our King? Mostly since in 1940 when the Germans came, our government wanted to surrender- to not fight them! Our King said his famous NO!! In Norway, the King has all power, but usually never uses it.. That day he used his power.. That proves a good King was the best for Norway at the time
Lol! There is not less emphasis on alcohol! People just buy their own and bring to parties and you don't take other people's alcohol! That's like really bad. So people drink home and then go out around maybe 12-01...
Yeah, the more accurate way to put it would be to say there is relatively little casual everyday drinking in Norway compared to a lot of other countries because that would be too expensive for most, but there is on the other hand plenty of party/binge drinking culture going on.
Disrespect of our king is disrespect all of the Norway. King is Norway and Norway is King. Our military fights for our King, not any prime minister holding it post. When u have a king where slogan is "Everything for Norway" it shows how our king feels about Norway. King of Norway cant vote, and his family cant vote either. They cant make any remark of what side of politics their on. So... dont do any remarks about our king. We know first hand our king is not perfect, but it works very well
Dont make campfires in nature, it’s illegal. Hunting is highly regulated and most land is private land, so don’t bring your shooters and expect you can go hunting. Poaching is not as culturally accepted as in some part of America, because it’s private land.
Also people act differently in different parts of the country: Northerners are much more open and direct. If they like you, you will know. And, if they dislike you , you WILL know! We tend to not bullshit!
I have several times bonded over other Europeans around Europe over loud Americans... I think we often see you as adorable slightly annoying toddlers 😂 like.. "oh dear..."
you dont need extra pretty nature to want to NOT live in a trash bin. Nature also becomes prettier if its not covered in trash.. weird how that goes. Trash is also a danger to wldlife. Finally, dont go off the path is often recomended so that you stay alive, dont get lost, dont fall down ravines, etc. Its more for safety than anything.
11:02 That has happened multiple times near me during winter to large vehicles because they follow Google Maps. There are signs in Norwegian and English telling them it's closed. And when they meet the gate, they have to reverse and find a large enough place to turn. Some of them have accidentally ended up off the road. Every one I've heard this happening to is foreigners. Luckily Google Maps has fixed that problem. So now when they want to drive between places, it tells you the best available path. I've checked it myself and it gives me the next best option.
I am first 😀! Oslo must have changed since i left 20 years ago. I always tipped and knew really lots of people working in bars and restaurants. Usually the staff split the tip collected right after closing time.
It is true that we usually tip, but it is not strictly necessary. It is something that came to Norway with American movies, and today many Norwegians are more aware that it is not necessary at all, and an additional expense in a country that is already very expensive to live in. Therefore, more and more people limit tipping, and encourage foreigners not to do so. Norway is already too expensive, and the reason is that everyone gets a living wage, including those who work in the restaurants. We do not tip any other groups, and it does not make sense for a group to have special treatment. At the same time, it's a way for people who earn well to flash money in a country where it's usually not well-regarded to do so, so those who like to show off keep the tipping culture alive.
@terryannereinert7925 I'm never buying a car i can not fully repair myself. Nor am I ever buying a car where you effectively sit on a bomb. Nor a car that can drive it self. I drove my father EV and out of no where it took control of the wheel and activated auto pilot. Ive never ever in my life been more scared while driving!
@@stianbogevik3805 This sounds more like user error, or just the fact that modern cars are 'too' smart, regardless of fuel type. Rented a brand new Skoda that tried to kill me ever so often on the narrow roads up north, pulling the steering wheel towards the ditch at random intervals. As for the future of Tesla; yes, Musk's 'experiments' are going to have an impact, unless he is kicked off the board for hurting business.
@ I didn't touch anything^^ If I'd touched something I'd not be as scared.. I'll stick with cars I can fix :) I spend 2400 NOK on maintenance a year the last 10 years. I've saved receipts :) And my car is 18 years old. If the bomb-battery disappears I'll consider it, but as it is today it's a upsized RC car.
Tipping in Norway are mostly when eat at restaurants or pub or similar, where feel the service are above expected. The products prices have been calculated with all costs, where the salaries are also included that you do a decent job. Often a tip can also be that round up, 5-15% are OK. Most use credit cards, Visa and Master, often AmEx goes too. If really want physical money NOK/Kr easily, then most groceries you can "buy" money with or without buying other stuff. Fees depends on the credit card and bank you use, else rarely no extra cost.
Regarding gender equality, remember that Norway had its first woman prime minister 44 years ago. She, Gro Harlen Brundtland, went on to be prime minister three times, totalling over 10 years. The US has never elected a woman to head its government.
And we have had more gender equality ( more, not complete) for a very long time. During the viking age , women had a lot of rights and duties they lost when we were forced into christianity ( In the bible, women are mens property, and will only go free if they become useless to men..)
Might be a reason why the man doesn't automatically pay for the meal on a date. Women are equal. Many years ago, during my youth in the US, I went on a first date at a nice restaurant. After paying the bill, my date suggested we go back to his place... When I gently refused he got angry and said "well I paid for the food!" He also refused to drive me home!! After that I always wore low-heeled shoes on a first date.
After kl 8 at weekdays. And kl 18 at saturday. In store. And polet its kl 18 at wekkdays and 4 on Saturday. There where you bay alkohol whit over prosent over 4.5 % like vin and spirit.
Most of these points make Norway seem like a horrible country. And even though we do have our shortcomings, there are some great things about Norway too. Like you mentioned, our nature is priceless. Of course some states have similar nature, i.e Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Georgia and Florida. Btw. You've done quite a few videos in this exact genre. Are you running out of ideas? Perhaps it's time to focus on a different country. There are only so many videos you can make about Norway before every video becomes almost an exact copy/paste.
It’s not like Norwegians don’t litter. And it’s also a generational thing. Back in the day we where taught this. The younger generations don’t seem to care much. And for some weird reason after Covid and the pandemic it’s like people just forgot about manners, and in general our social norms. Especially on how to behave in public like always give way and walk on the right side, if you’re walking along and see someone coming towards you you move to the right, it’s even more evident when it comes to traffic and how to drive. Suddenly people become reckless and don’t give a fuck! And people doesn’t seem to understand that if a garbage can is full no poi t stuffing it even more or leave it right next to it for birds and rata to gather🙄🫣🫠 I’ll even go as far as to claim that people are getting dumber…
I'm sorry but i have often witnessed people older than me,i am 53 ,both outdoor an indoor in public plases. Have told some of them to pick up and put it where it belongs. That does mostly end with me getting yelled at 😮
The day Tyler travels to Norway will be the most EPIC event ever heard of in all of humanity
Now, it is not entirely true that Americans are bad tourists. As a bartender in Oslo, I have many examples of the opposite. Just want to bring up, in a long string of great American tourists, an elderly couple who dropped by our bar/restaurant just after disembarking their cruiseship. They were to spend a day in Oslo, before taking the trip over to Bergen (in Vestland). They were super sweet, so we gave them a little extra attention, as they had their 60th wedding anniversary. And they tipped richely and decided that they wanted to take a couple of days more in Oslo. And they did their lunches and dinners at our place. I’ll never forget them. The sweetest elderly American couple I’ve ever met ❤
Beatuiful but one pair dont make up for the lot of them ... Im kidding i love them to they are so ignorant its funn.... Best of love from me
@@notsure7060 You don't know over 300 mill. americans. How many americans do you know, 1 mill.?
Every time I have eaten out in Oslo. And a table is way to loud. It has always been American tourists.
9:30 It’s 6 PM/8 PM on weekdays and 4 PM/6 PM on saturdays. The time depends on how much % alcohol it contains. You can still buy alcohol at bars and restaurants, so it’s not like alcohol is impossible to get after a certain time.
Yup, as I understand it the reasoning behind it is to prevent impulse purchases and people who have already started drinking from buying more. It simply requires that you plan ahead a little, and buy what you need earlier in the day, if you're gonna party. Alcoholism is a non-trivial problem here in Norway, but I'm not sure how effective the time restrictions are in regard to this issue.
@@Hammer1987 As an former alcoholic used to limited hours, it is no problem to work around it at all. Like any drug, after doing the same shit every day for a prolonged time you get routines how to make it as effecient as possible.
Those laws are probably there because of old conservatist laws, and politicians use it as a justification to keep the system in place.
@@Hammer1987 They're not working at all for people that are alcoholics, they refer to the grocery store as the " ølutsalget" (beer store) and they know exactly when you can buy the alcohol, it's the people who unexpectedly got invited to a party or that are hosting a big party that get affected by this. I used to work in a grocery store and it opened at 7, and this lady came to the cash register at about 730 with her whole cart full of beer and other kinds of alcoholic drinks you can get at the grocery store, but when she was going to pay I had to tell her that she couldn't buy it for half an hour as I just wasn't able do it as the cash register is locked and she went mad at me, but I just called the store manager and he told her the exact same thing. It was so embarrassing for me to not be able to help her, and the store lost thousands of kroner as she just sat the cart by the register and furiously left the shop. And then you have the 5 to 6 beer buyer (on Saturdays), he that always comes into the store five minutes before the beer sale closes, and everyone is letting him go first so he can make it to the register. The register is exact and if it's 18:01 (6.01 PM) you're too late and have to wait until monday. Most people just plan ahead, but since beer and any alcoholic beverages are so expensive people usually don't buy more so they have a little extra for another time, especially if you're 18 and don't have a lot of money. I usually got my beer on Friday or even on Thursday when I was young and couldn't afford anything else, and before I was 20 and could get hard liquor. I didn't like beer, so I have not had one since about 1996-1997, after that I usually had martini bianco or Pisang abon for some reason, it didn't taste good at all 😂 and we mixed it with a lemon soda like sprite. 😂 I don't think I have had alcohol since, I don't even remember, maybe 2017 or something as I got sick and can't drink any alcohol, but I really didn't like it so it's not like I miss it, but people always tell me I should drink so I can have some fun too, like I can't enjoy a party without an alcoholic drink at 49 😂. I have been asked if I'm christian or if I'm pregnant, that's hilarious now that I'm old and passed baby time a long time ago. 😂
People should not put trash on the street or in nature, and I have actually told grown up people to pick up their trash pretending I saw they "lost" it, and they usually is somewhat embarrassed and take the trash to the trash can, but some people that are from other countries originally just look at me like I'm the crazy one and drop it in front of me like a 2 year old, and I don't usually give up until they just get the trash into the trash can. I used to work in a kindergarden and tell them that a 2 year old kid can do it so there's no excuse for them to leave trash on the ground. I was brought up with always bringing the trash home if there's no trash can, while my friends just threw it on the ground and I had to bring their trash home too if they didn't listen to me, but they usually did as they were afraid that I would get angry, as I got mad when I was angry. I just don't get why it's so hard to take the trash and put in the nearest trash can, even if it's in front of a house and you don't know who lives there it's better to use their trash can than to leave litter on the ground. Not many would get angry if people put a paper from a chocolate bar or their dog poop in your trash, just put it in the right trash can.
I think the number 10 is not true, you actually can assume this if you meet people between 6-70 and they look and speak Norwegian. If they speak some other language you should expect them to not speak a lot of English, but most people actually speak English even if they have a foreign descent.
I hope you plan on traveling to Norway. I would love to see your travel vlog
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There's a piece of advice that *should* have come with #11: Make appropriate preparations when you go hiking!
Too many tourists show up in jeans and sandals for rough 10 mile hikes, with barely any water, food or extra clothing. Weather can change quickly, with the risk of getting lost (or even die) in the mountains. This even applies to "tourist friendly" hikes like the Pulpit Rock.
Google maps is fully aware of winter road closures. It is actually annoying when trying to plan a summer trip in winter, and gmaps think the roads are closed
Norway has a huge drinking culture, so alcohol is definitely emphasised. When you live here all your life you get used to the opening hours of Vinmonopolet.
Or you just come down here to Denmark and get drunk, a lot cheaper 🤪🍺🥂🥳
@@molly9518 Ikke med valutakursen på danske kroner, nå er det nesten ikke billigere i Danmark lengre
Alcohol sales: 6PM/8PM in grocery stores. You can by them at bars and restaurants as long as they're open.
02:50 That's the difference between Norway and the USA, in Norway you CAN tip, and tipping is normal - normal tipping is done to reward good or excellent service, - while in the USA you HAVE to tip, and tipping is not normal - as in, you are expected to tip for even the worst service given, and just regular service that's expected of the worker to give, and if you don't tip, you'd probably not want to go back to that place again, as you never know what kind of stuff they might put in your food.
06:14 It also depends in Norway, though removing the shoes is the default thing to do if you are uncertain and don't wish to ask.
09:26 I'm not too familiar with the law surrounding alcohol, but I'm fairly certain the only alcohol that the state has monopoly on is whatever alcohol is required to be sold from Vinmonopolet alone, and that means that the alcohol sold in grocery stores - beer, cider, alcopops, hard seltzer I think are all the ones sold - is not exclusively sold by the state.
10:00 The alcohol you can buy at groceries are for sale until 8 pm weekdays and 6pm Saturdays (as long as that hasn't changed, at least). As for Vinmonopolet, those are the general closing hours, but these can differ depending on the location. As for what people at work do? If they have friends or family, they usually ask them to go buy some for them, assuming they know friends or family that don't have work, aside from that, Vinmonopolet also offers delivery options for online orders for anyone that prefers that.
11:00 Ok, I have limited experience with parties, but I do know it isn't like in the USA where the host is expected to provide the alcohol, and if movies are anything to go by, where they buy big casks of beer for the parties. What people do in Norway is bring their own alcohol to the party, the Host only provides the location and anything else is optional, though I guess a good host would also provide the music? Anyway, there is still a big emphasis on alcohol at parties in Norway, it's just that who provides said alcohol is different between USA and Norway, and people tend to get drunk at private parties before hitting the town to go to the pub or bar as those drinks are filthy expensive.
You can buy very fine Wine for a good price here. The tax is the same whether the wine is cheap or expensive.
I would say it would be quite unusual, to not tip in restaurants i Norway. There are some places where it is indeed included, and even not allowed, but it is not yet prevalent, and for the vast majority, you add around 10%. In bars and pubs, a few kroner tip when you buy yourself a beer, is also very common. And you will easily understand that it really is expected, because when you pay, with your credit card on a terminal (we usually never use cash anymore), you will be presented with the price for your drink, but then will have to put in the final sum yourself. This is for your tip, which can be small. Not required, you can decide not to add anything, but most people do.
Important Norwegian for Tyler to learn should he ever travel in Norway:
Excuse me, where can I find the Smash chocolate?
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we have a saying about that you always should leave your campsite cleaner than it was before you came.
About alcohol. Most grocery stores carry beverage up to 4,7 ABV(Alcohol By Volum) sales are allowed between 9-20 on weekdays. 9 to 18 on Saturdays. The stores my still be open but sales are not allowed. On Sundays sales are not allowed. For anything stronger than 4.7 ABV you have to go to the government controlled stores(Vinmonopolet). Open usually(some places may have different times) from between 10-18 on weekdays. 10 to 16 on Saturdays. Sundays closed
Hi from Norway🤘Its so funny to see you reacts on Norway☺️🇧🇻
In Norway, you should never focus on what not to do, but always on what you _should_ do. Norway has an invisible honor culture and if someone has to tell you what to do, you have lost yours a while ago. If you focus on what not to do, you'll end up doing the bare minimum, which is dishonerable. If you focus on what you _should_ do, you might do a little more than is expected, but that's respectable. So it's not «don't be oblivious», but rather «be aware». A candy wrapper or plastic bag on the sidewalk in late or early year can kill an elderly person, because if there's snow or ice, it creates zero friction and they can slip and break a thigh. Be aware.
So for instance, it's not «don't litter», but rather «leave no trace». Negative focus creates negative outcome. If you have a camp, it's not sufficient to take your trash with you; you should make your camp disappear before you leave, including dispersing the campfire by hand to make sure all embers are out. If you're not comfortable doing it by hand, you haven't put out the fire.
Not an easy thing to explain to outsiders, but really well done :)
About the alcohol is not true. Not that there isn't times you can't buy alcohol, but the bars have closing time that varies from place to place. And in the groserystore, you can't buy beer after 20.00
He said; can't buy liquor after 5pm, and polet is closed after that^^ That is correct
@stianbogevik3805 but you can buy liquor in pubs etc. Cost more, but still ....
@@stianbogevik3805Not true, I live in Oslo and Vinmonopolet closes at 18:00 (6PM)
Roads that are closed in the winter - yes, the US has these. Trail Ridge Road in Colorado opens around Memorial Day.
About shoes, in daily life if you visit a friends place all week around, you take off your shoes. BUT when there is a party or something, when you have your "best shoes on" dressed in a suit, then it is different. So, party time, dressed up, shoes on, any ordinary day, shoes OFF! ;-)
The reason the restaurants don’t pay the waiters better, is that you keep paying tips (their wage). If Americans stopped tipping, this would result in lower wages for waiters, less waiters wiling to work, restaurants not being able to run due to waiter shortage, restaurants being forced to pay higher wages, resulting in tipping culture being obsolete.
Actually Americans protested away tipping culture in the late 1800s, but later in the 1920s restaurant businesses lobbyed it back in.
Well, om Norwegian, but perhaps an odd person, I just love when Americans and people from other contries come and talk ♥️
About the English-speaking. Literally everyone in Norway knows English. The only exception might be very old people who might not be comfortable using it, but it's fine to expect people to understand English and even reply and help in English.
There is also other tourists or immigrants who this might not apply to, but that is a whole other situation.
You can get a lot of things done with English throughout Norway, there may be a few older people who don't speak English very well.
You really deserve more subscribers!
Thank you!
@TylerWalkerTH-cam And what is your real last name? You have three different channels 😂
Regarding 4.
Sometimes a Norwegian will say to you "don't bother to take off the shoes". What that actually means is they expect your visit to be quick. The polite thing to do is to take off your shoes regardless, but be quick to leave.
11:30 Yes, you are very well aware of summer and winter roads in Norway. You've been watching Mathew's take on Trollstigen.
Tyler, I think you would be the perfect tourist in Norway, I hope this channel will pay enough for you to have a trip over here 😊
I watched a clip of an interview with Paul Walker where he was asked "So, how do you find Norway?". His first response was "Clean. It's clean everywhere." and talked about how in so many other countries ther would always be garbage around to differing amounts. That was so strange to me me, because Norwegians are raised to NOT clutter. Pick your garbage up and put it in a bin! Or nowadays, bins plural.
If you go to Bergen/west coast, the people are not shy at all! They can talk for hours if you want to. There are huge differences in Norway. I guess the video is made by a person from East Norway.
About alcohol, I was shocked to see that in Ontario Canada they also have a government controlled alcohol off sale. No beer in supermarkeds either. Pretty much the same as vinmonopolet in Norway.
U can easily get what u want of alcohol here in Norway, we just plan ahead and have something in stock at home. We grew up with this and it's a non issue. If u run out of something then u grab something else and keep drinking. Or u text a neighbour and ask to borrow or buy from them.
1:29 Not true, Tyler. John Wagner and Leslie Pope were arrested by Betlehem Township police for not tipping 😂
When an American says: "You're not going to be arrested for that", someone probably was arrested for exactly that.
I’m from Norway 🇳🇴
So Tyler, when are you coming to Norway?
There are roads in the USA that are closed during winter.
A LOT of us travel to Sweden to buy alcohol because alcohol is expensive in Norway.
Most of us "smuggle" more than the allowed limit and just hope we don't get stopped by customs, travelling to Sweden by ferry is basically free, the ticket cost less than a beer, most get free tickets.
"Most of us" definitely do not smuggle. If the majority were smuggling they would obviously put a lot more resources into the border controls. Many do smuggle small quantities like that but it's definitely far from the actual majority.
@@Arbaaltheundefeated Depends on where you live, Sandefjord is directly connected to Sweden, most of us usually buys more than we're allowed to take back, maybe not every time, but most of us do.
And yeah we are talking small quantities over the limit, but still over the limit.
The government and customs know it, but they also know its impossible to completely control, all they can do is stop random people basically, even with full manpower.
This is literally what smuggling is. The ""s are unwarranted.
@ No harm done, nothing wrong with buying more than the legal limit.
The info about buying alcohol isn't completely accurate. What was mentioned applies to stores. You can still buy alcohol in bars, pubs and restaurants until 30 minutes before these close late in the evening or at night or when the time is 3am.
The main difference is that alcohol you buy in stores is intended for home consumption while alcohol you buy in bars, pubs and restaurants is consumed there. You can't take it home.
12:30 "you hav e to use Your eyeballs" Don´t we all when driving a car?
Tyler: I mean it's no need for Google Maps to do this which will give them a lot of extra work. We have 175.no that tells us everything about the roads summer and winther. Foreigners should get to know that some roads are closed from time to time not only in winter - in July there is much asphalt laying for example even though most roads are partly closed f.ex. one file at a time.
It’s politeness to not drag dirt all over the floor that someone actually put energy in to clean almost every day. Also I agree that men should hold the doors, pay on a date, but that’s why my husband is from Chile, he know how to treat a woman❤
We can tip if we want to. But electronically. That means that the service personell will have to tax from the tip, whaich again means that their pension entitlements will grow.
Google Maps are quite good at marking roads winter closed. It's not as good at marking them open again. So you can end up driving long detours, without needing to.
I like the duality of your videos.. We also learn more of your culture and background while you also learn from ours. Win-win in my book☺Edit: Yes the alcohol prices are high here, but that doesn't mean we don't drink🤣
We do tip in Norway too, i don't care if someone gives me a look. It's ok to show your appreciation here too. But not required
We all learn english in school, but some people are embarrassed about talking English. Probably more than they shoild
Look at his channel this guy is glazing Norway so hard 😭
I don't know about these days, but I don't think we drink less when we drink alcohol, we just eat the cost. :)
You pay your own bill during dates. Buy a salad and you pay for it essentially. Theres usually no splitting half or paying for someone else unless its been agreed on beforehand. Trying to force a bill upon someone else after the meal is eaten is a little bit unforgivable. Very rude.
5:05 Are you serious??? "In America we don´t have so much beautiful, amazing nature (...)"
Have you heard about the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, the Everglades, or, whole Alaska???
Looks you need to get out a little bit more often...
As a norwegian i agree, there are a lot of places in US i would love to visit, but sadly i can't afford it.
I think we Americans so often travel by highways or major roads and take the fastest, most direct routes in our commutes to our jobs, when shopping, or visiting friends and relatives that we forget that the natural wonders that exist in the incredible topographical differences in each state are often found in locations outside of our daily routines. You don’t have to go to famous national parks to find the beauty of the natural world but you do have to go a bit out of your way sometimes. I think the striking thing in Norway is that nature is simply always surrounding you, unhidden, just around the corner, in both the cities and rural areas. In the U.S., our cities and suburbs have “cultivated” the land for ease of human habitat and so Nature has become very easy to miss if you aren’t looking for it.
No littering? Well, I don't see that in Skien, the city im from. No matter where you go, it's trash everywhere, even in the forest 🤷 guess it's different from place to place.
About the shoes. We ofte have rain. 😂
You have king drumpy now
Trump is acting more like a king than George III ever did!!
@@t.a.k.palfrey3882 More like a dictator than a king, if we go by modern standards.
@@Goldenhawk583 det har du helt rett i,jeg sa egentlig konge fordi Tyler sa at di aldri har hatt.
Men det nærmest er vel den 💩 🤡 dem har valgt nå.
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@ Vi er enige da:)
@@Goldenhawk583 det er vi 100% 😋
First time I was in a Tesla was a Taxi in Stockholm
Personal space: If you can smell the fart, youre to close.
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Trash is an eyesore everywhere, and that includes cities. If you don't want to live in trashy surroundings, you don't throw trash around you on the streets just because you may have to carry it for a few steps until you find a trash can. I have never understood the need some people seem to have to litter their surroundings wherever they go. I'm pretty sure they don't throw trash on the floors around their own homes, so why do it elsewhere?
you can still buy alcohol in normal stores, but only light beers
Google Maps know about closed roads
Why do we love our King? Mostly since in 1940 when the Germans came, our government wanted to surrender- to not fight them! Our King said his famous NO!! In Norway, the King has all power, but usually never uses it.. That day he used his power.. That proves a good King was the best for Norway at the time
How a winter road looks in April! Imagine December-February!
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Banks do not have cash anymore in Norway:) check out banks
Lol! There is not less emphasis on alcohol! People just buy their own and bring to parties and you don't take other people's alcohol! That's like really bad. So people drink home and then go out around maybe 12-01...
Yeah, the more accurate way to put it would be to say there is relatively little casual everyday drinking in Norway compared to a lot of other countries because that would be too expensive for most, but there is on the other hand plenty of party/binge drinking culture going on.
Number 7 is why there's people distilling their own liquor everywhere.
Lots of drinking here, but people buy moonshine, make some thin coffe and add the moonshine in it to make karsk 🙂 skål!
Karsk is the way 👌
Ask the locals if there is currently a ban on bonfires
Am not gone lie but ur intro is so adictive to lisen to
Disrespect of our king is disrespect all of the Norway. King is Norway and Norway is King. Our military fights for our King, not any prime minister holding it post. When u have a king where slogan is "Everything for Norway" it shows how our king feels about Norway. King of Norway cant vote, and his family cant vote either. They cant make any remark of what side of politics their on.
So... dont do any remarks about our king. We know first hand our king is not perfect, but it works very well
Dont make campfires in nature, it’s illegal. Hunting is highly regulated and most land is private land, so don’t bring your shooters and expect you can go hunting. Poaching is not as culturally accepted as in some part of America, because it’s private land.
Also people act differently in different parts of the country: Northerners are much more open and direct. If they like you, you will know. And, if they dislike you , you WILL know! We tend to not bullshit!
I have several times bonded over other Europeans around Europe over loud Americans... I think we often see you as adorable slightly annoying toddlers 😂 like.. "oh dear..."
you dont need extra pretty nature to want to NOT live in a trash bin. Nature also becomes prettier if its not covered in trash.. weird how that goes.
Trash is also a danger to wldlife.
Finally, dont go off the path is often recomended so that you stay alive, dont get lost, dont fall down ravines, etc. Its more for safety than anything.
If you wanna get with a guy or girl in Norway: DON’T OFFER TO PAY ON THE DATE! People will get offended and feel like they owe you.
11:02 That has happened multiple times near me during winter to large vehicles because they follow Google Maps. There are signs in Norwegian and English telling them it's closed. And when they meet the gate, they have to reverse and find a large enough place to turn. Some of them have accidentally ended up off the road. Every one I've heard this happening to is foreigners.
Luckily Google Maps has fixed that problem. So now when they want to drive between places, it tells you the best available path. I've checked it myself and it gives me the next best option.
Tyler Walker you are a good person 🙂. people from norway are not kind to me
How? Because of Trump?
@@terryannereinert7925 yes, maybe so
We do tip, but maybe as much as americans. Here the waiters are paid every month
It.s more than okey to speak English Norway
I am first 😀! Oslo must have changed since i left 20 years ago. I always tipped and knew really lots of people working in bars and restaurants. Usually the staff split the tip collected right after closing time.
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We always tip in Bars & restaurants, unless the service is bad
@@MeGipsy yes we do
@@mr.g5593 Yeah, thats what i thought. The only place in the world i have got a clear message that tip is not welcome, is actually in Dalian, PRC
It is true that we usually tip, but it is not strictly necessary. It is something that came to Norway with American movies, and today many Norwegians are more aware that it is not necessary at all, and an additional expense in a country that is already very expensive to live in. Therefore, more and more people limit tipping, and encourage foreigners not to do so. Norway is already too expensive, and the reason is that everyone gets a living wage, including those who work in the restaurants. We do not tip any other groups, and it does not make sense for a group to have special treatment.
At the same time, it's a way for people who earn well to flash money in a country where it's usually not well-regarded to do so, so those who like to show off keep the tipping culture alive.
All taxi's in Norway must be electric now, and there's tons of teslas...
Although Musk has had a recent effect and fewer private people will buy them
@terryannereinert7925 I'm never buying a car i can not fully repair myself. Nor am I ever buying a car where you effectively sit on a bomb. Nor a car that can drive it self. I drove my father EV and out of no where it took control of the wheel and activated auto pilot. Ive never ever in my life been more scared while driving!
@@stianbogevik3805 This sounds more like user error, or just the fact that modern cars are 'too' smart, regardless of fuel type. Rented a brand new Skoda that tried to kill me ever so often on the narrow roads up north, pulling the steering wheel towards the ditch at random intervals.
As for the future of Tesla; yes, Musk's 'experiments' are going to have an impact, unless he is kicked off the board for hurting business.
@ I didn't touch anything^^ If I'd touched something I'd not be as scared.. I'll stick with cars I can fix :) I spend 2400 NOK on maintenance a year the last 10 years. I've saved receipts :) And my car is 18 years old. If the bomb-battery disappears I'll consider it, but as it is today it's a upsized RC car.
A Canadian describing dating in Norway.
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Tipping in Norway are mostly when eat at restaurants or pub or similar, where feel the service are above expected. The products prices have been calculated with all costs, where the salaries are also included that you do a decent job. Often a tip can also be that round up, 5-15% are OK. Most use credit cards, Visa and Master, often AmEx goes too. If really want physical money NOK/Kr easily, then most groceries you can "buy" money with or without buying other stuff. Fees depends on the credit card and bank you use, else rarely no extra cost.
Never do in Norway - or anywhere else, please!
the king only aser to GOD
Hm... is alcohol really that incredibly important to you Americans?
Regarding gender equality, remember that Norway had its first woman prime minister 44 years ago. She, Gro Harlen Brundtland, went on to be prime minister three times, totalling over 10 years. The US has never elected a woman to head its government.
And we have had more gender equality ( more, not complete) for a very long time. During the viking age , women had a lot of rights and duties they lost when we were forced into christianity ( In the bible, women are mens property, and will only go free if they become useless to men..)
Might be a reason why the man doesn't automatically pay for the meal on a date. Women are equal. Many years ago, during my youth in the US, I went on a first date at a nice restaurant. After paying the bill, my date suggested we go back to his place... When I gently refused he got angry and said "well I paid for the food!" He also refused to drive me home!! After that I always wore low-heeled shoes on a first date.
Atleast i can disresepect donald trump as an norwegian
As a Norwegian that has spent a lot of time in Spain, Scandinavians, brits and a lot of Europeans do not know how too behave either.
this not true. i live in norway. its not true what you tell the world. i am disepionted
You keep repeating that America is so big, I think you forget that we are Europeans and europe is bigger and have more people 😂
Bit of a weird video, to be honest :)
No to be rude, it would be very ironic to make fun of our king when we are a democracy and you have Donal trump as a president
This seems to be a very outdated video... EVERYONE below the age of 80 speaks English to some degree...
You like Norway why don’t take a trip and visit instead of reacting to videos and actually se Norway 🇳🇴 or you to lazy
After kl 8 at weekdays. And kl 18 at saturday. In store. And polet its kl 18 at wekkdays and 4 on Saturday. There where you bay alkohol whit over prosent over 4.5 % like vin and spirit.
Most of these points make Norway seem like a horrible country. And even though we do have our shortcomings, there are some great things about Norway too. Like you mentioned, our nature is priceless. Of course some states have similar nature, i.e Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Georgia and Florida.
Btw. You've done quite a few videos in this exact genre. Are you running out of ideas? Perhaps it's time to focus on a different country. There are only so many videos you can make about Norway before every video becomes almost an exact copy/paste.
Everytime I see someone litter I get very furious
It’s not like Norwegians don’t litter. And it’s also a generational thing. Back in the day we where taught this. The younger generations don’t seem to care much. And for some weird reason after Covid and the pandemic it’s like people just forgot about manners, and in general our social norms. Especially on how to behave in public like always give way and walk on the right side, if you’re walking along and see someone coming towards you you move to the right, it’s even more evident when it comes to traffic and how to drive. Suddenly people become reckless and don’t give a fuck! And people doesn’t seem to understand that if a garbage can is full no poi t stuffing it even more or leave it right next to it for birds and rata to gather🙄🫣🫠 I’ll even go as far as to claim that people are getting dumber…
I'm sorry but i have often witnessed people older than me,i am 53 ,both outdoor an indoor in public plases. Have told some of them to pick up and put it where it belongs. That does mostly end with me getting yelled at 😮
Before the pandemic aswell