American Reacts to What Country do Norwegians HATE the Most?
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Going into this video I am very curious to see the average attitude of an Norwegian towards other countries. In this case I understand that it is a very uncomfortable and extreme question being asked, and hopefully there is no genuine hatred expressed towards another country! I am extremely curious to see how Norwegians reacts to this question, and will try to analyze it from an American's point of view. If you enjoy my reaction feel free to leave a like, comment, or subscribe for more videos like this!
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Not liking Sweden is just a running joke in Norway.
Yeah, we pick on Sweden like you'd pick on your sibling. But at the end of the day, they are still family, you know?
Same thing in Finland!
As a Swede I can confirm that this is true in both directions. If someone asked me to name a country I hate, Norway would be the safest answer. No offence is taken in either direction. Norway can talk shit about us, we can talk shit about Norway, but god help anyone not Nordic who tries to do the same. The only ones allowed to mess with a Nordic country are other Nordic countries. We're siblings. It's how siblings are.
This is true. But Swedes are more sociable, welcoming and less socially awkward than Norwegians.
@@inquisitor4635 Maybe in the south of Sweden but up here in the north... I think not. I think we have more in common with the Finns and Norwegians up here than we do with the southern Swedes. The southerners are basically Danish anyway (ducks and runs away) 😘😂
Norway and Sweden have a brotherly bond. We joke about each other way too much, but in the end we love each other dearly.
I dont think Norway hates america they only dislikes the negative influens from the media, and problly sees them as a good strong friendly allay.
You both hate Finland that is why you have bond? Isn't that so?
@@jps8678 Never in my life have I heard a Norwegian say that they hate Finland. We love the Finns!
A hot topic today is for example that norway can buy all of Sweden if we want to
@@karlmk7028 Great. Now I see. It might then be that Sweden is blocking perfect love between Norway and FInland.
In regards to the US, I think due to the extreme differences in political views (even the left in the States might be considered too right for some in Norway), there are definitely those who have a certain view of the country. When you consider how quiet Norway really is, and then you compare it to Trump, the constant shootings, police brutality, expensive healthcare and education, which is brought up a lot online and in the news. USA might not be the worst in these aspects, but it certainly gets the spotlight more so than most other countries.
far from it. most Norwegians are conservative, however there is a difference between US politics and sane politics. not to be rude but US politics is dumb af. People can't even respect others political opinion without being called racist. As well as the continuis Hubris coming from the US.
Wrong. Norwegian here and the reason we dislike America is because of the never ending wars, the meddling and occupation of sovereign states, and the killings of millions of people, not to mention the corruption in the political system. Democrats are just as bad as republicans. We view america as a bunch of obese backwards war hungry maniacs. Trump was just the icing on the top. xD
@@hakon5473 US politics is about as dumb as anyone describing the _fundamentalist, extremist, leftist norwegian people as "conservative"_
FFS, even Høyre are pure socialists!
I guess we agree on american "hubris". The "american exeptionalism" is a joke. A racist, murderous, violent JOKE!
@@hakon5473 conservative in Norway is based on an age of the workers party ruling. US politics seems to be based on money and shouting matches...
@@ulfjohnsen6203 Usa is a corporation and not a country.
The 'USA' hate is just that there is a lot of USA in the news, and US politics is pretty crap compared to the Norwegian politics.
The USA is a third world country that has deluded itself that it is a first world country, but all statistics say otherwise (but if you disagree there's that one thing that the US is absolutely #1 in - military spending)
Edit: "They think they're all that but they're really nothing" is EXACTLY what Europeans dislike about Americans. Are they really a third world country? No, on some fronts they are but some others aren't. But they are a third world country on more fronts than they themselves believe.
Yes. Just se at healt-care prices. America is Kind of broken there.
@@heidiellingsrud2243 not even "kind of" 🤪
As a non native norwegian myself, i have noticed that Norwegians are very open about their opinions and thoughts and feelings.
Yeah. Like hating a country without fully understanding the complexities of it.
@@charlesmartin1121 why you so upset about people having opinions 😒 🙄
@@kingseb2252 Why would you assume that? I have no problem with anyone freely expressing their opinion, just as I have no problem with anyone freely being upset or offended by that opinion.
As an example: You might say something nasty (or even untrue) about me, and I would be perfectly justified to be upset about it. Even though I still defend your right to say it.
@@charlesmartin1121It's not "hate."
This video was obviously before the war in Ukraine. I think most would answer Russia right now.
And I think it’s pretty much the only country to inspire actual hate since WWII.
Fordi landet vårt er en gjeng hjernevaskede SAUER!
Hvorfor angrep Russland?
Hva har EGENTLIG skjedd siden 2014?
Hvorfor er ingenting av dette rapportert fair i norsk media?
I det hele tatt; hva skjer med en stakkar som prøver å nyansere denne konflikten? Prøver å forklare at dette er ikke svart/hvitt? Prøver å fortelle sine medborgere at det kan være klokt å prøve med litt empati og respekt for å løse dagens problem?
Er det virkelig helt OK med Azov, Nuland, penispianisten, 8 år med angrep på sivile i Donbass, 8 år med militær expansjon under NATOs paraply?
Er det virkelig OK at Kiev hadde 60.000 mann klar til å angripe sine egne borgere i Donetsk og Lugansk i vår?
Hva har egentlig Russland gjort siden 2014, som i dine øyne gjør dem værre en plyndrerne som slaktet Jugoslavia, ødela Libya, støttet ISIS over barne-legen Assad i Syria? OGSÅVIDERE!
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@@111076tom Russland angrep fordi Putin ønsker å gjenreise Sovietunionen, under sin ledelse. Og det skal han gjøre med tvang. Samtidig sier russerne rett ut at Ukrainsk kultur må undertrykkes og all anti-russisk sentiment må utraderes. Russland holder aktivt på med folkemord i Ukraina. I Mariupol alene kan Russland ha drept over 100.000 sivile. Det er mange ganger flere sivile enn ble drept i Donbas i 2014-2022 sammenlagt.
Empati er bra, men å ha empati med folk som Hitler og Putin hjelper ikke stort. Det eneste gale diktatorer skjønner er makt.
Det som skjedde i 2014 var at Russland finansierte/opprettet en seperatistbevegelse i Donbas, og invaderte Krim. Og ja, det er i hovedsak greit å bekjempe seperatister. Spesielt når seperatistene er et skalkeskjul for en Russisk invasjon. I bunn og grunn har det vært en lavintensitets proxy-krig i Donbas mellom Russland og Ukraina siden 2014.
Grunnen til man hater Russland spesifikt, og ikke andre land, er Russlands aggresjon er mer personlig rettet mot Europa. Europa har forsøkt behandle Russland med vennlighet siden murens fall, og hjelpe de til å utvikle seg i en positiv retning, men dette er måten Russland møter vår vennlighet. De starter en blodig invasjon av sine naboer, de forsøker utpresse Europa med energi, og de truer konstant med bruk av atomvåpen. Russland har definitivt demonstrert at de ikke kan stoles på til noen grad, og man får bare håpe at Europa har lært, og alle forsøk på å behandle Russland vennlig legges på is inntil Russland klarer oppføre seg som folk. Jeg tror det er mange år til, i beste fall. Europa får bare lære seg å leve videre uten handel med Russland.
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People are probably hating Putin more than Russia. My personal answer to the country I like the last would still be the US...
@@tigerww And my personal answer to you is GFY.
I love how you're getting more into learning about Norway. I don't know if anyone explained it to you yet, but our "hatred" of Sweden is more like the hatred of your annoying brother. You don't actually wish them any harm, but you mostly joke about how stupid they are. Maybe you can do a reaction video if you find some good jokes. We call it "dansken, svensken og nordmannen" which means the Dane, the Swede and the Norwegian. They have it reversed in Sweden so I believe this stems from our past, but it's not actual hatred in the people´s hearts. And when it comes to America; we "hate" it because it is like our favorite uncle. Norway is historically a fan of America, but because the USA is now such a super power they end up affecting our lives in ways that we don't appreciate. Also we think it's savage-like how some people can be so monstrously rich in the USA, while other people can not afford basic medicines. That is not so much an issue in Norway because of our welfare state, but another issue that arises is laziness. For a lot of people in Norway it's much better to work no hours at all, then to work some hours and receive social welfare assistance, because of the way our system is set up. It's encouraging people to be more fully independent or dependent on the system, while there is no good way in between. While we are all essentially dependent on the system. However, like in your other video where you react to how powerful Norway is, its true like you suspected - how much more interconnected our nation becomes because of the population size. Yet our mountainous terrain makes the distances long in many cases. Our government is world leading when it comes to managing different branches while maintaining communication between those branches. We have all our systems online and you can apply for mostly anything or start a business from your couch. All from the same website. You can send money to anyone with a phone number and identifying yourself digitally has been the norm for at least 10 years. The systems can be put in place because our citizens have a lot of trust in our government. And also we make sure we diversify the power so that not one person can seize it all. Like with the sovereign welfare fund/oil fund. If there was no limit on spending any political party could corrupt itself, but because we only use a small amount of the interests, there is a virtual guarantee that the fund shall continue for generations. However it may still be drained by us the citizens and the system may collapse in on itself if people stop working. Also a final notice regarding the statement that USA is uneducated. We know you have prestigious colleges and universities so it's not that we're unaware or doubt that you are educated. What we are referring to is that these educations are unavailable for a majority of people that can not afford such education. Which essentially lowers the average education level. In Norway anyone that has finished high school can get a loan from the government to study for up to 8 years. Public universities have a semester fee of less than $100 per student. The government pays for education so much because we realize it's the future backbone of our nation. Because of this, we get a lot of highly educated people in positions of power. The American dream about working hard to become anything, is actually a part of Norways current identity. We feel that in some aspects the dream is more alive here because most people get a fair chance. However, I don't want to say this is the only truth. This is only how we experience and perceive it. We also know that we have many shortcomings and a lot of the younger generations are waking up to the fact that other cultures have a lot to offer. The Norwegian culture is private, reserved, polite and beautiful, but it's also presumptuous, prejudiced, and cold. We are a heart warm people that don't open up too quickly to strangers, but when we do it's like we are family. I appreciate your videos and you are most welcome to ask any questions you may have. With much love from Tønsberg :)
In Norway, people who receive a disability check (uføretrygd) can work and earn up to almost 100.000NOK (roughly $10.000) per year. If they earn more, they will get a reduction in the disability check.
As the disability check covers the basic necessities, people get a lot of freedom when it comes to working with their hobby/passion, like music, photography, being a youtuber, or maybe a tour guide for nature hikes.
I can say from personal experience that being on disability is not very awesome after you have seen all the "cat videos" on YT, and listened to all your favorite music, and you have been indulging in all the hobbies that appeal to you (i think i need a "dopamine detox"). I wish i was in a position to work maybe 5 hours per day, but im just really fatigued and struggle to find the energy to clean my apartment... Not all laziness is a choice...
speaking to Norweignes dislike of Sweden goes back to WW2
Må bare si,,at dette er så bra skrevet at jeg skulle ønske det var meg🤣🤣Veldig bra forklart
Kanskje jeg skulle ønske du hadde skrevet litt mer om politikken vår vrs deres.Også den generelle oppfatning amerikanere har av andre,,,,Kanskje det ikke er så lett,så hva tyter jeg om🌞jaja Dette var Mg
$100 pr student. Hmmm ok. I payed over $3000 in addition to that for one university year. 😊 Yes I'm Norwegian.
@@janeh3134Surely that was a private school? Public universities are less than $100. Unless I'm wrong. Private education sector is a whole different business.
Norwegians have "svenskevitser" (translates into: Swedish jokes) where there is usually a Norwegian, Danish and Swedish character and the Swede is the butt of the joke. I have learned that the Swedish have the exact same jokes, only with the Norwegian being the butt of the joke (learned this when a Swedish guide told a joke to a tour bus I was on, lol). It's mostly just us ribbing one another, none of us actually genuinely dislike the other nordics. We just have that kind of humor.
Here in Sweden we have the opposite "Norge historier" translated to "Norwegian stories", but they are actually funny jokes about you guys in Norway 😎🤣🤝
@@jaykob87 I know, I kinda mentioned that you guys have the exact same jokes just with the opposite people being the butt of the joke.
the "hate" against USA is not really hate, they just dont know a better way to explain it. its more just disappointment after disappointment coming our way from USA. from starting wars, taking away people rights (this is a big thing for us), being very hard to get into or following stuff like The Paris Agreement on climate and some cases of blatantly not following human rights. but its almost entirely focused on the goverment. we are actually quite a fan of americans since we can easily communicate and drink together. think of it like us being really frustrated with the black sheep of the family. but in the end we still wanna hang out and be friends with you.
The media is at fault. They keep feeding us the snippits of horrible/bad news from USA. Why would they report on all the great stuff? It`s proven that you recall negative feelings more often and faster than positive, so the media capitalize on exactly that and report the negatives more frequently.
Yes, definitely. Americans may underestimate Europeans exposure to controversial statements by (American) politicians and judges aimed for the domestic scene. During former president daily US news, now about every second day or so. For an American with some standing in the society, nothing stays within the country. But do they know it or care?
Thank you. You said it well.
its definetly hate, but it seems americans have a different perspective of the word ''hate'' i hate the microwave at work for example because its slow
Exactly! I love America... But I hate their continued wasted potential. They could be so great
I dont think we hate USA, but we dont understand why they call USA the greatest country and still they know so little about other country in the world. Hugs and kisses from Norway and I love your videos about us
When you are the greatest country or the greatest at anything you dont look at others or others countries because you are doing well,the others gonna LOOK AT YOU
@@swengwilson487 but USA are not great at all exept pure size and great inequality. Politically it is a mess, not even a true democracy, but a flawed one. We see this here in Europe, but Americans are brainwashed from school to think that USA is the greatest in everything.
Why do you think we don't know about other countries?
Know so little? According tooooooo whom may I ask?
How about all the science, technology, inventions, music, films, books the United States has produced. What has Norway produced in comparison? I mean you are all uber men and women right? You must be to sit in judgement of my country the way you do.
So, I´m a Norwegian and I felt abit sorry for you because I knew this would happen. When Norwegians think about the US, we dont think about NASA, Harward, Yale, MIT and so on. We think about all the stupid shit we can see on youtube and the media. I´ve meet several Americans here in Norway and they where all pretty smart. (Probably the reason why they moved :) Most Americans shouldent take offence off this video...
I disagree. A healthy dose of what we look like to the rest of the world is exactly what we need. We're narcissistic and sheltered enough as it is. The people in the video were a whole lot kinder about the stereotype that many places I've been to
@@matthewbergeron3641 uhhhhhhhh no. Absolutely wrong. How are we sheltered? Lmao. Most Americans go about their daily lives like everyone else but for some reason European pussies don’t seem to like us? Why? Doesn’t make sense. They’d be nothing without us. The entire western world literally depends on America’s strong military 🤣 that’s an indisputable FACT. So when Europeans talk shit about us it’s actually extremely pathetic. I get why the eastern world doesn’t like us. Sure. But westerners? Nah. That’s weak and pathetic. They have a hard time understanding that there’s countries out there who absolutely HATE the western way of life and want us dead. That would happen… IF not for the U.S.. So no. Sorry. You’re 110% wrong. Americans don’t deserve criticism at all from Europeans 😂👎 and BTW. I’ve been to Europe twice (Luxembourg and the surrounding countries) and I absolutely adore Europe. So I’m not exactly what you’d called “sheltered.” Perhaps it’s you that’s sheltered?
Shouldn't take offense from people we have never offended saying they hate us? Maybe they are the ones with a lack of understanding? Maybe they are the arrogant ones? Think about it.
I agree and I’m European living in the US for 20 years. This is true lol
@@charlesmartin1121 it's obvious your the ignorant one
We dont really hate sweden that much. You could say we have a brotherly friendship
As someone born and raised for more than a decade in the US but who has since lived in Canada, I have observed that much (though certainly not all) of the world finds many US citizens to be arrogant. Many Americans tend to measure everything by their own standard. If they (and I'm not talking about ALL Americans) find something in a foreign country that doesn't measure up to their standard they're very vocal about it, rather than recognizing and respecting that people in that country have their own ways of doing things. And famously, many (again, not ALL) Americans simply lack ANY intellectual curiosity about the world outside their own borders - frequently even if it's outside their own STATE borders. You should really be prepared for a lot of non-Americans to have some resentment toward (perceived) American arrogance as you proceed in your journey.
Although I was a bit "iffy" on the first of your videos that I watched (re British food), after watching some more I was won over. I appreciate your curiosity and humility. Liked and subscribed.
You, my man.. Are totally correct. It's basically what they meant with "they think they're all that..." and so on. Some Americans seem borderline retarded when asked about anything outside of the US. But when going there on holiday we normally view Americans as sociable, outgoing, nice and masters of service in every store. And the best, fattest food 🍲 ever 😁
Isn't saying that Americans being vocal is bad itself judging things by YOUR standard?
You have it exactly backwards. Americans are the ones being subjected to harsh judgement, by arrogant Norweigians who think their system is perfect.
I’m from Norway and I love the US! I’m actually planning to visit the US next month :)
You will be welcomed, but please tell your fellow Norweigians who hate our country to stay the hell out. They are not welcome.
I am from Denmark and found your videos yesterday. I am really enjoying watching them, and your reactions are so enjoyable to watch... Our politics and way of living in Denmark is very similar to that in Norway. Probably the same could be said for Sweden and all of the other Nordic Country's, but I think that Danes have more in common whit Norwegians after all. Your reactions to things, that we in Scandinavia more or less takes for granted, are a refreshing opportunity to appreciate all of that, you are so thrilled about with Norway (and probably would for Denmark as well). In Denmark we do not have all that beautiful nature, as in Norway, and that is why many Danes are visiting Norway in our holidays. In Denmark we also have the hole country closing down for 3 weeks every summer. Schools are closed for 6-7 weeks every summer for vacation. A lot of parents are therefore also having free time whit there children in this period. Grandparents are also often taking part in the vacation plans for the young ones, so the long summer vacation period in our Nordic country's (Scandinavia) can be executed well as for the calendar... hope you understand... The Nordic Country's (Greenland, Faroe Island, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweeden and Finland) all share most of what you are commenting on in your videos. Only the nature are big differences there. You are right in my opinion, that Norway got it all, in regards of nature. I am half Faroe and half Dane, and the nature of Faroe Island is very beautyfull as well, but not as varied as in Norway at all. We have in this summer vacation showed our son the buty of Norway and he was also blown away about the nature, even-tho he also loves the nature of the Faroe island, where we often goes for visiting family a week or two every year. Keep up the great videos; they are really so great in many ways, and brings so many things to the table, that we in the Nordic Country's often takes for granted in our daily life. Nice to hear you bring that in perspective. I now enjoy my part of the world even more. Thanks for that and hope that you will visit some of our nice places in the Nordic Country's soon. 😉
The animosity between Norway, Sweden and Denmark is pretty much a relic from the past, that over time has developed into sort of a joke between the three countries. On principle we are not supposed to like each others. But if you go deeper you find that it is more of a habit than real animosity. Truth is, Norway, Sweden and Denmark get along swimmingly nowadays, despite there has been a lot of wars and oppression in the far past. bygones is bygones, and that is that. But we are three stubborn peoples, so the "animosity" remains. Although it has evolved into a friendly bantering, along the way of anything you can do, i can do better. No you can't, yes I can.... It is a never ending discussion on who is best or worst in pretty much anything, but without any real animosity to it. It is just a little fun.
Much like usa and Canada
We're the Mountain Apes according to the Danish 😅
@@sulliken77And they live in the Pancake country according to Norwegians...
I guess it's not so weird Norwegians are skeptic towards USA...
1) Norwegian culture is built upon something called "Janteloven" which is an unwritten "law" that tells you to stay humble and treat everyone as an equal. It's super cool to be rich and successful, but don't brag about it and don't flash your net worth in the face of those less fortunate. Americans don't seem to have that same "law". Instead of working and achieving together, it seems it's more about competing against each other.
2) Norwegians are sooooo hardcore against racism and can't stand the way Black Americans are being mistreated in the US. "Keep'em poor with next to no chance of getting proper health care, a proper education and a proper job with a proper income. Then we blame them for becoming criminals and claim that crime is a "black community problem" when ir is in fact a "poverty problem".
3) "Oh, she was drunk and too occupied with her cellphone and walked right into the glass door, so now she is suing the store for 5 million dollars in damages because of her head injury." - Doesn't seem logical to us...
4) "Sentenced to life in prison + 300 years." - Doesn't seem logical either.
5) Questioning the average level of IQ in certain regions of the US when Donald Trump was elected president... 🤦♀️
6) Ku Klux Klan still exist... 👻
7) "The land of opportunities" has one of (if not "the") highest population of homeless people in the industrial world, and a health care system so expensive it basically tells the population to f*** off and die...and you still kill innocent people on death row. 🥶
8) French fries might be made from potatoes, but it's not healthy and shouldn't be served in schools.
9) The working conditions offered at Amazon says it all. So does the fact that people can have 3 jobs and still be poor. Not to mention the lack of any form of a decent maternity leave.
10) Any idiot is allowed to walk around with a hand gun.
Still, there's a lot to ❤ about 🇺🇲
...but that's for another episode 😉
I really like your series of videos where you educate yourself on Norway.
Norwegians(like me) know that we come from a small country that not many people around the world know anything about, and when videos like this appears we just love to watch them :)
About the "hate" on America, I think this is a bit lost in translation.. Not a single one of the people is saying that they hate, that's more of a clickbait I guess.
But a lot of Norwegians is split in a love/hate thing with you guys. Very very many of us would love to go to the US and visit your country and culture, but then again we're baffled about the political system. The lack of public health care and that it seems like all the really important things needed to live a safe life in a safe house for many people is a real struggle, the gun laws and the people that are SO afraid of not walking with a gun on them.. Here in Norway, as long as you've been born into this world(this country), you're safe.. Your mother know that no matter what's happening to her and your family, you will alwas be taken care of. Even if you do illegal stuff our system takes care of you, we're not all for the punishment, we want to rehabilitate you and make you want to be a working part of the system after doing your time.
I would recommend you to watch something about the Norwegian prisons, health care and more of the daily stuff. We do really love it here, and the average Norwegian doesnt really carry much hate at all.. :)
Anyway, I hope you understand my english writing, english is not my native language so that's why. And keep them videos coming, I'll be watching them! :)
And if you ever get to Norway, reach out and I can help you make a plan for your trip. I really love my country and I know most of the beautiful places and the scenic routes here. Stay safe there buddy!
Aaaand there I got to one of your newer videos, and you've allready reacted to Norwegian prisons :D
After watching the reactions of Norweigians towards my country the emotion I feel is anger. As an American I am not blind to the many problems we have, but we are a huge, diverse, complex country. Norway by comparison with a small mostly homogeneous population, gifted with abundant natural resources is much easier to govern. You and your fellow Norweigians might bare those facts in mind before being too quick to sit in judgement of my country.
@@charlesmartin1121 I agree with this. The U.S. has incredible complexities that are enormous undertakings to right after being festered for so long. Norway and the U.S. cannot be truly compared. It's an unfortunate fact that with the U.S. being in the media spotlight constantly with their many difficulties and controversies, it's impossible to ignore all the bad- even if there is a lot of good. For what it's worth I don't think many if any Norwegians are so blind as to truly believe that America could just "do like Norway does", or that there's an easy fix to everything. We however notice all the influx of garbage and madness the media spews at us, and make opinions based on just that. America becomes an easy mark by being so vocal!
Personally I love a great many things about America. There is so much I wish I had or could experience from there, and of which I am quite jealous.
I also think it's important to be proud of your country and where you come from, even if you recognize things could be better. There is a lot I dislike about Norway (their willingness to jump on a wagon being one of them), but I have to be grateful for where I come from and what I have access to, and by looking out into the world it puts all of that into perspective.
What upsets me about the U.S. are two things: "Willful" ignorance, and the great potential.
With easy access to information about the entire world at ones' fingertips, it shouldn't take much to find better solutions to things- healthier ways of thinking. I think the media plays a harmful role here, breeding a lot of unhealthy ways of thinking- keeping everyone in a shut box. The people are content with what they have. Which leads me to the potential! It's so difficult to push for change when not aware of how to achieve that change. America really _could_ so easily be the greatest country if some of the values in government weren't so deeply ingrained and centered around money. Instead it's now the greatest country only in that it's a haven for rich people. Apart from that it's a hellscape for so many who can barely make ends meet despite putting in amazing effort slaving away.
It's certainly not easy to govern a country, but I don't think America would be any less great if they decided to give more fair rights to the people and stricter standards for businesses. It's not difficult to give these rights- it's just a few strokes of a pen, but that would mean demoting the rich from zillionaires to multibillionaires, and considering how they are the ones in power it just will not happen unless either the entire people shake their ignorance and revolt, or if a few pave the way by showing how profitable it can be to show compassion!
Until then the great U.S. of A. has great potential. It has a lot of goodness that isn't covered in media, and you'd be a fool not to recognize that. Cherish your country, but don't ever be content. Keep pushing for things to improve!
@@GeneralWarned Well thanks for that extensive response. I really don't care about 'greatness'. Everyday Americans don't think about that crap, only loud mouth politicians.
What I believe you still don't understand is that a lot of Americans want things to be more equitable and fair for everyone, but the other half of America does not want the same thing. It is a constant battle for the soul of our country. And right now it is more contentous than any time since our Civil War. In the midst of that struggle we need support and understanding from our friends in Europe, not condescension and judgement. Thank you.
@@charlesmartin1121 I agree with you completely. It's again unfortunate the kind of damage media does to your country's overall reputation, I too am guilty of listening to it- as however critical I am of it, that's still all I hear. You're going through a lot and I certainly wish you all the best. From what I understand there has been slow but good progress in many areas, and friction while fighting for more. May we all seek to educate ourselves, so we can support one another and help each other get to a place of happiness. Thank you as well.
When comparing all the western countries, Norway and USA are on opposing sides of the scale politically. We have a lot of opposing views. I think that's why some norwegians don't agree with American values and politics.
I would say the USA ruling class is more leftist than the norwegian people.
A Norwegian with several American friends here. I think Norwegian politics is very much about money while American politics is very much about values. Thus the American parties seems to agree a lot on the money stuff (which happens to be nearly off the scale per Norwegian standards. While Norwegian politics seems to agree a lot on the values
Then why should we be in alliance with you?
As a Norwegian I can almost assure you that 90% of Norwegians who say they don't like the US, is talking about the US government / state governments in some way, and I would agree. As a nation state, you are pretty fucked up. *However,* when it comes to the actual people/culture most Norwegian have no problem whatsoever.
Also, you have to remember that as the worlds sole superpower you do stick out as a sore thumb, everyone knows what is going on in America, and after 4 years of Trump that is not a good thing to most people. Of course no one literally thinks you're worse than North Korea, but no one thinks of North Korea, so it doesn't pop up imeadetly like the US does.
Yes, I agree completely.
The thing about hating on USA. Unlike Russia and China and other large economies the US has a lot more influence on the way Norwegian society functions. A lot of politics in America influences the politics in countries that are western aligned. The way most people seem to interperate this is that American politics radicalise the world.
Radicalize the world? Yeah American corporations do have an outsized influence for good and bad in the world. But we certainly don't try and takeover other countries (like Russia) or detain and brainwash whole ethnic/religious groups (like China). And quite frankly after hearing Norwegians attitudes to my country, I would be just fine if they fuck off, and we both had nothing more to do with one another.
When we say in Norwegian that we «hate» something, it means it’s not our favourite. We have strong bonds to USA, and we got shocked that someone like Trump got elected and may be elected again. It made us very disapponted and scared. It influences us a lot if a person like Trump is president when USA is so important in NATO. You seem like a very open minded and intelligent guy, and love your reaction videos.🥰
I agree, we did look up to us, and then did Donald Trump happen. A person like him is no good for politic. He only listen to his own voice, and dont respekt others opinion.
If the Norwegians thought that the orange man was bad, they haven't seen or experienced Joe Biden and the rest of the administration.
I disegre Wen I say I hate somting like siden its tru
The US seem to never be able to go 5 years without an ongoing war, either starting one or supporting a conflict somewhere. That is what bugs me about the USA as an Norwegian.
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I think a lot of countries would say the US (and I’m saying that as a Canadian) because the first thing that comes to mind to people is loud, chaotic, narcissistic, guns, Trump and uneducated about the world… (Russia and Israel would probably be said a lot too in canada i think)
If you live that close to the US, and don't understand it's not as simplified as you make it out to be, you are totally clueless.
@@charlesmartin1121 I was naming stereotypes... not necessarily the reality
@@ouienft I really hope Canadians don't hate Americans. You would be hard pressed to find Americans who hate Canadians. People can dislike certain aspects of other countries without going all the way to hating them.
@@charlesmartin1121 I personally come from a very different and culturally disctinct part of canada and most ppl don't even consider themselves canadian. so I will talk about my province in which there are not any country we ''hate'' but I do believe we don't really like the US in general considering we don't really like canadians too. but like I said ''hate'' is a big word. we just don't agree with the american politics.
@@ouienft Quebec?
Hey, fan from Norway here. Have a feeling you are gonna make it big time. You appeared on my suggestions an i reacon you will on many of fellow nationilst. You got the algorithm on check. You make great content. Keep on grinding my friend!!
If you ever wonder something specific about norway i would be glad to have a conversation with you to clear things up. Maybe make a video where you speak to a norwegian would blow up. Let me know. Love from the west coast of Norway just outside the second largest city in Norway Bergen!!
You are so likable! Enjoying these vids.
I like the way you reflect on things. Good reaction!
Just a fun thing about the norwegains hate sweeden joke. Norway has a song called "vi kan kjøpe hele sverige om vi vil." That means "we can buy all of sweeden if we want"
You could buy Finland instead but then you'd have the Finnish national debt which is about half of your welfare/pension/oil fund 💀
So technically if you get Finland for free it still costs half of your money 😅
I think they answer America because this was recorded when Trump was president and the Norwegian media really did not like him. So the news talked/wrote a lot of negative about America to explain how people could vote for him. Also this is from Oslo, the least Norwegian city when it comes to culture.
Edit: if this video was recorded today, more people would probably reply Russia instead
Trump did push the US's allies away. And most Scandinavians do find him to be extremely unappealing.
It's not about norwegian media did not like him, or wrote bad about him. They wrote and showed videos of him making fool of himself by words he himself said. Just did a copy/paste. Norway are really into USA and their politics, and that's probably why most of them said USA, because no other countries have so much circus and clowns going on in their government as they do. It's become entertainment for us outside US
PURE BS!
Trump was a great show. Very entertaining. And the fact that he is replaced with an alzheimers-patiens might give you a hint about how "importaint" the role of US president is.
The demons of evil and greed, the beasts behind the curtains, runs the show. Not Biden. Ever. Neither did the orange narssisist!
Thank God we didn't have to wake up to a world where the bloodthirsty, criminal, psychopath Killary were taking over the White house....
You are perfectly right. As you can see of others answering you they have no clue. Brainwashed by media.
@@NN-jo6lj As a swede, I found him nice, rational and reasonable compared to the war mongers before him. (No american president dropped more bombs on innocent people than Obama, since WW2.) He had a bragging personality, but that's so much better than wars. Trump tried hard to make the world a safer place. Better business instead of war industry was his goal.
Don't be sad people say the US. It just means the US is top of mind. American culture is very present in Europe and the crazy politics over the last few years have kept the US in the news over here, too. People are generally positive about America, but when put on the spot like that America (and Sweden:)) just comes to mind. It's almost more of a compliment. It means the US i important/present/top-of-mind enough to be annoyed by :)
I have binge watched all of your videos and I think your reactions are really funny 🤣🤣
I think most people in Norway, like the people of USA, but not the politics. but we see what USA was, and the way it has declined into pretty much political chaos in the last 50 years. Or so it seems in the media. It is quite sad to see a country that at one time stood as the pinnacle of democracy, end up as something that is a strange mix between anarchy and a police state. Americans seems to gradually have given away more and more of their democratic rights in order to feel safe. But it just results in people distrusting the law, So there is just more and more fear, and more and more violence and extreme thinking. I am sorry. I hope I did not hurt you now. It was not my intention.
It's fake media, besides that, we are not a democracy, we are a constitutional republic, another lie from our media!
I'm from Norway, and the American/USA responses would normally be in regard to politics, and like you noticed the thing that I guess norwegians don't like is the over-confidence and opinion voiced loudly even when totally ignorant on the topic. Like you mentioned assertiveness & a bit aggressive personality - Norwegians don't hate the US at all, but I think mostly reacting to the culture clash.
One of the main things here is "Janteloven" - which is a unspoken norm, to not think you are better than anyone, don't assert yourself and especially when you don't really know or understand the issue.
Hope that helps to clarify, after all we do love you guys, and you are a true ally, so we don't hate you guys hehe :)
What was the hehe for then?
3:26 notice the head movement, it says what she doesn't vocalize.
"The US seems a bit"....
Like the most EVIL HYPOCRITES EVER WALKING THE EARTH?
And we don't understand why Russia and China won't "dance along"? 4real???
About the "uneducated" comment, personally I believe the USA has the most top scientists & engineers (many from other countries who have immigrated) but the general population of scandinavian countries is probably quite far ahead of the american general population education wise.
That is probably true. But America has a much greater range between haves and have nots than most places on earth. According to the CWUR rankings America has 8 of the top 10 universities in the world and 53 of the top 100 universities in the world. 'Uneducated' is hardly a term that fits all Americans.
I'm from Norway and actually surprised about the number of people answering USA. I don' think it representative. I don't think their reasons are very nuanced or informed. Especially if the questions is regarding the entire world.
Regarding Sweden, it's like sibling hate, don't worry about that!
Mate, it's very representetive. Most people here in Norway don't like the USA. It's not hate, but it's very much a dislike. Speak to most people and they'll agree the USA is a pretty bad place, and the people are genrally ignorant, arrogant and agressive...
People are brainwashed after media for six years have spewed out their hate for Trump and conservative America.
@@emilivar4558 And you are just as ignorant of the the US people, bias and ill-informed!!
@@emilivar4558 Why do they think this? It’s just completely wrong. Weird.
@@adjudicator4766 It is sadly corect when from Norway, the USA compared to Norway is a generally worse cpuntry in all aspects, expect they are military crazy, and sacrefice their peoples well being and health for old traditions, stupid laws, and again, military. And then they try to boast about being the best place in the world, while they are far from it. We view the country as a generaly worse place to be, and the people as brainwashed and kinda stupid for not being able to realize the truth....at least most people feel this way, not all. We don't hate the people but we do find them arrogant, stupid and ignorant, as well, all americans we usually see in any media or even meet, are all those things.
Thats also why there are a lot fo Norwegias watchinf videosa like this, its an American who is actually educating themselces, finding out about the world, and is starting to realize america isnt the greatest, its a breath of fresh air.
"They think they’re all that, but they’re really nothing!" Damn that was harsh.
And they call Americans arrogant and judgemental.
Hi Tyler, I spent/lived one year in America, in Connecticut -about forty years ago- and I can say that I truly love America and the people. I had the best year of my life, and found all the American people to be so utterly kind, helpful, warm and friendly. I love America, it has a special place in my heart.
Thank you. At least their is one Norwegian who does not think we are all a bunch of uneducated loudmouths.
@@charlesmartin1121 It's not at all so many Norwegians who believes that. I have been several times to the US and always had a good time there and met a lot of nice people. The main problem and the image US has is all the wars, the CIA and the take over of other governments and countries, 800 - 900 military bases around the world, globalism, corrupted politicians and legal system, fraudelent Big Harma with the "stingray," brutal police force and not at least the war mongering and being bossy all around the world... It's NOT the American people, it's the politics that give a negative impression to people around the world. It's the system that is not right...
Sweden and Norway just have this big brother-kid brother kinda banter but in reality we like eachother. But in winter sports (cross country skiing and triathlon mistly) we are mortal ememies! ;)
I think the problem with these question is using the word "hate", you're kinda forcing them to either say noone or say some countries you either dislike a bit or are dissapointed with, and then it's suddenly framed as hate.
You'd be hardpressed to find people here that activly HATE a certain country.
That is a very good point.
Im Norwegian and these answer makes me almost embarassed! Me and my wife was in Miami on our honeymoon 9 years ago, and I have to say i have never met any more polite people than americans. Its another story with norwegians! Maybe their answers reflects more on how they see their selves and those around them.
They dont say they hate the people. Probably the country schoolshootings abortionsright no free education homelesness and so on
i've been in both countries, and, we are different. US people are more everyday friendly, while Nor people have more friendly politics.
Thank you for saying that. We are just people like you.
Thank you exactly, we receive so much hate from everyone when most ppl haven’t even been to our country
I like your calm and nice reaction, BTW I was living in Norway for 15years,and I never heard that they hate USA
We generally don't, but they had to pick one, my guess is that it is probably due to the Iraq/Afghanistan wars.
90% of us would pick USA over Russia any given day.
So this video was filmed half a year after the inauguration of Biden. A lot of European countries were still recovering from Trump.
To us it's impossible to understand why half of America could vote for someone so seemingly narcissistic, bullying and cruel to be the leader of the free world. Trump affected our view of America, as did Bush when he started two major wars. It's sort of a consequence Americans have to take responsibility for, if you vote up a person who acts like a bully internationally, then some people will lose respect of you as a people and country.
But recently, Putin, and to a lesser extent "Winnie the Poo", has indirectly made us more warm to America. Seeing the alternatives are even worse.
How-ever as a second reason, since there's a lot of judgement and dislike of over-confidence and bragging behaviour in Norway, and Americans are often very confident in themselves, it creates a clash. Like in Minnesota and North Dakota were it became common to make jokes about Norwegians being stupid, Norwegian immigrants not stating themselves with confidence made them seem less intelligent in the eyes of Americans. it's a clash of cultural values that goes both ways. And since Norwegians are so exposed to America all the time from films, tv, news it becomes easier to be aware of these different values. Say Argentina which has arguably even more different values from Norway, Norwegian won't know about that because there's not a lot of films, tv, news portraying Argentina in Norway. We simply just know more about America than any other country, which can be a double edged sword for American reputation.
Winnie the Pooh,……Check Canadian Heritage Minutes: Winnie the Pooh
@@cheryla7480 Winnie the Pooh is Xi Jinping's nickname.
@@Nabium I don’t know who that is……but the character Winnie the Pooh was created by the writer A.A. Milne. His son named the little bear who was being cared for at the London Zoo. He was actually a black bear, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada bought there by Lt. Harry Colebourn, a Canadian soldier.
@@cheryla7480 He's the leader of the most populous country in the world. Are you telling me you don't know who the leader of one of the major powers in the world is? And you wanna talk to me about a cartoon teddybear instead? Are you an adult?
@@Nabium Give me a break, I’m 77, I put my time in years ago knowing all the world leaders, I know his name if spoken , I’ve never seen it written. Now tell me about the Qing Dynasty and Yuan Shikai! In other words, I’ve forgotten more than you probably learned in the first place!
I watched a video about Americans´ take on their reputation internationally a few years back and there was a lady who made a very interesting point: She said that the US compared to Europe is the big and boisterous teenager who wants to show off and be the center of attention but still have a lot of growing up to do compared to its peers who are older and wiser. She was probably on to something there, because compared to say the UK and France, the US is a good few centuries behind in development. And obviously that shows when you insist on being in other countries´ business as the world police all the time. It´s worked a lot of times and sometimes it´s been a disaster. Combine that with some very bad choices in presidents over the past couple of decades, you have a pretty shattered reputation internationally, I´m afraid...
" the big and boisterous teenager" who travels all around the world, murdering CHILDREN, to prove its point?
Or are they maybe extremly smart GROWNUPS playing us "allies" to help them plunder the resources of poor countries?
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Can you do a react on Norwegian prison vs usa prison?
America is 50/50. A lot of people like and hate it at the same time, but some either hate it or love it, although "hate" is a to strong of a word. Dislike policy is not the same as hate. Also, America suffer from being large and having a strong overall presence in the media, making it a country people know more about than others who are far worse, but people barely know they exist.
That's understandable
It's hilarious seeing Norwegian youth having negative attitudes towards USA. They consume American products, watch American media and follow American trends, this goes for most young people in Norway. It's like people protesting big corporations and capitalism in Nike gear.
Agreed, not to mention the usage of american words in their lingo, I am a language preservationist and absolutely hate seeing this, it's normal that languages change over time but for the most part the words are adapted into an excisting language, the way our teens do it is by putting american words ( not british ) in between the norwegian ones, and this is considered "cool". Teens generally aren't very reflected and mature, it's perfectly normal that they just frustrate people until they grow up.
When the girl said: "They think they'r all that..." i think she was thinking about the americans who say and belive that "America is the greatest country on the planet". While the truth is that they have a very low ranking in: "Demorcacy index, Quality of life index and Life expectency rate. The Trump regime turning USA in a fascist direction,👀 did not help the reputation!
Not all about "democracy index, QOL or life expectancy".
Trump is a pimple on the ass of US history!
A history of plunder, piracy, murder, rape, "sanctions", genocide, slavery, "manifest destiny", "world policing", liberal imperialism, vassals, devide and conquer, more plunder, more intelectual imperialism, more murder, more exploitation, AND SO ON!
To quote Victoria Nuland (the bit¤h behind the Kiev-junta):
"FUCK THE EU!"
And the EUs responce?
"ALL HAIL THE EVIL EMPIRE!"
(before Brussels takes an AK47 and starts spraying its own feet....)
You should react to the famous Norwegian king’s speech!!!
When someone says: They’re nothing! - they Are bullies, and generalizing, too.
We dob’t support saying such things.
I honestly felt really sorry for you when so many said they hated the USA, personally I have a love/hate relationship with the U.S. Americans are both the nicest, smartest most polite people I have met and also the dumbest, rudest and most obnoxious people I have met, there seems to be little in between, or I just haven't met the right people yet.
The girl that says "they think they are all that" probably based her answer on both facts and cultural differences: there are a LOT of americans that seem to think that no other countries have the tech and infrastructure that the U.S has, and if a country does; the americans in question will soon tell you that it's an american invention even though half of the inventions they list is from europe or elsewhere. They will also tell you that they won WW2..not the allies as one entity, they will tell you the U.S saved europe single handedly. There are many more examples I could pull from various forums, but I will leave it with these since I find them extreme.
On top of this you have the cultural differences, and this is the most important in why norwegians or scandinavians in general has the impression you "think you are all that": in the U.S there is heavy emphasis on individualism, you can see this in both your constitusion and how it reflects into important areas like health care; there will NEVER be a universal health care in the U.S if you don't stop thinking "me" and start thinking "us", a lot of americans see this as taking away their personal freedom and thus in breach of your constitucion. Norwegains are very different as we see our population as one and think we should take care of the less fortunate by having a good welfare system.
There is also a cultural difference that is a result of the american individualism and is different all trough europe and that is that americans are more open and honest about themselves and what they are good at, and they are not afraid to say it, in europe this is viewed as bragging and looked down upon.
Someone here mentioned "Janteloven" or "the law of jante" in english, this idea is more or less gone, it's pretty common to accuse people of following this law which really just tells us that everything is jealousy, this is just not true in modern day Norway at least for the most part, it's perfectly fine to be rich and spend your money accordingly.
I don't know what Americans you have met that go around bragging about the USA when traveling abroad? No one I know would do that. And surprise many Americans don't think exactly the same way Norwegians do. So who is being condescending? We are a big diverse nation in everyway, including in our philosophies of government. It's not so easy to govern such a nation. On the hand no Americans like to be looked down on by you haughty Norwegians.
@@charlesmartin1121 Keywords, "no one you know would do that." You just outed yourself. The people you know wouldn't do that. Doesn't mean it hasn't happened it's just not with the people you know.
@@sucram1018 You have outed yourself as particularly disagreeable sod. Later much.
As a norwegian I do not hate just disslike the treatment of their workforce, healthcare system, education finance system and gun laws.
Så Morten. Du finner tid til å lage en lang liste over hvor "ufin" Washington er mot sine egne!?
Har du noe melding til alle foreldre som har gravlagt sine barn, i utallige land, pga USAs utenriks"politikk"?
Eller er din synsvinkel begrenset til "de ligner ikke på oss her, så...."
(PS: Barnemord er ikke bra Morten! Selv om barna er brune...)
Absolutely agree 👍
I'm a norwegian and I find it unfortunate that most of them don't elaborate... Most norwegians would prefer The US to most countries in fact, but it's because we are so involved with your world and updated on the news in The US and notice all the things we view as bad, that it has kinda become a standard answer unfortunately even if we actually don't mean it 🥺 Most of it is linked to politics. We norwegians simply don't understand the need to just have two political parties gradually being polarized and hating each other (at least how we view it). Even most our socialists aren't as close to the intense wokeness as some of the woke people we are witnessing, and many of the right wing people come off as somewhat extreme to us. So in other words: Extreme and intense views. Another thing we fundamentally disagree on is the need for vengeance which is being shown through prisons that make more criminals after they are released and the gun-laws even after all these school shootings, serial killings and maybe even the knowledge of violent gangs play some part of it. Some people may also criticize the foreign politics on how The US act as the world police with generally worse results after they have gotten involved. I think most norwegians also despise corruption, and we have this feeling that The US in many areas are corrupt. The "every man for himself" mentality where so many people with all their strengths may live in poverty when some people have that much money feels too cold-hearted to even those of us who are right-wing.
With that being said it's very ironic that The US would be the answer as essentially all of our entertainment which we love come from The US. The apps we use, the people we listen to, the music we listen to, the movies and series we watch and the games we play...
Many norwegians travel to the US all the time and most of us have been there at least once I think. We also find The US very exciting with lots of opportunities and a good place for great experiences. A lot of us have american friends (both through internet and in real life). No norwegian thinks a common american person is bad. Quite the opposite in fact. We view the common american as social, very friendly, cool and chill at the same time. So it's not the American people they are referring to. They are referring to the politics.
If The US had fixed these issues and had free healthcare as well and maybe better public schools and caring more about their citizens we would essentially view the US as an utopia: Where everything exciting happens, everything is good and where everyone would want to be... Now it's that AND all those things I mentioned. So for most norwegians it's a mixed bag.
Sorry for the long answer but wanted to elaborate
America is a huge, complex, diverse (racially, religiously, culturally, politically and geographically) nation. It is true we are having a lot of political troubles lately, but we will get past them eventually. You are only viewing the negatives about my country (because that is primarily what the news delivers), you aren't seeing the extraordinary things we are doing. And who exactly granted you the divine right to sit in judgement of us?
@@charlesmartin1121 I'm only viewing the negatives? Half of what I wrote was positive! I doubt you read all of what I wrote, because you certainly didn't get the essence of it. I'm not actually judging, I'm elaborating on what more likely went through the minds of the people getting interviewed. The original reason I wrote this to begin with is because Tyler seemed confused about why their answer was The US, and I felt he deserved an answer. I wanted to explain to him that "no, it's nothing wrong with you guys. They don't actually mean they hate the country or hate americans". There are only certain issues that are going through their mind since every norwegian in general is very invested in the american world in a positive way to begin with. Read my comment again!
@@K.Jerico I did read your comment. And since you claim to know the minds of your countrymen maybe you can explain the comment from a Norweigian women in the original video: "Americans think they are all that, but they are really nothing. They are uneducated and stigmatizing (=bigoted)." That does not appear to touch on partisan politics, but rather appears to negatively broadly catagorize all Americans.
@@charlesmartin1121 What she said didn't make much sense honestly so I wouldn't know. She might be referring to the stereotype that americans think that the US is the world's best country to live in, and that they are barely concerned with world geography and haven't traveled outside of the US - so they wouldn't have anything to compare it with. From the outside that might come off as arrogant or delusional
@@K.Jerico That is her stereotype of what all or most Americans are like. And it only reveals that woman to be uneducated and stigmatizing. To use her own words.
I think that now most people would have said Russia. A year ago the answer would have been the United States, but there is a big difference between not liking and hating.
All the persons that answered "America" was young girls with no Life experience
I am a Norwegian, and don't know any persons that say they hate or not like the USA.
Thats good to know. Because hate begets hate.
Please react to "the Norwegian King's Speech: Norway is one", it is soooo touching, moving and beautiful
truly a great speech that applies to people all over, not just in norway when you think about it
Ps: Norwegians are very polite, USA is «allowed» to direct negativity against. Imagine backlash if they criticize a country from another part of the world. How easy one might be accused of racism and prejudice mindset. So out of western countries, USA stands out as a country opposing Norwegian values the most, is my guess
LOL!
Sure. Norwegians are afraid of critizising China or Russia. 🤣🤣🤣
@@111076tom i didnt mean it that way. Just that I know a lot of native norwegians and most tell me face to face which countries they do not like but would NEVER admit it publically.
Also, just for my own curiosity, please clarify, did you find my comment so stupid that you literally genuinely started laughing until you cried, or did you simply want to add emojis for «effect» to belittle my comment?
Also, this vid is before Russia war, i took that into consideration.
I may be wrong, and you would be right, but it baffles me if so that Norwegians would not pick south sudan, myanmar, north korea, syria…
Or maybe, USA identity politics piss off Norwegians more than actual systemic human rights abuse. Please enlighten me smilyface happy face guy
@@qine6559
Not that good with those emojies. Trying to make a point. Sorry if you got hurt 😢
But to answer:
"Norwegians are very polite"
Very funny comment. Check out the raging nationalistic tones in out comment-sections, anything from sports to bussines. We are not that polite. There are a lot of people who think they now better than africans, chinese, tamils and afghans how they should live their life. Even giving the Nobel Peace price to convicted criminals.
Not polite.
Then add the lastest "freeforall" flat out rascist anti-russia rhetoric. Even children are now legitimat targets!
(noone know about the last 8 years in Donbas, so they all swallow the Putin is pure evil-hogwash)
"So out of western countries, USA stands out as a country opposing Norwegian values the most, is my guess"
More than Marocco? More than Saudi Arabia? More than Iran? More than Russia? More than China? More than Myanmar?
Exactly what values did you cherrypick to get the USA to stand out? Funny perspective.
"USA identity politics piss off Norwegians more than actual systemic human rights abuse."
Now that one is actually pretty presisely observed. 👍
But it sadens me that you skip so easily over all the evil this countrys imperialism since WW2 has brought upon the world. And their cultural totalitarianism is not so loved around the world as many think...
@@111076tom thanks for response, I think we agree but you misunderstood my comment?
My point was yours. A lot of Norwegians dislike other countries than USA, but in the video they only dare to call out USA… so I didnt cherry pick, I just dont think Norwegians would be «folly» enough to actually believe UsA is worst if they had a bit of time to think and no camera up their arse.
Most Norwegians I know would not dare call out a country that is not white (officially), but JUST LIKE YOU SAY: they would, in private, call out all the other countries you mention without hesitation. A parallel you ironically also make as you admit Norwegians are mean in comment field (dude, they are anonymous in comment field… which is similar to my point that Norwegians have other opinions in private… and as anonymous people first they do is to act like nationalists for good and evil! It’s kinda cute sometimes. (Ps: i said sometimes not always) coz for such a small country no wonder.
Also, random to add a comment on Russia but I dont disagree on your point there either. I bet we agree on Crimea too (?) but with that said, I do not think norwegians are evil for accepting «racist anti russia rhetoric» they are «human». It is generally a well known accepted fact that people subject to propaganda will tend to follow such propaganda if it is «totalitarian», and so, if you want people to change their mind or just open their mind the most stupid thing you can do is to «offend them», as you just did in your pist. But if you want to be an instigator then the best is to accuse them of being stupid and evil.
You seem like a good guy, but even if you know you are right try to not call people out for being stupid or evil without accepting the consequences.
I honestly used the word «polite» for a reason, as it was a deliberate choice of word that was meant not to polarize readers. But you got yo nickers in a twist and wanted a quarrel, when We probably have more similar political views than most.
Yes, there is a double standard in the west, but seriously, do you really think most norwegians dare to state their true opinions with a camera in their face? Are they not conformist? They buy the same jackets and wear the same brands. They even agree by inhaling the word «yes»…
@@qine6559 US foreign policy has been the worst thing for this planet. No countru cones close to the devastation and destabilization the US has caused over the world. Be it wars in middle east or vietbam causing the deaths of millions if peoole or the countless of coups they have orchestrated to overthrow demotcratically elected governments which they didn't like. No reason to dislike another country more than the US.
The Swedish comment is just for fun. As for the US we've often been a bit sceptical to conservative religion, gun laws, health care system, education system, views on LGBT - and Trump didn't help much. But with age most people understand the US is too big and diverse to be described as this and that. If they were asked what they love about the US the list would be even longer. There are also quite a few countries we don't count into this, as they're not viewed as civilized - like Russia, Irag, North-Korea and so on. We just expect a lot from the US I guess and react with anger on some of the disapointment. personally I've never met an American face to face that is not absolutely wonderful.
What People mean by «In america, everything is big» is : The feeling that Americans need to feel bigger and better than everyone else. Kind of about pride, bragging and stuff? Making stuff big, grate, fancy, without concidering if that is what will make someone actually happy?
Making a big fuzz about everything, like starting up after commercials introducing how fantastic the topic or guests are, how nice they are to the audience, giving away prices or gifts on the show, having People applaude and shout, - more like a mass suggestion, than real reactions.
Like, where’s the genuineness?
Wher’s the honesty?
Where’s the reality without the show?
I’m not saying that I mean this about America. But I do know what People are talking about about that. At least some People.
I guess It’s like : The US is a histrionic parent who cares more for making an impression on others, than their childrens needs and wellfare. Like in the movie «Big Fish»
I think that is what Norwegians mean, when they say that.
I do not think they mean that they’r afraid of big populations, or big areas.
Watch "The Kings Speech - One Norway" and you'll might understand more why we're not really big fans of the US. It's total oposit to what any leader in the US could have said, and still survive the night. And what the King says in that speech is actually the general idea in Norway., and what Norway is, not only the Kings view.
YES HE SHOULD! Its a truly amazing speech, 100% he should watch it!
I find most Norwegians have a firm grasp of their criticisms and what they dislike about the US.
And on a general and overall level of analysis they are usually quite correct with their opinions for the most part. I am extremely critical of the US, my home country, for many of the same reasons. I am not pleased with what is happening there and so are many Americans. To understand what is happening there takes a lot of nuance in understanding and being aware of the conspiratorial view towards government and history on many levels. You will not ever get this from the mainstream media. Norwegians tend not to know the deep dirt on what is really going on there.
But, and very importantly, I do find that when I talk with Norwegians for an hour or two about their criticisms regarding the US in much greater detail, I then learn they don't know a lot of the underlying reason as to "Why" it is that way, how it became to be that way or how they may be swayed by the media to hold a certain opinion.
When I tell a Norwegian how things really operate they are very open minded and are usually blown away by what they learn.
The US is a very troubled place that is for sure.
But do keep in mind that it is a bit easier to manage a racially homogenous historically nationalistic population of 5.4 million than a racially and ethnically diverse population of 330 million.
I am Norwegian, and I have dug deep. I know, and I am embarrassed by the ignorance by most Norwegians. They think they can compare the US to Norway and have no idea about most of the problems over there. They sure are brainwashed by media. If there is one country I would like to visit, then it is the US - I would love to travel around the country and get to know it.
Very well said. As a fellow American I am terrified of the possibility of a second Trump term, and I certainly understand we are suffering through a difficult period right now. There are lots of problems. But in reading through all of the comments posted here by Norwegians (mostly), as you said, they have no conception of 'why' things are the way they are. Another thing is in virtually every comment there is a long list of everything that is wrong with America, but nothing that is right. Not a single positive aspect about our country. That is reflective of something in the Norwegian character which I don't find admirable. Or maybe it's their media's fault. In any case my honest gut reaction is to start hating Norwegians, because who needs a friend who kicks you when you are down?
Well. Every European that has studied a period of time in USA always think the same, that there you study at 18 what we do at 12, everything seems too easy there for Europeans. So in that educational side, i think she's right hahaha
8:25
norway has a pretty good education system and not to mention its free, which probably plays a role in her answer, it also comes across in a lot of news like usa is uneducated since there are a lot of negative news about usa. here is a statistic that shows a pretty big difference, all the other stats were pretty similiar (may indicate education is similiar but % of uneducated in america is higher)
children out of school, primary per 1000
Norway 0.626 Ranked 97th.
U.S.A 5.64 Ranked 47th. 9 times more than Norway
Right. Thats how I choose which country to hate. I look at how many kids are out of school. I guess it does not count that the US has the highest ranked universities in the world according to the CWUR (8 in the top 10; 53 in the top 100). Norway has just one in the top 100 (number #78 to be exact). But yeah all Americans are so uneducated. Maybe Norwegians are uneducated about Americans. Duh.
My relationship with the US is a love hate relationship. I hate their waste of their potential, but I love the cultural power
They sure have cultural power. I hesitate to call it a good thing though
9:10 Don't you dare being reasonable, thoughtful and open minded! You make my whole stereotype of the typical American crumble apart ... :(
I was born in San Fransisco and I left a piece of my heart there, but I`m very glad that I live in Norway
As a Norsk I'll say I don't hate any country, but I do have a strong disdain for certain countries' governments. I dislike governments in general, due to the corrupting nature of politics, but governments like North Korea, China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Russia, USA, etc are horribly corrupt and engage in activities like enslavement of segments of their population (migrant workers for the middle-eastern countries, ethnic minorities in China, Prison-industrial complex in the USA, etc).
Thanks for this video. But Norway is not the only one. We all "hate"/ laugh and cry at the same time. How is it possible, that such a "great" country has gone totally bad shit crazy?! It used to be a "developed" country but now the US is like a 4th world country. So you have crated totally new category of how backwards one country can go. Now you are like Russia, North Korea, China, Afganistan etc. I am so sorry for you, cause I lived and worked in the US over a decade and it has been only down hill after that.
Oh please! We are far from a third war country. Our political climate may be rough now, but all countries go through bad times. Plus we have 50 states that some are better than others.
You are pretty spot on when it comes to where the US is heading. But what has Russia got to do with those communist contries? The Sovjet Union fell a long time ago. You find more socialism in Brussel than in Kreml.
USA is like Russia ??? That's the Dumbest thing I've heard in a while. - Erik, Norway
It's our tyrannical government that has fucked everything up, and we can't trust them with anything. I can't imagine how high they would raise our taxes if we went to universal healthcare, they would kill our economy!
dumbest take ever heard from a norwegian pls delete this
Hating on the USA is not rare in Norway I would say, and that often stems from the politics and the crazy shit going on, for example that there are over 1 school shootings each week in America.
I would personally never want to live in America. The thought of living there scares me.
Exactly!
Only in Cities with gun control, I live in the south, where guns are prevelent and there is little shooting that happen, it's all fake news lies!
Canada's Prime Minister felt the same way and banned a ton of guns recently, and they almost immediately started having mass stabbing attacks (which are much harder to notice in a crowded/loud area than gunfire)
In my opinion we should love america because they are the ones who keeps norway safe
I think you will find a lot of people in ireland also do not americans, you can usually hear them before you see them. They are overbearing yes we welcome them when they are spending money but we often laugh behind their back.
This is a long comment, please expand and read in full:
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The title is a bit clickbaity, what he's *actually* asking is, is there a country that you don't *like*?
And yeah, a lot of people in Norway don't *like* the US because the country represents pretty much all that we are culturally against.
Here it's taboo to stand out and do excessive things or be excessive etc.
While it's celebrated in the US.
Huge meals, big cars, loud people, extremist political opinions lacking in nuance and understanding of the opposing views.
And a foreign policy that's... Let's just say unpopular...
But with that said we don't *hate* the US, it's more that we have a complicated relationship with the country and its people and *very* mixed feelings.
Still, we're grateful for all that the country has done for us.
And we do consider you as friends.
It's just that...
Well, you're kind of that drunk uncle that curses and litters that you're really embarrassed about and annoyed with yet deep down you still love him cause whenever your mum or dad *really* needs it he's there for you.
He's just a bit clumsy and narrow-minded, that's all.
4:03
That's said more then half jokingly.
7:39
She's talking about your pride in your country and belief in your superiority over others.
Not that you as individuals are bad, if you get my meaning.
We do understand that your school system, and just in general society has... Issues...
And that it's not really your fault that people from your country has issues...
But it's a bit...
Frustrating... Sometimes...
8:31
Yeah, about that...
Your elementary schools and high schools are pretty bad for the most part by world standards.
You actually do have world class universities, including some of the top spots, but they're starting to slip a little bit in the rankings.
As a example, you guys use multiple choice tests while we have to write down a answer free form from memory.
No memory aid or random chance of getting it right from the available options.
14:08
I don't think that citizens are considered "agressive" here, but arrogant?
Definitely, but then, many consider Norwegians as arrogant, so yeah...
But yes, the US *state* is definitely agressive, and not just against enemies, but indeed towards allies too.
thank you explaining!!
Løper du til Janteloven for å unnskylde USA!? 4real!?
"Huge meals, big cars, loud people, extremist political opinions"
Snakk for deg selv! Jeg gir faen i måltidene, bilene, volumet og den politiske ekstremismen! Not my problem!
Tiår med plyndringskriger hvor de slakter gamle og unge (BARN!) over fote, DET har jeg ett problem med. Ikke drive-throughs eller CNN.
"Still, we're grateful for all that the country has done for us."
Hva snakker du om EGENTLIG!? Hva F@EN har de gjort for oss!?
Hvem redda oss fra Nazistene? USA!? 🤣
"American exeptionalism" - hva annet kan man kalle det enn PUR RASISME!?
"world class universities" - Hvilke universitet, og innen hvilket fagfelt?
(Det er tiår siden disse "Ivy League"-klubbene produserte noe humankapital å være stolt av. Bare se på fagfeltet "economics". Winter is coming...)
I have become quite convinced that Norwegians are some of the most arrogant people I have ever met.
Big = wasteful over using resources
Im Norwegian and I cant understand that many norwegians hate the us. The country I hate the most is Russia for sure!
You don't think a lot of Americans might answer "Iran", "North Korea", or possibly "Russia"?
America is one answer many has because..
1. The politics is compared to our very selfish. The most shocking and absurd thing is your health care and wellfare.
You gun politics also. What bothers us is your arguments against stricter gun laws where for example Norway and other countries are brought up where we suddenly have laws where guns are illegal and such.
No, they are not illegal and you can very easily get a hold of your guns. There is just laws against citizen using guns that is made to kill as many people as possible I.e automatic weapons, explosives, military grade ammo and military grade vehicles.
You can get pistols, semi auto and rifles and/or shotguns. (Correction: pistols is something you need special permission for as it is easly hidden and only available if you use it for I.e shooting as a sport)
Other things would be available if you have the right clearance and has real use for them.
2. Education in America seems to be very centered round America and its values.
Little to no knowledge about the world.
Other sectors of education as well is poor.
Only the ones that afford private schools gets the best of the cake.
Public schools has sever lacking in funds.
Sexual Education is taboo almost and kids don't get the proper education to take care of them self.
Freedom of speech is what you also boast about. But if something is brought up like more social welfar, it has been stigmatized as only communism and thus it is now been made taboo almost to talk about.
Thus you can't challenge your own ideas anymore and has stagnated in your politics and improvements.
Usa fir example went from a country with more socialistic values and good progress to leaning more and more towards the far right over the past 50 years.
Edit 2:
Repeatedly I watch videos where politics in the republican party say norway, Sweden and other European countries are communists and this is wrong. We are more capitalistic with a free market policy and have a strong mix of socialistic values (i.e wellfare). Even russia is not communists anymore. They are far from it with stronger leaning towards capitalism than communism, only it has an oligarc structure as political system)
Yes!! As an american, I agree with 90% of your statements!
Best comment of all.
Definitely agree 👍
@@geddon436 thank you for your feedback. It's not like we hate America (the video is misleading) as much as we don't agree with America if that makes sense.
@@111076tom appreciate it, thanks
Norwegians don't hate Americans. But there is a lot to dislike regarding your government. I think a lot of Norwegians and people around the world wished that Bernie Sanders would become president so that every american would get healthcare, access to education, and the list is long.
Yes for that :) Awesome said.
Skål for that !
As a rally driver said from his wreck.. "it's not the FART (speed). 🪦 that kills. !!
It's the SMELL 🗿💥 (crash) '
How can you speak on behalf of the Norwegian populus!?
Bernie Sanders is an idiot. Killary and her husbond are murderes! And you think it would be fixed by a hypocrite playing socialdemocrat!? 4real??? 🙄🙄🙄
The Sweden conflict is not really a conflict other than in good fun... yes.. Norway has been under both Swedish AND Danish ruling back in the days... but the arguing with sweden is more like a local competition of being best, and mostly its for fun :)
So is your name Tyler Walker or Tyler Bucket as in your canadian channel?
Most norwegians who say they dont like the USA have never been there. But feel like they are experts because they have seen american movies and have watched the news in Norway that is mostly negative to the US.
Good point. Virtually all modern news stories are mostly negative, whatever the subject. Because people generally don't click on positive news stories. Unless of course they feature cats.
I saw a program that asked where US is on the map and college students did not have a clue.
It was a comedy program. Only a dumbass would think it applies to all Americans.
I don't hate any country, but there are definitely many political systems I have extreme distaste for.
Intil we did get indipendent both Sweeden and Dannmark has ruled Norway, so we hade some conflict but they just joke about not liking Sweedish people:) We have good relationships with both Sweeden and Danmark:) Comming from a guy who lives in Norway:)
Some 30 years ago the US would not have been so prominent in this, if mentioned at all.
The lady who pointed to the US and uneducated did not, most likely, mean your education in general, but in the way the US seems to say that "my ignorance is as valuable as your knowledge" or something to that effect, that does point to a certain disregard for factual information, on top of that you have the way your politics has more or less become unhinged among a certain visible strata of the US population.
As for Sweden... that is just for the laugh, it is just taking the piss.
Norwegian here, In regards to Norwegian peoples dislike of amarican politics, it just reminded me of the time in 9th grade, when we had about debaits, the teacher put on trup and bidans debait as an example of what not to do.
And this year, when we had about the structure of our politics and such, our teacher brought up the us as an example of how different other countries are(and also heavily criticised it) So you know...
Also I don't think it's quite a hatred, more disappointment and shock at a lot of factors in the us
I love the comment to the cupple (or friends/family etc) who say americans stigmatise and you then say it's probably the same all over the world , maybe its the same in Norway, or not, when there are two people your talking about who are doing exactly what they are criticising.
Well said.
It so disapointing to see so many of my fellow norwegians hate on USA when there is so many worse countries to choose from. Russia, china, N korea, Venezuela, almost any african shlthole country, Iran, UAE, Afganistan, Canada just to name a few.
There is a difference between countries (the corporation) and it's people and land.
First of all, I've wathced a lot of your videos and they are so good.
I believe that Norwegians have an impressions of Americans being better than everyone and that's why they have a negative impression.¨
I worked for a local tourist location, and we had Americans travellers who did not expect the high cost of staying in Norway, that they came in mid-vacation to ask for cheaper locations to stay and even FREE places(they ran out of money). It never happened with any of our Europeans visitors.
I like Americans and you as well, but many people have the wrong expectations or not done enough research. I'm now living in Denmakr, and the Americans I meet here are superb!
I feel I can shed some perspective on the “USA hate”. I am not Norvegian but I live in Europe, specifically in the post-Soviet country.
I was born in the 90’s and growing up, the USA was this dream country and it was given as a positive example all the time. We consumed American culture appropriate to our age and me and lot of my friends idealized the USA. When we were confronted with the harsh reality of many problems the USA has - e. g. healthcare, extremists in the politics, systemic racism, work culture, education system and so on, we were beyond disappointed, crushed even. So I wonder if Norwegians have the same perspective?
When confronted with the question which country you don’t like even if there is so many reasons to mention Russia or other authocratic states you choose western democracy like USA because you are deeply disappointed in expectations you acquiered as a child..
europe has more racism
Your disillusionment is your problem for idealizing my country. And now you compound your original error by stereotyping everything bad about the United States. No country is ideal or free of problems. That would apply to your country as well.
I’m from Norway and we dont hate Sweden, we Are Siblings so we Say things we dont mean often, But we Love Eachother Actually.
Norway and Sweden is like sibling. Is love and hate. After all we are brothers like rest of the nordic countries.
I'm Norwegian and was also surprised by how many people said the United States...
The video you watched forgot to mention the horrible racism that is happening everyday in northeren norway towards the Sami (indigenous) people of norway. They only interviewed southern parts of norway. It's not as bad as it used to be, but it's still present.
Hi Tyler you should do a New Zealand video
I think when the girls say they hate the USA because it's "big", what they really mean is that everything tries to appear so grandiose as if it's better than any alternative. It comes off fairly arrogant, which is in stark contrast to how Norwegian culture embraces equality and being humble. Also the girl who said "it's a bit.." ended the "sentence" with a head tilt, which kinda implies that you already know the end of the sentence. Sorta like saying "It's a bit, you know, yeah." Is that understood internationally?
Additionally, the USA is often mentioned only because it's the closest thing much of the west can relate to. Countries in Asia / Africa / Middle East can be hard for Norwegians (or most westerners probably) to comment on, because it's so culturally different, far away, and not talked about as much. Whatever bad stuff happens in the USA feels much closer to home as if it could happen in Europe, and I think that is why many Europeans are nervous about the USA.
if u look at the jagged border u can see Norway and Sweden has had many wars and border disputes for the last 2000 years, we also been under swedish rule , we get a long fine now but we joke a lot about not liking them
Im 46 and have been studying the US history and socialanthropology for 25 years. This is question is way to big for a single answer. If you want to ask some questions Tyler, plz do so and ill answer as well as i can.
Keep in mind that this is a Danish citizen who have come up with this question 🤣
This way of asking is offending, and I truly believe that none of those who answered really hate the country they mentioned.
Sceptic or critical to how countries are run or how people act would be more appropriate to ask.
Hate is such a strong word, and I feel you have to be on the extreme side to really hate a country.
But that's my oppinion.
I hope you didn't loose faith in Norway and Norwegians after this 🙈
American here, are you Norwegian?🤔
@@timothyreel716 yes, I'm Norwegian 😊
@@barbro6525 😊♥️