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- Here are some mistakes I think tourists easily make on their first time visiting Norway!
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Mistake tourists make: going to Oslo when you want to see the beautiful fjords and mountains of Norway.
This is so true! Also, going to the well-known places that are packed with people when the next fjord/village/mountain is just as beautiful and almost completely empty.
@@Hope00Love Absolutely.
When I traveled Møre and Romsdal for the first time(I'm from Oslo) we went to Geiranger, which was packed and it really lessened the experience. And then we took a turn and ended up in the fjord next door, Hjørundfjorden, which was completely empty and a total paradise. We wented 30 min for a ferry, then when it came, decided to take the next ferry in an hour because it was so nice just sitting on the ferry dock talking. The most beautiful place I've ever been.
Be ready to use diapers, public toilets can be difficult to find in many areas.
Nabium Well Norway is more than the stereotypical fjords🙄
@@kilipaki87oritahiti Ok?
But if you go to Oslo because you want to see more, then fine, but how is that relevant to anything I said? o.O I said the tourits wanting fjords and mountains who end up in Oslo did a mistake, not the ones who wanted an average middle-sized European city.
How-ever, anyone wanting urban Scandinavia is better off in Stockholm or Copenhagen; cheaper and better.
Funfact: the high end bottled water "VOSS" is actually Norwegian tap water. No seriously, the water you see those fancy rich people drink is just regular. Norwegian. Tap. Water.
It's not even from Voss! It's actually water from Artisan (I think). My cousins live there and they just buy the bottles and fill them up with water from their kitchen sink
@@orlistrickman1404 true. It's not from Voss, it's from a place called Iveland.
Artisan is a type of well, and not a place in Norway
I feel like most people just buy one bottle and use that as a water bottle.
Im Norweigan Its true They Are ripoffs
@@frostedpancake3882 i do It ur right
The speed limit in Norway is 80 km/h on ordinary rods and 50 km/h in citys and densely populated areas. Other speed limits is marked with actual speed limit.
Also if there are yellow center line dashes then short ones are for 50km/h or lower. Longer than that the limit is 80 unless otherwise signposted.
Actually it is 60 and 80.. not 50 and 80. If there is no speed limit sign.
If it is 50, there will always be a sign that tell you it is 50.
@@HrRezpatex Has that been changed lately? It used to be 50 an 80. Wikipedia also say 50 and 80. I'm an Norwegian living in Norway.
@@HrRezpatex Sorry, but you're wrong on that one.
www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/2869651/binary/1353553?fast_title=Hvordan+fartsgrensene+bestemmes+i+Norge.pdf
@@HrRezpatex Another link to the Norwegian traffic law §6
lovdata.no/lov/1965-06-18-4/§6
My suggestion for the biggest mistake is to dress improperly for hiking trips, such as Trolltunga. There have been hundreds of rescue missions by the red cross in that location due to ill-prepared foreign tourists.
Oh gosh.. really?
You know the speed limit when you come home and open the mail.
Alcohol sale is 18:00 on Saturday and 20:00 on weekdays.
Yup
This applies to Oslo atleast. There are different rules between counties.
The municipalities can decide for the stores to close the beer (and cider) sale earlier, but most choose not to. Vinmonopolet, where stronger alcohol is sold usually close at 18 on weekdays and 15 on Saturdays.
Water quality as well as food quality are very strictly monitored. Yeah, tap water is pure, cold and safe but getting ice (for drinks) is somewhat uncommon. I guess the thinking is, the more ice there is, the less drink. And drinks are fabulously expensive (10 bucks for a beer).
Norwegians use these little pieces of paper to separate their "brødskiver" (like half sandwiches) in their lunches. I went on a nice picnic tour, got handed what I thought was a sandwich, and ended up eating half a sheet of paper before my Norwegian host told me that there was paper and that it is not a sandwich.
Don't say "hi" (or "howdy", "hello", "how yo doin'", or "g 'day") to a Norwegian stranger on the street. You will scare them. It is an American reflex (to put people at ease, I think) to greet or acknowledge another person when passing by. But in Norway, the cultural norm is to not make eye contact and walk by without saying a word. If you suddenly say, "hi", they will physically startle and like smoke will come out of their ears as they try to rapidly figure out if they actually know you from somewhere.
Speaking of buses and queues, at the bus stop, everyone stays 1-2 meters apart from each other. So like 5 people waiting for a bus will spread out along 11 meters of sidewalk. It's weird. On the bus Norwegians try to sit alone, at the window seats, facing forward. Only when the bus gets too full do they use the other seats. Seats facing backward are like social anxiety death for Norwegians! and they desperately avoid eye contact. It is worth your while as a tourist to learn the bus, train and tram system. It is cost effective, efficient, clean, safe, sometimes scenic.
Norway is an almost cashless society now. Almost all Norwegians use their phone sms or vipps, or a bank card with chip. As a tourist (in any country) the best exchange rate is obtained (by your bank) by paying by card in the local currency. Most places that offer to accept foreign money on the card will give a really bad (+20%) exchange rate AND fee. I've paid like $35 for a simple McDonald's meal before I knew about this.
There is very little crime in Norway. Violent crime is so rare that it actually gets broadcast on the national news when someone dies in some village 600 clicks away. I have lost my wallet at a shopping mall before and I recovered it minutes later at the Information booth, with all my money and credit cards. It had been turned in by some teenager. I feel completely safe walking around at night, alone. There are a whole lot of drunk people (staggering around, yelling, singing, vomiting), but they keep to themselves.
Thanks for putting this together 👍
You have basically written Norwegians whole day to day life in this one comment 😂😂
This honestly sounds so great, like the opposite of the U.S., where I've lived all my life (and hate it). Aside from the drunk people being common, but I suppose it's better that they keep to themselves.
Yes, we raid others, not our own ;) lol Great insight =) And if people didn't get drunk we'd stop meeting someone and reproducing ;) lol
About the talking to strangers, and not sitting next to others on the bus... we are not hostile... we just value privacy and don't want to intrude on other peoples personal space =) When you find a reson to talk to a norwegian tho (i.g. on the workplace) most of us are really polite and welcoming.
I visited Norway last year for a few weeks. There are atm’s at the Oslo Airport, I was able to have some cash in hand for emergencies. I visited a few islands/smaller towns and I found that not all vendors accept credit cards so readily so I was glad to have some cash in hand. Most of what you said rings true, especially the public transportation information. I did find it that the majority do wait for all other passengers to exit. I tried to mimic what other citizens did and learned a few phrases in Norwegian to show respect as I didn’t want to assume that everyone spoke English. Everyone I came across was very kind and helpful. Norway is a lovely country to visit, I hope others get to experience it and enjoy it as much as I did. I remembered to dress in layers as well because although it can be cold outside you are ready to strip down once you enter most buildings/businesses 🤦🏻♀️😂🤣.
When I'm in Oslo I always use the ruterbillett app for public transport, just make sure your phone is fully charged!
A tip for any tourists that struggle to find an ATM if you should need some cash, is that most grocery store will allow you to take out money there, if you purchase something. Just tell them the amount you'd like to withdraw, and they charge it to your card along with your purchase, and you can get it in cash. Though certain (small) stores might not have too much cash on hand, but most big grocery store have electronic systems that handle the cash, so they usually have a decent amount on hand (as those systems are safer).
Last summer we traveled to Norway and we were at the supermarket and my boyfriend paid cash and one funny thing about Norway we did not know back then is that you do not give the coins in the hand of the cashier (like we do in Canada) but in a « machine » that counts it... My boyfriend gave the coins in the hand of the cashier and she seemed SO SURPRISED (and a bit annoyed also) 😅😂 We still laugh about this now 😂
There is a psychological reason for not always displaying the speed limit. If you constantly see a sign telling you 80, a lot of people will get it in their head that they need to be doing 80, even if the conditions are bad, like lots of ice, snow, fog etc. Research shows that not constantly reminding drivers what the speed limit is, people will better adjust their speed to the conditions.
It is so facinating to hear as a norwegian how many things I think is completely normal in other countries as well, but then they're not. 😅
Hei hei, we always enjoy your videos. They also make us feel a bit closer to Norway in these coronatimes... Just one tip for hikers: When you go on holiday to Norway always take some cash with you because some private roads and parking areas can only be paid by putting cash in an envelope. So do not put all your money on a card 😉. Greets!
In Norway, if there are no speedlimit signs, that means you can drive up to 80km/H. That is the standard speed due to our winding roads due to the terrain.
To compare we have Germany who has an average speed limit of 100km/H and sometimes none, this is because the roads tend to be flat and straight, so it is easier to control the car.
Nice video, good explanations of alot of common misunderstandings.
I would like to add that Norway is bigger than Oslo, and things such as public transport work differently in different places. Also, not all airports are as far out of town, or have a train service..
One very common and important mistake i see very often, is when tourists are going hiking without being prepared for it. Every summer, the rescue services are overworked having to rescue tourists who underestimate the hikes to Trolltunga, Prekestolen, etc. Hiking in Norway is (often) serious business, and can be amazing, but not when you're wearing town shoes and carry your stuff in a plastic bag 😂
I would also love to see an alcohol-video. I work as a bouncer, and every summer season i have to explain the same rules to tourists a million times. Taking drinks out of the bar service area is the most common one, but also closing hours, age limits, smoking, etc.
A tourist information service here would be welcome 😁
Tormod Egeland Ikke bare “town shoes”, men flip flops, sandaler, og sko som ikke gir nok beskyttelse...samt for tynt kledd.
Yes, a video about alcohol would be interesting!
"Here in Norway when you buy a public transport ticket..." That's not really true. Might be for Oslo, but it's going to be different depending on which city you visit. :)
In Vancouver Canada you can still pay cash (though you need exact change as their is no change) but it is preferred to use the similar transit card, called a Compass Card. You can create an account online or get a card at a transit kiosk and use a debit card or credit card and load a monthly pass or load an amount of money. You tap the cart on a little tap box which deducts money off the card.
I'm just waiting for someone to take them to court. Their refusal to accept cash (Kongens mynt) as payment is against our law. But so far, no one seems to care.
As a German driver who drove all the way from Germany to Norway I sometimes felt limited by the speed limit, so I guess I was doing 10 km/h above the limit because that's a safe range in Germany . Lucky me never got speed trapped in Norway :O
That road closure thing was quite an adventure though. I booked an Airbnb at 8 something PM, was on top of a mountain until 10 PM. Google maps told me it was an hour drive so what could possibly go wrong I thought. At some point, it was getting all foggy, I couldn't see anything and when I drove onto an island, the tunnel though it was closed. So I had to get around the whole island which had roads that would only let cars pass through one direction at a time. Must have waited 20 minutes. At the end I arrived at my Airbnb at 1 AM in the morning 😂 That was in August.
@7:15 I suggest going to 175.no and look up the status of roads you plan to travel on. Any mountain pass road can close due to weather in winter.
Yes please ! It would be super fun to see your view on alcohol in Norway 🇳🇴🤩
Inn Norway there are 2 standardized speed limits. on the open road(not highways) the limit is 80kmph( other limits are signed)
inn towns and urual arias the limits are 50kmph( other limits are signed) just keep that inn mind when u are driving next time;-)
Nice Video! Yes please do a video about alcohol in Norway :) And maybe if you can share your experiences with road trips in Norway or give us some hacks that'd be great too!
Very nice Mon, as always!
Public transit, rules may be different from county to county.
Speedlimits, general speedlimits are not given with signs. Its either 50 or 80, depending on where you are.
Some roads close in winter, but not a lot. Roads are generally kept open during heavy snow fall
Happy I found this channel !
If the speed limit is not marked. Then the speed limit is 80kmh on country roads, and 50kmh in populated area.
Great stuff Mon. 😊I’d like to see more on alcohol 🍺 in Norway.
Remember back in high school as it is the norm here to party, and go out clubbing every Friday, to remember to get to the liquor store (polet), or grocery store before “ølsalget» is closing😂😂😂
I have rarely taken public transit throughout my entire life, and there I was in Norway learning about this in real time and completely out of my element.
the thing about the road closing...yeah not that extreme.
About taxies: They have a starting fee that's fixed, and It varies depending on if its day, night, weekend or holidays. So its even more expensive if you take a taxi at night/evening during a weekends/holidays.
Alcohol: Mon-Fri sales closes at 20:00 (8pm), and this is for beer and alcoholic drinks that's 4,7% or below ONLY (super markets). We have stores that sell alcohol with higher %, and they close at 18:00. Sat: supermarked sales closes at 18:00 (6pm) and the liquor stores closes at 15:00 (3pm). Sunday: Alcohol sales are closed in stores, except for restaurants/pubs/bars
Hi Mon, I watch your videos regularly 😊 Can you please make a video on salons in Norway. Especially for women.
Lots of sensible information for tourists here. The only thing I struggle with is your assertion that shops close early. Even in my small village, the local KIWI grocery shop is open until 23:00 on weekdays, and a bit shorter on Saturdays. Shopping for clothes, electronic gadgets or whatever you can't get at the local supermarket - well, you may be right there...
A tip if you do need cash in Norway most grocery stores will permit you to withdraw money from their cashiers if you make a purchase =)
Interesting video Mon I liked this video yes!!! :)
U can buy alcohol with 5% from normal grocerystores 08:00-20:00 from monday to friday and 08:00-18:00 saturday, sunday its closed. And then u have Vinmonopolet that is the only store in Norway that sell stronger alcohol that is open from 08:00-18:00 from monday to friday and 08:00-15:00 on saturday then closed on sunday.
You can buy alcohol until 20.00, but 18.00 is correct when it comes to Saturday😃
Hehe...its only some montains road that are closed in the winter, so unless you are not going from east to west or oposite you dont need to check if roads are open. And there is no place in Norway that are isolated during winter, then maybe just for a day or two because of bad weater, then it is very small places that no tourist visits during the winter :)
If you want to buy alcohol in an grocery store on a weekday (monday-friday), you have to buy it before it before 8 pm. On a saturday, you have to buy it before 6 pm.
If you want to buy for example wine or vodka or that kind of stuff, you have to go to the liqure store. On a weekday you have to but it before 6 pm, and before 3 pm on saturdays
About speed limits.
In general we have two official speed limits here in Norway when there is no speed limit signs, its 50 and 80.
If you are driving in a area where there is a lot of houses and people, it is 50.
If there is just a farm here and there, it is 80.
If it is anything else, there will be a speed limit sign.
(Also, if you see two sign on both left and right side of the road that say the same speed limit, it means that from there it is a new speed limit.
If there is only one speed limit sign on your side of the road, it is just a reminder sign that say that it is still this speed limit.)
I'd be interested in a video about alcohol in Norway :)
Also I really like your videos, they're immensely helpful! 👍
the only thing you need to know about alcohol inNorway is...........it is FRIGHTENINGLY EXPENSIVE.
You don't need to find an ATM, because I think you can take out cash in most supermarkets and gas stations.
Grocery stores and specialized shops are allowed to smell alcohol up to 4.75% alcohol until 8 PM mondays to fridays and 6 PM on saturdays. Local municipicalities can demand that stores close alcohol sales earlier but probably 99% of municipalities have this time limit. You have to go to Vinmonopolet, which are specialized shops for alcohol above 4.75%. They close at 5 or 6 PM on mondays through fridays and 3 PM on saturdays (soon 4 PM). The legal drinking age is 18 for alcohol up to 22% and 20 for alcohol above 22%.
Nice that they can smell alcohol ;)
@@MrMKE100 A typo :)
Just a sidenote regarding the public transport ticket, on VY local trains there are no machine to validate the ticket. Contact the onboard conductor.
there are. They are at the start of each platform, usually right in front of the stair/escalator down to the platform. They are not always working though, then you can use the ticketsales-cart and start it with the conductor.
" easily get drunk? "...yes I believe I do know what you mean...haha
What app do you use to check road closures?
175.no (website, not app)
I used Skyss Billet app, which you can buy tram/bus tickets instantly and doesn't need you to do anything inside the transport.
First time I visited Oslo. I underestimated the weather 😅 It was my 2nd time around in Norway but spent most of the time in Molde. It was mid Feb. and thinking that Molde is way colder than Oslo coz its in the West and facing the Ocean, Jesus I calculated that very badly 😅 The time we went down from airport to the train station my legs were shaking like crazy 😅 And I couldn’t stop it loool.
Second generation Norwegian/American here, with family in Molde, so I'm quite familiar with that city. :-)
Thomas What a lovely City 🙂
Speed limits in Norway is either 50 or 80 km/h if no other signs. In town or populated areas its 50, outside, in woods or scarced ppl areas its 80 unless other signs.
if you have one month ticket so you can activate from the same machine where you upload balance and then you can use it without activating in the bus or train for a month.
Det stemmer. Lurer på hvorfor hun sa nettop det motsatte...
Where do you check if the road is open?
And if you get a fine from the speed cameras they will not chase you for the money if you are from another country but if you get caught by a radar you will get a fine if you are over 10km over the limit or more and you will get a fine if you drive too close to the vehicle in front of you ( I know a lot of countries have that rule but they dont enforce it where as they do enforce it here in Norway ) and all depends on how fast you are going when caught by a radar or how close you are to the vehicle in front expect an expensive fine ( 1500 NOK for 10km over the limit and upto 5000 NOK for 30km over the limit or 5600 NOK for being 1 second from the vehicle in front of you 2600 NOK for 2 seconds ) also 1500 NOK for using your phone while driving
When you wanna use a buss in Norway ( at least where I live ) you can buy like a card that last really long. With that card you us sit for this machine that looks exactly like a credit card machine and use the buss card as a credit card. So it’s basically a credit card you can only use on the buss. You can a,so lay with money idk if you can use a credit card Er på vei! ever tried that before.
cool video - thanks for posting
Can you (or anyone reading this comment) suggest if hotels in Norway typically exchange/convert money at their front desk; if so, with or without a fee?
(Yes, i heard you can use credit cards for virtually everything, however, we do want to use some Krone while there.)
thanks
Some major hotels might do currency exchange for you, but you should not want to use that service even if offered, as you can almost be assured of a bad rate of exchange. I think most hotels have stopped doing this as there is no need for it, Norway is very much a card-paying society. If you want to have some cash on hand, and that could be a good idea, get it from an ATM or see if Forex has an office nearby. Visa and Mastercard are the main cards here, if you have anything else you might be in trouble.
Einar Bolstad - thank you so much, Einar! Very helpful. As long as the trip isn't canceled for the end of summer this year, I'll put this advice to use very soon :)
I appreciate your helpful response.
@@mikewinburn Happy to help, Mike. There are currently restrictions on foreign nationals entering Norway, and a mandatory home quarantine of 10 days for all that are allowed in. There's a lot of talk in Norway, and many other European countries, about easing the travel restrictions. It is expected that there will be an update from the government on this topic very soon, perhaps even at their press conference later this very afternoon. I'm not sure where you're from, but I guess you'll be able to find updated information through norway.no once it becomes available (and translated and posted).
You don’t need an ATM as you can withdraw cash in the shops. You usually have to buy something there though.
At least in Sweden the speed limit is always the same inside a town. its 50km/h always if nothing else is signed.
30 euros? Wow; pegar o ônibus, definitivamente 😆📝.
Obrigado pelos conselhos, Mon; ajudará muito para alguém que vai morar lá dentro em pouco.
Se cuida 🙂
Speed limits: Foreigners should be prepared to pay up to 975 € for speeding. Getting their driving license confiscated, and as with an Indian driver in Lofoten last year, prevented from leaving the country and put in prison.
On the bright side tho, our prisons are really luxurious and you are treated nicely =) You get asigned a guard that is you contact, and the guerds even interact with the prisoners, like playing games stuff. And you have your own cell with your own shower, so you can drop the soap all you want xD
Velocity meters... in the states we would call them "Speed Traps"
Tourists tip in restaurants and cafes, or even taxi-drivers or cleaning staff at hotels. It’s not forbidden of course, but it’s not common, compulsory or expected. People who work have wages they can live off. I know the same thing goes for Japan/Korea where tipping is not common.
Why did you choose the French words for "my friend" as your TH-cam handle? I mean since you are from Portugal, living in Norway, and doing videos in English.
Her name is Mon 😊
How do you know she’s from Portugal? She looks Norwegian to me.
@@Lori79Butterfly She mentions it all the time in her videos. She even has videos of herself going home to Portugal.
If you're going to do a whole episode on alcohol in Norway, I think it is important that you mention that yes, alcohol is expensive in Norway because of government policies. But at the same time, this doesn't count for all types of alcohol - only the ones up to roughly 500nkr per liter. For instance, a bottle of Rémy Martin XO costs £137 in the UK according to TheWhiskyExchange. At Vinmonopolet it costs 1555nkr, which today is actually a little bit less than £137. So in other words; it's just the cheap stuff that is expensive in Norway - from around 500nkr, the prices are pretty much the same as in the country of origin.
Beer is extremely expensive all around, though.
Another example: a Chryseia 2015 is a rather expensive Portuguese red wine. It costs 575nkr at Vinmonopolet. According to Garrafeirasoares.pt it costs €54,10, which is a little bit more than 575 today. One of the cheapest portuguese wines at Vinmonopolet is the Mar De Lisboa 2014, at 99.70nkr. According to Portugalvinyards.com, the magnum bottle of this one costs 109,25nkr... so almost half the price compared to Norway.
So, if you are a foreigner in Norway and you want to enjoy some alcohol - it's time to taste the best your home country can offer because at least then you won't just give half of the money you spend to the Norwegian government...
I've heard that car rental services can be really sketchy toward tourists (like accusing them of damages that were present before the car was rented). Have you witnessed or heard of anything similar to this? I ask because I'm traveling to Bergen later this year and will be renting a car to visit the Stegastein viewpoint and a couple of other scenic landmarks around Bergen.
take pictures of the car when you get it. i have rented a cople times witout any problems. But scetsy against tourist aint nobody in norway does if they are a serious company.
I always take a lot of photos before starting driving but never had a problem ☺️
when you pick up your car from the renter do a walk around with a staff member and point out any damage on the car as you do your walk around, they should have a sheet so as you car make a note of damage if they dont have a sheet to report damage make them go and get one you dont want to be paying for damage that someone else has made, and when driving up to Stegastein the road is narrow so you will have to give way at some point to cars coming the other way so make a note of passing places as you go up and for some reason a lot of Norwegians dont like backing up for you and a lot of people from the Netherlands panic on the mountain roads especially when it comes to backing up when there is a high drop off to the side
Jared Cordell Lol as a Norwegian I’ve never heard of this. As long as you use reputable and serious car rental companies, it shouldn’t be any problems. We even have an app here were you can rent from locals in your city/neighborhood/area.
Hello. If we're allowed to travel (the virus you know..) we are planning to visit Norway this summer (the triangle between Oslo, Bergen and Alesund). Question : what about gas stations ? Should you fill up whenever you can or are there petrol stations regularly ? And are they opened long enough (to buy drinks, snacks, ...). Thanks for a reply, keep up the good work !
YES!! There are petrol stations regularly, and yes there are petrol stations and grocery stores to buy food and drinks ! :-]
When visiting Scandinavia make sure you have a Credit card like Mastercard or Visa, For some reason (maestro) debit cards are not accepted up there.
Pretty much all gas station pumps are open 24/7 so if the store itself is closed you can use a card at the pump.
Here is a search in the OpenStreetMap database for fuel stations. These are imported from the companies databases regularly so should be fairly accurate.
overpass-turbo.eu/s/TkX
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Are all houses in Norway have chimneys?
That is a very good question, and the answer is yes! Building law requires all homes to have 2 types of heat source, so that if something happens to the power grid, every home can still get heat by using a fireplace or wood stove.
When you said it's a mistake to take an expensive taxi in Norway, so what's the alternative?
In the big cities there are trains and trams that are faster and cheaper then taxi in to the city senter. In small cities there are airport busses to the city senter. Only time I had to take a taxi was in Bergen when the plaine landed at 2 am.
I like your make up very much today! ☺️
Thank you! ☺️
Yes, super professional 🥇
I dag var dine øyne ekstra fortryllende, Mon!
... you forgot to mention the moose on the road.
Most hints are actually pretty normal in countries like Austria, Italy or Switzerland. If you drive 10km/h too fast in Switzerland it costs at least 250€ (depends on speed limit). 1 km/h too fast is about 39€. How much is it in Norway (in NOK).
💐 thanks for the video.
www.politiet.no/en/services/driving-licence-and-passenger-carrying-vehicle-drivers-licence/fines-penalty-charges-and-other-sanctions/
Select the "how much will you have to pay if you drive to fast"
Mon, also could you share how to make Portugués “Caldo Verde” in one of you videos. Gracias Saludos de Texas, USA 🇺🇸
Gracias saludos is spanish. Obrigado cumprimentos is português,
ALFRABEIRA I speak Spanish and English but not Portugués
I love that guy who alwyas walks inside the subway before the people who are going out of the subway have gotten out in rush hour. It is so funny to see big adult men being pushed around like todlers. You do net get a speeding ticket in Norway at all, biggest mistake tourists make is driving slower then the speedlimit. I think it is like you can drive 10% over, the limit, not like 10 kilometers over, but in like 110 zone, you can drive like 121, but in the 3 zone you will get a nasty ticket even at 34 kilometers and hour. They can still give you a ticket if it is a part of the road that it is not safe to drive that fast in their opinion, even if it is below the speed limit.
Hey mom Amie I plan on coming to Norway for my Bachelors degree in computer,I want to ask if they are thought in English language in any public university and if yes,what are the names of these universities
bachelor degrees are usually only in norwegian, you do have alot of courses in english ofcourse, but some of the mandatory courses like exPhil or exFac and others might be in norwegian ( UiO student, humanities) although i do know some international students taking bachelor degrees in IT related topics, so might be that its easier there.
Yes do a video just on alcohol, laws, regulation, problems.
Most GPS systems will give you the speedlimit, but might be a bit out of date.
Most GPS are out of date...do not trust tech, especially not in Norway where there are so many places that shift speed limits. you miss one sign and trust the GPS and you have 7000 NKR less that month.
on 80 km/h of speed you can drive on 85 km/h of speed and if you are on 86km/h so you will get flash by camera
When you see a sign that says you no longer have to drive in 60km/h then the new speed limit is 80km/h.
There are a couple of highways around Oslo which have 100km but only Oslo the rest of the country max is 80km and they normally do that on roads that will kill you if you are not used to them :)
If the highway is 100km/h then it will be a sign that says 100hm/h. The end of a speed limit will even mean 80km/h or 50km/h. That is because Norway only has two main speed limits, and that is 50km/h and 80km/h. Any deviation from this will have its own sign telling you the speed limit.
It happens thousands of good things, every days here in Norway. But the bad things are more often in the News. Here in Hardanger I have not notice any rasism. We have people here , from many countries.
Nope supermarked alcohol sale closes 8 on weekday, and 6 on saturday.
We are terrible at letting peepl off the bus/tram etc it annoys the heck out of mee omfg :/
Alot of turist stuff, like a guided city tour, is so overpriced that its basically a scam. I live in Bergen and I just found out what they charge people to walk them around public places. Just get a pamphlet and read for yourself as you go.
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That's more mistake for Oslo than actual Norway
Not paying for a glass of water is normal in a lot of places i believe...
Julia S. I always ask for water here in Norway as I’m stingy and it’s free. Luckily we have one of the best drinking waters in the world straight from the tap...
@@kilipaki87oritahiti same here. In Canada.
in supermarket you can just find beer up to 5 prosent alcohol and in everyday you can buy it until 20,00 in the evening and saturdays until 18.00. do you really live in norway..it seems like you dont know lots of info about norway
we were well prepared 😁 made no mistakes!
Really?... Costs, sure... but the rest?... Main problem in NO is that most of the ppl r just blocking U from getting out of public transport, f.ex.... ;)
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Stores do not close at 4 ever and not 6 ether.
Not supermarkets, but clothes shops and other stores in the city center do.
Hilde.o not as early as 4 tho because then no one would ever have time to shop
@@Anna-gm4nx Where I'm from it's usually 3 or 4 on Saturdays and 5 or 6 weekdays. But shopping centers usually stay open later, until 9.
Hilde.o ohh, well. Guess you learn something new every day🤷🏼♀️😂
I Norway there are just as many signs telling you what speed limit it is as there is signs telling you what speed limit it's not, as you say in the video. Just remember 40/50 in city's, 80 most other roads and 110 on the highways unless other speeds are given. Norwegian motorist are not the most reliable in traffic, turn signal are rarely used and if used they break first and then use the turn signal so keep distant to other motorists. Another thing I have noted in Norway is that a lot of motorist are very insecure in roundabouts, I have even come upon car driving the wrong way in them. Food is super expensive, alcohol and tobacco as well, strangely it's not that expensive to get a drink at the pub compare to drinking home. For some reason that goes beyond me IKEA is open until 23:00 in Oslo. But beyond all these things this is one of the most beautiful country's I have been to no mather what season you'll visit it has something to offer you, summer is great in the whole country, winter is better if you go to the north or the mountain regions. Best day to visit Norway must be 17:th of may, the national day when there are so many people dressed in old traditional dresses. Thanks for a great video.
eight minute drive cost me like 40 american dollars.
The validating machine thing is so stupid, how Are tourists supposed to know? And also not all busstops have them
And I dont like how my country bans/restricticts everything that the government deems bad for you (such as with the alcohol laws)
And Norwegians do NOT wait for people to leave the bus to get on 😂😂
honestly you really don't need to wait for everyone to come out of the tram. Unless it is very crowded. Most trams and buses have separate doors for going in and out.
Mon, are you wearing make-up?.
6:15 For me as a native this is quite annoying. The problem occurs with the speed limit 80 km/h. Because there are so many kilometers of roads i Norway with 80 km/h sped limit, they don't bother to put many signs there. So, when you enter that speed limit you will not get an reminder. If for what ever reason you have missed the last sign you may be confused about the speed limit. 6:35 If you are in a densely populated area and the limit is under 50, the "now you can drive faster than..." sign means 50. If you are driving between 50 and 70, the sign means 80. 90 and above have their own signs. 50 and 80 are known as "general" speed limits. 50 for densely populated areas, 80 outside densely populated areas. Exceptions are marked with signs. No sign and you must guess based on you surroundings if the limit is 50 or 80. 6:54 The road authorities (vegvesenet) have an excellent map service that show almost real time data about closed roads and different problems you may encounter, even future problems. There are also an overview over winter closed roads and when they typically are closed.
Poor Tourist cannot go to Norway.
8:05 I think "cash" was the word you meant to say.