What do you know about Norway?

[awesomeClaw]

I know we used to own Norway and that it was a very poor country til they discovered their oil.

Seriously, letting Norway go without a fight is the single biggest mistake Sweden has ever made. Sure, it was the right thing to do, but that oil would feel good in our pockets right about now...

No wonder many Norwegians still have lingering negative feelings about you entitled Swedes, going about taking pieces of land where someone lives and going "we own this now, because there are more of us and we have guns!

But honestly, the Swedish-Norwegian Union was rather lenient, it was only in the start where you really tried to "rule". The Swedish king mostly let Norwegians rule themselves and do whatever, which is why it wasn't considered a big loss when Norway became independant. About the oil, you had your chance at a part of the black gold and those in charge failed to grasp at it. Don't say you never had the oportunity!

Sweden. It was part of, and later in a Union, with Sweden. Not Denmark. Nothing good ever came out of Denmark.

Uhm, no. The period Norway was under Denmark was far longer than the time under Swedish rule. Slightly less than 300 years under the Danes, with barely over 100 under Swedish rule, and that's with all 3 periods combined. We learn a lot about this stuff in school because heck, nationalism right?!

In effect Norway was independent under Sweden, with only the King as a common denominator. All in all Swedish rule was better for Norway than Danish rule, as it is what set the wheels of independance turning. We had a constitution even before the Swedish-Norwegian Union, and Sweden allowed us to keep it, with only a few minor changes. So, thanks for starting us off on liberty, freedom and independence guys! XD

And again, thanks for cheap bacon. Thats my contribution to Sweden, I use money made in Norway to purchase your wonderful, tasty meat products.

Hey, we let you go without a fight in the end didn´t we? That was pretty nice of us, wasn´t it?

Besides, swedes these days have pretty much given up the whole "ruler of the north" thing. Nowadays we´re more intrested in Battlefield and rabid feminism.

But still... För brödrafolkens väl!

Rabid feminism is our main export.

Stockholm is still the capitol of Scandinavia though...screw Köpenhamn.

DU GAMLA, DU FRIA, DU FJÄLLHÖGA NORD! DU TYSTA, DU GLÄDJERIKA SKÖNA!

As far as I'm concerned, our national anthem is about the whole nordic. Not once in the lyrics is there any mention of the national state of Sweden. It's all just about the nordic. It doesn't mean the nordic belongs to us, it means we belong to the nordic. It's all our home. And we'll happily live and die here.

:´) such a good national anthem... One of the few that isn't about conquest or superiority or flags or other arbitrary things. It's about the stuff that matters...

I know we used to own Norway and that it was a very poor country til they discovered their oil.

Seriously, letting Norway go without a fight is the single biggest mistake Sweden has ever made. Sure, it was the right thing to do, but that oil would feel good in our pockets right about now...

No wonder many Norwegians still have lingering negative feelings about you entitled Swedes, going about taking pieces of land where someone lives and going "we own this now, because there are more of us and we have guns!

But honestly, the Swedish-Norwegian Union was rather lenient, it was only in the start where you really tried to "rule". The Swedish king mostly let Norwegians rule themselves and do whatever, which is why it wasn't considered a big loss when Norway became independant. About the oil, you had your chance at a part of the black gold and those in charge failed to grasp at it. Don't say you never had the oportunity!

Sweden. It was part of, and later in a Union, with Sweden. Not Denmark. Nothing good ever came out of Denmark.

Uhm, no. The period Norway was under Denmark was far longer than the time under Swedish rule. Slightly less than 300 years under the Danes, with barely over 100 under Swedish rule, and that's with all 3 periods combined. We learn a lot about this stuff in school because heck, nationalism right?!

In effect Norway was independent under Sweden, with only the King as a common denominator. All in all Swedish rule was better for Norway than Danish rule, as it is what set the wheels of independance turning. We had a constitution even before the Swedish-Norwegian Union, and Sweden allowed us to keep it, with only a few minor changes. So, thanks for starting us off on liberty, freedom and independence guys! XD

And again, thanks for cheap bacon. Thats my contribution to Sweden, I use money made in Norway to purchase your wonderful, tasty meat products.

Hey, we let you go without a fight in the end didn´t we? That was pretty nice of us, wasn´t it?

Besides, swedes these days have pretty much given up the whole "ruler of the north" thing. Nowadays we´re more intrested in Battlefield and rabid feminism.

But still... För brödrafolkens väl!

Rabid feminism is our main export.

Stockholm is still the capitol of Scandinavia though...screw Köpenhamn.

DU GAMLA, DU FRIA, DU FJÄLLHÖGA NORD! DU TYSTA, DU GLÄDJERIKA SKÖNA!

As far as I'm concerned, our national anthem is about the whole nordic. Not once in the lyrics is there any mention of the national state of Sweden. It's all just about the nordic. It doesn't mean the nordic belongs to us, it means we belong to the nordic. It's all our home. And we'll happily live and die here.

:´) such a good national anthem... One of the few that isn't about conquest or superiority or flags or other arbitrary things. It's about the stuff that matters...

Yeah, I´ve always felt that too! Ultima Thule fucked it up when they added those last ultra patriotic verses.

By the way, have you heard the CIV 5 version of the anthem? It´s freaking awesome!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOuGIDfr24g&feature=related

 

[Sande45]

Norwegian. It's close to Swedish and Finnish, I think. Probably somewhat similar to Danish.

You're right about Swedish and Danish, they're very close to Norwegian but Finnish is completely different.

What do I know about Norway? Surprisingly little considering we share some border. I'm too lazy to format this coherently so I'll go with a list.
-Location (duh)
-Capital: Oslo
-I kind of know a bit about the language (semi-fluent in Swedish)
-Not in the EU
-Lots of coastline (the fjords)
-Cold and snowy in the winter (duh)

That's about all I know. I also have this image of large percentage of the population being fishermen, off-coast oil drilling being big part of the economy, and vikings raiding coastal European cities.

 

[Playful Pony]

Aye, that rivalry between Sweden and Norway is just in good fun. They're like our younger brother and we're proud and happy for them!

Aww, we love you too Sweden <3. Your like the strict dad that finally let us go and do our own thing, and now you only look back with pride!

Please, help yourself to anything you want to buy in our shops! It's the least we can do to help you poor guys, suffering with those outrageous prices of yours

I live in the wrong side of Norway, so it's a kinda long journey by car to get some good, Swedish stuff from your amazing stores, but we go now and then, fill up every leftover space and go back home ^^.

Hey, we let you go without a fight in the end didn´t we? That was pretty nice of us, wasn´t it?

Besides, swedes these days have pretty much given up the whole "ruler of the north" thing. Nowadays we´re more intrested in Battlefield and rabid feminism.

But still... För brödrafolkens väl!

EDIT:

"Vet du, vad norrmannen sa, som blev skjuten i pannan?"
"Nej!"
"Det var nära ögat."

Battlefield is a worthwhile thing to dedicate yourself to. Equalism too, I'm not so sure about the at times over-the-top feminist people... And you have Minecraft, which is cool =p. Best Swedish export ever!

What a rude joke Oo *takes my fish and leaves, angrily*

According to these gentlemen, rule over Norway was decided by means of rock, paper, scissors. (As all things should be)

I watched this not 2 hours ago! The rock, paper scissors part kills me everytime XD.

 

[Auninteligentname]

It's wet and cold. As a Norwegian, I can tell you, that is truly all you need to know about Norway, or at least, the western part of Norway.

 

[Playful Pony]

I know I have really good impression of the people because all the Norwegians I have met online have been really nice.

Also that every December you give the UK a Christmas tree for our help in WW2 <3

We Norwegians love our UK friends! <3 Your like family to us...

 

[GonvilleBromhead]

Norway is a lush tropical country in south Asia with a population just over one billion people

The national language of Norway is whalesong

Norwegians can only be viewed out of the corner of your eye

Norwegians do not take baths. Instead, they smear themselves with butterscotch unleash some rampaging tigers. This does not help.

The national costume of Norway consists of a morning coat, flap cap, army boots, sting vest and a loin cloth

Norway gained it's independence from Guatemala in 1987 due to a transcription error

Norwegians are renowned for their lack of a sense of humour, and will never find a forum post written by a Brit which makes up a series of lies about Norway funny.

Norway has the lowest level of car ownership in Europe, as most Norwegians travel in Zeppelins.

Norways shares a land border with Australia, though it is also connected by an undersea rail tunnel to Bolivia.

 

[Warped_Ghost]

-Capital is Oslo
-Roughly 3 million people (last time I checked)
-Social government
-Offshore oil is a huge part of their economy
-Kinda like Canada in the way that a lot of their country is barely inhabited.
-Kinda dislike other Scandinavians in a somewhat friendly manner (similar to French-English relations)
-Some people like putting grass on top of their houses
-Heavy metal is popular

 

[awesomeClaw]

I know we used to own Norway and that it was a very poor country til they discovered their oil.

Seriously, letting Norway go without a fight is the single biggest mistake Sweden has ever made. Sure, it was the right thing to do, but that oil would feel good in our pockets right about now...

No wonder many Norwegians still have lingering negative feelings about you entitled Swedes, going about taking pieces of land where someone lives and going "we own this now, because there are more of us and we have guns!

But honestly, the Swedish-Norwegian Union was rather lenient, it was only in the start where you really tried to "rule". The Swedish king mostly let Norwegians rule themselves and do whatever, which is why it wasn't considered a big loss when Norway became independant. About the oil, you had your chance at a part of the black gold and those in charge failed to grasp at it. Don't say you never had the oportunity!

Sweden. It was part of, and later in a Union, with Sweden. Not Denmark. Nothing good ever came out of Denmark.

Uhm, no. The period Norway was under Denmark was far longer than the time under Swedish rule. Slightly less than 300 years under the Danes, with barely over 100 under Swedish rule, and that's with all 3 periods combined. We learn a lot about this stuff in school because heck, nationalism right?!

In effect Norway was independent under Sweden, with only the King as a common denominator. All in all Swedish rule was better for Norway than Danish rule, as it is what set the wheels of independance turning. We had a constitution even before the Swedish-Norwegian Union, and Sweden allowed us to keep it, with only a few minor changes. So, thanks for starting us off on liberty, freedom and independence guys! XD

And again, thanks for cheap bacon. Thats my contribution to Sweden, I use money made in Norway to purchase your wonderful, tasty meat products.

Hey, we let you go without a fight in the end didn´t we? That was pretty nice of us, wasn´t it?

Besides, swedes these days have pretty much given up the whole "ruler of the north" thing. Nowadays we´re more intrested in Battlefield and rabid feminism.

But still... För brödrafolkens väl!

Rabid feminism is our main export.

Stockholm is still the capitol of Scandinavia though...screw Köpenhamn.

DU GAMLA, DU FRIA, DU FJÄLLHÖGA NORD! DU TYSTA, DU GLÄDJERIKA SKÖNA!

As far as I'm concerned, our national anthem is about the whole nordic. Not once in the lyrics is there any mention of the national state of Sweden. It's all just about the nordic. It doesn't mean the nordic belongs to us, it means we belong to the nordic. It's all our home. And we'll happily live and die here.

:´) such a good national anthem... One of the few that isn't about conquest or superiority or flags or other arbitrary things. It's about the stuff that matters...

Yeah, I´ve always felt that too! Ultima Thule fucked it up when they added those last ultra patriotic verses.

By the way, have you heard the CIV 5 version of the anthem? It´s freaking awesome!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOuGIDfr24g&feature=related

Now I just wanna get up, slap my chest and sing on my balcony, overlooking the rainy, beautiful nature of this country. :´)

Indeed.

All together now: Du gamla, du fria, du fjällhöga nord! Du tysta, du glädjerika sköna! Jag hälsar dig vänaste land upån jord, din sol din himmel dina ängder gröna! DIN SOL, DIN HIMMEL DINA ÄNGDER GRÖNA!

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

I know I have really good impression of the people because all the Norwegians I have met online have been really nice.

Also that every December you give the UK a Christmas tree for our help in WW2 <3

We Norwegians love our UK friends! <3 Your like family to us...

When I was in the army I was part of the yearly "search party" for that tree once. I never thought it would take so long and that they put so much effort into it. I truly believe they actually try finding the most spotless tree possible for you

Dawww see, you Norwegians are so awesome :3
They were always my best behaved guild members in WOW.

Oh also, my local dialect, Cumbrian is heavily based on Old Norwegian Sometimes when I used local slang my Norwegian friend understood me but my Southern English friend could not xD

A far stronger influence on the modern dialect was Old Norse, spoken by Norwegian settlers who probably arrived in Cumbria in the 10th century via Ireland and the Isle of Man. The majority of Cumbrian place names are of Norse origin, including Ulverston from Ulfrs tun ('Ulfr's farmstead'), Kendal from Kent dalr ('valley of the River Kent') and Elterwater from eltr vatn ('swan lake'). Many of the traditional dialect words are also remnants of Norse settlement, including beck (bekkr, 'stream'), laik (leik, 'to play'), lowp (hlaupa, 'to jump') and glisky (gliskr, 'shimmering').

Old Norse seems to have survived in Cumbria until fairly late. A 12th century inscription found at Loppergarth in Furness bears a curious mixture of Old English and Norse, showing that the language was still felt in the south of the county at this time, and would probably have hung on in the fells and dales (both Norse words) until later.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

Not much at all.

It's part of Scandinavia and it's next to Sweden.
I've heard of some stereotypes from my friends in Germany that Norwegians are all fisherman that don't do much else, but I'm pretty sure that's like saying all Irishmen are potato farmers.

Edit: Also, I've heard it's very cold.

 

[Woodsey]

I know Norwayan people are called Norwegians. Often you have beards. I think.

 

[BlackStar42]

I know I have really good impression of the people because all the Norwegians I have met online have been really nice.

Also that every December you give the UK a Christmas tree for our help in WW2 <3

We Norwegians love our UK friends! <3 Your like family to us...

Awwww <3 I feel all warm and fuzzy now!

I know where it is and I know the capital is Oslo. I know it was in a personal union with Denmark from about 1400 until the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and you had a LOT of wars with Sweden. You've got lots of oil and fjords, and uh... Vikings and polar bears?

 

[Rzepik]

The most expensive food in Europe.

And the roads. Gods, some mountain roads are for pros only.

 

[Meatspinner]

I know that after having a feud with one of the local earls and killing his two sons, this guy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ing%C3%B3lfr_Arnarson] hopped on a long boat and founded my country of birth.

Also Norwegians don't talk... they sing

 

[FamoFunk]

That they're really generous when people have children, as in, Men get a very generous paternity leave and the Woman maternity.

Also, you pay high tax but get a lot out of it.