Tuesday, August 24, 2010

DIFFERENCES in Norway

Thus Far:

-Their fashion seems very old style (weird flowery clothes and jewelry)
-It is common to wear tights with shorts over them
-Most girls only wear mascara, lots of makeup is not common
-They don't really say "Please" and "Thank you"
-They don't say "Goodbye"
-Mullets are acceptable
-There are no clocks ANYWHERE!
-The toilets have buttons, not handles to flush
-Street signs are hard to come by
-Norwegians are generally shy
-You need to tke sunglasses AND an umbrella to have a successful day outside
-Their TV shows are months, if not years behind (Like MTV and such..)
-The buses have seatbelts
-The outlets
-They don't have Prom
-They eat sandwiches for breakfast
-EVERYONE drinks coffee and offers it to you
-They eat 4 meals a day
-They eat very early
-Most doors has a ledge on the floor, every time I walk through I almost TRIP!
-The people are fairly shy
-The Taxis are MERCEDES!
-The school schedule is not constant, not like every other day the same classes that I am used to
-People walk a LOT, the hills are exhuasting...my legs HURT!
-The bread is very THICK, and seems to be eaten at every meal...yogurt seems popular too

I think that's it for now...I will keep adding things as my time goes on!

1 comment:

  1. Sounds like its an experience!!! :D

    Lots of luck in learning new things and with your Norsk :) Will def miss you this semester :( But have fun!!!

    L&S Danne <3

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