American Reacts to CRAZY Things You Only See in Norway

Many Norwegians are freaked out by lutefisk too 😄

I forget that Americans cut their all their food up front and eat it with a fork, my mum made me stop doing that when I was about six, so it’s kind of seen as a child like way to eat in Norway, and I think it’s similar for many European countries

Just to illustrate how much snow we can have. I served my military conscription up north in Sørreisa near Bardufoss. That winter it was more snow than usual. After breakfast, the lieutenant called us over and told us to grab some shovels from the shed. He ordered us to dig out his car. "Well, where is it?", one of the soldiers asked. "I don't know exactly, but it's there somewhere", he said and pointed to a 20 foot pile of snow. It took 6 guys 4 hours to dig out his car. Later that night we drove the narrow road to Bardufoss to do some drinking, and the snow was so high it was like driving through a tunnel. A lot of military was shoveling snow of the houses of civilians that winter, because they feared they would collapse. During a joint military exercise with NATO countries, including the US, the roof of a hangar in Bardufoss collapsed, and one soldier died.

one thing i learned from my grandfather when i was very young was to never pollute nature and always leave it exactly the same or better than before when you leave. i've brought that mindset into towns/city as well.

We absolutely eat like that, I really have reacted to that when eating together with them, that they cut everything into pieces, then put the knife down and then eat with your fork in the right hand. In Norway that's only done by children ;)

A few years ago i lost my wallet on the main street in Oslo called Karl Johan. It was summer and full of people everywere. In about 5 hours i got a call from the police station. They told me that a man had found the wallet and delivered it to them so i went to pick it up. Everything was still there, all my cards and even my 1000 kr was still there. 😊

Since it’s December I think it would be perfect to check out a vid on Norwegian Christmas traditions or traditional Christmas foods maybe because Norway has a whole lot more of delicious stuff to offer than just fish in terms of traditional Christmas foods.

The utensils thing, is all over Europe, Australia and many other parts of the world. It's not just the older generation, it's how we all eat. :) /Swede

Norway, Iceland, and Japan are the only countries that are allowed to catch whale and its regulatet very strictly, at least in Norway. Whale is really good and is a must try. I have made whale for dinner 3 times myself and have eaten many times.

Norwegian companies don't pay high wages because they are nice; it’s because of our strong worker unions.

So when are you coming to Norway Tyler? 🙂

I have to agree on the fork and knife, thingy. Married to an american, me being a norwegian it always suprised me that he cut all his food into bite sizes before he ate when we had dinner instead of doing it bite by bite. Of course sometimes the adult do it too, but not that often and it depends on the dish as well. We do cut the food in many pieces but that`s just mostly when we cut up the food for the kids, when they`re small. Love your videos.

In Norway, the outdoor temperature and sunlight gets subconsciously mixed, so warm weather and dark sky can feel wired when we travel. But dark winters can still be sleepy.

Kvikklunch - "kittcat" on the inside of the wrapper you will find the 9 safety rules of how to be best prepaired for your winterhike. 1: plan your route and leave a message. 2: adjust your trip according to your fitness and the weather. 3: knep uppdaterad on weather and avalanches. 4: be prepaired for bad weather and cold - even on shorter trips. 5: bring neccecary ecuipment in order to help yourself and others. 6: take safe trailchoises. Look out for avalancherisks and unsafe ice. 7: use a map and compas. Alway know where you are. 8: go back in time. There is no shame in turning back. 9: save your strength and find shelter when needed.

What you will come to realise is that Norway in the early days was never a rich and evolved country, villages was far apart and getting from one place to another was not an easy task. Norwegians learned to live of what nature had to offer also not to waste resources, so either food, materials or any other usable elements would be taken well care of. Norwegian food is a good example of this, most food origin comes from what you could make of the different parts resource you would have at the location you lived. most villages back then were isolated, and you just had to live of whatever resource you had around you, and not let anything go to waste, also I think taking care of your surroundings pretty much was the only way to survive.

I see your subscribers are getting more and more. You are not doing your job in vain. It's always fun to see and listen to you (and your brother). Congratulations, and hope your subscribers grow even more. Best regards from a subscriber in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Love your videos Tyler. I live just outside of the city of Bergen in Norway. Living in norway makes me sometimes forget how lucky i am. Because i see these fjords and mountains and the beautiful nature every day, and forget to apreciate that. But your videos have realy opened my eyes again. Thank you for that. If you ever travel to Norway one day, call me up and i will guide you all over the west coast of Norway. The most beautiful part of Norway ;-)

Norway has lots of nature that we build around rather than completely remove so berry bushes here and there in forest or grassy areas is common. And all running water in norwegian nature is probably safe to drink. If you are penniless there are social helpcare that you have a right to as a person without a job, or health problems, etc. depending on the situation there are different support you can get.

I remember when i was like 7 years old and we came to the cabin, we could not find it because it was to much snow that it was just gone. It was 6 meters with snow, its the record here in the north.

Her explaing how to eat with a fork and knife like a normal person is hilarious. Also FYI, if you're particularly savvy you can poke food with a fork in order to pick up the food item, It's pretty handy