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Those weren't my favorites, i just picked a couple weird ones and the rest were from the top 10. Actually in my home town there are a lot of old guys with names like Arne, Sven, Knut etc.
I know a couple younger norwegian guys named Emil, which I guess is popular now but seems like one of the least cool names you could give a kid. My favorite snowboarder (who is from norway) is named Terje. That's a good one if you ask me. He's my age.
Italians and japanese have the coolest names. The worst names are people from Utah.
Most Americans in my country state they are XXX-American because their ancestors (grandparents or further back) came from that country. Sadly, it's mis-used and they shouldn't say it, but they do.
Very few Americans call themselves XXX-Americans and mean it like I do: That I have both Citizenship of XXX country (usually by blood, since a parent or grandparent hails from there) and citizenship of the United States/Mexico/Canada.
I find that if you have citizenship of both countries, namely the right to work and live in both just fine, then it's perfectly acceptable to state that you are XXX-American because it's true. However, like I said, a lot of Americans do not have citizenship in both countries and yet they label themselves as XXX-American simply because their ancestors came from that country.... it's annoying T_T
Wont be a problem. But going to the capitol wont be a nice experience, its mostly populated by people from the middle east. Nothing wrong with tem, but it wont be a "norwegian" tour.
Go to smaller towns and villages in the west or north, is my advise.
Wont be a problem. But going to the capitol wont be a nice experience, its mostly populated by people from the middle east. Nothing wrong with tem, but it wont be a "norwegian" tour.
Go to smaller towns and villages in the west or north, is my advise.
Its not true that Oslo is mostly populated with people from the middle east, that is a silly thing to say.... Yes there are a amount of people with middle eastern origin who lives in Oslo. But people of polish and swedish origin are also very well represented in Oslo..
But you are correct about the "norwegian tour". People who visit Oslo will not see anything stereotypical norwegian. They will be disappointed, and afterwards write bad things about Oslo on city-data
I watched many of this guy's videos. They are pretty funny and useful.
Another thing to remember is that the law of physics also exists in Oslo. By that I mean: In other cities in Europe you dont have your wallet in your back pocket. Dont do that in Oslo either, it will be gone in about 2 seconds.
Some will probably blame non western immigrants for every crime in Oslo, which is not true. Crime have been commited in that city for centuries. But overall, Oslo is much more peacefull than any other city in Europe.
I feel sorry for this poor spanish touristbus driver who parked in a non guarded zone in Oslo during the night. He would never do that in any other city in Europe. The result of it: Probably a drug addict who could not find anything of value and got angry and set the bus on fire: http://gfx.dagbladet.no/pub/artikkel...1216391454.jpg
Dont leave anything of value in your parked car, it will be gone in about 2 seconds:
I always find it curious that Americans expect some kind of reaction out of Europeans, just because of their nationality, or their heritage. I'm not sure why the concept "nobody cares" is hard to grasp. I have a very German name (first and last); my first name is a very old-fashioned traditional name. Germans here in the US tend to comment on it, or on both names. In Germany and Austria people were completely unphased, and it never occurred to me to expect a reaction.
Do you speak Norwegian, OP? That's what gets people's attention. They appreciate it when you can speak their language, no matter where you're from, or what your heritage is.
Another thing to remember is that the law of physics also exists in Oslo. By that I mean: In other cities in Europe you dont have your wallet in your back pocket. Dont do that in Oslo either, it will be gone in about 2 seconds.
Some will probably blame non western immigrants for every crime in Oslo, which is not true. Crime have been commited in that city for centuries. But overall, Oslo is much more peacefull than any other city in Europe.
I feel sorry for this poor spanish touristbus driver who parked in a non guarded zone in Oslo during the night. He would never do that in any other city in Europe. The result of it: Probably a drug addict who could not find anything of value and got angry and set the bus on fire: http://gfx.dagbladet.no/pub/artikkel...1216391454.jpg
Dont leave anything of value in your parked car, it will be gone in about 2 seconds:
The Norwegian guy already laughed and said my name was funny, like some old man name, that is kind of what I meant.
In Japan, Japanese Americans are treated pretty badly by the locals. So it's not a crazy thing to wonder about. Germans are are laconic and unimpressed by anything, it's hard to know what they are really thinking until they are drunk.
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