I imagine lots of snow and I hear the people are nice. What I know is that there is good black metal that comes out of there.
Oh come on, I burnt the meatballs once, and you're still going on about that?!Rastelin said:Yes and then we chased you out. We couldn't stand the food. You suck at food.IamQ said:That you are inferior to us, the Swedish master race! We once used to own you guys, remember why you celebrate your national day, eh?
So scram now! We don't need your large mountains, or your blooming economy, or your large ammounts of oil...or y...or your... you suck!
*runs away*
How did I do on your test? [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.388623-What-do-you-know-about-Norway?page=2#15564177]Playful Pony said:Interestingly, although we produce more Black Metal than any other country there are comparatively few fans of the genre in Norway! Most bands have their fan base abroad.
Tromsø next March would be an excellent time and place for seeing Northern Lights. Unless I'm very much mistaken, this year marks the final year of an 11 year cycle with regards to solar activity, i.e. the year of peak activity, and as a result the northern lights will be stronger and more frequent.Grouchy Imp said:I'm actually planning a trip to Norway next year. A good friend of mine has 'see the Northern Lights' on her bucket list so we're heading out to Tromso next March for a week (maybe two if I can twist her arm). I'm very much looking forward to my first visit, and am hopeful of persuading her to take a ship up through the fjords instead of the plane journey she is so set on.
We shall see...
Incidentally, anyone who knows Tromso and can recommend a few good places for an evening meal - their suggestions would be most welcome.
Uuuuh well thats a tough one! We start learning spoken and written English at the age of 6, same time we start learning the Norwegian written language. In adition to this there is TV, movies, games and the internet which is mostly in English. This I would say is the main reason why so many of us have a reasonable comprehension of the language. We hear it and see it written almost every day.Shraggler said:-snip-
Well done =3. The spoken language is simply known as "Norwegian" as it varies a great deal due to local dialects. We have two written languages, "bokmål" being the most common, and "nynorsk", which is relatively new. "Nynorsk" litterally means "New Norwegian"... We learn both written languages in school.Shraggler said:How did I do on your test? [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.388623-What-do-you-know-about-Norway?page=2#15564177]
Acrisius said:Sweden. It was part of, and later in a Union, with Sweden. Not Denmark. Nothing good ever came out of Denmark.
I dunno kompis, they seem to be too busy picking on us from Uddevalla to do that.Don't listen to him, people from Gothenburg just hate Stockholm.
So, have you ever heard this version:Acrisius said: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...
Something to be (somewhat) serious about, I guess. Did you know Anders Borg is going to present the budget for the upcoming year tomorrow in the morning at SVT?Acrisius said:First off, Sweden is doing pretty fine too actually! Stupid government didn't want to spend any of our big piles of cash last year, but after a lot of criticism and lowered rates of approval in polls, they've now opened the wallet a bit, finally. Unfortunately most of it is just an effort to play the public into keep liking them, imo, but hey. The point is, we're still doing pretty good.
Second, I didn't know about that christmas tree-thing. That's pretty damn cool!
Except for that time some of the fine people of your country set it on fire Oo. My grandfather fought in the war, and that episode actually made him cry a little. I've never seen tears roll down that mans cheeks ever before or after! Shows how much that means to him, and how much the help of the UK during the war ment to him. I was rather touched actually, he isn't generally one to show feelings =p. Not that I'm blaming UK in general, I imagine many of you were just as outraged that someone would do that Oo.Frankster said:I know very little about Norway tbh beyond basic geography :/
Being from uk, our stereotypes about norway are positive so guess my impression would be defaulted to "favorable", especially as being a Londoner we get to admire that magnificent christmas tree Norway sends to us every year, a gift that does wonders for our good relations it seems.
Huh, we will be treated to a lecture from Johan Lönnroth instead. And another one tomorrow.Acrisius said:I'll actually be watching one of the guys from the government presenting their budget in person at my university =)
Hey, that´s homophobic! You Christian Democrat!Also, to hell with Jensen's Böghus!
Thanks man, those are some cracking suggestions. Yourself and others in this thread have been so helpful, I've gotten a much clearer mental picture of where and what we'll be doing when me and my friend head out. Thank you so much.Xrysthos said:Tromsø next March would be an excellent time and place for seeing Northern Lights. Unless I'm very much mistaken, this year marks the final year of an 11 year cycle with regards to solar activity, i.e. the year of peak activity, and as a result the northern lights will be stronger and more frequent.Grouchy Imp said:>snip<
There are bus tours every evening from most hotels that take you to the islands outside the city where there is less light pollution and impressive scenery.
I live in Tromsø, and have been living here for the last 4 years during my studies at the local university, but I'm afraid I won't be much help with regards to good places to eat. Skarven/Arctandria is a restaurant in the city centre where they serve excellent fish meals (I thoroughly recommend the grilled "tørrfisk", which is a dried and salted fish), but the place is relatively expensive and you might have to make a reservation at least a day or two in advance.
As far as other things to do in Tromsø, the short days will be a problem with regards to typical outdoors activities, but there is a ski lift 15 minutes by buss from the city centre for downhill skiing if you're into that kind of thing, a few decent museums in the city centre (Polaria being the most entertaining - showing all aspects of marine industry and exploration, wildlife, geology etc. for Northern Norway and Svalbard - the fish tanks are very interesting, as well as the panorama videos from Svalbard), lots of places to drink beers and whatever from the worlds northernmost commercial brewery, above average nightlife for a city of 65,000 (thanks to roughly 15,000 students) and a gondola that goes up a nearby mountain for an excellent view of the city.
The ship you mention goes all along the coast of Northern Norway fairly often (I think the southermost port is Trondheim, but it might be Bergen), and it is definitely worth it if you can spare the time and you have the weather on your side.
Oh, and bring a tripod if you plan on taking pictures of the northern lights
If you have any questions, feel free to quote or PM me.
Ah yes, the tree got burnt during the riots.... One outrage out of many for yer average londoner during that whole sad affair, friggin animals.Playful Pony said:snippy