- The blinds on the outside of the buildings are regulated by a sensor so they go up and down automatically, depending on the light conditions. - The police car is obliged to give way from the right as long as there are no signs giving them the right of way. The same rules apply to police cars as to others as long as they don't turn on their blue lights. - En spark, can be translated to a kicker. When I was a kid they only sanded half of the pavement to make it possible to use the spark. It's not so common anymore, unfortunately. It's really useful, both for speed, but also you get support on the ice (so you don't have to use the skates, lol) - The dude with the moose... that's crazy and something you really, really shouldn't do. They can absolutely attack. This moose looked young though, and is probably more curious than scared, as kids sometimes are. But even more important to stay away. You actually want wild animals to be scared of humans so they stay away from people and don't get themselves into dangerous situations.

@pappelg2639

6 ай бұрын

Yeah the moose dude has a death wish 😂 Lucky it was not so young the mother was with it..

@Qyngali

6 ай бұрын

The traffic the cop car gave way to had a give way sign so the cop actually DID let them in even if he/she didn't have to. The driver probably waved the traffic through because he was in no rush and the queue was building up on the side road. You can see the first car hesitate for a second or 2 before finally start driving lol.

@JL-vo1bc

6 ай бұрын

@@Qyngali The sign looks like it's on the main road (where there are also markings on the ground). Pretty sure the cops stopped because they had to, not sure what was so strange about this situation.

@SAGITTARlUS

6 ай бұрын

​@@Qyngali No, you are wrong. The road the cop came from, and the side road the cars pulled out infront of the cop on - had no yield sign. The yield sign is for the bigger road they both turned onto. If there are no signs saying you have to yield, the two roads meeting requiers the driver who gets a car on their right side to yield. Unsure if you are norwegian, but its called "høyreregel". Or in english, "the rule of right". Incase youre not norwegian, and want to learn I'll explain. The law states: "a driver must yield from vehicles approaching from the right. The same applies when a driver wants to turn left and gets a vehicle on the right side" (trafikkreglene. 1986. Lovdata) basically this means if there are no signs. And someone crashes into your right side in an intersection. Youre at fault and you did something wrong. Back to the video. There were no signs stating either driver had to yield. And the way traffic rules are set up in Norway goes as following. In order of what trumps the next. 1. Manual dirigation (applies above all lights, signs and rules) 2. Lights (applies above all signs and rules) 3. Signs (applies above all rules) 4. Rules (applies only if other information is not given by either manual dirigation, lights or signs). Now since there were no signs telling either driver (the cop, or the ones he let out first) they had to yield, so- no manual dirigation, no lights, or no signs. The rules state a driver must yield for an approaching driver from the right. So the cop followed the law, and let the vehicle from the right go, as per the rule of right. After that they have a sign telling them both, you have to yield onto the next road. They both did and went on their way. So the sign telling drivers to yield didnt apply to the first intersection, only the second. So the cop did right, and followed the law, letting the other drivers go. As long as a cop doesnt use blue lights with or without sirens, they are concidered normal vehicles that must abide by the traffic rules at all times, only exception is uniformed cop cars like this one are allowed to traverse the buss lane.

@Qyngali

6 ай бұрын

@@SAGITTARlUS ok, I just got a quick glimpse of it so you're probably right. :)

For the Police car part.. In Norway you have duty to give way for trafic from the right as a main rule if there is no signs telling you otherwise.. We call it "høyreregelen" that more or less directly translate to "the right rule"

@GoldScrapful

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, same here in Denmark

Spark means kick. In english this is probably best called a kicksled. They are less common now that roads are more salted. They used to be super common. Much easier than to walk especially with groceries. They are not heavy at all

My grandparents didn't have a car, and living in the countryside in a hilly area, my grandma would often use a spark when she was going to work on the farm. She would also use it when she was going to the bus stop, when she had to go to the store to get groceries. If the conditions are right, It's actually much better to put your stuff on the spark and push it, compared to holding the bags in your hands, or have it in a backpack even. It has to be either smooth ice, or nice, thick snow without any rocks in it for it to work though. The spark also works as something to hold on to if you are older, or have a weaker balance in general. It is mostly used by older people and kids, and the little ones for the children are really cute! Spark means kick in Norwegian, and that's what you do when you use one, you kick to get the right speed, so that makes sense.

The toilets in old cabins are normally in an outhouse. They are drafty and cold and some people find them scary, so they just skip the pooping 😅 When I was a kid I always had to constantly look down to see if any spiders or snakes or anything unlikely came crawling up the toilet to bite my bum 😅 And if it was dark I didn't dare to go to the toilet at all because of all the warewolfs and witches that to get to me on the few meters between the cabin and the outhouse 😂

@Sweenymee

Ай бұрын

And the shower would have to be a dip in the lake down the hill!

A quick note on the deer. Deers are actually extremely good swimers, much better than humans.

I had a spark as a kid and so did my nanny. The rest of my family prefered skiing. They where a lot faster than me. But I loved my spark and I used it to bring my dog everywhere with me.

That car has right of way since he's coming from the right side as long as the police aren't running blues

Norwegian here: 1) can't say I've ever seen anyone ice skating in the streets, then again I've only lived in hilly areas. 2) a lot of cabins in Norway were built with no water and/or electricity included. Some are even so old that they have outhouses. 3) blinds on the outside prevents heat on the inside. access by remote. 4) Police here are chill. 5) Could never happen as long as sweden is a member of the EU. Also, Norway should be in charge if such a union ever happened. 6) 'Spark' is norwegian for 'kick'. How common they are depends on the area, though I think they are the least common along the coast, not that anyone should quote me on this. 7) No, we are not Disney-princesses, nor should you ever seek out a møøse on your own. 8) Every dialect is different, though some are more different than others, seemily more noticable the further away from the big cities you get, probably due to lack of outside influence. 9) those same areas experience 24 hours of sunligh during the summer. 10) ...no comment. 11) small groceries (there's an interior areal limit) can be open on sundays, in addition to a general exception for any shop leading up to Christmas. If restaurants have days they must close, it would be red letter days, if at all. And if you want to live and/or work here, knowing English is the bare minimum. 12) those two møøse went on to rob the neighbourhood, ensuing in a three day hunt before the møøse surrendered. Their head now serve as a warning to any would-be criminal møøse in the area. 13) perhaps a thing for people with a special interest. Fun fact though; Keiko, the Orca from 'Free Willy' spent his last years in Norway.

@kristianflaate

6 ай бұрын

Love this - want to add - 4) Tyler: The Police too have to follow traffic laws in Norway ;)

@johncalvin6124

6 ай бұрын

You can ice skate in the streets in the north of Norway. Even in the cities.

@whiskeythedog578

6 ай бұрын

Damn m8. That was a nice summary. Den må bare respekteres.

@skinnyjohnsen

6 ай бұрын

Keiko is a Japanese woman's name, and Keiko/ Willy was a female orca. She died from pneumonia. BTW we dont have moose in Europe or Asia (They only exist in North America). We have elks. They are a little bit smaller than moose, and they are a little bit genetically more distant from deer than the moose.

@whiskeythedog578

6 ай бұрын

wtf are you talking about? our scandinavian moose is damn near identical to northern ameican once. elk is a totaly differant species. get real m8 and stop lying. jeg er norsk, og jeger, hvis du lurte på det. les helge ingstad. @@skinnyjohnsen. this is not cool man. peddeling lies as it was gospel. folks like you is what is wrong in the world

Kicksleds are absolutely a thing. My school was 5 minutes away by foot but 20 seconds on that thing. I think I must've done 40mph. Once I hit a patch of asphalt in a turn going top speed and knocked the wind out of me, broke the handle too. They aren't hard to push uphill. They've saved many old people's femurs through the ages.

I have commented this earlier in a different video, but no, it's not like EVERYTHING is closed on sundays. At the very least, gas stations will be open. Relax, you won't starve to death. And I mean, come on now... If the grocery stores are closed on sundays, you will just have to shop a little bit extra on friday or saturday, it's not like you will die from them being closed for ONE day... A lot of people only go to the store once or twice a week anyway, and do the entire weeks shopping in one go. This past sunday the grocery stores and even shopping malls were open in my area, since it was the last weekend before Christmas. So it's not THAT dramatic.

the shuters are usualy automatic (but have a button inside to change it manualy) and most of the time they are on offices or schools. so when the sun shines at the window the shuter goes down and closes. my gues for it being on the outside is that it then also blocks the heat insted of traping the heat between the window and the shuter

The policecar has to wait until the cars from the right has driven. They have give way from the right if not a sign say other.

Blinds on the outside are more efficient, as they allow you to block more "inview". And the way they work, is the thread that allows you to shut the blinds, are connected through a hole in one of the struts of the wall, with a silicone layer to block any ventilation from coming in, allowing for full coverage, while keeping to cold breeze out.

Orcas are dolphins. They are very smart and generally friendly.

@palmarolavlklingholm9684

6 ай бұрын

I would not go as far as saying they are friendly. Other Dolphins yes, but not Orcas. They are the ultimate predators in the world. We are just lucky that we are not part of their menu, and that they are intelligent enough, not to mistake us as an food item.

@trulybtd5396

6 ай бұрын

@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 in the ocean not eating you is generally friendly, i would say :)

@mbc1994

4 ай бұрын

@@trulybtd5396 Well they eat seals... my concern would be that me in a diving suit would look alot like a seal haha

The 24h darkness is only in Svalbard.

Fun fact deer can swim really well bc their bodies float. The cross big fjords at jump from island to island

Small groceries are still allowed to stay open on Sundays. Gas stations are also open, but prices there are always increadibly high.

15:06 Not only can they swim, but they can swim long distances, and will even swim between islands/islets to get to their destination. My family's summer house is on a small island about 7 (+-3) minutes with 4HK motor off the mainland, and one year not too long ago we heard talk from others about how they'd seen deer on the island. There are no deer on the island year-round, so that means the deer must have swam from the main land to the island, probably resting on the other smaller islets between the main land and our island along the way.

As plenty of people have said already, the blinds are most likely automated by sensors, or you have a button or controller on the inside to open and close them. In our school, they automatically closes if it gets too bright, and we have a button on the wall that we use to raise or lower the blinds manually.

the blinds are on the outside to prevent heat from the sun getting in. They are also electronic, either full automatic or controlled with a switch.

Not all stores are closed on Sundays. Stores that are less than 100 square meters can stay open. I live in Oslo and I have like 4 stores like that within a 5 minute walk

If you find near total darkness cool, you could move to Alaska; you wouldn't even need a passport, as it is part of the USA (which you'll forget in 3 seconds, goldfish).

12:28 I'll get in trouble with certain people deep into the whole spoken vs written language stuff, but Oslo Dialect is basically just spoken Bokmål, or at least the closest to it that you get with any of the Norwegian Dialects. I think this is what the meme is about.

The blinds are outside to block the heat during summer. Having blinds on the inside only blocks the light, but not heat from passing through the glass. This makes it cheaper to cool down buildings.

Small convenience stores, gas station and restaurants are open on Sundays.

It's a Roe deer and it may have bit off more than it can chew.

We use the great out doors when at the cabins. We do not hold back a week for showering and pooping.... - that's just tourist style. We often have something called a "Snurredass" (look it up) or old school out house toilets at the cabin. We can bathe in the lakes or streams in the summertime. In winter we can have small visits at the cabins so you don't have to shower or shower at a public bath.

Blinds on the outside keeps the sun and heat out. Blinds inside lets the sun through the window and traps the heat inside. You can operate the blinds with a string through the wall or remotely if they are powered. Some are automatic. In Norway, cars coming from the right has right of way if no other signs apply.

If the blinds are on the outside, they are automated (and can be controlled by a remote). They are part of the building construction

when I was a kid, I often skate at the road in winter, It`s fun :) and I got my first spark (kicksledge) at age 6 :) and by the way, some dialekts can be hard to understand 😅

I'm Norwegian and it's the outdoor toilet in most old cabins in Norway if I'm not completely mistaken, he has the right of way to all the other cars

Blinds on the outside reflects more heat than on the inside. They can be automatic or manually controlled by for example a string on the inside.

Yes all stores are closed on Sunday, Restaurants, kiosks, and gas stations are open. A few grocery stores close off a area and have limited personell to pass as a kiosk. It's a lot of laws around Sunday as a "rest day" in Norway, and you need a good reason to keep open that day, so going "shopping" is a no go.

Spark means kick we use it in Sweden

The police car had to yield as the car was coming from the right. Basic rule in Europe if no other yield sign is in place. The next intersection at the main road had the painted triangles and a yield sign indicating you yield to all traffic when entering that road.

in nordic we are forced to use winter wheels by law some month of the year. im half norweigan half swedish. got family in both, and na we dont want to combine , we are happy brother nations, no need point to combine, videos like that you see people pretty much from every country do couse they wanna be a super power fantasy or something.

For many, "cabin life" is about things being a bit more old-fashioned. That's why many cabins don't have running water or a toilet. They often have a well from which they fetch water, using it to boil water for washing with a cloth, cooking, or drinking. Many cabins also lack indoor toilets or showers, so people have to use a traditional "outhouse," which can seem daunting and unpleasant to many.

I slept in a tent during a weekend of party as "russ", and the outhouses were so stinky I barely went to the bathroom and sure didn`t poop or shower all weekend! And I have grown up staying at a cabin where there wasn`t toilets, so we had a portable potty in a shed, and held guard for each other due to potential bats and owls. The "spark" is a type of sled, and especially in areas where they don`t remove snow from the roads it`s good to have that for getting around. There are so many fun and nice dialects in Norway. Sun can disappear for certain times of the year in some places. I have been skiing to school a few times. There are some Sunday open grocery stores in Noway, but most are closed. We can encounter moose and deer by the side of the road, or on the hood of the car... I have seen deer learning to cross the road by the pedestrian crossings.

I live in a part of Finland that is at about the same "height" on the map as Oslo, and here, right now, at the height of winter (4 days until winter solstice when it slowly starts moving towards longer, brighter days again) the sun rises around 09:30 am, stays very low in the sky and then sets around 03:30 pm

"Norswe" makes sense. Open border and it's like you are still in Norway when you are in Sweden mostly. Restaurants is open in Norway on sundays too, and i have 5 grocery stores nearby me which is also open on sunday.

For the car scenario, the police car had to let the car through. The car was pulling out from a sideway on the right side, which we call "right rule".. Anytime you're at a cross with a car coming at the same time from the right side of the car, you have "vikeplikt", or translated to english as "Duty to give way". This helps for smoother traffic flow, and better regulations.

"No pooping for a week." Maybe that constipation accounts for the unfriendly reservedness.

Um, yes, a combined powerhouse ... of about 15 million people....

The blinds on the outside means the heat from sunrays dissipate outside. Less A/C cost

What I like with the "dialects in Norway" meme is that it makes fun at all parties. The regions for speaking differently, and Oslo-people for not being able to understand Norwegian. And yes, it is eccaggerated.

02:20 In a lot - if not the majority - of cabins and/or summer houses you won't find indoor plumbing for bathrooms, meaning you are stuck with an outhouse toilet with no flush ability and, usually at best, a water hose attached to the kitchen sink for a shower, unless you don't even have any indoor plumbing at all, in which case you're stuck with the closest lake or river to wash yourself in. For some city folk, using a water hose or washing yourself in the lake or river is a no-go, and the same goes two-fold for using the outhouse, so they'll pee in the forest or wherever they deem OK, and simply hold in their doo doo for when they get home. That is just in a lot - if not the majority - of cabins and/or summer houses, mind you. There are those that have various types of toilets and/or showers ranging from the incinerating toilets that burn away the proof of your toilet visit, to toilets and showers that take water from the nearby water source and - in the case of that water source being the ocean - flush the used water and/or other stuff out into the water source. There are also ones that will actually have proper plumbing for both a toilet and shower, so it would be just like home in that sense.

About the police car, there is general rule of having to yield to traffic joining from the right.unless there is signing otherwise.

The police thing is a part of the law called "The right law". Meaning unless there is a sign or traffic light, cars have to let other cars coming in from the right pass infront of them.

i am mainly from Oslo, but I understand the other dialects, but sometimes it is true that we don't understand

1. If your lucky and love skating you may have a few hours until they get to your icy street with either sand or salt! :) 2. Well, if it's a simple cabbin you may have to boil water and wash with a wash cloth and pope in a shed outside. It may not be very tempting for her if visiting and not being ised to "rough it".

The Goat and the Cat was amazing!!!

That police car stopped because that is the law. The cars were coming from their right, and they did not have inherent right of passage, so they had to stop. Any driver worth their salt would have stopped there. They weren't on what we would call "forkjørsvei." Which I bet you guys have too. Some roads you have to stop for cars on your right, on other roads you have inherent right of passage and they just have to find an opening. In short, the cops were just following the laws they are charged with enforcing :)

Haha! Ok! You've actually learned a whole lot about Norway. Probably a lot more than u think. Not getting fooled d by the Norswe thing is a good start :D

I have blinds outside,I have a remote control inside for them.

There are a few dialects I really have to focus when hearing.

2:41 some cabins don't have indoor toilets, and some people are too stuck up to do their business in the woods.

I dont run into a lot of moose but i do run into doe/deers on a every other week basis.

The police car has to follow the same rules as everyone else when they don't have the blue lights on. It's the "right rule": you have to stop for cars coming from your right.

Those sparks are awesome. I wanted to bring one back to Canada, but didn't end up happening. So useful in the winter, and quite fun.

The blinds is on the outside to keep the heat out in the summer and the cold out in the winter

You need to watch "the cabin", a song from Ylvis- It describes Norwegian cain life like it is. :D

For video 2 yes we do have uh bathrooms its either toilet to be fancy or the toilet hole in the ground orr just bushes😂

We have maaany open whole week = 24/7. We can shop on sundays, soooo many are open

Since when can one only swim with orcas in Norway? You can do that in Washington State, USA, in British Columbia, Canada.... (There's even an island with a pop. of 5K-6K off the coast of Washington named Orcas Island.)

Yup. Our had no shower. We had to take a bath in the lake. but we had out-toilet. A bench with a hole in it where wee poop.

5. The "Spark" - which means "Kick", is great for ice or hard packed snow, and you can have a passanger in the front, or your school bag. It's very old but people still use it.

8. Yes, swimming raindeers may mean that santa will NoT be joining us this year. (Just had to) 9. Companies closing early is constructed for families to have more time together. Funny enough we want them open! ;P

only some stores are closed you can still get most of the things you need, on sundays

I have blinds on the outside of my window, I regulate them with control from the inside.

Sometimes it rains after a few days of freezing temperatures, so the streets become icy, and the best way to get around is on ice skates. 2, Of course you go to the bathroom, even if the cabin is spartanly furnished, or it would have gone really wrong. 3 The police do nothing but patrol, and that they stop for those coming from the right is completely normal, because in Norway you have to give way from the right. 4 THAT will never happen, they can produce as many cars as they want, but we never share the oil! hehehehee.5. "Spark" is a way of getting around that was much more used in the past, but I know that many people still use it in the countryside. And today such costs 200 dollars. 6. Moose can become quite friendly with people, since they often move to residential areas in the autumn to eat, among other things, apples that are still growing on the trees. 7, yes, sheep can be quite talkative, but they use a dialect that few people understand. 8. No, it is not dark all the time in winter here in the south, but near the Arctic Circle you will hardly experience daylight in midwinter. 9. Deer swim to move, just like many other animals.10 It is true, we are perhaps the country in Europe with the fewest multi-lane motorways. But we have what we call "Motorvei B", which is a two-lane road with good width. But yes, you soon encounter narrow and winding roads, and of course many tunnels. 11. Yes, we use a lot of skis when we go on trips or train in the winter, but you don't see them in the cities. 12. It is also true, the vast majority of shops are closed on Sundays, but in the cities you will find some grocery stores that are open. 13. Absolutely, learn Norwegian if you move here, it will always be a good idea! 14. Close to 12,000 moose, deer and roe deer are killed in traffic every year. 15. Yes, you can swim with killer whales on the northern coast of Norway, but would not recommend it. Merry Christmas everyone!

where i live, during winter the sun is pretty close to the horizon

yea keep your distance with moose, that guy was lucky it didnt trample him

Small grocery stores are open on sundays. Restaurants too. What we do? We don't consume stuff 100% of the week, that sounds like a very american approach to life

The spark (kick in English) was something I used in the 90s-2000, when I was a kid. Can't remember I've seen one since. Stores are closed on Sunday. Stores are allowed to keep a small portion of the store open on sundays, but you won't have access to the full inventory. Or you can buy at a gas station, but that's expensive. Also, many stores are open on Sundays close to holidays. Stores were open yesterday, like any other day because of Christmas.

If it first come a lot of snow, and then rain it will be solid ice on the road. Its like that her where I live in Norway right now. You need spike tire on your car for this type of winter whether 😉 Love your videos of my contry btw ❤

04:40 About the police car. Not sure about American road rules. But in Europe you have to give way for people coming from your right unless there are signs saying otherwise. So he is actually just following the rules. But the police seems to be really gentle about it, but also the correct way to drive. My best guess is that the guy coming from the right outside the camera probably didnt pay attention to the signs and didnt want to potentially cut off the police, so he hesitated to pull out in front.

The blinds outside are usually electric or time-sensitive and you get to them from the inside.

That map ... Africa is actually 14 x larger than Greenland. That police car ... Police cars that are not on call are just ordinary cars in traffic, they must follow normal traffic rules.

I see moose on a weekly basis here in Colorado. For real that person should have been terrified and got lucky

If the police car does not use its blue lights, it is considered an ordinary car that must comply with traffic rules like any other car.

The police car is just following the rules of traffic? Shouldn't be only in Norway, im sure thats the case in most countries.

Stores are closed. That's a good thing because When I was a kid in Canada. This was the way it was. Everything was closed on sun. People play outdoors on weekends. They love the outdoors. And they go for walks and hikes skies and all kinds of things

4:17 we usually have a remote

Meeting a moose like that, with it's ears back, AND with a dog, you are risking getting attacked, it's like 90% or more chance, and it will mainly focus on the dog and consider it a threat. But in general the moose is more likely to run away from you. It's not common to get this close at all, but if you ever do. Stay calm.

We have blinds on the outside to prevent heat. Never realized that's not common in other countries.

Spark is Norwegian for Kick. Basically it's a kick sled.

Everybody has to stop for other cars from the right side in a cross.

4:12 they react to sunlight, they move on their own. Is been popular since 2014, I remmeber it from my high school. 🌄🌡️☀️☁️

A "spark" , translated to ""kick", explaining the movement you use to get moving, is a kind of old but very effektive way to get around. :)

spark or a kick is a normal mode of transportation

We do have small shops open on Sundays. A lot of shops with foreign food also has open on sundays in the cities(Imported fruit, veggies, rice etc.). Grocarie stores under 100kvm can stay open. Same with kiosks under 150kvm. Shops in camping areas are allowed to stay open. Some times the county governor can give stores the OK to stay open on weekends. catering establishments, auction places, museums, sale from museums or conventions, Places that foremost sell plants, gardening supplies(etc) and places that sell locally crafted housework and souvenir wears are allowed to stay open. So there is some stores that stay open on sundays, and stuff to do that you need to pay for. Just not the regular shopping. I've taken these facts straight out from our law data. I think it was the original deceleration.... I don't often check Norwegian law....

spark means "kick" as in you "kick" your way forward with them.

I don't get the "stores are closed on Sundays" thing. I hear it all over KZread, but never encountered it anywhere (I'm Norwegian). It's usually just non-grocery shops that are closed. Where I live all grocery stores are open until 10 or 11 every day of the week. Except 17th of May and Christmas day, and other public holidays (10 per year, I think).

And north in Norway its midnightsun in summer (light 24 h) there where its dark 24 houers in winther)

We just put skates on our cars.

Moose (meese? 😊) like remote areas but migrate towards residential areas during hunting season. They are more dangerous than bears, they'll stomp you into patè with their front legs.

How common moose are depends on where you are and the time of year. In parts you will see them every day, other places never

The police car has to give way to the people coming from the right, so he's basically just following the law I guess.

Spark means kick! You could call it a kicker!