i'm not a norwegian but i believe if you want to migrate to another country, you must obey their culture,their rules and not yours and live peacefully with the citizen of that country.don't act that you're some kind of special,instead be grateful that this nation accept you to be the citizen of their homeland. regards and respect from the Philippines!

@Gruff46

8 жыл бұрын

+ging embradura I have a classmate here in Norway from the Philippines :)

@babymarshmellow6077

8 жыл бұрын

Gruff46 relly..thats nice.are u a norwegian?

@KappaClaus

8 жыл бұрын

I don't have to follow shit?! I can do whatever I want as a human. I can be considerate and respectfully decline norms, but I can practise whatever religion I want in peace.

@Mimi-nr6jx

8 жыл бұрын

+Timmay14a eeh...please leave Africa out of this

@lailalightfeather3234

7 жыл бұрын

+Shalom N Leave religion out of it. Period! Norway is not about extreme beleviefs at all!

I just love my "cousins" in Norway! Lovely people. Alcohol may have changed in recent years. You could always find homemade liquor in the "old days". Under the counter :-) - I first visited in 1962. I love your country and your people. We're "brothers" (y) :-) :-) Greetings from Denmark.

This is the first time I hear about the one year surfing break. And I've lived here my whole life..

@_Viking

5 жыл бұрын

Folkehøyskole. Ikke gratis.

I grew up in the Pacific Northwest. This country is so familiar to me. I have travelled on our family vessels from Seattle to Alaska and out onto the Aleutian Island Chain. I have flown over our fjordlands. Just love to see the other country. Both are so beautiful, serene, terrifying, incrediable weather, similar wildlife. Even the seaweed looks like what grew on our beaches where we played as children. City people want immediate pleasure. Sea, farming and musical people want timeless satisfaction. I do miss the boats.

Fantastic video. Well done! We really liked it.

A very good documentary... tnx alot! :) Best regards from a Norwegian

Very well made. I appreciate the work you guys put into this project.

Thanks KZread for recommending this video to me. I liked the angle of this documentary a lot!

Take that, Sweden.

@jonnuela6617

8 жыл бұрын

+Zurro091 norway has rapists too you know

@jiasingleton3225

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Nuela Ya but, NORWAY has less in crime ratings.

@PatSTom

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Nuela Yes, we imported them sadly

@Gruff46

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Nuela With the recent migration to Sweden rape has increased by more than 1000% percent in Sweden. (These statistics existed at the time of which you posted your comment as well)

@Cyb0rgLP

7 жыл бұрын

Link to statistic pls

Pretty damn impressed with this documentary I must say. Well done to whoever made this happen.

@juliemesser3704

8 жыл бұрын

+christian almli I would just love to be a guest! It sounds extordinary!!!

@per-arnemoa103

Жыл бұрын

@@juliemesser3704 It is not idyllic here, by no means. Everything is expensive and we surely have our share of sin and unrighteousness. Our government serves the NWO, and many consider our rulers as traitors. A lot of us are poor. Norway is despite the people's will, a slave to the EU. Think again if you believe this country is like a Garden of Eden.

Like Orson Wells said... Close but not cigar. George Orwell was the name you were looking for.

the way he reads Stavanger.... god hurts my ears!

Love you Norway ans Sweden! From US!

From the moment that bold gentleman started to explain around 20:30 minute of video... This is the way that norwegian people are...; Too humble and above everything normal.... And since I work in hospitality industry i deal with loot of different people... But i've never met anyone similar to them... They are the best

Well I mean no fucking wonder they are the happiest people in the world. The U.S. NEEDS TO LEARN

@cbl6520

8 жыл бұрын

+Yolanda De la torre They're also the 11th largest consumer of antidepressants in the world. So much for being happy. www.opposingviews.com/i/society/worlds-happiest-countries-take-most-antidepressants

@BRChristiansen184h

8 жыл бұрын

+Chris Lewis That does not say very much about how Norwegians feel compared to other Wesrern countries. It has a lot to say about the medicinal industry - Big Pharma - and their sales techniques. This results in regular doctors prescrbing anti-depressants where it absolutely should not be prescribed. A country like Norway suffers much less stress then most other Western countries due to the welfare state and the relatively intact values of institutional solidarity and freedom. The regulated Norwegian capitalistic system whose crowning achievemnent is the welfarestate, - can be compared to the park, whereas the American corrupt unregulated parody of capitalism can best be compared to the wild jungle. Nice try - those kinds of statistics are silly without placing the findings in the total context. Isolated sales statistics says much more, in fact almost everything about Big Pharma and the State's approach to drugs in countries such as the US and the UK which employ a ''pusher-technique'' in order to grab as much profit as possible. Read up on UN and other official statistics where not only economic factors are counted but also other vaues are taken into consideration than purely financial and economic ones. Nrway is there listed as the most developed country in the world on a whole range of issues year after year...

@cbl6520

8 жыл бұрын

BR Christiansen Norway can only afford all that nice "free" stuff because they don't have to pay for defense, the U.S. defense shield affords them that opportunity. Oh and the oil, of which Norway is the 5th largest exporter in the world, as the video mentions. Also, Norway is a much smaller, more homogeneous country than the U.S. so of course they can make their welfare state work with only 5.5 million people, its unfathomable to think it could work with 315 million people with a vast array of beliefs and philosophies. www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bandow/us-to-spend-more-on-europ_b_9219754.html www.cato.org/blog/us-taxpayer-subsidies-european-welfare-states-continue "The regulated Norwegian capitalistic system whose crowning achievemnent is the welfarestate, - can be compared to the park, whereas the American corrupt unregulated parody of capitalism can best be compared to the wild jungle" Actually, its quite the opposite, the U.S. no longer has capitalism, we have Corporatism, our economy is being run and regulated by the political elite and the well connected, where as Norway outranks the U.S. in economic freedom and is much more business friendly according to the Cato institute, in other words, Norway actually is less regulated than the U.S. Also, profit in the drug industry is a good thing, no money mean no innovation, hints why the U.S. currently produces 63.4% of all drugs and technology the rest of the world is using, this is also why things cost so much here, because innovation comes at a price and we Americans have been shouldering this so people in Europe can enjoy their "free" healthcare, so your welcome. www.nytimes.com/2006/10/05/business/05scene.html?_r=0

@BRChristiansen184h

8 жыл бұрын

***** Exactly! - I am not going to respond today to his points of view, if you feel like it would be nice..

@BRChristiansen184h

8 жыл бұрын

Chris Lewis Pay attenton: the devil is in the details - I wrote parody of capitalism....i am going to respond to you later- and I see you refer to The New York Times as if it is a reliable souce - it belongs the the mainstream corporate conglomerate of neo-con propaganda. Any way l'll come back to you as soon as I have time. Did you know that Norway pays much of the American pensions- the funds that are being looted by the rich and powerful?

Thanks a lot for this great documentary one of the happiest nation in the world in which the warfare and education is the most developed in the world. Good job.🙆

I'd love to come see Norway, ultimately I'd love to live there up in the mountains. I have been thinking about transferring to a University out there and I have family there around Skien. My only problem is that I want to learn Norwegian better before I come over. I can't find a good Rosetta Stone type thing for it though.

@TheGodlessNorwegian

8 жыл бұрын

+jarod goodwin Try the Duolingo app :)

I have no issue with immigrant but when u move u have to live like nordic

@vnation4443

5 жыл бұрын

Please What do u mean?

@inspiredbynatureinspiredby5586

5 жыл бұрын

I'm American but I'll live like an Nordic Scandanavian. I even love Hygge!

@solivagant1170

4 жыл бұрын

Sure.

best idea i heard today

We are living so good here in Norway, that we dont know what bad is :)

@monjiaitaly

7 жыл бұрын

that is because you are homogeneous for one and secondly there are only 5.3? million of you. :) I wish I lived there. All people that look like me.

@MrKarmoy1

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah all that cold rain, miserable weather. Dark nights, let's dig more tunnels..

@SaandviNorskSpill

7 жыл бұрын

light nights in the summer though... the weather is much worse on karmøy where you are from than the rest of the country... because of the western winds directly hitting the mountains, its much milder in Oslo... men vi på vestlandet er de skikkelige vikingene ;)

@ButiLao44

7 жыл бұрын

What dark nights are you talking about? In summer it never gets dark.

@MrKarmoy1

7 жыл бұрын

11thDoctor's Companion That's another problem....too much light at night in summer. too much dark in winter... need to push Norway more in the south direction...lol

I'm with Endre 100%. I feel for him. To many take advantage of welfare systems. And It's sad that he feels his culture-his way of Norwegian-is going away.

@Nautilus1972

6 жыл бұрын

You're SUPPOSED to take advantage of Welfare systems. People fought and died for them.

@_yellow

6 жыл бұрын

Nautilus1972 Exactly _who_ died and fought for the welfare system?

@adevland

2 жыл бұрын

Old people having a pension is also welfare. Everything that is paid for by taxes is "welfare". The only reason people do not like welfare is because they do not like paying taxes.

Proud to be a Norwegian :)

@samael9625

7 жыл бұрын

same

@fifermcgee5971

5 жыл бұрын

So is my husband and his 5 brothers.

"Paula?? You're married to third richest guy in Norway!" "No way!" Says Paula unconvincingly and gobsmacked in her budget night gown from matalan :) LOL I'm so loving this.

37 dislikes, thanks Sweden!

As an Indian immigrant from India who has lived in the US for the past 35 years I can honestly tell you that I did not have to give up my cultural values nor have I demanded the host culture to accommodate my needs by giving up the values that are valuable to them. Our family is deeply engaged in the communities. We have had many inter-racial marriages. Thanksgiving and Christmas are as important as Divali or Holi. Extreme liberals are patently wrong in allowing the immigrant population to demand that the majority give their favorite food or social interactions which are part of culture. It is not like anyone is laws of slavery or blasphemy on the immigrants. Would the countries from where they emigrated accommodate Norwegian women driving on the streets and having an equal right as men? Will the Middle Eastern states where thousands of Hindu workers have immigrated can demand the Arabs to give up eating beef? Moderate Muslims have a great responsibility to ensure that their community does not give cause for psychos emerging from among the offended majority community.

Norway's beliefs are very wholesome. Though different than North America they are refreshingly happy.

@themetricsystem7967

3 жыл бұрын

please elaborate on what you mean by "wholesome"

The title - " Norway - The Happiest Country of the World " should actually be " Norway - The Happiest Country IN the World "( not "of the world" , that just sounds weird . What , are you Norwegian or something? )

I like that it's widely accepted that one doesn't need excessive material goods. One can only use one bed, one pair of clothes. One meal at a time. Excessive hoarding is not a humanistic value. There is enough for all. People just need to,share.

I live in Norway and have never seen that its the same prices for cutting hair

"Norwegian Semen" What the f- Ooh, Norwegian _Sea Men_.

@caressaclark1042

7 жыл бұрын

YamiTheEevee YUM..😈

@solivagant1170

4 жыл бұрын

Caressa Clark Gay

isn't that a german or half german they are interviewing at 15:00 ?

This is a very accessible story on Norwegian socioeconomic political evolution. It's well done. Thank you! Much to think about. In general I think the harder you make Immigration, the more respect and higher qualityof life you will have in the population of the receiving country. I've lived in an unregulated immigration hotspot in the USA for 12 years, and it catastrophic to the working class, but profitable on short term for everyone else. Bad for all classes in long term. . Free education, there is no need to stay on welfare forever in that town. This attitude of just enough will save them, if it helps them protect the principal of the sovereign wealth. Transparency is also absolutely necessary, sorry for the Vet, but you must have absolute transparency for every single penny! It removes the stigma of wealth and the opportunity of government waste! This is why 50% of all USA dollars go to secret tax Havens off shore and why we are 1trillion in debt year to year. Unsustainable! Unlimited potential for the R&D of tech hotspot during fossil fuel transition in the next 100 years. Keep your immigration standards as high as possible! How they speak English so we'll? (Good citizen of SoCal USA)

There is a documentary called "The secret Norwegian".... Eye opening... I must say I was surprised to hear Norwegians speak the truth about their culture, because everyone is always says how great and happy Norway is. As Norwegians spoke, they also stressed that they can not freely express those opinions in their communities and their country. As Dr. House says: Everybody lies. ))))

6:47 "By their side, you can see Norwegian SEAMEN". bawahahahha

@brunodosreis

5 жыл бұрын

Le Xolim yeah lots of good intentions, but someone please send the guy a decent dictionary 😂

I'm American, my grandmother was Norwegian. I never knew anything about my family because, well, neither of them spoke to their families. They never spoke about family, or had any pictures... Very secretive like. Rumor has it both grandparents were disowned by family for marrying eachother.... but nobody really knows lol My grandfather wasnt Norwegian, I think he was German.

I guess that the optimist in me hopes that Norway continues to be a haven of peace and prosperity. True, those who seek the refuge of Norway should become Norwegian. If they think it's so,great in Syria ect they should stay. Yes, America is causing widespread suffering by allowing the Military /Industrial complex to rule.

i would love to watch the not voiced over version

@Lassisvulgaris

5 жыл бұрын

At least you would have heared all the different dialects.....

So they have the same prices for men's haircut and women's haircut... even though men's haircut is generally much more easier than women's haircut? So, how did they make the adjustment? By raising the prices for men's haircut to match that of woman's haircut, I assume. That may be "equality" but it is unfair to men. But that is just a general idea. In a perfectly fair world, type of hairstyle and difficulty and time to do it should determine price of the haircut, not whether the client has a penis or a vagina 3 feet below....

@naturexoldbangers

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott Malkinson It only got relabeled as long and short hair cuts.

@RiickJamesBiitch

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott Malkinson its not the same price, not even close.. i can tell you that after paying for both :P

@RiickJamesBiitch

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott Malkinson its not the same price, not even close.. i can tell you that after paying for both :P

@RiickJamesBiitch

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott Malkinson its not the same price, not even close.. i can tell you that after paying for both :P

@Fr3ddz0r5

8 жыл бұрын

+Scott Malkinson well thats how it works now, have the same in sweden now you pay time/difficulty. but yes ofc the companys took the chance to rasie the price 4 men but at the same time thay change that thay also change the age limit at nightclubs. it use to be like 18-20 for women and 25-27 for men now thay have to be the same age limit so a price iam happy to pay win some lose some

few seem very happy in this, what a misleading title

Okay, these are Western First World problems. With that said, I believe in privacy! I absolutely Love the Nordic Scandanavian culture and its People.

As a dane that makes me even more happey, that ther is more levels of happyness out ther!. Good on you norway :-D

@Octopussyist

5 жыл бұрын

Probably the result of almost having the world's highest consumption of antidepressants.

Im norwegian and trust me they will not get anywhere near 50-60k for that boat xD

No shovel at about thirty minutes in! Perhaps they were waiting for global warming. Problem with the sound.

Money is not the main key to happiness. I am from Norway, alot of people are happy, but there is also alot of unhappy people here. Depression is very common, probably because of mentality and weather, and there is alot of suicide and alcohol problems, and drug addicts, and there is not so much to do here either, because there is poor access to leisure facilities I have been to poor countries where the citizens have much more to spend their free time on. If you live in the countryside, they have little to offer the residents. In many places you can go for a walk or stay at home, but that's all you can do, and you have poor access to public transport. It goes without saying that many people become depressed when they have bad weather almost all year round, and nothing to spend their time on. Moreover, it is a myth that most people are rich in Norway. Most of them belong to the working class, and even if the amount of income is higher than in many other western countries, one must not forget that Norway is among the most expensive countries in the western world, so then people do not become richer than in many other western countries, as the cost of living is much higher, I would like to emphasize that this does NOT apply to all western countries, there are some WESTERN countries where people have less in accordance with their cost of living When it comes to healthcare, I would say that it is good in Norway, but not extraordinary or unique. There are many other countries in Europe that have the same system. Spending the night in hospital for free, and receiving free treatment while you are admitted to hospital apply in many places in the western world All outpatient treatment in public healthcare costs money. It is partially subsidized, but not free, you have to pay a deductible, as in many other countries. Treatment within mental health in the Norwegian public health system has burst capacity with long waiting times, so access to help for those struggling mentally is poor. I know from an earlier period in my own life that help is difficult and scarce, you almost have to be suicidal to get help quickly, if you are not suicidal, but still have major psychological problems, then the waiting time in the public health system is long I would also like to mention dental health. In Norway, I feel that the teeth are not part of the body. Dentistry is 0% subsidized by the state after you turn 18. Then you pay 100% of the price yourself, as you do in the USA. Dentistry is not part of the Norwegian ordinary healthcare system, it is a "separate" healthcare system, without rights. I can't afford to go to the dentist right now, but if I save some money, I might be able to in 3 or 4 months. Norway is not a bad country to live in. But it is not perfect or unique either. We are rich in resources, but the people who live here are not rich, but neither are they poor, but of course there are poor and rich, but these two groups are minorities, the working class is the majority of the population Whether a person is lucky or unlucky is, in my opinion, to a greater extent from person to person than from country to country. But of course you are more fortunate than those who live in war zones or those who are starving, but say you don't live in a war zone, but still in a poor corrupt country and you yourself are poor, but still enough for food and hygiene, you are then less lucky than an average Norwegian? This is impossible to answer, there is no definitive answer, money is not everything, and it all depends on who you ask. Personally, I think it's about what you've experienced in life. Even if you live in a rich Western country, you are still not immune to bad experiences in life, and people deal with things differently, and it also has a lot to do with who you surround yourself with. There are cold people here as elsewhere, there are psychopaths here as elsewhere, there are people in mourning who have lost loved ones here as elsewhere, there is abuse here as elsewhere. You can be lucky or unlucky anywhere, and in my opinion it varies from country to country, and not from person to person. For example, if you lose someone you love, the grief is just as great in a rich country as it is in a poor country, the dead person does not come back, and the missing is just as great. If you experience traumatic events in Norway, this is no less traumatic than if you experience this in a poor country Even if Norway has little street crime, I don't think they have less crime inside a house or an apartment with relations. Sick people are found everywhere, these are international problems. Many people in the world are mistreated by so-called "friends" or relatives within the 4 walls of the house. This is hardly less widespread in Norway than elsewhere

rich countries with oil generous government less population receive benefits every weeks from government thats why they are all happy

The weirdest representation of the nation Norway I have ever seen.

Seeing how much money people make has changed a little now, the person you are looking up is notified that you looked up them, and you have to log in

9:00

In Norway, men's hair cut is 50 Euros. In Los Angeles, one can pay 5 Euros.

@fifermcgee5971

5 жыл бұрын

Question? What percentage of the 50 Eufos is taxes? The same question for the 5 Euros in L.A.? Norway has a much high standard of living than the U.S and it is because EVERYBODY pays their fair share of taxes.

MAybe I just never caught it on the news. But I never knew about the Oslo bombing. What a horrible site to see.

Norway seems like a wonderful country. Only drawback is that it seems people's privacy is violated, at times. The old man being pointed out for his wealth, for example.

@gplgs4640

5 жыл бұрын

#Latesquad At least they don’t invade your privacy as much as the US does

@fifermcgee5971

5 жыл бұрын

That's call trans-parity.

15:30 why is he speaking german

I miss Norway! I will come back to the Land Of The Midnight Sun in Oslo!! I love you all! I need to bring some US Dollars for some Kroners and spend my money freely and even buy a new Mcdonalds or a IN and Out Burger. No one is being shown how beautiful Norway really is and the the Beautiful people are NOT at all being shown. No one looks this poor and low level in Norway. I guess no one wants to show their real beautiful faces. Everyone is Beautiful in Norway. Stop playing with this video!! There is many fun things to do in Norway not just rolling around in the dirt at the Ocean!! Please show the real Norway Planet and not this foolishness. I live in the very house currently that was made from somewhere of a further Planet away. I knew this home came from a FREEZING COLD zone as I have a strong blazing Fireplace. Sweety this Home is now in Hot Florida. Thanks for shipping my home to me in Florida. I love it and remember a lot of the great memories from this old home but I will now enjoy them with Gordon Ramsey. Enjoy your day!

I wish the narrator of this video could at least learn to pronounce "Stavanger" correctly. This might lend credibility to the rest of his narration.

Does Norway spread the wealth evenly among all of it's the population?

@slimrs6968

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Lantz you get money for going to high school from the governemt about 90 dollars each half year. you get job support if u are a citizen of norway. I live in norway and i get 90 dollars evry month in my saving account from i was born by my normal parents who has average wealth. Its normal to have 10k usd or 60k nok when ur 15 in ur savings account. 15k if you save every piece of money you get. proably much higher if u counted all the birthdays and christamses, and confirmation (churchyley) or (atheist) about 5k for the confirmation.

@parkourgutten1731

8 жыл бұрын

+SlimRS wow vennen min har 120tusen og er ti

@PatSTom

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Lantz Thats totaly up to you, you could go for a high paying job or just be a bum, your choice, we have free education, people who think they will get the good life without hard work and studying are usualy the once who complain, but they had the same oppretuneties as me, so they should just shut up, its embarrasing

@fifermcgee5971

5 жыл бұрын

Norwegians pay high taxes and have a high standard of living.

@themetricsystem7967

3 жыл бұрын

yes

55 euros for a men's hair cut. That will be a short bsck and sides. Mine costs between £5-£8 or 5. 5 euros to 8.5 euros in the North of England. Granted I would still rather move to Norway and just cut hair for a living 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

I am not Happy at all I Know people have it Worse than me I am just depressed

@fifermcgee5971

5 жыл бұрын

Cheer up dearie at least you are not living in the U.S.

but why does dagfinn speak german??? even with norwegian accent, but german when hes on the computer..

@SaandviNorskSpill

7 жыл бұрын

***** some spoke norwegian... but yeah good point. "The Dagfinn"

Like if you're Norwegian

@fifermcgee5971

5 жыл бұрын

Bonderud, how's that for a Norwegian surname and we live in Canada.

@kikkifinngaard5723

5 жыл бұрын

I am norwegian:)

This guy seems to be a bit confused about the Norwegian Christmas. It is not called Christmas as is done in English speaking countries. Norwegians have always called Christmas ''Jul'', like in the English yule-tide. The celebration of ''jul'' is an ancient heathen custom, having to do with winter solstice at 21th of december. It is not accidental that this name has been kept. What is he afraid of losing? - A celebration that was never wholly Christian and in the last century became heavily commercialized? There is not much that is Christian about the Norwegian ''jul'', - if at all, - as is evident in the continued usage of this pre-Christian name.

@BRChristiansen184h

8 жыл бұрын

+Tiril M Yes, It is a very tendentious video, sounds like the typical right-wing American cliché attack on the welfare state: the difference between the American unregulated capitalism and the Norwegian welfare state, - is the difference between the the park and the jungle. I don't considere it advisable to raise your children in the American jungle... That is for the rich who can buy relative and temporary safety, until the whole system breaks down...A state that is concerned about the welfare of all its citizens instead of a tiny elite of not even one percent - a state that represents all its citizens and where the rich also pay tax, - is much to be preferred to a state which only represents the interests of the one percent, which has bought the politicians who because of the all the money they get in bribes sell out the country and the state to this elite and allow them to loot the rest of society. All the best, Tirill..

@BRChristiansen184h

8 жыл бұрын

***** It sounds like you live in a very strange place....Lol...in America, ...or in Norway, your name is Norwegian... so what is it? if you don't mind - you must be living quite isolated, are you maybe from the Mid-West...Hope you don't mind me joking a little..

@BRChristiansen184h

8 жыл бұрын

***** Hi Tirill, - as I hinted - I was joking a little. One can live in New York and be very isolated, it can be a very lonely city for many. Not everybody gets the friends they deserve. Everybody should have the opportunity to have friends they can really talk to, and share their thoughts and feelings with. That's how we all grow, we learn from each other,, as you know, not only from books and ''official education'', - but from our experience and contact with others. And some people can really open our eyes and even change our lives, not necessarily by talking much, but by the example they set for us, and they might not even notice their effect on others because they have no vanity, they don't desire to impress and they give you space, to be yourself and to grow... And such people can be found anywhere: in big cities and in small towns, anywhere in the world and some of them live in Norway, anywhere and everyhwere.. I have noticed that some big city people think they are very cosmopolitan, sometimes especially New Yorkers, because they live in such a special city think that they are God's gift to mankind just because they grew up in New York. But thinking that the place where we ourselves come from is the greaterst place on earth is understandable, after all it is our home, - but becoming arrogant and feeling superior because of a feeling that most people probably share, namely emotional attachment to ones own birthplace - is the mark of provincialism and ignorance, whether one comes from a small town or a big city. We all should try and understand why people feel strongly about their own place, and that everybody has the right to feel so. But, as I said , none of us should feel superior to others on such grounds. Some New Yorkers can be arrogant in that way, but others have a very warm and open heart even when life has treated them harshly... I do not live in New York, but I have lived there for a while years ago. Now I live in the Netherlands, a bit outside Amsterdam, anyway this is a small country, not big and beautiful such as Norway, - Northern Norway in particular. My mother came from Lofoten, Vesterålen, and I grew up in Bergen, and left at a very young age...I think Switzerland and Norway are maybe the two most beautiful countries in Europe, but of course there are other very beautiful countries here too. So Tirill are you trying to explain something about Norway to somebody who is very dogmatic? Or at least has another point of view? Is there anything I can help you with in that respect, or is it just that you do not have people around you who see it the way you do. And has it something to do with Christianity?. If so, I have written a little about how Norway became christened by Viking kings from England, but not because of the Christian belief - it had to do with access to trade markets in a Europe that had become christened through violence by the king of the Franks, Charlemagne or Karl Den Store. In order to be admitted to the markets everybody had to make the sign of the cross, and the Scandinavian Vikings had no problems with that, but later the laws became stricter and one had to prove that one was Christian, one had to show documents issued by the church, and that was too much for the Norwegian Vikings, but Olav Den Helige, or Håkon Den Gode thought it better to convert for economic reasons.T he Scandinavian trade and economy suffered , but the Vikings who were home in norway refused to compromise their culture and become slaves to the Christian masters and when the Vikings from England arrived they fought them. It took hundreds of years to turn Norway into a Christian country. The only country that was nor beaten by the mighty armies of Charlemagne. So here you have two historical reasons for the Viking plundering of Europe: being excluded from trade markets, and having been attacked by the Christian armies. But only the Norwegian Vikings from England could beat the Norwegian ones... I hope this has a little to do with your pleasure at finding somebody who expressed your point of view about the N Anything you like...orwegian Christmas, that never really was a Christian holiday but a heathen one.. If you want more just say so, OK? Don't be shy...

@BRChristiansen184h

8 жыл бұрын

I will, but you have to wait just a little - I have some other things to do first and I am ill at the moment, but I'll soon get back to you....maybe tomorrow, I'll see hwo much strength I have ...

50 years ago Norway was already a fairly wealthy society with people generally living well and safe. The oil richness has nearly not contributed anything at all to a better living in Norway, economically and otherwise. In reality the Norwegian government has mostlty used the income to build up a mastodontic burocracy, and the rest has been hidden in funds. Now the oil prices have dropped to levels that make the oil production unprofitable, and the Norwegian government is living off the funds to make the society running. Right now the Norwegian people is in a fundamentally mizerable economic situation. The home prizes has grown to a level that is impossible to pay off anytime for an average person, and the prizes in Norway are so high that the apparant high wages do not reach long. To compensate for this average Norwegians lend steadily more money from the banks that downright are pumping out credit, and the Norwegian population has got to be the most dept-ridden population in the whole world. You also have the situation where most Norwegians see no other options than lend more money to pay the monthly duties for older loans. All this can only end in deep economic and social tragedy when the bubble bursts.

@saragrant3667

5 жыл бұрын

Knut Holt / you are very right in all you told!

It is a StavanGer ( like Stavangher) and not StavanJer...is Norwegian place and name so learn firstly to pronounce it correctly instead of wounding it continuously rather, eh???

It's too late. Europe is already occupied. I'm even afraid to think what comes next.

I recently did a DNA test and found out I'm half Norwegian! This is awesome!

@dankmonk4114

7 жыл бұрын

Tina Merrie Newman Cool! What kind of DNA test was it and how expensive was it? :)

@sveingeraldhansen7275

4 жыл бұрын

The you have to ask your parents of who is Norwegian? One of them are 100% Norwegian.

NOT TO MENTIONED ONE OF THE LEAST RELIGIOUS COUNTRY IN THE WORLD...

@Lassisvulgaris

5 жыл бұрын

Due to general high level of education. Norway actually had a state-religion (Lutheranism), until 2012, and everyone who were born, were automaticly a member. One actually had/still has to withdraw one's name, by filling out a form.... Rational thinking replaces the need for religion....

Why does the Dagfinn guy speak German?

@ann-kristinolsen5344

9 жыл бұрын

SoidSnake probably because he speaks German better than English :) I would suppose

Lye. Im a Norwegian. Its just what money can do. To a investigation.

Fuck that weather. It's not worth it. If you can't have a climate of the Mediterranean or California you may as well live in Siberia. Unless you are a native there and buy a house in a sunny warm place to stay all year. If you grow up on paradise, weather wise and you have to go to Norway you would commit suicide from the depression you get from living in the cold.

@Mytube777

7 жыл бұрын

Ajan Navarro Probably because they are used to that sort of weather. I guess my point is you can't take someone who grew up in California, Spain, or Greece and have then enjoy a weather change like that. Heck I get disgusted going anywhere that's cold and I know I'm not the only one.

One of the most liberal countries yet cannabis use is looked down upon and many think its more harmful than alcohol

@nowak93

5 жыл бұрын

grin da

The Norwegians were so smart to not have joined the E.U. Good on them.

@Octopussyist

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, right. We are happy too that they didn't. By belonging to the EEA they basically have the same obligations as every EU country, but no direct influence on the politics of the EU. Great situation.

I am American, and I believe as the Romans did:" Where I travel, so follows my American culture, beliefs, and religion." When you can either conquer or if we so chose, destroy the World, then I will do things MY WAY. I am the ALPHA HUMAN: White, Male, Southern American Plantation Owner, who through competition has made a damn good life for myself. Oh, most Southern Americans or Confederates are also legally armed at all times. I saw a pretty girl from Norway "dating" a colored boy. I had to puke up a little in my mouth. As my Grandmother would have said: "There goes a ruined girl for life. That smell never comes off." I'll take America any day of the week, and twice on Sundays".

@Lassisvulgaris

5 жыл бұрын

That's your choice. However, I will recommend a dose of tolerance. You're only Alpha Male, until you meet someone stronger than you.....

can you please make a video about Barnevernet in Norway? I hear they destroy families for almost no reason and nobody can't do nothing about it. thanks

@overseas4228

8 жыл бұрын

+Dorin Rotar that doesn't happen

@TheFabbe123

8 жыл бұрын

+Dorin Rotar Barnevernet protects children from abusive families, this case blew up cause they took 5 children from a romanian family who hit their children. If you dont follow norwegian law in norway and hit ur kids, barnevernet will take them from you. Barnevernet translate Childerenprotectors.

@D0285

8 жыл бұрын

It looks like this whole Barnavernet thing got into a debate here. I am not here to debate, I just heard things they do that made me as a parent that love my children very much to warn those who are parents to make sure to make their homework before they would visit such a country like Norway. .. And yes I know what Barnavernet means, and it is sad that under that name they do such horrible inhuman things!!!

@TheFabbe123

8 жыл бұрын

Dorin Rotar nobody should not hit their fucking children, if anyone does they dont deserve to be a parent

@D0285

8 жыл бұрын

delightintruth.com/2016/02/10/shocking-psychological-tactic-from-barnevernet-toward-young-children/

VIVA Finlandia ☺️🤣. Joo siisti

they got the oil from Denmark

@diggencash9039

4 жыл бұрын

Nah we claimed it, and give back Greenland and 300 years of taxes please!

that dagfinn guy talks german?????

Although immigrants need to obey the country's law, they do not have to change their religion or culture. There is no state says you have to obey our culture and religion. However we have to respect each other to get along and live peacefully. Ones you say: "immigrant has to obey my culture and religion", you call fascism, assimilation, hitler... you name it. If you really want to change something, change Apartheid in Namibia. Because, a few thousand Germans have %50 percent of the Namibia's land and they are the most fertile, while 99% of the Namibians has to live with rest of the land that Germans are not occupying.

You just have to compare Norway to other "oil"countries, to see what democracy do to a country!! Look at US, Iran or Saudi for an example!! Trafficing, poverty and everyone is corrupt.

IM NOT FUCKING HAPPY , OK!!!

@Lassisvulgaris

5 жыл бұрын

Well, I'm happy fucking.....

*Is this a comedy ??*

If health eduction housing is given by foverment everybody is rch.

@gullfeber

3 жыл бұрын

its not "given", everybody pays for it

So, there aren't a lot of women in Norway?

@MrKarmoy1

7 жыл бұрын

They are the worst Believe me.!1.

@SaandviNorskSpill

7 жыл бұрын

hva skiller apekatter og mennesker? karmøybroa

@samael9625

7 жыл бұрын

not at all

@caressaclark1042

7 жыл бұрын

fen0m Really? That's awesome! More Vikings for me😍

these happiness surveys are so dumb, norway is a very cold and depressed country

@kenways1011

5 жыл бұрын

lol no... and how are the surveys dumb?

Norwegians are happy because it's impossible to be poor in Norway. No matter how lazy you are you will always get a home and money from the government. There's literally no poor people in Norway because of this. So that's a big reason why most people in Norway are so happy. Wouldn't you too?

Funny, the Norwegian at 17:00 talks german.

@docsommah

8 жыл бұрын

+Fredrik Engmann Sounds like swiss german

@PatSTom

8 жыл бұрын

+Fredrik Engmann Most Norwegians speak either German or Spannish, or french we have a 2nd language class after english, i started learning german at 16, and then Spannish at 18

norway has 4 million population and lots of oil. why wouldnt you be happy???? take oil away and see how happy they be

@randihansen3347

3 жыл бұрын

There are 5,5 mill people in Norway. And we have a big fish industri.

Yeah, this whole "everything has to be exactly equal in every way imaginable between the sexes" is too much for me.

50-60 euros to get your hair cut!

Lucky country, lucky generation. Nothing special.

@vincentdesmeules7453

5 жыл бұрын

It is indeed special, for the lucky ones

Norway's system is a rip off and funny part is only a few norwegians recognize it. Apart from all the nationalism bs they fill norwegians with since childhood, a lot of people struggle to survive. A country where a majority of people cant afford to have no more than hotdogs on a bbq grill. Once there was a norwegian and an australian preparing for the bbq while the aussie asks his norwegian mate to check if the marinate for the bbq was ready and the norwegian replied 'Wow you guys marinate hotdogs before putting on the grill'?' Wake up

@garybsg

8 жыл бұрын

Norway is a socialist country and sooner or later government gets rich and the people become poor

@FarazAhmed2308

8 жыл бұрын

Right on mate

@FarazAhmed2308

8 жыл бұрын

garybsg Right on mate

@prodesu8607

6 жыл бұрын

sooner or later, right. Norway has been going further to the right by almost all measures constantly for like the past 30 years. Anyway, that's never going to happen in a scandinavian country. You're crazy if you believe that for real.

@daniel4647

6 жыл бұрын

I'm on wellfare and I marinate my hotdogs. The problem isn't that we can't afford it, it's that we're boring, we need Aussies to teach us shit like that or we'll just keep eating potatos with bread. We're from an icy rocky wasteland, we're not used to having money, or food, which is a big part of why our culture is the way it is.

The Happiest Country of the World IS MONTECARLO...Norway is so unlucky place to live....

That was a lot of false and Just wrong statements

@LittleDesertFlower78

9 жыл бұрын

bergrud Such as....???? :)

Of course people are happy in extremely wealthy countries. Now let a million Syrian immigrants in and see what happens.

I could only watch about 11 minutes before I had to stop. This is made with good intentions but have so many "facts" wrong that it's unbearable to watch more. I don't say this because I have something against the country but rather this is the country that I was born and raised in. And so much is false that it's unbearable to me.

@alphachallengexfitttotalbo3751

6 жыл бұрын

Nathalie Natsume sz

@lingam7625

6 жыл бұрын

Are any of these upcoming documentary startups to trusted? Can one mostly only rely on the BBC and maybe DW?

About Norway. The so called happiness thing is for a big part just the culture. The culture of thinking: As long as we are not at war we should be happy. But you know how Norway really is? A little while ago a 15 year old girl was caught in a park sharing a joint with a female friend. Just sitting there peacefully having some fun. She was arrested, put in a 'drunk mans cell, ordered to dress completely naked and bend down and spread her butt cheeks and let several police officers both male and female watch the whole thing. Afterwards when she told the story to a news paper the police reacted as they always do: Our officers had the right to do this. They have done nothing wrong. No investigation necessary. And they just get away with it because Norwegians don't protest. In a little while it is forgotten and the cops can just continue with their disgusting practices. I can tell you if they had done this to my daughter I would now be in prison for what I did to these officers. But I am far from a typical Norwegian. I see reality.

Boring

Let Norway have 12 million illegal immigrants, as America does, and let's see how they do. Even now, Norway couldn't defend itself in terms of any extrinsic force, could it? Socialism can only work well in a tiny, sealed social laboratory...

@gullfeber

3 жыл бұрын

you might be right about socialism. So its a good thing norway isnt socialist