Next vid will be about an olive oil producing country that enjoys hot chocolate with breakfast.. Hope you have a great weekend!

@ashvinveeraraghavan8450

3 жыл бұрын

And what is that?

@Leugim010

3 жыл бұрын

France? They don't produce much olive oil tho 😄

@samsiboy89

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashvinveeraraghavan8450 Probably Italy or Greece.

@vivisimescu6417

3 жыл бұрын

Dear "Simple Norwegian", could you tell me if there is a Norvegian news channel in english? I'd like to know the norvegian opinion and attitude about the china virus, about the vaccine, about the USA election...and I don't know where I can find these informations. Regards from Belgium and like&suscribed for your channel!

@suzannelardeux9018

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe LA BELLA ITALIA???? They produce a lot of olives,but chocolate for breakfast? I don't know.

German here: I LOVE Norway!! Honestly it's such a dream of a country

@KKmaddafakka

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome but don't drive below the speed limit, don't shit in my garden and don't fish all my fish while you're here

@harrydehnhardt5092

3 жыл бұрын

@@KKmaddafakka "don't shit in my garden " - did that ever happen? : )

@Geno1999

3 жыл бұрын

@@KKmaddafakka huh? a german who drives below the speed limit? never heard of that before and I‘m german by myself :D

@KKmaddafakka

3 жыл бұрын

@@harrydehnhardt5092 Yes, tourists have taken a shit in peoples garden multiple times. Mostly Asians but some Germans as well

@KKmaddafakka

3 жыл бұрын

@@Geno1999 Germans are used to wide and fast roads so when you come here with your large RVs on our tight twisty roads a lot of you get scared and drive way below the speed limit to be safe

Hearing them talk about the efficiency and punctuality of the german trains while being in Berlin waiting for my train to finally arrive...

@TineDasSchaf

3 жыл бұрын

Or the airport to be finished. 🤣

@ladorablemonsieurolivierur9224

3 жыл бұрын

@@TineDasSchaf I have to take this airport to get to Trondheim 😂

@TineDasSchaf

3 жыл бұрын

@@ladorablemonsieurolivierur9224 then you can be lucky that it is finished. But it took us 9 Years more as planned. 🙈

@ladorablemonsieurolivierur9224

3 жыл бұрын

@@TineDasSchaf yeah I life in Berlin. Now I can't take Tegel anymore which was quite close

@TineDasSchaf

3 жыл бұрын

@@ladorablemonsieurolivierur9224 yes I know I live in Potsdam. 😁

Aw, what a positive response. The feeling is mutual on my end... although I hate that I'm too poor for Norway lmao

@rinmartell2678

3 жыл бұрын

I know right....I wanted to study there and it was way too expensive. So I studied in Spain instead😅

@TwoSidesOfLife1

3 жыл бұрын

@@rinmartell2678 If you are a Norwegian citizen you can apply for a scholarship (This is pretty much guaranteed) and if you pass all the classes the government will pay 40% of the "loan" for you. if you fail you obviously have to pay back 100%

@kugul1683

3 жыл бұрын

Nice channel name 😂

@brokkoliomg6103

3 жыл бұрын

@@TwoSidesOfLife1 wait I'm confused is the scholarship the loan or are these two seperate things? if yes I guess you mean the loan can be used for foreign students? because i thought your education is free, bc i have heard a lot of great things about Norway :o :D

@lxlxkx8503

3 жыл бұрын

There are actually a Lot of cheap houses in norway but most of them are old nur renovated

Im not Norwegian Im not German, why am I watching this ?

@user-zg2cv7tc6q

3 жыл бұрын

You are Italian..

@sujaytv

3 жыл бұрын

because we are curious about other cultures and this gives us 2-in-1!

@ashvinveeraraghavan8450

3 жыл бұрын

Because many people love both countries.

@harrynnebank8321

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-zg2cv7tc6q Im not my granny was

@suzannelardeux9018

3 жыл бұрын

@@harrynnebank8321 Brazilian??? Portuguese?

As a Dane this video feels like introducing two friends to each other and just watching them fall into conversation

@Geno1999

3 жыл бұрын

Your comment is just beautiful thank you, you made my day :) Huge love to Denmark from a german neighbor

@untergehermuc

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, isnt Denmark this adorable region of Schleswig-Holstein? /s

@saupreinmadl3391

3 жыл бұрын

Aww, that's a nice way to put it ^-^ Greetings from Munich ;)

@NoctLightCloud

3 жыл бұрын

nice comment!

@linajurgensen4698

3 жыл бұрын

@@untergehermuc no

When I grew up in the 80s in Norway I still heard a lot of negative stuff about Germans. The legacy of WWII took a long time to heal. But I have been very positively impressed with Germans that I have met myself. Very polite, proper, decent and helpful people. I think a lot of us Norwegians get very surprised when being around Germans for a while just how similar they are to us. I think the legacy of WWII made a lot of us think Germany was like this totally different planet and we aligned ourselves more strongly with the British and Americans. But the truth is that Americans and Brits are much more different from us in mentality and how society works than Germany. I think the key differences between Norwegians and Germans are: - Germans care a lot more about hierarchy and titles. Norwegians have almost a disdain for hierarchy and titles and prefer flat power structures. Norwegians think people should be addressed the same way by first name whomever they are. Learning German in school I notice how different it is having to deal with grammar related to politeness and formalism. - Germans are more structured and hard working. Norwegians are more chill, and I think tend to wing it more. Making detailed plans. Writing down what you are going to do in an agenda, is more of a German thing I think. - I notice e.g. German super market are a lot more efficient than Norwegian ones. But they are also kind of rigid. Norwegians I think are a bit more pragmatic and will simply ignore rules they think are in the way for a smooth operation. E.g. in Germany I experienced a whole line held up while I had to dig up a 5 euro cent for an extra plastic bag. That would never happen in Norway. The cashier would deem the cent not worth holding up the line for. - Germans are well organized. When playing computer games I like being on teams with Germans. They have a structured plan and ideas about what everybody should do to win. And while there is this stereotype about Nazis, Germans are very friendly in this kind of cooperation. I find that e.g. Americans and Brits are more likely to get pissed off about losing and passing around blame, rather than come up with a constructive plan. - Germans are strangely both more liberal and more conservative than Norwegians. Like in Germany you could have a beer at 16, and things like prostitution and drugs seem much more liberal. OTOH Norwegians are more keen to use new technology, having women in higher positions etc.

@Dutbrothers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your nice comment. The only point i would add something on, is that drugs especially weed is in some federal state an absolut taboo like in bavaria. The Police there is really hard when it comes to weed or other drugs. It is better to drive a car after 2-3 "Maß" than rather smoke a Joint in Bavaria, the fine you will get is much lower. In Berlin or Cologne it is a whole different story when it comes to sanctions on weed consume. But i think my comment is a german thing too. You did a nice job, but a german will find a thing to criticize. This is what the German society is about 🤣

@erikengheim1106

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dutbrothers Interesting, but it makes sense. Everything I have heard about Bavaria suggests it is quite conservative. I have really only spent time in Cologne and Berlin so I guess I have mainly been in the liberal parts.

@ihsahnakerfeldt9280

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dutbrothers Ironically you didn't actually criticize anything here, you just added a point of your own lol

@ihsahnakerfeldt9280

3 жыл бұрын

@Erik Engheim Very interesting and rather subtle points

@azrich2463

3 жыл бұрын

As an American with family roots all over northwest Europe, I appreciate this kind of comprehensive discussion about Germany from a Norwegian point of view. Many years have passed since my Norwegian ancestors emigrated from Europe to Minnesota and I have no more direct contact with Norway, but my German ancestors of more recent vintage never lost touch with us except during the war years, and I visit them and they visit me often. Your views of Germans are quite measured and fair, as are mine. On the other hand, we must never forget history, especially as it may even now impact our lives as in the close call we Americans just had within what was until now considered a progressive society that emphasized, as you put it, "passing around blame." That is one of the weaknesses of the American experiment with constructing a truly multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-racial new nation. It is often through conflict rather than consilience that long-lasting institutions find, ultimately, common ground. Ole Rølvåg was someone who, although overtly a pessimist, wrote about that process.

I am German. The thing with the camper trailers is simple. As soon as summer comes, Germany is invaded by dutch people with there camper trailers. So the German camper trailers are expunged out of there own country and flee to the far north. ;-) I've been to Norway in 1989 at age 16 and I loved it. I was surprised and humbled by how many Norwegians spoke German. I plan to return once we got over the plague...

@richardschiffman7657

3 жыл бұрын

Germany in 1989 was much better because of the communism in the east.

@NoctLightCloud

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardschiffman7657 No it was only better for part of the people. Depends on the job you had. Social mobility is higher now than then.

@terjefevag2455

3 жыл бұрын

Ich habt deutche fur eine jahre in ache grade im der schole. Main sprechen is nich so gut aber ich can essen und bier bestillen. Wie file gelt for das essen und der drink bitte? Ich betalen. See? No google translate needed :)

@Wilmar_Lecken

3 жыл бұрын

@@terjefevag2455 alles verstanden!! :)

@KRAFTWERK2K6

3 жыл бұрын

@@terjefevag2455 Zum überleben reicht es doch ^_^

So Germany is to Norway what the Netherlands are to Germany? (camping trailer tourism)

@feeline1120

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same😆

@windows95_de

3 жыл бұрын

ah cmon, its europe in general. Everyone travels to their neighbour country with a van or camper

@jonash3406

3 жыл бұрын

lol same exact though when I heard that xD

@sehabel

3 жыл бұрын

I live in the south of Germany and there are very few camping trailers here. For me it's more of a north German or Dutch thing.

@tetea7257

3 жыл бұрын

In Denmark we have SOOOO many germans in the summer!!! There was 17 million germans on summer vacation here in 2019. Denmarks population is 5,8 million.

The guy that said germans resemble norwegians a bit ... thank ypu very much for the lovely compliment :)

@peggyeaston1575

3 жыл бұрын

Heil you know who

@parkjimin-standkb-62

3 жыл бұрын

@@peggyeaston1575 Heil? I hope you don't mean Hitler.

@lukassteinbrink322

3 жыл бұрын

​@@peggyeaston1575 Just to make it clear. Saying that in Germany and you will get very fast to the judgment.

I adore both Germans and Norwegians. Thanks for your videos. Cheers from Russia!

@saupreinmadl3391

3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from far away Germany ;) I love Russian culture as well and started learning Russian. It's such a beautiful language ^^

@vozhdenko932

3 жыл бұрын

@@saupreinmadl3391 I am Russian, but honestly I wouldn't say that Russian is one of the more beatiful languages. Maybe that's just my experience.

@saupreinmadl3391

3 жыл бұрын

@@vozhdenko932 Heh, I would say the same about German, lol! XD But I personally like the sound of Russian. :) Idk, just adore the way it sounds; even the Russian accent is nice. XD

@saupreinmadl3391

3 жыл бұрын

@@aldoushuxley5953 Hm, I can't say anything about that yet, but I would like to throw in German in the conversation as well. German might not be the most fluent of languages, but if it's about poetry it sounds really strong and expressive. Like 'Der Erlkönig' ;)

@XxXShadeeznutzXxX

3 жыл бұрын

Greetings Komrade from America with cheers and plenty of vodka to go around ;) for real though! I hope you are doing good over there in the cold my friend and just know not all Americans hate Russians!

Norwegians are our brothers and sisters 🇳🇴❤️🇩🇪

@lily-td5vq

3 жыл бұрын

They have a similar sound in the language

@sprinter1832

3 жыл бұрын

Yup! that's probably why you invaded most of Scandinavia!

@zyanego3170

3 жыл бұрын

True

@windows95_de

3 жыл бұрын

@@lily-td5vq yes, we have the same arbeidsmoral

@trollololololololo1173

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm,They are all germanic 🤷🏻‍♂️

Germans love Norway ♥️ Breathtaking landscape, nice people and a sweet sounding language. Not to forget, our late Chancellor Willy Brandt had been married to the unforgettable Norwegian Rut Hansen, mother of the great actor Matthias Brandt.

@Smaragdschloss

9 ай бұрын

Brandt was a communist and traitor!!!

I have to compliment the Norwegians in the video for being honest and straight to the point, a quality that many Germans highly value in people. If they don't know something they simply admit to it and say that they can't comment on it instead of making something up. It shows how reflected and honest they are in answering the questions and made me really enjoy watching this video.

I was 9 times in my life in Norway and I love the people and the country. It has a beautiful landscape and a good political system. I also can speak a little bit Norwegian. Greetings from Germany🇧🇻🇩🇪❤️

2:44 "I've taken the train to see some of that german efficiency" You can hear the germans laugh in the background.

To be honest, i think we germans like the Scandianvians so much because we feel kind of related to them. We have a similar culture, heritage... they just feel like relatives to us.

@waddahabdo7273

3 жыл бұрын

Hello dear german,sir;what are the basics of the GERMAN CIVILIZATION? 1.greek philosophy 2 roman doctrine 3.age of enlightment philosophy All kisses..All sweet wishes from arabia-Lebanon

@HafdirTasare

3 жыл бұрын

@@waddahabdo7273 civilization is not the same as culture and heritage.

@waddahabdo7273

3 жыл бұрын

@@HafdirTasare thx for reply,but here u go into a more complex idea!! In my opinion,no.3 Is the winner, i think germant today is walking in the atmosphere of Niztche;Kant and Hegel..isn't so🤔??

@HafdirTasare

3 жыл бұрын

@@waddahabdo7273 i hope we do not walk in the atmosphere of Nietzsche, that would be rather depressing.

@waddahabdo7273

3 жыл бұрын

@@HafdirTasare i know what u mean,i hv read his philosophy. Suppose someone wants to study history in Germany, what topics does universities cover?? Only history of europe?? Hope u reply dear

I'm German, I love Norway and Norwegians. I travelled to Norway with my father a few times, Norway has some of the most beautiful nature and landscapes I have ever seen. And the stereotypes about camper vans are actually true, we actually went to Norway with a camper van. See it as a compliment, many Germans love the Norwegian nature and landscapes and want to experience them in a direct, flexible way.

I’m German and I think that was a really interesting video. I’m learning Norwegian right now and even I can hear the differences in dialect

@languist

3 жыл бұрын

Doing good so far? You’re welcome to visit Norway any time (post-pandemic ofc)

@clara_hp6254

3 жыл бұрын

@@languist yes I’m doing not too bad, although I have little time right now because I have a lot of exams coming up. I’d love to visit Norway one time 🥰

As a german i feel very happy about norwegians somewhat liking us. Especially Because i love norway and norwegians. It's my favorite country and i would love to live there one day.

As a German living in norway, i was always amazed about the welcoming and open culture. There were some of the usual 'nazi' germany comments from some elders and some jokes about our working mentality 😂 But i think german and norsk people share a lot of the same values in life

@bjrnjensen7074

3 жыл бұрын

"Welcoming and open culture".. wow! that`s an extremely interesting comment!!..considering the fact that some debates that I`ve seen in Quora very often tell a different tale..namely that Norwegians are "cold", "reserved", "no eye contact on the streets", etc etc.. I am Norwegian myself, and I have NO reason to dislike Germans in general, how can anyone dislike an entire country? Like everywhere else on the planet, it is about finding the right person, someone that you have something in common with..then there might be a basis for a friendship. I personally have no German friends as of today, I used to have a friend from Cologne, she stayed in our "W.G" for a few months, and since I also speak German ,we would very often watch the news together in the evening, have a coffee and a chat in a local cafè etc. Ich war schon 5-6 Mal in Deutschland; Berlin, Erfurt, München, Köln.. und ich fahre gerne zurück. Grüsse aus Oslo!

@user-th9ek3jl7b

3 жыл бұрын

@@bjrnjensen7074 das ist doch schön zu lesen 😃 I never met 'cold' or 'reserved' norwegians, i Always felt welcomed. But german culture is often described as 'reserved' or 'serious' too, so maybe we just shared that traits 😃

@bjrnjensen7074

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-th9ek3jl7b Exactly. Maybe people from Germany AND the Nordic countries-and, from what I`ve heard, also the Netherlands-share a few common traits. We are, supposedly, more reserved than the "lively Latinos". There are stereotypes everywhere, and sometimes they do of course apply.. but there are soo many exceptions to the rule and also: today Norwegians travel a LOT more than 30-40 years ago, meaning that we get a lot of impulses from other countries and cultures. Also: it depends on what person that you meet, and WHEN.

@ladorablemonsieurolivierur9224

3 жыл бұрын

@@bjrnjensen7074 Maybe I can add my first impressions on norwegians. I will move to Trondheim in a few weeks and while looking for an apartment I wrote with a few guys in Trondheim. Everybody was very open, helpful and nice. Yesterday when I talked with a friend, I said: "I heard Norwegians are cold and reserved. Where is all of that? They are so incredibly nice." Maybe this will change once I see them in person in Trondheim but up till now I have only friendly and warm experiences.

@bjrnjensen7074

3 жыл бұрын

@@ladorablemonsieurolivierur9224 Good to hear that. I would just like to add that I HATE it, when people on Quora, for instance., are using generalizing stereotypes.not just about Norwegians, but also about other nationalities. You may come across a few idiots when in Trondheim, but that could happen in Oslo, Paris, London or Antarctica for that matter. I was discussing differences and similarities with a German girl once, she said "Every country has its 5 % idiots". SO true. I am sure you will meet some nice people in Trondheim- Norway in general has a very low crime rate.

It's the DUTCH who clog German roads with their camper vans and trailers ...

@Headsign

3 жыл бұрын

That's in Germany, though. Germans take their vans to Scandinavia, Lettland or Poland. Not Holland, though, because that would be a world in reverse.

@aksiiska9470

3 жыл бұрын

les clogs ce sont les chaussures de bois en pays-bas

@Headsign

3 жыл бұрын

@@aksiiska9470 « To clog », ça veut dire « boucher, obstruer » en anglais. Rien à voir avec des sabots. ;-)

@untergehermuc

3 жыл бұрын

This! But I was very amused that we Germans are seen in Norway like the Dutch are seen in Germany.

@MegaEssin

3 жыл бұрын

@@untergehermuc And then the Norwegians go to Sweden with their caravans haha.

How friendly you are! I hope i´ll be visiting Norway on day soon! Dankeschön aus Hamburg!

I had no idea that norwegian is so similar to german. I can recognize quite some many words, at least in writing. Seems like a lot of fun to learn that language!

@publicminx

2 ай бұрын

there are videos about the similarities of all Germanic languages. Even a video which shows that if one focus on building common root sentences that all the Germanic languages are mutual intelligible. one video is named 'Dutch & German dialogue that sounds like English' (but it also has the other Germanic languages like Norwegian, Danish, Swedish etc. in it)

I love both countries! greetings from Austria🇦🇹

I'm German, in my mid 40's and I never ever have heard someone say anything bad about Norwegians/Norway. Never EVER! I know some people who've been there and they were all delighted. It's definitely on my bucket list to go visit one day.

Yes I‘ve been waiting for this one! As a German living in Norway that was a very interesting video to watch and I can actually see a lot of true things that have been said hahaha

Ah jeg elsker positivitet i denne videoen! Mange hilsener fra Tyskland :-)

I'm from Germany and have been to Norway every Summer for the past ten years. And I can just return the compliments. Norwegians are extremely kind and Norway is extraordinarily beautiful!

@mrmatt1165

2 жыл бұрын

Ich bin Amerikaner und kannst Deutsch sprechen. Sprechen Sie Norwegisch? Wenn du kannst, ich sprechen Schwedisch und verstehen Norwegisch sehr gut.

@lauralugt2816

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrmatt1165 Leider kann ich kein Norwegisch. Nur kleine Wörter.

@mrmatt1165

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauralugt2816 Ah ok. Mein Englisch und Schwedisch ist viel besser dann mein Deutsch. Mein Deutsch ist ok.

@mrmatt1165

2 жыл бұрын

@@lauralugt2816 Actually, Swedish is the most like German out of the three languages (Norwegian, Danish and Swedish), it has ä and ö like from German and Turkish, and of course Finnish and Estonian. Umlauts they're called, I think. Kven, Lapp and Meänkeli are spoken by very few people in Norway and Sweden, same with Ny Norsk, only about 20% of Norway uses Ny Norsk, most use Norsk Bokmål (which literally translated means book language, kind of, edit- Ny Norsk means New Norwegian, it was introduced in the mid 1800's to seperate Norwegian from Danish, more or less the reason for it, I can barely understand it) I know this stuff from Norwegian and Swedish people I talk with on KZread, in Swedish, I also talk to danes cuz I can understand Danish.

@mauriciorv228

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrmatt1165 u mean “als mein Deutsch” if u wanted to say “than my German”. U can’t use dann and than equally there. Just a small correction.

To anyone planning on a trip to Germany - the smaller towns are often the most beautiful to visit like Landshut or Nördlingen :) They weren't bombed in the war, so the old-towns and castles, etc. are still intact :)

Greetings back from Bavaria :) Norway is beautiful

@nicuras5987

3 жыл бұрын

I wanna go to Bavaria, you lucky bro

That cutting-in in order to explain råne was cool, keep up a good work ;)

🇩🇪❤🇧🇻 Norway is so beautiful, the landscape is unique in the world

Thank you so much to the fine people from Norway.

Germany here: Thank you for your kind words. In Germany we have a high opinion about Norwegians, too! You are welcome any time here 🥰

@Aetherguy-cb9bu

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you the entire country of Germany

lol all talking about they want to go visit frankfurt or Berlin ... a little insider Tip ? Visit Hamburg :)

@Atreuzs

3 жыл бұрын

Berlin sucks! Is a dirty city. Go to Hamburg, Munich or Stuttgart. So much better.

@GT-fl9gf

3 жыл бұрын

@@Atreuzs Ich stimme dir zu

@Daniel-qz3pk

3 жыл бұрын

I'd really recommend to visit munich A far more beautiful city and not full antifa, drug dealers, cheap hookers and dirt

@MrCarponizer

3 жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-qz3pk dude that 8s in all big citys

@bjrnjensen7074

3 жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-qz3pk Been to Munich 3 times-and I would like to go back. I got a dirt cheap plane ticket to Berlin, which was intentional, because I wanted to make a short stop /"Zwischenstop" somewhere between Berlin and Munich, to see something else besides the major cities. I chose Erfurt, which I don`t regret a second, such a lovely little city. Geheimtip: die Krämerbrücke. Beautiful houses, and much more authentic German than Berlin or Munich. Grüsse aus Oslo

I think I'm gonna add Norwegian to the list of languages I want to learn. Sounds nice😃

@dan74695

3 жыл бұрын

I think German can sound nice

I've been to Norway many times and IMO it is a real paradise on earth. The people are friendly and pragmatic, it's a high-tech country which still values it's culture and its roots and is, in many respects, far ahead of Germany. Love Norway!

4:45 as a German I might say... this is not our flag at the top, if it should be the German flag

@tommccaughey5806

3 жыл бұрын

Wie konnte man das verwechseln haha

@justfelix9199

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahahaha !

@parkjimin-standkb-62

3 жыл бұрын

@@tommccaughey5806 Ikr😂

@lily-td5vq

3 жыл бұрын

Aber welches Land ist das?

@felicious6384

3 жыл бұрын

@@lily-td5vq Das ist die Flagge der vereinigten Provinzen Belgiens während ihres erfolglosen Unabhängigkeitskrieges gegen die Österreicher in 1789/1790. :D

This was surprising positive and made my day a bit better. Thanks you beautiful northern people.

I'm German and have been to Norway twice. I also had the impression the cultures and the people are quite similar. Felt almost immediately at home, no feeling of culture shock whatsoever. A difference is perhaps that Norwegians seem a bit more relaxed and easy-going. And that everyone speaks English incredibly well. And of course the nature is vastly different (Norwegian nature is more beautiful, more pristine).

When I went to Norway I felt the same: we are very similar, felt like a second home to me

It's funny that people in Germany think that our neighbours from the Netherlands are the trailer camper tourists. :D

@frankie9373

3 жыл бұрын

guess we all just circle around :D people from the Netherlands come to Germany, we Germans drive to Norway, now Norwegians have to camp in the Netherlands and it all evens out lol

When I was six I went to Norway (Lofoten) for the first time, now I"m 43 and I fall in love. Since then I've been there many times and I'm looking forward to going back to this great country soon. Greetings from Germany.

Super interesting video. I need to meet more people from Norway/Scandinavia 😊

Us Germans really adore the Norsk countries, especially Norway and Sweden. To hear that they like us too really felt good. I would love it if our country would have stronger ties. A lot of your progressive politics and culture would be much needed over here. Also your nature is very stunning as well as your prices. The first in a good way, the second more in a tazer gun way ;)

@elsajohansson2159

3 жыл бұрын

what's wrong with denmark?

@rico5382

3 жыл бұрын

@@elsajohansson2159 Denmark is a nice country, just not as exiting or inspiring as Sweden or Norway.

This video is very heartwarming, since many Germans are looking up to our super responsible and progressive nordic neighbours. To hear from them they like us big is a huge compliment like hearing your rolemodel saying nice things about you.

I like how you embedded the ad. This way it hits the people who are really interested in it.

Lot of love to Norway from Germany!

Germany is a lovely place and a nice i can help you to know more about German language and cities

Germans like Norwegians and Norwegians like germans that is because we are germanics and we have almost the same culture . Its the same with Sweden, netherlands and Dennmark

Norwegians are like a cool "light" version of us Germans. :D

I love how "arbeidskultur" is literally "Arbeitskultur" in german XD

@evaphillips2102

2 жыл бұрын

Does that mean work culture? (Arbeit- work)

@Gran_Torino

2 жыл бұрын

@@evaphillips2102 yes it does

@evaphillips2102

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gran_Torino thanks!

What surprises me in your videos is the number of people you interview in Trondheim who are not from Trondheim 🤔😁. Are they tourists? Do they work there and have a great mobility? Your last question to them is interesting for even for a French like me, we can hear the differences in dialects ( the subtitles help too). Keep up the good work @Simple Norwegian, I'm always glad to discover new videos, that's part of my little pleasures 😉

@aaexo6468

3 жыл бұрын

Trondheim have the biggest university in Norway and is often called the student city. So there are lots of people from all over the country that move here to get their degree.

I have been in Norway maybe 16 months ago. In one cafe in Trondheim I read a small book „The social guidebook to Norway“. Was funny as hell as I have experienced much of those descriptions during my vacation. Just recommend that book if you plan any trip to Norway. Myself I never had any negative thought when it comes to Norwegians. Germans show quite different characters depending where they are from. In my experience quite big differences between some regions.

I think it would be interesting to ask them about Central and Eastern Europe because there's a huge contrast between Scandinavian and Eastern European countries

Hey ! I learn norwegian (bokmål) in duolingo and with your videos, and this help me so much to learn new words about specific themes ! So i have a question: Do you will continue to do your “learning norwegian” series you’ve done in the past? Thanks for answering, Tusen takk :) PS: Jeg liker norsk, jeg tror det er en vakker språke :) 🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

@SimpleNorwegian

3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Yes I think I will make at least a few more lessons, but I don’t know when, as I’m currently putting my time towards these street interview videos

@xsasxx2285

3 жыл бұрын

I also learn norwegian (bokmål) with Duolingo :)

Hey då! Interesting video =) Meg som er tysk var i et år i norge og det er musomt å høre på kva denne menesker si ^^ Norsken min er ikke bra men jeg har bare vært 11 monader i nor norge. Det var fæen hyggelig der. Eg trot aldri i livet mit jeg finner igjen persjoner som er so trivelig som der ... denne videoet er fint men eg tror ikke at nordmen er so enkelt med en 12 minuter video. For meg nordmen er veldig spesielt ... spesielt fordi mange av dem blir venner med deg bare efter ... efter ... du veit ;-) Tuse takk for Nordreisa!

Interesting to finally hear something positive about Germans and Germany esp. after all what we are going through since the last 5 years.. Been once in Bergen on norwegian national day, and it was a great experience, which I will never encounter in Germany...Long live Norway!

Thank you for your humbeling comments on Germany. I don´t know many Norwegians but I sure like to visit your country one day. My boss was there multiple times and has lot interesting things to narrate.

Very interesting video. My grandmother and father were in Norway (Stavanger) during the occupation of WWII. I'm glad that the scars of the war have healed. Jeg elsker Norge!

@peggyeaston1575

3 жыл бұрын

Talk to an old Norwegian about the "friendly" occupation

@tlunde53

3 жыл бұрын

@@peggyeaston1575 - Exactly. My father was very reluctant to talk about what he went through. My grandmother would tell me a little, but suffice to say that the occupation was anything but 'friendly'.

@terjefevag2455

3 жыл бұрын

My family owns a cabin on the west coast. I wanted to rent it out to german fishing tourists, but my grandfather said no. He was 15 back then when Kristiansund was firebombed. But that was his generation. It's forgiven and almost forgotten now.

Awww ... so many nice things. 😊 I've been to Norway several times now, pretty much everywhere from Oslo to the North Cape and I just love the country! Never once have I met an even slightly unfriendly Norwegian. If I spoke the language I would seriousely consider emigrating to Tromsø. Not sure if you'd want me though, it's not like I'm highly qualified or specially trained in any field. 😅 I'm just a receptionist at a Radisson Blu Hotel and you guys have plenty of those, so maybe that can be a chance for me. We'll see. 😊 Also don't get me started on your nature and landscape! It's just awe-inspiring! I always say in Germany we have the sea at one end of the country and the mountains on the other end. You have both melting into each other! 😅🇳🇴❤

Iam mexican and i really want to learn norwegan and is very interesting to know all this info thanks to this channel and i will like to have norwegan friends to practice what i been learning

@Carlos_Ponce_Robles

3 жыл бұрын

Yo tambien soy mexicano, y estoy aprendiendo noruego por varias razones. ¿conectamos. 😀

And we love you, too Norway.

Tusen takk!

Jeg hadde tyske venner kanskje tilbake i 2007/2008..de inspirert meg å lære tysk..og mange år senere, jeg har gjort DuoLingo German som mitt første andrespråk i 2019, takk til min musikk takknemlighet lærer som vokste opp i tyskland..Jeg har gjort DuoLingo German to ganger..Det er smerte utover smerte..Jeg vil besøke Tyskland og de andre tysktalende landene, Østerrike og Sveits..Jeg har hørt mange gode ting om dem.. (I had German friends perhaps back in 2007/2008..They inspired me to learn German..and many years later, I have done DuoLingo German as my first second language in 2019, thanks to my music appreciation teacher who grew up in Germany..I have done DuoLingo German twice..That is pain beyond pain..I want to visit Germany and the other German speaking countries, Austria and Switzerland..I have heard many good things about them..)

I have to say: I don't know anything about Norway except they should be similar to us, Germans, as the northern European countries are. But after this video I'm very impressed of these people. I'm even curious enough to want to go there for a holiday. These Norwegians don't have these platitudes too ready to be offered. Like this: "The Germans are rude or boring". The last teenager did say it but she is young, it's understandable. I've seen so many videos with people to be asked on the streets about Germany, so many of them did sound like records of the same stereotypes.They are saying stereotypes without thinking on their own. But not these Norwegians. These people are thinking, really thinking about what their own opinion is. And they also say "I know too little to know properly". Very appealing. The way how they act express much what the Norwegians may be. And now I'm curious about this country.

hey! the trailer guys are the dutch :D its interesting how similar our languages are in some aspects, recognized a lot of words.

@SimpleNorwegian

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, Norwegian is a Germanic language 👌 when learning German I guestimated that 15% of the words were more or less identical

@rdmname

3 жыл бұрын

@@SimpleNorwegian guess it would be even closer and morre obvious if we would still speak old high german

@xml571

3 жыл бұрын

@@rdmname would us be closer to Dutch to be honest

@rdmname

3 жыл бұрын

@@xml571 what do you think dutch originates from!?

@xml571

3 жыл бұрын

@@rdmname same as German, Norwegian Danish, Swedish and Luxembourg from the Proto Germanic language. Its routes are in the frisic dialect same as the dialect Germans have spoken (only few still do) in the German regions north of the Netherlands. As Kid I still had to learn ("Plattdeutsch") the dialect spoken in Hamburg and was able to understand some Dutch. Dutch and German (talking about high German here) seperated back in the 14th century when the Dutch did not adapt the second change of consonants. The Scandinavian dialects and the Germanic dialect separated much earlier into own languages. Old English is also a language that came from the frisic dialect of the Anglo-Saxonies with more latin influence coming from the Normans later. German today has as much in comon with the dialects back in the 13. century as Dutch. So Dutch is not a originating from German both are originating from the same rootes

Hey sorry to point it out but I think you got the order of the colours on the German flag at 4:44 wrong? Or was it another flag I don't know of? It's no big deal tbh, and great video as always, I love this series!

@SimpleNorwegian

3 жыл бұрын

That's so weird, not sure how that happened. I mean I got the image from a google search of Germany's flag, this doesn't make any sense 😂 Thanks for pointing it out

@ehmzed

3 жыл бұрын

@@SimpleNorwegian Hahah, you're welcome, stuff like this happens lol. Weird how a wrong flag can show up when searching for it! Never trust google search I guess xD Take care, and keep it up with the awesome channel!

@ryanstarlight8018

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I thought it was Armenia's flag xD I didn't see it was black

So nice to hear how the Norwegians responded. It resembles with my experience that I got as I lived in Norway. Og like måte. Norge er virkelig et vakkert land med so mange fine mennesker!

Hey there! Are there maybe any plans on making a video regarding moving to Norway for work/university and what to take into consideration before doing so (e.g. possibility of finding a job and where, applications, language, ...)?😁 Have a good day and thanks for your videos! Greetings from Tyskland😊

For a german very intersting to hear that😊, Norway is a great country, i love is, this summer ist was very nice, we saw is next year again

What do Norwegians think of Dutch I wonder. We have a good rivalry in skating (or had it hope it comes back). We think of Norway that it has a beautiful countryside. That it has nice people, that they talk a bit funny since the language is similar to ours and that the people in the end are very similar to us too. But a video about what Norwegians think of NL would be nice.

@Kristian-li7uk

3 жыл бұрын

When it comes to ski jumping we beat you. Skating is not fun anymore as you always win. 😭

And Germans love Norway. It's kind of a dream destination for a lot of Germans!

Thank you Norwegian People for the nice compliments I have never heard so many nice words about us. Actually, I do agree there is not anything nice to say about our past, but we are trying and I am happy and surprised that it seems to work. I also want to give back the compliment I’ve been to Norway once (yes with a camper! ) and it was very interesting, loved the amazing churches, the fjords, the sun not setting, only it seemed a bit cold to me, that was in 1986. So Danke and it is true all Norwegian people I met were friendly.

@lpdude2005

3 жыл бұрын

Then it's time for another visit - Start with Oslo - Norway has changed much more than Germany in the last 30 years - in fact unavoidable - very modern, clean and very nice. I've been to Germany at least 30 times since 1980.

Really enjoyed western dialects in this video, thank you!

I‘m German and have to say that I realized that that, the Norwegian language doesn’t sound a lot different to German if it’s spoken naturally. I have to admit that we use to have kinds of people that are often a lot louder then the rest😅. But it doesn’t sound any more angry than English or Norwegian. THAT is a typical stereotype.

Such humble people, that's what make Norwegian so great. No Prejudice, welcoming, open culture.

I’m Irish I don’t know why I’m watching this

@bjrnjensen7074

3 жыл бұрын

A) you were simply a bit bored that day , or b) you are interested in both Norway AND Germany c)?

@user-bz3hw9ry8u

3 жыл бұрын

а я русский! и на хуя мне это?

Im German, my Boyfriend is Norwegian :) we get along very well also cultural and language wise

2:48 At first I thought that he made a joke. In Germany everybody literally hates trains, because they are almost always late and you can NEVER trust them, no matter where you are in Germany😂😂 But he was pretty lucky I guess. The German train ("Deutsche Bahn") is actually a meme here in Germany😂

Funny thing that the camper trailer tourist stereotype is one we have or had here in Germany about the Netherlands (Dutch).

I'm thinking about maybe working in Norway from time to time one day. I think you're a great country! The only thing holding me back is the language kinda...and well, I'm still a student in Germany and will stay here for some more years. But a timely presence in Norway would be really nice for me one day!

Jeg elsker deg Norge og jeg vil flytte til Norge så rask som mulig.

I am allways fascinated, that there are soo many people on the world, same earth, same humans, not too far away and i dont understand a single word they say^^

Quite interesting that some people in the clip thought Norwegians and Germans have similar working behaviour. Actually having worked with both of them I find Norwegians really relaxed while they are at work, trying not to be overwhelmed by the job they are carrying on. If they have a break f.e. from 10:50 to 11:20 they might be starting at 10:45 and come back at 11:25. If they can they always smile. At least this is the experience I had (I have worked with STATOIL). Germans are quite the opposite: strict, stubborn and obsessed with timetables and smiling while working is usually not an option. Nice clip!

I feel the answers are a bit off sometimes, since he clearly have asked them about another country beforehand, so it seems like they compare their answers with the previous one. It was the same thing with the Denmark/Sweden survey.

1:30 She did a great job playing the police detective in the German series Dark, not sure why she's speaking in norwegian??

I wish I can visiting both countries, Germany and Norway ❤️

Einen dicken Kuss an alle Norweger! Richtig sympathisch 👍😄

As a german it is quite funny to hear that we are considered to be the camping guys ... we germans see the netherlands people as THE camping people :)

I wonder why there are two subtitles of norway language. Most of the text is the same. Are there two different languages in Norway with different words and they cannot undertsand each other? Please explain.

Is there a way to download the norwegian transcripts of these videos?

To anyone who plan to go to Berlin some time: please visit "The Ramons" museum. Very nice little place to have breakfast and learn about that iconic band. And no, I have no affiliation with the museum, just had a very great experience there.

8:44 god arbeidsmoral in german = gute arbeitsmoral .. that's fun to see/hear that those words are almost same haha.

Fun fact: the german house of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg inherits the norwegian throne. They are a side line of the also german house of Oldenburg, who are the kings of denmark.

@terjefevag2455

3 жыл бұрын

To add on; The prince of Denmark became the King of Norway.

Between Sweden and Norway I prefer Norge. Beautiful country,friendly people. I love it I will love to go back ❤ Germans ?? 💘 💘 VI SEES

Thank you Norwegians! I love Norway, too.

Greetings from Berlin! I find this video cute because I grew up in Trondheim. That footage is not from November 2020, that is for sure... I think also you have been very selective with the responses. No one brought up kinky sexual practices, for example. Admittedly, most Norwegians are too shy or polite and avoid confrontational or non-mainstream topics as much as possible. I would claim it is common knowledge, if you have spent any time in either of the countries, that Germans and Norwegians have a thing for each other, especially Germans for Norwegians or Norway in general. This goes way back historically, and is not particularly kinky because the two countries share a lot of cultural and linguistic elements historically. Just think about what the common breakfast is in both countries, they are like twins.

I’ve been to both countries a number of times. Wish I was younger, would love to move to either of these countries. But Norway would be my first choice