tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69800535190178751302024-03-12T20:29:31.397-07:00Funny facts about NorwayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980053519017875130.post-61932013373765553672009-05-04T19:49:00.000-07:002016-11-14T19:45:28.622-08:00Some peculiar facts about Norway and Norwegians.<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">They say that a country is characterized
by its people and that its people are shaped by the country’s customs and
traditions. People who live within the same borders often tend to think and act
alike, which would tend to suggest that they have conformed to the unwritten norms
and rules imposed on them by society. Different continents have
different ways and traditions, and although people hailing from the western
world share a common culture and social norms, each individual country has certain traits and characteristics that differ slightly from that of the
others. My own country Norway is no exception. Below, I have listed a few
points that might help the reader get a better understanding of how the average
Norwegian view themselves and why they act and behave the way they do. It is by
no means a complete list, but it’s a good start.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Food stores are not allowed
to stay open on Sundays, but petrol stations and kiosks selling groceries
are.</span></strong><br />
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This means that you are free do your grocery shopping in ordinary food stores
from Monday to Saturday, but you have to visit a petrol station or a kiosk if
you want to buy groceries on a Sunday.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">You can only by wine and
liquor from special liquor outlets called Vinmonopol.</span></strong><br />
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There are normally only one or two Vinmonopol per city, depending on its size,
which means that some Norwegians, i.e those living in the countryside have to
travel great distances just to buy a bottle of liquor or a casket of wine.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The Swedish border trade</span></strong><br />
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Because food prices in Norway are amongst the highest in the world, many
Norwegians, and especially those living close to the Swedish border, travel to Sweden on a regular
basis to buy groceries. Estimates indicate that this border trade amounts to
roughly US$ 2 billion per year. Needless to say, prices are a lot more
affordable in Sweden.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Norway has some of the world's highest petrol prices, despite being one of biggest oil
exporters in the world.</span></strong><br />
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This is somewhat of a sore issue with the average Norwegian, and they can go on
for hours complaining about the useless politicians that are robbing them
blind, but then again they give their votes to these ‘useless’ politicians year
after year.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Toll roads have popped up all
over the country.</span></strong><br />
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The Norwegian Government, which is one of the biggest exporters of oil in the
world, decided that it would be an excellent idea to introduce tolls on several
of the major roads in Norway. They justified this highly unpopular decision by
claiming that it would help to lower the country’s CO2 emission, and by
promising that the proceeds would be earmarked to build new roads. However, most
Norwegians consider this toll nothing more than an additional tax that they,
the already heavily taxed Norwegian tax payer have to pay.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Infrastructure projects have
not been given the go-ahead because the Government is worried that this might
‘damage the economy’ by putting upward pressure on interest rates.</span></strong><br />
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Consequently one of the richest nations on earth has only got a total of 300
kilometres of four lane highways. Needless to say, this lack of essential and
necessary road upgrades has resulted in major traffic congestions in and around
the bigger cities. This unwillingness to spend money is also the main reason
why Norway has so many poorly maintained public buildings that are in dire need
of repairs.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">DUI offenders are jailed.</span></strong><br />
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Motorists caught driving under the influence are jailed for 30 days, have their
driver license taken away from them and have to cough up a hefty fine which
constitutes roughly 10 percent of their annual income. They are allowed back on
the roads after a year, provided they pass the proper driving tests,
which in some cases will knock them back a further US$ 5000 – 7000.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Speeding fines are stricter
than the fines issued to people caught with small amounts of class A drugs.</span></strong><br />
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Excessive speeding will land you a prison sentence, the loss of your driver
licence, a fine equivalent to 10 percent of your annual income and having to pay
for a new drivers licence. You will receive a US$ 500 fine if you are pulled
over for driving 10 kilometres over the speed limit + the loss of demerit
points. Junkies caught with small amounts of heroin in their possession are
only given a US$ 250.00 fine.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Norwegians have rejected EU
membership twice in referendums, but the country’s pro EU politicians have
implemented more EU directives than any other EU state.</span></strong><br />
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The majority of the political parties in Norway are staunch EU supporters, and subsequently
they have signed various binding treaties with the EU and implemented numerous
EU laws and regulation, despite two unsuccessful referendums to join the EU.
Several pro-EU politicians have argued for a third referendum.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Norway is subsidising the
agricultural sector.</span></strong><br />
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Farmers are being subsidised to the tune of US$ 3 billion each year by the
Government, and they are obliged to abide by Government quotas which regulates
how much milk and meat they can sell on a yearly basis. The subsidies are the main
factor behind the country’s exuberant food prices that Norwegian consumer are
forced to pay, hence the Swedish border trade.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Norwegians love frozen pizza.</span></strong><br />
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The Grandiosa frozen pizza is the unofficial Norwegian national dish. Each
year Norwegians consume more than 20 million Grandiosa pizzas, in addition to
all the other frozen pizza brands on the market.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Lutefisk.</span></strong><br />
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Traditional Norwegian seafood dish and by many considered to be a delicacy.
This delicacy is basically a fish that has been immersed in lye and then rinsed in
water.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Whale hunting.</span></strong><br />
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More like a Norwegian phenomenon than just a hunt. The entire world objects to
Norway’s ‘barbaric’ whale hunt, but Norwegians in general consider this to be
unfair criticism and an insult to their culture and way of life. Most patriotic
Norwegian will patiently explain to the hapless foreigner who have made the
mistake of raising the issue, the various ‘scientific’ facts and the necessity
for the whale hunt. Mention Greenpeace and Sea Shepherds in this context and
see the look of hate start to appear in the eyes of the average Norwegian.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Norwegians love telling
Swedish jokes</span></strong><br />
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Norway was under Swedish rule for several centuries and Swedes are by many
Norwegians viewed as the ‘impolite’ big brother who always thinks he knows
best. Swedes however consider Norwegians to be their dim-witted little brother.
Consequently a fierce rivalry has developed between the two Scandinavian
nations. For Norwegians this involves ridiculing Swedes in jokes, celebrating
whenever Sweden looses a football match or fails to win any gold medals in the
winter Olympics, but most importantly, celebrate whenever Norway beats Sweden
in the annual Eurovision song contest.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Fellesferien</span></strong><br />
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Literally meaning the communal holiday. It is the time of year, second week of
July, when Norwegians tend to take their four week summer vacation. This is quite
a logical choice, as the weather, at least in theory is not going to get much
better. Everything slows down during this period, even in the media. It’s also
somewhat of a joke that the weather is at its most appalling behaviour during this time,
and that it only improves after ‘fellesferien’ has come to an end.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Helgefylla</span></strong><br />
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Literally meaning ‘weekend binge drinking’. It's a well established tradition in
Norway, which involves going to bars and nightclubs on the weekend and get
absolutely hammered.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Manners.</span></strong><br />
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Norwegians are by some considered to be quite rude and impolite, but this is nothing
but a giant misunderstanding. In Norway it’s not considered rude to bump into
someone at the supermarket and not apologize. Equally, it’s not considered rude
not to say thank you or refrain from smiling back at strangers.<o:p></o:p></span>
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Roller skis.</span></strong><br />
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Because of the long and cold winters in Norway, many Norwegians are passionate
skiers. Cross country skiing is considered somewhat of a national sport. Some
people take it one step further and buy roller skis, enabling them to ski even
in the summertime. It is quite normal to see people roller skiing on major roads in Norway in the
summer months <br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Weird dialects.</span></strong><br />
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For the hopeful foreigners that have learned some basic Norwegian and are
looking forward to practice their skills while holidaying in Norway, dream on.
The hundreds of different dialects in Norway are so completely different to
written Norwegian that even natives have difficulties understanding
people from other parts of the country sometimes. Norwegians are also renowned for
automatically switching over to English if they suspect that they are faced
with a native English speaker trying to communicate in Norwegian.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Norgesvenn.</span></strong><br />
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Literally meaning ‘friend of Norway’. This very prestigious title is given to
any celebrity that has visited Norway more than once and who hasn’t ridiculed
the country or its people. Bruce Springsteen would be considered a Norgesvenn on
account of having visited the country at least twice.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">TV Licence.</span></strong><br />
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People who own a TV set have to pay a yearly licence (approximately US$ 300.00).
Failure to pay this licence could result in a hefty fine.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Prostitution.</span></strong><br />
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It’s illegal in Norway to buy sex, but it’s not illegal to sell sex. This means
that a female prostitute will not be prosecuted for selling sex, but her male
customer will be prosecuted for buying sex.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Censorship.</span></strong><br />
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The Monty Python movie ‘Life of Brian’ was banned in Norway when it was first released
in 1982. At the time it was considered blasphemous.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Boxing.</span></strong><br />
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Boxing on TV was banned up until the late eighties. This was due to the fact
that the then director of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Bjartmar
Gjerde, considered the sport immoral.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Prime minister took out sick
leave because he had mental problems.</span></strong><br />
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Norwegian Prime Minister, Kjell Magne Bondevik went off on sick leave because
he felt the media treated him too harshly. After a couple of weeks he
returned. He was on anti-depressant both during and after this exceptional and
highly unorthodox ‘hiatus’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Prime minister was drunk on live
TV.</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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Another prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg was drunk on live TV while giving a
speech. In the clip Stoltenberg is seen snickering and he is clearly struggling
to pronounce certain words. Colleagues of the Prime Minister tried to trivialize
this episode, claiming that he had only had a few drinks at dinner before going on air.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Prime minister referred to
Gabon’s president, Omar Bongo as ‘Bongo from Congo’.</span></strong><br />
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Former Prime Minister, Thorbjørn Jagland, admitted jokingly on a live TV talk
show that he and his staff members in the Norwegian Foreign Department had given
the president of Gabon, who was due to arrive in Norway on an official visit, the
nickname ‘Bongo from Congo”.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Subsidised national media.</span></strong><br />
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The Norwegian Government gives financial aid to Norwegian newspapers -
‘pressestøtte’ (media support). The aim of this subsidy is to support small local
newspapers that otherwise wouldn’t be able to survive financially.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Norwegian Crown princess.</span></strong><br />
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Norwegian Crown Princess, Mette Marit, wife of Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon,
was a single mum when she married Haakon. In a press conference a couple of weeks
before the wedding, Mette Marit admitted that she had led a ‘chaotic’ life
before she met Haakon. At the time newspaper articles claimed that the Crown Princess
had been heavily into drugs and that she had appeared in a private sex tape.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The Eurovision song contest.</span></strong><br />
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National pride was finally restored when Norway won the Eurovision song
contest for the first time in 1985. The group that managed to pull off this amazing
feat, Bobbysocks, was awarded the ‘Peer Gynt Prize’ by the Norwegian Government
for their groundbreaking achievement.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Satanic rockers.</span></strong><br />
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Satanic rockers torched several churches in Norway in the early 90’s. In total
seven churches burned to the ground in these arsonist attacks.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Labour unions.</span></strong><br />
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Former labour union boss, Gerd Liv Valla, was fired in 2007 for having bullied a
member of her staff.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Princess Martha Louise.</span></strong><br />
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In 2007 Princess, Martha Louise started a private school in Oslo, Astarte
education. Some of the subjects on the curriculum were ‘Healing’ and ‘Reading’.
She was also teaching student how to communicate with angels.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Discovery of America.</span></strong><br />
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Most Norwegian will claim that Viking explorer Leif Erikson, the first European
to set foot on the American continent in 1003, was Norwegian even though he was
born in Iceland.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Doom and Gloom.</span></strong><br />
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The Norwegian Government spent US$ 7 million on the construction of a doomsday
vault (seed vault) on the arctic island of Svalbard. The purpose of the
doomsday vault is to preserve plants seeds from around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Many police stations in Norway are only manned during office hours. This is a
result of inadequate funding from the Government. Many police stations are actually
closed during the weekends. People in need of police assistance are urged by a
recorded automatic phone message to contact the police station during office hours.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">National football team.</span></strong><br />
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Most Norwegians will be more than happy to inform you that the Brazilian
national football team has never defeated the Norwegian national team. This is
a source of great pride and joy for die hard Norwegian football fans. The two
teams have only met three times, with Norway winning twice and drawing once.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">A-ha.</span></strong><br />
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The members of A-ha, Norway’s only international successful musical export are
considered national icons in Norway. Norwegians are also quick to point out
that the band had several top ten hits and that they weren’t simply a one hit
wonder whose only real success was the hit ‘Take on me’.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Predators.</span></strong><br />
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Farmers think that it’s absolutely outrageous that bears and wolf are killing
their sheep whilst these are grazing up in the mountains during the summer
months. Several farmers have been known to illegally hunt wolf and bears as a
result of this 'travesty'.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">National self esteem.</span></strong><br />
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Most Norwegians love to talk about Norway to foreigners and anyone who don't
agree with them that Norway is a beautiful country are considered to be either
weird, slow, or both.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Strangers.</span></strong><br />
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Most Norwegians think it is odd when someone start talking or smiling to them
on the bus.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Brown cheese.</span></strong><br />
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And finally, did you know that the most popular cheese in Norway is brown?</span><br />
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