1. You eat bread at every meal.
2. Liverpaste is your lunch for school today.
3. The post office icon looks like a pokemon ball.
4. Everyone is a polyglot.
5. Girls always have braids.
6. Boys always gell their hair.
7. Everyone is beautiful!
8. It is dark when you arrive at school.
9. It is dark when you arrive home froms school.
10. All American movies (movies in English) have Norwegian subtitles.
11. You choose your seats before going into the movies.
12. People don't say "excuse me" or "please".
13. "Mmmm" becomes a filler during a conversation.
14. Breathing in and saying "ja" is a conversation filler.
15. Lunch is around 11-11:30 and dinner is between 4-5:30.
16. Open-faced sandwiches wrapped with wax paper is lunch.
17. The ocean is never far away.
18. Socks are pulled up over the bottom of pants - espcially sweatpants.
19. Leather boots and leather jackets are always in.
20. Selbuvotter are a must-have.
21. Scarves with t-shirts are a year-round fashion statement.
22. Huge '70s-styled sweaters are also a must-have.
23. You say "koselig" more times than necessary.
24. Everyone skis.
25. Everyone owns a boat.
26. Everything starts on time, if not before.
27. Everyone barbeques in the summer.
28. You know Norwegian chocolate is better than any other chocolate in the world.
29. You shop at the tax-free shop or in Sweden to save money.
30. Everyone is outside on the weekend.
31. You dress up in bright red pants and spray young kids with water when you're a senior.
32. People are "cold".
33. You know the Jante laws.
34. You bring your own everything to parties. No sharing.
35. Russeball is fancier than prom and costs more.
36. You eat cheese at breakfast... brown cheese to be exact.
37. The National Day is on May 17th.
38. The bus stop is only where the bus stops... not where people wait for the bus.
39. You miss the sun in the winter.
40. You want more dark in the summer.
41. "Is-bad" is a rite of passage.
42. You need help opening a door.
43. There isn't a real word for please besides "vær så snill" aka "be so kind".
44. You hear "så flink du er"!
45. There are movies about Troll Hunters.
46. You have a visit from Nissen instead of Santa.
47. People don't applaud, they clap to the/a beat.
48. Girls wear giant pearl earrings, even if they're emo.
49. You drink warm/hot drinks at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
50. Wool socks are finally comfortable and necessary.
51. Gym class is only once per week.
52. You have to wear reflectors at the bus stop.
53. No one carries cash, but always has their bank card.
54. Everyone tries to look good for school and looks even better on the weekend.
55. Many people have clothes with the Norwegian flag on it somewhere.
56. Everyone hates on the Swedes.
56. If someone can't understand you, they automatically switch to English.
57. Different dialects sound like different languages.
58. Lefsa is an appropriate excuse for a breakfast.
59. You carry an entire carton of milk for lunch (preferably chocolate).
60. New buildlings are designer.
61. Everyone shops at H&M.
62. You slice cheese.
63. EVERYTHING IS EXPENSIVE.
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OGSÅÅÅ!!! TUSEN TAKK TO LAUREN!!! SHE IS A GREAT FRIEND OF MINE THANKS TO THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM! SHE MADE MY BEAUTIFUL BANNER!!! She is from BC and lives in Bergen this year, so I never get to see her, but I read her blog and she reads mine and we talk about our experiences a lot!!! <3 xoxoxoxo THANKS LAUREN!!!
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