Recently we have recieved a lot of snow from the snow gods in Norway. We've had a couple of twenty-inch-snow days. The only thing that
I see as a problem about it... (seeing as I don't drive) is that snowdays are non-existent. In Norway, if you recieved four feet of snow in the hour before school is suposed to start, along with the eight feet overnight, you would still be expected in school on time.
It's so funny because before you come to a country, you really stereotype people. I remember when I went to France when I was about seven years old and I thought that all the women there would have hairy armpits and legs, but in reality almost no women were like that. Well, the stereotype I'm talking about is the love of snow and cold. This is how cold, snowy winters make Alice feel:
Yes, Norwegians seem to always dominate most winter sports and are always out on the weekends, but it doesn't mean they all enjoy the cold and snow.
Whenever it snows, I hear and see people outside moving snow. It's different than Kjose because people there have plows to do the work (no public plow system, but local farmers and whatnot with their tractors); in Langestrand and more populated parts of the city, the plows go down the main and side roads, but driveways are your own business. They have these little sled/shovels that most people use to move snow and they do it in such a neat manner!
Today was Trond's birthday! Gratulerer med dagen, Trond, and sorry Helle and I almost ruined the cake!!! xD
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| cute picture i forgot about from Tid |
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