You know you're norwegian when...

…you get scared when a stranger randomly starts up a conversation with you

…it seems nice to spend a week in a small wooden cottage up in the mountains, with no running water and no electricity.

…you actually believe that there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

…you know at least five different words for describing different kinds of snow.

…you barbeque when it’s raining.

…you don’t question the habit of always making “matpakke”

…you always prepare to catch the closing door if following closely behind somebody.

…a stranger on the street smiles at you, you assume that he is:

a) drunk
b) insane
d) both

…it’s acceptable to eat lunch at 11.00 and dinner at 15.00.

…you like to wrap your hotdog in a cold pancake.

…you earn more than you spend.

…you don’t fall over when walking on ice.

…you look away when you walk by people on the street.

…you associate warm rice porridge with Saturday and Christmas Eve.

…you only buy your own drink at the bar even when you are with a group of people.

…you can’t remember when to say “please” and “excuse me”.

…you don’t think silence is awkward.

…you use “Mhmmm” as conversation filler.

…you find yourself speaking halfway Swedish with Swedes.

…you know Norway’s results in the last three years in the “Melodi Grand Prix” song contest (Eurovision Song Contest).

…you have only two facial expressions; smiling or blank.

…you can prepare fish in five different ways without cooking it.

…in winter, you go to work or school in the dark and come home in the dark – while only working eight-hour days.

…you can’t understand why foreigners haven’t heard about Bjorn Daehlie.

…you know the meaning of life has something to do with the word “koselig” (cosy)

…you can’t stand leaving the country because people everywhere else are so nice, it’s annoying.

…you have two cars, a cabin and a boat, if not more.

…you think it’s weird if a house isn’t wooden.

…you associate Easter with cross-country skiing with friends and family in the familys mountain cabin.

…you are shocked if it’s not 2 months of snow every year, at least!

…you can see mountains and the ocean, no matter where you are.

…you expect all dinner parties and meetings to start precisely on time, if not before.

…you fall 3 meters, and don’t get hurt. If you do, you’re not worried at all.

…you get your hands on Norwegian chocolate and guard it with your life

…you actually think that fishballs have taste.

…you have bad conscience if you’re not outside when it’s sunny

…you get dozy after only two days of sun

…you go for a swim when it’s only 12 degrees Celsius (53F) in the water and claims that it’s “fresh”

…if there’s a terrorist attack on the other side of the world, your first reaction is “oh my god, did any Norwegians get hurt?”

All the sentences above are written by an american girl who was an exchange student in Norway. She certainy learnt a lot about norwegians - most of this is so true! Haha..