You Know You're Norwegian When...

- You assume that a stranger on the street who smiles at or greets you is:
a) drunk.
b) insane.
c) an American.
d) All of the above.
- You enjoy the taste of lutefisk (jelly-like, bad-smelling fish) and cod prepared in any way, including fried cod tongues.
- You don't question the habit of always preparing a "matpakke" (sandwich in paper).
- You have two cars, a cabin and a boat, if not more.
- You think there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.
- It feels natural to wear sport clothes and backpack everywhere, including the cinema, bowling alley, and to church.
- You are think it's weird if a house isn't wooden.
- You know at least five different words for describing different textures of snow.
- You don't fall when walking on ice.
- You earn more than you spend.
- 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 expect all dinner parties and meetings to start precisely on time, if not before.
- You fall 3 metres, and don't get hurt. If you do, you're not worried at all.
- You haven't heard of "fast-food".
- You can't understand why foreigners haven't heard about Bjørn Dæhlie.
- You're proud to be Norwegian - and you pass these jokes on to all your Norwegian friends!

Man maa kanskje vaere baade norsk og ha vaert i utlandet over en viss periode for virkelig aa skjonne hvor sanne og komiske disse uttalelsene er, saa det er ikke sikkert saa mange av dere syns de er morsomme, men jeg lo saa jeg nesten falt av stolen. Kjenner meg igjen i nesten hver eneste en. Og da jeg delte dem med noen av mine sor-afrikanske venner, lo de saa de nesten falt av stolen, for de kjenner igjen meg i nesten hver eneste en... F.eks. det med aa vaere presis, eller hvordan man gaar kledt i kirka, eller at paaska handler om noe annet enn aa bli brun paa fjellet...

PS: Dette er hentet fra gruppa "Du vet du er norsk naar..." paa Facebook.