Comments on: Culture Shock! 10 Difficult Adjustments for Newcomers to Norway

By: Bernie Hermanson

Bernie Hermanson — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:05:56 +0000

Daily shop/store hours 9-3 instead of an 8-5, 8-4 or 7-3

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:18:47 +0000

11 years ago living in Norway, I found it both easy and difficult to be a
vegetarian / vegan. Easy because meats / fish were so expensive; difficult
because the choice and variety of fresh produce and items needed for a creative vegan / vegetarian diet were scarce. I longed for a Whole Foods Market, a Trader Joes or a Healthy Living! I ended up eating a lot of bland food, lots of mixes, though if I had lived there longer I would have scoped out Asian markets, etc. The bread, though was fantastic.

By: Asma Khan

Asma Khan — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:54:33 +0000

Understanding how Norwegians tell the time took getting used to eg 7:25 = fem på halv åtte. Please correct me if I am wrong.

By: Graham Moore

Graham Moore — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:30:22 +0000

Actually a lot of what you’ve mentioned was the same for me moving from England to Germany. Living in Bavaria with my new wife five years ago it was a shock Sunday being such a quiet day with no shops open. Even weekdays supermarkets would be closed at 10 p.m.
Having travelled to Norway several times and having friends there I can see the similarities.