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Seven years after Utøya Survivors Receive Hatred and Death Threats.", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2018/07/30/when-the-roses-turned-black-7-years-after-utoya-survivors-receive-hatred-and-death-threats/", "published_at": "2018-07-30T13:37:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d512-572b-73a5-8e36-0fed470028f9", "title": "Why do Norwegians love inneklemte days so much", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2018/05/13/why-do-norwegians-love-inneklemte-days-so-much/", "published_at": "2018-05-13T17:35:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d512-572b-73a5-8e36-0fed47d6aff5", "title": "Survival Guide for Foreigners in Norway during the Winter Olympics", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2018/02/25/survival-guide-for-foreigners-in-norway-during-the-winter-olympics/", "published_at": "2018-02-25T17:33:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d512-572b-73a5-8e36-0fed4854005e", "title": "The Norwegian Birthday Song Officially the Hardest in the World to Learn. I mean, come on.", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2018/02/13/the-norwegian-birthday-song-officially-the-hardest-in-the-world-to-learn-i-mean-come-on/", "published_at": "2018-02-13T20:48:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d512-572b-73a5-8e36-0fed48c0d6da", "title": "8 Unbelievably Strange Norwegian Words With Meanings Foreigners Cannot Guess", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2018/02/07/8-unbelievably-strange-norwegian-words-with-meanings-foreigners-cannot-guess/", "published_at": "2018-02-07T20:38:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d512-572c-7143-8b56-cdf0be08c4a8", "title": "10 surprising reasons as to why Trump wants Norwegians to immigrate to the US", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2018/01/13/10-reasons-why-trump-wants-norwegians-to-immigrate-to-the-us/", "published_at": "2018-01-13T19:06:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d512-572c-7143-8b56-cdf0be0fef83", "title": "What do #MeToo Scandals look like in Norway, World Gender Equality Champion?", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2018/01/11/what-do-metoo-scandals-look-like-in-norway-world-gender-equality-champion/", "published_at": "2018-01-11T20:29:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d512-aa47-71b3-8b58-42492d96d0f0", "title": "Morocco: How to Bargain and other tips to travel on a Budget", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2018/01/04/morocco-how-to-bargain-and-other-tips-to-travel-on-a-budget/", "published_at": "2018-01-04T14:40:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d512-aa47-71b3-8b58-42492da8e2e9", "title": "Environment: The End of Norway’s Double Standard?", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2017/11/21/environment-the-end-of-norways-double-standard/", "published_at": "2017-11-21T20:43:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d512-aa47-71b3-8b58-42492e9187df", "title": "Norway, the Country where Men are Feminists. 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Whatever they do.", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2016/10/17/norwegian-skiers-are-never-guilty-whatever-they-do/", "published_at": "2016-10-17T18:28:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d513-01da-72b7-bdc2-44c145ec5060", "title": "42 Signs you’ve Been Living in Norway for too Long", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2016/08/28/signs-youve-been-living-in-norway-for-too-long/", "published_at": "2016-08-28T08:47:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d513-01da-72b7-bdc2-44c1464bbc40", "title": "10 tips for a successful student exchange in Norway", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2016/08/16/10-tips-for-a-successful-student-exchange-in-norway/", "published_at": "2016-08-16T14:04:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d513-01da-72b7-bdc2-44c14696996a", "title": "Why are there so many male teases in Norway?", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2016/06/11/why-are-there-so-many-sex-tease-in-norway/", "published_at": "2016-06-11T14:06:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d513-01da-72b7-bdc2-44c147510696", "title": "Everything you didn’t know you needed for a successful 17th of May", "url": "https://afroginthefjord.com/2016/05/17/everything-you-didnt-know-you-needed-for-a-succesful-17th-of-may/", "published_at": "2016-05-17T20:18:34+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2025

Why ‘Be Yourself’ Is the Worst Advice in Norwegian Job Interviews original ↗

26 Nov 2025

My 5-Year-Old Learned to Use an Axe at Kindergarten — And Why I’m Not Worried original ↗

20 Nov 2025

Not Finding a Job in Norway? It Might Not be Your Fault original ↗

25 Aug 2025

The Norwegian Way of Bragging is Humble, and It’s Real!original ↗

13 Jun 2025

Want to be Norwegian? Speak English with “Fart”original ↗

23 May 2025

Struggling to Find a Decent Flat to Rent? 5 Reasons Renting in Oslo Has Become Difficult and Expensive original ↗

13 May 2025

Starting a Business in Norway: Watch Out for These Traps original ↗

24 Mar 2025

Is it necessary to speak Norwegian to get a job in Norway?original ↗

27 Feb 2025

Where to Travel in Norway in 2025? The New York Times Has Two Surprising Picks original ↗

8 Jan 2025

2024

What Norway’s weak currency means for foreigners original ↗

9 Dec 2024

Are Norwegians direct? Nope. They go around the porridge.original ↗

7 Nov 2024

The Ultimate Norwegian Daycare Challenge: Dressing Your Child Right original ↗

29 Oct 2024

The Shaman, the Angel Princess and the Violent Coke-Kid. What is happening to the Norwegian Royal Family?original ↗

31 Aug 2024

11 Tips to Eat and Drink in Norway on a Budget original ↗

18 Aug 2024

What is Fellesferie, the Norwegian sacred holiday?original ↗

22 Jul 2024

Why is there so much plastic around food in Norway?original ↗

24 Jun 2024

How Shame is Used by Norwegians to Force you to Conform original ↗

22 May 2024

The Joys and Miseries of Raising Children in Norway original ↗

17 Jan 2024

Moving to Norway or Canada: What differences and similarities?original ↗

6 Jan 2024

2023

How to Survive a Norwegian Christmas original ↗

24 Dec 2023

10 Great Books to Read About Norway original ↗

29 Nov 2023

Local Tips to Survive a Norwegian Winter original ↗

12 Nov 2023

Everything you need to know about Norway’s biggest political scandal happening now.original ↗

29 Sept 2023

Is it still worth it to live and work in Norway?original ↗

31 Jul 2023

Tout savoir de mon nouveau livre “Au coin du fjord: Les aventures d’une Française en Norvège”original ↗

23 Mar 2023

Moving to Norway: Essential Questions to Ask Yourself Before Moving original ↗

8 Mar 2023

Norwegian Cuisine cannot be the Worst in the World, right?original ↗

10 Feb 2023

10 Strange Food to Eat in Norway original ↗

11 Jan 2023

2022

The Whale in the Room. Why does Norway continue Killing Whales?original ↗

17 Oct 2022

Why do kids in Norway get such bad food?original ↗

2 Oct 2022

20 Signs You’ve Become a Real Norwegian original ↗

11 Sept 2022

9 Reasons Not to Live in Norway original ↗

2 Aug 2022

Are Norwegians rude? What to expect from a people with no word for “please”.original ↗

16 Jun 2022

What is the difference between “Uff da” and “Uffa meg” in Norwegian?original ↗

12 May 2022

My Favorite Norwegian Music: What to Listen to in 2022 original ↗

1 Apr 2022

8 reasons to live in Norway original ↗

14 Feb 2022

6 raisons de vivre en Norvège original ↗

11 Jan 2022

2021

Weird things Norwegians do for Christmas original ↗

23 Dec 2021

Busting Norwegian Myth #2: Norwegians are all Tall and Blond original ↗

29 Sept 2021

One Year in Norway- A Podcast Interview on My Book original ↗

27 Aug 2021

10 endroits à ne pas rater en Norvège en été original ↗

4 Jul 2021

Busting Norwegian Myth #1: Norwegians are cold original ↗

18 Jun 2021

Being a Foreigner in Norway in 2021 under Corona Restrictions original ↗

6 May 2021

Is Norwegian Hard to Learn?original ↗

2 May 2021

The 8 Rules of Raising a Kid in Norway original ↗

26 Jan 2021

2020

What the Faen? How to Swear in Norwegian original ↗

26 Nov 2020

How the Concept of Norwegian “Friluftsliv” Can Save Your Life original ↗

14 Nov 2020

How to make Norwegian Friends During a Pandemic original ↗

2 Nov 2020

#EmilyinParis. The perfect show about French clichés we need right now.original ↗

30 Oct 2020

Read the first 27 pages of my book “En frosk i fjorden-Kunsten å bli norsk” for free.original ↗

24 Jul 2020

How to Start with Cloth Diapers in Norway Cheap or for Free original ↗

21 Jun 2020

How the Corona will affect your dating life in Norway original ↗

15 May 2020

Learning Norwegian with the Corona Crisis! 15 (New) Norwegian Words to Know.original ↗

25 Mar 2020

Cheer up! The 10 Positive Sides of the Coronavirus Quarantine original ↗

17 Mar 2020

Briser les mythes sur la Norvège original ↗

16 Jan 2020

7 Obstacles to Finding a Job in Norway original ↗

10 Jan 2020

2019

After 60 years of presence in Norway, the French Cultural Institute is shut down by the French Government.original ↗

26 Nov 2019

EU, Alcohol policy, the King, Whale Hunting. A List of Dead Political Debates in Norway.original ↗

15 Nov 2019

The 10 Golden Rules of Being Pregnant in Norway original ↗

21 Oct 2019

Beforeigners Review- 5 Reasons to Watch HBO’s New Norwegian Show original ↗

4 Sept 2019

8 Strange French Words with Meanings Foreigners Cannot Guess original ↗

13 Aug 2019

Is Norway a Communist Country?original ↗

1 May 2019

20 Funniest Norwegian Expressions original ↗

9 Mar 2019

Un fjord rempli de déchets toxiques. La Norvège donne son feu vert pour le pire désastre environnemental de son histoire original ↗

18 Feb 2019

10 Norwegian Tips to Keep Warm in the Winter original ↗

6 Feb 2019

7 Reasons to go on a Yoga Retreat at Casa Bhakti in Andalusia, Spain.original ↗

20 Jan 2019

“How to find a job in Norway” Book Review original ↗

6 Jan 2019

2018

How Norwegians’ Love for Traditions is Driving Me Crazy original ↗

25 Dec 2018

Norway’s rules about everything- Interview of the authors of “Norske standarder”.original ↗

16 Dec 2018

Why is your Norwegian Salary much Higher in December?original ↗

15 Nov 2018

Is Norway about to Make Abortion Illegal? Understanding Norway’s Hottest Political Debate original ↗

6 Nov 2018

Has Oslo Become the Coolest Capital City in Scandinavia?original ↗

5 Nov 2018

S’installer en Norvège. Bonne ou mauvaise idée?original ↗

26 Sept 2018

When the Roses turned Black. Seven years after Utøya Survivors Receive Hatred and Death Threats.original ↗

30 Jul 2018

Why do Norwegians love inneklemte days so much original ↗

13 May 2018

Survival Guide for Foreigners in Norway during the Winter Olympics original ↗

25 Feb 2018

The Norwegian Birthday Song Officially the Hardest in the World to Learn. I mean, come on.original ↗

13 Feb 2018

8 Unbelievably Strange Norwegian Words With Meanings Foreigners Cannot Guess original ↗

7 Feb 2018

10 surprising reasons as to why Trump wants Norwegians to immigrate to the US original ↗

13 Jan 2018

What do #MeToo Scandals look like in Norway, World Gender Equality Champion?original ↗

11 Jan 2018

Morocco: How to Bargain and other tips to travel on a Budget original ↗

4 Jan 2018

2017

Environment: The End of Norway’s Double Standard?original ↗

21 Nov 2017

Norway, the Country where Men are Feminists. Even Footballers.original ↗

15 Oct 2017

Podcast Life in Norway with A Frog in the Fjord!original ↗

21 Sept 2017

Understanding the 2017 National Norwegian Elections – for confused foreigners.original ↗

7 Sept 2017

Guide to a Cheap Life in Oslo, Norway and beyond original ↗

17 Aug 2017

My Recommended 10 Best Restaurants in Oslo original ↗

31 Jul 2017

Simone Veil, den mektigste franske feministen siden Simone de Beauvoir, døde forrige fredag.original ↗

6 Jul 2017

More Weird Things Norwegians Do original ↗

23 Jun 2017

Why did Anders Behring Breivik officially change his name to “Idiot”?original ↗

11 Jun 2017

5 Reasons Marine Le Pen can win the French election against Macron.original ↗

23 Apr 2017

Is France’s Next President a female Trump after all?original ↗

16 Feb 2017

2016

Infidelity in Norway: Why Norwegians Might Cheat Just as Much as the French.original ↗

29 Dec 2016

The Endless Norwegian Search for Perfection and Conformity original ↗

14 Dec 2016

5 Reasons You Should Never Write a Book original ↗

11 Dec 2016

Norwegian skiers are never guilty. Whatever they do.original ↗

17 Oct 2016

42 Signs you’ve Been Living in Norway for too Long original ↗

28 Aug 2016

10 tips for a successful student exchange in Norway original ↗

16 Aug 2016

Why are there so many male teases in Norway?original ↗

11 Jun 2016

Everything you didn’t know you needed for a successful 17th of May original ↗

17 May 2016