Random things about Norway

1. If a Norwegian agrees with you, he or she will nod and say "yeah" with a sharp inhalation, the same sort of noise we would make if we were startled. It keeps scaring the crap out of me.

2. Some Norwegian words sound like rap words, which is hilarious, because Norwegians aren't very "gangsta". For example, "Ha det", which is a way of saying goodbye, sounds like "Holla". And "boller" are little bread rolls, but whenever I hear it, I automatically sing to myself in my head, "Baller, shot caller, 20 inch blades on the impala..." Yeah, remember that song from a few years ago?

3. A preliminary list of things I already know I will miss when I leave Norway:

-Walter's Mandler. A delicious milk chocolate candy bar with roasted, salted almonds (mandler=almonds) and bits of toffee.

-Paprika potato chips.

-Mountains. For example, jogging sucks, but jogging in the mountains...well, still sucks, but at least you have a fabulous view to distract you.

-Swearing on the radio. You know the new Cee-Lo song? It's on the radio here. Awesome.

-Brown cheese. Aka brunost or geitost, the bizarre yet delicious brown cheese, especially good with waffles. I think you can find this in the US, but it doesn't seem the same.