r/Norway • u/[deleted] • 10d ago

Working in Norway Etiquette? Common courtesy?

This may offend people and get down voted. It is what it is. Do Norwegians not learn common courtesy or street etiquette when they are kids? For real. So sick of this. Always stopping and standing in the middle of an aisle or sidewalk to talk, fix a bag, etc. Don't care about the people behind you. When they're walking down a sidewalk, they just walk in the middle, on the wrong side, walk 2 or 3 abreast, not caring about people walking towards you. Don't let other people off public transport before you push your way on. The last straw was tonight when I was at Meny, and a lady didn't even let me finish my order before she was pushing her way into my self checkout. I go to grab my receipt with my barcode to get out, she looks at me and goes "Ja". You guys don't give a shit about anyone but yourself, for real. This needs to be said

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u/Shadowrunner138 10d ago edited 10d ago

Your speech mannerisms sound American, and if you are an American, you're being a raging hypocrite because we're no better in public. I work in tourism in a famous national park in the U.S. and go through this every day. In the U.S. it's common to be told "If you don't like it here, leave". That may be good advice for your situation. Have you ever had the courage to vent to a Norwegian face to face on the street? Just curious.

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

Do you know the definition of "hypocrite"? I practice what I preach. Nice try though.

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u/Announcement90 10d ago

You are speaking of Norwegians as though we are a monolith. So, since you're dishing it you're going to have to take being held responsible for the behavior of your fellow countrymen as well. So yes - hypocrite.