r/Norway • u/[deleted] • 6d 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/Acceptable_Line_8253 5d ago

I always keep to the left when walking 👍

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u/Snoxee 5d ago

Which doesn't make much sense when your on a road with no cars, or inside. On pavements, you are the main trafficant, so keeping right should be the standard. Bikes in bike lanes also keep right, and as mentioned, all buildings and stairs are designed to keep right, so why should pedestrians be the only group to keep left?

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u/icc0rz 4d ago

It is to avoid getting hit from behind while walking. You should meet faster traffic head-on. Don't question the law, it's there to protect you.

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u/Acceptable_Line_8253 5d ago

I do it in respect for my parents and teachers that made an effort to teach me to keep left.

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u/AdeptnessSilver 5d ago

You should always go on the lane on which cars go - in Poland cars go on a right lane so we walk on a right lane

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u/corsasis 5d ago

No, you should always walk on the lane opposite to where cars go. In right-hand traffic you walk of the left, and in left-hand traffic you walk on the right of the road. This way, the cars lane closest to you has traffic from the front, allowing you to see vehicles coming and get off the street if necessary. If cars come from the back and they do not see you, you get run over. Opposite direction walking when there are no sidewalks at least gives you a chance to save yourself.