Stupid Americans!

[whabang]

Norwegian link

An american couple, who were on a vacation in Norway, demanded their money back after they found out that the famous Norwegian Midnight sun is the same sun as they had back in the states. :lol:

[Cyberus]

:lol:

That page is in Norwegian right? Now I guess that Norwegian has similarities, being from the same 'family', but how easy is it for you to read?

Taking it slightly OT, sorry :

[whabang]

Yes.
Most Scandinavians can read any Scandinavian text without any problems. There are a few differences in pronouncation and spelling, but it's basically the same language.

Placing your gloves on something: Marking it as yours.

Corn is called Majs (from maize) in Swedish, yes.

Never heard the hawk-arse proverb before, but the translation is somewhat correct.

"Nära skjuter ingen hare (på fortet? :-P)".
Commonly used proverb.
Better translation:
Close shots don't bring down any hare.

"Rap" is means burp in Swedish.
When used as a verb (to burp), you say att rapa.
There is never any 'e', unless you say "the burp", rapen.

Swedes always {bleep} in it. :lol:

[Dan]

Cyberus wrote:
:lol:

That page is in Norwegian right? Now I guess that Norwegian has similarities, being from the same 'family', but how easy is it for you to read?

Taking it slightly OT, sorry :

I think norwegian is a bit easier to read than danish for most swedes.
Which of it that is easiest to understand spoken depends on which part of Sweden you live in, if you are closer to Denmark or Norway, whose televison you have watched most.

You could compare it to a really heavy scottish accent or something.

The curriculum for Swedish in the schools the students should understand spoken and written danish and norwegian to pass in swedish.

When I was a kid they didn´t subtitle on televison when someone spoke norwegian or danish, but they do now.
I guess it´s because of the immigrants, it can´t be easy if you learned swedish as an adult.

[legion]

@whabang

Oh yeah??  Well, how about Stupid Swedes?

 :-D

[whabang]

legion wrote:
@whabang

Oh yeah??  Well, how about Stupid Swedes?

 :-D

GAAAH! Begone!
That's just like mentioning "Aqua" to a dane, or a norwegian! :nervous:

[blobrana]

@whabang

Hum,
that's  like the time NASA launched a solar-probe at night-time to stop it burning up...

[whabang]

blobrana wrote:
@whabang

Hum,
that's  like the time NASA launched a solar-probe at night-time to stop it burning up...

lol

[PMC]

blobrana wrote:
@whabang

Hum,
that's  like the time NASA launched a solar-probe at night-time to stop it burning up...

Didn't one of the Mariner probes end up splashing down into the Atlantic minutes after launch because a programmer accidentally substituted a minus for a plus?

[Cyberus]

Just, whatever you do, make sure you're using the same units!

:lol: