Episode 15: Norwegians Are Superior

In which Chris travels around Norway a lot using as many different kinds of public transport as possible, and Knut and Norwegians everywhere preen as the latest figures are released showing that Norway is the best at yet another thing.

In which Chris travels around Norway a lot using as many different kinds of public transport as possible, and Knut and Norwegians everywhere preen as the latest figures are released showing that Norway is the best at yet another thing.

Links:

Døgn (Knut's word of the week) - WiktionaryNorway Is No. 1 in Happiness. The U.S., Sadly, Is No. 14. - The New York Times"Bureaucrats are the secret to our happiness" — Harald Eia/Aftenposten — (This piece in Aftenposten is in Norwegian, but the video at the top of the page is in English)Royal Anthem of Norway - "Kongesangen" (The King's Song) - YouTubeGud Signe Vårt Dyre Fedreland - Bodø Domkor - YouTubeMellom Bakkar og Berg - YouTubeSwing Low, Sweet Chariot By Etta James - YouTubeSwing low, Sweet Chariot - sung at Twickenham - England v. France 2011 - YouTubeThe Corries, Flower of Scotland - YouTubeAmy Macdonald - Flower of Scotland - YouTubeFlower of Scotland - WikipediaRødgrøt med fløte på, det er så godt å få - YouTube — Guy driving his car sings the porridge song. Or the British anthem, if you prefer. Not totally in tune, but you get the gist.Heia Norge (Orginal version) - YouTubeChip on shoulder - WikipediaThistle - WikipediaThe Retrospective Prime DirectiveGun laws in Norway - WikipediaEducation in Norway: Videregående - Wikipedia29 Most Obese Countries In The World - WorldAtlas.comWhy can't planes land in fog? - Air Travel Forum - TripAdvisor — The first answer to this cracks me up.NSB Sove (Nattoget: the night train service) - nsb.no/enAftenbla-bla » Er nattoget et godt alternativ til fly? (Is the night train a good alternative to flying?) — Mostly included for all the pictures :)Trolljegeren (Knut's cultural pick of the week) - IMDbThe Well (Chris's cultural pick of the week)Is nudity truly not a big Issue in Norway and Iceland? - QuoraRævkrok (Chris's word of the week) – Wikipedia — Rævkrok is a wrestling game played as a contest between two people. The two players lie on their backs, head to feet [no! more like feet to feet! well, ass to ass] with their hips more or less aligned. The players each lift up the leg nearest the other person and [try to] hook the other player's leg at the knee. The aim is to then to push the other person off balance with the leg making contact.Rævkrok competition - YouTube — Seriously. There are spectators and everything.