Episode 23: Hat On A Stick

Chris and Knut celebrate Norwegian National Day with bunads, songs for small boys, parades, choirs, and the right to celebrate however one damn well pleases. Detours include punctuation pedantry, terrorism, and how to be more Scandinavian. Bonus 'After Dark' session: Knut and Chris chat about learning Norwegian, in Norwegian.

Chris and Knut celebrate Norwegian National Day with bunads, songs for small boys, parades, choirs, and the right to celebrate however one damn well pleases. Detours include punctuation pedantry, terrorism, and how to be more Scandinavian. Bonus 'After Dark' session: Knut and Chris chat about learning Norwegian, in Norwegian.

Links:

The Small Boys' National Song — (the usual Google Translate disclaimer)Michael Moore: Norway is unbelievable for Americans - YouTubeIs the Norwegian Prison System Crazy? - YouTubeJan Holmquist on Twitter: "As a true librarian I am sharing the secret of learning how to speak Danish in one infographic - Now practice! https://t.co/qVdXAP20FU"Tokenism - WikipediaAnders Behring Breivik - Wikipedia2011 Norway attacks - WikipediaHow to be more Scandinavian in your everyday life - ScandiKitchenThe Small Differences Survival KitErna Solberg - WikipediaTony Blair - WikipediaCrossFit - WikipediaNorwegian Constitution Day - WikipediaBunad - WikipediaHallingdans HallGrim landskappleiken 2013 halling dance - YouTube — proto-breakdance?Halling (dance) - WikipediaKilt - WikipediaMorris dance - WikipediaNorwegian Student Choral Society - WikipediaJa, vi elsker dette landet — Norwegian national men's and women's student choirs singing the de facto national anthem.Midsummer in SwedenTo all foreigners: here are the social rules you should follow on May 17th — (something something Google Translate)Have you not washed the bunad shirt yet? Then you should hurry up — "The biggest mistake people make is to iron the shirt too late" #norwegianproblems (google translate — caveat leser)Hjelp, vi er russ (2011) - Plot Summary - IMDbNorges grunnlov § 100 – Wikipedia — «Ytringsfrihet bør finne sted.»Freedom Of Expression Should Take Place — (Google Translate of that section of the Norwegian constitution)Cubit - Wikipediamil (Sweden and Norway)-cubit conversion — And they laugh at the Imperial system.For strandflatbukedderkopper flest (DN+) - DN.no — «kilekulehalefluer» (dn.no betalingsmur) Three months’ immersion in Norwegian. – Chris Atherton – MediumThe next three months – Chris Atherton – Medium5by5 | After Dark — We think this is where the concept of 'After Dark' comes from. Icelandic girls can't be called Harriet, government tells family | World news | The Guardian