Visit Oslo - 5 Things You Will Love & Hate about Oslo, Norway - Wolters World
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Date: 2022-02-04
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Who in their right minds describe a place where if you ask for help, you get help as having bad service because you have to ask? Of course you have to ask! Why would you NOT ask for help if you need help, and why in the world would you then think the service is bad because you didn't get help with something you didn't ask for help with? It's rude and ungrateful.
I can't understand the way of thinking. And it's harmful because I fear that some day the customer service industry is going to listen to foreigners saying things like this and then you can't go shopping without being harassed by staff.
On the few occations when I've gone to a shop to look for something and I've been put on the spot and stressed out by staff getting in my face and asking if I need help, I've just said no, left the store and never come back. I don't want to be put on the spot and feel like I'm being watched while I'm browsing wares and I'm getting the impression this is something I share with the majority of the population here. Ideally staff shouldn't even know I'm there until I've made my decision and approach the register.
I don't want to have to do all my shopping online because stores started listening to this nonsense.
In short, please stop putting this as a hate in your videos. The customer service here should be a love or it shouldn't be in the video. Appreciate and respect service workers and their way of doing things (which is how Norwegians want them to do things) or don't come.
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Who in their right minds describe a place where if you ask for help, you get help as having bad service because you have to ask? Of course you have to ask! Why would you NOT ask for help if you need help, and why in the world would you then think the service is bad because you didn't get help with something you didn't ask for help with? It's rude and ungrateful.
I can't understand the way of thinking. And it's harmful because I fear that some day the customer service industry is going to listen to foreigners saying things like this and then you can't go shopping without being harassed by staff.
On the few occations when I've gone to a shop to look for something and I've been put on the spot and stressed out by staff getting in my face and asking if I need help, I've just said no, left the store and never come back. I don't want to be put on the spot and feel like I'm being watched while I'm browsing wares and I'm getting the impression this is something I share with the majority of the population here. Ideally staff shouldn't even know I'm there until I've made my decision and approach the register.
I don't want to have to do all my shopping online because stores started listening to this nonsense.
In short, please stop putting this as a hate in your videos. The customer service here should be a love or it shouldn't be in the video. Appreciate and respect service workers and their way of doing things (which is how Norwegians want them to do things) or don't come.
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Mr.
1. Tipping is not necessary in Norway. it's against the law to pay workers here below a certain minimum wage, so even waiters are doing just fine.
2. Norwegians in general value their personal space, and will not approach strangers unless for specific reasons. But we are more than happy to help out if asked. In many ways, our country is the introverts dream: )
3. Summers in Oslo (and southern parts of Norway in general) tend to start sometime mid-to-late May, and we frequently get warm-spells during this time, so the cold-spell you experienced is actually unusual, and a bit unlucky.
Summers in south-east Norway tend to be moderately warm from May to mid-to-end of August, ranging from 20-30 degrees C (68-86 degrees F)
4. Oslo, and Norway in general is CRAZY expensive. I don't understand why any tourist who isn't a millionaire would want to come here, lol; )
5. I can see how Oslo as a big city can seem a bit underwhelming to someone who's used to much bigger and more densely populated cities from other countries. The most interesting things about this country certainly isn't Oslo, but rather our nature, all along the west-coast and well into the northern parts.
smaller cities like Bergen, Kristiansand and placed up north are much more interesting than Oslo Imo.
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1. Tipping is not necessary in Norway. it's against the law to pay workers here below a certain minimum wage, so even waiters are doing just fine.
2. Norwegians in general value their personal space, and will not approach strangers unless for specific reasons. But we are more than happy to help out if asked. In many ways, our country is the introverts dream: )
3. Summers in Oslo (and southern parts of Norway in general) tend to start sometime mid-to-late May, and we frequently get warm-spells during this time, so the cold-spell you experienced is actually unusual, and a bit unlucky.
Summers in south-east Norway tend to be moderately warm from May to mid-to-end of August, ranging from 20-30 degrees C (68-86 degrees F)
4. Oslo, and Norway in general is CRAZY expensive. I don't understand why any tourist who isn't a millionaire would want to come here, lol; )
5. I can see how Oslo as a big city can seem a bit underwhelming to someone who's used to much bigger and more densely populated cities from other countries. The most interesting things about this country certainly isn't Oslo, but rather our nature, all along the west-coast and well into the northern parts.
smaller cities like Bergen, Kristiansand and placed up north are much more interesting than Oslo Imo.
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Trygve
Ye Americans can just do as we do, because we also complain about the price: buy a cheap or cheap Six-pack of beer from Ringnes or Tuborg. They are available in supermarkets like Rema 1000 or Kiwi. If the weather is nice and ye are discreet about it; then its totally possible to enjoy the beer in a park. Also: after the cans are empty; they can be recycled through a machine at these supermarkets and ye will get a little money back.
So one can buy more beer if one carries many plastic bags full of empty cans and bottles: -D
So Norway isnt the best for drinking or eating at restaurants, its better for experiencing nature.
We usually just take the ferry to Copenhagen to experience continental culture and cheap booze.
There are some nice small towns near Oslo which can be reached by bus or train; just go visit them as well if Oslo becomes too boring; -)
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Ye Americans can just do as we do, because we also complain about the price: buy a cheap or cheap Six-pack of beer from Ringnes or Tuborg. They are available in supermarkets like Rema 1000 or Kiwi. If the weather is nice and ye are discreet about it; then its totally possible to enjoy the beer in a park. Also: after the cans are empty; they can be recycled through a machine at these supermarkets and ye will get a little money back.
So one can buy more beer if one carries many plastic bags full of empty cans and bottles: -D
So Norway isnt the best for drinking or eating at restaurants, its better for experiencing nature.
We usually just take the ferry to Copenhagen to experience continental culture and cheap booze.
There are some nice small towns near Oslo which can be reached by bus or train; just go visit them as well if Oslo becomes too boring; -)
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Life
Stop tipping norwegians for service. Service is included in the salary. And the tipping is just something that makes it offensively spendy.
Sometimes I show the restaurants that gives u the terminal to put in the amount u want to pay how I really dislike that practice by putting in less than it costs.
If u tip - never do more than round up to closest nok 10 if u are ashamed by not tipping. Which u shouldn't. Norwegian service providers should be ashamed to even ask for tip.
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Stop tipping norwegians for service. Service is included in the salary. And the tipping is just something that makes it offensively spendy.
Sometimes I show the restaurants that gives u the terminal to put in the amount u want to pay how I really dislike that practice by putting in less than it costs.
If u tip - never do more than round up to closest nok 10 if u are ashamed by not tipping. Which u shouldn't. Norwegian service providers should be ashamed to even ask for tip.
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Jomern
Nice video dude. Even I, who lives in Norway didnt know about the Oslo pass though. Very cool. Something I also reccomend is visiting ww2 museums like the Norway Resistance Museum. I personally think its interesting to see how the people in Norway lived under ww2.
Ive also never heard about Hot dogs in Norway being a must.
Also, most beggars are non-norwegian. They come to Norway to beg.
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Nice video dude. Even I, who lives in Norway didnt know about the Oslo pass though. Very cool. Something I also reccomend is visiting ww2 museums like the Norway Resistance Museum. I personally think its interesting to see how the people in Norway lived under ww2.
Ive also never heard about Hot dogs in Norway being a must.
Also, most beggars are non-norwegian. They come to Norway to beg.
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TheLimeyShooter
Renting a CAR in Oslo. That should be #1 for hate on the list now. because Oslo has gone from being pretty great City, to be a nightmare to live in if you have a car and needing it on a daily basis. Took my American freinds around the city for 1 day. Cost me over $100 in parking and tolls.
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Renting a CAR in Oslo. That should be #1 for hate on the list now. because Oslo has gone from being pretty great City, to be a nightmare to live in if you have a car and needing it on a daily basis. Took my American freinds around the city for 1 day. Cost me over $100 in parking and tolls.
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earth
Regarding the ski jump hill, Holmenkollen:
You can now actually 'jump' it yourself.
There is a zip line from the top, that lets you fulfill your fear.
Hardly anyone dies.
Just a little bit of dark humor there.
It's safer than meditation.
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Regarding the ski jump hill, Holmenkollen:
You can now actually 'jump' it yourself.
There is a zip line from the top, that lets you fulfill your fear.
Hardly anyone dies.
Just a little bit of dark humor there.
It's safer than meditation.
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ccityplanner12
I am commenting from Oslo & I prefer the customer service here to that everywhere else I've been (including England where I live. It is like a dream. The video makes me worry I may be bothered by the attentiveness of American customer service.
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I am commenting from Oslo & I prefer the customer service here to that everywhere else I've been (including England where I live. It is like a dream. The video makes me worry I may be bothered by the attentiveness of American customer service.
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Xin
Just came back from Oslo, I have to say I LOVED nobody bugged me when I was shopping for my souvenirs in the store. I had plenty of time to compare and eventually made my mind purchased a little Viking statue, nobody ever rushed me. Love it.
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Just came back from Oslo, I have to say I LOVED nobody bugged me when I was shopping for my souvenirs in the store. I had plenty of time to compare and eventually made my mind purchased a little Viking statue, nobody ever rushed me. Love it.
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Dominic
One thing to know is: DO NOT TAKE A TAXI FROM THE AIRPORT. I was nursing a sprained ankle so opted to take a taxi into the city center and it cost me almost $200 USD. Needless to say, we used the train to return. :)
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One thing to know is: DO NOT TAKE A TAXI FROM THE AIRPORT. I was nursing a sprained ankle so opted to take a taxi into the city center and it cost me almost $200 USD. Needless to say, we used the train to return. :)
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