Part of traveling and seeing new places is the thrill and excitement of finding out how people live in other countries. And the more drastic the difference is in culture, the more exciting it is.
Meet Jorie, a Chicago creative who has moved to Norway to live together with her husband, family, and pets, and who has also turned her TikTok channel into a platform to broadcast all of the interesting things she as an American found foreign in Norway.
In her running series of videos, appropriately titled “Things In Norway That Are Foreign To Me”, she points out things like bread cutting machines in grocery stores, leaving baby strollers with babies outside, packing your own groceries, and the like.
This, and other videos on her channel, have drawn in nearly 24,000 followers and almost 800,000 likes.
So, we’ve turned her intriguing points into a curated list that you can vote and comment on below. So, get cracking, and if you’re an international living in another country, why not share your biggest culture shocks in the comment section below!
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#1 Dogs Are Allowed On Public Transport
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#2 Grass On Roofs
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#3 Stop Light Buttons That Actually Make Drivers Stop
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#4 Double Beds From Single Duvets
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#5 Nothing’s Open On Sundays
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#6 Leaving Babies In Strollers Outside
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#7 Colorful Houses
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#8 Recycling Bottles And Cans
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#9 Bread Slicers In Grocery Stores
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#10 Clean Drinking Water From Faucets
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#11 Packing Your Own Groceries At Checkout
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#12 Different (Consecutive) Date Format
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#13 Smaller Milk Packaging With Shorter Expiration Periods
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#14 Smaller Fridges
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#15 Gender-Specific Names For Newborns
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#16 Standing Rather Than Sitting Next To A Stranger On Public Transport
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#17 Paprika Flavored Snacks
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#18 Roundabouts
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#19 Flexible Shower Doors
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#20 Blinds Outside Windows
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#21 Windows Open In Multiple Directions
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#22 More Laid-Back Airport Security
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#23 Separating Beer Packs
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#24 Canned Corn In Almost Any Dish
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#25 Different Electrical Outlets
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