Let's pull down the map and laugh a little....
What happened when the Swede moved to Norway?

What??? do you mean?
We have been under Swedish and Danish reign for soooo long!!

When the Swede moved to Norway, the average IQ rose on both sides of the border!!
Well, I am trying!
My ancestors are from Britain but where did those fair-skinned, blue-eyed blondish Brits come from? Scandanavia!
Now it's your turn, since I am from Ga, you can hit me with a redneck joke!
And hooray for Norwegian independence from Sweden!!
Just stay out of Swedish submarines!!

Hahahahaha...that one was funny, still not offended though.
I don't know how to offend rednecks or Americans....or maybe I can. If you are anything like the American characters in the film Borat I will be able to offend you. Or some of the characters in Michael Moore's movies. I like him a lot :)
You know the Vikings were such brutal people....
They have actually influenced the English language as well. "Ja" and "nei" are Norwegian/Scandinavian words. :)

Yes, the Vikings were brutal. They stood out, though, because they attacked so many Chrisitianized communities/countries so their brutality seemed terrible. But the Romans were brutal, the Anglo-saxons were brutal when they invaded England, the Japanese were brutal in China, etc, etc. See what I mean, today most of all these people's descendants are quite peaceful.
In fact, isn't Norway known as the most peaceful country on earth? Unless you're a whale, that is!!!
No, you'll have a hard time offending me, too. I'm pretty 'left" like Michael Moore but not quite that extreme. I thought Borat was just kinda lame...
Glad you have a sense of humor!

I'm reading a book about Genocide now...it's terrible!
Most peaceful country on earth? I don't know about that, but it is a good country to live in when it comes economy and material wealth. Ann (she is an American living her with her family) says that being born with Norwegian citizenship is like winning the lottery. That is her words, not mine...
Norway has it's problems as any other country, and people from other countries have their opinions about us I guess. Greenpeace hates the whale hunting.... I hate that any animal, child, defenseless creature has to suffer....
I think Borat was lame and kind of childish too. I only saw it because I had promised my son that I would. I isn't intelligent humour, but I did like some of the television series that he did, but that was because they had more good humour in them.

I just wish that Ari and Haakon are better looking LOL - one always imagines "prince CHARMING" ha ha. But royal girls are looking nice - maybe some make over is due though ; ))) ! Otherwise, I can imagine it being a lottery ! Actually any western country that is essentially "democratic socialism" combination would be , I guess LOL. One can be rich as much as one can or want, but one can never be poor !!! Lottery indeed (sugh...).

Have you seen the royal family? The marriages of the crown prince Hеkon and princess Martha Loise was kind of controversial.
So happy I am not a public person - what they have to go through....

Yeap - I saw them LOL, I think that your Prime Minister IS A HUNK LOL !!! Royals need some "fresh red" blood to bring some "hunkiness " in their "line" , don't you think ??? It is so funny to still have a "royals" in today's world anyway - I can not believe they still exist , LOL, it would be like having a dinosaur still roam around . I don't know, maybe it is just me - crazy Fissy What is their function anyway - to pose and get flowers from small kids on daily bases LOL ????

Being Scottish is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a
Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch American
shows on a Japanese TV.
And the most Scottish thing of all? Suspicion of all things foreign!
Only in Scotland can a pizza get to your house faster than an
ambulance.
Only in Scotland do supermarkets make sick people walk all the way to
the back of the shop to get their prescriptions while healthy people can
buy cigarettes at the front.
Only in Scotland do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries and
a DIET coke.
Only in Scotland do banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to
the counters.
Only in Scotland do we leave cars worth thousands of pounds on the
drive and lock our junk and cheap lawn mower in the garage.
Only in Scotland do we use answering machines to screen calls and
>>then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we
>>didn't want to talk to in the first place.
Only in Scotland are there disabled parking places in front of a skating
rink.
NOT TO MENTION.
3 Scots die each year testing if a 9v battery works on their >>tongue.
142 Scots were injured in 1999 by not removing all pins from new
shirts.
58 Scots are injured each year by using sharp knives instead of
screwdrivers.
31 Scots have died since 1996 by watering their Christmas tree while
the fairy lights were plugged in.
19 Scots have died in the last 3 years believing that Christmas
decorations were chocolate.
Scottish Hospitals reported 4 broken arms last year after Xmas
cracker-pulling accidents.
18 Scots had serious burns in 2000 trying on a new jumper with a lit
cigarette in their mouth.
A massive 543 Scots were admitted to A&E in the last two years after
trying to open bottles of beer with their teeth.
5 Scots were injured last year in accidents involving out-of-control
Scalextric cars.
and finally...
In 2000 eight Scots were admitted to hospital with fractured skulls
incurred whilst throwing up into the toilet.
SCOTLAND ..................THATS WHY WE LOVE IT