Shad

For your information:

1. English – Everyone here speaks it. Sometimes they speak it to each other. Sometimes one person will speak english while the other speaks Norsk. It can be hard to keep up when you only understand half of the conversation.
2. Bathroom stall doors go all the way to the floor. Neat.
3. It’s 27 degrees outside and they’re talking about what great weather they’re having.
4. Hard salami & smoked salmon seems to be the meal of choice. I had this for both breakfast and lunch today. Also, there’s also this odd traditional Norwegian cheese (by)product. It’s both sweet and waxy. Not many foods you can say that about.
5. Everything is expensive. 20 oz. Cokes run about $3 out of the machine.
6. Dusk seems to be around 4:15pm.
7. Did I mention that the Salmon was really good? Well, it is.
8. There is no Norsk word for “Please”. Nor is there really a word for the sentiment of “You’re welcome”.