FlapsForty:
Wow, ya have had some bad experiences and must hang out with the wrong crowd.
As far as drinking every day: No problem, whenever we go to Norway on vacation we tend to party week days and week ends, same with our friends.
When I lived in Norway, most of my buds were not afraid of casual drinking after work, either.
As for being polite or not:
Must be your local area. Elsewere I find people both friendly and polite.
My US wife is really popular with friends and family in Norway. Don't know anybody that distrust her or are not happy when she is around. Heck, we have more dinner invitaions and hospitality than we can handle.
Sex: I always thought us Scandinavians are far more open minded than other countries.
Especially the US with their ridiculous puritanical attitudes.
Example of how free we Norwegians really are:
Girl at a Norwegian party said: "What a boring party, if I could just find my pants, I would go home".
Uh, move to Trondheim instead, that is where the good people hang out and that is where the fun is.
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