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pjalne · #1

I just read in a newspaper that a group of US tourists demand their money back after a stay in northern Norway. While the brochures promised the residents a good look at the midninght sun, it said nothing about the fact that this was the very same sun that can be seen during daytime in the US.

How stupid do you have to be to actually think Norway orbits around a different sun than any other country during the night? And how stupid do you have to be to actually not be embarrased after making this mistake and even ask for your money back?

Zhukov · #2

What are the people called that live in the ice caves? They herd reindeer. What are they?

Surely they would be worth the trip.

pjalne · #3

Sami. They're genetically related to the Innuits (not sure about the spelling). Yeah, they're a pretty colorful lot, should be pretty interesting for tourists. Still, they refuse to walk in parades to amuse foreign people. Goddamn natives.

Jeanette X · #4

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Originally Posted by pjalne

How stupid do you have to be to actually think Norway orbits around a different sun than any other country during the night? And how stupid do you have to be to actually not be embarrased after making this mistake and even ask for your money back?

Once again, my countrymen shame me.

And I'm a bit curious about the Sami...since they are the natives, when did the other Norwegians come, and where did they come from?

pjalne · #5

The Sami probably came from Finland and spread westwards through the icy parts of the northern hemisphere. The first Norwegians probably came from Germany/Denmark after the ice age. I'm not really sure who came here first, but I know the Sami are considered the Finnish aboriginals.

Here's some more info. I haven't had the time to read it all, but it seems to cover most of it:

http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq23.html

AChimp · #6

Do the Sami get drunk and steal bicycles?

pjalne · #7

Snowmobiles.

Carnivore · #8

At least 80% of Americans are unequivocal morons.

And at least 90% of the people who post on this board are too. Fortunately, none of them have found this thread... yet.

Jeanette X · #9

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Originally Posted by pjalne

The Sami probably came from Finland and spread westwards through the icy parts of the northern hemisphere. The first Norwegians probably came from Germany/Denmark after the ice age. I'm not really sure who came here first, but I know the Sami are considered the Finnish aboriginals.

Here's some more info. I haven't had the time to read it all, but it seems to cover most of it:

http://www.lysator.liu.se/nordic/scn/faq23.html

Thanks, that was interesting. I think it's pretty cool that they intimidated Gehngis Khan.

Sethomas · #10

Is that from whence the Finnish word "Suami" comes? Are the Sami the same thing as the Lapps? I don't have the motivation to investigate.

Luchatein · #11

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They are often referred to as Lapps but they themselves prefer to be called Sámi (Saamelaiset/Samerna) because Sápmi is the name they use of themselves and their country.

Sethomas · #12

I generally refer to them as reindeer-eating Finnish sons of bitches.

ArrowX · #13

I'N NAKED!

pjalne · #14

All right, that's it. From now on I'm not going to read any more of your posts, ArrowX. If you pretend like you're Kelly, we'll treat you like you were Kelly. And while I'm at it, I'm going to skip over all posts by sports, Duncan, Hitman and that other guy that's exactly like the rest of you.

Big McLargehuge · #15

Every one is pointing out how stupid these americans are, but what about the real culprits here? The norweigens. They took advantage of those poor naive americans with their promises of "midnight suns". DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WERE HURT HERE?