Comments on: I’m not dumb. I’m just not Norwegian

By: val

val — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 11:34:29 +0000

Lovely article! My mother tongue is Spanish and I am trying to learn Norsk online, you can imagine my frustration!
Thank you so much for sharing!

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:33:16 +0000

In reply to Gaby. Thanks Gaby!

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:32:33 +0000

In reply to Ray. Hi Ray! Glad you enjoyed the article. I definitely haven’t given up! Although I have moments that I want to! ;) Id say my Norwegian is pretty decent but certainly not fluent yet. We had family to stay last weekend, who have Trondheim and Ålesund dialects, and suddenly I felt like the 5 year old again. Good luck to you! Jill :)

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 14:34:40 +0000

Jill, I really enjoyed reading this article!! I completely described myself and my sons. Your article made me laugh all the time I was reading. I could visualize myself in exactly in your situation.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

I’d really love knowing how you’re faring now (2019). Have you advanced or just given-up?

canada

By: Gaby

Gaby — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 09:59:29 +0000

Kjære Jill 😉
Waking up on a lovely Sunday morning and reading your article was far more than a treat! I loved it. I lived in Norway for one year as an exchange student from an organisation called “AFS”. I was lucky enough to live with a brilliant Norwegian host family which encouraged me not to give up in the learning process. I was a scared 17 years old girl who could only speak Latin Spanish and basically nothing of English nor Norsk. Imagine that 😆 but with the constant support and encouragement of both my Norwegian host parents and my Sandnes videregående skole lærere I managed to learn both languages.
You just reminded me of the many times people asked me questions and giving them the wrong answers 😆 Thanks for writing such an amazing article. Keep writing VÆRSÅSNILL!!! Tusen takk 👌🏼

By: Jillian

Jillian — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:21:41 +0000

Loved your article Jill! I’m Australian and will be living in Norway for 4 months this year. I’ve been trying to learn Some Norwegian here before I go. I’ve had visions of stunning people with my ability to say ‘I would like a glass of beer’ and then striking up a conversation. I came crashing down this weekend after visiting an old Norwegian friend here. I said a few words to him (he says my accent is good) and he excitedly let loose with a torrent of Norwegian! It’s all I could do to stammer ‘I speak a little Norwegian’! My mind went blank! He gleefully handed over a pile of Norwegian newspapers he’d saved and told me that was the way to learn!

By: Ioana

Ioana — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:29:27 +0000

In reply to Renata. Renata, I believe you have bigger challenges than not speaking Norwegian.

By: Susan Fossengen

Susan Fossengen — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:06:57 +0000

Hi Jill, I really enjoyed reading your article which brought back a lot of memories. I married my Norwegian husband in 1973 and moved to Oslo from England to make our home. That makes it 45 years this Autumn! I wasn’t going to stay either! To obtain a residency article back then, a visit to the local police station once a year was the only requirement which only took minutes. How times have changed.

Good luck 😊

By: Rosemarie Hansen

Rosemarie Hansen — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 05:50:35 +0000

Great article Jill.

I am from Cape Town, South Africa and married to a Norwegian. Been up and down between Cape Town and Hønefoss the last two years and in the process of moving permanently. So yes, language school is waiting for me 😀

A lot of Afrikaans words are almost similar to Norwegian but I can relate to the dummy feeling 😂

Good luck & looking forward to your next article.

Rose

By: James Carroll

James Carroll — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 04:27:12 +0000

none of these language difficulties mean a thing you are human and you found your person. you have only a limited time to enjoy them so shuck off your miscommunication and realize why you are here for them in the first place . because you saw in them the chance for your heart to fell loved which is the best we can all hope for. you may not see it now but your time is indeed short and if you hope to leave a mark on this world past yourself. This is your best option