Norsk!
november 28, 2008 at 5:44 pm | In Linn in Canada, Linn liker, Liste-Linn | 11 CommentsJeg har lært mye av å være i Canada, kanskje mest om meg selv. Igår ble jeg nemlig spurt om jeg ville være interessert i å spille for det Canadiske innebandylandslaget. Det syntes jeg var en utrolig latterlig idé. Jeg kan jo ikke spille for det canadiske landslaget når jeg er norsk. Det var visst ikke noe problem å fikse sa de. Andre igjen har spurt meg om jeg har tenkt å flytte til Canada for godt. Da har jeg regelrett fnyst og sagt klart og tydelig; nei, selvfølgelig ikke!
For hvordan kan man flytte fra et land som Norge, for godt? Det er kanskje billigere å bo her, men de mangler en god del ting. La meg presentere min liste over norske fenomener, som jeg er så utrolig glad i og som verker canadiere eller til og med svensker til en viss grad skjønner seg på, og ja jeg er prega av jula akkurat nå:
- Det å se på normal sport som fotball (ordentlig fotball), skiskyting og langrenn. Det er ingen NRK sportslørdag eller søndag her. Det er heller ikke håndball EM eller VM i desember…
- Ordentlig innebandy
- Det er gratis å studere
- Vi har juletradisjoner som ingen andre; jeg nevner sju slag, pepperkakebaking, Putti Plutti Plott, smånisser; skogsnisser ol. og ikke elfs, julaften isteden for Christmas Day, Luciakonsert tidlig på morgenen i Vestre Aker kirke og Lucia i det store og det hele, advent, adventslys og adventssang, pinnekjøtt, norske julesanger – f.eks. verdens fineste julesang; Lille Messias med Karoline Krüger, julebarneTV med kalenderåpning og litt for mye synging, gløgg, juleverksted, Cornelius julekonsert, Grevinnen og Hovmesteren, 3 nøtter til Askepott, Reisen til julestjernen, vakker julepynt isteden for tacky
- Vi har et romantisk forhold til naturen
- Vamp
- Grieg
- Søndagsturer
- at folk har hytter
- Friluftslivfenomenet
- Det at “alle” går på ski
- Gågater
- Bandy
- Ordentlig brød og andre bakevarer
- at man kan dra til fjells uten å si ifra til skogseier, tusle inn på en DNT-hytte uten å bestille på forhånd og at stiene er ikke laget av asfalt…
- “Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlig klær”, og andre motto!
- Folkeeventyr
- 17. mai
- Russ og russefeiring
- Brunost, melkesjokolade og stratos
- den norske påska
- Orddelingsdiskusjon er et fenomen
- Norsk språk, språkhistorie og dialekter
- Historie!
- fenomenet “der ingen skulle tru at nokon kunne bu” isteden for Suburbs og store byer
- nordlys
- midnattssol
- Gullrekka på fredagskvelder
- Idrettsarrangement og programmer på TV uten konstante reklamepauser
- Det at vi spiser poteter til middagen istedet for chips
- Dessuten mangler det nordmenn her, mine favorittnordmenn!
(Jeg vil tro lista kommer til å bli lenger!)
Nå skal det sies at det er veldig mye bra med Canada og, men det får vi ta en annen gang!
Infliction
november 27, 2008 at 6:27 am | In Linn in Canada, Linn studerer | 2 Comments
I have also mailed an essay to Shanthi, not to be corrected for grammar, but to give her a few laughs. The other more important essay got dismissed a few hours ago because I got amazed how much, well, crap I could put into words. I ended up watching “Private Practise” instead…
I am thinking about going to bed because clearly I’m not very producive, but I couldn’t miss this chance to inflict my lovely readers with tonight’s meaningless flood of lousy words.
Note to self: Brain not working after 11pm!
Good girl?
november 25, 2008 at 3:48 am | In Linn in Canada | 3 CommentsChristmas is coming up. I have already begun to listen to Christmas music. It feels kind of cheating to do that before December, but Montreal has messed me up. They have had decorations up for a long time, all the stores are playing Christmas carols and on Saturday it was a big Christmas parade, so I have joined the wave instead of trying to fight it.
But with Christmas comes the lack of consentration, something that is really unfortunate since the exams are just around the corner. Tomorrow I also have an oral test in french, essays have to be written during the week and next week the written exams start. I better get it together. But actually, this year I have been a good girl studying a lot, a lot more than on HiO, that’s for sure! Hopefully I can keep up the good work for one more month. It’s just that I long for christmas and the holidays so much! I am really looking forward to go home for the holidays.
Hopefully I will get my 2 christmas wishes fullfilled if I act a good girl all up to christmas. This year all I wish for is a safe flight back home ON TIME to my family and have a good time with them. And snow of course, both in Montral and Norway! 
I wish you all a beautiful pre-christmas time!
Cultural Cheese Confusion
november 20, 2008 at 4:45 pm | In Linn in Canada | 7 CommentsRandom person: What is this?
LM: It’s Norwegian brown cheese!
RP: BROWN cheese???? This is cheese????
LM: Yes, it’s cheese!! Try it! It’s really good!
Random person 2: What is this?
LM: It’s Norwegian brown cheese!
RP: BROWN cheese???? This is cheese???? I thought it was caramel….
LM: Well, it’s cheese!! (I’m not lying…) Try it! It’s really good!
Random person 3: What is this?
LM: It’s Norwegian brown cheese!
RP: BROWN cheese???? This is cheese???? It’s not peanut butter?
LM: No, it’s NOT peanut butter!! (I assure you…) Try it! It’s really good!
And like that the hours passed, from 10.30 am – 4pm. But almost everyone replied; “It’s really good!” Of course! It IS really good, and I’m glad I saved a small piece in my fridge, because believe or not the cheese was more popular than the milk chocolate!
And on behalf of myself and all the Cultural Fair participants; thank you Helene for “smuggling” cheese and chocolate to Canada!
1 + 2 = A really good weekend
november 18, 2008 at 1:43 am | In Linn in Canada | 3 CommentsRight now I’m feeling kind of alone. My appartment is not messy and there are no bags, socks, jackets or matresses lying on the floor. For 4 days Per Ivar and Helene have blessed Montreal and me with their apperances – much appreciated, so I was a bit sad when they left me going to the airport. I had a great time. It’s so much fun having visitors and I think they enjoyed themselves as well. We had a really busy weekend: We ate out a lot – breakfast at Moe’s is a winner, we went to museums, Mont Royal, and Old Montreal, we ate a lot of cakes and crepes, drank coffee, we shopped, got really wet and did most of the mandatory sightseeing.
If there’s more of you out there who have some extra money and a spare weekend, spend them on a trip to Montreal. I love having friends visiting!
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