You know you have been in Norway too long

I am in a crappy mood today.... CRAPPY.. meaning no sun although it was promised for the rest of the month...LIARS...
SO in an effort to make myself feel better... I am posting things that make me laugh instead of bitching about the friggen post office & furniture I ordered 2 months ago....

Thank you Leanna for this little diddy... made me smile!

You know you have been too long in Norway when.......

*You only buy your own drink at the bar even when you are with a group of people.....

*You can't remember when to say "please" and "excuse me".....

*You always prepare to catch the closing door if following closely behind somebody.....

* stranger on the street smiles at you, you assume that:a) he is drunkb) insanec) Americand) all of the above....

*Silence is fun.....

*you use "Mmmm" as conversation filler.....

*You actually believe that there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.....

*You know Norway's results in the last three years in the "Melodi Grand Prix" song contest.....

*It seems nice to spend a week in a small wooden cottage up in the mountains, with no running water and no electricity.....

*you know at least five different words for describing different kinds of snow.....

*an outside temperature of 9 degrees Celsius ( 45F ) is mild in mid June.....

*you don't fall over when walking on ice.....

*you associate Friday afternoon with a trip to the Government liquor store.....

*you think nothing of paying $50 for a bottle of 'cheap' spirits at Vinmonopolet ("the wine monopoly").....

*it's acceptable to eat lunch at 11.00 and dinner at 15.00.....

*it no longer seems excessive to spend $100 on drinks one night.....

*you know that "religious holiday" means "let's get pissed".....

*you enjoy the taste of lutefisk (jelly-like, bad-smelling fish).....

*you like to wrap your hotdog in a cold pancake.....

*you can prepare fish in five different ways without cooking it.....

*you wear sandals with socks.....

*your wardrobe no longer has suits but blue shirts and mustard coloured sportjackets.....

*you don't look twice at business men in dark suits wearing sport socks.....