Would you rather...

[lph]

Wow, I'm impressed that you know so much about norwegian traditions! Faarikaal is pretty simple to make, and hearty comfort food. Reindeer: they're free range and cover quite large areas, as they prefer different areas for the calving, winter feeding etc. Keeping reindeer herds in these traditional and protected communal grounds is only for people of Sami origin. But you can keep and raise reindeer on your own land if you like.

[smilingcat]

It's my neighbor's fault. He pulled out a pristine pair of baby seal boots out of the closet once and wanted to give them to me. Nope not having any part of it. I think its banned in US. Very pretty, looked very comfortable and very warm. It's the one with pointed toes that curled up a bit. My partner took them to a fund raiser for golden retriever rescue group where it was promptly bought by an another Norwegian. I should have taken a photo of it. My partner said that the woman who bought it was so very excited.

He is trying to teach me "Ja, vi elsker dette landet". I can't carry a tune even my life depended on it. This came about from watching Alt for Norge. The last two contestants were asked to sing the first eight words from it. He laughed and counted it off on his finger as he sang. Tells me "See its easy"

I think he misses home. He has lots of stories he tells me. He is a good story teller so even the terrifying things are funny, Sometimes, he brings out things like troll dolls. And I really do enjoy and look forward to talking to him. He tells me of the wild midnight party in the daylight where they go to the summer cottage. go for a brisk swim in the fjord... Can't be that warm?? Sometimes, I think he is telling me tall tales. Good thing for internet, I can pull up photos of the places like trolltunga. You'll never get me to go out on that rock!! It is breathtakingly beautiful but nope. I'm not about to step out onto that rock. And ofcourse he had to tell me Its Constitution Day last May. (It's equivalent to Fourth of July). And it was he who said, or Norwegian is just like German. So I should not have any problem learning it. I'm not so sure.

So yes its his fault. And few other people. One of my former co-worker told me that she hated going to her grandmother's place when she was little. She had to "like" lutefisk. It was a "special treat" for jul. Poor thing.

back to the thread. Yes Rudolph not just because he is tasty but he is pretty cool and Santa needs him to deliver toys for children.

[lph]

back to the thread. Yes Rudolph not just because he is tasty but he is pretty cool and Santa needs him to deliver toys for children.

Not to mention the reindeer police. I thought you might enjoy this:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...r-police-force
http://siberiantimes.com/other/other...-is-after-you/

I love the pragmatic view the Siberians have on machinery. In harsh cold, well, it just breaks down, doesn't it. Go reindeer. Enjoy your special quality diet.

[smilingcat]

Yes I enjoyed it. But animals need to be fed, they can get injured and lame... I hope they take good care of the reindeer.

[Trek420]

A little late but here's a way to put TE or any website into the holiday spirit;

http://falalalala.it

[Catrin]

A little late but here's a way to put TE or any website into the holiday spirit;

http://falalalala.it

Fun!!!