I have lived for almost one and a half year in Norway now. It’s time to talk about the difference between Norway and Switzerland. There are a lot of books and blogs about these stereotypes. For example the brown little book called „Brown cheese please“ by Jenny K. Blake, which is a very cute description of the Norwegian way. Here, I would just like to talk about my experiences between the two countries.

In general, the two countries are very similar, except for the ocean that is missing in Switzerland. But if you dig a bit deeper, the people are a bit different. There is the phenomena about the sun that can be observed all over in Norway. It is probably the result of very long and dark winters. As soon as the sun comes out, people stop working and go out to enjoy the sun. I have never observed something similar in Switzerland. People do go out when the sun is shining, but there is never such a demand to enjoy every minute of sun.

So, today after a long period of rain, nothing could stop me to go for a walk both in the sun and rain to Ulriken.