Source: "The Social Guidebook to Norway"
Think of a wild cat
What happens if you come close to it
Move a lot
Make noise
Or try to give it food?
The wild cat will run back into the woods
Same for Norwegians
What you need to do is to play a game
You take a string
You play with the wild cat
For days, weeks or years
Then the wild cat may feel comfortable and come closer to you
Because you have played so much and the wild cat is getting hungry
Then maybe the wild cat will sit down a eat next to you
The same for Norwegian
Play a game, a sport or take part in frame activities
You will make good Norwegian friends that way
Once you are friends, you are friends for life
Norwegians are great people
You just need to learn to connect in the way they are used to
The Social Guidebook to Norway provided some tips
Also available in Norwegian
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