When I hold my lectures about the Norwegian culture

I am often told that Norwegians are not all the same

That differences exist from East to West

And from North to South

I agree

While for a foreigner like me

Norwegians looked pretty much all the same during my first years in Norway

For Norwegians themselves it is a whole different story

A Nordnorsk (Northern Norwegian) look a little more like this

While those Norwegians from "Sørlandet" look a little more like this

Some say it is the influence of God

It all depends on your own perception

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By Julien S. Bourrelle

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