A short trip in the wild with the BK9, in Finnmark, Norway.

Beautiful scenery you have there! Looks like a nice place to visit, thanks for sharing your good times with us.
 
Saint Loke said:
But after the state of Norway decided to assimilate the Sami, they more or less became "ordinary" Norwegian, sadly.
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Sounds much like the French here in Louisiana. Sadly modern times and assimilatioon are the same period for us, beginning with my grandparents being punished for speaking their language on schoolgrounds.

Its like all of America has moved in around us and edged out the culture as we've become less rural.

In my generation, the givernment has seen the error of thier ways and tried to reintroduce the language and stress the importance of who we are to us through education but sadly for 99.9% of us it is too late. Hollywood and Xbox have become so popular that people forget their french names used to mean something.

Thank you for sharing, especially the history of your region as it really means something to me.

I am a Pourceau, we have been here since before the Pilgrims came to America, since before the Acadians even. I will not forget who I am, I am French et Je parle français.
 
Also, I'm very impressed to see you eating tomatoes :)

I never would've thought that they could be grown in that climate. Are they imported from the Mediterranean?
 
stvpourciau said:
Also, I'm very impressed to see you eating tomatoes :)

I never would've thought that they could be grown in that climate. Are they imported from the Mediterranean?
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That's not tomatoes, but paprika. However the Norwegian summer is perfect for growing tomatoes. Actually Norwegian tomatoes are among the best tasting in the world because we have very long bright days in the summer so they get plenty of sun ;)
We do import a lot of vegetables from the Mediterranean in the winter and early spring though.

Nice little getaway you had there SL. Makes me a little embarassed that i've never been north of Hovden.
 
Ah, in high School I had a girl friend from northern Finland and from all I could gather it was a land of ice and snow filled with trees and an intimidating sounding language :) lol, she would wear short sleeve shirts outside when it would snow here while everyone else and freezing and she never flinched.

Misconceptions exist on both sides of the borders :)

When Noora arrived here she was dressed like you see people in Hollywood or the TV show The OC and quickly found that none of your average Americans dress like that xD

PropThePolecat said:
Paprika is the spice. That's bell pepper, but I know what you meant :D
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I thought about it being some kind of pepper but at 1st glance it looks like tomatoes with the middle removed.
Norse_Nightcrawler said:
Hehe, google translate ftw:P
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Ah, Google is the worst :D lol
 
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Hey Saint Loke....

Thank You for sharing your surroundings in such lovely pix....... It is a real thrill to me to see my "babies" being used and enjoyed in such beautiful and, for me at least, exotic places..... Norway is on my " bucket" list of places to visit...... I am a great admirer of your lovely country and it's proud history......

Thank You again.....

Ethan
 
Looks like an awesome time in an awesome place! Thanks for posting up the pics!
 
PropThePolecat: We have about 9-10 hours of daylight now, but it's dwindling fast. We say goodbye to the sun in late November, and welcome it again in late January.

stvpourciau: It seems like history repeat itself all over the world. I wish that more countries could appreciate the fact that the role of a democratic majority is also to take care of the minorities, especially when local culture and tradition is besieged by the majority culture. Regarding the questions about vegetables, it is bell pepper, and in my region we almost dont have any soil for growing crops or such. All is imported from the south. All that we have here north is fish, reindeer, some berries, and lots of oil under the sea.

Ethan Becker: I'm sure that other Norwegians also can testify to the fact, that the Becker knives suits the requirement of our nature and climate very well. And if you ever make the trip over the pond, I'd love to show you my parts of the woods.
 
Saint Loke said:
stvpourciau: It seems like history repeat itself all over the world. I wish that more countries could appreciate the fact that the role of a democratic majority is also to take care of the minorities, especially when local culture and tradition is besieged by the majority culture. Regarding the questions about vegetables, it is bell pepper, and in my region we almost dont have any soil for growing crops or such. All is imported from the south. All that we have here north is fish, reindeer, some berries, and lots of oil under the sea.
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StLoke, thank you for your reply :)

Its true, nationalism kills cultures. Especially when your nation is larger than any other one, save Russia. So many different groups here that ought to be different :D lol

Berries sound good. There's plenty of land, its not good for growing?

How did people traditionaly survive by meat alone? Or did they walk south for vegetables/eat edible plants.
 
beautiful pics, love seeing your country side and looked like a great day to get out in the woods.. your sunny day is about as cold as we get in the winter :)
 
Awesome pics! Your country is beautiful! I'm living in Arizona, so it's nice to see the change in seasons. How is the temperature there now? What do you guys do in the winter for fun, any local customs you could tell us about?

Thanks again for sharing!
 
stvpourciau said:
StLoke, thank you for your reply :)

Its true, nationalism kills cultures. Especially when your nation is larger than any other one, save Russia. So many different groups here that ought to be different :D lol

Berries sound good. There's plenty of land, its not good for growing?

How did people traditionaly survive by meat alone? Or did they walk south for vegetables/eat edible plants.
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One can grow potatoes and root vegetables here, but it's not easy, and the crops are tiny due to the cold weather and harsh climate. Traditionally people fished, and conserved the fish by either drying it, or salting it, then they used the fish to trade for other goods. Most people also had some small patch of land to grow a few potatoes, and perhaps a few sheep and a cow to compliment the fish. The reindeer Sami lived exclusively of what the land had to offer. So they used all the part of the reindeer, and in the summer they gathered berries, which they made into different kinds of jams. And they traded fur and meat for other goods. We have historic documentation that suggest that the Sami traded reindeer meat with the Norwegian vikings, and they got swords, salt, mead and honey in return. And this was as early as the 9th century.

LeeBower said:
beautiful pics, love seeing your country side and looked like a great day to get out in the woods.. your sunny day is about as cold as we get in the winter :)
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Thanks! I must admit that I now envy your winter temperature a bit, today it crept below freezing point in my village. Snow may fall at any time now.

Blanks56 said:
Awesome pics! Your country is beautiful! I'm living in Arizona, so it's nice to see the change in seasons. How is the temperature there now? What do you guys do in the winter for fun, any local customs you could tell us about?

Thanks again for sharing!
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The temperature now is -1 Celsius, that's 30,2 fahrenheit. And winter months are like from October to late April, during the dark no one does much outside, it's too dangerous, and not very comfortable. I spend the dark months inside, with the computer, or a good book in front of the fire place.

But during the winter months when the sun is shining, there are a few local customs that's worth to mention. Snow mobiles are very popular where I live. And during the winter months, a usual Saturday is spent on the snow mobile. And they kids, they drive for hours up into the mountains. When they get to an isolated patch of land, they light up a huge bonfire, set up some device to play music on, and party like it's 1999.

The sami have reindeer races, where the best reindeer coachman wins fame and glory. And in the Easter time we have a 1000 kilometer dog sled race called "Finnmarksløpet", that's a huge thing up here.

Ice fishing is also a big thing, but it's way to cold for me. Sitting in one spot, hours upon hours, on an open frozen lake in the middle of winter, I'm not hardcore enough for that sport.

Personally I like to go on cross country skiing, I'm not into the local snow mobile culture that's going on up here. And I prefer silence and serenity when I'm out in the mountains, not dubstep music and cheap alcohol, but each to his own.
 
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I keep trying to not open this thread. Fail.

I know I'm not going to heaven, but if I was, I'm sure it would look very similar there. Damn.

You get your BK10, Loke?

Moose
 
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