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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Nilsen on July 26, 2004, 08:49:45 AM
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Has GrunSis been to scandinavia yet?
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Of course. :) She's been there a lot and she is living in Denmark the rest of the year. Heck she even speaks Danish now. :eek:
And as for Norway she was shocked how expensive things are there. And yiou were right Oslo doesnt offer much, yiu just drive through some tunnel or something she said.
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Hehe, Oslo isnt THAT bad if you just get of of the center..but ill stick with my recomendation to see other places. Yup, its expencive and thats prolly why most tourists are American, Greman and French....oh and Japanese.
Did she get you anything?..thats actually why i wondered in the first place.
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I donno, havent asked her yet. :)
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Let's see if GrunSis ends up having a French boyfriend, now THAT would be funny :D
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:rofl
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Originally posted by Saintaw
Let's see if GrunSis ends up having a French boyfriend, now THAT would be funny :D
Pierre is a cool guy, leave him out of this. :rofl ;)
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Unfortunately, Grun didn't get back to me in time, so he's going to have to settle for a couple of digital shots of the Thor Heyerdahl museum, one of those eye-check boards at the rest stops along Norwegian motorways, and a Systembolaget store in Sweden. Just to give that last picture some perspective, I'm considering adding some footage of half-drunk Swedes (and possibly some Norwegian grandmothers) lugging crates of beer through Helsingør before boarding ferries back north.
As for Pierre, I spent a couple of months in and around Paris about three years ago and used most of that time to communicate with my Danish best-friend-at-the-time-who-happened-to-be-male-and-is-therefore-more-than-just-a-friend-now. As a result, there wasn't much time to look for a Pierre, especially because my Dane already had a French name. Besides, my own name could easily be translated as Pierrette and the alliteration would get on my nerves faster than even Grunherz could at his most irritating. (Disclaimer: most of the time, Grun's a pretty good guy. Just don't mention politics, World War II, psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, music, the Canadian border police, etc., in his presence and things will go quite smoothly.)
Edit: After a talk with Grun, it seemed prudent to add the following for the board's non-Scandinavians. I'd appreciate any changes/corrections from the Scandinavians, as I am only a humble Adriatic Slav toddling around the chilly expanses of northern Europe.
Thor Heyerdahl: Famous Norwegian explorer who proved through a series of voyages that ancient civilizations could have populated other far-away continents by traveling on boats of their own making, using available technology.
Eye-check boards at Norwegian rest stops: For reasons of public safety, Norway has installed by its roadways eye boards like those seen at your friendly local optometrist to test your vision, with equally friendly advice that if you can't read the letters on the largest line, you shouldn't be driving. Some countries prefer to take care of this before handing you your driver's license. Of course, some other countries (Denmark) have licenses that expire 50 years after being issued, meaning that citizens are constantly apologizing at foreign car-rental counters for not at all resembling the studs they were at 18 when the original license picture was taken.
Systembolaget: Government-owned stores in Sweden that are the only places you can purchase beverages with more than 3.5% alcohol content. They are open either 5 or 6 days a week (depending on the city) and close around 6 pm weekdays and 1 pm Saturdays (again, depending on the city). No alcohol purchases can be made after the stores are closed and all purchases at the store are recorded by the government. According to anecdotal data, the government has been known to call you up after a large purchase, concerned about your health.
Helsingør: As a result of the aforementioned Swedish restrictions on alcohol, southern Swedes tend to hop on ferries to Danish cities to buy beer. Helsingør, popularized by Shakespeare as Elsinore (the location of Hamlet's castle), is a common such destination for Swedes in pursuit of alcohol breath. Thus, it's not at all unusual to witness boatloads of Swedish refugees making tourists to northern Denmark believe that Sweden is an odd place indeed.
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Originally posted by GrunSis
(Disclaimer: most of the time, Grun's a pretty good guy. Just don't mention politics, World War II, psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, music, the Canadian border police, etc., in his presence and things will go quite smoothly.)
Why Sister! I disagree! His high intellect came out during these conversations over dinner with him last summer! :p
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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Why Sister! I disagree! His high intellect came out during these conversations over dinner with him last summer! :p
Oh, he has a very sharp mind and is capable of approaching issues from a number of perspectives. Indeed, he's one of the first people I consult when I need an opinion on something and he is usually right. The thing is, he's just a little feisty sometimes, hence my post. :)
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I don't know why I'm posting... I don't have anything to say.. Just felt compelled to post..
Hope all is good is all I can think of... :aok
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Originally posted by GrunSis
the Canadian border police, etc., in his presence and things will go quite smoothly.)
Border guard : Hello, Welcome to Canada
Grun : Hi. Thank you
BG : Do you have a Police Record
Grun : of course, Synchronicity
BG : alrighty then, have a good time in Canada Sir, NEXT
ya Border guards can be a hassle.
:D
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They loved me in Canada, no doubt! :)
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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
They loved me in Canada, no doubt! :)
hope you enjoyed your stay?
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Originally posted by SLO
hope you enjoyed your stay?
Was ok.
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were you go?
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Originally posted by GrunSis
Oh, he has a very sharp mind and is capable of approaching issues from a number of perspectives. Indeed, he's one of the first people I consult when I need an opinion on something and he is usually right. The thing is, he's just a little feisty sometimes, hence my post. :)
Are we sure this isn't Grun in a shades account?????
;)
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Vancouver
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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Vancouver
now thats a beautiful place....
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Originally posted by Saintaw
Why? Is your name Pierre? Do you live around Paris? :rofl
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HARRRRRRRRRRRRR! I swear, if I ever come to wherever you are I will ......errr... do something about this french love you have :D
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Originally posted by Saintaw
HARRRRRRRRRRRRR! I swear, if I ever come to wherever you are I will ......errr... do something about this french love you have :D
I live in Paris, in fact just three houses down the street from you. I heard that cry just now, so feel free to drop by when you calm down.
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Systembolaget: Government-owned stores in Sweden that are the only places you can purchase beverages with more than 3.5% alcohol content. They are open either 5 or 6 days a week (depending on the city) and close around 6 pm weekdays and 1 pm Saturdays (again, depending on the city). No alcohol purchases can be made after the stores are closed and all purchases at the store are recorded by the government. According to anecdotal data, the government has been known to call you up after a large purchase, concerned about your health.
Helsingør: As a result of the aforementioned Swedish restrictions on alcohol, southern Swedes tend to hop on ferries to Danish cities to buy beer. Helsingør, popularized by Shakespeare as Elsinore (the location of Hamlet's castle), is a common such destination for Swedes in pursuit of alcohol breath. Thus, it's not at all unusual to witness boatloads of Swedish refugees making tourists to northern Denmark believe that Sweden is an odd place indeed.
Well if the beer costs about 10% of what it costs in Sweden then you understand the hysteria... A beer in Denmark costs 2 kronor and here in Sweden it costs 12 kronor...
The same hysteria exists in Denmark.. Only they dont buy their beer and alcohol there, they go over to Germany instead to buy their stuff.
The Norweigans do the same, they come to Sweden to buy their Alcohol...
Its like a never ending story...
Let me know if you get to Stockholm Grunsis, i can take you out for dinner and some drinks.
Have a good one!
:aok
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Originally posted by GrunSis
Some countries prefer to take care of this before handing you your driver's license.
Hehe....you dont get a license here either without having good vision or glasses. Its just a reminder i guess to those that may have had their vision deteriorated since their license was issued.
It may also have been an add campain for a chain of stores selling.......glasses :D
drive safe :aok
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Originally posted by Maniac
The same hysteria exists in Denmark.. Only they dont buy their beer and alcohol there, they go over to Germany instead to buy their stuff.
The Norweigans do the same, they come to Sweden to buy their Alcohol...
Its like a never ending story...
Oh, yeah, not to mention the mad rush to beat the cutoff time for duty-free sin sales on ferry boats headed back to Denmark from Germany. Surprisingly, even with all this alcohol consumption, the Scandinavians always seem to manage to stay controlled. A few years ago, I read a book by a flight attendant who recounted the story of running out of alcohol on a flight to Stockholm. The passengers were well-behaved and politely told the crew that the airline ought to plan the alcohol supply better, considering the destination. The pilot eventually decided to break the rules and allow the Swedes to consume the duty-free alcohol they had bought on board.
In a related story, last summer, my Dane and I hopped in the car for a three-week trip around Europe to visit some friends in Normandy and my family in Croatia. (Actually, it was more like 18 days with friends and family and 3 days of fun, fun, fun on the autobahn). Anyway, the trip back involved extensive calculations of just how many crates of his favorite Croatian beer the Dane could fit in the car without leaving me behind.
"It's so cheap here!" - the Dane
"Yeah, but I'm not." - GrunSis
You Scandinavians are a charming bunch!