You know you've been in Norway too long if..

*You think there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing

*You associate warm rice porridge with Saturday and Xmas eve

*It seems nice to spend a week in a small wooden cottage up in the mountains, with no running water and no electricity

*It seems sensible that the age limit at Oslo nightclubs is 25

*You think cross-country skiing is the only "real" skiing

*You can't believe there are people who haven't heard about Bjoern Daehli

*You know at least five different words describing different kinds of snow

*A sharp intake of breath has become part of your active vocabulary

*You associate Friday afternoon with a trip to Vinmonopolet

*It's acceptable to eat lunch at 11.00 and dinner at 15.00

*Your front door step is beginning to resemble a shoe shop

*Silence is fun

*The reason you take the ferry to Denmark is:
a. duty free vodka
b. duty free beer
c. to party (no reason to get off the boat in copenhagen...just turn around and do it again on the way back)

*The only reason for getting off the boat in Copenhagen is to eat pizza

*It no longer seems excessive to spend 800 kr. on alcohol in a single night

*You enjoy the taste of lutefisk (Ok..don't know about this one...)

*You use "Mmmm" as a conversation filler

*An outside temperature of 9 degrees Celsius is mild (in mid June)

*You wear sandals with socks

*You think riding a racing bike in the snow is a perfectly sensible thing to do (with or without snowtires)

*Traditional dinners may not necessarily mean a cooked meal

*You think it's acceptable to wrap your hotdog in a cold pancake

*Can't remember when to say "please" and "excuse me"

*You have more than one scarf

*You have more than one hat and at least one of them has earflaps

*You know the difference between Blue and Red ski wax

*You don't fall over when walking on ice

*You know the rules to handball (WOmen's Champions!!!)

*You can prepare fish in five different ways without cooking it

*You know Norway's results the last three years in the "Eurovision Song Contest"

*You start to believe that if it wasn't for Norway's efforts the world would probably collapse soon

*You find yourself speaking halfway Swedish with Swedes

*You don't question the habit of always making "matpakke"

*You see a student taking a front row seat on the bus and wonder "Who does he think he is?"

*You pass a supermarket and think "Wow, it is open, I had better go in an buy something!"

*Your idea of unforgivable behaviour now includes walking across the street when the light is red and there is no WALK symbol, even though there are no cars in sight.

*You know how to fix herring in 105 different ways.

*You eat herring in 105 different ways

*You have conversations with people outside when it is –10C.

*Having to book seat numbers at a cinema makes perfect sense. And you sit in your booked seat even if there are only 2 other people there and your seat is in the front row, on the side.

*You regard it as sensible to eat ice cream when it is –15C.

*You get to the movies early so that you can watch the commercials. (and then you play the commercial-game)

*You mutter "uff da" continually to yourself even though you are the only one in the room.

*You use the word "or" as a question.

* A dime is yummy not currency

*You no longer find this list funny, just painfully true.