What are Norwegian women like?

Question

I have thought about getting a bride from Norway. I am so tired of American women. I guess Norwegian women and Scandinavian women are more traditional, just like Russian women. I think Norwegian women look more beautiful than American women. I have heard that they are better at cooking, more submissive, dress better, are more innocent, don't drink as much, don't smoke as much etc. Is it true? I have also heard they are not wearing pants, due to their viking culture. Do they dress like that everyday?
http://www.paperdollreview.com/catalog/images/norwegianbunad.jpg
http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/chiocciola/bunad.jpg
I really want to discover Norway. Where could I go look for a Norwegian woman? Are Norwegian parents very strict? How do they react on their daughter marrying an American man? Should I go to Oslo the capital or should I go to some more far-away place? Where do I find the traditional norwegian vikingladies?
And is Norway cheap? Do they have bank automats? And are there good standards?

Answer 1

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Norway has one of the most equal societies in the world, Women are anything but submissive, they expect equality in all walks of life (and they generally get it).

They generally have better education than Norwegian men, in fact an issue is the number of lads that drop out of technical school. The law is such that they share childcare, as men are also entitled to paternity leave, a minimum of 6 week, but most take more as the majority of the parental leave (of up to a year) can be shared. You might not be able to get your American head round the concept of paid parental leave (80% of income for a year, or 100% for 10 months).

My boss will stay at home with the kids if they're ill and his wife has an important meeting to go to. The law requires at least 30% of board members to be women. The current government has a female finance minister, defense minister, transport minister, research and higher education minister, communities and regions minister, Trade and Industry minister, Children and equalities minister and Fisheries minister, around half of the cabinet positions.

My wife is Norwegian and whilst I would agree that they dress well and are beautiful, I can assure you that they aren't submissive, that we share the housework, cooking, cleaning and so on, she likes her wine, and only wears her Bunad on the 17th May.

Norway is not cheap, they have all the modern conveniences, sometimes more so than rural America, and are constantly rated at the top in the Human development Index by the UN.

You really do need to do better research.

Answer 2

Well, Norwegian women are people of the human species with two x chromosomes. They hail from the country Norway.

Answer 3

OMG you are so lost! Norwegians are like americans. They dress alike, basically look alike and act alike! Norwegian women are modern and are definately NOT wearing the national costume (The pictures( are actually called bunad)). If norwegian women are viking ladies, american women are Indians. And norway isnt cheap. It's one of the most expensive countries in the world.

Answer 4

This is all true. We don't drink, and no one wear pants.