Norway has completely reopened, casting off almost all the coronavirus-related laws and restrictions, but it feels to me like the pandemic is still happening. When it started I was confined to a desk, with a little window showing me the street and another little window showing me the rest of my life. My work, entertainment, […]
More translated conversations. Swedish coworker: So, are you moving to Oslo?Chilean coworker: Yes, but not until next year. It’s better to let the kids finish the year of school.Me: I understood that!!British coworker, in English: You know that was Swedish, right? Later…Swedish coworker: Swedish and Norwegian are very similar. Sometimes you end up mixing the […]
The following conversations occurred primarily in Norwegian, and I’ve translated them to English. Norwegian coworker: So, when you learn Norwegian, in which language do you learn it?Italian coworker: Sometimes English and sometimes Italian. Sometimes I have to change from Norwegian to English to Italian to understand something. There are so many steps!Me: I know four […]