Small Differences

Episode 45: Protestant Ski Ethic


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The problem: Norway is too good at winter sports.

Links:

  • Balanced Ventilation Systems | Building Science Corporation
  • rekkehus - Wiktionary
  • Open sandwich - Wikipedia
  • Windfinder — Here you can see that the prevailing wind across both the UK and Norway is generally from west to east (with fun variations)
  • Article about how the Winter Olympics is now broadcast by TV Norge and no longer by NRK — Google Translate is clearly taking lessons from Norwegian Guy. Enjoy.
  • London 2012 Summer Olympics - results & video highlights
  • 2002 Commonwealth Games - Wikipedia
  • Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia — Britain's answer to having an empire without actually having an empire anymore.
  • ‘No jerks allowed’: the egalitarianism behind Norway’s winter wonderland | Sport | The Guardian
  • As Medals Pile Up, Norway Worries: Are We Winning Too Much? - The New York Times
  • Happy 2018 from Norwegian Moron - YouTube — Knut maintains that this is Norwegian Guy's older brother.
  • Snowshoe hare - Wikipedia
  • Trysil (Norway's largest ski resort)
  • Strandafjellet skisenter - Stranda
  • Splitboard - Wikipedia
  • Norwegian avalanche, flood and landslide hazard warnings
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series 1990–1996) - IMDb
  • Yeast - Wikipedia
  • You Can't Have Denmark Without Danes - Bloomberg
  • Map of all the prepared cross-country ski runs — The different colours show how recently they have been prepared. As the weather gets warmer, there will be fewer!
  • Allemannsretten/Public Right of Way — Right of Way
Everyone is allowed to travel and stay in rural Norway. The General Court is a free joint asset and part of our cultural heritage. It gives you the right to use the countryside, regardless of who is the landowner. The Environmental Directorate has overall responsibility for the Civil Service Tribunal, and on these pages we have gathered information about what you should know about it.
  • The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - Wikipedia
  • Halt and Catch Fire (TV Series 2014–2017) - IMDb
  • Why isn’t this show the biggest thing since The Wire? — Halt and Catch Fire ought to be huge, but isn’t. Why?
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    Small DifferencesBy Knut Melvær & Chris Atherton