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Norwegian people and English language?
Now from my research, I know Norway is number 2 (66.60%) worldwide in English proficiency for a non-English speaking country losing only to Sweden (68.69%). I am watching this show called Lillyhammer where an American mobster wiseguy is relocated by the FBI to Norway, and on the show, every single Norwegian person he encounters fully understands him in English and even speak very good English themselves. How accurate is this show in relation to an American having some real-life interaction with Norwegians in English? Are they really able to understand EVERY single word in English with no difficulty as the show implies?
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- DaveLv 77 years ago
No. Some people will have a better understanding; other people will have a poorer understanding of him in English, and there will be repeats and 'what did you say?' type questions and answers with those people and him. They just didn't show this in the show, because it is a show .. they want to get on with the 'plot' for the sake of TV shows... But you see the percentages that you came up with yourself... so you know that the 'odds' are going to be better than they would be in lots of other countries and their languages.
