Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
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Re: Scandinavian Cultural Differences and Similarities [split from "Is Austria Germany?"]
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Originally Posted by Faustas
I am pretty sure I didn't say exactly that. Sorry if I confused you. Movies are texted, but it isn't uncommon having Swedes or Norwegians interviewed on Danish TV without subtitles.
To wrap this up, spoken Norwegian (Bokmål) is easily understood among most Danes, and Swedes a little less so. In written form, both are relatively easily understood. Nynorsk is a different story. I am able to read it.
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Why do you say that bokmål is spoken Norwegian? It makes no sense to me.
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