I really, really am blessed to have so many wonderful #norwegian friends and friends in #europe. After personality collapse from trauma, your brain is fried. You're doing the 2000 yard stare. And everything you knew was safe is shattered. The personality is sort of the GUI for the mind, and so the conscious tries to figure out how to drive this fleshy thing again and navigate the world, and it pieces things together from the last thing you remember. It's scary. But I am blessed to have support.

Once upon a time, I studied Norwegian. Here is how it would go if I ran into someone speaking it.

«Hva heter du?»

«Elg.»

«Hva?»

«Elg.»

«Er elg det eneste ordet du kan på norsk?»

«Elg.»

 

#bokmål #Norwegian

I love how #Norwegian uses "noe som" (literal translation: something that) as 'which' (subordinating conjunction)
Spain? Seriously? I haven't spoken a lick of #norwegian because everyone is taking their spring holiday in Barcelona. Do you need a Norwegian? Having a hard time finding one? Look in #spain They're all there. #trump

Il Fatto Quotidiano: Hormuz, la nave da crociera Msc Euribia passa dopo 45 giorni di attracco forzato a Dubai

Un viaggio verso il Nord Europa. Una navigazione tra i fiordi norvegesi che rappresentano uno degli spettacoli naturali più suggestivi, se visti dall’acqua. Questo era il programma della Msc Euribia, la cui crociera ha subito un “imprevisto” un mese e mezzo nel Golfo Persico a causa della guerra in Iran e del blocco dello stretto di Hormuz. Niente passeggeri, niente spettacoli e cene con il comandante. Solo l’equipaggio ridotto al minimo.
La tappa forzata però sembra concludersi. Secondo i dati AIS, l’unità della compagnia di Gianluigi Aponte naviga a circa 22 nodi e ha quasi doppiato la penisola di Musandam, all’estremità settentrionale dell’Oman, risultando di fatto quasi fuori dallo Stretto di Hormuz. La Euribia procede in un convoglio di altre navi da crociera: seguono la Celestyal Journey, la Mein Schiff 4 e la Mein Schiff 5 della compagnia TUI Cruises. Inoltre, nel gruppo c’è anche la Aroya Manara di Cruise Saudi, nave la cui destinazione finale è Taranto, in occasione dei Giochi del Mediterraneo di agosto.
Dal 28 febbraio, quando la tensione tra Stati Uniti, Israele e Iran è divenuta guerra aperta, circa 17.000 passeggeri hanno dovuto fare di necessità virtù, rinunciando al viaggio mentre le navi sono rimaste bloccate tra Doha, Abu Dhabi e Dubai. Proprio in quest’ultima località ha trascorso un mese e mezzo la Msc Euribia, con equipaggio ridotto al minimo; la compagnia è stata costretta a cancellare gli itinerari previsti a maggio nel Nord Europa. Di fronte ad una guerra in Medio Oriente, si dirà che l’ultimo dei problemi è rappresentato da navi di lusso costrette ad attraccare in porti del Golfo. In realtà, la situazione vissuta dalla Euribia rappresenta uno dei tanti aspetti della crisi iniziata con la chiusura di Hormuz da parte del regime sciita iraniano. Il passaggio della Euribia ha rappresentato uno spiraglio subito richiuso: otto unità navali si sono tirate fuori prima che Teheran chiudesse di nuovo lo stretto.
L'articolo Hormuz, la nave da crociera Msc Euribia passa dopo 45 giorni di attracco forzato a Dubai proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Hormuz, the MSC Euribia cruise ship, is departing after 45 days of forced docking in Dubai.

A Journey to Northern Europe. A navigation through the Norwegian fjords, which represent one of the most suggestive natural spectacles, when seen from the water. This was the program of MSC Euribia, whose cruise experienced an “unforeseen” month and a half in the Persian Gulf due to the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. There were no passengers, no shows, and dinners with the captain. Only the reduced minimum crew.

The forced stop, however, seems to be concluding. According to AIS data, the unit of Gianluigi Aponte’s company is navigating at approximately 22 knots and has almost doubled the Musandam Peninsula, at the northern end of Oman, effectively being almost outside the Strait of Hormuz. The Euribia is proceeding in a convoy with other cruise ships: it follows the Celestyal Journey, the Mein Schiff 4 and the Mein Schiff 5 of TUI Cruises. Furthermore, the group also includes the Aroya Manara of Cruise Saudi, a ship whose final destination is Taranto, in connection with the Mediterranean Games in August.

Since February 28th, when the tension between the United States, Israel and Iran became an open war, approximately 17,000 passengers had to make do with what they had, giving up their trip while the ships remained blocked between Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. It was precisely in this last location that the MSC Euribia spent a month and a half, with a minimum crew; the company was forced to cancel the planned itineraries in Northern Europe in May. Faced with a war in the Middle East, it will be said that the last of the problems is represented by luxury ships forced to dock in ports of the Gulf. In reality, the situation experienced by the Euribia represents one of the many aspects of the crisis that began with the closure of Hormuz by the Shia regime of Iran. The passage of the Euribia represented a break that was immediately closed: eight naval units withdrew before Tehran closed the Strait again.

The article “Hormuz, the cruise ship MSC Euribia passes after 45 days of forced docking in Dubai” comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.

#Hormuz #MSCEuribia #Dubai #NorthernEurope #Norwegian #thePersianGulf #theStraitofHormuz #GianluigiAponte’s #Euribia #theCelestyalJourney #TUICruises #Taranto #theUnitedStates #Israel #AbuDhabi #theMiddleEast #Tehran #Strait #IlFattoQuotidiano

https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/04/18/hormuz-la-nave-da-crociera-msc-euribia-passa-dopo-45-giorni-di-attracco-forzato-a-dubai/8359213/

Hormuz, la nave da crociera Msc Euribia passa dopo 45 giorni di attracco forzato a Dubai

Cancellato il viaggio in Nord Europa, l'unità è ripartita con un equipaggio ridotto al minimo. Del convoglio fanno parte altre navi da crociera che erano rimaste ferme a causa dello scoppio della guerra tra Stati Uniti-Israele e Iran

Il Fatto Quotidiano
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/jeffrey-epstein-files-shaken-norway-faith-in-democracy-oversight-committee. "The #Epstein files have shaken Norway’s faith in #democracy, the head of the #Norwegian parliament’s oversight committee has said, as a sprawling #investigation into the connections between its #foreignoffice & the late #sexoffender gets under way." #Norway? That's just about the last place I'd ever think of in connection with Epstein!
Norwegian politicians hope Epstein files inquiry will restore faith in democracy

Disgraced financier’s links to politicians and civil servants as far back as 30 years ago to be examined

The Guardian

God morgen

#BonDia
Idioma: #Norwegian
#BondDia

I guess it is time to say that #Fluffychat and #Element is looking for a new maintainer of the #Norwegian bokmål #translations. It has been fun, but I don’t have time to continue with these projects.

#Matrix

My #norwegian friends are cute. "Well, just go to a dentist" Nei. Sykehuset er fattighuset i USA. There are clinics for the uninsured, but it's very likely the doctor got their degree at night school while studying commercial trucking and the equipment is off eBay. I cannot impart just how BAD #healthcare is here compared to #europe or fuck...anywhere else.