Day:311, Words:311

Agent 007 showed his face in Øksfjord today as the new James Bond film was being played at the town hall cinema. The year 10s were responsible for putting out the plastic blue chairs and taking the cash for the tickets. At 100 kroner a pop, these are not the cheapest film prices going around and the surroundings are not quite gold class, but the atmosphere is cosy. It's a bit like watching a movie with all your friends in an enormous lounge room. It is a case of BYO popcorn and drinks as there are no monster sized, monster priced cups of watered down cola on sale in this establishment.

There will be Norwegian subtitles at the bottom of the giant screen, but the majority won't need them. All Norwegians under the age of 60 have an excellent understanding of the English language. Even the oldest generation has picked up a basic understanding through travels as fishermen, interactions with the English or their dealings with internationals during the war. Although some Norwegians are less than confident in their abilities to converse in the Queen's English, a couple of drinks late at night have tempted many shy souls to present monologues that Shakespeare and Churchill would be more than proud of.

The pop culture is of course influenced by the mass of American, British and Australian television programs. Australia's most dangerous animals, Australia's most populated beaches and Australia's drunkest women are just some of the offerings that are crowding the high definition plasma screens. There must have been some sort of 2 for 1 sale on crappy Aussie programs.

A conversation around the water cooler revealed that Skippy was a favourite on the only channel available in the 80s. Across the border in Sweden however, the show was banned due to the portrayal of an animal possessing human traits. Enough said!

 

 

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