Living too long in Norway when....

You know you've been in Norway (or Bergen, for that matter) too long when...

You think there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing
You associate warm rice porridge with Saturday and Xmas eve
It seems nice to spend a week in a small wooden cottage up in the mountains, with no running water and no electricity
It seems sensible that the age limit at quite a few nightclubs is 25
You think cross-country skiing is the only "real" skiing
You know at least five different words describing different kinds of snow
A sharp intake of breath has become part of your active vocabulary
You associate Friday afternoon with a trip to Vinmonopolet
You rummage through your plastic bottles collection to see which ones you should store and which can be sacrificed to the recycling centre
It's acceptable to eat lunch at 11.00 and dinner at 15.00
Your front door step is beginning to resemble a shoe shop
Silence is fun
The reason you take the ferry to Denmark is:a. duty free vodkab. duty free beerc. to party
The only reason for getting off the boat in Copenhagen is to eat pizza
It no longer seems excessive to spend 800 kr. on alcohol in a single night
Your old habit of being "fashionably late" is no longer acceptable. You are always on time.
You enjoy the taste of lutefisk
You use "Mmmm" as a conversation filler
An outside temperature of 9 degrees Celsius is mild (in mid June)
You wear sandals with socks
You think riding a racing bike in the snow is a perfectly sensible thing to do (with or without snowtires)
Traditional dinners may not necessarily mean a cooked meal
You think it's acceptable to wrap your hotdog in a cold pancake
Can't remember when to say "please" and "excuse me"
You will leave a pub if you can't find a seat
You believe that having no choice of products in a supermarket makes it easier to shop
You don't mind paying the same for a 200 metre bus ride as you do for going 10 kms
You have more than one scarf
You have more than one hat and at least one of them has earflaps
You know the difference between Blue and Red ski wax
You don't fall over when walking on ice
Always prepare to catch the closing door if following too closely behind somebody
You know the rules to handball
You can prepare fish in five different ways without cooking it
You know Norway's results the last three years in the "Eurovision Song Contest"
You start to believe that if it wasn't for Norway's efforts the world would probably collapse soon
You find yourself speaking halfway Swedish with Swedes
You don't question the habit of always making "matpakke"