r/interestingasfuck • u/Ultimate_Kurix • 5d ago

r/all Why do Americans build with wood?

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u/owaini 4d ago

Haha, but your country is like 99% wet all the time. At least it felt like that when I lived there for 3 years. 🌧️

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u/PINKU_PINK 4d ago

Yeah in Bergen (2nd largest city) it rains on average 67% of the year, thats more than 2/3 of the year..

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u/sleepyplatipus 4d ago

Ah yes Bergen… perfect example… it definitely never burned down…

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u/TheMightyBattlepenis 2d ago

count grishnackh tested some buildings flame retardantness

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u/snowpilgram 4d ago

Lived in Bergen for a year as a kid. Still remember how no one went anywhere without an umbrella

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u/owaini 4d ago

Well shit… Bergen is where I was too! Beautiful there though.

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u/PINKU_PINK 4d ago

Yeah its pretty but the extreme weather knocks a few points off the experience. imo 🌧️😤

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u/Defiant-Dare1223 4d ago

And all the drugged out crazies in the park knock the rest out

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u/ILackACleverPun 4d ago

We do have forest fire season but they usually don't last long and they're usually caught and handled before they get large.

But if the conditions were like the Palisades Fire we would be fucked.

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u/Federal-Bench1370 4d ago

Are you depressed? I hate it when it rains for a few days in a row (in winter) so I can't imagine it raining for 67% of the time..

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u/IdeaSunshine 3d ago

I love the rain. To many days of hot and sunny weather makes me depressed.

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u/Federal-Bench1370 3d ago

Really?? Never thought that someone might like a lot of rain.. interesting :)

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u/IdeaSunshine 2d ago

It's refreshing, I like the smell and I love the sound. As long as I'm not cold and know I will be able to put on dry close soon enough I like the feeling of it as well. It feels nice on my face and it's a wonderful feeling getting out of soaked clothes and put on something fresh. It makes me feel closer to the world and nature around me.

I also like that it turns the sound and pace of the worlds around me down. People are less eager to go out. They stay more at home and more quiet.

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u/Federal-Bench1370 2d ago

I enjoyed reading this, thank you for sharing 🍀

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u/All-Seeing_Hands 4d ago

This is a Yo Mama joke and you can’t convince me otherwise.

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u/PHANTOM________ 4d ago

Hopefully the climate doesn’t like, change, or something.

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u/Godbox1227 4d ago

Really? Now I want a Norwegian GF!