Just spent 4 nights in Oslo this month. So would like to give a quick update on the scenes there ![[Image: smile.gif]](https://rooshvforum.network/images/smilies/smile.gif)
1) Price
This is the most expensive city I have visited, BY FAR. In other expensive cities that I have visited or lived in (e.g. Zurich, Tokyo, London), one can still have bargains if one knows where to look for or can live like a local. But in Oslo it's mega expensive across the board! E.g. small bottle of water (500ml) = 5EUR, a pizza-wrap = 8EUR, those are the prices in convenience stores! A main dish can cost 30-40EUR in *normal* restaurants (in most other top-tier cities one can dine at gourmet/5* places for this price). While, there are still some savings to be had, see below.
2) Accommodation
I stayed at one of the top hotels right in the city center for under 80EUR a night (including full breakfast buffet), which is a steal consider the price level in Norway. How did I do it? Check out the miles and points thread by GE or jump into Flyertalk for the more ambitious. The resources are out there, one just needs to commit to it.
3) Cheap eats
Since breakfast was already taken care of, I basically had one full meal plus snacks/cereals/etc a day, which averages to about 30EUR a day. I basically stuck to lunch specials at Chinese/Indian or ethnic places, which ususally cost about 15EUR. For snacks etc, check out Deli Luca, which seems to be all over the city. They also have discounts for students, and one staff girl insisted on giving me a student discount solely based on my young looks![[Image: wink.gif]](https://rooshvforum.network/images/smilies/wink.gif)
4) Transportation
Can't comment too much, as I stayed in the center and walked to all attractions. Day/night game spots were all <5min's walk from hotel. I did took the tram once though, and seriously couldn't figure out the payment system used. As there was no sales machine at the stop or on board!
5) City layout
Orient around the main shopping street Karl Johans Gate. The west side is more classy, with royal palace etc and you will mostly see Nordish people or wealthy tourists. The east side around the main train station is more ghetto-like, especially at night, where I at times wondered if I was still in Oslo or even Europe based on the people around
6) Language
English is universally spoken, but not as fluent as some advertised. Quite a few speak in rather choppy fashions.
7) Games, guys, and girls (finally!)
The girls are hot, period. Especially for those into nordic blondes. Rarely saw a truly unattractive girl (even most chubby ones have pretty faces), and quite a few stunners.
Guys dress really well. I dressed quite sharp and was complimented a lot while I was in the US (Chicago, New York, Boston) earlier, but in Oslo I just blended in.
Game, this is by far the most competitive environment I have been to! Kinda remember seeing posts claiming that Norwegian dudes are passive and don't do sh&t and women pick them up instead. Where did they go out?? Or did they even go out at all?! At every bar and club I went to, there were hardly any chodes standing still in the corner with a drink. Instead, pretty much every guy was social and flirting heavily with the girls and *very* physical, and hitting on multiple girls one after another. Many of them seemed to be naturals and quite alpha. It's quite a sight when clubs close at 3am, outside on the street every guy still standing was "proposing" to every girl still standing. When didn't work out, the girl right next
8) Game locations
Day game on the west end of Karl Johans Gate. Since there are both top tourist sites such as the Royal Palace and a major metro stop (National theatre?), you can game both tourists and locals and there are tons of girls. Also many cafes, deli's and bars for instadate. Consider the high competition in clubs, day game provides high return on investment
Friday/Saturday nights there are options all over, just like in any other city. For Thursday night, check out Horgans. It's a very happening bar, packed from 11pm-01am while I was there. For club, check out Lawo, it seems to be jumping every night Thur-Sat and default gaming location for many locals. On Sunday night, there is an alternative place called Ingelheim(?), with live performance and quite packed.
Well, that's my whirlwind impressions of Oslo. Haven't written so much since grade school *haha*
1) Price
This is the most expensive city I have visited, BY FAR. In other expensive cities that I have visited or lived in (e.g. Zurich, Tokyo, London), one can still have bargains if one knows where to look for or can live like a local. But in Oslo it's mega expensive across the board! E.g. small bottle of water (500ml) = 5EUR, a pizza-wrap = 8EUR, those are the prices in convenience stores! A main dish can cost 30-40EUR in *normal* restaurants (in most other top-tier cities one can dine at gourmet/5* places for this price). While, there are still some savings to be had, see below.
2) Accommodation
I stayed at one of the top hotels right in the city center for under 80EUR a night (including full breakfast buffet), which is a steal consider the price level in Norway. How did I do it? Check out the miles and points thread by GE or jump into Flyertalk for the more ambitious. The resources are out there, one just needs to commit to it.
3) Cheap eats
Since breakfast was already taken care of, I basically had one full meal plus snacks/cereals/etc a day, which averages to about 30EUR a day. I basically stuck to lunch specials at Chinese/Indian or ethnic places, which ususally cost about 15EUR. For snacks etc, check out Deli Luca, which seems to be all over the city. They also have discounts for students, and one staff girl insisted on giving me a student discount solely based on my young looks
4) Transportation
Can't comment too much, as I stayed in the center and walked to all attractions. Day/night game spots were all <5min's walk from hotel. I did took the tram once though, and seriously couldn't figure out the payment system used. As there was no sales machine at the stop or on board!
5) City layout
Orient around the main shopping street Karl Johans Gate. The west side is more classy, with royal palace etc and you will mostly see Nordish people or wealthy tourists. The east side around the main train station is more ghetto-like, especially at night, where I at times wondered if I was still in Oslo or even Europe based on the people around
6) Language
English is universally spoken, but not as fluent as some advertised. Quite a few speak in rather choppy fashions.
7) Games, guys, and girls (finally!)
The girls are hot, period. Especially for those into nordic blondes. Rarely saw a truly unattractive girl (even most chubby ones have pretty faces), and quite a few stunners.
Guys dress really well. I dressed quite sharp and was complimented a lot while I was in the US (Chicago, New York, Boston) earlier, but in Oslo I just blended in.
Game, this is by far the most competitive environment I have been to! Kinda remember seeing posts claiming that Norwegian dudes are passive and don't do sh&t and women pick them up instead. Where did they go out?? Or did they even go out at all?! At every bar and club I went to, there were hardly any chodes standing still in the corner with a drink. Instead, pretty much every guy was social and flirting heavily with the girls and *very* physical, and hitting on multiple girls one after another. Many of them seemed to be naturals and quite alpha. It's quite a sight when clubs close at 3am, outside on the street every guy still standing was "proposing" to every girl still standing. When didn't work out, the girl right next
8) Game locations
Day game on the west end of Karl Johans Gate. Since there are both top tourist sites such as the Royal Palace and a major metro stop (National theatre?), you can game both tourists and locals and there are tons of girls. Also many cafes, deli's and bars for instadate. Consider the high competition in clubs, day game provides high return on investment
Friday/Saturday nights there are options all over, just like in any other city. For Thursday night, check out Horgans. It's a very happening bar, packed from 11pm-01am while I was there. For club, check out Lawo, it seems to be jumping every night Thur-Sat and default gaming location for many locals. On Sunday night, there is an alternative place called Ingelheim(?), with live performance and quite packed.
Well, that's my whirlwind impressions of Oslo. Haven't written so much since grade school *haha*