The Norwegians and Those Who Are Not
Take a bunch of Africans and Asians, send them to the north of Norway and make them live like the Samis. Now laugh at them for not being able to put up the lavvo tents, catch a reindeer with a lasso or ski without falling. This is entertainment.
Bring a Kenyan to the Olympics and let him ski 50 km and cross the finish line 3 hours after the last Northerner. 10 years later, bring his son to Norway (his son is obviously named after the most famous living Norwegian skier) and repeat the process with mom, dad and son Kenya. Watch them slide backwards, fall over, try to get up and fall over again. Laugh a little more. Then say "That’s so cute!" Norwegian television at its finest.
We like watching foreigners try to do grown-up, or human, things. Much like we enjoy monkeys who draw and squirrels who surf. Mom says its nothing different to Americas Funniest Home Videos (we don’t have our own ..) - I am not so sure. Brown and yellow people against a white background appear especially attractive.
Sociological explanation to follow.
