Why Norway is teaching travelers to travel.

[hunter]

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"Is it just tourists who leave behind rubbish?" I asked. "Or Norwegians too?"

"It's really the tourists who take advantage of allemansratten," he said. "Norwegians know better. We were raised on fjellvettreglene."

Although a traditional right from ancient times, allemansratten has been part of the Outdoor Recreation Act since 1957. The rules are simple: you can sleep anywhere as long as you stay at least 150m away from the nearest residency, and if you sleep more than two nights in the same place, you must ask the landowner’s permission. Most important, though, is that those who practice allemansratten should have respect for nature, the wildlife and the locals.

Norway is not the only country to practice this 'right to roam' law. Other countries include Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Latvia, Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. What separates Norway from the rest, however, is fjellvettreglene.

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http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20171015-why-norway-is-teaching-travellers-to-travel

How is it that so many people wealthy enough to travel great distances for fun have such bad manners?

We live in a world of great ignorance, and it's not just among the poor and uneducated.

[AJT]

1. I once worked for a company who only hired ivy league grads. as sales people.

A co-worker told a story about a young ivy league grad who was in the washroom and after he dried his hands he threw the paper towels onto the floor. The IT guy I worked with asked him to throw them away and he said "people like you throw them away, people like me pay people like you to throw them away."

[spooky3]

2. People like him should be shown the door by the company.

[Nitram]

3. Britain has a "right to roam" across private land when hiking.

[Nitram]

4. Here's fjellvettreglene, the Norwegian-mountain-code, in English.

https://www.fjellforum.no/forums/topic/4416-the-norwegian-mountain-code-fjellvettreglene-in-norwegian/

It doesn't say anything about manners or picking up your trash. More of a safety code.

Allemansratten sounds like the equivalent of the British "right to roam."