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Ignoring the fireworks, AFAIK, is standard to most. It's the approach to everything else that varies. Do you approach the Void, pull away from it, ignore it altogether, serenade it with songs...? Do you call the Void a thing or do you just think about Nibannah or flow? Etc.

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I mean, my ancestors seem to have been on the "work yourself into a trance and explore the astral plane with your ghost friends" track, so there's also that.

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is that why you're all alcoholics? is booze your Nordic ayahuasca?

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Don't say that to anyone in Northern Norway if you have a dear relationship with your face. It's a good way to get in trouble. History: Norwegians seeded booze as a way to control Sami communities. With no cultural awareness of booze, so half the men became drunkards overnight.

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Not that I know why you'd ever find yourself in Northern Norway, mind.

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A few weeks ago I drove a couple of ladies from Norway who lived on Bjornoya.

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I mean, it's technically Norway. It's also halfway to Iceland.

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They spoke Norwegian. They were good passengers. We had a good vibe going in the car.

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Svalbard is where rich people go to dodge tax payments. It's also pretty cool, from what I've heard. Not meant in a terrible pun kind of way. Also the only place in Norway you can buy beer for less than a dollar.