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Trump angrily calls Norway a “stupid country” over Nobel Peace Prize controversy. The Norwegian Tourism Board responded with humor and instead promoted the country’s landscape toilets, which were well received.
If your own country loses to the President of the United Statestrump Calling it “the country of filth” may cause some people to feel quite embarrassed. Butnorway Visit Norway has chosen to take a different approach and showcase some of the country’s most beautiful public toilets.
The Guardian reported that Trump had criticized earlier this monthNobel The Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, a South African human rights lawyer and former judge of the International Criminal Court, and said: “This is a stain that will never be erased from the country of Norway and the man who made such a shameful and shameful decision. I have never heard of this man. The credibility of the Nobel Peace Prize is ruined forever. Norway, we will not forget this.”
At a midterm election campaign in Michigan on the 25th, Trump once again scolded Norway for failing to win the Nobel Peace Prize. He declared, “Frankly, Norway sucks. In fact, Norway has become a crappy country.”
Trump has used similar words in the past to describe Haiti, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. He also said at a campaign event that immigrants from some countries are welcome, but not Norway, “because I didn’t win the Nobel Prize.”
A few days later, the Norwegian Tourism Board posted a post on its official website asking: “Are these the best craps in the world?” And then wrote: “Norway makes shitholes great again!” And showed pictures of many attractive public toilets in the country. It also says: “These toilets are worth a look, whether you really want to go to the toilet or you don’t need one.”
Along with the country’s 18 designated scenic streets, top architects were commissioned to transform what were originally inconspicuous roadside toilets into attractions worthy of a special visit, and many of them have won international architecture awards, the Norwegian Tourism Board said. Many of the toilets are uniquely shaped, and each has a stunning view, some overlooking the fjord, some next to rushing rivers and waterfalls, and others situated at beautiful viewpoints. These toilets “invite you to slow down and enjoy the scenery, even if you don’t need to use the toilet.”
Jens Kjeldsen, professor of rhetoric at the University of Bergen, believes that the Norwegian Tourism Board’s response is quite appropriate. “It’s like the bully in kindergarten. If you respond too seriously, the bully wins,” he told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.
Evgenia Egorova, a senior adviser at the Norwegian Tourism Board, also told NRK that the tourism board’s counter-attack on social media had received an overwhelming response. “The world needs a little laughter,” she said. “What we thought was: Just respond to them with kindness and a little humor.”
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Because he was dissatisfied with the fact that the Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded to him, and he believed that Norway and the relevant decision makers had lost the credibility of the prize, he once again criticized Norway in harsh terms during the campaign.
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The Norwegian Tourism Board did not face the problem directly. Instead, it displayed several uniquely designed public toilets in a humorous tone on its official website and social media, emphasizing their architectural beauty and landscape value, successfully turning negative topics into tourism promotion.
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A professor at the University of Bergen believes that reacting too seriously to childish bullying will only lead to success for the other party; Tourism bureau officials said the world needs more laughter, so they choose to use kindness and humor to resolve disputes.
