# Welcome to Norway, land of Chlamydia (7-11 billboard) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451 "2018-06-20T16:41:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/1 "2018-06-20T16:41:49Z")
7-Eleven is causing some discussion in Norway with their new PSA/condom sales add. > **[r/funny - Welcome to Norway!](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/8sjmsj/welcome_to_norway/)** > > 118 votes and 15 comments so far on Reddit ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/2 "2018-06-20T17:55:21Z")
That is all shades of Wrong. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/3 "2018-06-20T18:04:23Z")
I think it’s brilliant in every single way. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/4 "2018-06-20T18:07:09Z")
Chlamydia? Isn’t that a girl’s name? (What about Placenta?) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/5 "2018-06-20T18:45:35Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Chlamydia? Isn’t that a girl’s name? (What about Placenta?) Mulva? ---
**Author:** ![pohjonen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pohjonen/32/423_2.png) [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/6 "2018-06-20T18:58:13Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Chlamydia? Isn’t that a girl’s name? (What about Placenta?) I always thought Rotunda and Avarice would make nice names. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/7 "2018-06-20T20:11:58Z")
I’ve never been to Chlamydia Oh, let me say it louder I’ve never been to Chlamydia But I really like their chowder! ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/8 "2018-06-20T23:00:57Z")
At least it’s not the [land of rape and honey](https://globalnews.ca/news/2276413/tisdale-sask-drops-land-of-rape-and-honey-slogan/). ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/9 "2018-06-20T23:02:02Z")
They have 7-11’s in Norway? ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/10 "2018-06-20T23:10:26Z")
Norwegians have sex? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/11 "2018-06-20T23:23:56Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > Norwegians have sex? :eek: Only when they’re not skiing. So, no. Not too much. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/12 "2018-06-20T23:24:01Z")
[How about these ads from the Health Department in Norway](https://sputniknews.com/viral/201805261064833296-norway-condom-campaign/)? > [@](#): > > With plain speaking slogans like “Use the condom in your p\*\*\*\*,” “Use the condom on your d\*\*\*” and “Use the condom in your butt,” the Health Directorate wants to draw the public’s attention to the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases, warning that soon no treatment will help against gonorrhea. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/13 "2018-06-20T23:37:27Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > I’ve never been to Chlamydia > Oh, let me say it louder > I’ve never been to Chlamydia > But I really like their chowder! Oh, Chlamydia, Chlamydia. Have you met Chlamydia, Chlamydia, the tattooed lady! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/14 "2018-06-20T23:55:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Chlamydia? Isn’t that a girl’s name? (What about Placenta?) Back in college (mid-90s), the student health service had a pamphlet titled something like “Chlamydia is not a flower. It’s a sexually transmitted disease!” Googling, [it was probably this](http://nowiknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2533680645_b75609a87e_z.jpg) pamphlet. ---
**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/15 "2018-06-21T00:23:46Z")
Would somebody care to tell me what the 7/11 slogan is? It’s no longer shown on that Reddit page. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/16 "2018-06-21T04:02:01Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > Norwegians have sex? :eek: Can confirm. 😃 :o 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/17 "2018-06-21T04:05:14Z")
> [@Heracles](#): > > Would somebody care to tell me what the 7/11 slogan is? It’s no longer shown on that Reddit page. [Here’s your sign.](https://me.me/i/welcome-to-the-land-orthe-fjords-and-chlamydia-norway-has-22877946) ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/18 "2018-06-21T04:51:21Z")
Yeah, but if you have "free’ healthcare, it’s probably cheaper than buying condoms, which are probably like $5 each. > [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > They have 7-11’s in Norway? Tons of them. Or Narvesen, their competitor. They’re really big in Japan too. ---
**Author:** ![JoseB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/joseb/32/1530_2.png) [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/19 "2018-06-21T08:51:17Z")
Better buying expensive condoms than having to spend a non-negligible and frankly quite uncomfortable time undergoing treatment of your nether parts 😛 Not everything is measurable in terms of just money… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451/20 "2018-06-21T10:19:06Z")
Plus there’s the occasional pesky person who’ll refuse to have sex once you’ve refused to “put it on”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-norway-land-of-chlamydia-7-11-billboard/816451.md?page=2)