Danes help neighbors with toilet paper shortage

OSLO, Norway (AP) - Danes rushed emergency relief to their Nordic siblings in Norway on Friday to help wipe out a toilet paper shortage.
A strike by truckers in Norway has been escalating since it began on March 21, leaving some food stores short of certain products. Even though toilet paper had not been among the items the industry expected to dry up, nervous Norwegians hoarded anyway, leaving shelves bare in some stores.
Denmark's P3 radio station got wind of the Norwegians' dilemma and broadcast a humorous appeal to listeners for contributions of toilet paper to be shipped to their Nordic neighbors.

The Danes were inspired by Norwegians' playful helpfulness when their own strike several years ago caused a run on baking yeast.


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Thanks for the nice break.

This reminds me of when I grew up in Switzerland and North Americans used to come over, with their suitcases packed with toilet paper as if we didn't have any. I still wonder what they thought we used.

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I'd die! It's essential for everyone's home!