Simple. I grew up in the US, but am in Norway now. I have Norwegian ancestry that comes from my grandparents. Doesn't matter whether here or there. Mix Lutheran-piety (even if Norway is quite secular) and a bit of boredom does help in the cooperation department. I am not applying this to everyone, but that is how it is.

None of this is a culture shock for me. Probably someone else has something deeper to say about it, but I knew what I was coming to when moving to Norway, in this regard.