What is “Russ”, and why is it such a big deal/so expensive in Norway?

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A friend lives in Norway and told me that these parties can go on for an entire month straight, and cost upwards of $100k to do including everything. What exactly is it, and why do people do this?

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To celebrate being done with high school and be ready for the adult life.

Tradition went apeshit after entrance of “russ”-merchandise private companies selling shit at outrageous prices: special russ-uniform, “business cards” with funny personal quote, etc.

There is also some competition about having the best russ buss, which is often sprayed with crew specific concept art all over. The buss is modified to have a lounge like long seats, disco lights and absurd sound system.

Prep for this month starts a year prior, these days, and carefully planned. With up to several pre-releases and a release of concept.

The whole tradition got messed up all sideways lately. Buss crews asking underage girls for sexual favours to be able to “roll” with the crew on the buss. Hard drugs being used by 18 year olds and often underage youth as well. Most of them are basically functioning alcoholics for the time period, with rational exceptions of course. There are often cases of rape, with it being filmed and spread on sosial media.

Its fucked up, imho. It wasnt like this. There was alcohol and doing inocent weird pranks on each other, but not like what it is today.

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