The Oslo dialect has since the late 19th century been strongly associated with the
East End of Oslo and other working-class areas of the city, but has seen a decline since the post-war period. It existed side-by-side with
Dano-Norwegian, the latter being more associated with the upper and middle classes. Workers moving up the social ladder would adopt
Dano-Norwegian. Since the end of the 20th century, the Oslo dialect has been in decline due to higher education levels, growth of media, and larger social mobility. This has caused the Oslo dialect to be considered a low-standard language, which is occasionally looked down upon in modern times. Since the 1970s, the Oslo dialect (in its original form) has practically been considered extinct, although natives of Oslo can show typical influence of the Oslo dialect during informal and casual speech. Perhaps the most known examples of Oslo dialect in Norwegian are the
Olsenbanden movies, set in Norway from the 1950s to the 1970s. The main characters of Benny, Egon and Kjell speak a dialect close to the original Oslo dialect. In recent times, the dialect has been parodied many times, most notably by Harald Eia's character
Oslolosen. ==Examples of Oslo dialect==