Most difficult part of settling in Norway:
The cost of a deposit on renting an apartment because we’re foreign.
Arriving in September just before winter, so days getting shorter and it was getting v cold.
Inability to find work even for skilled people, because they are foreign.
Norwegian attitude, very closed, very inefficient, quite racist.
Making friends, all friends are expats here.
Society is money-driven, its seems that most people are driven by financial gain.

Culture shock:
Cost of going out to eat is prohibitive.
Cost of going out to drink is prohibitive.
Drug addicts in the streets.
Drunken people at all times of the day.
Public transport not so good, doctors not so good.

Single piece of advice
Be prepared for a completely different Norway than the one you are expecting. Unless you are here earning a fortune life will be more difficult than you thought. And don’t for a second think that your partner will find a job easily here, even if they are skilled.

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