About ArtVandelay

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Male

Currently Lives:

Bath and North East Somerset, United Kingdom

Citizen Of:

Norway

Some Forum Posts:

Norway: moving to Norway:

This topic is probably dead, but I would just like to shed light on some of the "accusations" here in case anyone still drops by. "Norwegians are rude". Some Norwegians are certainly rude. But I would not say we generally are more rude than Brits, Germans or Americans. We just don't follow the same rules of social conduct. In Norway the cashiers will not call you "sir, mrs, mister, lady" or something like that. They will not routinely ask you how you are. But not following the norms of another country is not the equivalent of being rude. - The health care system is a joke. When it comes to life expectancy, Norway scores better than both the EU average and the US. The Norwegian medical system generally performes well on most indicators. That's why most Norwegians don't "moan", although they recognize the system is far from perfect. - The taxes will make you poor. Not so much. When it comes to purchasing power per capita, Norway consistently scores in the top three, right behind countries such as Luxembourg and Qatar. Most Norwegian families will travel abroad every year, many of them to get some sun during the cold winter. I do not live in Norway myself, and enjoy life here in the UK. But the impression given in this topic - that Norway is basically hell on earth - is not correct. For balance I provide this years UN human development report: http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_NOR.html

Date Joined:

11/1/2009

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