Canadian Reacts to Living in Norway PROS vs CONS

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[@m4rt_]

Traditional Norwegian food is centered around trying to make food from what we have available. So we ended up with various versions of poridge (water and grain), fårikål (sheep and cabbage), brunost (cheese made from the leftovers you get when making normal cheese), smalahove (a sheep head, why waste the head?), and a lot more.

Yeah but we had stuff from Germany like wienerschnitzel and bakeries, wienerbrød etc. for a pretty long time though. So we basically "never" were without influences, at least for the last 200-300 years. And egg & bacon + breakfast cereals with milk has been here so long that it pretty much feels "norwegian" today. For example.

[@johnnymartinjohansen]

Rubbish. Most traditional Norwegian food is NOT those "specialty" dishes. For example, unless you're from certain areas, you will NEVER EVER eat "smalahove", and even if you are, you MAY only eat it once or twice per year.

[@TomKirkemo-l5c]

It's like 180 USD for a year in university over here. :) But of course you need a place to live, food, books and so on. Most students work part time and take up student loans. :)

[@Randomdude21-e]

And half the loan gets deleted if you pass you class?

[@TomKirkemo-l5c]

@@Randomdude21-e I don't know anymore. I was a teacher in high school for may years. But it's a long time ago. :)

[@FrankShortt]

@@Randomdude21-eyes that is correct - and if you take the loan on top of the grant, it is super cheap … take a super cheap loan or get a part time job to pay rent, or just live at home

[@johnnymartinjohansen]

Those $180 isn't some kind of tuition, it's probably a fee to cover costs, ie copies. Public schools have no tuition at all.

[@johnnymartinjohansen]

@@Randomdude21-e No, it does NOT. You can get 25% of the loan (higher education, NOT college, etc) turned into a stipend if all these 3 requirements are met: - You must live away from your home during the education - Complete your education, and pass, do not fail - Do not earn a more than a certain limit, or do not have a lot of wealth ("formue") In addition, it's possible to get 15% more turned into a stipend if you complete a degree. You can also get 10% turned per year (max 25k NOK) if you move to and work in the northmost parts of the country (Nord-Troms + Finnmark), or to certain areas with the lack of educated people in your skill - the last is common for doctors moving to rural areas.

[@Xirque666]

The old guy in your thumbnail is one of my friends. He's the Chieftain of the recreated viking village Njardarheimr/Viking Valley in a small village called Gudvangen. There's videos from the place here on KZbin if you're interested.

[@m4rt_]

Yeah, making friends in Normal can be tough, we don't like to socialize a lot. Though if you meet a Norwegian while hiking in the woods, you may have a lot higher of a chance of being able to socialize, as we tend to be more social when hiking in the woods. Fun fact, during COVID, there was a joke going around that we wanted it all to end so that we could go back to our 6 meter rule. (During COVID we were recommended to say at least 2 meters apart, and the joke being that we were already doing that, and then referring to that we usually stay a lot further away from each other than just 2 meters.)

[@Xirque666]

I was working as a guide in a recreated viking age town during that time, and because we couldn't ise masks in our work outside,I stated the tourist groups that "If I can touch yoybwithbmy spear, then you're too close".

[@tomnygard6538]

Hello! You are right that there are many similarities between Canada and Norway. Me and a friend and our sons were on a road trip in the USA and Canada in 2006. When we drove into Canada - at the border crossing at Grand Forks - it was like coming "home". The landscape and topography were "Norwegian" and the Canadian mentality and friendliness was wonderful. I remember we got to a small town (which I can't remember the name of), we went to a pub and got in touch with a lot of nice Canadians with whom we spent the whole evening. Incredible! We agreed, however, that there is a big difference between Americans and Canadians. The Americans are more "superficial" while the Canadians are "more honest" and generally pleasant people. There was something safe and good about it. We talk about it today, almost 20 years later. What a trip...Tom, Norway 😊

[@m4rt_]

Actually, most Norwegians know English very well. In my case, we started learning English in the first grade. Though, technically that was more of a warm up, as we really started learning it in the second grade. Also, the government provides versions of things in several languages so that people who aren't familiar with Norwegian yet still can understand what is being communicated.

[@Cilienor]

The cost of going to collage is small. Semester fees is about 700 nkr 😊

[@m4rt_]

As we say in Norway: "There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes." "Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige klær."

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Therefore we love to shop in Sweden.

[@m4rt_]

Just a reminder, to people who do not live and work in Norway, prices may seam really high, and they are really high at the moment, but it may also seam extra high to you, as the cost of living tends to be connected to how much people earn, and if you are from a different country where your purchasing power is lower, it may seam like the prices are very high. The opposite can also be the case, countries with a lower wage on average likely also has lower prices compared to the prices where you are from. Though, alcohol and tobacco is a lot higher for a reason. It's bad for you.

[@TomKirkemo-l5c]

...and "Prometheus" is a bloody good movie. Must have watched it 10 times. :)

[@MaceAroundTheWorld]

I love Ridley Scott. Alien: Covenant was a let down though in comparison. Still worth watching for the visuals and some of the story elements are ok. Michael Fassbender is great once again in a dual role.

[@Henoik]

While college isn't free per se, the tuition for public colleges/universities is like $50 per semester. And then you get a government grant on top of that, which covers way more than those 50 bucks 😂

[@bjrnarestlen1234]

The actual cost of studying is small. However, renting a flat and starting up life as an adult costs money, and people needs a room and food while studying, so many feel they need to work on the side. Stipends and/or wealthy parents helps, still...

[@bjrnleosrlund225]

Are there a lot of stock footage from the USA in the beginning of this video? Those young kids looked more American than Norwegian. And are some of those pictures of tourists? I do not think us Norwegians would look in awe at such normal scenery…

[@endrebe1868]

Colledge or university is about 60$ canadian pr semester.

[@TullaRask]

I'm not sure we even have a distinction between Colleges and Universities in Norway. What is that to you really? Anyways ... we have private universities and they take a fee can be like 50000 nok pr semester, but for state owned universities it's no cost, only for the student union of 600 nok pr semester. You have to buy books though, in most cases and live somewhere, for those costs you can have a loan from the state.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

if you live there, you discover the flaws😄

[@tobenforsberg9782]

🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

Well, how good your education is...various,some think it's bad, some think it is good enough, it's politics. They have compativ test with other countries in Europe, and it depends as usual how

[@stiglarsson8405]

And how is it to live in Scandinavia as a Canadian?? Heres one that tryed it out! "2 Years Living in Sweden " kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ7Th4FtrtKBprc

[@peterreinholdtsen145]

Superman, misantropien