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I am jealous of Norway. Social relations in most other countries, even the "first world" ones, seem uncivilized by comparison. I always wonder how they arrived
by praptak 12y ago
I am jealous of Norway. Social relations in most other countries, even the "first world" ones, seem uncivilized by comparison. I always wonder how they arrived at this point - this looks like they have some magic ingredient that made their Prisoner's Dilemma converge on 'cooperate'. It must be the fjords.
- bigpeopleareold 12y agoSimple. I grew up in the US, but am in Norway now. I have Norwegian ancestry that comes from my grandparents. Doesn't matter whether here or there. Mix Lutheran-piety (even if Norway is quite secular) and a bit of boredom does help in the cooperation department. I am not applying this to everyone, but that is how it is. None of this is a culture shock for me. Probably someone else has something deeper to say about it, but I knew what I was coming to when moving to Norway, in this regard.
- jskonhovd 12y agoI have Norwegian ancestry as well. I would love to visit, but I don't think I could live there. Also, The language looks absolutely terrifying.
- parsnips 12y agoLook at Norway's demographics and immigration policy for a clue or two.