Comments on: Dear Norway, I Want To Go Home

By: Erik Midtskogen

Erik Midtskogen — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 01:06:13 +0000

Your article is funny on two levels. Your British humor adds to my regret that I didn’t find some way of building my life with one foot each in Norway and Britain, the two places where I feel at home. (I was stupid in 1984 and chose ‘Murrka instead. Right…go ahead, then. Laugh it up…) And then there’s the idea of “culture shock” attained by switching from Trondheim to Glasgow. I assume this is ironic humor, because the only substantial difference is the language, and even those two languages are are basically two different dialects, in the grand scheme of things. Sikker tok det bare et par måned før du ble flyttend på norsk, ikke sant? Heck, there’s even a hydrofoil–the world’s fastest ferry–between the two cities–that makes getting across that stretch of the Norwegian Sea not much more hassle than crossing a river.

Wait, did you say the Scottish Highlands are even more beautiful than Norway? How could it be possible for any place to be so? I’ll have to visit and see that for myself. Until then, I’m skeptical.

So I must thank you for a good laugh. Let me give you one in return: Wouldn’t it be jolly to move to ‘Murrka? We have the greatest President in the history of Presidents, you know! We’re also the land of opportunity (I won’t say whose).

By: Funki M

Funki M — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:48:51 +0000

I moved back to the UK after living in Kristiansand for nearly 7 years. Best move I ever made; I really struggled for many years.
Norway is much better for me and my family to visit as a holiday.

By: debasis laha

debasis laha — Wed, 23 May 2018 19:20:45 +0000

Norway! Yes I had the bliss of visiting that paradise last year on invitation. Oh it’s a dreamland. I wish I could live there till death. But a dream is a dream after all.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 22 May 2018 10:34:40 +0000

As an American who has fleeting thoughts of retiring to Norway or to Scotland, this makes me want to try both when the time comes. Thank you!

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 22 May 2018 07:38:20 +0000

I think you answered you own Question.
I am a 61 Brit living in Steinkjer. Lived for 40 years in Cornwall, nice place. I would never go back to the UK to live. Only to visit.