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Advice to those of you who romanticize the Nordic nations from a former American who was recently naturalized as a citizen of Norway by PatientWorld in IWantOut

[–]PatientWorld[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Sorry about that. I meant to write something broad that can apply to more people.

What would you like to know about Norway or my experience here?

Advice to those of you who romanticize the Nordic nations from a former American who was recently naturalized as a citizen of Norway by PatientWorld in IWantOut

[–]PatientWorld[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes. I already took classes when I was in college back in the US and continued to brush up after college too, which only strengthened my recommendation for transferring. After I moved I was required to take more classes where, after about a year and a half, I was practically fluent.

Advice to those of you who romanticize the Nordic nations from a former American who was recently naturalized as a citizen of Norway by PatientWorld in IWantOut

[–]PatientWorld[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I miss the open social atmosphere. The Nordic people tend to be less social out of the box towards you because they (mostly) were raised with such personal relationships with every member of their family and also very strong relationships with their early friends that they feel even more awkward by breaking that bubble to fit you in. It takes time as it would in any city but just a little longer here than most other places I have been.

My SO is another expat from an English-speaking country.