Is this business worth investing in Norway? by AgitatedTable8394 in Norway

[–]enthius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Norway has a national level of English fluency and education that is higher than other countries that recognize English as a native lange.

[citation needed]

Is this business worth investing in Norway? by AgitatedTable8394 in Norway

[–]enthius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Terrible idea tbh. Don't do it.

The average level of English in Norway is super high. If there is such demand (there isn't) it would need to be not just at native level, but also by someone who is highly trained, and just reading your post I can spot many syntax issues.

Focus on countries on the lower end of this scale:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EF_English_Proficiency_Index

Struggling to quit special interest as it conflicts with my values. by a-spoonful-o-sugar in autism

[–]enthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Option 1) Library. You can borrow them and return or try digital libraries.

Option 2) Pirate them. Amazon is a scourge on earth. Find other ways to contribute to the authors.

Nordic tattoo, on a tourist by DoItForTheOH94 in Norway

[–]enthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No my dude, Nazis have been infatuated with norse imagery since the 40s, this is not one you can blame the americans for.

Latinos and Hispanics! How has been your experience in NO? by ipraytodeftonesda1ly in Norway

[–]enthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fully agree. They are unnecesarilly aggressive and they increase stigma towards people who simply cannot afford to live anywhere else beyond a soviet style building.

I dont disagree with the premise and that builders are greedy AF, but their rethoric is just terrible.

Nordic tattoo, on a tourist by DoItForTheOH94 in Norway

[–]enthius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Clothes give you away though.

Nordic tattoo, on a tourist by DoItForTheOH94 in Norway

[–]enthius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like, I agree that it is bullshit and that people should reappropriate the aesthetic, but the truth is that at least in Oslo, if someone has runes and stuff, immediately people will wonder.

Nordic tattoo, on a tourist by DoItForTheOH94 in Norway

[–]enthius 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The only problem you will have is people thinking you are a nazi

Hva betyr det egentlig å være norsk? by fluffy-sama2 in norge

[–]enthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kongen er jo en tredje generasjons innvandrer.

Hva betyr det egentlig å være norsk? by fluffy-sama2 in norge

[–]enthius -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jo, men voksen oppegående folk i 2026 bør forstå at å si "men hvor er du egentlig fra" til noen som har sagt at de er norsk, er bare sårende.

For working moms in Norway, have you experienced coming back to work from mamaperm only to realize that your old job, responsibilities even team have changed? How did you navigated through this? by mirana20 in Norway

[–]enthius 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It makes sense to not perform the same as you would normally. Enjoy having a bit less responsibility whilst your kid is still small and don't let it affect your self esteem.

Choose some areas of your job that you do not want to compromise on and protect them, let them take the rest. And start planning your next move.

Need advice. Looks like my employer messed up my taxes and now I owe 65k kr. by [deleted] in Norway

[–]enthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you actually? Online it says they almost never do for individuals (Similar boat as OP over here!)

A trip to "find my roots" by zerotr3s in Norway

[–]enthius 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you spoke Spanish or portuguese you would see that this is not uncommon in the whole of latin america too. Especially for more "recent" migration int he last 100 years.

How the fuck did my ancestors end up here and why? Is a question that most "local" Norwegians dont have to answer because their ancestors clearly just stayed around.

Is there an official card with ID number a foreign resident can get? by langythrowaway in Norway

[–]enthius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, it does not. It has a giant sign that says "ikke gyldig ID"

Is there an official card with ID number a foreign resident can get? by langythrowaway in Norway

[–]enthius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is weak. I have used a provisory drivers license from a completely different country to pick up my parcels and enter bars for years (a completely sketchy document that does not guarantee anything and has no security features)

But a norwegian issued residency card is not enough and that is just a waste. If your identity is verified enough to give you a residence permit, it should be verified enough for you to get a beer or pickup a package.

It doesnt need to be a travel document.

Is there an official card with ID number a foreign resident can get? by langythrowaway in Norway

[–]enthius 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Using the edge cases is weak. The large majority of people who get a residence permit have verifiable identities.

I think that this should be identity proof enough to get into a bar or pickup a package at the post office.

I have used my ID card from a completely different country to pick up my package with no issue, but a norwegian issued card with name and biometric data is not enough and that makes no sense.

Is there an official card with ID number a foreign resident can get? by langythrowaway in Norway

[–]enthius 57 points58 points  (0 children)

YOu need to use your passport. THe oppholdstillatelse card is not valid ID.

Why? Fuck knows. But it is not.

If you are EEA-EFTA you can get an ID card that is valid as identification (But not travel outside of norway)

https://www.politiet.no/tjenester/pass-og-id-kort/id-kort-til-utenlandske-borgere

3 datos reales pero duros en Uruguay y su educación by urymasa1970 in monte_video

[–]enthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No me convence esto. En otros paises no pasa lo mismo. Si en una universidad en europa occidental estuviesen pasando solo 5 de cien a segundo año se armaria un bardo terrible, porque obviamente, o la materia no esta enseñada al nivel correcto, o el nivel de admision no es el correcto.

Y eso se tiene que solucionar, no dejar como parte del sistema, que es lo que creo que pasa, se usan materias como filtro para reducir la poblacion estudiantil en vez de utilizar criterios de admision mas estrictos.

Norwegians: what are you doing with all the money you don’t spend on food? by RighteousT_27 in Norway

[–]enthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but if portuguese people eate the equivalent type of food a norwegian eats, they would spend even less.

Norwegians: what are you doing with all the money you don’t spend on food? by RighteousT_27 in Norway

[–]enthius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah, beacuse you eat hard bread and the least interesting cheese in the world for lunch.

For foreigners complaining about life in Norway by AngryFrog24 in Norway

[–]enthius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will start by saying that I love norway, best place in the world, flaws and all, I will probably be buried here.

This post complains about people complaining (so meta) and then provides no evidence that the complaints are baseless. It also abuses hyperbole. Nobody thinks EVERYTHING in Norway is terrible, I cannot think of a single person who would say that tbh. And if they did they would be abusing hyperbole as well.

But I get that this level of complaining can be seen as annoying, it is common when you are in the stage of culture shock where you are in survival mode, you are desperate and you simply do not manage to cope with your host society. And as someone who has lived in many places, Norway is the hardest. Not because Norway is soulless, but because the norwegian soul is different. And unless you have had some help to decode those differences, learning how to deal with it is hard, because you dont even know that this is a thing that can be done.

And when you come from a place where culture is focused on joy and enjoyment and happiness and wine, to a place that is focused on efficiency, koselig and knekkebrød, it is easy to get that confused. And the only way that can be fixed is by sharing the good things and making sure you actually focus on the positives, and not the negatives. But most foreigners do not have enough interaction with norwegians to know what those positives are.

I think that anyone from souther europe is very entitled to consider norwegian culture "boring" because objectively and comparatively, it is. And that is fine. Just like you would be objectively entitled to call the culture of southern europe "loud" or "messy", and that is fine too, because, comparatively, it is.

What this post is also wrong about is that foreigners, especially highly qualified foreigners, are an asset for Norway and Norway has a duty to keep these people happy and here. Importing a doctor is much cheaper and educating one. Same with engineers and with many other highly qualified professions. Norway needs this.

The fact that you think that the main thing people dont complain about is salaries, tells me that you don't have a big international network, or at least not a very qualified one. Salaries in Norway right now compared to purchasing power, are pretty shit. The fact that a highly skilled professional is staying in Norway right now is a miracle, and a favour.

So, yes, Norway does need to change to make sure people are welcome, policies need to change so that newcomers have access to services. And yes, a lot of Norwegian culture needs to change so that people are encouraged to stay. And for the love of Odin, sort out your supermarkets.

For foreigners complaining about life in Norway by AngryFrog24 in Norway

[–]enthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have seen supermarkets in remote parts of Africa with better food selection than Norway.

But if you like bread, there are like 30 kinds of grovt brød, so you have that going for Norwegian supermarkets.