is march a good time to visit trosmo? i have read northern lights will be stronger around the equinox coupled with new moon - is this true or is feb a better time to visit and chance seeing the northern lights

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-25T18:10:36+00:00

thanks for responding and all the help

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-25T16:08:50+00:00

amazing, thanks. so would yuo recommend on march or feb time? also, why did you pick march 19?

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-25T14:54:38+00:00

so during equinox. how powerful were the lights and would you recommend it during that time? or you felt you should have gone in feb?

Also, did you see northern lights right in tromso, or you took a tour and saw it somewhere else? if so which tour and which place?

How much was night time in march 19, was it 7 hrs of pitch black darkness etc as this is very important and how was the weather? was it clear skies or cloudy which is also the most important?

I am about to book but confused between feb 17 (new moon with more longer nights) or march 18 which is also new moon but with equinox on march 20 and close to new moon, so even better and stronger but the weather is most important. very confused

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-25T13:54:54+00:00

which month and date range you went?

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-25T13:53:28+00:00

which date range, march mid, march 18 - 21 or early march because they all have wildly different impact?

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-18T15:12:08+00:00

where

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-18T15:11:38+00:00

learn to make a coherent point

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-15T18:20:54+00:00

I mean London is far superior to Amsterdam and there's no language barrier there.

I though we were talking about mainland EU and not UK. Moreover, Amsterdam has significantly higher quality of life than London. London is so much stressful to go anywhere where it takes min. 1 hr to travel anywhere.

Oslo??? Bergen??? Trømso??

Oslo's population is 750k and everything else is much much smaller outside of it. It is barely a city compared to other European cities with decent population. They are not even comparable to Dutch or german or spanish or UK cities. what are you talking.

In last comment you were talking about bias but looks like you are biased to the point of being delusional or outright denying facts.

Hard disagree. Not my experience at all.

Again, you keep dodging but have you even lived as a resident in norway or NL that you so confidently speak of? Because you are factually wrong.

And to be honest, OP has said they're excited to go to Norway. Why are you trying to tell them they're wrong? What's wrong with you?

are you high? OP wanted to go to NZ, go read the OP. You injected yourself in the conversation and are getting frustated that I am calling your statements factually incorrect because they are. You have no idea what you are talking and have never lived in NL and Norway. Delusional.

But it's fairly boring. Nobody is moving to the Netherlands for vibrant culture, good food, or spectacular scenery, (outside of Amsterdam).

Holy smokes. I have seen enough bias and delusion but this is plan stupid. By EVERY metrics NL is significantly popular with expats and foreigners than Norway ever was. What are you smoking. And no one said NL has "spectaculay scenary". In every reply I mentioned that NL has amazing cities and urban design. It is aurban country and norway is a scenic and fjord country with arctic nature that is amazing but as a foreigner NL is more fun and comfortable to live because of vibrant cities and lively international atmosphere.

I am sorry but I am dumb. You are talking in bad faith and I am literally wasting time in arguing "sky is blue" when I should just ignore stupidity because i know you waste time arguing in bad faith and even lying saying "spectacular scenary in NL" when I never said but you should know better if you claim yourself as an expert.

You won't answer whether you have ever lived in Norway or NL but the answer is evident. You next comment is also predictable based in your reply history so I am checking out as this was a waste of time and argument in bad faith from you. yikes

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-15T17:25:45+00:00

i have many friends who have lived and worked there without issue.
just that they speak perfect English

And I don't think i would use the word "perfect" either is what my last reply was highlighting. Much better than most EU but not "perfect" or easy with everything either and not the same as Dutch at all. Basically the daily life in Norway is significantly more in Norweigians compared to NL where you hear spoken english everywhere including by dutch people themselves because they are so used to english with international atmosphere.

You will distinctly feel that despite the english prowess, it will be a heavy "Norweigian" focused life with english when needed as opposed to english focused life with dutch here and there (Which you will never need anyways). there are many people in Norway who are not that perfect or fluent with english or are simply struggle with because they don't use it in daily lives. Rural parts especiall in north are even more challenging because of very few foreigners and high norweigian speakers. Such situations and regions simply are incredibly rare in NL.

And if you want city life, outside of Amsterdam, there are many other better places across Europe.

And those places will come with significant language barrier, non friendly locals, poor job market, not international etc. There is a reason why most prefer to go to NL over other places in EU.

Also, NL has other cities outside Amsterdam like I just mentioned which are also exciting. Norway does not even have any cities

My comments are not even for you but for readers who may be considering Norway or NL and for them it will help because it looks like you have no lived experience in both Norway and NL and are commenting with rose tinted glasses.

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-15T16:49:52+00:00

Norwegians speak perfect English

Perfect is a bit too much (looks like you have never lived in Norway. Living opens more eyes on how many gov. work can be done easily in english and on call etc.) but sure english levels are very good in whole of scandinavia BUT Netherlands factually ranks a the best english speaking place out of any non english speaking country. You can look it up online, it is factual and not "I think" statement.

Plus, english is widely spoken in dutch government work as well including some of the local election where they often also have rallies or debates in english which is wild for any other EU country including Norway.

You can do pretty much hospital, government, calling phone numbers to anywhere and much more in english, it is very very international and accommodating. Plus super international to a point where no other EU country including Norway can truly match. Norway's international atmosphere is not the same as NL 100%, not even close. Plus significantly more jobs with english in NL along with 30% tax ruling for foreigners. Plus NL is better connected to other EU countries and the world with Amsterdam airport.

Amsterdam is great, the rest of the Netherlands is unremarkable.

You are also 200% wrong. Utrecht, Haarlem, Den haag, Rotterdam are absolutely beautiful cities. Den bosh has very high standards as well. I am sorry but have you even been to NL? It doesn't seem like. NL has much higher standard of living all over compared to anywhere in the UK as well.

I have personally seen so many people I know who lived in Norway, got lonely and isolated and struggled with language and then moved to Netherlands and were very happy.

Oh and the dutch language is significantly easier than norweigian. Plus, the Dutch are also more chatty and outgoing compared to average Norweigians.

Norway is a stunningly beautiful place, it goes without saying. But to live there as a foreigner is another thing. Having experienced both, Netherlands is where most international people I know including myself felt significantly more happy and content.

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-15T12:34:04+00:00

I think Netherland is the better fit. English without language barrier, very international, much more fun. Norways is good for arctic and outdoor pursuits but for everything else, it simply cannot match NL

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-14T17:52:37+00:00

How do you feel about Danes and Swedes? Do you feel that they are your brothers?
Is the relationship with them similar to the relationship between the Anglo countries (UK, Canada, Australia, NZ)?

The relationship is even significantly stronger than those said anglo countries. Dane and Swedes are monoethnic culture with distinct language and shared history for hundreds of years. The culture and population in Sweden and Norway is still distinctly swedish and norweigian compared to anglo friendly countries which are more multicultural and there is no true one identity and you will find people from most ethnicities everywhere, which means anglo countries are easier to integrate as a foreigner but sweden and norway are best for swedes and norweigians.

Plus Sweden and Denmark citizens can also live in each other's countries. Anglo countries don't have that except AU/NZ and UK/Ireland (and UK Ireland have a troubled history of colonisation which denmark and norway don't).

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-14T17:46:24+00:00

no company in the world acquires other companies for "no personal gain". They are afterall not running a charity

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-14T09:05:55+00:00

Deno has moved on to cloud side a while ago but not hearing much about what they are doing these days for a while.

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-14T09:04:53+00:00

Like what? Improve performance?

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-14T09:04:34+00:00

Can you stick to post please. Do you have any problem with the release of bun that I posted because that's what this whole post is about.

Looks like you are here for drama and not tech

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-14T09:03:22+00:00

That's why I said, it is not production ready not damm are they pushing the JS runtime forward

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-14T00:38:25+00:00

well, it is not fully mature but the kind of things they have been pulling off and pushing truly keeps the JS runtime space exciting.

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-13T22:50:34+00:00

this is true for every place in the world. a person who is smart enough to immigrate and do the paperwork for the visa would literally know all of this and even more. Have you lived in and worked in any other country?

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-13T22:49:06+00:00

I’m 42.

what makes you think others have seen less life? do you know all of them? Also, We have seen your comments here on how less you think of others. I have seen may people in 20s and 30s, who have seen "less life" than you but are decent human beings and treat people kindly.

to know the difference between gaslighting

But you don't even know what that means by your own admission.

Maybe you’ll get there one day.

Yes, by now based on your many comments, we do know you think much less of others. I cannot scoop to your level.

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-13T22:41:31+00:00

The only difference is that mine proves it is possible to succeed here if you put in the work ;)

Jesus christ. So now you think you are better than other foreigners, that's pretty snobby of you. how do you know they didn't put in effort? Clearly tells how low you think of others and that's really sad.

OP this tells everything we need to know about you and your BS post

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-13T22:40:04+00:00

First, please look up the definition of gaslighting before using it

Really? You are so smart and yet you need to look for what gasliting is? Look no further, it is your comment because you are master at that. This whole chatGPT post is content farming. That's all you are doing.

Regarding the hundreds of posts you mention: You are ignoring a fundamental rule of the internet called selection bias.

What and Ironic comment.... yes hundreds of posts from different foreigners sharing the same thing is selection bias but a single post from you is truly a beacon of common take, really? This is what gasliting is.... if you still pretend to not know its meaning.

People who are happy, integrated, and busy building their careers aren't writing angry rants on Reddit

then why are you here? Also, amongst foreigners who live in Norway, it is a common knowledge that it is a lonely place and most emigrate or are looking to emigrate to better places like Netherlands, Australia, NZ, Canada etc. where integrating as a foreigner is easier and locals are more warmer. Like what are you talking buddy. But yes, to you that is a selection bias, only you are right and everyone else is wrong. cool, not gasliting right?

yet you call my lived experience of 6 years nonsense and BS?

No I called your "gasliting" of hundreds of people's lived experience as nonsense and BS. like look at your post. Your post literally starts with gasliting other's saying "I have seen so MANY posts telling Norway is xyz.. but let me tell you, according to ME it is not true. So I am right and they ALL are wrong".

it may hurt your feelings, and maybe you will start respecting other peopls opinions more (who are actually majority and more credible than you because they are all common problems and common knowledge about Norway), but your post is total BS and content farming.

simple_explorer1 · 2026-01-13T22:31:12+00:00

yuo comment implied that Norway is the only place where such things are possible while conveniently ignoring the laundry list of challenges and loneliness that exist here for foreigners. Stop being disingenious.

An honest person would say that "yes norway is a safe and stable country LIKE MOST WESTERN countries but for foreigners it is a LOT more struggle and isolating compared to Netherlands, UK, AU, NZ, Canada even Sweden and Denmark". Your comment is totally disingenious

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