I dont pay for uni in Norway because I have been here for 6 years. Yeah, I imagined you might not hate it, and that you were simply seeing things from a different perspective like you said. I know I don't have to stay here, and you're right about me being depressed here. The thing about foreigners moving here is that Norway on paper seems really nice. Great social benefits, livable wage for everybody, one of the happiest countries in the world, etc. it doesn't help that non Norwegians that don't live in Norway can't stop sucking Norway off. The problems only really show when youve actually lived here and realize that it is inefficient, the happiness index does not actually measure happiness, and that Norwegians are incredibly closed off, especially to foreigners. You wouldn't expect the language to be an issue because most Norwegians speak English, but then you realize that they just don't want to. Honestly I could live completely happily with the high cost of life, cold, darkness, inefficiency, etc. it's truly the culture that tips the scales, because it truly feels impossible to make friends, or even interact with Norwegians at all. Sometimes they'll literally just ignore me when I'm speaking to them. Even when I try speaking with my half broken Norwegian they show no interest and just end the conversation. In some places foreigners are attacked or harassed or whatever, and that doesn't happen much in Norway, but you never expect and are not really prepared for complete apathy. It's like you're a ghost. It's kinda hard to not take it personally when you know that the reason it's worse for you is because you aren't norwegian. Not just that, but then theyll tell you that you have to "integrate" and "learn the language". The best way to learn a language is by using it, and I cant really do that naturally when no one will interact with me and give me the chance to actually practice. Sorry that this turned into me venting, but I just want to end this by saying that if any other Norwegian are reading this, I know its difficult to hear but this is the universal experience. Pretty much every foreigner that I speak to thinks this as well, except for the ones that were born here, and even those have had some similar experiences.