Wednesday, November 12, 2008

I'm moving to Norway.

The country, in my opinion, is highly overlooked. It's got a lot of great things going for it.
  • It's one of the wealthiest countries in the world (2nd highest GDP per-capita in the world).
  • It's full of natural resources (4th largest exporter of oil, 2nd largest of seafood).
  • It ranked the highest of all countries in human development for the past seven years.
  • It was rated the most peaceful country in the world last year.
  • It ranked second in the Environmental Performance Index.
  • It's so self sufficient that it's better off not being in the European Union (they've rejected the treaties to accession twice).
  • There's a high standard of living.
  • There's the Government Pension Fund - Global (the largest pension fund in Europe, second largest in the world).
  • The investment choices of the Norwegian fund are directed by ethical guidelines.
  • Public education is free.
  • The majority of the population is fluent in English.
  • Norway is the best place to live, according to the UN’s Human Development Report, which ranks countries based on such indicators as income per person and life expectancy.
  • There is a strong drive for more individualist values. Notably there is a very strong support for tolerance towards same-sex relationships compared to most European countries.
  • Along with environmentalism, animal protection is an important value.

So, where to spend the rest of my life? Norway it is, then. They play hockey there, after all.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

and a whole language to learn :/

Anonymous said...

ghalhekk trid tmur imma -

There is a strong drive for more individualist values. Notably there is a very strong support for tolerance towards same-sex relationships compared to most European countries.

but isn't the weather awful...like sunny for months, and then dark for ages.

my friend's going to study in sweden for 6 months :/ (that's scandinavia soo....)

Chris "Red" said...

Oh my, Amy, you've figured me out :O lol

The weather is worth withstanding in my opinion.

Anonymous said...

You forgot to mention their high tolerance levels towards alcohol and absolutely kick ass music !