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Originally Posted by TteFAboB
Kissaki, you are from Norway, go commit suicide. Just kidding, just kidding!  When was the last time you had an authoritharian gov't again? Hmm during Hitler's invasion? All you ever suffered was from Social-Democracy, down here we had Leninism, Fascism and now Communism, our Democracy is young and immature, your country and your people exist for centuries, you are one of the best countries in the world on anything, safety, longevity, competition, freedom of press, happiness, richness, equality and anything else you can think of, your rich government invests in education, health and security, your cities are clean and your people have a high standard of living, the only problems in the life of a Norwegian is bad weather and boredom, should I start comparing with Brazil?  Just don't go to the other extreme, I don't have any weapons and I don't feel the need to own one at this moment, but I know many people do need and I know this must be a choice and not imposed from the state, by the way, the laws here are already so restricted nobody can own a 12 gauge shotgun, we're not asking for much, we just want our right to choose. |
Hey, you think you can handle our boredom? One week and I'll bet you'll be begging for violent crime!
Besides, the prices here are ridiculous. Whenever I read about Americans complaining about their gas prices, I feel like smacking them silly with the newspaper. We still pay three times what they do here in Norway. You want to know what I'd have to pay for SH3 if I was to purchase it locally? 90-100 USD. Thank gods for play.com. Food is also expensive. And a pint can cost as much as £4-5, or $7, and it's not even a full pint. You want a driver's license? Another $2000.
Whew!
But anyway, I feel that complaining a lot is a good sign, that we're well off. My father lived through harder times, during the war and after, and he says that back then, you were grateful for what you had. But a spoiled child always wants more, and most of us Norwegians don't fully realize exactly how sweet our lives are.
I never criticized the results of your election, TteFAboB. Quite the contrary, I said that the banning of firearms is indeed one of the symptoms of a totalitarian regime, but I just added that there is a distinction between a firearms
ban and a general lack of firearms. We're not that big on firearms in Norway, but that doesn't suggest we're a totalitarian regime, or anything. My point was that the lack of firearms isn't necessarily bad.