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Landos Mustache · Aug 1, 2006, 04:53 PM

"The annual ranking is based largely on average levels of education and income, combined with expected length of lifetime"

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/lo...icle828724.ece

Hmmm, not sure I would want to live there but that is more because I know very little about it.

Gossamer · Aug 1, 2006, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Hmmm, not sure I would want to live there but that is more because I know very little about it.

Same with the US then?

Landos Mustache · Aug 1, 2006, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Same with the US then?

Don't be such a retarded T w a t.

Gossamer · Aug 1, 2006, 04:58 PM

O k a y.

voodoo · Aug 1, 2006, 05:13 PM

Norway is a wonderful place

V

Oisín · Aug 1, 2006, 05:18 PM

But Denmark is the happiest.

TETENAL · Aug 1, 2006, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

But Denmark is the happiest.

Must be the beer.

waxcrash · Aug 1, 2006, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by voodoo

Norway is a wonderful place

Do they have hot women there?

Kerrigan · Aug 1, 2006, 05:41 PM

Scandinavia is nice, but the winters are a tad depressing, moreso than England or Scotland.

voodoo · Aug 1, 2006, 06:21 PM

Originally Posted by waxcrash

Do they have hot women there?

Hehe

Hot women are almost everywhere.

V

Oisín · Aug 1, 2006, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

Scandinavia is nice, but the winters are a tad depressing, moreso than England or Scotland.

Depends a lot on where you go. Danish winters are quite horribly depressing with their invariable slushy-grey mud-slush-water-snow and constant rain, that’s true. But go up into the northern parts of Sweden/Norway/Finland, and you’ll be in a whole other world with lots of crisp, dry cold—and the snow is actually white and thick on the ground!

On the other hand, at least even Denmark (unlike England) only has slushy-grey mud-slush-water-snow in the winter, not in summer as well

Doofy · Aug 1, 2006, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by waxcrash

Do they have hot women there?

No. You have to move to Spain for that kind of thing.

@ V

JoshuaZ · Aug 1, 2006, 10:58 PM

Japan has no crime, and plus all the sushi and school girls you can eat. (Not that I would ever condone eating school girls)

Norway though man... its... so... cold...

- - e r i k - - · Aug 1, 2006, 11:00 PM

I'll return to Norway. Soon. Someday. Damn, why did I get so used to this climate? *sigh*

- - e r i k - - · Aug 1, 2006, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by waxcrash

Do they have hot women there?

Probably the hottest in the world. That's an unbiased observation based on travels around the world, and then returning to Norway. For the first two days I couldn't stop staring with my jaw hanging.

hey!_Zeus · Aug 1, 2006, 11:29 PM

My wish list in no particular order. Iraq, Somalia, Lebanon, Israel.

Eug · Aug 1, 2006, 11:37 PM

Heh. I know a Swedish woman whose dad keeps visiting her in Toronto... cuz the Chinese food etc. sucks there.

He basically spends all his time in Canada in restaurants.

Oisín · Aug 2, 2006, 03:36 AM

This is true. Chinese (and Japanese, for that matter) restaurants are both quite bad and ridiculously expensive here.

Though I sort of consider this a good thing. Good for the slim line, at least.

Kr0nos · Aug 2, 2006, 03:59 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Probably the hottest in the world.

Seconded.

I might be going snowboarding there this winter…

If I had to chose a different place to live, it'd probably be Norway, Sweden or Denmark.

@ Oisín:

Japanese food (especially Sushi) is actually quite healthy and easy on the 'gut'.

Oisín · Aug 2, 2006, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by Kr0nos

@ Oisín:

Japanese food (especially Sushi) is actually quite healthy and easy on the 'gut'.

Healthy, yes. But apart from sushi, much of it (at least what they have in the restaurants here) isn’t exactly fat-free—lots of deep-frying (tempura, for instance) and stir-frying with plenty of oil.

Chinese food is, of course, even worse for the waist, though so good for the palate.

badtz · Aug 2, 2006, 04:44 AM

recently came back from sweden (orebro + malmo + stockholm) ... very beautiful. made my brown eyes seem unique

Oisín · Aug 2, 2006, 04:47 AM

Örebro? Of all the beautiful and amazing places to go in Sweden, you chose Örebro? Why?

ambush · Aug 2, 2006, 06:49 AM

I'd choose Holland, because it's so beautiful, calm and nice.

The Windozer · Aug 2, 2006, 11:16 AM

Of course Norway is. I live here.

Naplander · Aug 2, 2006, 11:22 AM

Hehe

Hot women are almost everywhere.

V

Yeah, but probably the hottest in Iceland

Eug Wanker · Aug 2, 2006, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Healthy, yes. But apart from sushi, much of it (at least what they have in the restaurants here) isn’t exactly fat-free—lots of deep-frying (tempura, for instance) and stir-frying with plenty of oil.

Chinese food is, of course, even worse for the waist, though so good for the palate.

Depends on what you eat of course. A lot of the Chinese food around here is pretty light.

I've been having a tough time finding a light Indian restaurant though. There are some relatively light dishes, but the variety here of Indian food, although not bad, hasn't reached the level of variety of Chinese food yet.

I'd try some Danish, Swedish, or Norwegian, etc. food, but so far I have come across no restaurants like that. Ikea's cafeteria doesn't count.

I did have some Swedish crayfish at a friends house though. Yum. However, the crayfish came from Ikea too.

mitchell_pgh · Aug 2, 2006, 11:36 AM

It's a beautiful place, and the masses are well educated. With a population roughly the size of Colorado... but are Oil (and other natural resources) rich, and population small.

badtz · Aug 2, 2006, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Örebro? Of all the beautiful and amazing places to go in Sweden, you chose Örebro? Why?

maybe because a friend of mine lives there?

Oisín · Aug 2, 2006, 02:57 PM

That would be a very good reason, I have to admit...

I'd try some Danish, Swedish, or Norwegian, etc. food, but so far I have come across no restaurants like that. Ikea's cafeteria doesn't count

Why not? It’s fairly authentic traditional Scandinavian food. Traditional Scandinavian food is, by the way, exceedingly boring and uninspired. Boil everything, that’s the general gist. Some kind of meat, boiled potatoes, and gravy. That’s the standard traditional Scandinavian meal. In Norway especially, fish is used a lot (in Denmark it used to be quite common; now, hardly anyone lives up to the doctors’ “fish once a week” mantras). Lots of marinated and pickled stuff, especially fish (pickled herring, for instance, is the national dish of Denmark and among our biggest export, alongside butter and bacon).

The only really good part about Scandinavian (no, scratch that; Danish) cookery is, well, Danish. The pastry, that is. It’s not at all like the quite nauseating stuff that sometimes passes for Danish pastry in the Americas; it’s much better. Unfortunately, it’s still grossly fat and unhealthy, so self-restraint is required. Especially since there’s a bakery on every corner in the country, more or less (I can count three in a distance of 300 metres from where I live).

Eug Wanker · Aug 2, 2006, 03:02 PM

Well, as might be expected, the general quality of the food at the Ikea cafeteria ain't the greatest...

I do buy those cookies and stuff from their food store though.

Judge_Fire · Aug 2, 2006, 04:06 PM

Up here is nice to live, no doubt about it.

Great views on the world, since the Nordic countries don't revolve around themselves in the same way many larger countries seem to. There's always been this weird international feel here, since TV (in Finland) always was an eclectic mix of US, UK and misc. European stuff when I was growing up in the 70s/80s. At least if you had cable.

And insane amounts of tech, when I think about it - there were like 8 computer stores on my (short) street. Met my first Mac in 1985 when walking home one day. Love at first sight.

/rambling

It's still nice, yeah.

turtle777 · Aug 2, 2006, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Same with the US then?

*SMIRK*

-t

Landos Mustache · Aug 2, 2006, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

*SMIRK*

-t

Back from another ban and the first thing you do is obsess over me again.

Nothing has changed I see.

turtle777 · Aug 2, 2006, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Back from another ban and the first thing you do is obsess over me again.
Nothing has changed I see.

What "other ban", btw ?

-t

Landos Mustache · Aug 2, 2006, 04:20 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

What "other ban", btw ?

-t

Are you going all ESL on us again because I never said "other ban".

invisibleX · Aug 2, 2006, 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by what_the_heck

What "other ban", btw ?

-t

Could you guys just kiss and make up already?

Now, I need some pictures of norway. More importantly these women in norway.

turtle777 · Aug 2, 2006, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by Landos Mustache

Are you going all ESL on us again because I never said "other ban".

Ok, you said "another ban". Gosh, why so anal ?

Well, I just wasn't sure what you are refering to. The one that ended a month ago ?
Still refering back to that ? Nice obsessing, SWF.

-t

davesimondotcom · Aug 2, 2006, 04:43 PM

Norwegian women are pretty hot... actually, Norwegians just have great genes. I should know, I'm half Norwegian. (The other half makes funny looking.)

Mastrap · Aug 2, 2006, 05:22 PM

If I wouldn't live in Canada I'd probably live in Sweden or Norway. I dig the North.

davesimondotcom · Aug 2, 2006, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

If I wouldn't live in Canada I'd probably live in Sweden or Norway. I dig the North.

I'd have a hard time living below the 45th parallel...

- - e r i k - - · Aug 2, 2006, 07:09 PM

Dark Helmet · Aug 2, 2006, 08:10 PM

I want to live somewhere that never goes bellow 10 degrees or has snowstorms.

Possibly B.C.

Mastrap · Aug 2, 2006, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by davesimondotcom

I'd have a hard time living below the 45th parallel...

Same here. Give me proper seasons and I'm happy.

Kerrigan · Aug 2, 2006, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

I want to live somewhere that never goes bellow 10 degrees or has snowstorms or has teh awful people why is my job so tedious I hate this place, give me money so I can move to France.

You've been monique'd

Dark Helmet · Aug 3, 2006, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

You've been monique'd

Ha ha ha

Judge_Fire · Aug 3, 2006, 04:50 AM

The worst climate in the world seems to stretch from the UK, through southern Europe all the way to Japan, due simply to the fact that the houses are built like crap.

Up here, it can be -25C outside and you can happily hop around naked indoors, all warm and cosy. Preferably in your own home, even here.

In Japan, you need to burn kerosene while hiding under blankets wearing a sweater and it's still damn cold in winter. Friend of mine survived Venice in winter, but only barely.

Build quality + intelligent insulation = less pain

Salty · Aug 3, 2006, 05:27 AM

I've been debating making a movie to Victoria and planting a Church

. I really want to get out of Winnipeg, but don't think I could go as far as Europe.

Mastrap · Aug 3, 2006, 07:15 AM

You should check out Church Street in Toronto. You might not end up planting a church but, if you're lucky, you'll be planting something else.

Monique · Aug 3, 2006, 04:42 PM

Where can I find the list of the best places to live??

turtle777 · Aug 3, 2006, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by Monique

Where can I find the list of the best places to live??

In your head.

No, wait

Try google.

-t