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Friday, March 24, 2017

For us repressed, awkward Norwegians, happiness is a weekend thing

The judges who rated Norway as better even than Denmark must have visited on a Saturday night. It’s the only time we break our ‘law of Jante’ It’s always strange to live in a country that is listed as being one of the very best. When you have everything outwardly, it can make you look inwards. That’s when you sit down and think: “I wonder what Ryan Gosling is doing right now.” People in Syria do not worry about that stuff, for them happiness is something as simple as peace. But if you’re from safe little Norway, you’ve got loads of time to imagine what Ryan is up to. He’s probably eating lunch with Eminem and Benicio Del Toro. You know, just catching up with two old friends. Or maybe he’s just at home feeling kind of down, wondering what’s going on in Leonardo DiCaprio’s life? I’m sure Ryan has things he struggles with too. Norwegians don’t have the same social training as, say, the Greeks Continue reading...


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