tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post6465947230722838624..comments2023-10-07T13:29:35.671+02:00Comments on A Canadian in Norway: Paradise Taxedbeaverbooshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976723567898222907noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-22638176647762278682008-05-07T11:05:00.000+02:002008-05-07T11:05:00.000+02:00azahar - Sweden, Denmark and Norway are mid pack a...azahar - Sweden, Denmark and Norway are mid pack at ~25 suicides per 100,000 pa. similar to Canada an the US. Finland is almost double at ~45, Russia is ~82, Spain is ~17. However, most surveys of Scandos reveal they are some of the most depressed (and grumpy) people on the planet!beaverbooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976723567898222907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-79523352714744544082008-05-07T10:45:00.000+02:002008-05-07T10:45:00.000+02:00'oh yes, Norway is one of the best countries in th...'oh yes, Norway is one of the best countries in the world to live in'<BR/><BR/>Doesn't Norway rival Sweden in terms of having the highest suicide rate in the world? I thought I'd read that somewhere ... maybe it was Finland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-12395676678424167532008-05-06T08:10:00.000+02:002008-05-06T08:10:00.000+02:00gary - takes one to know one!uncle keith - great p...gary - takes one to know one!<BR/><BR/>uncle keith - great point! No. I often ask Norwegians if they feel they are getting value from public services for their tax bucks. Most say... 'oh yes, Norway is one of the best countries in the world to live in'. Understandable as half of the population works for the government! Turkeys don't vote...beaverbooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976723567898222907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-6613375169494009022008-05-06T04:48:00.000+02:002008-05-06T04:48:00.000+02:0052%! Do you feel like you are getting your money's...52%! Do you feel like you are getting your money's worth. Because American Bureaucracy isn't worth the 39%, I'm paying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-61760325045659007782008-05-05T14:23:00.000+02:002008-05-05T14:23:00.000+02:00You had me at "I would add masturbation"HAHAHAHAHA...You had me at "I would add masturbation"<BR/><BR/>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865186402312691814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-87253991620068994062008-05-05T13:13:00.000+02:002008-05-05T13:13:00.000+02:00kyknoord - too right, and I already find it taxing...kyknoord - too right, and I already find it taxing enough!beaverbooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976723567898222907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-29600736394872503892008-05-05T10:35:00.000+02:002008-05-05T10:35:00.000+02:00It's only a matter of time before they figure out ...It's only a matter of time before they figure out how to tax masturbation. And then half the poplulation would commit suicide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-79311635574251316462008-05-05T07:05:00.000+02:002008-05-05T07:05:00.000+02:00zhu - darling, you should be living in Norway. Peo...zhu - darling, you should be living in Norway. People love to pay taxes here, though the tax forms are as complex here as anywhere, and in Norwegian! Rarely a complaint is heard of taxes, or high prices... it is the Norwegian way!beaverbooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976723567898222907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-48701225334555287492008-05-04T23:40:00.000+02:002008-05-04T23:40:00.000+02:00Wow, that sounds like a lot of taxes!!I have just ...Wow, that sounds like a lot of taxes!!<BR/><BR/>I have just completed my Canadian taxes and ouch, it hurt a bit too. That said, I'm socialist and I like to support services. I'm glad I contribute to health care programs, youths programs etc.<BR/><BR/>If only they could make taxes paper a bit easier to fill up... that's all I ask.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-56658930582355804882008-05-04T21:47:00.000+02:002008-05-04T21:47:00.000+02:00itelli – ja, it’s scando babe city. I married one!...itelli – ja, it’s scando babe city. I married one!<BR/><BR/>ian – I started lying when I was 12<BR/><BR/>oslo – Joanna darling, itelli was speaking of Norway, not Ireland<BR/><BR/>daisyfae - not for most men, they knock one out and they’re napping. A good point daisyfae, it is very different - mrs BB and I came together and will stay together<BR/><BR/>itelli – good luck in Dublin. I don’t know about balconies but you will find a lot of Dublin girls with big mouths! Hey and good health detective work, like men need medical grounds for masturbation<BR/><BR/>anonymous@oslo – welcome though you look familiar. LOL, see michele’s comments below. The Democrats have been considering a wanking tax in the US, needless to say the Republicans are shriveling at the thought<BR/><BR/>johnada – ja, it rocks until the 12th day of xmas and then goes black. Health standards make it illegal to wank in Norway without latex gloves, using your less dexterous hand, so you should be ok. You might want to ask to sniff your counterpart’s fingers before shaking though this is only common on the West coast<BR/><BR/>shantanu – dude firstly, the Vegas road trip looks fab! You are the last of the bon viveurs! Yeah, it all socialism and masturbation around here!<BR/><BR/>michele – uhm, mrs bb who rarely reads them, most bloggers after a month, me… you are too kind. Hey, the odd things is Norwegian’s don’t complain about taxes or high prices, they just accept it is the way it is. LOL on the @anonymous comment, I am already examining cut backs in my tissue budget!<BR/><BR/>michele2 – the NO females are usually very smiley and helpful to foreign men… except the ones that look like men, they are pretty grumpy to everyonebeaverbooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976723567898222907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-9739207663353631522008-05-04T11:21:00.000+02:002008-05-04T11:21:00.000+02:00Oh, also, I would like to go on record as saying t...Oh, also, I would like to go on record as saying that, IMO, Norwegian women dress quite well. Standing next to them, I feel frumpy and a tad bit masculine. Oslo, I will, however, concede to the stoney expression. I think my smile often gives me away as a foreigner. ;-)Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432497142155757992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-24524634571797887362008-05-04T10:13:00.000+02:002008-05-04T10:13:00.000+02:00Who could tire of your posts? They make brighter e...Who could tire of your posts? They make brighter even a lovely Norwegian spring day. :-)<BR/><BR/>If I dare to whisper a complaint about high taxes here, people rush to assure me that it is all worth it, as it apparently finances a king's pension for all of norges fine old folks. Since I will most likely flee before my golden years, this offers little comfort.<BR/><BR/>@anonymous---with 25% tax on batteries and tissues, self-love is already a pricey activity.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13432497142155757992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-3971865143760162342008-05-04T04:54:00.000+02:002008-05-04T04:54:00.000+02:00Hmm...very interesting! Didn't know about Norway, ...Hmm...very interesting! Didn't know about Norway, socialism and their tax rates. But then, I wouldn't have read up this elsewhere, because who else makes it interesting enough by adding masturbation to this dull topic? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-79975802756167958842008-05-03T19:35:00.000+02:002008-05-03T19:35:00.000+02:00Mid-August through December must be rockin' in Nor...Mid-August through December must be rockin' in Norway. Everyone finally getting out of the house to spend some money. Though I'm guessing hand shakes aren't too popular!Johnadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686065409753540608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-91616912055562549962008-05-03T17:18:00.000+02:002008-05-03T17:18:00.000+02:00@oslo - I suspect Mrs BB is all that is required t...@oslo - I suspect Mrs BB is all that is required to "put up with" the high taxes! and lets keep chat on the m-thing to a minimum before they figure a way to tax that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-86156188397148422092008-05-03T10:48:00.000+02:002008-05-03T10:48:00.000+02:00Oslo>> I have been there, yes. And it looks like a...Oslo>> I have been there, yes. And it looks like a bigger St Andrews (everyone is posh, there r some immigrants that balance things out, and it snows more). <BR/><BR/>But my next (nomadic) stop might be Dublin (hopefully). The only thing i was told about Dublin is something about women and big "balconies" :) Is that right at least, or is it just another urban legend? :P<BR/><BR/>BB>> wanking might be a very <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3072021.stm" REL="nofollow">misunderstood</A> word...itellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374699620249142885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-70312640312011694542008-05-02T22:45:00.000+02:002008-05-02T22:45:00.000+02:00you would have to masturbate a lot to be >50% spen...you would have to masturbate a lot to be >50% spent. and then, perhaps you <EM>would</EM> die.<BR/><BR/>a different circle of life, but it all comes together, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-36191308049116887712008-05-02T18:28:00.000+02:002008-05-02T18:28:00.000+02:00Is Itelli implying that it's worth putting up with...Is Itelli implying that it's worth putting up with Norway's high taxes because of its women? Has he ever been here? I guess if you're into frumpy dressers with bad haircuts/colours and stoney demeanours....Meiow!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840475795135915167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-26999953690775045792008-05-02T16:40:00.000+02:002008-05-02T16:40:00.000+02:00I read about a survey where they interviewed hundr...I read about a survey where they interviewed hundreds of teenage boys. Turns out 96% of them had stuccoed the ceiling by the time they were 14, the remaining 4% were liars. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-473538325200961460.post-18584962267312755962008-05-02T11:03:00.000+02:002008-05-02T11:03:00.000+02:00Yes, but.... the women...!!! Surely they balance t...Yes, but.... the women...!!! Surely they balance things out a bit, no?itellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02374699620249142885noreply@blogger.com