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The Joys and Miseries of Raising Children in Norway
Image credits: Shutterstock license When I had my baby in Norway, I thought “this country is the best to be a mother, and the best to raise kids”. At least that is what every single Norwegian person I met told me. (To read this article in French, see Elever des enfants en Norvège: à quoi…
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Moving to Norway or Canada: What differences and similarities?
Image credits: Shutterstock license Pine trees, snow and lakes, how different are really Norway and Canada? Quite a bit actually! To read this article in French, see S’installer en Norvège ou au Canada: quelles différences? Canada’s territory is huge. Norway is less isolated Canada is almost as big as a continent. It is 6000 km…
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Local Tips to Survive a Norwegian Winter
Some of you think winter has come already in Norway. Haha you fool. This is just the beginning. A little snow does not make a Norwegian winter. It is going to get colder, and it is going to get darker. You’re going to need a bunch of things to survive this, and keep your emotional…
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The Norwegian Obsession with “Koselig”
There is an important concept one needs to understand and embrace when living in Norway: being “koselig”. Most English speakers translate it by “cosy” but that term doesn’t even begin to cover everything that “koselig” can express. This concept is difficult to translate to those who do not live here, but basically anything can (and…
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The Norwegian “Art” of Seduction
Original illustration by Kristin Lauvrak. You might ask yourself when seeing this title: is there really anything to say about seduction in Norway? Is there even such “art” in Norway? In Italy one could write about the casanovas and the sexy brunettes agreeing with langourious eyes and loud conversations, in France it would be the born-seductors and the…
