http://www.norwaytalk.com The Norwegian Discussion Site for all about Norway en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:26:31 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.norwaytalk.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.norwaytalk.com http://www.norwaytalk.com/showthread.php?t=6031&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:57:53 GMT Hi friends, I was wondering whether Norway is better option for overseas studies for masters program as compared to US,UK,Aus career wise.Currently... Hi friends,
I was wondering whether Norway is better option for overseas studies for masters program as compared to US,UK,Aus career wise.Currently i hold bachelor of engineering (Computer Science and Eng) and worked for 3+ years in s/w development .I am planning for my Advanced Studies (ie my PG) is it a good option to study in Norway as it is a non English speaking country and how difficult is to get a job in there.Your advice will be much appreciated.

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sarfarazeng@hotmail.com ]]> Norway Lounge - open forum rayon http://www.norwaytalk.com/showthread.php?t=6031 http://www.norwaytalk.com/showthread.php?t=5981&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:49:10 GMT ...in the UK and in Continental Europe.
I'm looking for a country where
- There isn't too much poverty and inequalities between rich and poor people (in this the UK fails a lot)
- With lots of mountains, lakes, sea, and real wilderness (places where nature still rules, and man feels very small)
- Not too much bureaucracy
- Not a nanny state
- Friendly locals, English-speaking, that don't make you feel inferior if you are not fluent in their local language
- Locals which are not very interested in "artificial" things, like sport cars, status symbols, or unnecessary consumerism...simple people
- Locals which don't drive like repressed madmen
- Locals which are not arrogant, and for example not try to cut the line at McDonalds, etc...
- Firm against foreigners who come only to create troubles, but open to the ones who come to work and contribute to society
- High (net) salaries, high standard of living

I visited Norway in July, doing a self-organized 9-days tour of the country, landing in Bergen and then moving to Oslo, Trondheim, Bodo, Tromso by train or bus, and staying in each city 1 or 2 night...
The country is simply beautiful, impressive, spectacular...the most beautiful country I've ever visited, and the locals looked to me reserved but friendly.
The northern part (from Trondheim upward) felt very isolated to me, and when I crossed the Artic Polar Circle by train (by the way, the Trondheim-Bodo daylight train was quite old) I felt like if I was entering in another dimension.
I loved the trip I made, I would definitely come back there for tourism, even in winter, even in the north. I met some locals on the train or through couchsurfing, and I tried to understand what it's like to live there...I have big doubts that I'd like to live there, because of the high taxes, the insular mindset of the country, but I still feel attracted by the perspective of living in such an unspoilt country.
So, I'd like to have as many opinions and information as possible from foreigners (and Norwegians) living in Norway, about life in this country. I lived for 6 months in Switzerland in 2008, and while there are some similarities (insular mindset, wealth, mountains and lakes, reserved people), there are also big differences (low taxes, more conservative society)...
For me Norway it's like a beautiful but dangerous woman...
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