Norway, Too Prosperous?
I found this article on the BBC and it's got some funny views on Norway, the most prosperous country in the world.
In an interview with a party leader the reporter asks why his numbers could be down, the country is doing so well.
"Well, maybe people just want a change."
"I do not think anyone can possibly understand how boring a general election in the world's best country really is."
"There simply is not much left here to fix and, for one tedious moment earlier this week, it seemed the main debate between the political left and right would be the price of petrol, which is higher than normal in this country, too, these days."
"An English friend, who started work as a doctor here a few years ago, was shocked at the number of perfectly healthy octogenarians who came to see her.
Funny to me at least, but as mentioned does draw an unfortunate parallel.
[BBC]
In an interview with a party leader the reporter asks why his numbers could be down, the country is doing so well.
"Well, maybe people just want a change."
"I do not think anyone can possibly understand how boring a general election in the world's best country really is."
"There simply is not much left here to fix and, for one tedious moment earlier this week, it seemed the main debate between the political left and right would be the price of petrol, which is higher than normal in this country, too, these days."
"An English friend, who started work as a doctor here a few years ago, was shocked at the number of perfectly healthy octogenarians who came to see her.
"They come in," she complained, "just for a check-up and a prescription, and I rarely find anything wrong with them."
"She was not used to people over 80 visiting her surgery, she said, let alone perfectly healthy ones.
'And then,'she sighed, 'these Norwegians tell me they haven't got much time, as they are off for their daily cross-country skiing run.' "
Funny to me at least, but as mentioned does draw an unfortunate parallel.
[BBC]
posted by 6-3-2 at 7:49 AM
2 Comments:
Wow. That's so bizarre to read as an American, you know? It's unbelievable.
Well, countries like Norway have a much more developed social security system. They also have a system which provides higher education for a greater percentage of people. It's more socialist, which helps create a higher living standard, but here we go by the social darwinism ideal, which leaves a lot of people behind.
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