I hear this all the time and it is simply not true. Not even remotely. Whenever people visit me in Norway they always say they expected all caucasian and blonde ppl, but it is actually very multi cultural. In particular in the big cities.
Though, putting a person in a shithole prison in close quarters with a bunch of other criminals and reducing their job prospects to almost nothing doesn't exactly turn people into law abiding citizens.
Well, not exactly like you
Those who wish to depose the monarchy can gtfo, so to speak
But there's a severe shortage of the ol' common sense here and you seem to have it in buckets
As an expat living in Norway who has also lived in the US I can say that Norway's general standard of living is MUCH higher than that of the US.
A postal worker in Norway earns enough to buy a home, take holidays and send their kids off to college.
When you compare the state of a Norwegian prison to that of a US dorm room, you are not only comparing the treatment on criminals, you are mostly comparing standards of living.
I guarantee that most students in Norway live in more beautiful homes, with more spending money than full time minimum wage workers in the US.
Hell, I'd go as far as to say they live better than most ppl with a 2 or 3 yr college degree in the US.
Look, the guy isn’t getting out. This is the standard of prison for everyone. With college education, like everyone else is entitled to, you can turn around your life so that once you get out, you aren’t a burden on the system. And why the hell is people in quotation marks? I have relatives who worked in offices near where the bomb went off in Oslo.
Higher education is free in Norway for anyone, including foreign nationals, however you must have a little over 10.000 euro in your bank account to transfer to the university.
This money serves as a guarantee that you have the minimum funds necessary to live in Norway. The university will open a bankaccount for you and transfer this money into it, where you will have access to it. The idea is that you will spend it on living costs, but i'm not sure if there are any safe guards in place to prevent you from spending it all on viking sailing lessons.
Wish we had a few more like you here in Britain
There was a little scuffle back in the 1770s to decide that.
Those who wish to depose the monarchy can gtfo, so to speak
But there's a severe shortage of the ol' common sense here and you seem to have it in buckets
A postal worker in Norway earns enough to buy a home, take holidays and send their kids off to college.
When you compare the state of a Norwegian prison to that of a US dorm room, you are not only comparing the treatment on criminals, you are mostly comparing standards of living.
I guarantee that most students in Norway live in more beautiful homes, with more spending money than full time minimum wage workers in the US.
Hell, I'd go as far as to say they live better than most ppl with a 2 or 3 yr college degree in the US.
(don't worry I'm too lazy, but damn a free college education is really tempting)
This money serves as a guarantee that you have the minimum funds necessary to live in Norway. The university will open a bankaccount for you and transfer this money into it, where you will have access to it. The idea is that you will spend it on living costs, but i'm not sure if there are any safe guards in place to prevent you from spending it all on viking sailing lessons.