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How can I be Irene when I have said multiple times that I love London and that it’s one of my fave cities in the world. You can also see that I did defend London when someone says that it’s boring, underwhelming, etc. But yea, overall the quality of life in the UK is subpar compared to Australia’s. How many times have u seen any British cities on the top rankings of the cities with the best quality to live ? Ironically done by a British magazine (the economist). But anyway, I am talking about my own experience
How can I be Irene when I have said multiple times that I love London and that it’s one of my fave cities in the world. You can also see that I did defend London when someone says that it’s boring, underwhelming, etc. But yea, overall the quality of life in the UK is subpar compared to Australia’s. How many times have u seen any British cities on the top rankings of the cities with the best quality to live ? Ironically done by a British magazine (the economist). But anyway, I am talking about my own experience
I forgot:
- Oslo, Copenhagen, Helsinki - they look boring, drabber and soulless compared to Stockholm, esp. Oslo and Helsinki. Too much modernism and terribly long winters don't help either.
I do wish people would elaborate don't you? That way this thread may just have a chance to become useful! Perhaps they would like to tell us 'why' they find Oslo so 'boring'? Perhaps they could start by telling us what it is Oslo 'lacks' compared to other cities?
I do wish people would elaborate don't you? That way this thread may just have a chance to become useful! Perhaps they would like to tell us 'why' they find Oslo so 'boring'? Perhaps they could start by telling us what it is Oslo 'lacks' compared to other cities?
Oslo is a fantastic city, with lots of great restaurants and cafes, beautiful clean streets, great museums and a decent night life.
The only downside is that alcohol is often taxed at a higher rate in Scandinavia and as a result beer, wine and spirits are very expensive in Oslo.
Beer averages at 90kr which is £7.56 a pint ($10.50) whilst wine and spirits are even more expensive.
In recent decades Scandinavia has seen numerous television dramas, and even the food from the region became fashionable.
Everything is more expensive in Norway because it's much wealthier. Only Switzerland and Iceland are on the same level of expensive.
It's mainly down to heavy taxes on alcohol and even sugar for health reasons, these taxes are known as 'sin' taxes. Some Norwegians go abroad to stock up on goods as it's cheaper due to these taxes.
The average household net-adjusted disposable income in Norway per capita is USD 35 725 a year, higher than the OECD average of USD 33 604 a year, and although slightly above average it does not account for the high price of alcohol.
There have been some reports of a post-covid rethink of the 'sin' taxes in order to help kick start the economy, however I have seen little beyond proposals.
Last edited by Brave New World; 08-05-2021 at 02:25 AM..
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