That is in all likelihood a product of urbanisation. As people move from the countryside into the cities it’s no longer practical to operate the smaller stations.

Of course he is.

Ooh mind you don’t cut yourself on all that edge!

Yeah, for sure. The Russians have been busy in all countries. The reason things got out of hand in the states is because you have a two party system. You only need to control a few people to control enough to take over the country.

That being said, Americans need to take a page out of the French play book at this point. If you try to make a Frenchman work an extra half hour a week, Paris will burn. That’s the level of outrage you need here. Nothing short of that will be effective. Don’t protest, riot! A few people hanging about with plakards isn’t going to cut it when the government is deciding which TV shows they’ll allow, threatening politicians, protecting pedophiles, killing witnesses in federal custody, detaining people without cause, deporting/imprisoning people without trial, and deploying combat troops against peaceful protesters.

I’d like to point out that all this shit is not normal and Americans need to understand how deeply fucked up the situation is. From where I’m standing I’m not sure most of them do. Yeah it’s regrettable that fascism took hold in the states despite the rest of the world screaming at them to stop, but what’s really alarming is that they’re just kinda going along with it.

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Just FYI. We in Europe are watching what you guys are up to and being super judgemental. Get your shit together.

I’ve spent a bit of time in the US and your assessment is absolutely correct. I’ve never seen so many car accidents. The highways were lined on both sides with bits of car in varying sizes.

That’s basically what’s happened to me.

Luckily I’ve never had to turn a cat inside out, but they frequently dart out infront of vehicles close enough that slamming on the breaks won’t do much even at low speed. I have a friend who’s cat died on a stretch of road that had a 30 km/h speed limit.

I was taught by my driving instructor to not try and avoid smaller animals because swerving or sudden breaking would be more likely to result in a major accident than simply plowing through it. Whereas larger animals medium sized dog for example could lead to a wider accident if you hit them.

Lol

I’m planning to invade part of Nunavut from the North so you’re about to have a border with Scotland.

Regrettably. But it’s more of an unending torment situation than a life threatening situation. And they don’t harass you on the beach or on the mountains, just in the forest. And let’s face it, if you’re doing anything with your summer other than sitting in a boat with a fishing line, you’re doing it wrong.

The sea Sami had the right idea. Spend the summer fishing on the sea and spend the winter hunting in the forest. A lifestyle I intend to resurrect once I retire.

That does happen TBF.

Northern Norway doesn’t have tics, snakes, or bears. Worst thing that could happen is getting gnawed on by a lemming.

The price of things produced in Norway are tied to the strength of nok, things produced in Iceland are tied to the strength of isk and things produced in the Eurozone is tied to the strength of the euro. Iceland only produces fish, sheep, root vegetables and bananas. So the price of those things will remain stable to people who live in Iceland whereas imported stuff will cost more or less based on the relationship between isk and euro. A tourist paying a set price in isk for a serving of rotten shark might think it’s expensive relative to a steak imported from the EU if the exchange rate is such that you get more Icelandic kroner for your euro. If the exchange rate is such that you get fewer kroner for your euro the rotten shark will seem pretty expensive. Because despite the price of the rotten shark being exactly the same in isk, its more expensive in euros.

But to take your example, the price of Hansa, Ringnes, Mack, and Dahls is about the same but Heineken and hoegaarden have gone up in nok despite paying the same price in euro. But Norway isn’t a great example tbh because the prices are set by a cartel of 4 large companies who are prone to price gouging.

We dont use the Euro. We pay the same price day to day in nok for local goods and get charged the same price in euros for imported goods. So if the krone drops in value compared to the Euro, the price in nok goes up. So someone could come to Norway when the crown was strong and the locally produced fish would seem very expensive compared to imported meat. Or come when the krone was weak against the Euro and think the fish was really cheap. Im not saying the price would fluctuate significantly day to day but it stands to reason that you could regard the fish as cheap and someone visiting at a different time might think it’s expensive. Even if the price in isk is the same.

The Netherlands is part of the EU, darling. Norway isn’t. Also the exchange rate isn’t as steady so if fish is local then it’ll keep the same price in Icelandic kroner but the price for a tourist will vary because you convert the price to your own currency in your head when you travel.

Small countries are very sensitive to price fluctuations on food. In Norway something might cost 40 nok one day and 20 the next (usually the other way round) especially imported things.

Can confirm. I worked at Peppes for 4 years. It’s trash.