Hi, I’m using this because it’s the instance I’m on right now and I can connect with Scandinavian people and talk about it. I lowkey want to move to Norway or something but anywhere is fine as long as it’s not the USA. Problems? Money, I can’t just move to another country in a snap, and my family is super Trumper and patriotic. They are super against moving to another country and learning another language

  • dumples@piefed.socialEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    I can see that you are below 18 so you have plenty of time to move and see the world. What I would recommend is focus on closer goals like college or a travel year. If college is something you want to do you can always apply to colleges in Norway or think about studying abroad for a semester / year. I did a semester in Norway and really loved it. I was one of only two Americans at the University (the other was a grad student). I spent a lot of time with other Europeans who were studying abroad as well. It’s a great way to test out living abroad and can make connections to live their full time

      • dumples@piefed.socialEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        My Norwegian is not very good. Since I went to the Norwegian Institute of Life Science to continue to biology education all my classes were in English. (There isn’t really a large enough population to make or even use Norwegian textbooks at this level).

        So everyone wanted to practice their english with me and since my roommates were German I practiced my German with them. We all struggled to do a little Norwegian speaking. Most of us like myself included got by with some words and focusing on the written word. Which is a great skill to learn

        • Becky/Tricia@nord.pubOPEnglish
          4·
          6 days ago

          Ahhh ok, I’m learning German next year!!! My Norwegian isn’t so good either but I’m trying 🤞

          • dumples@piefed.socialEnglish
            31·
            6 days ago

            There’s a lot of overlap between English, German and Norwegian when written. Anything is better than nothing

            • Becky/Tricia@nord.pubOPEnglish
              2·
              6 days ago

              That’s very true! I can understand the gist of basic Norwegian sentences and therefore Swedish even due to the similarities! I was conversing with a Swedish guy and he understood me!