America is now the shithole.

We can't even manage our strategic defense system anymore.
We basically terrorize Hawaii and could have sparked a nuclear confrontation because some idiot pushed the wrong button! This takes over 30 minutes to correct!!
You have to wonder if a "BANG!" flag will pop out of the silos if, God forbid, we ever do need them.
Add to education, health care, infrastructure, inequality, etc, etc.

Yuge !!

We have silos located across the globe in various critical locations.
But we don't really know when push comes to shove how effective
they would be against a strong, coordinated missile attack.

Isn't it "Normay"?

I wouldn't want to offend any of the Normegians that may be on DU.

Thank you for your service.

Seriously, that's about all the list I've got. Pizza, crawfish, and barbecue weighed against what you've listed.

Kind of sad, if we're honest.

Really, really good salmon!!!

The first time I was there I was in Trondheim and I ate smoked Salmon three times a day !!!

On my SAS flight back to the USA, I had SMOKED SALMON !!!

I know, I know. SAS headquarters is in Sweden, but the flight left from Oslo,, so.. yummy !!!

But we do have a better-represented list of various ethnic groups with their own foods. Chinese, Mexican, Cajun, Italian, etc.

And especially in the American South, that $!*%&*% catfish crap they try to pass off as edible makes the Norwegian fish look even better, but overall the food is one thing the USA does better.

I agree, we have more variety of... cuisines brought here by...........................................
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IMMIGRANTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They've since divorced, and best believe she kept her citizenship. She still lives here, though.

for many, the long dark, cold winters are difficult to handle. For me personally, I HAVE to see daylight and the sun on a daily basis or I go into a major funk.

Lack of daylight doesn't really bother me. I'm a natural night owl as well.

Having spent most of my life in the sub-tropics where the oppressive summers seem to never end, I spend a lot of time hiding from the sunlight. The winter on the northern Gulf Coast is its most enjoyable season with fewer pests and reasonable humidity.

As the days grow shorter, I get a charge from it. For me, there's something cozy and magical about the long nights.

By the time vernal equinox arrives, we're about a month away from summer's swelter which first rears its head in late April. I've had so much "summer" in my life, I could without for the remainder of my days.

I don't care for really cold winters.

and that’s why only about 500 norwegians moved here in recent years likey due to business or family and most definately NOT to seek a better life.

Back then, it was kind of a "shithole" - farming was on a subsistence basis because the terrain is mostly vertical, or you could take up fishing. Primogeniture laws further limited the prospects of younger sons. Because they had no way to improve their lives at home, a lot of Norwegians and Swedes immigrated to the U.S., particularly the midwest, where there was lots of land and the opportunities seemed infinite even for the poor and uneducated. So I get why my GGG-grandfather and family moved to Wisconsin - but there are times when I wish they had stayed put.

who were exactly Lake Wobegon's Norwegian Bachelor Farmers. I LMAO when I first heard that bit on A Prairie Home Companion because Keillor could have written it based on those old curmudgeons.

Lots of norwegians are here.

during the 19th and early 20th centuries when Norway was poor. They didn't come for the sun, heat, or sandy beaches; in fact, they mostly settled in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, which have climates similar to Norway's. For sun and warmth Scandinavians often visit Florida and California on their holidays (or Spain or Italy), but they no longer come to the US to live here permanently in any significant numbers.

Could not stand the US.

BTRTN: Why Would Norwegians Want to Come to a S---Hole Country Led by Donald Trump?
http://www.borntorunthenumbers.com/2018/01/why-would-norwegians-want-to-come-to-s.html

You have to spend less than 40-60 days in the country for 3 years and then you are considered a tax exile. You can then spend 1 day less than half a year in Norway after that and only pay Norwegian taxes on money you earn in Norway.

part of our country, it doesn't look so great about now. The OP is ABSOLUTELY correct...Plus, I think I read just a couple of weeks ago that Norway is the happiest place on planet Earth....

quite a few responses from residents of Norway. Some of the replies were from polititions, some from residents, and one from an American who is a college professor in Norway. Too many responses to link. Just Google Norway responses to Trump) everyone I read said said the sam thing...Thanks, but no thanks!

Of course, our stupid leader will say that's a lie made up by the Dems.

when America was admired around the world. Even Norway admired America. It was not the country that they admired, it was the ideal and the people. It was about freedom, liberty, and a constant struggle to be a better people. Who else could be the melting pot of the world? What country could replace America? The answer is "None".

now that's the place for me. However, I get the general idea that rampant greed and the desire to subjugate and harm others so you can make a profit is not the general mind set there.

This is the prison cell of Erling Havnå, who is serving 14 years for a $10M heist in which one police officer was shot and killed

Seriously, my sister was bitten by a moose once......

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

Peace,
Noodleboy

An American. Or being a right wing nut

This was written on national Roma day. Norway has a dark history with persecution of the Roma.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2017-07-24/is-life-in-norway-as-happy-as-its-cracked-up-to-be

However, the only reason I can think of would be weather.

Some people (definitely not me) hate winter and want to be in a warm climate (which Norway is not). Some US states offer that.