How much do you use each week? Click here nerds.

[Benno]

You don't earn much, things don't cost much.

You earn a lot, things cost a lot.

It's common sense.

SO DOES THAT MEAN THE STANDARD OF LIViNG IS RELATIVLY THE SAME? OH SNAP/

[RATTY...]

SO DOES THAT MEAN THE STANDARD OF LIViNG IS RELATIVLY THE SAME? OH SNAP/

No, our standard is much higher.

[DoTheFandango]

I don't get economics as much as smart people, but I know that's not good.

[Benno]

No, our standard is much higher.

First off all, citing the value of currency is not evidence either way for standard of living. Infact, unless you're involved in frequent travel or international business, it means nothing.

I'll bite and take your statement without evidence anyways.

Norway is a fraction the size of the US. If you indeed do have a higher standard of living, that is entirely due to the size and socalist nature of your country. Socalism works fine in small controlled enviroments, but it is very prohibative in growth and inovation. So while your welfare state may indeed allow everyone to get by, the stagnation in growth is the high price.

The main reason I am not impressed with socalist paradises is that their existence is strictly dependant on market economies. You can have lots of butter if your western allies provide the guns. You don't need to make major leaps in science or technology because economies that encourage such innovation will glady sell it to you. So while the socalist countries of today do fine for keeping their own citizens happy, it is the competetive countries where the possibility of failure and destitution that will generate the advances that sustain society.

No it is not great that you can fail and be homeless, but personally i'd rather risk being nothing than be doomed to being the same.

[RATTY...]

I thought you were writing something smart, then I read the last line and laughed.

Just finished my raw instant noodles, time for bed.

[Benno]

I thought you were one of those euro ubermensch winners too. Btw instant noodles will make you fat ohnoes.

EDIT: acctually I was making an fairly obvious observation, nothing of the "your temprature scale is antique" calibur though.

[Liquid Blue]

[Da1andonly]

Originally posted by Da1andonly: this thread is as useless as norway

^^

[PH]

[eehh]

I'm just saying that you really can't call a country rich where something that cost one dollar there cost 15 CENTS here.

god damn you are supider than i thought..
$1 are worth 114.7356jpy (japan), does that make usa 114 times richer than japan? or does this say that japan is a very poor country?

since norway are so poor: 1 nok is worth 17.1644 jpy. what does that say about japan?

100 jpy is worth 5.8259 nok (nok=norway)
100 pkr (pakistan) is worth 11.78 nok
im not an expert in economy, but that means the pkr are worth more than jpy, and you claim that pakistan is a richer country than japan?

italy might not be the richest country in the world, but do you know anything about the lire? (before they startet using €)

[Galleleo]

What he was saying, is that when say a mars bar costs like 4 Nok over there, sounds exspensive, while 4 Nok is only like 60 dollar cent.. wich means it's kinda cheap. So unless you start giving me prove that for a mars bar you people pay 15 Nok, norway isn't that exspensive.

[RATTY...]

What he was saying, is that when say a mars bar costs like 4 Nok over there, sounds exspensive, while 4 Nok is only like 60 dollar cent.. wich means it's kinda cheap. So unless you start giving me prove that for a mars bar you people pay 15 Nok, norway isn't that exspensive.

A Mars bar for 4 NOK? Rofl, I would love to see that one. You guessed right with the 15, its in that range.

[Galleleo]

I was using the 4 nok as an example, you fucking nitwit.

[RATTY...]

I was reading in a place about cons and pros about Norway vs USA.

And I have to admit, USA is better at one thing: cars.

It doesn't cost a shit over there, and the gas don't cost a shit either.

The cars in Norway is expensive, the tax when buying a car is crazy, and the gas price is high. The 3rd biggest oil exporter in the world, and the price is that high? Something is wrong.

But in the end, the reason its like that in Norway is because they want to have less people driving, and protect the environment, the reason the taxes for cars are so high. But people still buy cars all the time.

USA/cool car >> Norway/expensive cool car/protect the environment

Norway sucks at cars if you are poor, but you aren't.

And a little article I found:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9085910/

EDIT: galleleo, you're dumb, stop talking.

[Galleleo]

EDIT: galleleo, you're dumb, stop talking.

I might be dumb, but I have the comfort of knowing that atleast I am still smarter then you..

You like to piss off people, so I guess that is what you were aiming at with the "losing your hair" comment, but I can tell you.. that didn't piss me off, not even close. All it did was feed my belief about your stupidity.. you really are really stupid.