All these vinyl-boxsets

[Crimson Velvet]

More money to teachers and nurses, damnit!!!

 

[J.]

...and software technical support!

No CD or vinyl box-sets for me. No thanks.

 

[NAD]

More money to teachers and nurses, damnit!!!

Nurses make a shitload in the US, at least in California. But yeah I agree.

 

[Henrik Main]

So teachers aren't paid shit in Europe either, eh? Bugs the hell out of me, educating the youth should be a top priority everywhere.

Teachers used to have very low wages before, but it's been bettered now. It depends on what kind of teacher education you've got, if you're a teacher at a primary school or an upper secondary school, and how long you've been a teacher, but the average teacher earns 100 000 NOK more now than what the average was five years ago. The average teacher at a primary/secondary school earns about $42 000, and teachers at upper secondary schools usually earn around $52 000.

( http://www.vartland.no/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040609/ARTIKLER/40608024/1080 )

 

[Crimson Velvet]

It also depends on whether or not you had any experience prior to the reform. A teacher I work with used to be in the school deparment, and makes almost $15.000 more than me. And I've studied ped and I have a master's in english. I like the way thing's going, though.

 

[NAD]

The average teacher at a primary/secondary school earns about $42 000, and teachers at upper secondary schools usually earn around $52 000.

Wow, that's a lot higher than teachers out here. That's around what I make and far from underpaid, especially compared to my friend who is a kindergarten (first year of schooling) teacher. I'm not sure what the cost of living in Norway is though, that's what really matters I suppose.

Oh, and the dollar is pretty weak overseas, maybe that isn't all that much money right now.

 

[Hell Mike]

Living costs in Norway are fucken ginormous, ONE snusdosa costs 120 NOK (Norwegians correct me if I'm wrong, I heard this is since the beginning of 2005) or something like that as opposed to 25 SEK here, and the NOK is higher than the SEK

 

[Henrik Main]

Far from it, dear friend, snus is cheaper than that. Dunno EXACTLY how much it costs, though, but still. True, living costs are quite "ginormous", but most people earn quite a lot, too, a lot more than the average European, so when it all comes down, Norway = great.

Edit: This one goes out to Mikke! ( Taken from http://home.c2i.net/lyn/snus/leser1.htm )

Dikt fra Jan-Erik
I lomma leger no' som smakar,
ekte snus fra Svinesund.
Lukter stramt når noen bakar,
før dom putter'n inn i munn.

Om je er blid ell' sur og deppa,
bakar jeg en liten pris.
Men med Gen'ral under leppa,
likner jeg en liten gris.

Man ka dø av stoff og tobakk,
men om je blir sjuk og skral:
kjøper jeg "jodlevann"på polet,
og koser meg med General!
Takker for en fin og informativ snusside!

 

[NAD]

Winter Nov.-March:
Average temperatures: 0.7°C to –4.3°C (33°F to 24°F)
Min. temperature: –20.7°C (5°F)
Max. temperature: 12.8°C (55°F)

Hey I could live in Norway (Oslo anyhow), that's not too cold for me. Yes, the temperature is my biggest concern for moving somewhere around the world.

 

[Henrik Main]

Go ahead, I could always do with another toy-boy

 

[NAD]

hahahahaha

Norway is one of the countries I plan on visiting for NAD's XXXXXTREME EU VAKASHUN, either later this year or sometime in 2006, depending on the $$$ situation.

 

[Hell Mike]

http://www.dagbladet.no/dinside/2004/02/29/392153.html

Snus koster 23 kr mot 65 i Norge! <-- almost a year ago, but you have about three times our price anyway

and thanks for the beautiful poem

edit: NAD: Make sure you see the mountains and woods, I hope you have that much sense... You would LOVE driving on those norwegian mountain roads, and anyone would with a motörbyke (especially me)

 

[J.]

Winter Nov.-March:
Average temperatures: 0.7°C to –4.3°C (33°F to 24°F)
Min. temperature: –20.7°C (5°F)
Max. temperature: 12.8°C (55°F)

Holy Zeus' bunghole, that's cold. No f'n way.

 

[Henrik Main]

Holy Zeus' bunghole, that's cold. No f'n way.

Wimpdom detected.

 

[J.]

If "wimpdom" means wanting to be comfortable, then yes.

 

[NAD]

How cold does it get where are in Texas? It gets to around 32ºF/0ºC where I am, in the desert maybe 20ºF/-7ºC. During the coldest moments of winter of course.

still waiting for US to switch to the metric system... *grumble*

 

[J.]

Well, we actually got snow in 2004, for only the third time in my lifetime that I can remember. It was cold around Christmas, and got around 25F. But right now, it's about 73F. We usually have temperatures in the forties and fifties during January and February, but Texas weather is unpredictable. Kinda like now, it's January and I'm in short sleeves.

 

[Henrik Main]

If "wimpdom" means wanting to be comfortable, then yes.

Everything you need is warm clothes, considering it's nice and warm inside of most homes.

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Everything you need is warm clothes, considering it's nice and warm inside of most homes.

Bah!

Real norwegians wear nothing but loin-cloths!

 

[Henrik Main]

That'd be quite a sight; the loin-clothes dressed teacher. Brilliant.