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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

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[–] dumples@piefed.social 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] BeckyStjerne@nord.pub 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for the advice! Så kan du norsk eller ikke? And that is amazing!!!

[–] dumples@piefed.social 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] BeckyStjerne@nord.pub 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] dumples@piefed.social 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] BeckyStjerne@nord.pub 2 points 18 hours 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!