Why is this country so damn beautiful? Also, it’s…uhh…pretty expensive. Can you guys please do something about that?

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1. The value of the Norwegian krone is in steady decline, so we’re doing something about it!

2. If you want a ugly country, go somewhere cheap. 😉

3. You pay extra for the view

4. Jobs pay well here too, though

5. Let’s wait till you find out how expensive Switzerland is…

6. I am not finding it particularly expensive, but I’m used to New Zealand prices I guess.

7. Were getting milked like cows

8. If we were not as expensive, everyone would go here. This would lead to our beautiful country filled up with people. People are not as beautiful as our country, so it would be ugly. This leads to a vicious never ending cycle.

   Therefore we made sure to be expensive instead so that we never get into the “ugly human vs beautiful nature” cycle.

9. Cheaper → more tourists → more trash → no more beautiful for you.

   Did that sound a bit ~~Swiss~~arrogant? Woops.

10. No 🥰

11. You think it is expensive?
    Try living here!

12. It’s not expensive if you compare to the income of the people. Purchasing power matters.

13. Just make more money /s

14. It is as cheap as ever to travel to Norway! When I lived there the exchange rate was 1 swissfranc = 6 NOK. Now it’s 1 CHF = 10 NOK. Everything is 40% cheaper than 10 years ago. It’s insane.

15. Nei, vil ikke

16. Salaries are high. Cost goes to the customer.

    Norway as a culture treats everyone equally. This (more or less) extends to everyone receiving a livable and good salary. @

    I prefer things remain this way.

17. If you want something cheap, the quality will suffer

18. It’s expensive here because we largely believe that everyone should have equal opportunity and equal rights. Which means having public health care, proper social care, and proper wages to people working.

    Rather than pleasing foreigners who want a cheap vacation, I would very much like to keep the quality of life we largely have.

19. Yeah how about no, FREE HEALTHCARE BABYYY

20. If Norway was cheap it would be ruined by tourism, and not look so beautiful any longer

21. Believe me, we’re trying.

22. **slaps side of Fjord** “She ain’t expensive. I’ll throw in free tuition, healthcare, and heck how bout a free national pension? Hell, I can toss in unlimited school safety and you’ve got yourself a hell of a deal on this bad boy”

23. I hope we ban cruise ships and charter planes in Norway. It is more beautiful without mass tourism.

    I would love to walk down the main street in Oslo, but it is littered with souvenir shops and superficial restaurants, so I have to hide in the backalleys

24. I’ll bring it up at the next meeting

25. Unfortunately, we pay our workers a living wage, and the money has to come from somewhere