10-03-2008, 12:56 PM
Quote:Don't you in Norway have liberty, equality etc.?Yes, we do.
I'm not comparing the US to my country. I'm talking about my infatuation with the idea of "Old America", the nation that put liberty and freedom of religion and speech first. Norway ranks second when it comes to number of emigrants to the US (surpassed only by Ireland) compared to their original population. The reason for that was a very oppressive Norwegian class system back in the 1800s. The glory of The New World and all its potential faced by those few brave enough to risk the voyage and the great unknown plains of the Americas, is - to me at least - praiseworthy. The American Dream - sucess through dilligence, honesty and hard work - is an ideal that appeals a great deal to me personally.
