And in Sweden, any parent of a child under the age of 8 can have a reduced number of working hours.
As long as their child is under 8, Swedish moms and dads can legally work 25 percent fewer hours. If a parent feels depressed after returning to work, they can spend more hours at home, and the employer can’t stop them from doing so.
Children have a lot of freedom.
Swedish moms and dads involve children in the decision-making process. A child can argue with their parents from an early age, and parents don’t make a big deal out of their children’s disobedience. Even though this approach fosters broad-mindedness, there is an opinion that it can hurt children, making them arrogant and unprepared for adulthood’s difficulties.
There are miniature playgrounds in Copenhagen that teach children traffic rules while they’re riding a bicycle.
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Sibbie 11 month s ago
#3 LIES! Swedes would never use feet!
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Quillie 11 month s ago
Sibbie,
Yeah! Only bicycles and electric cars! And sometimes pogo sticks.
Yeah! Only bicycles and electric cars! And sometimes pogo sticks.
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Margaretta 11 month s ago
#8 Brainwashed from birth.
No normal 8-yr old wants to watch electric cars race.
No normal 8-yr old wants to watch electric cars race.
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Josephine 11 month s ago
Margaretta,
Wait, who's been brainwashed?
Wait, who's been brainwashed?
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Jehiel 11 month s ago
#5 Looks to me like in Norway, the train conductor doesn't sit in the cab, so I hope they really are superheroes...
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Assene 11 month s ago
The statement between #4 and #5 seems a bit incongruous, but I think they're trying to say Norwegians don't complain about work all the time like most people do. Well, yeah... They get paid more, get lots of vacation time, fewer hours, great benefits and excellent health care.
Here, we get the opposite- unreasonably low pay, massive overtime and excessive work loads, little to no paid leave, poor benefits and the worst healthcare system in the world. Not to mention over-taxation and over-inflated insurance costs. Most people barely make enough to get by, and spend their days toiling to make their bosses and corporations (that don't give a hoot about their employees) rich.
I think we've earned the right to complain...
Here, we get the opposite- unreasonably low pay, massive overtime and excessive work loads, little to no paid leave, poor benefits and the worst healthcare system in the world. Not to mention over-taxation and over-inflated insurance costs. Most people barely make enough to get by, and spend their days toiling to make their bosses and corporations (that don't give a hoot about their employees) rich.
I think we've earned the right to complain...
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Honora 11 month s ago
Assene,
Norwegians get massive wages too. But it balances out. Stuff IS expensive. Mind you, the Social Wealth Fund is only worth $1 trillion, or $250,000 per citizen.
Norwegians get massive wages too. But it balances out. Stuff IS expensive. Mind you, the Social Wealth Fund is only worth $1 trillion, or $250,000 per citizen.
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Alexandra 11 month s ago
You need three more months to name your baby? Four months wasn't long enough, or do you guys not believe in ultrasounds?
Also, discipline is necessary in child rearing. It helps teach right from wrong, responsibility, and how to treat other people with respect. An issue that's way out of control in today's culture of entitlement.
Also, discipline is necessary in child rearing. It helps teach right from wrong, responsibility, and how to treat other people with respect. An issue that's way out of control in today's culture of entitlement.
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Mur 11 month s ago
Alexandra,
9 if you plan with 2 names for boy or girl
9 if you plan with 2 names for boy or girl
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Nickname 11 month s ago
Yikes..!
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Arizona 10 month s ago
4. ...and how else would you build a house on a hill?
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Muriel 10 month s ago
Arizona,
I was thinking the same thing. Is there a place where the foundation is laid to match the grade of the hill? It must be tough to keep the cement from flowing downhill as it’s poured.
I was thinking the same thing. Is there a place where the foundation is laid to match the grade of the hill? It must be tough to keep the cement from flowing downhill as it’s poured.
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Donald 10 month s ago
Pretty sure they blasted it out of the mountain side to have a nice level ground to build on....
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Joshua 10 month s ago
#10 also in NL
Yeah! Only bicycles and electric cars! And sometimes pogo sticks.
No normal 8-yr old wants to watch electric cars race.
Wait, who's been brainwashed?
Here, we get the opposite- unreasonably low pay, massive overtime and excessive work loads, little to no paid leave, poor benefits and the worst healthcare system in the world. Not to mention over-taxation and over-inflated insurance costs. Most people barely make enough to get by, and spend their days toiling to make their bosses and corporations (that don't give a hoot about their employees) rich.
I think we've earned the right to complain...
Norwegians get massive wages too. But it balances out. Stuff IS expensive. Mind you, the Social Wealth Fund is only worth $1 trillion, or $250,000 per citizen.
Also, discipline is necessary in child rearing. It helps teach right from wrong, responsibility, and how to treat other people with respect. An issue that's way out of control in today's culture of entitlement.
9 if you plan with 2 names for boy or girl
I was thinking the same thing. Is there a place where the foundation is laid to match the grade of the hill? It must be tough to keep the cement from flowing downhill as it’s poured.