Would you rather live in Norway or Tennessee?

[Хahar 🤔]

Certainly Tennessee. Even leaving aside concerns of weather and culture (both of which would be strong points in Tennessee's favor), as someone who is not white and belongs to a minority religion I would feel much more comfortable in Tennessee than in Norway.

Why would Tennessee be better for someone who belongs to a minority religion?  TN is heavily conservative Christian, while Norwegians are not very religious.

Because American culture is significantly more tolerant of religious diversity than Scandinavian culture.

No it isn't. Especially not compared to mainstream Southern culture.

Where do you have all your prejudices about Scandinavian culture?

(and there isn't really one Scandinavian culture)

Oh, I don't have anything against Scandinavia in particular. I have a great deal against Europe.

[politicus]

Tennessee.

Scandanavia is really overrated. What a boring bunch of countries (I have very low expectations for Sweden when I go in May). I like the black Southern culture present and the jazz scene in Memphis and Nashville. More diversity in those parts.

What part of the country and what will you be doing?

[politicus]

Certainly Tennessee. Even leaving aside concerns of weather and culture (both of which would be strong points in Tennessee's favor), as someone who is not white and belongs to a minority religion I would feel much more comfortable in Tennessee than in Norway.

Why would Tennessee be better for someone who belongs to a minority religion?  TN is heavily conservative Christian, while Norwegians are not very religious.

Because American culture is significantly more tolerant of religious diversity than Scandinavian culture.

No it isn't. Especially not compared to mainstream Southern culture.

Where do you have all your prejudices about Scandinavian culture?

(and there isn't really one Scandinavian culture)

Oh, I don't have anything against Scandinavia in particular. I have a great deal against Europe.

You did not answer my question.

[politicus]

Also, I'm just going to point out the irony of Atlas forum members talking about Norway's social safety net when most of them don't even need it.

Kind of irrelevant to the point of the thread.

Nah, I guess the main point of the thread was trying to measure whether American liberals would choose a conservative part of the US or a liberal (and affluent) part of Western Europe. Otherwise it seems a bit pointless to compare those two places.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I would go with Norway for the climate.

[politicus]

Tennessee.

Scandanavia is really overrated. What a boring bunch of countries (I have very low expectations for Sweden when I go in May). I like the black Southern culture present and the jazz scene in Memphis and Nashville. More diversity in those parts.

What part of the country and what will you be doing?

I'm really not sure. Stockholm and one of its northeastern satellite cities. My mom's third cousin married a Swedish guy and had babies with him, so this is the first time i'm getting to meet them all. We were originally doing Turkey and Italy, but my parents are paranoid about ISIS and crap, and tickets were $400 cheaper each through Sweden, so we're doing Sweden and Italy instead.

Well, it is definitely possible to have fun in Stockholm

[angus]

Went with Tennessee in this poll, but to be fair I've never been to Norway.

[RosettaStoned]

  Tennessee; I don't speak Norwegian.

[memphis]

Tennessee.

Scandanavia is really overrated. What a boring bunch of countries (I have very low expectations for Sweden when I go in May). I like the black Southern culture present and the jazz scene in Memphis and Nashville. More diversity in those parts.

Lolwut?

[Vosem]

Norway for the weather, I guess. Tennessee wouldn't be too bad either, I don't think.