Would you rather live in Norway or Tennessee?

[TDAS04]

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[Sumner 1868]

Norway because the black metal is better.

[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.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Tennessee, but only because I would kill myself under Norway's weather conditions.

[H. Ross Peron]

Norway obviously

[TDAS04]

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.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Norway without question.

[Türkisblau]

Tennessee (American)

[Lief 🗽]

Assuming I could get citizenship and a job, Norway.

[Boris]

Scandinavia is paradise (normal)

[Murica!]

Norway.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9prNixjbg

[politicus]

Norway obviously

Norway is about as religious as Scotland (or rather as Scotland was 10 years ago), this is enough to make it more religious than the rest of Mainland Scandinavia, but much less so than Tennessee.

There would be a slightly higher share of people belonging to minority religions and being non-Christians in Norway than Tennessee.

Tennessee: Muslims: 1%, Other religions: 2%, Non-religious: 9%.

Norway: Muslims: 2,2%, Other Religions: 2%, Non-religious: 10%.

Anyway, Norway is the second most beautiful Nordic country, has a rock solid economy, low crime, a language I can understand and speak pretty well + a culture that is closer to mine than anywhere else outside of Denmark, so Norway.

[Adam Griffin]

I already live in Tennessee's cultural sphere of influence; give me Norway (even with the weather, ugh).

[Tender Branson]

Norway, normal.

[Goldwater]

Tennessee, but only especially because I would kill myself under Norway's weather conditions.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Scandinavia is paradise (normal)

[Mr. Smith]

Tennessee (American)

[Boston Bread]

Moving to Norway would be more difficult, but it's the better place to live by far. It may be hard to find someone of my ethnicity, but I'm kinda white on the inside so I'd adjust.

Edit: how is Norway bad weather compared to TN? TN has a continental climate so severe cold can still happen like it did this year. Is it because of the cool summers/cloudiness? I tend to like those aspects of oceanic climates so that would be a good thing to me, at least.

This is what my limits are:

(from last winter, and in Celsius I think)

[TDAS04]

I'd choose Norway of course.

Tennessee, but only because I would kill myself under Norway's weather conditions.

Norway's coast averages above freezing in winter.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I'd choose Norway of course.

Tennessee, but only because I would kill myself under Norway's weather conditions.

Norway's coast averages above freezing in winter.

You're saying that as if that was enough to make it tolerable.

[memphis]

Are people under the impression that the weather is nice here? Because it's the worst part about living here. I'll withhold judgement on the question at hand because I've never visited Norway. I've heard the fjords are beautiful, though and I'd love to see them one day. The language barrier would probably be a challenge as well. Even though many (most?) people speak English, not being a native speaker of the local language is a difficult thing. One is forever a foreigner.

[TDAS04]

I'd choose Norway of course.

Tennessee, but only because I would kill myself under Norway's weather conditions.

Norway's coast averages above freezing in winter.

You're saying that as if that was enough to make it tolerable.

It's not tolerable.  It's enjoyable.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I'd choose Norway of course.

Tennessee, but only because I would kill myself under Norway's weather conditions.

Norway's coast averages above freezing in winter.

You're saying that as if that was enough to make it tolerable.

It's not tolerable.  It's enjoyable.

You are not human.

[Lurker]

Norway obviously

Norway is about as religious as Scotland (or rather as Scotland was 10 years ago), this is enough to make it more religious than the rest of Mainland Scandinavia, but much less so than Tennessee.

There would be a slightly higher share of people belonging to minority religions and being non-Christians in Norway than Tennessee.

Tennessee: Muslims: 1%, Other religions: 2%, Non-religious: 9%.

Norway: Muslims: 2,2%, Other Religions: 2%, Non-religious: 10%.

Anyway, Norway is the second most beautiful Nordic country, has a rock solid economy, low crime, a language I can understand and speak pretty well + a culture that is closer to mine than anywhere else outside of Denmark, so Norway.

Is this statistic based on official religious affiliation/church membership? If so, it is essentially meaningless, as the Norwegian Church was the state religion until very recently and all who didn't belong to another affiliation automatically became members at birth. It says nothing about the level of (non-)religiousness in Norway.

Of course, I agree with all the rest.