They have both English and German lectures on the boat. Today’s lecture in English was about Norway. The guy that gave it was Swiss and a real comedian. So here are some interesting facts about Norwegians. 76% own their own home or apartment. There is only two seasons in Norway, white winter and green winter. Green winter lasts anywhere from a few minutes to a few months depending upon where you are. The Norwegians keep lights in the windows and very rarely use shades or drapes. The light so I think her to keep things looking bright when it’s dark a lot.The Norwegians are great lovers of the outdoors and they even put their babies in carriages outdoors to take naps. Wine and liquor can only be bought at special government stores while beer can be bought at the supermarket. The taxes are really high so the cost of wine etc. is high. I noticed that when I bought a glass of wine at dinner. It cost about $12 Around holiday time Norwegians actually stand in long lines at the liquor stores in order to get liquor. Because of how hard it is to purchase, most Norwegians only drink on Friday and Saturday. They showed some average salaries. An average teacher’s salary is about $4500 a month and their taxes on that was about 23% of their income. I was surprised that the salary was so low until I realized that they don’t have to pay for college, they don’t have to pay for any kind of medical stuff. Family leave is for a year and then the child goes to what he called kindergarten. 45% of members of parliament are female and the Prime Minister is female. In 2017, Norway was considered the happiest country on the planet. Norwegians are also financially comfortable. I have not seen any homeless. The streets are clean.