Some days this bloody country makes me want to pull my hair out!
Being British in Norway has no advantages at all, if I was from anywhere else in the world
I'd be sorted here but the Brits get put to the bottom of the pile. My country looked after Henrik for nine years but his cannot return the favour- doctors,dentists etc gave him all the services he needed, but six months down the line,married to a norwegian, I still don't exist here (according to the government)
Oh, but on the good news front, we are about to enter into Loppemarked (fleamarket) season!!!! Yipeeeeeee!
I know the feeling only too well...but trust me, being German and trying to live in the UK (and especially buying a house there) is a pain in the backside as well :-(
ReplyDeleteoh no Lisa, that sounds like a real pain the arse!!!! - hope you get it sorted soon and they acknowledge your existence...but until then you'll just have to hit the flea markets!!!!!! X
ReplyDeleteHopefully the flea markets will work magic for you...and until then enjoy being 'invisible'...you could act like Maude from the film Maude and harold until they discover you exist...have fun being naughty!
ReplyDeletei love that film grace and judy - i only watched it recently for the first time - it was sooooo brill - my dad bought it because of the cat stevens soundtrack, so when we were up there at half-term we all watched it together - i hope i grow old like Maude! X
ReplyDeleteHei Hei! What a lovely place to land-found you through another blogger on the west coast. I'm looking forward to flea market season as well-yippie!
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Read more about my food adventures in Norway at Thanks For The Food.
Thank your lucky stars you did not move to Denmark, they are even stricter about immigration! I left before I was even in the system!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog,by the way. Keep fighting!
Alice,London
well, poo on immigration, but yay for flea market season! i am sooo looking forward to it here in the States, too! junkin' is such great fun & i bet the flea markets in Norway are chock full of amazing finds! i'm heading back over this summer & will certainly be scouring the markets when i get there - and eating lots of bread, of course! ;)
ReplyDeleteSurely having most excellent flea markets must count for something ? I mean, scoring Scandinavian design on the cheap should be worth some troubles ;-)
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, I know what you mean. One would think, in this day and age, in Europe, for Europeans, moving around would be easy... but in truth, it's a terrible procedures and admin mess! Fingers crossed your situation will get sorted out quickly.
Nah - that's not because you're British - it's because you're married to a Norwegian.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and a whole lot of other people I know who married Norwegians had to go through 'the long wait' as well. All other foreigners get priority. It's ridiculous.
eep! please tell me where these flea markets are!! :)
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