Is retirement mandatory at 67 in Norway? Some have said it’s just a goal for pension. Others have said, most business owners never retire. A lot of talk about “volunteering after 67…….

Rich

Right on, Pete!!

I have been to – or lived in – Germany, France, Great Britain, Portugal, Greece and Scandinavian countries. I will not include my South-East Asia experiences. Being from the States and retired at 60, I am now 63 and find Norway the most socio-economically pleasing environment out of all countries and continents! I make more now than when I was working, so moving won’t be an issue! Being in California, I am done with the snotty “holier than thou” crowds on the beaches, criminals, unworthy entitlements, violent politics and wildly swinging temperatures not only here, but throughout the States! In the same job for nearly 40 years, I welcome the cold, dark isolation, e.g., no lines at the gas station, fewer people at the grocery store and gym, traffic lighter, and same conditions I’ve worked in for years… what’s not to like? Friends, skiing, DVDs and BBQ are a good thing!! Looking at property near Bergen, I am in my third semester of Norwegian (Bokmal) and Norwegian History…. can’t wait to move!!!!

Well, since we’re banding bs around, I’d put this comment i that category – and consider myself at least fairly qualified to say so as a pensioner in Norway – though I do admit only to ageing rather than being elderly. As yet I have no trouble with the winter, quite the opposite. And joining arrogant pseudo-rich Norwegians in Spain is quite out of the question.