kona_boy
Australian looking for information about Norway
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Australian
Lives in Australia
Registration: 29 April 2010
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Looking for fellow lads to hit the town with by jasondave2000
What's up? Moving to Bergen from NYC in August to study at NHH (29 y/o)...I was actually hoping to find some expat lads here to hit the town with me Norwegian style, esp as wingmen & forerunners to get with those lovely Scandinavian beauties...Also, ...
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I think I've got the hang of it. Finally. :) by Aishie
Lookin for fellow singaporeans in/near 脜lesund :)
Good to hear it's turned out well. Where did you move from? edit: oops just checked your profile, you're from Singapore :) Read More
Taxes by mpgruhlke
Maybe I overlooked somewhere on the forum but what are the taxes for Australia. Currently I live in Tennessee & I believe I pay 9.75% on everything I buy. There is no state tax. Any info would be appreciated.
but more taxes generally means more available services from the governmentWe don't have all that much to show from our fairly high taxes to be honest. Read More
Moving to Australia, best place for a younger person? by SlamDunk21
Hi all, I am planning on moving to Australia next year and was wonderng what the best city to consider for a young professional (24). Basically I want to move to the city with the msot opportunity and poeple my age to have a good time with. Any ...
What do you want to do? What are you interests/hobbies. You probably want to stick to either Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne. Why do you want to move from America though? Read More
Where should a 39-year old single gay man live in Sydney? by Hot Rod
I am moving from San Francisco, California to Sydney. I haven't explored all the resources on the Web about living here, but I was wondering where a 39-year old professional, single gay man should consider living. I currently make $170K US (not sure ...
I don't know the prices of a flat in Sydney, because when I was there, I was living more in the countryside, 35km from Sydney. But I advice you, if you like going out and would like to meet other guy people, to live in KINGS CROSS. It is an ... Read More
Where should a 39-year old single gay man live in Sydney? by Hot Rod
I am moving from San Francisco, California to Sydney. I haven't explored all the resources on the Web about living here, but I was wondering where a 39-year old professional, single gay man should consider living. I currently make $170K US (not sure ...
Any of the inner city suburbs dude. If you're just supporting yourself, anything over AUD$80k per annum will be enough to have a good time. We don't really have a 'gay' neighbourhood per se. Read More
Taxes by mpgruhlke
Maybe I overlooked somewhere on the forum but what are the taxes for Australia. Currently I live in Tennessee & I believe I pay 9.75% on everything I buy. There is no state tax. Any info would be appreciated.
We have a 10% GST. It covers just about everything but is already applied to the price of goods when you purchase them. Foreigners on working visas pay no income tax. There are no hidden taxes you need to pay for during your stay. Petrol, Alcohol ... Read More
What area to live in Brisbane by redherring
I live in the U.S. and I'm interviewing for a job that's based in downtown Brisbane. I wouldn't want to live right in the city though. Can anyone give any suggestions for nice neighborhoods (apartment/flat for now) with fairly decent rates on the ...
Inner western suburbs. Ashgrove, The Gap, Paddington, Bardon etc. Stick to the inner suburbs ie. No more than 10km out from the CBD. (Have lived in The Gap for 16 years) Read More
Norwegian geography by dmcart13
Does anyone else get annoyed by the mysterious countries of Utland (abroad) and Syden (the south)? As far as I can tell, there are 5 countries in the Norwegian view of the world: Utland, Syden, Norge, Sverige and Danmark. Sometimes Finland is ...
Also, how do countries end up being 'renamed'? Why is Norge know as Norway abroad and not simply Norge? Confused....Norway was never renamed. Norge is what they call it in Norsk (Norwegian) Norway is the English name/translation. Same goes for ... Read More
You know you've been in Norway too long if.. by arjam
*You think there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing *You associate warm rice porridge with Saturday and Xmas eve *It seems nice to spend a week in a small wooden cottage up in the mountains, with no running water and no ...
Hehe, very funny. Read More