[AT LAW]

Originally Posted by Noggie

I am..... in the negatives though

Haha. Welcome to the club.

I see you live in Norway. My family is originally from Norway. I should say my grandparents. We are very much a Norwegian family here in the U.S.

[Noggie]

Originally Posted by AT LAW

Haha. Welcome to the club.

I see you live in Norway. My family is originally from Norway. I should say my grandparents. We are very much a Norwegian family here in the U.S.

Nice. Did you guys keep the language too?

There is a reality show on tv here about Americans with US heritage coming here to experience Norway, and one person has to leave every episode.
Search for "alt for Norge" or "the great Norway adventure" on YouTube, should make you laugh.

[rmastale]

Originally Posted by Noggie

Nice. Did you guys keep the language too?

There is a reality show on tv here about Americans with US heritage coming here to experience Norway, and one person has to leave every episode.
Search for "alt for Norge" or "the great Norway adventure" on YouTube, should make you laugh.

I'm also of norge descent... i'll definitely check it out!

[Noggie]

Originally Posted by rmastale

I'm also of norge descent... i'll definitely check it out!

Another one, nice.

Just did a search, and apparently there is about 4,6 million Norwegan-Americans in the US. 1,5% of the US population, so it makes sense there are a few on this board.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by The X Men

Some items we spend a lot of money on depreciates even faster than a car. A family vacation for example, which can cost as much as $20000, depreciates to zero as soon as you get on the plane. How about an expensive dinner or nice furniture? It really comes down to one's priority in life, I would rather spend more money on a car than to visit Europe with my family every year.

Couldn't agree more!! I think this guy preconceived notion is that the ONLY reason one buys a car is for A-B transportation. Other than the Genesis ( a used Hyundai? Think not!!) the others are FWD appliances. I know I have never purchased a car based on economics; other than how many years/miles I can get out of it! One reason I'm in the 535i is my requirement for RWD and a right-way facing engine.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Noggie

Another one, nice.

Just did a search, and apparently there is about 4,6 million Norwegan-Americans in the US. 1,5% of the US population, so it makes sense there are a few on this board.

Add another. My grandfather was full (Thoresen), my mom 1/2 and me 1/4 (at least, depending on how much from my dad's side).

Tried Lutefisk...... ONCE!!! Y....U....C....K!!!! My grandfather had it every Christmas Eve!!

[NewM3driver]

If folks had to go by this rule there would be a lot less cars on the road, lol.

[Noggie]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Add another. My grandfather was full (Thoresen), my mom 1/2 and me 1/4 (at least, depending on how much from my dad's side).

Tried Lutefisk...... ONCE!!! Y....U....C....K!!!! My grandfather had it every Christmas Eve!!

Yeah, there are a few dishes that are remnants of an age long gone.
most people don't eat them, but for some reason we always try to make foreigners eat them.
Guess it gives us some sort of identity.
lutefisk, haven't had that in close to 30 years, and there are some special dishes I have never tried.
Really not much left of typical Norwegian cuisine in everyday life, we are very international, Italian, Mexican and Asian have had a huge influence in the past 20-30 years. Things like taco Friday and Saturday pizza is very common these days.

Sorry for bringing this thread so far off topic

[GMe90]

They want you to take all that money you have left over and invest it into the stock market, so that world class crooks like Soros can manipulate the stock market and take your hard earned money. No thank you. If money is going to be wasted, I want to be one doing it, not some crook in suit and tie.

[BigKutta]

There would be a lot more value to this if they posted a $ value of car you should buy for every income level, however, this is so whacked