>>>>>Well, if you can tell me any "freedom" which you have and we don't, I will throw in 2 "freedoms" we have and you don't for each you povide.
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>>>>I am not fluent in Norwegian culture, but could you list some freedoms you have that we don't?
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>>>Hmmmm, freedom of independed press, is one that comes to mind.
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>>>Not sure about norway, but some others.
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>>>- Freedom of getting an abortion
>>>- Freedom of getting euthnesia
>>>- Freedom of using soft drugs
>>>- Freedom of getting a beer in a bar at age 16. Stronger alcohols at age 18.
>>>- Freedom of working as a prostitute
>>>
>>>Appart form the list above it has to be notes that "Freedom" is experienced in different ways. Search on google on "The european dream" by jeremy rifkin. He has a good explanation of the different perceptions of the word freedom.
>>>
>>>
>>>Walter,
>>freedom from being found guilty of something (you may or may not have done) and executed. Thats a pretty big one.
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>>And a minor one.
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>>You can (I assume this is the case also in Holland) cross the road wherever you like. Unlike in the US where you can end up arrested
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>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6251431.stm
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>I suspect it is rare to get a ticket for jaywalking, much less thrown to the ground and arrested.
I guessed that might be the case.Its an interesting law though. We have nothing like it here. I think he may have been a bit snotty toward the policeman which doesn't go down well in any country