The People's Line

The People's Line

No, Michael Booth, language is not keeping people out of the Nordics

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Carl Beijer
Nov 04, 2015
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“The difference is, few actually actively seek to move to Scandinavia, for obvious reasons: the weather is appalling, the taxes are the highest in the world, the cost of living is similarly ridiculous, the languages are impenetrable, the food is (still) awful for the most part and, increasingly, these countries are making it very clear they would prefer…

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