I had a per diem of 50€/day
and had to ratio the alcohol and meat ingestion if I didn't want to over spend, so yes, it's pricey. Good thing is that you can brew your own beer or wine. And people are really nice, and very healthy too.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 15 Sep 2011, 10:50, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

You can do that here too.
it's just that people don't tend to, partly I guess because beer in pubs it not massively over priced.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 15 Sep 2011, 10:52, Reply)

Yes, but here you need to get prety drunk to spend 50€/day
I didn't go out much, and when I did I'd buy the drinks before hand, have them in a flat with other people and then go partying; otherwise you need a lot more than 50€/day.

Vegetables and meat were expensive too. I remember getting surprised every single time I went shopping.

Then, salaries are higher, and work conditions much better; as far as I know.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 15 Sep 2011, 10:55, Reply)

this is what I meant.
I think it evens out if you live there, but visiting is expensive. I still want to visit. The scenery in Troll Hunter was awesome.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 15 Sep 2011, 10:58, Reply)

I haven't watched it
but want to. Is it any good?

I did enjoy my time there very much. I would have moved there, but things were complicated at that time. However, by the end of February I was suffering from depression: lack of sun, too much snow to go out to the city and living on my own in a little village without friends is not a good combination.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 15 Sep 2011, 11:02, Reply)

As a horror film, it's not that horrific.
and it may depend on your toleration for all that shaky camera 'this is a student documentary, honest' style of film, but I thought it was good, quite funny in places and worth watching, a solid 6 or 7 out of ten.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Thu 15 Sep 2011, 11:05, Reply)