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[Christopher McCandless]

My dream as a child was to be an astronomer and/or physicist. Half-way through high school I discovered that I was better at languages, history, philosopy etc, so I started to study German, philosophy and history of ideas at the university in Gothenburg.

I did well at first but then the study environment became unbearable. I thought about a career as at least a translator or maybe even a university professor in German or philosophy.

On the uni front I heard something about Masters being free in Sweden or something like that. Are you familiar with the rules and stuff around them?

It doesn't cost anything to take a degree, no, not even a PhD Degree.

Do they fund your living costs while you are at it? How competative are they?

You got six years study loans. A part of it is free, but you can barely survive on the free part. The advanced educations are pretty competitive, I think.

Hmm, you see in the UK for a PHD you get funding if you can get a scholarship. Though you have to be pretty good to get one.

[TheoK]

How hard would it be for you to move to the States?

Depends. I have a relative in California, but I haven't met him for 20 years or so. Mum and dad met him a couple of hours last year when he was in Sweden on a short visit.

Get him to sponsor you California might not be your taste thou

He has good views on guns and stuff, though he thinks that the Illuminati runs the US. Maybe they do. 

[Christopher McCandless]

How hard would it be for you to move to the States?

Depends. I have a relative in California, but I haven't met him for 20 years or so. Mum and dad met him a couple of hours last year when he was in Sweden on a short visit.

Get him to sponsor you California might not be your taste thou

He has good views on guns and stuff, though he thinks that the Illuminati runs the US. Maybe they do. 

www.bilderberg.org

[Parts]

Come on over we need more nuts

[TheoK]

 

[Parts]

What are the restrictions on knives there?

[TheoK]

What are the restrictions on knives there?

You're not allowed to carry other than pocket knives in public, unless you need them in your work.

[Parts]

How about little ones like thing can be operated one handed insanely sharp and very concealable I have them on my key chain

[Christopher McCandless]

How about little ones like thing can be operated one handed insanely sharp and very concealable I have them on my key chain

Its 3in blades max in most of Europe

[Parts]

4 hear but if it serrated that comes off overall length

[TheoK]

How about little ones like thing can be operated one handed insanely sharp and very concealable I have them on my key chain

Never heard about anyone getting in trouble for that. You can carry a Swiss pocket knife of course.

One funny thing in Sweden is that you must be 21 to own a stiletto, but you're not allowed to carry a stiletto, so it's no use having a stiletto, unless you're going to stab someone.

[Christopher McCandless]

4 hear but if it serrated that comes off overall length

I would love to see the cops trying to measure one of them

[TheoK]

4 hear but if it serrated that comes off overall length

I don't think we have that rule in Sweden; they go after whether it's a pocket knife or not.

[TheoK]

This is the most common knife for working men and farmers etc in Sweden: the Mora knife from Dalarna. The shaft was originally of wood or bone.

[Parts]

How about little ones like thing can be operated one handed insanely sharp and very concealable I have them on my key chain

Never heard about anyone getting in trouble for that. You can carry a Swiss pocket knife of course.

One funny thing in Sweden is that you must be 21 to own a stiletto, but you're not allowed to carry a stiletto, so it's no use having a stiletto, unless you're going to stab someone.

Well it's tiny and can be easily canceled in hand and had and it is    insanity sharp