Önce can...

Quote: harp00n

Önce can...

Efendim?

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Önce can sonra canan.  literally: The self comes first; the beloved follow after. near equiv:Charity begins at home. (However, as is seen from the literal translation, the Turkish proverb narrows the circle right down to the individual oneself.)

Of course. Thanks, harp00n.

You are welcome

Does that mean your friend is a more qualified doctor than all the unemployed Turkish doctors?

I`m a geography teacher. I think if I applied for a work permit in Norway, I would be rejected too because I`m sure there are also many unemployed teachers in Norway.

Nope. Norway´s unemployment rate is less than three per cent which means nothing. Norway is something else.

is that why they went bankrupt just a few years ago?

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is that why they went bankrupt just a few years ago?

Norway ranks as the second wealthiest country in the world. The economical growth was strong until 2007 but in the last part of 2008 the worldwide financial crisis had its effect on Norwegian economy also. The set-back was short though thanks to quick economic resurgence. Norway has survived the crisis better than European countries in average. Since 2008 the growth of GNP has continued and it is expected to be around 3 per cent in 2013.

You are some kind of geography teacher also.

Greece technicly, if it would not have been bailed out by the EU would have declaired bankruptcy, Argentina, Russia, Iceland and Ireland all declared bankruptcy in the 20th century but not Norway

Right, not an economist