2. Things can be very efficient here.
While some processes will seem slow or clunky, especially when dealing with government, many are fast, efficient and electronic. For example, Norway is quickly becoming a cashless society, where electronic banking and debit cards are fully integrated for easy bill payments. Many procedures are automated (imagine paying for your doctor’s appointment via a machine at the office) and you can easily book services like hairdresser’s appointments online. Because of the high cost to businesses when hiring employees, you’ll find that many interactions are streamlined. Many practices won’t have receptionists, for example – you simply seat yourself if you have an appointment and wait to be called. A place where this efficiency won’t be found is at the supermarket, where you’ll often line up for awhile because there are so few people working the checkout counters. I wonder when self-service checkout kiosks will find their way here – seems an anomaly that they haven’t already been implemented.