If only to avoid indirectly funding Breitbart. In all seriousness, I had been feeling bad for a while about going so long without renewing my premie, even before Bens announcement, because the steady trend and eventual destination was clear. But cash was tight, especially once there were three of us, and the language barrier to Norwegian employment proved ironically large. It is VERY hard to learn a foreign language in a country where everyone but retirees is fluent in YOURS. There are many things you do not want to say haltingly and incomprehensibly over five minutes when you could say them quickly and clearly in <20 seconds; "where is the bathroom," "I am here for the job," "look out for that bus:" A LOT of things.