"Good Times" was a tv series that sort of told it like it was to be Black and poor in America. 1974 to 1979 iirc. My best pal really loved it but I found it to be a bit too realistic to enjoy.
Norway is particularly blessed in many ways. Sometimes It's said that every citizen is a millionaire from the oil being pumped up offshore. I gather that Oslo is amazingly expensive, but it's always something. Personally it's far too cold for me, but I doubt I'll ever see the country. The 1994 Winter Olympics took place in Lillehammer, north of the capitol, Oslo.
Off topic, Steven Van Zandt (aka Little Stevie, guitar player for Bruce Springsteen) starred in "Lilyhammer," as a mobster in Witness Protection sent to hide in Norway. He doesn't hide very well, the guy just HAS to be a crook. Three year tv series that was on Netflix. Not a bad show, imho.