‘Not in my backyard’ or ‘NIMBY’ is a very human attitude. I got it all the time while working as an engineer.

“We’re not going to have that toxic waste dump here! Put it in the city!”

“Incinerators give you cancer! Would you want to live near one?”

Alex told me that residents of Oslo are shouting NIMBY — for the American Embassy! I’ve never thought of the American Embassy as an undesirable neighbour. It makes a sort of sense; I guess the Norwegians are wary of a bomb attack.