Weird things Icelanders do (American perspective)

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Our favorite Icelander Jens joins us for another video! This time we are talking about 10 things Icelanders do that Americans think is weird. Leave us a comment with which "weird thing" you agree with or add your own! And make sure to watch Part 1 where he talks about the weird things Americans do 😆 • Weird things Americans...
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@rcmrcm3370 Жыл бұрын

Babies outside started in Iceland as anti-TB action, and is standard in all of Scandinavia now.

@bluemouse5039 Жыл бұрын

Maybe the people being in a hurry all the time in Iceland comes from living in a place with short warm weather seasons where there is a limited amount of time to build homes, grow crops and so on and a underlying sense of urgency to get things done fast

@miriamofsanik981 Жыл бұрын

When I went to Austria, we noticed the babies outside in the pram/stroller too. Mom's were enjoying the outside cafe, having lunch/glass of wine, etc. All of their babies were in the strollers with fur blankies and little red cheeks, just sleeping or smiling happy! I thought that was so delightful.

@asamanyworlds3772 11 ай бұрын

USA that would not go down

@amarketing8749 10 ай бұрын

@@asamanyworlds3772 I agree, people would be reporting you for child abuse or child endangerment. 😊

@nata7536 5 ай бұрын

Fun fact about the prams! They've imprisoned mothers and have taken away their children for doing the same thing in the US. Even if the baby is healthy and in good condition.

@gingerredshoes 25 күн бұрын

Because in the US, there's a real danger of kids getting snatched and harmed. I don't know if we just have more perverts and crazies here than in other places, but parents sometimes don't even let children play outside unsupervised for fear something bad will happen to them.

@jadeblueandmoon Жыл бұрын

I find very interesting that people at the store don’t talk to you or help you. I am Mexican and I know now that I can visit Iceland but it would be very difficult to adapt to the culture, we tend to talk to everyone and don’t look at our watch, time slows down in Latinoamérica. Thanks for the information, very interesting.

@lorrainemagarian2677 11 ай бұрын

I'm with you!

@RosieJ7223 9 ай бұрын

One of my favorite things about Mexican (and most Latino people I’ve encountered) is their friendliness! My roommate is college was from Mexico and her sense of humor was the best. Her whole family was hospitable and easy going. I still miss them!

@mels.3750 8 ай бұрын

honestly, I live in the mid-atlantic in the U.S. and it's like that here sometimes. Depends on the store.

@Marvee78 Жыл бұрын

Speaking on the inhale: very much a Norwegian thing as well. We're not aware of it, but foreigners learning Norwegian always point it out.

@sc3129 11 ай бұрын

Not everyone but lot of people in the North East of Scotland do this as well

@wesara9724 11 ай бұрын

A lot of Swedish speakers do it too, and Swedish speaking finns. It had to be pointed out to me too before I noticed myself doing it lol.

@johnkerfont8066 10 ай бұрын

Newfoundlanders do it too.

@live.travel. 10 ай бұрын

funny hearing the babies sleeping outside, I remember my Dad saying they did it all the time when he was little, leave them on the porch for their afternoon nap, no car seat, just strap them in. nowadays in North America it won't happen, but nice that it's safe for them there

@anyagetman8596 11 ай бұрын

It makes perfect sense for vikings to do their shopping abroad ;)

@wisecoconut5 Жыл бұрын

True fact: hot dogs are HUGE in Mexico. The grocery store will have 25-30 flavors! And if you order sausage in a restaurant they just might bring you a hot dog!

@bhmichigan8731 11 ай бұрын

I lived in Iceland and had a small business downtown ... in Lækitorg Plaza .. sold Pizza & on occasion Burritos ... always found it so funny how in the middle of the night ... after the kids were out drinking and, in the plaza, eating and freezing ... they may start arguing in Icelandic of course ... but then would throw in curse words (if you will) always in English and then go right back to arguing in Icelandic.

@IcelandwithaView 11 ай бұрын

Sounds like you have some great stories! As harsh as the pronunciation of some Icelandic words are, sometimes it just feels so satisfying to shout an f-bomb!

@bhmichigan8731 11 ай бұрын

@@IcelandwithaView Agree 100% and been there done that.

@robertwhelan9132 11 ай бұрын

I came here for the views on Iceland and stayed for the Icelander's awesome accent

@jocelynedesrochers2807 11 ай бұрын

In Canada we let our babies sleep in their strollers in the winter all bundled up. So healthy!!!

@kristimcarthur7436 Жыл бұрын

I’m a 3rd generation icebreaker in the US. You video has cleared up all the quirks about my family. Everything makes sense now. Thanks

@kristimcarthur7436 Жыл бұрын

Icelander lol

@Volundur9567 9 ай бұрын

@@kristimcarthur7436 but icebreaker sounds like a funny euphemism for Icelanders who leave to go live and work abroad.

@shiitake1521 Жыл бұрын

I hope they have used clothes stores out there if the people have to make such an effort to get new clothes. Especially, baby gear and kids clothes.

@alicevtanjoco6244 Жыл бұрын

The Philippines start playing Christmas carols and decorating on September 1st.

@IcelandwithaView Жыл бұрын

I love it 🤣! Christmas just can't come soon enough!

@johncowper3499 11 ай бұрын

We loved going to Iceland, we had a great time there. We are only there for six days. We thought it was very cool that you actually grew your own bananas and we did see people with their babies sleeping outside and thought that was a little different and we were still wearing coats and jackets and the locals were wearing T-shirts and short and some of them were wearing bikini tops. We also truly enjoyed that every neighborhood had hot tubs and cold swimming pools.

@michellek.5744 11 ай бұрын

I think we are gaining on the Icelanders for going from summer to Christmas. I just walked into Hobby Lobby just the other day to look for their summer stuff and was told it was in the last two aisles. In the meantime at least 6-8 aisles in the beginning of the store and another few aisles away were Thanksgiving and Christmas stuff. I'm not a big fan of summer but come on. Let me live out my life slowly, not running into the winter holidays so quickly which are my favorite seasons, but I can wait.

@brendafrazier811 11 ай бұрын

I was in Joann’s a couple of days ago and all the summer stuff (including 4th of July) was on clearance! Good grief! It’s still June!

@michellek.5744 11 ай бұрын

@@brendafrazier811 lol I know! Its nuts lol

@stephaniewozny3852 11 ай бұрын

I agree! Some things (like pumpkin pie, eggnog, the decor) used to feel so special because they were only available for a short time during Nov-Dec (maaaaybe Oct). But now they hang around so long, it doesn't feel as special.

@Volundur9567 9 ай бұрын

@@stephaniewozny3852 we still have Spekulatius and Glühwein/Kinderpunsch.

@RosieJ7223 9 ай бұрын

Hobby Lobby is its own category. That’s where all the crafters who make stuff go so they need more time to get ideas and make stuff happen 😂

@dilus13 2 жыл бұрын

Just returned to the UK from my first ever visit to Iceland with my daughter. It is one incredible country, we both fell in love with it and plan to return in a couple of years. We managed a whole lap of Iceland in a camper van in 5 days 🤪 the landscape is stunning and as a photographer I was in heaven. Unfortunately we didn’t interact very much with Icelanders due to being on the road so much but those that we did meet were courteous, interested in why we were there and ALL spoke perfect English. It was an educational visit as much as a holiday (tin roofs, local food and why sheep roam in groups of 3) were all googled whilst on the road 😂 Icelanders are very welcoming and the ones we did meet made our trip unforgettable 🇮🇸❤️

@robertfenyk1199 Жыл бұрын

The ice cream with candy toppings thing is also very American. And hotdogs too. Who knew?

@bevanderson6245 11 ай бұрын

It's the patronymic naming system which is still used in Iceland and the Faroe Islands. The father's first name plus the word -son/sson or -datter/dottir. One gets used to it when doing genealogy research in Norway, Denmark (-sen/datter) or Sweden (-sson/dottir). Norway went to a single surname (by law) in 1923, and Sweden went to a single surname (by law) in 1902. Denmark went to single surnames in the mid-1800s. One gets used to the patronymic naming system while doing genealogy research in the traditional three Scandinavian countries (sometimes a matronymic name, but not as often back then). I prefer working with the patronymic names, in fact; I always know who the father is. If one is not used to the patronymic naming system when doing genealogy research during those periods of history one gets hopelessly lost in finding one's family back then.

@heimirhkarlsson 5 ай бұрын

I must correct. Born and raised in Iceland, parents from Faroe Islands. I think it is more common to use family names in the Faroe Islands, even thoug the -dóttir and -son system is used as well. In Iceland, I was raised to use my -son name, and less my faroses family name. In The Faroe Islands, and Denmark, I use my family name. Even abroad, as majority of people could´t neither pronunse or write my -son name correctly. :-) Might be, since the younge generation of faroese has more awarness of independency, they have started using all kind of family names, who sound faroese. I seen that change in my family name. We had excactly the same thing happening in Iceland, as Icelaners were in the independet mood in middle of last century. That with taking up family names.

@dawnesmith-sliming7004 2 жыл бұрын

We spent about 30 hours in Reykjavik in 2011 because of a layover. We stayed in a lovely hotel just outside the city. There was a bus stop in the parking lot of hotel. So we head out for some adventure and asked the woman who checked us in which bus numbers came to their bus stop. She looked at me and said “you don’t need a bus, it’s only 2 km that way (pointed in a direction), you can walk”. So I said to her “yes, that sounds fun but at the end of the day, being jet lagged from our delayed flight, we might just want to take the bus back.” It’s been 11 years and I still have NO idea what bus goes there. We walked about 2 km ‘that way, past the excursion company’ and eventually did come into Reykjavik. Walked around the city all day and then walked back. No idea if we took the long way around or if we went directly ‘just 2km’.

@kilipaki87oritahiti Жыл бұрын

Because 1-2 km is nothing if you're a Nordic person. Most of our cities are small enough for them to be walkable, so not having to be dependant on a car, and we also tend to have great public transport. Also we are cultures were hiking, being active and out in nature is an essential part of our identity. I know that's very different from teh US were people hardly walk anywere, same with hiking, why many of you are so big, besides the food you eat that contains so much chemical and hormones.

@lorrainemagarian2677 11 ай бұрын

Amazing that you survived your trek into the city lol!

@amarketing8749 10 ай бұрын

@@kilipaki87oritahiti Our country is huge. People from other countries often want to see all the sights and don't realize the distance between is NOT a short drive. So car culture is big. In rural areas car culture is even more important, because 1 activity is going for a drive. No destination, just out driving. We also don't shop everyday, so what you buy at the supermarket is the amount to last a couple of weeks. Easier to do with a car. Lots of reasons, but the shear size of the country and road trips are as essential to our culture as hiking is to Icelandic culture.😊

@Volundur9567 9 ай бұрын

@@kilipaki87oritahiti I've seen plenty of chubby Nordic folk.

@BookOfJames1 2 жыл бұрын

Wait... what American is surprised by love of sugar? All of those things about candy at stores, pop at meals, cakes at work in the break room is the most American thing Ive ever heard of.

@jomoland 11 ай бұрын

I agree!

@seltzermint5 11 ай бұрын

I agree too. Also every pizza chain in the USA has been doing the 2 liters of soda specials forever, even back in the 80s.

@maraskywalkeriii 11 ай бұрын

Many Americans are hyper aware of this sugar culture in America and there’s definitely many who chose not to engage in it. Also, as Americans being constantly put in the lime light for our bad health due to bad eating choices, we are bewildered that other cultures can consume such high quantities of sugar as normal and are not suffering from the health problems many Americans currently have. I only drink water and like one cup of coffee in the morning. Only when on vacation do I sometimes indulge in other drinks.

@TheShauNanigans 11 ай бұрын

Yeah. We even put brown sugar in our carrots, which baffled my British friend when she started living over here. That is not a difference between cultures at all.

@elizabethfairlie8296 11 ай бұрын

Maybe it's time to go home.

@Kaz-1 2 жыл бұрын

I live in the Highlands of Scotland and both my children were left outside to sleep and were very safe and happy

@RichardNievesNY Жыл бұрын

I found interesting the baby sleeping outside thing. It just shows Iceland is a safe place and they trust their neighbors. That is good. In Japan I would see small kids traveling solo on the train. My wife and I would get SO worried. The poor things couldn't even carry his book bag. Customs are amazing.

@kilipaki87oritahiti Жыл бұрын

This is the norm in all the nordic countries, not just Iceland. And I've been to Japan as well. Different culture, country, and society with different views and values, why it's different from the US. As a Norwegian I just find the school kids venturing around alone as normal, as we do the same here in Norway. We learn from an early age how to be independant. We aren't overly protective, as it's suffocating, and we also let them learn through lived experiences as that's how we gain skills, and grow into confident human beings, let it be handling a knife, falling off the bike, or play high up in trees, and fall down etc. It's about resilience.

@lilibetmargaret 11 ай бұрын

@gille87oritahiti I fear that American parents have stripped resilience from our children. I'm 70 so grew up in an entirely different world that my siblings and friends called " 1950s benign neglect". Parents wouldn't be caught dead helicoptering over us. It would have been considered very, very odd and a sign of emotional problems in the parent. We went to the corner stores for Mom, wandered over 3 square blocks at Halloween, and were never tardy even with a mile walk to school. I remember a handful of times getting a ride to school from a neighbor. Rain. Heat. Flooding. Didn't matter. I love seeing that other cultures consider even small children very capable. We were required to be capable. It's such a loss to see kids lost trying to perform simple tasks. I have hope that one day we will return to the capable and resilient child model.

@novrinkov0053 23 күн бұрын

In Japan, children and women can walk alone on the streets even at midnight. I never even locked my house in Japan, even when I was away. There are even unmanned stores in Japan. It is a system in which customers voluntarily leave money.

@suediamond8780 Жыл бұрын

A lot of people go on shopping trips abroad. Even in Hawaii we do that.

@IcelandwithaView Жыл бұрын

It certainly changes your perspective on shopping - having to come up with a strategy on what, when, and where to buy, how much will you be saving, how to bring it home...

@gisliii4788 Жыл бұрын

Im from Iceland though my family moved to Norway when i was 2, and i always thought that it was weird when no one else spoke while inhaling

@kilipaki87oritahiti Жыл бұрын

Umh we do it all over Scandinavia, especially in Norway, so dunno what you're talking about. Icelanders originally came from Western Norway, Songdal.

@gisliii4788 Жыл бұрын

@@kilipaki87oritahiti personally I've never heard anyone else speak while inhaling in Norway unless it's a friend making fun of me for doing so

@ash231 Жыл бұрын

I love how he's just like "yup, we do these" Also, not sure how long you've been out of the USA but each year christmas season has creeped up earlier and earlier. Costco now puts out their christmas decor in the beginning of October here.

@IcelandwithaView Жыл бұрын

Noooo!!!! Halloween and Thanksgiving deserve more time!!!

@missivonne 11 ай бұрын

Lowe's (a hardware store chain) had lit-up lawn ornaments (they're big, the name is a misnomer) in August. August!

@Volundur9567 9 ай бұрын

@@IcelandwithaView Halloween is better than Christmas in my opinion.

@Kim-427 9 ай бұрын

Not that early. The last week of August he said going in to Sept no one I know in America is putting up Christmas decorations and plugging them in to twinkle twinkle. Lol Now you may have those people that leave their lights up on the house all year but they aren’t plugging them in for display. September is wayyy too early for me. Lol

@ash231 9 ай бұрын

@Kim-427 Costco in NC, USA had their Christmas decorations out *today*

@janinekeimes2259 2 жыл бұрын

I am not sure what part of the US you are from, but in the North East, Our pizza places always have deals... buy a pizza, get 2 L soda. And there is a HIGH consumption of sugar here, and there is always cakes/cookies brought into work. And have you never heard of a Dairy Queen Blizzard?

@peggymorgan6122 11 ай бұрын

Right? I was dumbfounded listening to these things, even being in a hurry.

@lisamarie9857 2 жыл бұрын

I just returned from Island 9/27/21. I didn’t spend nearly as much money as I thought I would. The people are wonderful (altho they drive like maniacs. Lol), food is fantastic, not to mention the unbelievable beauty of the country. I felt like I had gone home. I fit right in. I’m going back in early spring. Takk!

@vitzaniadominguez6961 Жыл бұрын

The hot dog everywhere thing and infants left outside in their strollers was a great heads up.

@kilipaki87oritahiti Жыл бұрын

It's a Nordic thing, we do it in Norway as well, and all the Scandinavian countries.

@micrn777 Жыл бұрын

Lol, laughing right now about the breath taken in while talking. I first noticed it when traveling in Ireland. I thought something bad happened 🤣when she did it. The Danish also do that. Then I went to Iceland and noticed it also

@kilipaki87oritahiti Жыл бұрын

It's not soley to speak while inhaling, it's when and how we do it and the meaning, we do the same in Norway, as that's were the Icelandic vikings once came from. We mostly do it when agreeing, or saying yes in certain situations, but depends on the context. I guess it is a Nordic/Scandinavian thing.

@MichaelSpengler 2 жыл бұрын

no titles, no mr and mrs.. that is what i love about Iceland..

@kilipaki87oritahiti Жыл бұрын

All of the Nordics are like this. We also don't use mam, or sir. We are more laid back, chill and unformal.

@TheShauNanigans 11 ай бұрын

@@kilipaki87oritahiti Do you use other terms instead or simply say "Excuse me" or "Hello" etc when getting someone else's attention? I like this idea a lot, too. Formal mr. and mrs. is so unnecessary.

@lorrainemagarian2677 11 ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed these Icelandic presentations! Thank you so much! I love learning about different cultures. That's why when I visited other countries or even different states, I always seek out local haunts.

@lindabclaesson982 11 ай бұрын

In Sweden we also speak on inhale. Many of us are also sauce-lovers and call people by their first name, no titles. The trend to use English words is more and more common in Sweden too, I'm not too keen on this though. Babies sleep outside in Sweden as well. Fresh air is healthy. Maybe more common in the countryside though, not so much in the cities. Nordic habits, perhaps?

@janettekooter595 4 ай бұрын

Also ib Nederland

@beckybonanno9433 2 жыл бұрын

We were in Iceland a couple years ago; we had the best time! The land and people are wonderful. We stayed at a AirB&B where they raise Islandic horses, and the rules about Icelandic horses is also very interesting!

@islandyyt 11 ай бұрын

I’m from Nfld. We also “speak on the inhale”, esp when saying yeah. It’s not just an Icelandic thing . . .

@TheShauNanigans 11 ай бұрын

The Christmas observation is the same in America. I go to Dollar Tree before October and both Christmas and Halloween decorations are in full effect.

@nunyalastname-ej8vl 11 ай бұрын

Baaahh dont apologize. Anyone being offended will always find something to be offended by. Ignore them. Have fun. 😊

@tobiejobaker1454 2 жыл бұрын

We just visited Iceland and I wanted to thank you for all your helpful insight. You truly made our journey a better one.

@arlenemaxwellcopeland1644 2 жыл бұрын

My parents put us outside in the carriage EVERY day rain or shine, in NYC. We grew up healthy. I put my kids outside in a carriage in the suburbs of NYC, rain or shine, and they grew up healthy too. But that was only in the backyard of the house, never at a public place. Very interesting. Thanks for mentioning baby monitor.

@robertschulke1596 11 ай бұрын

If you want good hot dogs in the States, get kosher beef. It's very pure and clean.

@anitamafoa6361 4 ай бұрын

Great video, love learning about another culture. So glad I came across your channel!

@juneturner7964 Жыл бұрын

My family lives in Sweden even though I live in Colorado USA. The baby sleep outside all the time in Sweden also.

@danielwright5871 2 жыл бұрын

My wife and I are planning a trip this December. It's going to be amazing. Can't wait. Thank you for all your awesome videos. We think the babies sleeping outside is a bit different.

@nancyrafnson4780 2 жыл бұрын

Babies sleeping outside is common in other Nordic countries as well.

@state924 11 ай бұрын

Just found this channel, very cool, love it!

@IcelandwithaView 11 ай бұрын

SO glad you are here! Welcome and thank you for watching.

@cynthiagee948 Жыл бұрын

The hot dogs are wonderful! After we returned, my husband ordered hot dogs and all the sauces, etc. for me for my birthday - we live in Missouri! It was a fun surprise!

@lissetteramos1761 11 ай бұрын

The comment that that Icelanders write a phrase or sentence in their native language and insert an English word of phrase, here in America is called Spanglish 😮😂😂. All everyone who speaks more than one language do it at one point or another. Especially, when you're with someone who you know also does that same😊. It happens in texting too.

@michaelbury8940 2 жыл бұрын

I’m due to visit Iceland in April and found this video very interesting and informative and looking forward to our trip 😁👍🏻

@IcelandwithaView 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Michael! Maybe it will help you understand the locals when you get here.

@sid7088 11 ай бұрын

I've noticed that people from Newfoundland speak on the inhale also.

@IcelandwithaView 11 ай бұрын

So fascinating!

@ChucoReacts 2 жыл бұрын

Im in Iceland 🇮🇸 right now!! Thanks for all the tips!!

@Luredreier 2 жыл бұрын

8:53 I suspect that Iceland just did the same as we did here in Norway and as I believe they did in Sweden and Denmark. Basically we quit using titles and stuff. In Norways case I believe the end to that came with the youth generation of 1968 and all the cultural changes back then. But basically while titles still made sense for people that was old then and used to the old system the rest of society stopped using it. Nordic people are not fans of authority nor of anyone thinking of themselves as better then anyone else, there's always been some tendencies in that direction in germanic culture, but when the region turned towards the left in the late sixties and early seventies our cultures greatly changed. And polite speech like what you described went from being considered polite to optional to inpolite to today being seen as an insult over here. If you where to use the Norwegian equivalent of "Sir" and my last name in Norwegian I *would* be insulted. It would be indicating that you thought I was so stuck up that I thought I was better then myself, it would be indicating that I was too stupid to see that I'm an equal just like anyone else, it would be a mockery of all that I am. Using our equivalent of "Sir" (Herr)" or "Mrs" (Fru) og "Miss" (Frøken) as well as a last name is only on done without the intent to insult with people born before 1968 on rare occations. In other words, I believe it has nothing to do with Iceland being a small island or Norway being a low population country. And everything to do with the cultural shift of the sixties and seventies. Unless Iceland is different from Norway in this regard and didn't have these titles even before then...

@marthaoschwald1277 Жыл бұрын

Finns speak on an inhale too and it still surprises me. They're very breathy when they talk.

@sandrarunarsdottir6851 Жыл бұрын

I love your comments. I've been living in Sweden for fourteen years. Oh my God 🤗

@7578nina 2 жыл бұрын

such a nice video! they also inhail on words in Norway and there are NO rules at the check out... every man for themselves😂 I relate to all of these idiosyncracies, but we learn to love it eh? thanks for all the iceland travel tips. headed your way in a couple weeks🤩 -CanadianinNorway

@kilipaki87oritahiti Жыл бұрын

We do it mostly when we are saying yes or agreeing. Especially if getting tiresome or boring and we just want the conversation to end, or we are not really paying attetion...

@roseannepryor7220 7 ай бұрын

Years ago I had a layover in Iceland. I was in the airport and needed a warm hat. I purchased a skullcap but didn’t understand the currency? This little knit skullcap cost me $78! Didn’t realize it until I got back home to the US? 😮

@nicolegreevy6212 2 жыл бұрын

This was fun! As an NYCer, I can relate to the always-in-a-hurry thing.

@bogami2126 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@sleepypanda69 2 жыл бұрын

Please could you do an icelandic phrases video for travelers from an english/American perspective, sooo hard 🤯

@maminkameadors1381 11 ай бұрын

Maybe extra sauces are a holdover to keep from having food fatigue from when the food options were more limited? 🧐

@chriswingard106 2 жыл бұрын

I remember the inhaled “ja” when we lived there. So funny…brings back great memories😊

@ahaugen67 10 ай бұрын

In the last few years, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween show up at once in September in the US.

@tiffanyb6420 11 ай бұрын

The idea of babies in strollers outside blows my mind but in a good way. How awesome it is to live in a country where that is the norm and not the anomaly! Where I’m from, if a parent did that, they’d be called negligent or whackadoodle. It would definitely be a problem.

@IcelandwithaView 11 ай бұрын

It's definitely something to get used that's for sure. 😊

@Addy1987 2 жыл бұрын

Definately guilty of pouring sauce on everything. I miss Icelandic Icecream (Bragdarefur aka Flavorfox), my favorite mix is fresh strawberries, snickers and þristur. Back in the day when I lived in Iceland I'd have caramel and cherry sauce, snickers, þristur and whatever I felt like that day which could be tromp, twix or daim for the most part (I live in Denmark now)

@draperamanda 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been to Iceland twice and I’m obsessed. If I didn’t have so many animals I’d totally move there.

@lisamarie9857 2 жыл бұрын

There was sauce on everything. I loved it!

@oceanluvngal 11 ай бұрын

I didn't know that speaking on the inhale was so prevalent. It is also common where I am from, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The most common thing said on the inhale is one long yea followed by 4 quick/short ones.

@eddadamatta3479 10 ай бұрын

I happened upon one of your videos yesterday and have watched a few since then. Very fun and informative. I've always had a fascination with Iceland, but have never had the opportunity to visit. I hope it's okay to ask, but what do you and your husband do for a living that made it feasible to go and live in Iceland? Well done on following your dreams! Best regards from warm and sunny South Africa (despite the fact that it's winter right now 🙂)

@lorrainemockford_edtech 10 ай бұрын

I live in the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia. The aspirated affirmative is a thing here, same with the aspirated negative. Not so weird 🙂 I love Iceland - I've been twice and need to return.

@Catilieth 11 ай бұрын

Walking fast, doing things fast has to do with cold climates. Southern climes people talk and move slower. Why? My personal theory is that in the frozen north, if you dawdle, you freeze.. keep moving quickly to stay warm. You rush around that that in the hot south, you will succumb to heat exhaustion by noon.

@ibrahimawan459 2 жыл бұрын

Iceland is one of 3 countries I always want to visit . Love from Pakistan

@mariabjork15 3 ай бұрын

When I was a baby we lived in the east in Iceland and sometimes my mom needed to tie my stroller to a pole with rope because of bad weather, she did it so I could sleep outside because I used to sleep better outside then inside. Still today I like to sleep with open window and hear the wind.

@barbarabartlett4017 2 жыл бұрын

My friend were due to go there in 2020 but the world had other plans 😟. Hopefully we can make it there in 2022 and visit this beautiful place. Love from Australia

@TheShauNanigans 11 ай бұрын

I hope you've been able to visit! It is such a beautiful place.

@nancyvernon3017 11 ай бұрын

Wow! I wonder if I lived in Iceland and an Icelandic parent came over and saw my baby sleeping on top of the dryer, would they call the police? Lol! Once you became a parent, you adapt to what helps soothe the baby. In my case, it was the vibrations from the washing machine or dryer that did the trick. So just put the little pne on top of the dryer once you bring him back inside😂

@craigmccann1028 2 жыл бұрын

Blending of languages happens with a lot of cultures. Talking about ice cream " please go try that" made me laugh out loud. Good one.

@arlenemaxwellcopeland1644 2 жыл бұрын

Dairy Queen Blizzards tooo much sugar for me but my kids loved it

@Volundur9567 9 ай бұрын

Ísdenglisch is my familienlect, a dialect made up of a blending of languages spoken in a family or among friends.

@joyh7524 2 жыл бұрын

The SAUCES, OMG! And some of them are weird, like sweet sauces on savory dishes. I had to start asking for them on the side. I had a flashback to this video.

@markmeandering446 Жыл бұрын

I’m surprised about the abroad shopping. They don’t get killed with customs or import taxes?

@stephenbouchelle7706 7 ай бұрын

Here in the US, despite having Halloween and Thanksgiving, Costco put Christmas stuff out in October. Soda with pizza - no. Beer.

@KevinWPruitt 7 ай бұрын

Same in Ireland, it's called a Gaelic gasp here...I thought people were having trouble breathing!

@jenwhalen8694 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a traditional Icelandic Christmas decoration or tree ornament? Also, what sauce is a good choice to bring home to my family as a stocking stuffer?

@gfritlev9956 2 жыл бұрын

That was interesting! Seing things from another angle. The population of Iceland is allready 374,000

@annemarie3811 2 жыл бұрын

You’re an American surprised by soda with pizza, cake in the office, monster milkshakes, and hot dog stands? California? Colorado? Wild guessing here because Icelanders sound like New Yorkers to me.

@fetishavamp 2 жыл бұрын

True! I was questioning the same. You get all that sugary stuff in America. As a matter of fact, carbs are a huge part in the American diet. Needless to say, diabetis runs rampant in the US.

@terriwarnick6917 11 ай бұрын

I like your videos. You are echoing a bit in this video and I would suggest subtitles for your Icelandic friend. It is hard to understand what his comment are. 😊

@cazandra89 2 жыл бұрын

In Denmark people also leave their kids outside in the stroller, completely normal 😉

@donnapauley8183 10 ай бұрын

Elevator etiquette is you allow the people off first then you enter. That jiggles my mind!

@hedinnII 11 ай бұрын

Actually responding with an inhaled answer usually has a different meaning. It's usually puts emphasise on a strong emotion, somthing that took your breath away.

@trixiejoh 2 жыл бұрын

Inhaling while saying yes or no is also common in Sweden and partly in northern Germany.

@stevekollen1672 2 жыл бұрын

Speaking on an inhale is not as rare as you think. It's called "Ingressive sound" in English and there are a bunch of places that do it, even in the US. I live in Costa Rica and people here insert tons of English words in conversations too. Sometimes it's because they're learned a technical term in English and it's more succinct than saying the equivalent in Spanish and sometimes it's just to show that a person is well educated aka bragging. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingressive_sound

@kilipaki87oritahiti Жыл бұрын

@elisabethvismans 7 ай бұрын

As a baby my mother let me sleep during the day in the pram in the front garden and was happy to see my tanned legs. That was in the Netherlands. in Europe we don't eat as much sugar as here in America where I now live. I loved chia pudding in Iceland. never had a better one.

@Gertieness 11 ай бұрын

Yes, but do their hot dogs have nitrates? It's not a real dog without that 🤨

@kissanruokaa Жыл бұрын

Heheh we also do this inhale talking in Finland a lot :D like 80% of the people respond as "yes" like (inhaling) "hhjuuu" :D

@RosieJ7223 9 ай бұрын

He has a great sense of humor 😁

@cyndybeller1306 11 ай бұрын

If our air was as clean and fresh as Iceland, I could see the benefit of a child napping outside. Of course in America, I would have a Rottweiler guarding the stroller.

@TheShauNanigans 11 ай бұрын

The air quality from wild fires and just general air pollution would be enough for me not to do it in America, unfortunately.

@gubjorggisladottir3525 Жыл бұрын

When I find out that a shop (store) has put up christmas decorations in september or october I do boycot that store until the first of december. Let wait until after the last day of summer/autum has passed, before doing that...

@marisaflores-march7112 2 жыл бұрын

He is awesome!

@marthab.higgins149 10 ай бұрын

In Maine USA, where I live, several words are also said on an inhalation, so that doesn't sound weird to me.

@trenawawrzyniak4397 10 ай бұрын

No sugar for me I am a insulin dependent diabetic. I do miss good dark chocolate . Soda is not good for you. Give me hot tea or iced tea . Iced hazelnut coffee w/ cream.

@nancyrafnson4780 2 жыл бұрын

Please don’t ruin the Icelandic language!! Not so long ago it was the purest language in the World- mainly because it was a very isolated country , so the language didn’t change. I’m 4th generation Canadian of Icelandic heritage and damn proud of it!

@Halli50 2 жыл бұрын

The Icelandic language has changed, to be sure, but not very much. It is mostly a matter of pronunciation. You, a descendant of our "vesturfarar" (lit. the people that traveled to the West) appear to be concerned. The phraseology used by your great-great-grandparents, the ones that had to flee hunger and famine over a century ago may sound quaint but it is still traditional. My youngest daughter, now doing her 4th year in medical school, uses abysmal Icelandic - modern, teenager Icelandic - but our best language scholars tell us not to worry: The Icelandic Sagas used abbreviations like you see in modern text-speak. Nowadays it reflects conservation of keystrokes, in the olden days it reflected conservation of calfskin, the "paper" of the day. We went through some manic periods of defining and preserving "genuine" Icelandic 100 years ago and, by now, the language is firmly established. There are numerous scholars that have verified that the modern Icelandic language is the closest to Old Norse you can get. Of course suitably removed, but recent "checks" made by Dr. Jackson Crawford proved that modern Icelandic is pretty damned close to Old Norse.

@fidstudio4930 Жыл бұрын

ókei maður afhverju kallar þú síma fóna, og bíla kara?

@edwarddore7617 11 ай бұрын

Why I agree that every culture should keep their language, I'm sure there are plenty of isolated small communities throughout the world that have a language that hasn't changed in hundreds or thousands of years

@RosieJ7223 9 ай бұрын

They need to have more babies. I mean, that’s hyperbolic, obviously not *everyone* needs to have a kid right this minute. But the future belongs to those who have children. Have them and teach them. Culture is so important, but it is passed down and a few generations can change things, including language, drastically.

@laurenmarsh5690 8 ай бұрын

@@RosieJ7223such a good point!🤍