Answering the MOST GOOGLED questions about ICELAND
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"Why is Iceland so windy?"
My brain:
*bECaOuSe oF ThE wINdS*
Iceland is vulcanic so the air above the island should be warmer than the air above the ocean so winds from the ocean towards the mainland should happen often.
Damn u just broke my jokes level man
Because I drop immense farts!
Che MeGusta r/woosh
I know all about iceland
For the Linguistic Questions:
Icelandic is a North Germanic Language - meaning a language spoken in Scandinavia (Finnish being the exception to this.) Having been relatively isolated from the rest of the world, Icelandic retained many traits that would distinguish it from the rest of the North Germanic Languages.
In terms of similarity, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian all have about a 60% intelligibility rate. Faroese, being essentially a Danicized Icelandic, has a 70% intelligibility rate, thanks to its nearly 85% understanding of Danish. Icelandic, however, scores lowest of the group due to how different the consonants and vowels have become in all of the languages.
Grammatically, Icelandic also retained its four Proto-Germanic grammatical cases; Nominative (Nefnifall, “The Man”), Dative (Þágufall, “About the Man”), Accusative (Þolfall, “From the Man”), and Genitive (Eignarfall, “To the Man”).
Native German Speakers will also recognize this case system, as it’s the only other Germanic Language which hasn’t simplified down its grammatical structure
First of, Norþ Germanish nedœs mean it'st sproken in Shaþieȝ (Scandinavia). It means ðæt it'st descended from Old Dennish (Old Norse). Second, Icish nist sproken in Shaþieȝ, æniȝweiȝs. It'st sproken on æn ieȝlænd ðæt wœn must cross ðe whole Norþweiȝish Sea from Shaþieȝ to get to.
@@rejencann7411 Wtf is that language and why the hell did I understand it
Yes, to add to Finnish; it's a heavily germanic-influenced language, but the language roots are non-germanic (and non-indoeuropean in fact). So even though there's a high amount of shared vocabulary, the grammar differs quite a lot from the languages spoken in Scandinavia
ᚱᚣᛖᚾ ᚳᛚᚩᚦᛁᛖᚱ Northern Germanic Languages today are spoken nigh entirely in Scandinavia. That’s why I classified it as such
Chas Horton thank you ❤️ that’s very helpful
England and the UK aren't the same thing. The UK is England+Wales+Scotland+Northern Ireland.
England itself is about 130,000 km² big and Iceland is about 102,000 km² big. So England is bigger but not that much.
gerald Not for long pal ;)
@@NoName-eq9md What?
@@barreloffun10 NOT. FOR. LONG. PAL.
@Till This Day I wouldn't say they "beg" to remain a part of the union... most of the time there's only a few % that makes the "remainers" win.
wait , if you include ireland then shouldn't you also include isle of man ?
Today I learned what a Puffin is, and now I'm sad that people eat them :(
There is an age old adage that goes, "The cuter the animal the better they taste."
@@nomeaknat well now i know why i don't like pork...
@@nomeaknat Rabbit is cute. But I find the meat to be meh.
@@utopicuta Pigs are cute.
@@nomeaknat I need to find a chinchilla fast then!
The reason Iceland is called Iceland is because when Hrafna-Flóki came to Iceland he came in the winter and it was covered in ice and snow he named it Iceland. Before him, Naddoddur had come here and named the country Snowland, and then Garðar Svavarsson came after him and named it Garðarshólmi. Then finally Hrafna-Flóki came here and that name has stuck.
Lol i just finished watching Vikings... 😁 Floki landed at black sand beach.. i thought.. i had pictures in there too
@@evyj9261 I read somewhere that Floki named it Iceland so no one would visit, the Show is very fictional so i wouldnt take the generel Floki story "seriously".
@@SuperBatfreak of course that show it is fictional 🤣.. im just happy to see i was there where they shoot the film.. what is wrong with that? You the one that is too serious 🤣
According to the Landnámabók the swede Garðar Svavarsson discovered Iceland. I've read a lot of the Icelandic sagas and I plan to visit Iceland some day. Visit Egils homestead and try to lift all of the stones there is!
Imagine if the country was called Garðarshólmi, I can already hear the english-speaking world calling it GardarSHolmi
Your voice and mannerisms are so calming during these frightening times. Thank you Hrafna. And please don't eat puffins Icelanders.
Until you piss her off and awaken the Viking in her. Imaging her charging towards you with axe and shield in hand and chanting some pagan war songs. 🥺
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Okay i hate the taste of puffin but we eat it only once a year :,(
what's wrong with eating puffin? it's just like eating chicken or duck
@@cvspvr i think puffins are considerably scarce in population as compared to ducks or chickens. so eating them too much could endanger them
Halló from Italy! You’re videos are always pleasant and very interesting, and takk fyrir for keeping us company during the quarantine!
Hi from Brazil! I love your videos, they make smile and forget about whats happening in the world right now. Thank you!
Hey, stay safe there. I read that Iceland now has over 800 cases.
See people dont think that's a lot but for less than 400,000 people living there... damn
@@giarose240 got a buddy who works directly with the cases, as a paramedic and firefighter. So im always worried about this.
@@giarose240 , Numbers are high because they have one of the best testing rates in world. This detects much high portion of cases than other countries. In Iceland true cases is less than twice from detected cases. But many other countries like UK or US likely detects only one in ten infection or even less.
@@suokkos that's true also. My step father (65 and asthmatic) was refused testing when he showed symptoms. If he was tested sooner he wouldn't of had to go into ICU or pass it onto others in my family - he did self isolate in one floor of the house away from all of us but no matter how much you clean it still spreads - from UK
Kristian Maglasang of what? That’s a massive percentage of the population.
Iceland is very expensive because it is literally a frozen, volcanic, mountainous island in the middle of the Atlantic. Still love it though :)
then explain why Denmark is expensive XD
@@kristofferrasmussen8707 big macs are cheaper in denmark than they are in america
As a Norwegian I can understand Icelandic if you take it slowly and can read Icelandic pretty easy
You always bring a smile to our faces Hrafna, keep up the good work!
"the world is going through a tough time right now" i had to check the date to see what tough time were talking about
I'm hopefully going to Reykjavik and Akureyri from Sweden in two months. We'll see if the situation is more stable then.
Can't wait to see some beautiful icelanders 😄
It actually does smell like sulfur a tiny bit when you first turn the hot water/steam on (I’ve never felt water quite that hot right from the tap). Americans visiting Iceland should turn the cold water on first.
Kinda wondering: is there any accents in Iceland? Like most countries will have regions where you can distinguish a particular way of talking. Does that exist in Iceland?
I don't think so
yes sometimes people that live in the north speak a little different than other Icelanders they sometimes say the k a lot smoother then others, like if they would say milk they would pronounce it "milg"
We do pronounce some words (or type of words) differently depending on where we live but calling it an accent is inaccurate because the difference only applies to some words instead of an overall manner of speaking.
There's only one that wich is the Akureyri Accent but not everyone has one even those who live in Akureyri and it's not very noticeable and you most likely never notice it or meet a person with unless your Icelandic
Source: Icelandic and have family that live every where in Iceland
Yes, to a some extent. Source: Me, born and raised in Akureyri, northern Iceland, 400KM away from Reykjavík. Currently living in Berlin.
I lived in Reykjavík for five years during my studies and people there could almost instantly recognise that I was from the north. Sometimes I only needed to utter one short sentence for them to realise. Actually compared to most people in my town, my accent or way of speaking is somewhat strong I've been told, but that is probably because a big part of my relatives and my father are from the area of Lake Mývatn in north eastern Iceland, about an hour drive east of Akureyri, and the accent there can be really strong! Heck, when I was an exchange student in Austria, the other foreign students even recognised the difference when I was talking to another Icelandic student who was from the southwest! The main aspect is the pronunciation of consonants in between vowels or at the end of a word, like my home town of Akureyri. The 'K' in Akureyri pronounced like an actual strong K in my northern accent, but someone from Reykjavík will pronounce it more as a G, like "Agureyri". And on top of that, they sometimes even inflect the name in the wrong way, like when you want to say "within Akureyri" it would be "innan Akureyrar", but someone from Reykjavík might (willingly or not) say "innan Agureyris". That last one they say sometimes just to annoy us from the north XD Also there are a couple of different terms for the same thing like a hot dog ("pylsa" in the north and "pulsa" in the south, comes from Danish "pølse") and sore muscles after a work out ("strengir" in the north and "harðsperrur" in the south). With all that said, you can also sometimes recognise a southern Icelander in northern Iceland.
There are also some slight differences in other parts of the country as well, but this north/south divide probably the most prevalent.
Short version: Yes, some, but the difference is nowhere near as much as in most other countries. People have no problem understanding each other from different parts of the country.
i began to learn Icelandic before my A Levels but now i don't have the time, but i can say that the grammar in the simple sentences is really similar in german and in icelandic, but when it comes to more complex sentences the grammar is really different.
And the words are so different as well, so you can't tell by hearing or reading a word which could it be in the other language.
So you can say that the languages are kind of similar, but you can't understand each other without learning the other language.
I love hearing your accent! But also it was interesting to hear you talk about things. What are some words in other languages that you really struggle to say? I knew a German exchange student in high school who could not say the word “political” for the life of him. We had to help train him before a speech he had to do for a class
In hungarian is Izland.
Question : Do you have or did you ever wear traditional icelandic costumes?
hmm iceland folk, good topic! :)
We do have Icelandic traditional costumes but they are not worn very often. They do have a thing in one of the colleges (Kvennaskólinn) where they dress up in traditional costumes but idk it’s not very common.
i have seen some people wearing traditional icelandic costumes on the 17th of july
Edit: it's june not july
Probably because Island would be pronounced Ishland in hungarian
We planned our trip 2 month ago with your videos, it was very helpful and thank you for sharing all this useful information about your country. We traveled back just before this pandemic thing so it was lucky for us! In the end our trip was a life-long adventure. 😁
I've been in Iceland during a summer a couple of years ago and I had a great time there! Take care of yourself and stay safe these days! Greetings from Barcelona
I have always been fascinated by Iceland. Thank you for your wonderful content. With only about 360,000 population, Icelanders are amongst the most literate, smartest and fittest people on Earth!
I've been to Island a year ago - truly the most magnificent country there is. If you love nature in it's pureness you should definitely visit. It's simply beautiful.
Sometimes I forget English isn’t your native language but you’re so good at it
And to answer the question that was skipped, "Is Iceland part of EU", Iceland is heavily integrated in the European Union via the European Economic Area and Schengen agreement, but it is a Non-Member state of EU.
Hi ! I’m from France, first time im watching your videos. They are very instructive, im not especially attracted to Iceland (except for landscapes and nature hahahaha like everyone else !) but its nice to learn about your country. You seem nice, you are not annoying or irritating like some others youtubers, and your voice is soothing, its very enjoyable. I wish you the best for the future of your channel !
Happy 200k subscribers
Aye! And thank you for staying on topic with Iceland. 👍
AssHattery Engaged what? I was just congratulating her
This is the earliest I’ve ever been love you hrafna
I love all of your videos. I went to Iceland in 2016 and absolutely loved it! 💜 It's so beautiful and peaceful. Would love to go again one day.
Always been a dream to visit Iceland. Being Canadian I am more than used to the climate.After watching your videos and learning about your culture. I'm now more determined to learn Icelandic and visit your beautiful country. Thank you Hrafna..
german is a west-germanic language (also english), icelandic a north-germanic one. there are similar basic words and easy day to day sentences you could understand without learning german by just knowing english and icelandic:
Ich will heim!
Kommst du mit mir?
Komm her!
ja, gerne.
Wir (við) alle waren(vorum) in Berlin für zwei Tage.
Ich kaufe mehr Bier (bjór) für meinen Vater und dann etwas(eitthvað) Milch (mjólk) für meine Mutter.
You should try to teach Icelandic. I would enjoy that and maybe others would too.
She has done it
google: is icelandic socialist
hrafna: ... (skips question)
😂🙏🏻
Its social democratic, meaning capitalist with strong worker protections and welfare programs.
also the DNA question :D
@Aboycalled nobody yea but this system it's only reachable if the population it's very educated, self disciplined and honest, that's why it doesn't work anywhere else outside Nordic countries and maybe Germany and the Netherlands
Short answer: It depends on what defination you want to follow. Both yes and no can be argued to be true.
Nordic model requires relatively low corruption more than education level. Corruption would easily destroy system because government handles so large amount of everyone's shared wealth. You could quite easily try Nordic model in less well of countries but then services would be just worse. Enabling regulations would potential help a lot lower class people alone.
Nordics are basically following moderate socialist ideology which branched early from revolutionary socialists. There is quite a lot other differences than just revolution. Social democrat was at first not as clear distinction as it is today because in some countries even revolutionary branch joined same party with moderates. But pretty soon after Russian revolution social democrats transformed to mean only moderates while revolutionary ideas moved under communist name. While name distinction wasn't only difference same time as revolutionaries and moderates moved different directions.
Now days a lot people seem to equate socialist ideology to only mean planned economy and complete state ownership. But in historical context planned economy and state ownership used to be just one potential way to archive targets. Other methods included regulated market economy. In that sense none of European or American states are truly capitalist only because they have quite many worker protection, safety protection and environment protection regulations. It is more a question how much they have adopted towards socialism already. Even US has a lot socialism in the system already. But anti-communist propaganda wants you believe socialism is worst thing in world.
Even Nordic countries are far from something perfect. Everyone should still look how they can improve their own country. Improved will be always possible. Like current world situation is showing when only a few countries are managing to handle it descently. Everyone else is more or less already failing or likely to fail. I count heavy lock downs as failure too because there are examples which show softer methods are possible.
Iceland is a nordic country (Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland, including their associated territories Greenland, the Faroe Islands and the Åland Islands ) but it's not Scandinavian :) Great video!!
Den Ukkonen exactly! Thanks.
I'M FROM GREECE AND I LEARNED SOME ICELANDIC . I AM JUST 13 AND I WANT TO STUDY IN ICELAND, SO I AM MAKING ECONOMY NOW FOR THEN!! HAPPY 200K SUBSCRIBERS. I AM THINKING TO STAY FOR 2YEARS OR FOREVER! love this country!
Way to go! I hope you achieve want you want!
Same :) I am from Georgia 🇬🇪
Calm down.
Good luck✌😊
Hello, I'd like to make some things clear. Island is a Nordic country, but many people don't know the different between Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden and Danmark) and Nordic countries (Scandinavia plus Finland and Island). They have the Welfare State in Nordic nations, which means they have free healthcare system, free education and a lot of freedom, that's why many people say Nordics are socialists in America (but that's not true because they play a lot of taxes.. like A LOT, literally).
As an English/German bilingual person I can confirm, yes, sometimes Icelandic is very similar to German. :D
Nadja Olson Grammaticly speaking, Icelandic and German are very simmilar.
Im Norwegian and we are all Germanic languages☺️
I just wanted to say that Norwegians can understand some Icelandic! I am currently trying to learn Icelandic and it’s not that hard for a Norwegian. It’s easier if you don’t focus on the letters, but instead try to focus on how it is pronounced!❤️ we often have different words but it means the same thing
Proud that I knew the answers all of these. Also, Iceland: the original Viking tourist trap.
A belief in Elves doesn't make you less than anyone. There are many people now and in the past who have seen them with their own eyes and lived with them even. Viewing the belief in them as something derogatory is throwing cold water on these people's experiences. Personally I think Humanity should quit being stuck up and explore these possibilities. What is there to loose? Nothing, only more to gain! 🧝🏻♂️🌷🧚✨
your english is so good!! many of those words tie us up too don't worry :)
You are so awesome and entertaining. I love your videos, I’ve been to Iceland twice. I hope to meet you on my next trip.
Greenland has been discovered in 600-800 by Idk Name, and, then, greenland was beautiful, colorful. In 800-900, Iceland got discovered by Idk Name and it was named iceland because it was cold. In 1200, Greenland became very cold and Iceland got a lot warmer. Noone knows wjy.
5:36 The Icelandic native horses are the best! They're so small, friendly, and they love humans so much!
From what I heard, about the windy is - you all do not have a lot of trees. You have a lot of flat area, there is nothing to stop the wind from flowing across Iceland, no obstructions, I been there twice Love Iceland!
I definitely love the sound of Icelandic, maybe will I try to learn, is there some online course or app that teach Icelandic?
Icelandic Online
Íslenska fyrir Alla
as for dictionaries
BÍN (VERY good for conjugation, however, it's in Icelandic only AFAIK)
ISLEX
digicoll's Icelandic online dictionary
Verbix has Icelandic as an available language, too, it's basically BÍN with English translations for verbs
ruv.is for watching shows or movies, also the "Sjónvarp Símans" app on Android
NOTE: Icelandic is hard as hell. I've tried learning it, had been learning it for some months, but I just could not memorize so many different forms for nouns. Like, when you have a 42-page long PDF which consists ENTIRELY of the forms and "conjugations" of nouns, filled to the brim with tables, rules and exceptions (so you basically have to learn the whole 42 pages by heart, there are no unnecessary/skippable parts), it really shatters morale like no other thing XD Have fun learning though, and I hope you will achieve at least some level of proficiency, but be prepared for a hard time due to the scarcity of resources :'(
4:00 I see you guys would hate Brazil and Australia Lmao
can you do an updated everyday makeup routine ? i LOVE how you do your eyeliner
Please keep doing your own thing and don't be Sorry. You're a Beautiful distraction to what is going on in my life due to current events.
Love from Canada..
Why does Iceland have so beautiful women ?
Ég elska myndböndin þín !!
Lucas Six Im from Norway and Ég Elska is Jeg elsker in Norwegian haha🥰
McDonalds did not go bankrupt in Iceland. They decided to close shop because the market was not big enough.
Iceland is expensive because we have a REALLY fluctuating currency that can't compete with other currencies. We also have to import most of our housing materials and so forth.
You can not shoot puffins, but you can hunt them in nets.
Average monthly heating/electricity bill in Iceland is about 30$
I have a question about running in Iceland. My family (husband's side) and I were able to visit Iceland at the end of June 2019. We are from the states. He is big into running (ran everyday for a year) and when he ran in Reykjavík, some people looked at him strange and one even rolled down the window from their car and asked if my husband was on acid but was still asking if he was okay. I have been trying to find an answer this reaction and I'm not sure if it was because he was only wearing running shoes, running shorts, heart rate monitor and watch or if there is something about running down streets in the city?? We want to visit again and appreciate the nature and people of Iceland but also want to respectful of the culture you have as well! We are both studying environmental science and the geothermal activity of the island is fascinating as well as using the activity as energy. Thanks!
A lot of people run here in Iceland. I don’t know why he had that reaction.
Was he wearing 80’s shorts and a hair band?
Hrafna even mentioned in one of her Marvel name pronunciation videos that she "went for a run yesterday" but then the very next day (the day of filming) it snowed. So yes, at least some people run in Iceland.
Windy: The hurricans in the Caribbean pull up the US coast and then turn off towards Europe. Iceland is on their way. The hurricans are now only low pressure areas, but it means wind, rain, little sun. The weather is spring-like (compared to Western Europe) and changes often. Because of the clouds, the summers are not as warm as they could be, but the winters are not as cold either.
The reason Iceland is relatively expensive is obviously because you live on an island relatively far from the continents. Since you are a relatively small country you are not able to be self sufficient in terms of producing goods and services so a lot of things need to be imported. This means that the transportation cost for everything that is imported is much higher than for countries on the European continent for example.
The reason you are windy is also because you are an island so most places are always fairly close to the coast.
I have kind of an odd ball pronunciation /meaning of words question and I would love to see you make a video about it.
Iceland appears to be home to an incredibly vibrant heavy metal scene (black metal, to be precise). That bands all have a very different style than their other Scandinavian counterparts and are getting a fair bit of attention abroad. Their names seem to be in Icelandic for the most part so as you can imagine: we butcher them.
Would you make a video helping us with the pronunciation and letting us know what they mean? I understand this might not be your comfort zone, but it would sure expose your channel to a whole new audience.
Here is a list of some of the more popular bands:
* Misþyrming (and the name of their albums "Söngvar elds og óreiðu" and "Algleymi")
* Svartidauði
* Sólstafir
* Zhrine (may not be an Icelandic name but how about the album name "Unortheta"?)
* Almyrkvi
* Naðra
There are a number of others.
I would be absolutely grateful!
I find your videos a great way to understand what Iceland has to offer in its unique culture.
I paid 24%tax on everything i bought except food which is 11% in iceland ...was there 3 weeks ago
With big purchases, you can get the VAT refunded before you fly out.
@@scrotube i filled up a form and the lady said it will come to my card... so far nothing came yet ...
@@evyj9261 I did that the first 2 times I went, and never got a refund. The last time I went (Aug 2019) I found a currency exchange bank thing that I hadn't noticed before and they refunded me dollars on the spot.
You get back the taxes you pay for products once you leave the country??
@@kaoutermouslimhaliba7145 i filed for refund at the airport before i left March 16.. so far nothing came to my account as of now ...
I was supposed to board a flight to Scandinavia and Iceland this week, but it was pushed back to next year for obvious reasons. So im super excited for next year when i finally get to see your beautiful country 🙌🏻 love from West Virginia, US
Hrafna, you and your videos are a light in these dark times. Thank you.
Hi! In one video would mentioned that tour hair was so fine it didn’t grow, and it may be because you don’t cut its ends, so they split and fall, and your hair appears not to be growing but it does, just that it also falls. So the best solution would be to cut your ends every 3 months.
Lots of love 🥰
A most beautiful and knowledgeable hostess ! Much love from RSA and thank you for your countrymen’s help!
A nice lesson about Iceland, we learned a lot today. Thanks for the vids.
Nothing to add other than the fact that I was lucky enough to go to Reykjavik and its surrounding villages last year and as someone who loves hiking and taking in scenery, your country is amazing.
Could have done without the food being very expensive though.
Ms Hrafna, your videos are really outstanding and awe-inspiring, keep up the good work, you look so so so beautiful, you have an interesting face 🙏👍😎
I wish every one be safe in iceland ..including you be careful you are priceless
I don’t know if this is an Icelandic accent or not. But its sounds so adorable✨
Watching your videos for the first time. Greetings from Russia :)
This woman is beyond beautiful. That dimple! Those eyes. That accent.
Iceland doesn’t have minimum wage like other Nordic countries. Reason why it’s expensive, it’s because of the high average salary ( remember only Swizterland has higher income in Europe ), as well as the imported goods fee.
"Iceland doesn’t have minimum wage like other Nordic countries." - actually, the ONLY nordic country with minimum wage, is Denmark. All other nordic countries(Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), have unions that enforce a minimum wage in their select fields, but that's not the same thing as minimum wage(ontop of, again, only applying to fields that 'do' have unions, which are mostly just protected labour fields).
Faroese islands have minimum wage as it's under soverignity of Denmark.
Trains are super fun for me even though I've been on trains from a young age . 💙
I’m glad she actually did google herself after hahaha
Why
Really love your videos... keep up the good work -- you make me feel good when I watch them. Also, you look as beautiful as ever...:-)
"Why is Iceland so windy?" Me, a brazilian, figuring out why I felt so damn cold like if it was winter while it was actually summer in Iceland lol
Your videos have definitely become a light for me. Thank you!
Every time you said Icelanders the captions would say "I'm Sanders" lol
Fun fact: The total islandic militarised population is around 200. Despite only having 200 people in service icelands military budget is upwards of 45mil usd
Iceland is so windy, because of its position. Since Iceland is island in the middle of big ocean. Big winds and atmospheric phenomena crashes into it. It is same like Hawaii, or desert cities.
I always heard that Iceland is called Iceland because it was discovered during wintertime and it was all snowy and icy. Greenland was discovered in the summer and the saw all the green trees along the coast.
All the questions around water smelling cracked me up my Grandmother was born and raised in Iceland and many of my aunts and uncles where also born there and came over to the USA young. However I've heard many stories about the water smelling bad and to not drink tap water.
Geothermal is an english word of greek origin. In greek is ΓΕΩΘΕΡΜΙΚΗ. So basically it constitudes of two other words. Geothermal = Geo (in greek ΓΕΩ=ΓΗ, which is Earth or Gaia) + thermal (in greek ΘΕΡΜΙΚΗ=ΘΕΡΜΟΤΗΤΑ, in english heat).
So basically the direct translation from greek is "the energy that comes from the earth, as heat"!😁
Hope it is useful!😁
Big support to you! We love you and we love Iceland!❤🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸
Your videos are so amazing and informative. I stumbled on one of them and i got hooked. And now i watch them while driving to work.. i mean my phone is on my dashboard and listen to your topics :) i just love how my mind wanders about iceland and not think of my work too much. Im surprised to know that iceland people dnt use personal cars and uber and no mcdonalds... but u guys have costco, and u guys pay more fee for picking up mailed items. So nice to know :-)
Icelandic chocolate is good, can confirm. When I was there and leaving out the airport I realized hm...how long will it be until I am back?? Better spend my remaining ISK on chocolate :) Family members were happy to receive them as gifts and I quite enjoyed the bars I kept for myself.
According to youtube's auto subtitles, your full name is Hilda McKnight!
Are you sure that England is bigger than Iceland? I could not find anything other than the UK... but that is way more than England (Scotland, Ireland, (perhaps) Wales)
@ᛏᛟᚱᛋᛏᛖᚾ ᚺᚨᚴᛟᚾᛋᛟᚾ Thank you (don't really know why google didn't fint just England when I searched before. Now it appeared)
I have my thumbs up for you! 😃. Thank you much!
I never thought that one day I'll be one of those guys writing these kind of comments, but here I'm, you are just gorgeous. Are all the girls like you in Iceland?
gusik89 yes the flight attendants are as well
dont you have girls in your country or what :D
We will sing the songs of the Forest whilst spinning in ecstasy on a riverbed
Have you ever been to the Reykjanes peninsula? My unit stopped there for a few hours at the NAS Keflavik on the way to mainland Europe for training. What little I saw of the country seemed very beautiful.
Icelandic people physical traits according to Google: Literal Hobbits
The active season for Puffins hunting is from April 15th until April 25th. So yea u can shoot and eat puffins in the hunting season.
I just love watching your videos! Your vibe is amazing! Keep up working on your videos in that way💘
Hope you'll be safe and protected from all this chaos.
I love your personality! Please continue to entertain us with your wonderful and informative videos!
Enjoy all your videos. Can't wait for you to go on one of your hikes this summer.
Girl Your makeup is on point! Thank you for doing this video, super interesting!
Knowing and learning about other cultures and places is cool. My exposure to anything Scandinavian usually comes from not-so-accurate video games, films, music, shows, books, or any other form of North American (United States) media where they try to make up their own stories based on Norse mythology or use Norse mythology in different ways.
Icelandic language (and pretty much all of the Scandinavian languages) sound super neat, but they are pretty complex. There are actually a lot of bands and musical artists that I listen to that are from Scandinavia, namely Sweden. Sweden has a lot of awesome metal music, haha. There are some that sing in Swedish and just picking up on words and how to say things is super interesting to me. Language, etymology (the study of words and their history), and grammar for languages other than my own (English) has always been fascinating. I wish I could speak another language. If I had to pick, it'd be a hard choice between German and Latin, but Icelandic or Swedish would be super neat too.
Just a Norwegian passing through to say that Scandinavia is exclusive to Denmark, Norway and Sweden. It's a cultural term created to symbolize the unity between those 3 cultures(and the lack of divergence between them). Something Iceland does not have(The language itself is the closest thing to old west-Norse).
Congrats of 200k. I know other people said this but happiness isn't limited :)
You searched for Iceland and UK, but it's England. The answer keeps as no, but actually the difference it's not so big. England has 130.000 km² vs. Iceland 102 km². By the way, congrats for the 200.000 subscribers. You're bigger than both of them! :)
Technically Iceland is not in Scandinavia. Scandinavia includes Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Iceland does belong though to the norden countries which in Swedish is called Norden.
Enjoyed this video so much - will of course visit Iceland again . I am your Swedish subscriber from USA 🇺🇸,😊❤️
In Norway, Sweden and Denmark Iceland is not considered part of Scandinavia.