Babes! just so no one is misinformed, I LOVE living in Iceland and I will never ever leave Iceland! I am very fortunate to live here and I am a proud Icelander! xx This video was just for fun!! I was not trying to complain or be unreasonable, I know there are bigger problems in the world, this was just a silly little video! ily
stop apologizing, there is absolutely no reason to apologize. Who cares what some super overly sensitive snowflakes or smartasses think, no one should care about em, it's their problem PS. your eyes are unreal
@@mylittlefurry8076 because they are proud of it, and they are proud to be American. Im from the UK but I did live in Yuma, AZ for 18 months.. Good times and happy memories.
Since 3 years the summer in Germany is about 40° and the Winter -26°. But the real real problem are the transitions btw summer and winter, bc one week is about 32° and the next week just 12° then again 33° etc. In that period every person gets sick and can't get to work. That's a real problem here since 3 years now and we also get new bigger insects year by year
@@sadiomane7720 "The insects are getting bigger" so I'm not alone fearing having to shoo invertebrated flying rats to the outside. Btw I can get your point, bet global warming is the problem here
My brazilian bros: brazilian here too, I'm from Santa Catarina and in a LOT of cities here our winter can get -20°C vs. 45°C/50°C in the summer. Yes, we live in the same country. Cheers!
Actually, I live in the United States and fully understand what you’re talking about the no shipping thing, living in Alaska, this happens all the time.
It happens in australia as well, and then here in australia the shipping for products that come from other countries is like more than the actual product
@@mr.nature3466 Hey, I've lived in Alaska my whole life in Alaska (except for six months in Mexico ) and still currently live here so I lets just say I am qualified to this question!!! (I've lived in the Mat-su valley and Anchorage, which is the most populated part of Alaska, and also the nicest (but I am biased, but I've visited all the rest of Alaska and only Juneau comes close). It's very nice if you like nature, hiking, skiing, fish ect. We have lots of mountains, rivers, streams (we have over 3 million lakes and 12,000 rivers!) and lots and lots of forest. You kind of get used to the snow but it gets annoying, if that makes sense. The people are super nice friendly. Theres this idea that you always help you neighbours, and everyone is considered you neighbour in Alaska. The dating scene in Alaska is pretty bad, most people are either in very long committed relationships or very single, and there is not a lot of overlap. Alaska is a little more expensive than the rest of the US, but it's super easy to get a job and provide for yourself. It's great in the summer and nice if you like snowboarding and skiing in the winter. Buuuut once you live here for more than 2 years it gets a little boring and repetitive. Hope that helps!
Samuel Haney That definitely helped, I’ve been reconsidering and I came to the conclusion that it’s probably best to stay where I was raised. Instead of moving out there I will probably only do visits once in a while. Keep my normal life out here in California where I’m accustomed to everything and everyone around me. Thanks a lot!
@@tomanderson848 you are wrong, capitalism exploits the poor. Wages are high because imported goods and tariffs are expensive. The cost of living in the US has gone through the roof over 30 years, and the minimum wage has barely changed. Iceland has one of the highest GDP in the world, their unemployment rate is less than 3%, clearly they're doing something right. Go to any island, and you'll see the cost of good and services far exceed those of larger, mainland countries.
@@SparklingSilverCurls YOU are WRONG, wow that's really weird considering Iceland has a capitalist structed economy based on the free market, its functional welfare system and lack of Walmarts doesn't mean it's socialist country. It'd be great if you socialist types at least had an inkling of an idea as to what you are talking about before spewing your bullshit about capitalism, I can only assume by your misinformation and lack of awareness that you're one of those people want everything handed to you and cry when others who work harder than you have more than you.
It sounds like there is a VAT when it arrives, and the person who ships it to her will also have a VAT on it. Might be worth a trip to the US once or twice a year. Take a tote bag with a couple of changes of clothes, come back with two suitcases full of clothes, books, other stuff, all with the labels removed and "worn" so its not new.
For everyone complaining, I actually enjoyed knowing all these facts about Iceland. It’s cool to know what’s going on or not going on in another country!
@@angelicagallego6747 It feels terrible. If u don't have money for worming a house you have to feel cold basically 6 months a year in my home country Poland. But on the other hand, it's terrible when it hits 30 at summer too.
In Finland you might put a jacket on when it is - 15°C, - 20°C is just good and of you're feeling too cold you might need to put a scarf and mittens on. Also we get overheated in 15°C in Summer. No but jokes aside, every spring, when it gets to around 10°C I just SWEAT so much because it feels so hot after the winter. I need to take all my clothes off and just chill on my bed bc that ten degrees feels like too hecking much.
Most of those problems involve Iceland being isolated. Meanwhile everyone is told that your isolation helped you become the world's best utopia and stuff like that. After this video i am 100% sure every country has it's own issues even if people consider it heaven on earth
@@DominiusPlays i don't think they are actually an utopia, but when some journalists and other people talk about it they romanticise Iceland like crazy
Iceland is not a utopia at all. It is impossible to earn proper wages that help you to pay your bills so the people have to take loan after loan while the politicians and their voters just make it harder for them to live. What needs to happen about Iceland now is that these politicians and their parties need to be investigated, because of how they treated the disabled and the elderly in the country. A utopia does not fail to learn from WWII. A utopia is a utopia. You can technically describe Iceland as a utopia, because living in a utopia becomes impossible as it progresses. A utopia is basically an unrealistic or an unreachable goal.
1. No shipping 2. Not a lot of (physical and translated) books 3. It's expensive. Duh! 4. Subzero temperatures+ wind + rain at the same time. 5. Driving in the winter is a nightmare. 6. Iceland does not have a lot of concerts. 7. Subscription services. Some shows are not available in Iceland that you have to illegally download movies. 8. Iceland does not have Sephora/many multinational franchises.
i would like to do a round the island with my motorbike, but the shipping there is just to expensive, its cheaper to fly to NZ and rent one for 5 weeks...
@@nunyabidniz2868 versus Communism? Communism would just relocate the people of Iceland to alleviate the costs involved. Forcibly if needed. If you think any other outcome would happen. Then you're delusional.
@@LibertyWolf1 That moment when you immediately call everyone a Communist or Socialist, because they've pointed out an issue in Capitalism. Great job!
They go wizzair to east Europa for dentist,shopping, but is. Is really boring place for someone who like spend money for clothes ,cosmetics , this country ofert only peace,nature , termal swimming pools ,hot spot ,treking,aurora For rest atracction you must go to other country ,it's really dark , expensive and not good fruits ,some vegetables ,language is hard-core , sun is not often so vitamins k2 d3 you must get every day
Canada buying from China has entered the chat... 3-6 months in some cases. And its literally like a 2 week sail from their coast to British Columbia (our west coast). But takes FOREVER to clear customs then cross the nation to me in Ontario.
ive been living here for 6 months and i can relate myself A LOT for the first 2 things. If you want to live here, you have to deal for what is avaiable and not. but for the rest is 10/10
I am a Canadian that loves Iceland. I have only visited twice but wish I could have much more. When Icelandair first starting flying into Halifax in the 1990's (before you were born) the crew used to spend all their time shopping for things they could not get in Iceland.
I'm Danish and we definitely consider you our brother people. Iceland is one of very few countries on my bucket list - so gorgeous and so unspoiled by humans! At least when compared to the entire Western world it is. And I love your language!! It's so ancient scandinavian. ❤❤
Your Boi - yohana maybe from Hungary where they don’t use or have words for his and her or she and him etc.... It’s normal for them to randomly mix them around.
I'm from Switzerland and I'm used to drive in the mountains and with snow. But yes, driving in Iceland is difficult even in summer. I was never there in winter but I wouldn't drive there. I can understand that you don't like that Iceland doesn't have all the shops and water parks and concerts. But do not underestimate the impact that this has on people. I'm 50 and I've seen a lot of countries. I have never met people with so many talents, creativity, spirit of innovation, the ability to solve problems and the courage to try even if the outcome is unsure as in Iceland. The keeper of your football team is a film maker, the landlord of our guesthouse did not only construct a bungalow but also repaired our car, played the guitar and was an excellent cook. You have great singers, writers, artists, engineers and you are great organizers whiteout knowing that you are. I've been in Iceland in 2014 and in 2016. What you did in 2016 to house, feed and organize this massive growth of tourists was amazing! All the shops and restaurants and public toilets that were built in a short time... People who are used to have things delivered in 24h, who have entertainment organized for them and everything prepared to consume do not develop these skills.
Wow, I love it, thanks mam. As a young woman who is 20 years old and is considering moving to Iceland, in the future, it really lifted my spirits up. I love my country, i love how winter is not extremely cold, summer is hot and spring is warm but you know, there is something about Iceland that captivates me. Be its nature or how people live happily, the fact that their mood is not affected by weather or anything but it is just that they know how to be happy regardless of any condition. It is just inspiring.
Besides the cost, one of the things I don't love about Iceland is all the driving restrictions in Reykjavik and also out in the countryside because of wind/weather. Is it true that prices have gone down in Iceland in 2020?
At first you love it, then it becomes living hell Also fluffy. Shove your hand in it if you ever get the chance to. Wait no that painful Snow is pain. Just pain and a doubled driving time.
I appreciate your inflection and gesticulation. Dry as that may sound, it adds a lot to your presentation style. Thank you for sharing your list! Side note, my wife and I visited Iceland in 2019 and it was the best part of our holiday in Europe. Best from Texas!
When i was in high school, we’ve had some exchange students from Iceland. In october, when the temperature dropped to 10 degrees of C, all the people in our city started to wear coats, scarfs and so on. But not the guys from Iceland. They were wearing shorts and T-shirts, and they did not understand why we were wearing coats, scarf in that great weather :D
Even in Saskatchewan, +10 is t-shirt or light long-sleeved shirt weather. It can get up to +35 or more here in summer but usually +20 to +30 C. In winter, well the wind howls and the thermometer can be down to -40, although usually not more than -15 or -20.
I can relate to many of these issues from when I lived on the Faroe Islands, and during my first weekend there I was invited to work at a music festival and the big attraction to the festival was a copycat-ABBA band... And the reason it was the big attraction was because the band was NOT from the Faroe Islands! And I think it's funny that gasoline is so expensive in Iceland when you have a gas company called "odýr bensin" (which literally means non-expensive gasoline).
Can you talk about Icelandic traditions? I read not long ago you all give each other books for Christmas Eve and spend the evening reading. I wish it was like that everywhere! That sounds amazing. Stuff like that I guess.
I like how things are relative. In Brazil it almost never snows, only in a few areas, in a few situations. But, because 90% of the year we have hot weather, we're not used to have any kind of heating systems in our houses, then, when it gets cold, it's cold outside and inside. So, even if in other countries weather can be freezing cold, you can enjoy warm temperatures inside your house, and don't have to sleep with a few layers of blankets on you. Also, I can relate to the shippment thing. Even if almost everything ships to Brazil (never found anything that don't) we have to wait for at least 30 days, because our government taxes things that you import from other countries, and they check everything MANUALLY (WHY!?!), so it takes forever. And taxes range from 10% to 60% depending on how they classify your items.
I was living in Iceland from 2012-13 as an exchange student and can relate to some of these. I remember any time one of our roommate's siblings/parents/gf/bf showed up to visit, all of us would order a bottle of alcohol through them so we don't have to pay $60 for Jack Daniels at the liquor store haha. I lived in rain-filled places for 23 years, but going to Haskoli Islands from Ránargata in the freezing rain when it's dark every morning in January was quite the experience. My roommates and I sometimes walked together to make the walk more fun.
I moved to Iceland few months ago and I already think it's the best country ever. Nice people,good working conditions and rights,and most of it,probably most independent country in the f**** world. No one can make the rules for you. And yeah,awesome language 😎😎
@Phil Fry So it's a yes because youre ignoring my comment? You are a literal walking stereotype lmao. Someone whos never been anywhere else and then saying its the best while eagles scream in the distance
Hrafna, dear! Would you show us your hand writing?? I love your language and idk why but i would like to see how someone writes sth on a sheet of paper. I know, it sounds better in my mind hahaha. Greets from Argentina ♡♡♡
I can relate to weather complaints as a Canadian right on the Great Lakes in Ontario. It gets cold, which I don't mind. But in mid winter we get a "thaw" where it warms up just enough to rain in day but freeze at night. And then its all wet and icey and windy for like a month or two before it gets cold a lil longer and then spring. And spring is not as pretty as many think. It's so slushy and wet dirt from the roads and salt everywhere. And the rain is frigid till mid or late April. Then in summer we get humid heat so it feels like breathing water.
I live in Iceland and it's actually very cozy if there is bad weather and you can just chill inside in your sofa drinking hot cocoa watching tv or reading a book. That is on the weekend.
Omg, being from a small country in Latin America I can relate so much!!! People from the US or the UK don’t understand the struggle of shopping online, it’s soo easy for them and sooo cheap. Most of the times I have to pay 25 dollars for shipping a 1kg package so things can get really expensive!
opinionated arsehole I know that other South American countries have it so much harder than my country. I was just saying that I can relate to that issue specifically.
Oh you're so right with cold. I have no issues with -20. It's a bit chilly but with proper clothing you can get around. But rain and strong wind with temperatures slightly on plus is really challenging.
Unseen I think it's weird that Finland has such a big suicide rate because this is a good and stable country; even ranked to be the happiest one. 🤔 Gladly the summer is bright which is mentally best time for a lot of people.
JADE AMANDA 1.Finland is one of the happiest countries in the world because all the depressed people killed themselves 2.theres like literally only two weeks of sun at max
Spencer 2 yep, there are many people who get depressed about the cold/dark weather and it's very sad. Of course there are also a lot of people who love winter and darkness, for example me. 😂
In Colorado we have 1. over 300 sunny days every year with very low humidity 2. Mosquitoes and cockroaches are almost nonexistent (they exist but almost no one ever sees one). 3. We don't have termites or fleas 4. In summer it can be 35c (95f) in the day and it drops to 18c (65f) at night so it's great to be out in the evening. 5. When is snows in the city it is usually gone the next day. 6. You can get anything shipped here really easily 7. You can get any book you want and great book stores like the Tattered Cover 8. Red Rocks amphitheater where every band wants to play 9. Our snow is light and fluffy, it only piles up in the mountains. So I can sympathize with how rough you have it. :)
I am from the UK and I could actually relate to a lot of what you were saying - it's also pretty annoying when people do have concerts in your country but they are only in the capital city!
Younger people have grown up with greater access to American and world entertainment, which I would think would colour thier accents and learning curve/style.
I could totally relate to what you were saying about people driving in the snow. I am in New England where it always snows sometime during the winter and I see people on the roads who forget how to drive in the snow. Sometimes it gets scary but always irritating to see. Excellent video and thanks for sharing! :)
RonnyDonny13 well in Greece we have the same-ish weather with 'Straya but i prefer our weather to the Icelandic one from what i have heard. Again we got more sea than you so that might be why we are happier bout our weather than you are bout yours. P.S. last year we had +50° once in the summer
The thing that I hate the most about living in Iceland, is that I don't live there 🤣. This is completely annoying. I'm from Brazil, and I completely understood you when you said that things bought online takes FOREVER to arrive. Wait thirty days for my goods arrive is utterly normative there. I'm a self taught English speaker, but I think that I could make my point there. Feel free to correct me 😄.
Your English is great, keep at it! However, "things bought online take (without the "s" at the end) forever to arrive" and "wait thirty days for my goods TO arrive" would be the correct variants.
Wars. One more thingy you don't have. No need to worry about dying in a stupid war. There is always a positive side in everything. Much love from Israel
Wow. U are from Israel and u complain about wars? Maybe you should end occupation of Palestine and stop killing it's people. Just because an old book(Bible)says that that land belong to you or it is given to you by the God, doesn't mean you have any right to it. Accept that and then complain about wars. Btw Jews are allways talking about holocaust and I agree holocaust was extremely bad thing but you are doing even worse things to people of Palestine...you came to their country declared your own country there and started to slaughter them. Think about that and then complain about wars. This comment may be offensive to you but I can't keep my thoughts for myself so sorry if I offended you. It also may seem like I hate Jews but i really don't i just hate Israel's politic. Greetings from Croatia!
@@Nikola04052 dude stop. Just stop. It's not some random israeli citizen's decision to end this century long conflict. We suffer from it to. Separate the decisions of the goverment from the citizens themselves, because we don't have control over the conflict, and frankly we all are waiting for it to end already
@@yuvalmandel1333 lets say that u had a grandfather... He sold a house 50years ago... Do you have right to come into that house and live there and left the new owner one room and do you expect from him not to assault you? I agree with you that there are some terrorists but these terrorists are not people of Palestine. These terrorists are there for their personal interests and are sent by leaders of military industry.
@@Nikola04052 Your analogy is disingenuous. The Ancient Jewish Nation was not sold to anyone. It was decimated, stolen, and the Jews were scattered abroad.
@@CelestialExility Portuguese and Brazilian people are different. Completely different. If you are talking about the weather: still different. Brazil is a tropical country, Portugal is not. But Portugal is hot too, majority of the times.
Yeah, about intl' taxes Here in Brazil, it takes 6 months for things to properly ship. And taxes are usually 100% or more. For example, shirt costs $50 US Dollars, so that's $50 + Intl' Shipping (Usually $30 US Dollars) + $50 out of taxes = $130 US Dollars But US Dollars are expensive for us. $1 US Dollar costs $3.82 of our currency, making it $496 for ONE shirt. It'd normally cost like $40 of our currency.
I can totally relate to her. With proper jacket, I have no problem even -40C. -10c with wind is just brutal. It gets inside your jacket and whisks away all moisture from your face and leaving your skin dry as hell
Mantas Lunius Well, you caIn’t drive to another country in your car You cain’t drive to another country in your car You cain’t drive to another country in your car But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to All you gotta do Is put your mind to it Knuckle down, buckle down Do it do it do it... - Roger Miller, “You Can’t Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd”
I live in FL and I lived most of my life in cold 🥶 places. I don’t miss the snow ❄️ or anything that goes below 72 degrees. I lived in Italy 🇮🇹 for 12 years I loved it.
Here's my personal list why I wouldn't live in Iceland: - No big cities (I really like the urban life) - No old architecture - Too few diverse cultural events - Always windy (my favourite hobby is cycling) - No railways (I don't have a car and get sick in buses) - Too expensive beer prices - Too many tourists in relation to the locals - Too far away from the rest of Europe - Too less trees 🤣 But I'm still fascinated about this country
The fee is typical for countries; especially Europe. It’s basically a way for them to make-up on “taxes” they missed having the product, purchased inside the country. There is a way around it though. For example, If I sent you a gift 🎁 in the mail, I have to sign a “declaration” detailing it’s value; if I’m not a seller, and not selling the product to you, I can be “gifting” it to you, lessening it’s value.
I'm from Estonia and Estonia is a great country for living too! We are kinda calm, we don't have vulcanos or earthquakes :) But it can be too hot in the Summer and too cold in the Winter here :) Blessings from the baltics!
Probably to don't have McDonald's or Burger King is a benefit. The mayority of the problems you said are more because Iceland is a small country but you have to be proud of a lot of things your small country archived especially in sports
David nothing to be proud of with Icelandic politicians and bankers plundering the country leading to capital controls ..and people have to pay through import taxes each time we buy something online because Icelandic kronur became so weak to import that is why even Hagkaup was unaffordable for a while . Politicians suck everywhere especially the male ones .. Johanna was the best PM ever
Iceland WAS crazy expensive. I figured wages were higher. However, we came from Malta, to London, then to Iceland, and it seemed like Iceland was like, 5-6 times more expensive than Malta, and easily double London... however; your internet speeds? Sooooo fast! The AirBnB we stayed at? Heated floors!! Awesome!!! And my oldest son LOVED the fermented shark!
Damn. I even feel disconnected with the world here in Norway, but I reckon it's worse living in Iceland. It's still an incredibly beautiful country though!
At 2:55 Hrafna says: "But I love reading books, like..... physically reading....." Yes! A day off from work, rain or snow, a really good new book I just bought, a nice warm cup of Darjeeling tea sweetened with honey ( find a mild tasting honey so as not to overpower the subtle taste of the Darjeeling ) and my sweet little cat Zoe curled up next to me. Just add daylight.
I’ve just met your channel. I loved it. -10oC is so cold, but I love winter! I’m from Brazil and here is warm the whole time. Some day I’ll visit Iceland.
Hola compatriota! Yo vivo en el norte de USA así que el único problema que tengo es la nieve. Pero aunque puede ser medio peligroso manejar así, ya me acostumbré y hasta me resulta entretenido 😁
Man, thank God I live in Brazil. We need some action. Like, walk on the streets, everything everyday is a new adventure. You never know if you gonna be alive tomorrow. Hahahaha And also, the weather is perfect. Iceland is too calm. (Ironic mode on)
As an Australian I find there are not only many companies in the US which will not ship outside the USA, but if they do, the postage is often more than the product. Likewise, the time taken to ship to Australia from the US or UK can take months.
i had to go to a library here in my town to find some car detail book near New Orleans back in 2004. So when i ask lady at desk for some help. She ask so do you have library card? i said yes back in 1990 when i last entered one when they had the cards index ( it made her laugh so much me too.)not a book fan!
I live in the south of Italy. Here in winter the temperature is around 10 degrees not -15 or even less. I think if I'll come to Iceland someday, I'll probably die.
@@soleymagnusdottir9873 oh wow!😲 I think in my life i saw the snow just one time. Now here, were i live, there are 32 °C, I'm literally melting away. I think if today someone asked me to hang out and i'd do it i'd die as soon as i left home
Don't come to NY. Right now the rain has slowed but it's almost always raining cold and windy. June July August and September are warm but the rest of the year it's freezing.
Babes! just so no one is misinformed, I LOVE living in Iceland and I will never ever leave Iceland! I am very fortunate to live here and I am a proud Icelander! xx This video was just for fun!! I was not trying to complain or be unreasonable, I know there are bigger problems in the world, this was just a silly little video! ily
your beautiful!!
Hey! You should try bookdepository.com for books, its free delivery and you can find everything :D
Hrafna,we all do dear.
Love our country's good and bad but they all have a down and a up side.
Nice video though.
I don't miss the Icelandic summers att all, living in Sweden since 1989 and here we have summer.
stop apologizing, there is absolutely no reason to apologize. Who cares what some super overly sensitive snowflakes or smartasses think, no one should care about em, it's their problem
PS. your eyes are unreal
My father was from Iceland and my mother from Cuba. That means I am an:
IceCube
NICE 😃😃
😂😂😂😂😂😂
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😁 😁 😁
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"5 Seconds of Summer is my favorite band"
It is also your average summer in Iceland.
Nope you're wrong
@SESolutionsEngineering no but its only hot out at summer🤔
/i thought it was funny
@@stefaniavala6663 10 seconds? It was a joke, don't take it so seriously!!!
@@mattpotter8725 im not
There are so many things that I forgot to mention or had to cut out so.. anyone want a part 2??😏
Yes, I want a part 2 :)
Yes, it'll be great!
Ádám Barna yes I did!!👏🏻
Yeaaaah!
Yes!!
37C° outside
Me who lives in Arizona: *Looks like it's gonna be a cold one this year.*
Arizona gang represent
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Why do Americans love mentioning their shitty state in every single comment nobody cares.
Lmfaoo felt that
@@mylittlefurry8076 because they are proud of it, and they are proud to be American.
Im from the UK but I did live in Yuma, AZ for 18 months.. Good times and happy memories.
Her: -10C° is okay.
Me: 26C° In the middle of the Winter here in Brazil - slowly drops a tear
Since 3 years the summer in Germany is about 40° and the Winter -26°. But the real real problem are the transitions btw summer and winter, bc one week is about 32° and the next week just 12° then again 33° etc. In that period every person gets sick and can't get to work. That's a real problem here since 3 years now and we also get new bigger insects year by year
@@sadiomane7720 "The insects are getting bigger" so I'm not alone fearing having to shoo invertebrated flying rats to the outside.
Btw I can get your point, bet global warming is the problem here
@@OBryanAguiar exactly. Hopefully we don't have to shoo invertebrated flying dogs in 10 years. These goddamn insects
Duude, i hear ya, Brazilian here and The coldest temperature i have ever seen here where i live was 23 degrees
My brazilian bros: brazilian here too, I'm from Santa Catarina and in a LOT of cities here our winter can get -20°C vs. 45°C/50°C in the summer. Yes, we live in the same country. Cheers!
Actually, I live in the United States and fully understand what you’re talking about the no shipping thing, living in Alaska, this happens all the time.
Oh fuck you are now part of a loophole
Mick Keker hows Alaska, idk why but I want to live over there.
It happens in australia as well, and then here in australia the shipping for products that come from other countries is like more than the actual product
@@mr.nature3466 Hey, I've lived in Alaska my whole life in Alaska (except for six months in Mexico ) and still currently live here so I lets just say I am qualified to this question!!! (I've lived in the Mat-su valley and Anchorage, which is the most populated part of Alaska, and also the nicest (but I am biased, but I've visited all the rest of Alaska and only Juneau comes close).
It's very nice if you like nature, hiking, skiing, fish ect. We have lots of mountains, rivers, streams (we have over 3 million lakes and 12,000 rivers!) and lots and lots of forest.
You kind of get used to the snow but it gets annoying, if that makes sense.
The people are super nice friendly. Theres this idea that you always help you neighbours, and everyone is considered you neighbour in Alaska.
The dating scene in Alaska is pretty bad, most people are either in very long committed relationships or very single, and there is not a lot of overlap.
Alaska is a little more expensive than the rest of the US, but it's super easy to get a job and provide for yourself.
It's great in the summer and nice if you like snowboarding and skiing in the winter.
Buuuut once you live here for more than 2 years it gets a little boring and repetitive.
Hope that helps!
Samuel Haney That definitely helped, I’ve been reconsidering and I came to the conclusion that it’s probably best to stay where I was raised. Instead of moving out there I will probably only do visits once in a while. Keep my normal life out here in California where I’m accustomed to everything and everyone around me. Thanks a lot!
"We don't have Target, Wal-Mart, ..."
This is actually a very good thing for local businesses!
lol you dumb as hell. Just because they don't have a Target or Walmart doesn't mean the country doesn't have chain stores like them.
Andrew Hales why so salty?
Target and Walmart help keep prices affordable. Elevated minimum wages keep prices high. Capitalism helps the poor.
@@tomanderson848 you are wrong, capitalism exploits the poor. Wages are high because imported goods and tariffs are expensive. The cost of living in the US has gone through the roof over 30 years, and the minimum wage has barely changed. Iceland has one of the highest GDP in the world, their unemployment rate is less than 3%, clearly they're doing something right.
Go to any island, and you'll see the cost of good and services far exceed those of larger, mainland countries.
@@SparklingSilverCurls YOU are WRONG,
wow that's really weird considering Iceland has a capitalist structed economy based on the free market, its functional welfare system and lack of Walmarts doesn't mean it's socialist country. It'd be great if you socialist types at least had an inkling of an idea as to what you are talking about before spewing your bullshit about capitalism, I can only assume by your misinformation and lack of awareness that you're one of those people want everything handed to you and cry when others who work harder than you have more than you.
Little tip: Have the product shipped to a friend in England, or Germany, or Italy. Then the person ships the package to you.
It sounds like there is a VAT when it arrives, and the person who ships it to her will also have a VAT on it. Might be worth a trip to the US once or twice a year. Take a tote bag with a couple of changes of clothes, come back with two suitcases full of clothes, books, other stuff, all with the labels removed and "worn" so its not new.
Í once tried doing it...... It took 3 weeks but that's improvement because it usually takes more than 2 months:)
yes, but it should be a schengencountry so you dont have to pay extra tolls for importing things
@@CharlesinGA
For everyone complaining, I actually enjoyed knowing all these facts about Iceland. It’s cool to know what’s going on or not going on in another country!
Bullrun i agree!! You’re smart
I'm from Spain and in my city we talk about cold with 10°, not -10°. That cold sure can kill a spanish.
The same, I can´t even imagine how it feels with that temperatures haha
@@angelicagallego6747 It feels terrible. If u don't have money for worming a house you have to feel cold basically 6 months a year in my home country Poland. But on the other hand, it's terrible when it hits 30 at summer too.
Rocío Ramos i have been in -25 and i thought that i was gonna die😂Iceland problems😂😂
I'm from Dominican Republic and 20°C is already cold for me
In Finland you might put a jacket on when it is - 15°C, - 20°C is just good and of you're feeling too cold you might need to put a scarf and mittens on. Also we get overheated in 15°C in Summer.
No but jokes aside, every spring, when it gets to around 10°C I just SWEAT so much because it feels so hot after the winter. I need to take all my clothes off and just chill on my bed bc that ten degrees feels like too hecking much.
“A little uncomfortable driving in the snow”
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@@soleymagnusdottir9873 Dont worry, we canadians know your pain too !!!
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@@Liam-fs5fe I was just on my way to write that.
North parts can have a lot of snow in the winter. (South parts, not so much.) And quite often we have below - 20 C in the winter where I live.
Hmu when your annual snowfall is + 200cm and you hit -40 celcius
Fun fact: Iceland has the most books read per person than any other country
Bill 1st per capita
Because of horrible weather.
Jay Bee that’s interesting, I’m from Ohio and I’d really like to live in an isolated place
Yeah because there is nothing else to do😂
Bill 1st “per person”
Most of those problems involve Iceland being isolated. Meanwhile everyone is told that your isolation helped you become the world's best utopia and stuff like that.
After this video i am 100% sure every country has it's own issues even if people consider it heaven on earth
“Become the world’s best utopia”, if they became it isn’t a utopia anymore
@@DominiusPlays i don't think they are actually an utopia, but when some journalists and other people talk about it they romanticise Iceland like crazy
Iceland was rated the happiest place on Earth. I guess no one told the Icelanders because it is also the suicide capital of the world.
Iceland is not a utopia at all. It is impossible to earn proper wages that help you to pay your bills so the people have to take loan after loan while the politicians and their voters just make it harder for them to live. What needs to happen about Iceland now is that these politicians and their parties need to be investigated, because of how they treated the disabled and the elderly in the country. A utopia does not fail to learn from WWII. A utopia is a utopia. You can technically describe Iceland as a utopia, because living in a utopia becomes impossible as it progresses. A utopia is basically an unrealistic or an unreachable goal.
So true
1. No shipping
2. Not a lot of (physical and translated) books
3. It's expensive. Duh!
4. Subzero temperatures+ wind + rain at the same time.
5. Driving in the winter is a nightmare.
6. Iceland does not have a lot of concerts.
7. Subscription services. Some shows are not available in Iceland that you have to illegally download movies.
8. Iceland does not have Sephora/many multinational franchises.
tbh this is probably why i would like to move there, it’s very isolated, calm and folky
But we have kringlan
@Jay Bee it's a small mall 😅. We have a bigger one called Smáralind as well.
Nina Valgards Kringlan?
The world needs people like you.
You don't have mosquitoes in Iceland, therefore Iceland is the BEST!!!
Ireland doesn't have mosquitoes...
@@jemma2441 Ok than, i'm moving to Ireland :)
@@KappoDB ur not serious are you? 🤣🤣🤣
@@jemma2441 No, i'm not but they really drive me crazy!
i would like to do a round the island with my motorbike, but the shipping there is just to expensive, its cheaper to fly to NZ and rent one for 5 weeks...
iceland is my introverted dream
It's my extroverted dream.
@@goat8219 same
It's my dream
same
I've been considering moving to iceland recently.
I never realised that Iceland was so isolated relatively speaking.
It's purely a financial thing.
Many companies COULD do more for them but it's not worth the effort/costs more than it would bring in.
@@Londronable Ah, capitalism! That old problem of efficient distribution of resources solved yet again...
@@nunyabidniz2868 versus Communism? Communism would just relocate the people of Iceland to alleviate the costs involved. Forcibly if needed. If you think any other outcome would happen. Then you're delusional.
@@LibertyWolf1 That moment when you immediately call everyone a Communist or Socialist, because they've pointed out an issue in Capitalism. Great job!
@@LibertyWolf1 Yeah you'd get less products for twice as much 👍
I'm not sure if having a McDonald's is a good thing or not. Looking at my belly, I get confused...
trust me, its good nit to have any
I moved here just to get away from it
They have KFC and Hard Rock Cafe. Look it up
Lol😂😀😄😅🙂
well it's good if you can burn your fat reserves bad if you carry it with no (future) use.
This is so great that Iceland is still behind the consumerism plague! We can learn so much from you guys!
Gas too expensive here in Iceland
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Lol I'm from saudi and i cant understand the joke 😂
@@long6live6metal6 It's not a joke lol
R AD then could you please explain it to me 😌
@@long6live6metal6 most people often assume that gas(oil) is cheap in Arabian nations.
Last I checked, it's dirt cheap over there. Same with the Emirates.
Here in Brazil we love rain and wind cause is usually very hot. Thank you for the information about iceland. Learn about foreign countries is amazing!
Do Icelanders go on vacation abroad just to save some money?
Yes
we do
Yup
basically
They go wizzair to east Europa for dentist,shopping, but is. Is really boring place for someone who like spend money for clothes ,cosmetics , this country ofert only peace,nature , termal swimming pools ,hot spot ,treking,aurora
For rest atracction you must go to other country ,it's really dark , expensive and not good fruits ,some vegetables ,language is hard-core , sun is not often so vitamins k2 d3 you must get every day
Iceland: "Many products don't get shipped to Iceland..."
Canary Islands: "Hold my parcel..."
I live in Canada and same shit happens here.
But you're 🇨🇦 thats not far from the USA. 😧
@@bodhisattva2348 yup, really adds to the frustration.
and freaking duty fees from US delivery ! Its terrible
@@nicolastremblay7527 yup
"Her product doesnt get shipped in time"
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So does Singapure
I though things were shipped from China soo If y order from China it'd be easier!
@@maerythegreek9008 read the comment slowly
Canada buying from China has entered the chat... 3-6 months in some cases. And its literally like a 2 week sail from their coast to British Columbia (our west coast). But takes FOREVER to clear customs then cross the nation to me in Ontario.
Girl from Iceland just wants to see
*5 seconds of summer* 🤣🤣
She likes Justin Bieber as well. Hahaha.
Relatable🇳🇴
Plz come to my home Indonesia... I ll welcome u ...we have awhole year of summer , cheap goods, and many beautiful beaches
ive been living here for 6 months and i can relate myself A LOT for the first 2 things.
If you want to live here, you have to deal for what is avaiable and not. but for the rest is 10/10
“I was totally ready to buy all of Shane Dawson’s new merch”
This hasn’t aged well
Carlota 😂😂 sooo true
I bet she's now grateful for not being able to get it lol
I never watched him but I heard it’s probably a good thing she didn’t get the merch.
I was thinking this
Who is Shane Dawson? Could anyone explain, please?
This video was recomended to me after I watched a music video of Hatari 😂
Same 😂
Ok ok
SAME
Yayayaya 🤣🤣🤣
Hatrið mun sigra
I am a Canadian that loves Iceland. I have only visited twice but wish I could have much more. When Icelandair first starting flying into Halifax in the 1990's (before you were born) the crew used to spend all their time shopping for things they could not get in Iceland.
You have Hatari why u complaining?
She made this video before hatari was known.
She can meet Matthias in IKEA, Klemens swimming and maybe Einar in the hospital
Novita Dee Iceland is so small that you meet randomly Hatari 😂 this is so funny. Greetings from Germany ♥️
Amen haha
@@d1n0ch4n or they are relatives and kinda know each other already
I'm Danish and we definitely consider you our brother people. Iceland is one of very few countries on my bucket list - so gorgeous and so unspoiled by humans! At least when compared to the entire Western world it is. And I love your language!! It's so ancient scandinavian. ❤❤
Feel sorry for you.
"his product doesn't ship to Iceland"
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So has Estonia.
Yohana Natalia
Her
Your Boi - yohana maybe from Hungary where they don’t use or have words for his and her or she and him etc....
It’s normal for them to randomly mix them around.
Akhirnya
Jastip Mba.
😁
your accent is so beautiful 😍
I'm from Switzerland and I'm used to drive in the mountains and with snow. But yes, driving in Iceland is difficult even in summer. I was never there in winter but I wouldn't drive there.
I can understand that you don't like that Iceland doesn't have all the shops and water parks and concerts. But do not underestimate the impact that this has on people. I'm 50 and I've seen a lot of countries. I have never met people with so many talents, creativity, spirit of innovation, the ability to solve problems and the courage to try even if the outcome is unsure as in Iceland. The keeper of your football team is a film maker, the landlord of our guesthouse did not only construct a bungalow but also repaired our car, played the guitar and was an excellent cook. You have great singers, writers, artists, engineers and you are great organizers whiteout knowing that you are. I've been in Iceland in 2014 and in 2016. What you did in 2016 to house, feed and organize this massive growth of tourists was amazing! All the shops and restaurants and public toilets that were built in a short time...
People who are used to have things delivered in 24h, who have entertainment organized for them and everything prepared to consume do not develop these skills.
Wow, I love it, thanks mam. As a young woman who is 20 years old and is considering moving to Iceland, in the future, it really lifted my spirits up. I love my country, i love how winter is not extremely cold, summer is hot and spring is warm but you know, there is something about Iceland that captivates me. Be its nature or how people live happily, the fact that their mood is not affected by weather or anything but it is just that they know how to be happy regardless of any condition. It is just inspiring.
Besides the cost, one of the things I don't love about Iceland is all the driving restrictions in Reykjavik and also out in the countryside because of wind/weather. Is it true that prices have gone down in Iceland in 2020?
omg, finnish and icelandic accent sounds so similiar :3
Im from Finland💕
Perkele
@@Controlledescape lol me too
TORILLE
Torille todellakin :D
Snow??? What's exactly is snow??? Born and raised in Florida.
Michael Schmelzle slush or groddes ice everywhere.
It's a kind of bait to "fish" Santa every yuletide
@@annaerikssonkihlberg I think he was being sarcastic.
It’s heaven
At first you love it, then it becomes living hell
Also fluffy. Shove your hand in it if you ever get the chance to. Wait no that painful
Snow is pain. Just pain and a doubled driving time.
At least you had all Björk's Tours
LMAO...and she mentioned in an earlier video that she doesn't listen to Bjork.
kadejito I knowwww! 🤣
Everyone can’t love everything...
People in iceland don’t really listen to her
Ivan 🙋🏼♀️ I actually do ;)
I appreciate your inflection and gesticulation. Dry as that may sound, it adds a lot to your presentation style. Thank you for sharing your list!
Side note, my wife and I visited Iceland in 2019 and it was the best part of our holiday in Europe. Best from Texas!
When i was in high school, we’ve had some exchange students from Iceland. In october, when the temperature dropped to 10 degrees of C, all the people in our city started to wear coats, scarfs and so on. But not the guys from Iceland. They were wearing shorts and T-shirts, and they did not understand why we were wearing coats, scarf in that great weather :D
Even in Saskatchewan, +10 is t-shirt or light long-sleeved shirt weather. It can get up to +35 or more here in summer but usually +20 to +30 C. In winter, well the wind howls and the thermometer can be down to -40, although usually not more than -15 or -20.
No Walmart .... count your blessings! I would love to hear a 'best of Iceland' list.
She is so pretty...wow
I love her accent too
That chick is cold!
I love when people fall in love when the love actually falls in you
I can relate to many of these issues from when I lived on the Faroe Islands, and during my first weekend there I was invited to work at a music festival and the big attraction to the festival was a copycat-ABBA band... And the reason it was the big attraction was because the band was NOT from the Faroe Islands!
And I think it's funny that gasoline is so expensive in Iceland when you have a gas company called "odýr bensin" (which literally means non-expensive gasoline).
I FEEL U WITH THE CONCERT THING because no one comes to Finland either
Can you talk about Icelandic traditions? I read not long ago you all give each other books for Christmas Eve and spend the evening reading. I wish it was like that everywhere! That sounds amazing.
Stuff like that I guess.
Iceland population: 348,580
That explains pretty much everything...
In my tribe in Amazon rainforest has more
We are from tiny Bangladesh 🇧🇩 and in my family there is more than 349.000 members remember we have 180 millions people
Population of Latvia 2mill
@@JuniorAnarchy kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Population is 40,000,000 here in California
I like how things are relative. In Brazil it almost never snows, only in a few areas, in a few situations. But, because 90% of the year we have hot weather, we're not used to have any kind of heating systems in our houses, then, when it gets cold, it's cold outside and inside. So, even if in other countries weather can be freezing cold, you can enjoy warm temperatures inside your house, and don't have to sleep with a few layers of blankets on you.
Also, I can relate to the shippment thing. Even if almost everything ships to Brazil (never found anything that don't) we have to wait for at least 30 days, because our government taxes things that you import from other countries, and they check everything MANUALLY (WHY!?!), so it takes forever. And taxes range from 10% to 60% depending on how they classify your items.
I was living in Iceland from 2012-13 as an exchange student and can relate to some of these. I remember any time one of our roommate's siblings/parents/gf/bf showed up to visit, all of us would order a bottle of alcohol through them so we don't have to pay $60 for Jack Daniels at the liquor store haha. I lived in rain-filled places for 23 years, but going to Haskoli Islands from Ránargata in the freezing rain when it's dark every morning in January was quite the experience. My roommates and I sometimes walked together to make the walk more fun.
I moved to Iceland few months ago and I already think it's the best country ever. Nice people,good working conditions and rights,and most of it,probably most independent country in the f**** world. No one can make the rules for you. And yeah,awesome language 😎😎
Phil Fry why would I want to live in that terrorist country?
@Phil Fry Lemme guess you've only been in the US before?
Blueflagflyinghigh1 daaaaamn ur burning him 😂😂😂😂
@Phil Fry So it's a yes because youre ignoring my comment? You are a literal walking stereotype lmao. Someone whos never been anywhere else and then saying its the best while eagles scream in the distance
@Phil Fry Lmao just ignoring everything and going for a comment about that. You know it's true, you just don't have any counter argument ;)
Hrafna, dear! Would you show us your hand writing?? I love your language and idk why but i would like to see how someone writes sth on a sheet of paper. I know, it sounds better in my mind hahaha. Greets from Argentina ♡♡♡
Omg yesss! I'd love that too.
Would love it! Good idea!
Greetings from Norway!
I want to see this too!
Buena idea, es un idioma exótico.
@Nim Boo wtf??? lol
I can relate to weather complaints as a Canadian right on the Great Lakes in Ontario. It gets cold, which I don't mind. But in mid winter we get a "thaw" where it warms up just enough to rain in day but freeze at night. And then its all wet and icey and windy for like a month or two before it gets cold a lil longer and then spring. And spring is not as pretty as many think. It's so slushy and wet dirt from the roads and salt everywhere. And the rain is frigid till mid or late April. Then in summer we get humid heat so it feels like breathing water.
"Snowy, cold, windy and rainy"? I'M COMING TO ICELAND
I live in Iceland and it's actually very cozy if there is bad weather and you can just chill inside in your sofa drinking hot cocoa watching tv or reading a book.
That is on the weekend.
Same its very hot in my country and at winter its still hot!
Minnesota.
that’s just Ireland with snow lol
Estonia is quite similar, like we almost never have concerts here and stuff haha
Omg, being from a small country in Latin America I can relate so much!!! People from the US or the UK don’t understand the struggle of shopping online, it’s soo easy for them and sooo cheap. Most of the times I have to pay 25 dollars for shipping a 1kg package so things can get really expensive!
Your from south America and your biggest problem is shipping??
opinionated arsehole I know that other South American countries have it so much harder than my country. I was just saying that I can relate to that issue specifically.
@@timmyt5985 what country are you from? im from argentina
Oh you're so right with cold. I have no issues with -20. It's a bit chilly but with proper clothing you can get around. But rain and strong wind with temperatures slightly on plus is really challenging.
>no shipping
>*cries in Russian*
How bad is it?
@@derPetunientopf pretty bad. Many online shops avoid sending stuff to Russia because the notorious Russian Post would damage or steal packages.
@@kiss.vanhouten Oh, damn. I thought it had to do with the sanctions.
@@derPetunientopf afaik it doesn't. For now. But with insolent government like ours, I wouldn't be surprised if it did.
Omg, I send a package (from Germany) to my friend who spend a semester in Moscow. The chocolate never made it there, was taken out of the package 😅
Super interesting video! I'm from Finland and I can totally relate to the weather-thing!! Especially in the winter time😅 btw your accent is very nice!
@Spencer 2 yes and darkness does too
Alex that’s one of the reasons why finland has a high suicide rate (for its population)
Unseen I think it's weird that Finland has such a big suicide rate because this is a good and stable country; even ranked to be the happiest one. 🤔 Gladly the summer is bright which is mentally best time for a lot of people.
JADE AMANDA 1.Finland is one of the happiest countries in the world because all the depressed people killed themselves 2.theres like literally only two weeks of sun at max
Spencer 2 yep, there are many people who get depressed about the cold/dark weather and it's very sad. Of course there are also a lot of people who love winter and darkness, for example me. 😂
**laughs in Czech**
EverydayHero Aye I’m coming to your country next week!
*laughs in Slovak*
*Laughs in Slovak*
*laughs in german*
*laughs in norwegian*
In Colorado we have
1. over 300 sunny days every year with very low humidity
2. Mosquitoes and cockroaches are almost nonexistent (they exist but almost no one ever sees one).
3. We don't have termites or fleas
4. In summer it can be 35c (95f) in the day and it drops to 18c (65f) at night so it's great to be out in the evening.
5. When is snows in the city it is usually gone the next day.
6. You can get anything shipped here really easily
7. You can get any book you want and great book stores like the Tattered Cover
8. Red Rocks amphitheater where every band wants to play
9. Our snow is light and fluffy, it only piles up in the mountains.
So I can sympathize with how rough you have it. :)
I am from the UK and I could actually relate to a lot of what you were saying - it's also pretty annoying when people do have concerts in your country but they are only in the capital city!
CrazyLeprichaun okay but that’s how it works like the UK get literally every artist ever to tour there so you should be thankful for that at least
What? They go to Belfast, London glasgow, endinbough, newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester may I go on??
No one:
Hrafna: *mY LIsT*
She speaks flawless idiomatic English. I know everyone in the Nordic countries speak English but hers is particularly impressive.
Over 30? In Sweden most people born from 1950 and onwards speaks pretty good English...
Empor ! In Norway most people nowadays speak good English unless they’re pretty old ~75+
Empor ! haha yeah i got it👌
Younger people have grown up with greater access to American and world entertainment, which I would think would colour thier accents and learning curve/style.
@Empor ! In Sweden, Norway and Denmark everybody speakes fluent english. My mom always said only the bright speak 2 languages or more.
I could totally relate to what you were saying about people driving in the snow. I am in New England where it always snows sometime during the winter and I see people on the roads who forget how to drive in the snow. Sometimes it gets scary but always irritating to see. Excellent video and thanks for sharing! :)
5 seconds of summer ? ooh what a quincidence , thats exactly the ammount of good sunny summer days u get in the summer
Xertoveizer it’s a song
Nim Boo ?
That is exactly the joke I was going to make when she said the name of the band.
RamboSyl this was just a joke😂 but it isn’t a song, it’s a band.
RonnyDonny13 well in Greece we have the same-ish weather with 'Straya but i prefer our weather to the Icelandic one from what i have heard. Again we got more sea than you so that might be why we are happier bout our weather than you are bout yours.
P.S. last year we had +50° once in the summer
The thing that I hate the most about living in Iceland, is that I don't live there 🤣. This is completely annoying.
I'm from Brazil, and I completely understood you when you said that things bought online takes FOREVER to arrive. Wait thirty days for my goods arrive is utterly normative there.
I'm a self taught English speaker, but I think that I could make my point there. Feel free to correct me 😄.
Gregory your English is awesome for being self taught
Your english is really good!
Your English is great, keep at it! However, "things bought online take (without the "s" at the end) forever to arrive" and "wait thirty days for my goods TO arrive" would be the correct variants.
Brazilian here too :))
Your English is perfect!
Wars. One more thingy you don't have. No need to worry about dying in a stupid war. There is always a positive side in everything. Much love from Israel
Wow. U are from Israel and u complain about wars? Maybe you should end occupation of Palestine and stop killing it's people. Just because an old book(Bible)says that that land belong to you or it is given to you by the God, doesn't mean you have any right to it. Accept that and then complain about wars. Btw Jews are allways talking about holocaust and I agree holocaust was extremely bad thing but you are doing even worse things to people of Palestine...you came to their country declared your own country there and started to slaughter them. Think about that and then complain about wars. This comment may be offensive to you but I can't keep my thoughts for myself so sorry if I offended you. It also may seem like I hate Jews but i really don't i just hate Israel's politic.
Greetings from Croatia!
@@Nikola04052 dude stop. Just stop. It's not some random israeli citizen's decision to end this century long conflict. We suffer from it to. Separate the decisions of the goverment from the citizens themselves, because we don't have control over the conflict, and frankly we all are waiting for it to end already
@@orisadeh23 Are you saying that Israel ain't ruled by its own citizens? Boy you dumb af
@@yuvalmandel1333 lets say that u had a grandfather... He sold a house 50years ago... Do you have right to come into that house and live there and left the new owner one room and do you expect from him not to assault you?
I agree with you that there are some terrorists but these terrorists are not people of Palestine. These terrorists are there for their personal interests and are sent by leaders of military industry.
@@Nikola04052 Your analogy is disingenuous. The Ancient Jewish Nation was not sold to anyone. It was decimated, stolen, and the Jews were scattered abroad.
"I can handle -10, -10 is my limit'
Me from a tropical country: that's double digits. Minus double digits? I can't even get to 0°
"I don't mind -10°C"
*my Portuguese ass*: 🙃
She got me there 2 kkkkk
Yeah since you live in fucking hell, aka Brazil
you can't resist to cold climates :D
@@CelestialExility I don't live in Brazil. I'm from Portugal
@@Usagi1017 oh.. *aren't them the same?*
@@CelestialExility Portuguese and Brazilian people are different. Completely different.
If you are talking about the weather: still different. Brazil is a tropical country, Portugal is not. But Portugal is hot too, majority of the times.
@Hrafna Book Depository ships to Iceland for free, with expected delivery of 4-8 working days.
Yeah, about intl' taxes
Here in Brazil, it takes 6 months for things to properly ship.
And taxes are usually 100% or more.
For example, shirt costs $50 US Dollars, so that's $50 + Intl' Shipping (Usually $30 US Dollars) + $50 out of taxes = $130 US Dollars
But US Dollars are expensive for us. $1 US Dollar costs $3.82 of our currency, making it $496 for ONE shirt. It'd normally cost like $40 of our currency.
What a true brazilian has to say about that: FODA MANO
I understand the book thing completely! I love having the physical books and not an ebook version.
And its better for your eyes, believe me.
Her : i dont mind if its -10°c...
Me : wtf, i cant even take 10°c.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I can totally relate to her. With proper jacket, I have no problem even -40C. -10c with wind is just brutal. It gets inside your jacket and whisks away all moisture from your face and leaving your skin dry as hell
Can’t take 60, I live in Texas
@@pencilRC1 how are you not perpetually burning
@@callisto_m they probably mean Fahrenheit
@@earthing3696 r/woooosh
You have the biggest plus. You have Hatari and their concerts!!!
Анита Клюквинькова came here because of Hatari hahahaha
For me it would be just another reason to leave Iceland..
Как можешь слушать такое говно
@@craftah интересно, что же за прекрасную музыку вы слушаете?
@@gloria-u4j макс корж и в целом много прикольных песен
Most of these "problems" occur because of countries geographical situation. And u can't drive to another country with car!
Mantas Lunius
Well, you caIn’t drive to another country in your car
You cain’t drive to another country in your car
You cain’t drive to another country in your car
But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to
All you gotta do
Is put your mind to it
Knuckle down, buckle down
Do it do it do it...
- Roger Miller, “You Can’t Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd”
I live in FL and I lived most of my life in cold 🥶 places. I don’t miss the snow ❄️ or anything that goes below 72 degrees. I lived in Italy 🇮🇹 for 12 years I loved it.
Here's my personal list why I wouldn't live in Iceland:
- No big cities (I really like the urban life)
- No old architecture
- Too few diverse cultural events
- Always windy (my favourite hobby is cycling)
- No railways (I don't have a car and get sick in buses)
- Too expensive beer prices
- Too many tourists in relation to the locals
- Too far away from the rest of Europe
- Too less trees 🤣
But I'm still fascinated about this country
A lack of urbanization and "cultural diversity" - IE - third world pollution is WHY Iceland is attractive,
The fee is typical for countries; especially Europe. It’s basically a way for them to make-up on “taxes” they missed having the product, purchased inside the country.
There is a way around it though.
For example, If I sent you a gift 🎁 in the mail, I have to sign a “declaration” detailing it’s value; if I’m not a seller, and not selling the product to you, I can be “gifting” it to you, lessening it’s value.
Love from Scotland we fly over this week really looking forward to it. Great video though and your accent is sooo beautiful :-) xx
I'm from Estonia and Estonia is a great country for living too! We are kinda calm, we don't have vulcanos or earthquakes :) But it can be too hot in the Summer and too cold in the Winter here :) Blessings from the baltics!
In the uk we don’t have Sephora or target walmart
These are only in the usa right? There arent in Germany either...
No sephora in uk?!
@@ohmaheppi1000 We have Sephora in Greece.
Emil Fischer but there is Sephora in Germany
Emil Fischer We have Sephora in Australia 💁🏻♀️ But not Walmart or US’s version of Target.
same, I feel your pain with the subscriptions, shipping, blocked content and lack of concerts
Probably to don't have McDonald's or Burger King is a benefit.
The mayority of the problems you said are more because Iceland is a small country but you have to be proud of a lot of things your small country archived especially in sports
David nothing to be proud of with Icelandic politicians and bankers plundering the country leading to capital controls ..and people have to pay through import taxes each time we buy something online because Icelandic kronur became so weak to import that is why even Hagkaup was unaffordable for a while . Politicians suck everywhere especially the male ones .. Johanna was the best PM ever
Fastfood chains are good for your economy because it employes young and uneducated people.
FUCK OFF ABOUT ISLANDS SPORT ACHIEVEMENTS
*cries sipping tea*
Be glad you don't have American chains. We don't have "too" many of them in Bulgaria where I live, but most people avoid them like the plague
Ballong Pappan we have other better, higher quality options that pay more
Iceland WAS crazy expensive. I figured wages were higher. However, we came from Malta, to London, then to Iceland, and it seemed like Iceland was like, 5-6 times more expensive than Malta, and easily double London...
however; your internet speeds? Sooooo fast! The AirBnB we stayed at? Heated floors!! Awesome!!!
And my oldest son LOVED the fermented shark!
Damn. I even feel disconnected with the world here in Norway, but I reckon it's worse living in Iceland. It's still an incredibly beautiful country though!
At 2:55 Hrafna says: "But I love reading books, like..... physically reading....."
Yes! A day off from work, rain or snow, a really good new book I just bought, a
nice warm cup of Darjeeling tea sweetened with honey ( find a mild tasting honey
so as not to overpower the subtle taste of the Darjeeling ) and my sweet little cat
Zoe curled up next to me. Just add daylight.
Bookdepository is shipping to Iceland. Maybe you can order English books on that site?
I’ve just met your channel. I loved it. -10oC is so cold, but I love winter! I’m from Brazil and here is warm the whole time. Some day I’ll visit Iceland.
Ill be there in July coming from Texas , watcha need?
Eye mask for sleeping
All your money and a tolerance for rain and more money
I love the "oh my god blablabla" voice. So funny!
I live in Brazil and several online shops dont ship here because our post office is THE worst.
Our post card is NOT the worst
She's right about the wind. I just looked up the weather for Reykjavik and for January 25 it's 28F with rain and a 19 MPH wind.
I went to Iceland and it was amazing. I also saw a store in Iceland called Iceland (a store more well known in the UK).
I totaly understand ¡! Im from uruguay, except the snow, same problems
Hola compatriota! Yo vivo en el norte de USA así que el único problema que tengo es la nieve. Pero aunque puede ser medio peligroso manejar así, ya me acostumbré y hasta me resulta entretenido 😁
bitch omg i'm from uruguay too i was not expecting to find a comment so relatable lmao
Alguien de Uruguay no lo puedo creer
Sin embargo tu país tiene como 4 millones de habitantes, el de ella tiene unos 350 mil
i spent my entire life in uruguay so a GIGANTIC same but I moved to my dad’s (in New York) anD everything so mUcH eAsiEr
Man, thank God I live in Brazil.
We need some action. Like, walk on the streets, everything everyday is a new adventure. You never know if you gonna be alive tomorrow. Hahahaha
And also, the weather is perfect.
Iceland is too calm.
(Ironic mode on)
Proud to be gangster 😼
Visit India bro
As an Australian I find there are not only many companies in the US which will not ship outside the USA, but if they do, the postage is often more than the product. Likewise, the time taken to ship to Australia from the US or UK can take months.
My favorite band is Icelandic: Of Monsters and Men
this is the best band from iceland, hands down
ua-cam.com/video/GXc9kxvsE7s/v-deo.html
What about Bjork
Sigur Ros is also up there
Jacques Pansegrouw and kælan mikkla !
Mine's Sigur Ros
I live in California, do you want my library card? You can get E-books
Since when did Calfifornia residents learn to read, or is that why you are giving it away :-)
Northy
Lmao
She said she likes actual books.
i had to go to a library here in my town to find some car detail book near New Orleans back in 2004. So when i ask lady at desk for some help. She ask so do you have library card? i said yes back in 1990 when i last entered one when they had the cards index ( it made her laugh so much me too.)not a book fan!
I live in the south of Italy. Here in winter the temperature is around 10 degrees not -15 or even less. I think if I'll come to Iceland someday, I'll probably die.
@@soleymagnusdottir9873 oh wow!😲 I think in my life i saw the snow just one time. Now here, were i live, there are 32 °C, I'm literally melting away. I think if today someone asked me to hang out and i'd do it i'd die as soon as i left home
Don't come to NY. Right now the rain has slowed but it's almost always raining cold and windy. June July August and September are warm but the rest of the year it's freezing.
I understand the shipping thing; I;m from Alaska, and things are either slow to get here or don't ship or... don't arrive.