You cant fool us! We know as soon as you turned the camera off you hopped on your polar bear and galloped back to your igloo to sing viking songs with your boyfriend-cousin! Det var hyggeligt!
@@MichaelScheele There are some species of penguins that are native to other parts of the world - some live in Florida and in South Africa as examples. The east coast of Canada has Rock Hoppers too. What everyone thinks of however is the Emperor Penguin which is solely native to the Antarctic.
@@uialion1740 Are you sure there are penguins in Florida? (Aside from the zoos, I mean) I knew that the northernmost place where penguins live is Galapagos...
@@Dorisasaurus1133 I think you refer to this www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=colby and that still doesn’t mean you have Viking ancestry. The Vikings invaded and ruled large parts of the British isles so the remains of their languages and heritage is what you will see all over the uk but the rule and the people stopped around the latest at the battle of Hastings 1066. You don’t have Viking ancestry because of 1066 and just because of your name. I suggest you read up a bit on the history and the ancient Norse language and how it co existed along English. It’s also very fascinating. Unless you are nobility, you can’t trace your ancestry back that far. They are the only ones that for sure know exactly where each family members were born married died going back many centuries. There are no authentic, preserved birth records for the rest that far.
My Aunt traced our families ancestry back when I was in high school I clearly remember her saying that we were descendants of 3 Viking Brothers. My 13 times great grandfather was Anthony Colby who helped found Plymouth Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts he was married to a woman named Susannah Hadddon Colby who was good friends with a famous victim of the Salem Witch Trials by the name of Suzannah North Martin. I have traced my lineage back pretty far but, it is a good idea to go back and look more into my “Norse Roots.” I love history and it is completely fascinating to learn about my own heritage. I know for a fact though that I do have Viking Blood in my family lineage that’s proven. I do badly want to learn more about my Norse Ancestors but, it’s hard without buying a subscription to genealogy or something like that. I promise I am not just blowing smoke up your ass about my Viking Blood though. These days I am not on good terms with the aunt who did the research, I could ask my daughter to try to get the information though. I should, I’d love to read it and see it
@@Dorisasaurus1133 Not trying to be mean, but why do you feel like my culture is yours! 13 times grandfather the fact that you even count that is beyond pathetic. If you did a Dna my heritage test it would come back 2% Scandinavian that is nothing. I also assume you don't speak Norwegian or any other nordic language. All you Americans dreaming of your '' viking heritage'' it's honestly sad for someone who actually come from a nordic country.
@@vekteren3549 Dude all I said was that I have Viking Blood and that my Moms last name is derived from the Viking’s I’m not comparing my heritage to yours in anyway Kid take it down a notch okay?... all I am saying is that my family are derived from Vikings which is Fact and nothing more than that other than I’m proud to be able to say that. Now, Why are You so Offended by my comment??
I love the weather in Iceland. I do NOT like being hot, so it is a perfect place to be. Plus, with the geothermal heat, if you get hot in your home, just open a window. :) There is something wonderful about each season... the cozy dark months w/ Northern Lights, the fall with the turning leaves and rainy weather, and the spring/summer when everything wakes up and goes crazy. Iceland is a beautiful, wonderful place and I 100% agree with you... bring a rain coat, LOL
I have been living and working in Iceland for over a year now. I hit an elf stone with a tractor and now I have had bad luck for the past 9 months. I believe in elves now 😂
I visited Iceland in August 2019 and got sun, rain and wind and loved it all. Stayed near the capital and had a great time visiting the surrounding areas. You guys are so friendly, I felt so welcome! If you're thinking about visiting, do it (once it's safe of course!) It's beautiful!
And English-speaking Canadians don't like learning French. 😅 (I imagine the French Canadians feel the same about having to learn English. I know a lot of Quebecois get very snooty when people don't know any French.)
@@corinna007 I'm an English-speaking Canadian, I speak French fluently, and I liked learning it. I live with a Québécoise, and like all others of her type, she is anything but snooty when people don't know French. And as an ESL teacher, my francophone students from here jump at the opportunity to learn and improve their English. You may wish to update your stereotype of others who aren't you, at least up til 1990. ;-)
So, no questions like "where is McDonald's?" "Do you really eat puffin?", "How does whale meat taste like?", "Really, rotten shark?". From experience, worst in iceland weather is the strong wind+rain, the rest is awesome. Great channel, Bjork have nothing on you Hrafna. Greetings from the Azores.
I know about the assumption that someone living that far north must obviously live in igloos... I live at 68.3° north latitude in northern Canada, yes above the arctic circle. Last winter we had temps colder than -30°C from mid December through mid March... One thing that I found cool living here the first summer with 24 hours of daylight for 2 months was that I could take photos of rainbows at 2-3 AM. Living this far north is a challenge for sure. I wasn't born up here, I moved here for work, so you have the advantage of being born in Iceland, it's more natural for you to deal with the extremes of the seasons. You do an amazing job informing the world about your country, you're a natural communicator.
A lot of this comes from text books in geography that was trying to get the attention of younger students. Unfortunately, many kids grow up believing these misconceptions as facts .
Its just that in remote parts of peruvian andes they still use llamas to some extent, and live a lifestyle that hasnt really changed much since inca times.
@@torehaaland6921 yes thats true, but most of peruvians doesnt live like that. I only see llamas if i go out to the contry. But i undesrant, i also thought africa was like tarzan movies until i saw the city at the south africa world cup XD. Its innocent ignorance we shouldn't get mad
I think the Viking question comes from the insane heritage obsessions a lot of US citizens have. There is a huge viking movement over there and some of them claim they are more norwegian than people actually born and raised in Norway.
We got some artificial norse-nostalgia on the rise over here in the Scandinavian countries as well these days. I've been seeing a lot of the classic new age hippie-trappings with generic wellness/eco-conscious living/yoga-retreat stuff, but repackaged in a viking-ish aesthetic.
@pjesapjes except we don't really know how it sounded. We can just assume and reconstruct. But we will never for sure know how they really pronounced it.
@pjesapjes Yeah, you understand the written part, but you can't claim that you would understand it when spoken, because we don't really know for sure what it even sounded like.
@@x3kiwiix3 You can't always be 100% sure how dead languages sounded, but we do have a very good idea of how Old Norse sounded. Icelandic has undergone quite a few changes from Old Norse in its sound system.
@pjesapjes Yes, Icelandic is very much like Old Norse, but it sounds fairly different from how Old Norse sounded. For instance, Old Norse "au" sounded like the German "au", rather than the diphthong found in modern Icelandic, and Old Norse "ll" sounded like [l:] rather than modern Icelandic [dl]. 😊
I’m in Canada! It’s definitely very cold here during winter time but we also have a extremely warm summer!! I’ve heard the igloo and the bear/ penguin thing so many times!
I live where summer temperatures are triple digits (Fahrenheit). It can get up to 112. The low temperature is often around 80. There is no rain at all in the summer, so it is very dry. Air conditioning and ceiling fans are a necessity. Although I love the abundance of sunshine in the summer, it can get overwhelming.
I'm in the Toronto region and have floored some people I have spoken to from the southern US that it can get to 115 F here in the summer. It's like they think all of Canada is on Baffin Island or something.
Are used to get annoyed with silly questions but now I change my answers so if somebody asks about living in igloos and what kind of weather we have I’ll just tell them yes we all live in igloos and we all are driving a dog sleds.. winter is always dark and summer never gets dark. It’s priceless to see their facial expression. You ask silly questions you get a silly answer that’s just me. Eventually I tell them the truth.
Question 8 I can relate to, as I grew up In Alaska, I been asked that question by many lower 48ers and individuals I met while serving in the US Army. I got tired of it and started playing into it by answering that we had a modern Igloo that had a 2 sled garage. I would ride the dog sled to school and occasionally I would have to fight off Polar Bears. The funniest part of this was that there were individuals who actually believed it...then I would start laughing and tell them it was a joke
23 years old and so great at deflecting all those "stupid" questions and/or questions that "get on your nerves real quick". Love your videos. Please keep making them. Says the German guy in his 40s from Japan, where he has been living for the past 10 years with his wife and kids. I just enjoy learning and listening to things from "back home", by which I mean Europe. I haven't been there in forever, and stupid COVID makes it even harder to go back even for vacation. Some time in the future I would love to bring my kids on a tour around Europe and have all the Nordic countries being part of it in one way or another. Let's hope the freaking COVID situation will resolve itself sooner than later.
I drove around the whole country. Took me two weeks and stayed some 4 days in Reykjavik. Love this country and would move in a split second. Beautiful country.
@@thelovelyone1582 Congratulations on being ignorant. We don’t have an ancestry dating app in which we use, that’s a rumour, and nobody dates anybody they deem family here lol. Ive only ever dated Icelandic ethnic people and non are deemed ‘cousins’.
@@meganaxelia with only ~360k populace and ~222k of them in Reykjavik area you will stumble upon relatives (of more or less grades) naturally. the app in question is a just mobile access to _Íslendingabók_ and you know that. :p en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Dslendingab%C3%B3k_(genealogical_database) the coverage of islanders born in 20th and 21st century is 100 %, everybody is able to trace everybody else _and_ their grandma's cousins if they so desire. per se not a dating app, but your dating knows all your aunts and uncles and whatnot immediately.
@@rivenoak Again, non-ethnic Icelanders are always the loudest on topics they don’t understand lol. That supposed ‘app’ is not something any ethnic Icelander in this nation uses, nor have we heard of. I’ve never ever heard of it. This is just a myth. It isn’t rocket science to figure out that Icelandic is an ethnic identity, and just like every other ethnic identity in the world or homogenizing populace, you date within your bloodline. Non-Icelanders seem to only just be figuring this out so are fascinated by the fact ones significant other is their distant descendant, so distant that they aren’t considered immediate family. You must have been thrown at a wall as a child if you think your great, great grandmothers, sons, daughters, cousins, son is your family, your ‘uncle’ or whatever😂
Love the Fika picture in the background! 😍 Swedish! Also love Iceland (never been there) and Icelandic (awesome language that I try to learn) and your videos!!!! ❤️😍
I can definitely see how these questions would get very annoying. You mentioned that the light wasn't consistent but I was more distracted by your "fika" poster in the background. I kept trying to read it. Since you mentioned the sun I want to say I've been following a couple other you tube channels from people in Reykjavik and absolutely loving how big the sun looks in the sky since it stays so low to the horizon in the winter. So cool looking. I can't wait to visit when it's allowed again.
Ha ha, welcome to Spain, where we are all "toreros", drink sangría and eat paella... and here in northern spain it also rains, a lot, but hey, it's worth a visit!
What's wrong w/ eating paella? I like paella... Sangria's good too, I'll have some of that with my paella! Have to take it easy on the beverage there tho', I want to go ride my Bultaco later! ;-)
@@nunyabidniz2868 nothing wrong with paella, it's nice (as long as you don't put chorizo in it...Jamie Oliver!), but hey, there's so much more to eat and drink in Spain...
People really ask you about igloos. That's like asking us Texans about riding our horses to town. I love your channel and hope to visit your country someday.
Don't be so hard on yourself about learning Danish. I was learning Irish from the age of 4 to 18 and I only know a tiny bit of Irish. As an Irish person growing up in Ireland and not know my native language is aweful 🤣
Hard to believe that some people are watching your videos and learning so little about the beautiful country you describe. Lots of us also read and learn, so that we know more and so that we don't ask stupid questions. I enjoy your videos.
I’m from the Deep South! Louisiana USA ..I have red hair and definitely Viking blood too..i Love when we get a little bit of winter down here , it’s mostly hot and humid subtropical area..Have a nice day Icelandic Woman!
I’ve had an girl from UK ask me if I kept my gun under my pillow. Had a Croatian man ( we were both in the military, he was training at the same school as me) ask if I had ever tried cooked vegetables. I admit here in good ole’ USA we eat a lot more raw vegetables than cooked, but seriously dude.
Michael Boland Well, you do have snow on the ground for ten months out of the year, and Spring, Summer and Fall are all crammed in together into July and August. ... From an American, of course.
Americans have on a few occasions asked me what we do during winter. That is, the question was kinda like; ,,During winter, do you guys do... anything?'' Apparently they thought that we just completely snow in and then just stay inside our houses for 4-5 months and wait it out. They imagined there being no school, no work, no social gatherings, just several weeks of snowed in solitude.
According to your answer to Viking stuff. How you see Asatrú and those old beliefs in Iceland nowadays? Do you organise any events of old traditions? Are there people believe in it and put special clothes? Thank you for all answers. Keep going 💪 your channel is amazing.😇👏
Never have I ever put Iceland and igloos in the same sentence before in my life! I had a little laugh at that one. Was surprised about the Danish however, I never would have thought it to be boring, but I have never studied it. Anyway, really enjoying the question and answer videos, all the very best for you and looking forward to your next video 😄
Hrafna are you aware that your camera goes out of focus quite a lot. Just thought that I would bring that to your attention. Thanks again for your video. ❤️ Big hug from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Hrafna gets very animated, which can make it difficult for a stationary camera to focus, when she's talking about something that she's passionate about.
To anyone who is looking to visit someday, definitely make the time for it. A friend and I went in 2013 and stayed for a month, we rented a car and drove leisurely around the country, stopping anywhere that struck our fancy because we were in no rush. And it was worth it. So many good memories! It was expensive, but we counter balanced by not going to restaurants so much and eating a lot of sandwiches in the car. Ps: love your videos Hrafna!
Thanks Henriette Can you make a video on how the geothermal water is piped into the homes. How many have a mineral springs bathtub in the home to take the mineral baths daily. 30% of homes Do you have the geo water piped to your bathtub?
You *always* make me smile, Hrafna. Thank you. I'm with you in enjoying the winter - I feel it's always possible to get warmer - not always possible to get cooler - and we have such a wide variation in temperatures here in Australia... Ciao!
Your "learning Danish" is like "learning English in Italy". Here people start studying at 6 years old and end at 18 but, in the end, they can't speak it, haha
Collected Icelandic stamps all my life and have enjoyed learning about what's in all those windows to your country. The 1972 250KR Herdubreid remains my favorite, although there's been a lot of history, culture, and landscapes covered over the years - so I want to see everything! If people want to see elves, give them Brennivin.
When countries have beauty pageants they usually send of the contestants to some sunny beach for some nice pictures. Not what Norway did though, they sent the miss Norway contestants to iceland....to build igloos
Ok i will agree learning spanish is sooo much more fun ! In america its spanish or german. German is soooo hard. I have to cough the words out an grunt an hack an gurgle. My throat does not agree. I picked spanish instead! Its like doing the salsa or tango … only with ur tongue! So lovely
Ha I am never too interested in visiting cold countries but watching your videos has made me want to visit Iceland 🇮🇸 it’s a beautiful country. you have a good sense of humor too 🙂
People seem to jump the “Viking” train all because of the tv show. Viking were not people per say or a culture. It was more a way of life essential sea to land pirates. It was a profession more so than a group of people. And funny they assume anyone from Iceland is a follower of the old gods or asatru. Still I’m sure it’s old to hear the same questions.
there are people in Iceland that practice Ásatrú and actually, my son is one of them in December of 2019 there were 4.723 people in the Ásatrúarfélagið witch is not a big percent of the Icelandic nation but and here is a link to there website asatru.is/
@@computair6920 I read studying in iceland is tuition free for americans. Is that only open to Americans through some agreement between the two countries or is open to other foreigners. For example I am Saint Lucian.
@@poshy6534 I don't know... I'm from the EU and we have exchange programs like Erasmus to move around, but I have no idea of how things work for Americans. Try asking your university, or maybe even the international office of the uni of Iceland
Hello Hrafna :) On July 2020 (during the Covid situation) I visited Iceland but it was super safe! At the arrival at the airport we did a test and they were super fast! Once we got the message that we’re negative we could travel around Iceland! It’s a fantastic country and the nature is so beautiful 😍 I fall in love with your country!! Now is my favorite country! I hope to visit it again as soon as possible!! ❤️ P.s. I wanna thank you cuz with your videos I learned a lot about Iceland before going there! Cuz there are not a many youtubers from Iceland talking about Iceland From Italy 🇮🇹
Some advice on how to answer when or where I should visit kinda questions. It's OK to answer with your own preferences, just with a disclaimer. E.g., "I love our winters, it's my favorite time. Not everyone is into cold though".
Do you have ice giants? just kidding,i want to ask if Iceland have a beach where you can stay under the sun and sand and stuff at least in summer season
Wait..what!!What you mean you don't live or act like a Viking 🤔🧐but that's why I subscribed cause your Thumbnails had you in Viking hat.Actually there is a Secret Elf Viking Warrior clan living in Caves by Icelandic Volcanos 🌋 😎
Im visiting next week (second trip). And this time to go on trips with an Icelandic friend who has welcomed me and I’m so glad I have NOT asked any of these questions because I know people are living the same way as other people do in the modern world, no matter where you go. There are only cultural differences but we’re all the same freakin people living our lives 🖤🇺🇸🇮🇸
Next time someone asks it, have fun with them! Like mess with them a little bit. Put on the most Canadian of Canadian accents and go with it! I love doing it to stupid questions about Australia. I put on the thickest Aussie accent I can (like think crocodile hunter multiplied by 10!) and just run with it
@@therealfluffybushranger5331 haha actually whenever it happens online I usually tell them I can't stay online 2 long or the heat from my laptop will melt my igloo. Loloo
@Cory D haha I'm fluent in both English and French. Usually when sum1 asks I'll respond only in French and then continue to speak that way and completely throw them off. They usually respond with... "Wait what???"
Iceland tops my list of places to visit - tied with Japan. There's just something very special about cold, beautiful island nations preserving a unique culture. And Icelandic is sooooo much fun to speak. Especially that lovely r sound.
I think that the average summer temperature in Iceland is generally around 15 degrees Celsius (59 Fahrenheit) but it can get warmer, say around 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit)
I enjoyed your video about Iceland, especially because I've never thought about visiting. Hrafna seems difficult to pronounce, so I'm probably committed to Spanish, English, or Chinese. You are very articulate in English, so where did you master this language. The closes I've been to Iceland is Norway, which I found to be fascinating because of the fjords, Viking ships, and congeniality of the people. Thanks for the amazing information about your secret island. Los Angeles is miles apart from your culture, history, and overall love of life.
One can ask an Italian who lives in Rome whether he is a Roman? Technically the answer is yes, one of the definitions of Roman is somebody who lives in Rome. So did the Vikings ever do anything the Romans didn't do? (Besides discover America) the answer is no. Everything the vikings did, the Romans did as well. The Vikings raided villages and so did the Romans. The Vikings took slaves, and so did the Romans. What was different between the Vikings and the Romans? The Vikings had better ships and the Romans were better organized.
@@ItsTheMagicMelon Emperor Hadrian was a homosexual I believe. I don't know what the Vikings thought of homosexuals, though in the show Vikings, Laggatha did have a girlfriend for a time, not that it was an authoritative source on Viking culture, maybe Hratha could fill us in on what she thinks.
@@ItsTheMagicMelon well technically Laggatha would be bisexual since she still is interested in men, and I'm not sure whether she was really attracted to the other woman or was just in a state of rebellion because her husband cheated on her and got another woman pregnant and married her. The actress who played her was a real beautiful woman, so Ragnar had to be insane to stray. Most of the Viking men in the show were lousy husbands in my opinion.
Everywhere in Iceland is amazing. Definitely hire a car and drive around the whole country. It could take anything from one week to whatever...depends on what you do, what you see, how many places you go to. It’s great.
You might not believe in Elves, but Elves believe in you.
Elvis is still alive!
elves make our tech...look at silicon valley....or are they Loki...the tricster
Vulcans and Romulans are space elves
They make cookies and live in a tree, I know they are real because I buy their cookies.
The elves they’ve gone too far 🙈
You cant fool us! We know as soon as you turned the camera off you hopped on your polar bear and galloped back to your igloo to sing viking songs with your boyfriend-cousin! Det var hyggeligt!
OMG
no thats in the coldest northern parts of Sweden
LOL!!! "boyfriend-cousin.:D
You forgot her elf family that she lives with.🤣
The Inuit are the ones who lived in igloos not the vikings, now they've all got modern houses
Its actually Canada that lives in igloos with penguins and polar bears.
Not penguins. We Chileans do have penguins, they are soooo cute! Just keep them in this hemisphere, ok?
:P
Penguins live in the Antarctic region, not the Arctic.
OK, some live in zoos.
@@MichaelScheele There are some species of penguins that are native to other parts of the world - some live in Florida and in South Africa as examples. The east coast of Canada has Rock Hoppers too. What everyone thinks of however is the Emperor Penguin which is solely native to the Antarctic.
@@uialion1740 Are you sure there are penguins in Florida? (Aside from the zoos, I mean)
I knew that the northernmost place where penguins live is Galapagos...
I love your country, its ancient culture and its natural beauty. when all this is over I really hope to be able to travel there. A hug from Italy
An Italian talking about "ancient culture"... wow!
@@cursocuritiba i knoow,considering the ancient culture he cones from!
Þakka þér fyrir
Winter means no bugs, so it's my favorite season too.
Mines also 🥱😂
Love the snow outside your window!! Kisses from Greece 💙🥰
Ω υπάρχει κι άλλο ελληνικό κοινό σε αυτό το κανάλι χαχα
Yeah. Kisses from Greece ^.^
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But Greece and Island is soo damm opossite as countries!
παιδιά εγώ είμαι από Ελλάδα και μαθαίνω ισλανδικά! ^^
ég er frá Grikklandi og ég er
að læra íslensku! ^^
bless!
I have Viking Blood too traced back to the 1400’s and I live in Massachusetts USA and I’m a Winter Lover I don’t do good in the summer heat
Vikings were already nonexistent for 400 years around the 1400's.
@@Dorisasaurus1133 I think you refer to this www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=colby and that still doesn’t mean you have Viking ancestry. The Vikings invaded and ruled large parts of the British isles so the remains of their languages and heritage is what you will see all over the uk but the rule and the people stopped around the latest at the battle of Hastings 1066. You don’t have Viking ancestry because of 1066 and just because of your name. I suggest you read up a bit on the history and the ancient Norse language and how it co existed along English. It’s also very fascinating. Unless you are nobility, you can’t trace your ancestry back that far. They are the only ones that for sure know exactly where each family members were born married died going back many centuries. There are no authentic, preserved birth records for the rest that far.
My Aunt traced our families ancestry back when I was in high school I clearly remember her saying that we were descendants of 3 Viking Brothers.
My 13 times great grandfather was Anthony Colby who helped found Plymouth Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts he was married to a woman named Susannah Hadddon Colby who was good friends with a famous victim of the Salem Witch Trials by the name of Suzannah North Martin.
I have traced my lineage back pretty far but, it is a good idea to go back and look more into my “Norse Roots.”
I love history and it is completely fascinating to learn about my own heritage. I know for a fact though that I do have Viking Blood in my family lineage that’s proven. I do badly want to learn more about my Norse Ancestors but, it’s hard without buying a subscription to genealogy or something like that. I promise I am not just blowing smoke up your ass about my Viking Blood though. These days I am not on good terms with the aunt who did the research, I could ask my daughter to try to get the information though. I should, I’d love to read it and see it
@@Dorisasaurus1133 Not trying to be mean, but why do you feel like my culture is yours! 13 times grandfather the fact that you even count that is beyond pathetic. If you did a Dna my heritage test it would come back 2% Scandinavian that is nothing. I also assume you don't speak Norwegian or any other nordic language. All you Americans dreaming of your '' viking heritage'' it's honestly sad for someone who actually come from a nordic country.
@@vekteren3549 Dude all I said was that I have Viking Blood and that my Moms last name is derived from the Viking’s
I’m not comparing my heritage to yours in anyway Kid take it down a notch okay?...
all I am saying is that my family are derived from Vikings which is Fact and nothing more than that other than I’m proud to be able to say that. Now, Why are You so Offended by my comment??
I love the weather in Iceland. I do NOT like being hot, so it is a perfect place to be. Plus, with the geothermal heat, if you get hot in your home, just open a window. :) There is something wonderful about each season... the cozy dark months w/ Northern Lights, the fall with the turning leaves and rainy weather, and the spring/summer when everything wakes up and goes crazy. Iceland is a beautiful, wonderful place and I 100% agree with you... bring a rain coat, LOL
I have been living and working in Iceland for over a year now. I hit an elf stone with a tractor and now I have had bad luck for the past 9 months. I believe in elves now 😂
Can you please apologise to the Elves to make the pandemic end? Thank you.
Don't f'k with the elves
I visited Iceland in August 2019 and got sun, rain and wind and loved it all. Stayed near the capital and had a great time visiting the surrounding areas. You guys are so friendly, I felt so welcome! If you're thinking about visiting, do it (once it's safe of course!) It's beautiful!
Icelanders hate learning Danish, We Finns hate learning Swedish *High five*.
And English-speaking Canadians don't like learning French. 😅 (I imagine the French Canadians feel the same about having to learn English. I know a lot of Quebecois get very snooty when people don't know any French.)
@@corinna007 Nigerians too... 😂
That’s crazy, Swedish is so beautiful 🤣
Meh it's the same for everyone you are a Scandinavian country 🤔
@@corinna007 I'm an English-speaking Canadian, I speak French fluently, and I liked learning it. I live with a Québécoise, and like all others of her type, she is anything but snooty when people don't know French. And as an ESL teacher, my francophone students from here jump at the opportunity to learn and improve their English. You may wish to update your stereotype of others who aren't you, at least up til 1990. ;-)
Hello from Ohio USA! I’m just a farmer that loves watching your beautiful self tell us about your amazing land and culture! Keep on being awesome! 😘
I've been studying icelandic by myself for almost 10 years. I just love the language and I admire the culture so much.
I want to learn Icelandic.
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Æðislegt vel gert hjá þér🥰
@@sigurlauganna5619 þakka :D
So, no questions like "where is McDonald's?" "Do you really eat puffin?", "How does whale meat taste like?", "Really, rotten shark?". From experience, worst in iceland weather is the strong wind+rain, the rest is awesome. Great channel, Bjork have nothing on you Hrafna. Greetings from the Azores.
I am not sure if it is puffin that they eat, but there is an bird called a Ptarmigan that is a delicacy served in Iceland.
People from Denmark 🇩🇰 are thankfull for your comment about danish labguage)
*Danish D & Stød intensifies*
I know about the assumption that someone living that far north must obviously live in igloos... I live at 68.3° north latitude in northern Canada, yes above the arctic circle. Last winter we had temps colder than -30°C from mid December through mid March... One thing that I found cool living here the first summer with 24 hours of daylight for 2 months was that I could take photos of rainbows at 2-3 AM. Living this far north is a challenge for sure. I wasn't born up here, I moved here for work, so you have the advantage of being born in Iceland, it's more natural for you to deal with the extremes of the seasons. You do an amazing job informing the world about your country, you're a natural communicator.
Lol is like here in Perú, some people think we use llamas instead of cars or live like ancient people XD
Of course you don't ride llamas. You'd get spit in the face everytime you tried to start it.
A lot of this comes from text books in geography that was trying to get the attention of younger students. Unfortunately, many kids grow up believing these misconceptions as facts .
Eveyone knows only the Vikings use llamas instead of cars. Cómo se llama su llama?
Its just that in remote parts of peruvian andes they still use llamas to some extent, and live a lifestyle that hasnt really changed much since inca times.
@@torehaaland6921 yes thats true, but most of peruvians doesnt live like that. I only see llamas if i go out to the contry. But i undesrant, i also thought africa was like tarzan movies until i saw the city at the south africa world cup XD. Its innocent ignorance we shouldn't get mad
Winter is my favorite season too. I would love to visit Iceland someday if I ever have the chance to.
I think the Viking question comes from the insane heritage obsessions a lot of US citizens have. There is a huge viking movement over there and some of them claim they are more norwegian than people actually born and raised in Norway.
We got some artificial norse-nostalgia on the rise over here in the Scandinavian countries as well these days. I've been seeing a lot of the classic new age hippie-trappings with generic wellness/eco-conscious living/yoga-retreat stuff, but repackaged in a viking-ish aesthetic.
@pjesapjes except we don't really know how it sounded. We can just assume and reconstruct. But we will never for sure know how they really pronounced it.
@pjesapjes Yeah, you understand the written part, but you can't claim that you would understand it when spoken, because we don't really know for sure what it even sounded like.
@@x3kiwiix3 You can't always be 100% sure how dead languages sounded, but we do have a very good idea of how Old Norse sounded. Icelandic has undergone quite a few changes from Old Norse in its sound system.
@pjesapjes Yes, Icelandic is very much like Old Norse, but it sounds fairly different from how Old Norse sounded. For instance, Old Norse "au" sounded like the German "au", rather than the diphthong found in modern Icelandic, and Old Norse "ll" sounded like [l:] rather than modern Icelandic [dl]. 😊
I’m in Canada! It’s definitely very cold here during winter time but we also have a extremely warm summer!! I’ve heard the igloo and the bear/ penguin thing so many times!
I live where summer temperatures are triple digits (Fahrenheit). It can get up to 112. The low temperature is often around 80. There is no rain at all in the summer, so it is very dry. Air conditioning and ceiling fans are a necessity. Although I love the abundance of sunshine in the summer, it can get overwhelming.
I'm in the Toronto region and have floored some people I have spoken to from the southern US that it can get to 115 F here in the summer. It's like they think all of Canada is on Baffin Island or something.
Are used to get annoyed with silly questions but now I change my answers so if somebody asks about living in igloos and what kind of weather we have I’ll just tell them yes we all live in igloos and we all are driving a dog sleds.. winter is always dark and summer never gets dark. It’s priceless to see their facial expression. You ask silly questions you get a silly answer that’s just me. Eventually I tell them the truth.
Did you not ever read Mr Poppers Penguins they in Southern Hemisphere
As an Icelander I can honestly agree with everything you said. I get these questions all the time.
Ok! Now, how to pronunciate your name?? (right, maybe my name can be a little difficult for you as well)
As an Icelander, ive recently moved to united states and everyone asks me those questions too!
Question 8 I can relate to, as I grew up In Alaska, I been asked that question by many lower 48ers and individuals I met while serving in the US Army.
I got tired of it and started playing into it by answering that we had a modern Igloo that had a 2 sled garage. I would ride the dog sled to school and occasionally I would have to fight off Polar Bears.
The funniest part of this was that there were individuals who actually believed it...then I would start laughing and tell them it was a joke
Greetings from Finland again. It was funny to hear how you spoke about learning Danish. It sounded soooo similar like learning Swedish to us :)
greetings from iceland!
23 years old and so great at deflecting all those "stupid" questions and/or questions that "get on your nerves real quick". Love your videos. Please keep making them. Says the German guy in his 40s from Japan, where he has been living for the past 10 years with his wife and kids. I just enjoy learning and listening to things from "back home", by which I mean Europe. I haven't been there in forever, and stupid COVID makes it even harder to go back even for vacation. Some time in the future I would love to bring my kids on a tour around Europe and have all the Nordic countries being part of it in one way or another. Let's hope the freaking COVID situation will resolve itself sooner than later.
Fangirling over here. You shared a snapshot of Alberta, Canada. That’s my province! 😁💜
I lived for 2 years in Chauvin Alberta for work in 1999 and I'm from Québec city Québec Canada
I drove around the whole country. Took me two weeks and stayed some 4 days in Reykjavik. Love this country and would move in a split second. Beautiful country.
I love to hear about iceland ❤ never stop can't wait to visit 🏴🇮🇸
Did you intentionally put the Saltire in that? Not complaining. I'm a proud Scotsman (I know disappointingly little about Scotland, though).
That's a very Icelandic sounding username you got there x'D
Same thing in Brazil! People often ask if we live in the jungle (the Amazon) or even if we have internet
“Are you dating your cousin?!”
Number #1 annoying question lol.
Yes they are bcuz they are such a small state or country🤔 they can run into their third cousin.. They have an app for that sort of thing😬
@@thelovelyone1582
Congratulations on being ignorant.
We don’t have an ancestry dating app in which we use, that’s a rumour, and nobody dates anybody they deem family here lol.
Ive only ever dated Icelandic ethnic people and non are deemed ‘cousins’.
@@meganaxelia with only ~360k populace and ~222k of them in Reykjavik area you will stumble upon relatives (of more or less grades) naturally.
the app in question is a just mobile access to _Íslendingabók_ and you know that. :p
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8Dslendingab%C3%B3k_(genealogical_database)
the coverage of islanders born in 20th and 21st century is 100 %, everybody is able to trace everybody else _and_ their grandma's cousins if they so desire. per se not a dating app, but your dating knows all your aunts and uncles and whatnot immediately.
@@rivenoak
Again, non-ethnic Icelanders are always the loudest on topics they don’t understand lol.
That supposed ‘app’ is not something any ethnic Icelander in this nation uses, nor have we heard of. I’ve never ever heard of it. This is just a myth.
It isn’t rocket science to figure out that Icelandic is an ethnic identity, and just like every other ethnic identity in the world or homogenizing populace, you date within your bloodline. Non-Icelanders seem to only just be figuring this out so are fascinated by the fact ones significant other is their distant descendant, so distant that they aren’t considered immediate family. You must have been thrown at a wall as a child if you think your great, great grandmothers, sons, daughters, cousins, son is your family, your ‘uncle’ or whatever😂
@Ecard Ecardian
No it’s actually a running ignorance, typically from Americans, I mean look at the people here who believe it lol.
Love the Fika picture in the background! 😍 Swedish! Also love Iceland (never been there) and Icelandic (awesome language that I try to learn) and your videos!!!! ❤️😍
Thank you for the video. Igloo's are usually from the other ocean Inuit's usually make them. In Alaska or that area.
I can definitely see how these questions would get very annoying. You mentioned that the light wasn't consistent but I was more distracted by your "fika" poster in the background. I kept trying to read it. Since you mentioned the sun I want to say I've been following a couple other you tube channels from people in Reykjavik and absolutely loving how big the sun looks in the sky since it stays so low to the horizon in the winter. So cool looking. I can't wait to visit when it's allowed again.
Ha ha, welcome to Spain, where we are all "toreros", drink sangría and eat paella... and here in northern spain it also rains, a lot, but hey, it's worth a visit!
What's wrong w/ eating paella? I like paella... Sangria's good too, I'll have some of that with my paella! Have to take it easy on the beverage there tho', I want to go ride my Bultaco later! ;-)
I've been there 😊❤ love spain
My answer to that is always, "I killed two bulls before coming to work this morning; just taking it really chill today."
@@nunyabidniz2868 nothing wrong with paella, it's nice (as long as you don't put chorizo in it...Jamie Oliver!), but hey, there's so much more to eat and drink in Spain...
@@70stunes71 thank you!
People really ask you about igloos. That's like asking us Texans about riding our horses to town. I love your channel and hope to visit your country someday.
Don't be so hard on yourself about learning Danish. I was learning Irish from the age of 4 to 18 and I only know a tiny bit of Irish. As an Irish person growing up in Ireland and not know my native language is aweful 🤣
@@del2665 scamaill sa spéir 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hard to believe that some people are watching your videos and learning so little about the beautiful country you describe. Lots of us also read and learn, so that we know more and so that we don't ask stupid questions. I enjoy your videos.
“What are the best locations to visit in Iceland”
Me: yes
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so true
I’m from the Deep South! Louisiana USA ..I have red hair and definitely Viking blood too..i Love when we get a little bit of winter down here , it’s mostly hot and humid subtropical area..Have a nice day Icelandic Woman!
As a Canadian, I’ve been genuinely asked if I live in an igloo like 5 or 6 years ago... by an American of course 😂😂
I’ve had an girl from UK ask me if I kept my gun under my pillow. Had a Croatian man ( we were both in the military, he was training at the same school as me) ask if I had ever tried cooked vegetables. I admit here in good ole’ USA we eat a lot more raw vegetables than cooked, but seriously dude.
Michael Boland
Well, you do have snow on the ground for ten months out of the year, and Spring, Summer and Fall are all crammed in together into July and August. ... From an American, of course.
Lol Canada is a terrible place.
Americans have on a few occasions asked me what we do during winter. That is, the question was kinda like; ,,During winter, do you guys do... anything?'' Apparently they thought that we just completely snow in and then just stay inside our houses for 4-5 months and wait it out. They imagined there being no school, no work, no social gatherings, just several weeks of snowed in solitude.
@@snapman218 Québec is fine
According to your answer to Viking stuff.
How you see Asatrú and those old beliefs in Iceland nowadays? Do you organise any events of old traditions? Are there people believe in it and put special clothes? Thank you for all answers. Keep going 💪 your channel is amazing.😇👏
Listening to you and watching your dimples.
Aren't they the best?
@@JariDawnchild Of course.
Enjoyed the video. Iceland would be a great place to live. Learning new life styles. Thanks 😊 so much.
Never have I ever put Iceland and igloos in the same sentence before in my life!
I had a little laugh at that one. Was surprised about the Danish however, I never would have thought it to be boring, but I have never studied it.
Anyway, really enjoying the question and answer videos, all the very best for you and looking forward to your next video 😄
I love your accent!! Love it!!
"I am just me". Humble before everything. Best wishes Hrafna! Can't wait to finally settle in that magical country.
What's humble about that..the word you should have used is 'chill'
Hrafna are you aware that your camera goes out of focus quite a lot. Just thought that I would bring that to your attention. Thanks again for your video. ❤️ Big hug from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
Hrafna gets very animated, which can make it difficult for a stationary camera to focus, when she's talking about something that she's passionate about.
To anyone who is looking to visit someday, definitely make the time for it. A friend and I went in 2013 and stayed for a month, we rented a car and drove leisurely around the country, stopping anywhere that struck our fancy because we were in no rush. And it was worth it. So many good memories! It was expensive, but we counter balanced by not going to restaurants so much and eating a lot of sandwiches in the car.
Ps: love your videos Hrafna!
You’re gorgeous & have a nice personality
She's mine William, Lol !
And she says she diesn't have slaves....
Back off im her simp
Thanks Henriette Can you make a video on how the geothermal water is piped into the homes.
How many have a mineral springs bathtub in the home to take the mineral baths daily. 30% of homes
Do you have the geo water piped to your bathtub?
Hrafna: Green or Winter Wonderland?
Me: Yes
I dont know how i discoreved your channel but i love it, seeing your videos i learning about iceland and practice my english, thanks
We can get along well given that we both like winter and the cold.
You *always* make me smile, Hrafna. Thank you. I'm with you in enjoying the winter - I feel it's always possible to get warmer - not always possible to get cooler - and we have such a wide variation in temperatures here in Australia... Ciao!
Your "learning Danish" is like "learning English in Italy". Here people start studying at 6 years old and end at 18 but, in the end, they can't speak it, haha
You Speak Very good English , the way you Speak English , has such a very nice pleasant and smooth clean sound .
As a youtuber, Are you well known in your Country?
I'm curious too cause her subs is almost, almost the entire population of Iceland
@@oyaoya7139you're totally right.
Iceland has like 333,000 people
Collected Icelandic stamps all my life and have enjoyed learning about what's in all those windows to your country. The 1972 250KR Herdubreid remains my favorite, although there's been a lot of history, culture, and landscapes covered over the years - so I want to see everything! If people want to see elves, give them Brennivin.
The igloo one broke me LOL
When countries have beauty pageants they usually send of the contestants to some sunny beach for some nice pictures. Not what Norway did though, they sent the miss Norway contestants to iceland....to build igloos
Ok i will agree learning spanish is sooo much more fun ! In america its spanish or german. German is soooo hard. I have to cough the words out an grunt an hack an gurgle. My throat does not agree. I picked spanish instead! Its like doing the salsa or tango … only with ur tongue! So lovely
Once I get asked if icelanders still do their laundry in hot springs...
I'd ask this but not directly, and making sure rapport is built.
Ha I am never too interested in visiting cold countries but watching your videos has made me want to visit Iceland 🇮🇸 it’s a beautiful country. you have a good sense of humor too 🙂
Where are from
I was completely expecting you to have a helmet on and an axe in hand when you cut back from the viking question. 😂
Thank you for a great video. I never expected Iceland to be windy.
People seem to jump the “Viking” train all because of the tv show. Viking were not people per say or a culture. It was more a way of life essential sea to land pirates. It was a profession more so than a group of people. And funny they assume anyone from Iceland is a follower of the old gods or asatru. Still I’m sure it’s old to hear the same questions.
there are people in Iceland that practice Ásatrú and actually, my son is one of them in December of 2019 there were 4.723 people in the Ásatrúarfélagið witch is not a big percent of the Icelandic nation but and here is a link to there website asatru.is/
per say 😂
Please do a favorite places in Iceland video!! Ahhhh!! Just your personal favorites :) I need to mark those places on my map for a future visit!
It would be interesting if you explain some particularly icelandic words like Gluggaveður or Saeglopur 😊
Fika! :D I especially liked your speaking of how you enjoyed learning Spanish more than learning Danish...while saying this in perfect English.
Would u recommend studying in Iceland as a non native Icelandic person
I'm doing my last year of BA in Iceland right now, and I can tell you that I'm having a blast. It's worth it by more than 100%
@@computair6920 I read studying in iceland is tuition free for americans. Is that only open to Americans through some agreement between the two countries or is open to other foreigners. For example I am Saint Lucian.
@@computair6920 What do you study?
@@poshy6534 I don't know... I'm from the EU and we have exchange programs like Erasmus to move around, but I have no idea of how things work for Americans. Try asking your university, or maybe even the international office of the uni of Iceland
@@lifefan1 Foreign languages and linguistic
love 💕 these videos!! Thank you, Hrafna!!
Hello Hrafna :) On July 2020 (during the Covid situation) I visited Iceland but it was super safe! At the arrival at the airport we did a test and they were super fast! Once we got the message that we’re negative we could travel around Iceland! It’s a fantastic country and the nature is so beautiful 😍 I fall in love with your country!! Now is my favorite country! I hope to visit it again as soon as possible!! ❤️
P.s. I wanna thank you cuz with your videos I learned a lot about Iceland before going there! Cuz there are not a many youtubers from Iceland talking about Iceland
From Italy 🇮🇹
I visited Iceland in 2001. Had a great time and felt very welcomed and enjoyed myself thoroughly!
Hey, is growing herbs a thing in Iceland, considering the harsh climate?
Yes, many Icelanders love growing their own herbs, vegetables and fruits🙂
Some advice on how to answer when or where I should visit kinda questions. It's OK to answer with your own preferences, just with a disclaimer. E.g., "I love our winters, it's my favorite time. Not everyone is into cold though".
Do you have ice giants? just kidding,i want to ask if Iceland have a beach where you can stay under the sun and sand and stuff at least in summer season
Icelandic beaches have black sand. No joke.
@@brandonhey7797 I forgot about that
@@vladtimofte6511 I think that's pretty cool if you ask me.
Yes tourists can go to any public beaches in Iceland and not all of them are black sand😉
@@sigurlauganna5619 most black metal sands ever
Omg, I got a lil bit excited when you said you enjoy to learn spanish.
Greetings from Mexico c:
I think you’re amazing
OMG , I’m from overseas but I won’t ever think of even think of calling you a Viking or an Icelandic person that !
Believe in Elves,, of course,, what else do the Sasquatch eat
You’re videos always give a good insight of how Iceland truly is and I love it. You should do a video on Viking sacrifice or Ragnar lothbrok
What makes you think she knows anything about that or is interested in it?
@@sisselsworld it was a question? No need to jump down my throat about it 😅
Wait..what!!What you mean you don't live or act like a Viking 🤔🧐but that's why I subscribed cause your Thumbnails had you in Viking hat.Actually there is a Secret Elf Viking Warrior clan living in Caves by Icelandic Volcanos 🌋 😎
Love your videos!! So glad I found your channel 🤍
What's the 'fika' poster about in the background?
Im visiting next week (second trip). And this time to go on trips with an Icelandic friend who has welcomed me and I’m so glad I have NOT asked any of these questions because I know people are living the same way as other people do in the modern world, no matter where you go. There are only cultural differences but we’re all the same freakin people living our lives 🖤🇺🇸🇮🇸
Your so beautiful
You have a great sense of humor! You cracked me up with the igloo reference. By the way, I believe that it’s pronounced ig-loo just like you said it.
Asa Canadian I'm constantly asked if we live in igloos. So I can only imagine someone who lives further north would hear it more. It's super annoying
Next time someone asks it, have fun with them! Like mess with them a little bit. Put on the most Canadian of Canadian accents and go with it!
I love doing it to stupid questions about Australia. I put on the thickest Aussie accent I can (like think crocodile hunter multiplied by 10!) and just run with it
@@therealfluffybushranger5331 haha actually whenever it happens online I usually tell them I can't stay online 2 long or the heat from my laptop will melt my igloo. Loloo
That's exactly what I'm talking about dude! Absolutely perfect response 🤣🤣🤣
@Cory D haha I'm fluent in both English and French. Usually when sum1 asks I'll respond only in French and then continue to speak that way and completely throw them off. They usually respond with... "Wait what???"
That's a real stupid question indeed. We all KNOW you do.
I love cold weather! I've thought about moving to Iceland or possibly Northern Sweden. Just working on learning the languages
I think even if I saw Björk I’d melt from excitement 😂
we built an igloo at school once....the snow had to be this perfect, icy kinda mixture....that was a good week 😂
have you met any members from of monsters and men
Iceland tops my list of places to visit - tied with Japan. There's just something very special about cold, beautiful island nations preserving a unique culture. And Icelandic is sooooo much fun to speak. Especially that lovely r sound.
at what temperature do you guys say "wow, its a sunny day!"??
When the freezer light gets lit.
I think that the average summer temperature in Iceland is generally around 15 degrees Celsius (59 Fahrenheit) but it can get warmer, say around 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit)
Hmmm about 20 degrees :0
if a day is sunny or not doesn‘t depend on temperature... it depends on if there is sun or not.
I have had it at -26 and sunny so -26 was a sunny day. It does not depend on temp.
Hi send a hello to Brazil, and great video by the way. We Love you !! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
I think the question "are you a viking" is about your blood. I mean everyone should know that vikings no longe exciest :D
You are wrong. I clearly saw them on TV
@@Ed19601 hahaha :D
I enjoyed your video about Iceland, especially because I've never thought about visiting. Hrafna seems difficult to pronounce, so I'm probably committed to Spanish, English, or Chinese. You are very articulate in English, so where did you master this language. The closes I've been to Iceland is Norway, which I found to be fascinating because of the fjords, Viking ships, and congeniality of the people. Thanks for the amazing information about your secret island. Los Angeles is miles apart from your culture, history, and overall love of life.
Once a Viking, always a Viking.
The Viking ferocity is so legendary it will haunt and terrorize the rest of humanity forever...
One can ask an Italian who lives in Rome whether he is a Roman? Technically the answer is yes, one of the definitions of Roman is somebody who lives in Rome. So did the Vikings ever do anything the Romans didn't do? (Besides discover America) the answer is no. Everything the vikings did, the Romans did as well. The Vikings raided villages and so did the Romans. The Vikings took slaves, and so did the Romans. What was different between the Vikings and the Romans? The Vikings had better ships and the Romans were better organized.
@@thomaskalbfus2005 But didn’t the Romans/ Greeks accept other sexuality’s before it was Christianized
@@ItsTheMagicMelon Emperor Hadrian was a homosexual I believe. I don't know what the Vikings thought of homosexuals, though in the show Vikings, Laggatha did have a girlfriend for a time, not that it was an authoritative source on Viking culture, maybe Hratha could fill us in on what she thinks.
@@thomaskalbfus2005 I didn’t actually know that because I haven’t seen the show. Also, you don’t need to say homosexual. You can just say gay
@@ItsTheMagicMelon well technically Laggatha would be bisexual since she still is interested in men, and I'm not sure whether she was really attracted to the other woman or was just in a state of rebellion because her husband cheated on her and got another woman pregnant and married her. The actress who played her was a real beautiful woman, so Ragnar had to be insane to stray. Most of the Viking men in the show were lousy husbands in my opinion.
Everywhere in Iceland is amazing. Definitely hire a car and drive around the whole country. It could take anything from one week to whatever...depends on what you do, what you see, how many places you go to. It’s great.
Hrafna: "I don't have slaves."
People in comments section: "Not so fast Hrafna..."
😂😂😂
What does master Hrafna want?
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@brandonknapp4186 People are allowed to have a crush on someone you know...
Count me in
Bruh, that's gay as fuck.
Winter wonderland vs all green and amazing waterfall hikes? Why not visit in all seasons? 😂💚
the volcano's issue its like when people try to pronounce "cthulhu" xD