4 Surprising Things That are ILLEGAL in ICELAND - 2 & 4 will shock you!
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2020
- When I found out about some of the surprising things that are illegal in Iceland, I just knew that I had to share it with all of you. In this video, I share four things that are absolutely not allowed and you can face serious consequences if you break the law. Let me know in the comments which one(s) you found most shocking.
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Just to clarify, I was recently informed that a couple of breeds of frogs and a couple of kinds of lizards are allowed but all snakes are illegal to own. I did ask the police in Iceland if snakes, frogs and turtles are illegal to own before making this video and they said yes. However, they never mentioned exceptions. LOL
Little tid bit i know about iceland (because im a reptile lover) there are no snakes in all of iceland.
@Dani Mooti Some animals not part of the natural habitat could eliminate the existing Icelandic animals. Its not healthy for the natural environment.
Awesome, I hate snakes
Hi! I’m a local that just found your cool channel. I can go on and on about reptiles a you can see. Well, the general rule here is that just about all import of animals is illegal and then exceptions are written for each and every case. Most frogs and salamanders are usually let in. Horses and lifestock are strictly forbidden. Reptiles are also always forbidden (except for a few exceptions made for Húsdýragarðurinn zoo and a temporary reptile exhibition hosted many years ago). The reason for the reptile ban is not due to a single case of salmonella but a long streak of cases as aquatic turtles had become popular pets. To become infected with salmonella you have to ingest it and since these aquatic turtles do their business in their water, the water becomes contaminated and then kids reach in to pet them and put their hands in their mouth later on without washing. I used to object heavily to the reptile ban. The ban itself is kind of stupid. If salmonella is such a danger, why can everyone buy raw chicken and eggs in the grocery store? But after seeing some of the reptiles here, I have changed my mind. Too often people get reptiles because they’re cool, different and special and they buy them to add this uniqueness to their home or their identity, but they don’t bother learning how to care for them. Iguanas are the most common here but they are kept without proper humidity, heat and ligthing and are often fed meat based food stuffs. Each of those issues would indicidually be enough to kill an iguana. Also there are no herp veterinarians in Iceland. Veterinarians in iceland have to take two oaths: 1) Never turn away a sick animal. 2) Always turn away illegal animals. So if your reptile gets sick, there’s no help available. Sorry for the langloka! 😅
This ban are from old ignorant times (1960's). Those animals can't live outside in Iceland. Its too cold, they won't even last 10 minutes outside. Then the ban get trapped into a myths and ignorance of the older gernations of this animals and made up infection risk (this can be managed in a safe way).
Another interesting one is that you can't import horses to Iceland, even if a horse was born in Iceland but left the country. This is for two main reasons, firstly for disease and secondly for breed purity. The Icelandic horse is the purest horse breed in the world and one of the most unique. Every single horse in Iceland has a bloodline that can be reliably traced back generations, no other breed can say the same.
Yup, that is true.
WOW!
I just googled Icelandic horse... they look like members of 80's rock band!
Do they have the same law for the Icelandic people?
Why don't they want Icelanders to be pure?
I’m Icelandic and I didn’t even know half of these😮
You're not an OG then!!😤 lol jk me neither
Honestly the types of head injuries you get from boxing, it resembles head injuries from war, so not a half bad idea
Actually. beer stronger than 2.25% used to be banned altogether. It became legal March first 1989. Another really odd thing is that uptil 1987 there were no TV broadcast on Thursdays.
You can buy beer like lager/pilsner and «alcoholic soda» with the same strength in grocery stores in Norway (but only at certain times), but everything over that, you have to buy at the «Wine Monopoly». We also used to have a prohibition for all reptiles, but got some exceptions a few years ago. We also used to have a very strict naming law, but luckily the rules were loosened up a few years ago, so now we see a lot more creative naming of children (for good or bad, I guess ☺️).Professional boxing has been forbidden here too up until maybe 4-5 years ago, when at least some got legal (I’m not really sure, may all be legal now, only I don’t take an interest, LOL). We’re much the same, I guess... 😊
The naming committee can be a good idea to keep people from naming their kids Scoobydoobugsbunnybarneyrubble but what if it's a family name? Like, if you're Hispanic and want to call your son after his grandfather Jose? But it would also stop the 80 different spellings of the same name. I'm a teacher and had, in my class one year Makalla, Mickayla, Michaela and Mikaila. In another class was Caleb, Caelib and Kaylub.
I want to have a word with kaylub's parents
khakis lol
I don't know about Iceland, but for some context: It works similarly in other countries, just less strict as far as I understand. For example, I'm Austrian and we also have a list of pre-aproved names and you can also apply to have a name added. Jose would be no problem at all, here it's mostly aimed at preventing names the kid would be teased for (can't name your kid Spongebob for example).
It's basically the same as in Germany. It is not allowed for parents to call their children Jesus there but if you make a case that your family comes from a hispanic country where the name is usually very common you are allowed to name your child Jesus. These rules are usually more flexible in reality than they look on paper.
all those alternate spellings of standardized names just sounds stupid and trailer-trashy, to be honest. I know of a young woman named "Kortnee", and it's the ugliest, low-brow thing I've read in terms of names. It just reeks of "My parents are terrible spellers and we grew up always being two Waffle House tips away from losing our single-wide". I'm sorry if it sounds classist--there's nothing inherently inferior about being low-income, but that terrible name is just something that invokes images of 80s permed, bleached blond hair, stonewash ripped jeans, scrunchy socks and being pissed about having to feed the family pitbull that's permanently chained to the ball-hitch of a broken down Dodge pickup.
A bit of history on the baby name committee here. In Iceland some decades ago, over 90% of the population belonged to the national church and naming a baby usually went together with the baptism. Parents would often keep the name a secret until the baptism. By the way, you don't have to name a baby immediately in Iceland, you have 6 months to think it over.
Before 1991, the law stated that people shouldn't name their babies something foreign or offensive but it was up to the pastor to decide and refuse to baptize if they didn't think the name was good enough. Of course that also meant that you could just go to another pastor until you found one that didn't care. In 1991, they changed the law and started with the list and committee.
Very interesting, can’t wait to hear more. And by the way you have a beautiful smile.
Several years ago before it was all the rage my daughter and her BFF went to Iceland for their graduation trip. This was before Iceland was the “it” place to go! They planned it themselves, they rented a mini van type camper and took two weeks to drive around the ring of Iceland. They did it on the off season too. These were two girls from Central Florida with NO EXPERIENCE driving a stick shift car, never been that far from home alone! They felt safe the whole time, learned a lot and would go back in a second! From what they said, at least back then, that Iceland was a very safe country.
It still is very safe. 😊
This was so interesting! I really liked how you explain the way all of these laws came about 😊
Hello. I love your videos. Very well done and informative. Visiting Iceland and October 2021 and very much looking forward to it. Your videos have helped me plan my travels.
Thank you, sweet heart! Good job researching the facts. I’m so glad they take good care of the environment! An example more countries could follow 💕🌷
Endlessly fascinating information----thanks so much for sharing!!!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching. :-)
The liquor laws are similar here in Canada. Although some grocery stores in some provinces( like BC) do sell wine.
As always, interesting info! I think the baby naming situation was the most surprising thing to me. Thanks and keep these cool videos coming, Jewells❣️ You are such a gem! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the video. I was surprised by the baby naming situation when I first moved. It is funny what you can get used to.
Thanks, Karen. :-)
My son was born in '83 you didn't name the child until the baptism at that time . We were waiting for all grandparents to be there & life happened a bit. He only had a nick name until he was 18 months. When all 4 were available to be at the baptism it was preformed & he got his name's. The child you bring home would be for example litli Jonsson or litla Jonsdottir something like that. I hear now you have a much shorter time to make up your mind on a name. Its hard if you try to pick family names & weave them with other names you like. Most grandparents have at least one or two named after them too.
Thank you! We would never imagine that these things are illegal or difficult.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Oooo I love no alcohol in grocery stores! Maybe I should move to Iceland.
You won't be going to Denmark any time soon, I understand. How would You survive, with grocerystores selling alcohol. Is it really _that_ life shattering experience?? Oh, my.
yeah, i live here and alcohol has its own seperate store :)
Canada just started selling Beer amd Wine in groceries. Liquor is sold in a Provincial stores,
Very interesting, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching and commenting.
In the State of Oregon USA you can only buy wine and beer in grocery stores, anything stronger you have to buy at a State sanctioned store or consume at a restaurant or bar...so I felt right at home when I visited (amazing) Iceland last year.
Minnesota where I live also limits alcohol sales to liquor stores, bars & restaurants.
KathySRW we can buy alcohol in grocery stores in MN. That just changed a few years ago...every store sells alcohol now.
Oklahoma was the same until either October 2018 or 2019, aside from low point beer. I was pretty excited about buying wine at the grocery store.
Unless it’s a Trader Joe’s! Minnesota here too!
I live in Maryland and you cannot buy alcohol (or even beer and wine) in grocery stores. I was originally from California, so this was a shock to me. Years later it still is. I think there are still many states that require alcohol to be sold in liquor stores or state stores. The naming issue got me - weird.
New subbie enjoyed the video and would have liked to see the Icelandic outfit you referred to.
In South Australia, it's the same re alcohol. We have to go to a bottle shop or what we call the 'bottlo'. Can buy some alcohol in supermarkets interstate though.
Have was such an enjoyable video. Glad I stop by here. As an American I can see how much Iceland could teach us.
SOOOO freaking INTERESTING!!!! OMG-- THANK U!!! I really do wanna visit. I see a few of my friends visiting a number of times so Im became intrigued. Then as of yesterday your video was recommended-- how ironic LOL. Thanks again. #newsubbie
That alcohol thing was basically how it was here in Ontario Canada. LCBO for Liquor and Foreign Beers and Wine, "Beer Store" (yes that's the name lol) is where you buy beer...
You can now buy beer and wine at grocery stores... But not liquor.
Patiently waiting until I can lol
Blew my mind when I saw the new alcohol aisle in Walmart
So you literally have to go to the Beer Store for beer, or the grocery store? Wow! And only wine and beer at the grocery store? I could deal with that.
Sarah Doan grocery store only sells up to six packs, beer store it is lmfao
Depending on the state here in the US, you can't buy alcohol in a supermarket. I grew up in Minnesota, and you can't buy alcohol in a supermarket and until 2018 or 2019, you couldn't buy alcohol on Sundays. I live in Wisconsin now, and you can buy beer and alcohol in supermarkets.
I love how your lamp arm is flush with the ceiling.
That name thing exists in Finland too
Can you do a video on Icelandic food? I'm so curious! what do they eat?
Sure thing. 😊
fish is super common, also meat :p
Love that eyeshadow!
New subscriber🎉💯😆
🥳🥳🥳 Thank you
The law about names makes a lot of sense. We have a similar laws in the Kingdom of Denmark, (Denmark🇩🇰, Greenland 🇬🇱 and the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴). The main reason is to protect the child from ludicrous, disparaging, insulting or silly names that can cause the child anguish in society and be a focus of ridicule and contempt. We have lists of approved names as well.
However, if you want to give your child a name that is not on the list, you have to apply for it and explain the reason and the significance of the name. Bi-national parents can give their child a name that is commonly recognized in that parent’s home country although it may not be on the naming list, but it still has to be approved.
Sweden has a similar set up when it comes to buying alcohol. You have to shop at Systembolaget, a government store. In Denmark, alcohol is available all over, while Greenland has had dry regions, restrictions on how much you could buy, periods where it was banned altogether.
In the Faroe Islands you can’t buy alcohol if you owe taxes or for other services such as child support.
Greenland also has a strict ban on snakes, but not turtles. We have no native species of snake at all and we don’t want to see any invasive species let loose in our hills and mountains. I doubt though if any snakes could survive our winters, but you never know so best not to chance it.
In BC Canada, you also can’t buy alcohol in grocery stores. You have to go to the government store.
You seem so bright and happy. One never knows on the internet, but I hope this is so.
Thanks. In general, I’m quite content. 😊
Hey Jewell, will you ever do anything about the urban areas?
*_[I'm Icelandic and have lived in Iceland my entire life, and that boxing and reptile pet law really caught me off guard. Also, I thought that name law was universal universal (though with different names depending on the country ofcourse)]_*
Not sure how it is elsewhere, but in the U.S, this isn't the case. Individual states determine if there are any restrictions and there are very few.
USA here - As awful as I think it is that people are not allowed to name their children whatever they wish, there have been a few times here where a judge (somehow) intervened, and refused to allow people to name their child something outlandish. One judge was fired for doing so [and renamed the child himself, which is outrageous], however, and the couple named their child what they originally wanted.
Upon googling for examples, I was surprised to see that this yields quite a few results, the oddest being France's refusal of a child being named Nutella. O.o
@Alexandra McLean haha - Brick Wall. I understand the intention behind it, but... yes - names are a deep thing, and the people who created the life, and especially the woman who laboured to bring that life into the world, ought to have control over what the life will be called. Even if it's Brick Wall, imo.
Thank you!
My pleasure and thank you for watching.
In Portugal you have a list as well to name a baby, the reason is to stop people to name babies with foreign names. In New Jersey is illegal to own turtles as well but people buy them in New York.
When you said the ban on number 4, I was not that surprised. The introduction of non-native species that were originally pets is a massive problem all over the world. I wonder if this is the real reason?
In the Florida Everglades there is a huge problem with boa constrictors, as well as Burmese and African pythons. They know they got loose after one of their devastating hurricanes destroyed many homes where they were kept as pets. Since they have no natural predators they are now destroying the Everglades eco system.
If you go online you will see photos that will make you want to lock your doors and windows and never go outside. I give those snake hunters SO much credit! Not me..nope, nope, no Sir.
Australia has had big problems with the introduction of nonnative species. Read about the rabbit-proof fence.
No it's not because owning Turtles was not illegal in Iceland until the 90s, 2nd Turtles, snakes and Lizards would not survive in Icelandic climate anyways. I know a girl who found a snake outside of her car of all places it was dead. I owned frogs (which is legal btw) and one escaped and died a day later.
Sadly, those who smuggled animals into the country do not care about the consequences. The animals can carry viruses, infection or bacteria that are not in the country and can have devastating consequences.
True.
ThIs is my dream place to visit...
Very interesting.
Some states in the U.S. also don’t sell regular alcohol in grocery stores. Only the low alcohol kind. They would need to go to the liquor store. Also, some states dont sell alcohol on Sundays.
enjoyed
Alabama had the same thing as #3. Beer and wine could be sold in stores, but below certain levels, I think. But all liquor had to go through the ABC (Alabama Beverage Commission) stores rather than private liquor or grocery stores. I lived there briefly and found it a weird concept.
Your a brave lady 👩
Interesting facts. Kinda like the band on alcoholic beverages in grocery stores and of snakes. 😊
Many u.s. states do not sell liquor in grocery stores. My state of Minnesota is one.
Washington state used to be like this, too. It changed a few years ago. I remember growing up in Michigan, you could buy liquor in the grocery store, but not on Sundays. They would pull these big shades (like roller shades for a window) down to cover the liquor shelves.
Good job
Don't forget that there is also a naming committee for horses!
As a Canadian from the prairie provinces, I find it surprising to go to a foreign grocery store and find an alcohol aisle (like when I went to ASDA - another name for Walmart abroad - in Britain). Having spent a number of years in Saskatchewan, this description of government liquor stores etc would seem rather normal to me.
Come to Ontario, we have started to relax the rules and you can buy wine and beer in a few grocery stores now
Number 1 is like that in Belgium! Even dogs have to be named according to the letter of that year when you register your dog!
Serious question - If you name your dog something "allowed", and register the dog w/ that name, but you actually call the dog some other, "unapproved", name, would you get in trouble if they found out you were calling your dog a name that was not allowed?
@@RamonaQ I'm not sure actually - I didn't own a dog, it was friends who did and were telling my husband and I about it! I guess if the police found out, perhaps they would have got into trouble!
@@rhyfelwrDuw Thank you so much for responding!
@@RamonaQ wonder if nick names
@@felinemagic4473 Yes.
Where could we look at the list of approved names? Love Iceland! 💙💙💙 Wish Ms. Rona would move along so we could all travel again.
You can find the list of approved names here: vefur.island.is/mannanofn/leit-ad-nafni/
I also wish that Rona would move along.
@@AllThingsIceland Takk!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
@@anne7277 Mín er ánægjan.
Having to buy most alcohol including all distilled product in state-owned stores is the case in much of the South, including here in Virginia
Reptiles don't do will in Iceland's climate anyway
In my state you cannot buy liquor except in a state run shop. Idaho. When I was in California it was everywhere.
I am so glad that I don't drink alcohol at all. When I did it was for special occasions only, yes I am that "boring" xD. I bought like one pack of Smirnoff towards the end of the year and it was literally from turkey day , to xmas, to new year's eve and day. Maybe got something on my birthday. Alcohol was a short-lived thing for me because I was trying to figure out why it was such a thing to be doing. The hype wasn't there I guess.
Most of the time I feel like drinking alcohol is overrated. LOL. I do it sometimes but I don't find it interested to do it often. I think it is good that you listened to yourself and don't feel like you have to drink.
@@AllThingsIceland Well I'm seeing this late because notifications are wonky. Apologies if it seemed like I was ignoring you on purpose xD.
There are a lot of places in the States and Canada where you have you purchase alcohol from a government operated liquor store.
So does it matter what a person's name is that immigrates to Iceland? Also how is it handled when an icelandic couple has a baby out of country?
No it does not matter if you move there, they won't make you change your name. If a baby is given a legal name outside of the country and then brought in to be registered in Iceland that would probably work. But I also suspect that they are not dumb and would probably see through some sort of scheme like that lol.
The naming committee gets more and more relaxed with each passing year and this is not considered a big issue over there. It's usually just some super artsy fartsy people that make a fuzz about it.
@@TheIcyGoose I admire a culture that works to preserve it's heritage & language
To add to this, people are very chill about naming their kids in Iceland. Most kids aren't named right after they are born, weeks or months usually pass.
A lot of the time (most often) it's kept secret until a ceremony.
The likelihood of an Icelandic couple having a baby while traveling abroad and naming it before coming back home is very slim.
There was a couple living in Iceland I read about that had to add an Icelandic middle name to their daughter’s name so they could get a passport for her
Liquor laws are essentially the same for Utah. Our beer is finally %5.0 yay!! 🤭
That's interesting. I'm guessing you are also not allowed to buy on Sundays. Yay for 5%!
I find those facts very sensible. Wish that could establish in other countries.
I remember my uncle telling me about a friend he had on Iceland in the 80's who walked her dog only during the nights as you risked prison time keeping a dog as a pet back then. The only dogs allowed were the ones on farms to herd animals!
That's sad. Hope its changed.
You can
You can't buy grog in grocery stores in Australia either. Helloo...it's a grocery store! You buy groceries there.
Alcohol is a supermarket staple in New Zealand too. Has it's own aisle. Pay for it at normal Check-out with the groceries. Easy!
Wow! So there’s not alcohol everywhere, no residential ownership of reptiles and no names you can’t pronounce? Wow! That’s amazing! That’d be my dream! Does the limited availability of alcohol cut down on alcoholism? Legitimately. Thank you for another wonderful video!
They have a horrid green liquor you can buy. They tinted it green to make it less appealing. But in the dark, who can tell the color? It also tastes awful, called Brennivin
Alcoholism is a big problem in Iceland - well that is what they say but at the same time, Icelanders consume less alcohol than most European countries per capita and young people in Iceland consume way less than in many other countries. Icelandic drinking culture has also changed considerably, people used to drink strong alcohol and binge on whatever drink they could get but now more people are drinking wine and beer and don't binge as much.
There definitely should be a committee denying some names. No to ABCD (pronounced Absidy) or A-A (pronounced Adasha). In Virginia, hard liquor is not sold in supermarkets either.
We have/have had some of the same laws in Norway. I am really not happy that it is now allowed to own snakes in my country! I hate snakes! Perhaps I should move to Iceland!:)
When you say all things Iceland, I think the supermarket in the UK. I am so glad you cannot buy alcoholic drinks in the supermarket because it will stop people drinking daily at home.
In the states, there are a few states that do not allow alcohol to be sold in stores. Pennsylvania is an example.
Interesting and thanks for sharing 😊
My spouse and I who had snake turtle and lizard as pets and used to do boxing - oh well :)))))
Iceland is actually very similar to Sweden in your list, Cant buy alcohol in a grocery store for an example as the alcohol monopoly is owned by the state (Systembolaget). I think before knowing for sure that there is very much similar in all Nordic countrys (Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland). I find the videos very interesting! Thank you
Always fascinating to hear the similarities among Nordic countries. Thanks for commenting and watching. 😊
@@AllThingsIceland In Norway you can only buy alcohol that is 4,7% or below (that being beer, cider or similar drinks) in supermarkets. Otherwise you have to go to the state owned "Vinmonopolet/Wine Monopoly" stores. There you can buy alcohol with an ABV up to 21,9% if you're 18. Anything above that requires you to be 20 years of age. (i.e 22% and up)
Can't buy alcohol in New York (and I think quite a few other states) supermarkets either -- beer, but nothing stronger. In Pennsylvania liquor stores are state stores. Not so unusual. Where are you from?
Do you have to change your name to fit the legal list if you become a citizen of Iceland? Thanks!
I'm not icelandic but I'm pretty sure the answer is no
@@natasharoberts6468 why not? You do in Japan... Lol
@@AdamDavid oops I should have been clearer. since this video is geared toward english speakers, I'm guessing no on the assumption that most people have names written in latin script, same as icelandic. I'm pretty sure the reason you change is japan is because all official documents use kanji (+ the other two I can't remember the names of.) If your name isn't in a latin alphabet then my comment doesn't apply.
But I've never changed my name in japan, maybe you know more?
@@natasharoberts6468 I'm guessing it's more that you have to choose the corresponding kanji for your name.. i.e. I'm "谷 アダム" in japanese. But my name is "Adam Vallee". So it's sort of changing my name, no?
@@AdamDavid Sort of changing the name... but also not really.. You just made your name easier for the Japanese to read.. If it sounds the same, or means the same thing, i don't really see it as a name change. It's not as if you went from Adam to Ron or Mathilda.
There are several provinces in Canada where you can only buy alcohol in government ran stores, it's not that unusual.
Under Texas liquor law, you can't buy hard liquor (rum, vodka, whisky, etc.) at a grocery store. You can buy beer and wine at a grocery store, although not before noon on Sunday.
There are baby naming laws in Denmark, Norway and Sweden also.
Liquor laws in my state Louisiana you can buy liquor anywhere lol grocery store liquor store drug stores bars ect we even have frozen dacquiri shops you can drive thru pick one up on the way home lol
😂 it’s fascinating that there are drive thru places.
I love the name thing.
The naming committee is probably a good thing. Imagine being a set of twins growing up with the names “Corona” and “Covid.” That’s just cruel. Or a young woman going through life with the name “Vagina.” I kid you not! I would be babysitting for the whole neighborhood to save up $$ so I could change my name. I can’t even think of a decent nickname that would spin from the word vagina. Quarantine (nickname Tina), Lockdown and a few other memorable names I would rather forget. So maybe before this quarantine gears up to last a lifetime we should start thinking about a naming committee. Lizards and turtles and snakes OH MY! No boxing will probably save on traumatic brain injuries and the tight rein on booze the mangled messes that come into the ER!!
The name one really throws me off. I love having a name NO ONE else has, I would hate it knowing my name is like everyone else’s. Very interesting...
Calling a child Lucifer or Karma on the name of originality isn't good...
Maria Nunes ... okay?
Nobody in the US has my wife's name. I don't believe anyone else in the world, as far as I have found, and it doesn't even sound all that unique, until you start realizing the name doesn't pop up anywhere online.
SuperN0va I like that. No one has my name either. It’s super important to me because it’s a sort of homage to the women in my family.
Don't worry, you'll grow out of this eventually
3:58 Just like in New Hampshire.
Ha! Iceland's liquor laws sound like Pennsylvania's! Except that they don't have beer distributorships. So weird!
Ah, interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Talking about names🖤🖤🖤Does it get confusing when you don’t have a specific family name just son/dottur? I knew someone called hildur whose mother was hildur and grandmother was hildur........but her best friend from another part of Iceland was also hildur with a mother called hildur.........so in effect all the same name.I guess my question is how do you differentiate between them if there is no “ Family” name?🖤🖤
Wen that happens like you can have 3-4 hildur in the same class or work we use middle name or last name for example also nicknames are really common and have a long history here
I'm curious about 2 things about Iceland.
1. How's the fruit? I hear that produce is not that good, but how bad is it really?
2. Do you really need to supplement vitamin D, or can you get enough from the sparse sunshine and from foods?
Very interesting on the names. There are times here in the states, I wish this law was here. Some names parents have named their children..poor kids! They are kids not puppies! haha
Hey: This vid is plagued by bad lighting. You are so pretty it seems so much of a loss to inferior lighting. Iceland seems like a very cool place with wonderful laws and equality in the law. I want to visit soon.
At least you would not have to worry about what you name your turtle.
😂
Alcohol laws in the United States are weird too, every state has different laws. Minnesota is much like Iceland in that is only allows 'low alcohol' products to be sold in grocery stores so the beer in grocery stores is 'near' beer with less than 3.2%. Some states don't allow it to be sold in grocery stores at all. The state I grew up in (North Dakota) used to not allow liquor in grocery stores, but now allows it but only if 'it is rung up on a seperate cash register'. Some states prohibit alcohol to be sold on Sundays or on certain holidays. There is even a brand of beer that is illegal to purchase outside of the state of Wisconsin.
We need a naming committee in the US.
yeah...like we need a dictator
@pink girl
why does it bother you, what someone else does?
why do you hate freedom?
@@donHooligan Oh yes..freedom is working out real well over here right now isn't it.
Seriously
@@Dima-Dimalicious
USA is the least "free" developed nation i can think of.
meaningless choices do not equate to "freedom"
"Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, (orange and grape) Fanta, 7-up, Mountain Dew, Ginger Ale or tea"....means you have 2 choices...soda or tea.
Where do people get alcohol if they want it for cooking, not drinking?
I find it ironic, that a country, founded by Vikings......would have a problem with two guys fighting (boxing) LOL
LOL
I would submit the name Mildþryð (old english form of Mildred) if it isn’t already approved
P.S.
Looking stunning in that lavender
I just looked and that name isn't on the list, but Mildríður is.
Thanks! :-)
All Things Iceland Oh yeah I guess they would reject it because Þ only appears at the begging of a word and Ð is never at the end 🤔
They need the name rule in the U.S.
Why?
@@AshantiLouise Because Ashleigh.
Yes
My son's classmates Satana & Bodaytaneishanna. Two young ladies who have to explain their names to everyone they meet. Poor kids.
When I flew in my friends had me get my limit in alcohol at duty free
😂 sounds like your friends know what to do.
A country with no snakes? I’ve found my happy place lol!
NJ is just like Iceland! Cool! ( grocery stores don’t sell wine/beer/alcohol, except in separate sections of the store)
Rules for buying beer, wine, and hard liquor are remarkably diverse in the US. I just looked them up. What hours you can buy what beverage in which kind of store in which states or even which counties in which states are all over the map!
Alchohol is handled the same way in Mississippi.
I was going to say the same thing, I live in Mississippi.
Me too. Are you native?
Most us states have some type of rule about naming. Mostly they run to must be pronounceable in some way (so no symbols like elon musk's kiddo)
There’s are no name rules in the US!
You can't buy alcohol in grocery stores in NJ lol
I believe it is prohibited for Icelanders to become nuns or monks.
BUT there are monasteries with German nuns and monks. A few different orders. There used to be a hospital founded and run by nuns. There were schools run by monks and nuns - not sure if they exist anymore. I was born in Iceland, but I don´t live there anymore.
Interesting channel, thank you!
It’s not prohibitive for people to become nuns or monks and the are some of both in Iceland but they don’t run any school (except Sunday school )or hospitals .but I know that the nuns in Reykjavik are known for decorating candles to sell for wen children 13-14 confirmed that they are Christian
For number 3, it is the same way in Canada.
Not surprising to me . I like all those rules. Especially the naming we do.