Comments on: Observations of the Icelandic People http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/ Giving My Child the World. Inspiring Others. Thu, 05 May 2016 10:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.10 By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-296561 Thu, 05 May 2016 10:29:29 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-296561 In reply to Gísli.

Thanks for checking out other pages. Yes, I LOVED Iceland! Can’t wait to go back and see more of it.

]]> By: Gísli http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-295623 Wed, 04 May 2016 00:41:03 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-295623 Hah, I came for the fantastic transgender son post George Takei shared, and I see you’ve been to my country. 🙂
All the respect and wishes for a happy life to you two.

]]> By: A Lady in London http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-203268 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:38:38 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-203268 I love that you really got to know the culture in Iceland. I’ve been there a couple of times, and have always loved the strong storytelling traditions, too.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-203076 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:17:59 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-203076 In reply to Bethaney – Flashpacker Family.

It definitely is worth the trip. And they’re pretty welcoming of children.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-203075 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:17:34 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-203075 In reply to Sam.

That doesn’t surprise me, but it’s too bad. I think it’s probably easier for a younger person to go there and make friends. I think there is also a bit of pushback from the jump in tourism, and their membership in the EEA has brought them many more foreigners. I’m not so sure they’re overly comfortable with that even though it helps them maintain a high standard of life.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-203074 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:14:42 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-203074 In reply to Katie.

As I stated, Iceland has the first ELECTED female head of state. Argentina’s first female president assumed office.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-203073 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 07:13:26 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-203073 In reply to Arianwen.

I highly recommend it!

]]> By: Arianwen http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-202882 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:31:13 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-202882 And now I’m even more intrigued about Iceland than I was before. One day soon… I have to see it!

]]> By: Katie http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-202818 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:49:25 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-202818 The Icelandic people were certainly an unusual bunch. I found people in Reykjavik to be friendly and had good customer service but in the smaller towns not so much. There were a few times where we would go into a half empty cafe/restaurant and were told they were too busy to serve us.

PS The first woman head of State was in Argentina

]]> By: Sam http://1dad1kid.com/observations-of-the-icelandic-people/#comment-202769 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:28:10 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=7564#comment-202769 I found Iceland to be a seriously cool and weird place at the same time. Sounds like you really got under the country’s skin, as it were. I didn’t know they don’t have a military, but I’m not surprised. I have a friend whose mother is Icelandic but grew up in the US and she moved to Reykjavik a few years ago, but just recently left because she found it really hard to make close friends, despite the fact that she already had ties to the country. Her experience was that people already had all the friends they wanted and weren’t really interested in investing the time in getting to really know outsiders, which given how isolated it is, is…understandable? I don’t think she meant that she found the people xenophobic, though.

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