Comments on: An Introduction to Icelandic Mannerisms http://blog.icelandexpress.com/iceland/2008/03/07/an-introduction-to-icelandic-mannerisms/ How do you like Iceland? - a blog about Icelandic nature, nightlife, parties, adventure, shopping, eating, drinking, recovering and much more. It's brought to you by the good people of Iceland Express, Iceland's low-fare airline, as a way of luring you to Reykjavík. Go on, read it. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:28:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Rebekka http://blog.icelandexpress.com/iceland/2008/03/07/an-introduction-to-icelandic-mannerisms/comment-page-1/#comment-178472 Rebekka Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:07:51 +0000 http://blog.icelandexpress.com/iceland/2008/03/07/an-introduction-to-icelandic-mannerisms/#comment-178472 There is a word for please, actually a few depending on the situation. For example the words, Gjörðu svo vel, Gerðu það and vinsamlegast. So whoever said there wasn't "please" in the icelandic language either doesn't speak the language very well or has a poor ability to translate words between languages. There is a word for please, actually a few depending on the situation. For example the words, Gjörðu svo vel, Gerðu það and vinsamlegast. So whoever said there wasn’t “please” in the icelandic language either doesn’t speak the language very well or has a poor ability to translate words between languages.

]]> By: Stella http://blog.icelandexpress.com/iceland/2008/03/07/an-introduction-to-icelandic-mannerisms/comment-page-1/#comment-133577 Stella Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:54:23 +0000 http://blog.icelandexpress.com/iceland/2008/03/07/an-introduction-to-icelandic-mannerisms/#comment-133577 There is a word for saying please... we just use it in a very begging mode! "geeeerðu það"! That is if asking for something! I found, however, that a English language is really lacking, for example when asking people to sit down for a dinner, all you have is just; "pleeeease sit down" (you have that one "please" word that is applied to whatever. Icelanders have special strong meaning words for everything, it is a massive language and not for the average joe to tackle! When you are invited to sit down to a dinner, be sure it is going to be "gjörðu svo vel"... There is a word for saying please… we just use it in a very begging mode! “geeeerðu það”! That is if asking for something! I found, however, that a English language is really lacking, for example when asking people to sit down for a dinner, all you have is just; “pleeeease sit down” (you have that one “please” word that is applied to whatever. Icelanders have special strong meaning words for everything, it is a massive language and not for the average joe to tackle! When you are invited to sit down to a dinner, be sure it is going to be “gjörðu svo vel”…

]]> By: Lea Anne http://blog.icelandexpress.com/iceland/2008/03/07/an-introduction-to-icelandic-mannerisms/comment-page-1/#comment-98975 Lea Anne Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:00:20 +0000 http://blog.icelandexpress.com/iceland/2008/03/07/an-introduction-to-icelandic-mannerisms/#comment-98975 Good afternoon from the beautiful Tennessee...home to the Great Smoky Mountains, Dolly Parton, country music and Jack Daniels. Perhaps that explains why I need a humorous toast. A large mass of friends and neighbors will lift glasses tomorrow for a celebration for Iceland Beer Day. Hundreds will attend, gather around a bonfire while others compete in a toasting contest and beer judging. (No...we don't hold it on March 1 in Maryville, TN since it is outside and we want the flowers to be in bloom. How's that for Southern life?) At any rate....could you suggest a toast? with translation please? I'll probably really mess up the pronunciation, but I'll give it my best shot. By the way, our judging team consists of a local media celebrity, a U.S. Circuit Court judge, a State of Tennessee legislative representative, and a truck driver. Our crowd is diverse and full of life. Can you equipment me with a boisterious toast for the day? Thanks, Lea Anne Email - llaw@tennessee.edu Good afternoon from the beautiful Tennessee…home to the Great Smoky Mountains, Dolly Parton, country music and Jack Daniels. Perhaps that explains why I need a humorous toast. A large mass of friends and neighbors will lift glasses tomorrow for a celebration for Iceland Beer Day. Hundreds will attend, gather around a bonfire while others compete in a toasting contest and beer judging. (No…we don’t hold it on March 1 in Maryville, TN since it is outside and we want the flowers to be in bloom. How’s that for Southern life?)

At any rate….could you suggest a toast? with translation please? I’ll probably really mess up the pronunciation, but I’ll give it my best shot.

By the way, our judging team consists of a local media celebrity, a U.S. Circuit Court judge, a State of Tennessee legislative representative, and a truck driver. Our crowd is diverse and full of life.

Can you equipment me with a boisterious toast for the day?

Thanks,
Lea Anne
Email – llaw@tennessee.edu

]]> By: Iceland Holidays http://blog.icelandexpress.com/iceland/2008/03/07/an-introduction-to-icelandic-mannerisms/comment-page-1/#comment-97373 Iceland Holidays Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:06:55 +0000 http://blog.icelandexpress.com/iceland/2008/03/07/an-introduction-to-icelandic-mannerisms/#comment-97373 Nice Article, had to laugh at the comment on the No Please, my first trip to Iceland in 1992 was for a year and it used to wind me up that no one ever said please, it wasn't until 6 months into the trip that I discovered that there is no wor for please!. Nice Article, had to laugh at the comment on the No Please, my first trip to Iceland in 1992 was for a year and it used to wind me up that no one ever said please, it wasn’t until 6 months into the trip that I discovered that there is no wor for please!.

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