When we hear other Icelanders speaking Icelandic abroad, we are immediately drawn to them with magnetic force. One might even consider this as a built-in system, in that we want to inform other Icelanders that we are also Icelandic, even though our nationality and language are the only thing we really have in common. The Icelandic «greet a stranger syndrome» … Read More
CORRESPONDENT: Being away from home, Icelanders find comfort when hearing others talk Icelandic, and have the instant urge to communicate with their fellow countrymen.
GREETINGS. Icelanders happily greet other Icelandic strangers in a foreign country. Illustration: Elina Ulén
Publisert: 26. mars 16:58 2021 - Sist oppdatert 7. april 22:25 2021
