tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post1695120270580970414..comments2023-04-08T14:11:44.252+02:00Comments on Reykjavík Harbor Watch: the restless nativesECShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03980638224399713624noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-86333129349872017472007-10-06T05:03:00.000+02:002007-10-06T05:03:00.000+02:00Here's hoping for a better show next time we're th...Here's hoping for a better show next time we're there... Sorry this autumn hasn't been as pleasant for you. If it makes you feel any better, I have yet to see a turned tree out here, and next week I'll be in Phoenix where it's supposed to be 98 and, as always, nothing but brown as far as the eye can see. <BR/>We are, however, bringing our Iceland pics with us, so that should help to ease the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-60692367344354059162007-10-05T12:18:00.000+02:002007-10-05T12:18:00.000+02:00sarah: I know I am adding this comment super late ...sarah: I know I am adding this comment super late but I wanted to let you know that a few weeks ago I was thinking about you! I was rollerblading home (at night along the sea path) and I saw a great northern lights show! I wished it had been like that last year when you were here.ECShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980638224399713624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-77116612682024035262007-09-23T06:06:00.000+02:002007-09-23T06:06:00.000+02:00Please tell me you're at least thinking about gett...Please tell me you're at least thinking about getting your work published to a wider audience. This post was especially fantastic, E. <BR/>My husband and I found very little to dislike about Iceland (the abundance of highly trecherous dirt roads in the Western Fjords being one of them) and it truly lived up to my dreams and then some. The people were exactly as I like them: private, honest, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-71139681047093195352007-09-21T16:07:00.000+02:002007-09-21T16:07:00.000+02:00tsduff: you're welcome! You're definitely a die-h...tsduff: you're welcome! You're definitely a die-hard Iceland fan :)<BR/><BR/>Batty: I'm glad to not be the only one with this perspective on the people here. I think that no matter how great the landscape is in a place, people really make the difference.<BR/><BR/>Kris: Some people have said it's language awkwardness that makes Icelanders seem unfriendly, some have said it's the still relative ECShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980638224399713624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-79165322063247103652007-09-20T22:44:00.000+02:002007-09-20T22:44:00.000+02:00That was just so beautifully written, I am so glad...That was just so beautifully written, I am so glad that your experience of Icelanders and Iceland is so positive. I must admit that I like the fact that Icelanders are a little aloof, that is does take a while to get to know them - because eventually they will be friends for life. While at the same time, if they meet you "on the run" and have the opportunity to show hospitality they will - Northern musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366274216703255355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-87470180761203549482007-09-20T03:41:00.000+02:002007-09-20T03:41:00.000+02:00I suppose that you could say that perhaps it's the...I suppose that you could say that perhaps it's the small differences that may tend to make those foreign to the island think that Icelanders are cold or snobbish?? Personally, IMHO, I believe that it's just because those of us from the US tend toward immediate gregariousness (and in many cases are downright OBNOXIOUS). It may take a little time to get to know an Icelander well, but once a friend Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-2673074624470855342007-09-19T02:27:00.000+02:002007-09-19T02:27:00.000+02:00In my very limited experience I have also found th...In my very limited experience I have also found the people that I've interacted with in Iceland have been helpful and direct, I once had coffee with an Icelandic blogger and it was as if we'd just resumed a conversation, instead of meeting for the first time. And that's not counting "hot-pot" conversations or that night I spent with the three nurses in <A HREF="http://Professor Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802171986501104683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11802256.post-86027582410007294752007-09-18T23:38:00.000+02:002007-09-18T23:38:00.000+02:00The Icelanders themselves are as much a part of th...The Icelanders themselves are as much a part of the beauty of their country as the lava, hotsprings and crashing surf. Their language is lovely to listen to, and they are friendly and warm. Thanks yet again, for your eloquent description of them.tsduffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457805824149563737noreply@blogger.com