What have I learned in Iceland?
-You almost need skates to walk on the streets, sidewalks and parking lots
-There are no such things as cheap purchases
-If you’re an Icelandic girl it’s normal to wear gigantic heels and make up…everywhere
-People don’t have limits when it comes to drinking
-Skyr is the best yogurt in the world
-Icelandic horses are very friendly
-Hot water smells like hard boiled eggs
-Safe sex is highly promoted since condoms can be purchased at all the grocery stores
-Don’t buy food at 10/11, walk to Bonús instead
-Icelandic boys are raunchy
-Icelandic girls have kids at a much younger age than back home
-Every second person wears fur
-Every third person drives an excessively big car
-Icelandic people firmly believe that Canadians pronounce the word about like this: a-BOOT
-Brennivin tastes like death in a bottle
-People either look like mega hipsters or Vikings. There are no inbetweens
-Credit cards are used for everything
-If you don’t use a credit card, you end up with a large stack of coins in your room
-Nova is the cheapest phone carrier
-The sun rise and sun sets large very long
-Actual sun is very rare
-Rain, rain, rain and a lot more rain
-People love their coffee in this country
-There are some very strange culinary habits…sheep head anyone?
-You get funny looks if you jog on Laugavegur
-When you think you know how to pronounce an Icelandic word, you’re probably wrong
-Cooking always requires Google translate to be open
-Being in a class with students from over 10 different countries is normal
-Takk means thanks
-Icelandic people are very friendly when they’re drunk
-People don’t go on dates here
-One night stands are usually how most relationships begin
-Advil or anything similar with Ibuprofen can only be purchased with a prescription
-Contact lens solution is ridiculously expensive
-Being a vegetarian is somewhat of a challenge
-It’s okay to still be ordering drinks at 4:30AM
-Being Canadian seems very exotic for some of the locals
-When there’s nothing to do, there’s really nothing to do
-Most articles of clothing in stores are gorgeous and also way overpriced
-People like to dress up
-Icelandic accents are interesting
-60km/h winds and above are totally normal
-It can be sunny one minute and hailing the next
-You might smell like an egg after showering and that’s okay
-Icelandic girls have very distinct eyebrows
-Also, many of them aren’t natural blondes
