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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Icelanders - Softcover

Buch 16 von 26: Xenophobe's Guides

Sale, Richard

 
9781906042363: The Xenophobe's Guide to the Icelanders
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1906042365 ISBN 13: 9781906042363
Verlag: Oval Books, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

"Not only has an Icelander held the title of World's Strongest Man, but there have been several Icelandic Miss Worlds. There have also been a surprising number of Icelandic chess grandmasters, and Iceland has more writers and artists per capita than any other country on earth. These facts reinforce the Icelanders' belief that they are a nation of strong, beautiful and intelligent people."
"The essence of Icelandic conversation is the insult. Icelanders are born with a talent for it and use it with ease from an early age. Because of their farming and fishing ancestry the most telling jibes involve sheep and fish. It is a very serious matter to refer to someone as a sheep or a codhead."

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Richard Sale is the author of AAA Essential Switzerland and Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains.

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What makes the Icelanders ICELANDIC: A guide to understanding the Icelanders which delves beyond cod and curiosities to reveal their character and values.

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Verlag
Oval Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1906042365
ISBN 13 
9781906042363
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
96
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