I feel like so many people bombard poor Hrafna with questions they could just as easily type into Google and find all the answers to 😂 but at least she's a good sport about it!
I'll never understand why people refuse to use Google. There's so many times that I'll see someone ask a question on social media/Facebook and it's like why are you waiting for an answer, that might not even be correct, to show up in a comment when you could have typed that exact question in the "instant answer machine"?! You know it has to be an issue when there's so many people who don't use Google that someone literally created a separate website called "let me Google that for you" lol.....Sorry, this is my biggest "internet" pet peeve 🤣
If you´re a Nordic citizen you can legally move to another Nordic country including Iceland to live and work without any problem legally. You can also study in another Nordic country without paying anything
Jógvan Jákupsson I think that also applies to EU citizens as well. Iceland, Norway and Switzerland are members of Schengen that allows free movement amongst EU citizens even though they’re not members of the European Union
The Nordic countries are Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the autonomous territories Greenland, Faroe Islands and Åland. I do not know any detail about the Schengen system. There is some sort of system for EU countries I am sure
@@jogvanjakupsson2952 , Schengen is approximately same as Nordic Passport Union has been since 60s. But EU is much more than Nordic Council when taking into account all agreements.
I was in your country last year with my daughter. That was the first time we had traveled alone together. That trip brought us so close and taught us so much about each other and I am forever grateful that she had the courage to meet me in such, for us is, a strange land. Your country is remarkable! She was living in Boston at the time and I am stuck in Germany so it was a half-way point for the two of us. Three days after I arrived back in Germany, WOW went bankrupt, I wish that had happened a few days earlier because I would have been stuck in Iceland!
lol they have never been neer a swamp when the mosquito fog roll in so thick your inhaleing them, there's places in michigan you don't dare go without "deet" repellent when they'er at full strength, they survive being frozen for months on end, probably just havn't stowed away on flight yet.
I speak the accent of my parents, who are from Siglufjörður in north Iceland. I'm born and raised in Reykjavik. The kids in school absolutely noticed I was speaking another accent. I also know people from other places and I can tell where they are from just by hearing them speak. So yes, we do have accents, just not dialects.
last week I was in Iceland and omg it’s so amazing 😍 I just fall in love with your country, especially in the Icelandic nature which is unique! I felt like I’m in another continent, or better in another planet! I’m happy that there weren’t so many tourists so I could visit everything without waiting to take a picture!
You have to remember that Iceland is small, and so the cost of land will likely be pretty high. A university takes a sizable amount of land, not to mention a lot of money overall, just to get off the ground. It's not enough for there to be a demand, there needs to be enough of a demand to pay for all of the university's expenses and allow it to turn a profit, and unfortunately, there probably aren't enough veterinary students in Iceland to facilitate that.
@@wombatpandaa9774 There are plenty of domestic animals, wouldn't it discourage people from pursuing veterinary sciences if they have to travel to study it?
@@saitookami5128 I suppose. I have no idea. I just think that that particular occupation is peculiar one to be inaccessible through national education programs. If it's something like marine biology I'd understand.
@@moonlily1 marine biology is very important for the fishing industry so I would expect courses in that as iceland is an island. I guess it is just a more specialist industry that hasn't been invested in yet. I do agree it is odd though considering the laws and restrictions around breeding livestock, it isn't like iceland has no animals, they have used horses for travel and food for years, raise sheep and cattle (delicious breeds which haven't been tampered with the way the rest of the world has modified genetics through breeding - interesting fact - I am intolerant to milk products all across the world due to the A1 protein bred into cattle in the last hundred or so years as it is thought to be healthier and easier to digest for most people, but in iceland they still have the original genetic makeup in their cows, from 1100 years ago, which has much higher quantities of the A2 protein which myself and lots others tolerate just fine!)
@@tetea7257 I have lived abroad so I am more used to low temperatures, but for people here who are used to 30-40 degrees most of the year, they will dress up like crazy.
@@empadalovers Yeah, every tourist here have winter jackets on in the summer here :P It's crazy :P I don't know how anybody get's anything done in 40 degrees though!
An absolutely wonderful video that you have shown us today. Thanks for sharing your life and times with those that watch your channel my friend. Outstanding job young lady. Keep up the good work and we will watch more of your electrifying channel.
Sure, but that's exactly why the sights get overrun by tourists. Those tourists are part of the problem, they just don't get that themselves. It's ridiculous to hear tourists complain about tourists, it makes no sense. The places are crowded because a lot of individual tourists want to go see something at the same time, every one of them is equally "at fault".
Answer for the hot weather question, as a resident of Phoenix, Arizona: We don't cope. hahaha. I literally don't do anything outdoors June-september. It gets as hot as 48-50C degrees some days, It's 10pm here right now and still 37C as I type this and this isn't even one of the "hotter" days. It's miserable, so much harder to deal with than winter. When I was staying in Alaska if I was cold I could put on my parka and be fine....when it's 48 degrees and blazing sun there is absolutely nothing you can do.
"There are people who are just jerks...." Well said! That sums up the whole situation perfectly. Lots of good information and very enlightening. Thank you for sharing.
I’m currently going to high school in Qatar and I’m originally from Texas, so I’m very used to hot weather! It can get up to 120 F in summer here! I love cold weather and anytime I can go somewhere with snow, it makes me so happy. Generally, I just stay inside, drink water, keep the AC on very high, and just avoid going outside for awhile haha. I hope to move to Sweden or Germany after university so I can live somewhere with the beautiful cold weather and spend more time outside.
Wow I'm actually surprised it doesn't get colder. It actually gets a lot colder here in the far north of the US midwest. 32f is a day I wouldn't even wear my heavy winter coat! But you're also a lot cooler in summer too.
@Hrafna Could you make a video talking about what/what not to wear in Iceland depending on the seasons? I'm moving to Reykjavik on 2021, IM SO EXCITED, but dont want to freeze to death.
Hafnarfjördur is the absolute best place to be, I always stay there when I'm in Iceland. When the covid-situation is under control, I'll be back. Hälsningar från Sverige! :)
We have the same thing with the long summer days/long winter nights in Scotland! Only not quite as extreme, in December it gets dark at maybe 4pm here. But we are a bit further south 😊 I really enjoyed learning more about Iceland!
I’m surprised that Iceland isn’t colder in the winter, but I guess since the country is surrounded by the sea, it shouldn’t be that surprising. I’d love only -10 in the winter. Great video! Thank you.
You are right. It is warmer in Iceland in the winter than foreigners expect because of strong warm ocean currents from the south. The numbers she talks about are for Reykjavík. Iceland is a big island but you can say that people only (almost) live close to the coast. It is unusual that the heat goes under -10 (and over 22) in Reykjavík were she lives, but in Akureyri , the biggest town in the North the heat goes under -10 every year but usually not under -15 (in the summer you also often see higher temperature there) . Inland up in the mountains it becomes much colder of course. The lowest temperature that have been documented in Iceland is -38 the highest is 30 . The "cold" in Iceland is more about how cool the summers are and how short they are.
I traveled in Iceland for 10 years every summer and a few winter adventures including a very long visit from July through March. Some of those winter days were brutally cold with serious wind. I photographed most of the country except for the Westfords. The unspoiled nature is sensational however from what I have heard the tourist industry has flourished which makes enjoying the nature and photographing it very crowded. This is something that I can take the blame for as during the second half of the 80s I operated an adventure tour company called Photo Adventure Tours and brought the exotic nature to to the attention of many magazines in the US which surely caused a great deal interest in traveling to Iceland I was married to an Icelander and later I had many friendships with the beautiful women. The night life is fantastic. Icelandic people are very special and very friendly which makes visiting Iceland awesome.
From what I've heard the anti-depressant thing also has to do with the long winter nights. In general, people will feel depressed more often/easily when there is very little sunlight during the day
Not sure if I can consider my country as a hot one, but here in Italy the temperature can reach 30° C (86° F) in the surroundings of Milan and tackle 40° C (104° F) in the south. It gets fairly better the closer a place is to Switzerland and the heat is kept under control with air conditioners
I must profess, Hrafna... ur English is exceptional. You speak English better than many Americans. Incidentally, you did somewhat provide an answer to my question regarding depression. Notwithstanding... I'm just curious if it affects more people resulting from the diminished light light during winter months. I don't blame you for not wanting to live elsewhere. Ur accustomed to the climate, and life is more civilised there than most developed nations. Though I haven't been there ( yet)... I can tell merely by the way you address the questions from your audience. U answer with much consideration for accuracy and politeness.
I’m from South Carolina United States and Iceland sounds like a dream! There are bugs and animals like crazy here (lots of snakes) and the weather is so humid here. Summers are really hot but surprisingly our winters are about as cold as Iceland, just no snow 😢 lol We’re supposed to visit Iceland in December but w covid I’m not sure. We’ll keep our fingers crossed 🤞
Iceland is very hot at 25C? I still wear a jersey in 25C! Guess I'll have to visit in summer then... In South Africa we are used to 40C+ in summer and we think we'll freeze to death 10C in winter
Thank you 😊❤️ for another great video , having been born and raised in Canada I completely agree with you about being use to the cold. All though I don’t like the winters here as it’s far to long, I still prefer that over living in very hot or humid climates!
We have Lúsmý in Maine in America. We call them No-see-ums because they’re so small. They’re awful because they bite little chunks of skin off of you and they have a chemical in their bite the makes it so your blood doesn’t clot properly so you bleed quite a lot from just one tiny bite.
I lived in Keflavik, in town, for two years . I was there when we changed the driving lanes from left to tight. It is a beautiful country with beautiful and wonderful people. The only problem I ever had was when I bought a fresh looking cod for dinner not realizing it was a salted and yes, I salted it. Loved Christmas when they would lite up the hillside outside of Reykjavik with blue lights.
Icelandic people are not religious. We have a national Church which falls under the Lutheran Church and actually most babies are christened after birth and named at the same time. But I would say around 90% of Icelandic and Nordic people are agnostic or just believers of science and the evolution. Saying that, I would still say that Icelanders are spiritual in some way or another even if they are not "religious".
Hrafna... U just answered part of a question. The other part- because of the sunstantially increaed darkness during Winter months... is there a significant problem with clinical depression? Please answer when time permits.
You are the prettiest and sweetest RUclipsr that I've ever met in my life. Þú ert mjög falleg. I want to ask you if you can make videos about your exploration in Iceland . As I wish to know more about the Iceland nature and tradition.
7:27 some cope differently, but for me when it comes to hot weather.... I can't describe how satisfying it is when a thick, fluffy cloud passes over the sun blocking it for 30sec. But I also live in the southeast of the US so with the humidity as bad as it is a cloud is not enough. Humidity traps the heat at sea level making the air hot and thick to breathe. If it gets above 80-90 (30+) degrees I can easily start sweating just by standing outside in the sun.
4 года назад+3
Regarding mosquitos, then what type of insects are flying around especially in the Myvatn area ?
they are called midges. We have a type that´s called biting midge and that asshole is irritating as hell! We have cases of people with over 200 bites in one night. Itches like CRAZY but they are not dangerous.
Wow - having lived in Alaska, New Hampshire and Colorado (USA) I was kind of surprised at the relatively warm temps in the winter...I really thought it would be much, much colder.
Great video, I love your accent :-) And I visited Iceland back in 2014, it was amazing! Allways have wanted to go back, so I guess after Covid I`ll have to make time a trip :-)
You definitely wouldn't want to visit the US state of Washington in the summer, it was around 38°C here today. Last year our highest temperature was 51°C in the shade😬
It's becoming increasingly appealing to me to move to a nordic country, especially the climate. The cost of living is pretty much the same as where I live now (Connecticut, USA).
The tourist thing hits really close to home. I'm from Switzerland, and you can tell from a mile away who's a tourist just by how loud they are, given how reserved and modest natives tend to be. It drives me mad.
@@velteau You should meet hungarian tourists. 3-4 of them talking normally= 10-15 brits or US speakers strongly arguing. If some other foreigners are around - they speek up even more so proudly they speek hungarian.
Is that right? Maybe i dont pay enough attentention because when i come across a tourist or even a knew citizen in the usa i notice they can be a little shy . Im now curious how they think of Americans when this is there first time here
Well, here in Brazil it's very simple to deal with hot days, in this case most of the year, haha. we take at least three baths a day, drink an extremely cold beer and in some states we enjoy a beach. and during the week, the only thing we do is sweat, complain about the heat, take three showers and want to be on the beach
I live in Louisiana where the summer temps routinely exceed 35 C but the “heat index” is 45 C because of the humidity. I just don’t go outside. It’s terrible. July - early September I only go out in the morning. Air conditioning is a must not only because of the heat but also the humidity. Without AC the humidity inside could rise to 80+% which is very unhealthy and causes things to mold.
It’s because Iceland has the Atlantic stream going over them. The stream is warm air that goes from America to Northern Europe including Iceland, Ireland and the U.K.
It is warmer in Iceland in the winter than foreigners expect because of strong warm ocean currents from the south. The numbers she talks about are for Reykjavík. Iceland is a big island but you can say that people only (almost) live close to the coast. It is unusual that the heat goes under -10 (and over 22) in Reykjavík were she lives, but in Akureyri , the biggest town in the North the heat goes under -10 every year but usually not under -15 (in the summer you also often see higher temperature there) . Inland up in the mountains it becomes much colder of course. The lowest temperature that have been documented in Iceland is -38 the highest is 30 . The "cold" in Iceland is more about how cool the summers are and how short they are.
I actually looked this work visa up, so for all you fellow non-Icelandic folks: Iceland is supposedly in a bit of a population age crisis where the native population is getting too old to fill certain areas that require a more youthful labor force work wise. As such, Iceland has a site dedicated to foreigners who are looking for work in Iceland that are deemed needs that cannot be filled by the native population. There are also seasonal jobs that will occasionally offered to foreigners such as restaurants and small "ma and pa" shops (for those not familiar with the term, family owned shops). With that being said, you still have to be able to provide for yourself from the get go. If you want to be a permanent citizen, you must learn and be proficient in Icelandic, no ifs, ands, or buts.
How do you not have regional variations in Icelandic accents? In Ireland we have a huge variety of accents in English (in fact, in Irish/ Gaelic we even have three distinct dialects). Someone from Donegal speaking English sounds completely different from someone from Cork. And just in the city of Dublin we have two very distinct accents. And then there’s Northern Irish accents, which are closer to a Scottish than the soft “southern” brogue. And Ireland is smaller than Iceland! Lovely country by the way. Visited Reykjavik for a long weekend in December 2018. Would love to visit again.
We have different regional accents. But they are few and not so different from each other like in Britain. Fewer people speak with these regional accents than used to. The only special accent that is still very strong and every Icelander know well is the one she mentioned in Akureyri. But it is in fact spoken within lager region and there is a slight difference also within that region.
I've watched a bunch of your videos. I will subscribe. But let me make a point about your English beyond the fact that it is exceptional. Looking at English speaking countries around the world and especially contrasting the accents we may perceive from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the US, your delivery to me sounds more like how the language is spoken in the United States and Canada to an extent. We have crazy thick regional accents here in the US like they do in the UK but those Americans who have no strong regional accent have diction similar to you. Why is your accent not more like the accents we associate with England where the language was invented? I visited Iceland a little over a year ago. That's why I took an interest in your videos.
You think tourist are a pain in Iceland , try living close to the beach in Florida! I live 10 minutes from the beach, but during season it can take more than an hr
I would have no problem adjusting to the weather in Iceland, but I think it would take me a while to learn the language. I only know that if I wanted to move from my Texas to another country, I think it would be Iceland. Maybe if I win the Lotto, I can have a Summer house there.
I know that northern Sweden can reach temperatures of -25 to -30 degrees but in extreme cases -40/-50. I can say that this year is probably the first summer I can walk in Stockholm city and see the beauty of the city without having all the tourists as you said blocking the view.
It is warmer in Iceland in the winter than foreigners expect because of strong warm ocean currents from the south. The numbers she talks about are for Reykjavík. Iceland is a big island but you can say that people only (almost) live close to the coast. It is unusual that the heat goes under -10 (and over 22) in Reykjavík were she lives, but in Akureyri , the biggest town in the North the heat goes under -10 every year but usually not under -15 (in the summer you also often see higher temperature there) . Inland up in the mountains it becomes much colder of course. The lowest temperature that have been documented in Iceland is -38 the highest is 30 . The "cold" in Iceland is more about how cool the summers are and how short they are.
Anna Traustadottir Icelanders are lucky to have such mild winter considering their location. Icelandic winters are similar to the ones that are around Stockholm and more southern Sweden
@@emiliaholmberg3320 That is true. Because of climate change it is possible that the warm currents will change their course and not reach Iceland. That would have great affect on Iceland.
From what she said and what I have read, Iceland does not get that cold or hot. I live in Michigan where we will have stretches in winter which will be -10 Fahrenheit. Am I wrong?
The long winter would get me sick and depressed. Im from the Caribbean and we only have two seasons in Puerto Rico, Hot And Rainy and then Hot And Rainy Again. So in reality we only have one hot season all year around and lots of Hurricanes.
I would say that the price for a 8-900 square foot (70-80 m2) apartment with one bedroom in Reykjavik is about 14-1600 dollars a month. Studio apartment around 4-500 square foot is around 1-1200 dollars. If you would like to buy a 2200-2500 square foot house in the capital region the price would be around 500.000 dollars.
You can adapt to hot weather until a certain degree. My city has very very hot weather in summer, next week for example the average maximum heat is 49-50 Celsius and the minimum average is 33 Celsius 😭🥵. So in short we don't, we just live 😁
I'm from the South part of Italy and i can onestly say you : in the summer here can be really hard for the heat - you can go swimming, that's the only solution, otherwise you stay at home and in the shadow, and some days can be hell ; if you're not used that can be tough cause some days you can't breath because of the heat.. so, basically the weather in Italy it is fantastic majority of the year, but yes, in the summer, like especially July and August, some days can be really hard....
I like to watch your videos on RUclips and I like to watch your videos even when you speak Icelandic even if I don't understand it because Iceland is a wonderful country.
I have some questions relating to fishing and hunting in Iceland....species of fish and fauna. Are there any "fishing trips" available ?? How about music besides celtic ??
Average temperature in the summer in Iceland 10-13°, basically the same temperatures we have in Sardinia in January. Tomorrow we expect to reach 40° for the first time this year, guess I need to move in iceland for a couple of months.
It was 103 yesterday, 106 today, and supposed to be 106 F tomorrow, and I've lived here all my life. I even grew up fairly poor and didn't have air conditioning when I was a kid. It was miserable then, and it's miserable now. Thank you Lord for air conditioning and for comfortable office jobs!! Our winters are fairly reasonable, certainly much milder than you experience in Iceland, but summers are like living in a furnace.
Hi from America, This may be a weird question but, do Icelanders wear allot of turtleneck sweaters? Or maybe you know them as polo neck sweaters. How do you say it in Icelandic? I love your videos and I'm learning allot about your beautiful country.
How do I handle high 90 degree temperatures in the South US? I hid inside, only go outside when it gets dark, and research other places to live. I grew up in North with snow so even years down the line, I struggle with heat tolerance. One the plus side, being in the southern US during COVID, I really have no desire to leave my house unless absolutely necessary.
Hrafna really enjoy your videos. Just curios but do you ever run into US military folks when out and about in town? Jim from Mansfield TX also retired USAF.
Think I can give you some insight: not really, it would be considered rare nowadays, however, 14 years ago when the US army base was still in Keflvík we would see few of them here and there, typically in the nightclubs in downtown Reyjavík.
![Blox Fruits Dragon Rework Update [Full Stream]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EqDAp8udhm0/mqdefault.jpg)
I feel like so many people bombard poor Hrafna with questions they could just as easily type into Google and find all the answers to 😂 but at least she's a good sport about it!
I'll never understand why people refuse to use Google. There's so many times that I'll see someone ask a question on social media/Facebook and it's like why are you waiting for an answer, that might not even be correct, to show up in a comment when you could have typed that exact question in the "instant answer machine"?!
You know it has to be an issue when there's so many people who don't use Google that someone literally created a separate website called "let me Google that for you" lol.....Sorry, this is my biggest "internet" pet peeve 🤣
@VsC Free Fire True, but many people still won't search for basic questions that Google definitely has the answer for.
I think it's partially due to them wanting to get their questions on a video, for their own sense of fulfillment.
Google is not always right! Its nice to confirm with a citizen.
She ask people to ask her so she could make a youtube video.
If you´re a Nordic citizen you can legally move to another Nordic country including Iceland to live and work without any problem legally. You can also study in another Nordic country without paying anything
Jógvan Jákupsson I think that also applies to EU citizens as well. Iceland, Norway and Switzerland are members of Schengen that allows free movement amongst EU citizens even though they’re not members of the European Union
What countries are considered Nordic in legal terms?
Bearded Wolf Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland
The Nordic countries are Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and the autonomous territories Greenland, Faroe Islands and Åland.
I do not know any detail about the Schengen system. There is some sort of system for EU countries I am sure
@@jogvanjakupsson2952 , Schengen is approximately same as Nordic Passport Union has been since 60s. But EU is much more than Nordic Council when taking into account all agreements.
i love how she always does some research before answering the question
I was in your country last year with my daughter. That was the first time we had traveled alone together. That trip brought us so close and taught us so much about each other and I am forever grateful that she had the courage to meet me in such, for us is, a strange land. Your country is remarkable! She was living in Boston at the time and I am stuck in Germany so it was a half-way point for the two of us. Three days after I arrived back in Germany, WOW went bankrupt, I wish that had happened a few days earlier because I would have been stuck in Iceland!
"we don't have to worry about mosquitos"
me, a very pale australian, already packing my bags-
Right there with ya
@Ava- that's Funny!!
Algeria is pretty good too with mosquitoes lol
lol they have never been neer a swamp when the mosquito fog roll in so thick your inhaleing them, there's places in michigan you don't dare go without "deet" repellent when they'er at full strength, they survive being frozen for months on end, probably just havn't stowed away on flight yet.
Iceland at 25 degrees: It's soooo hot!
My mum in Kuwait at 50 degrees: It's a little hot today, let's go back to work.
but during summer time.. a normal temperature is around 12-18 C°. Best days are around 20-25°C bad days are around 10°C.
Mikael Þorsteinsson haha it’s definitely similar here in Finland! 25c is so warm!
Was about to say something similar to this. Texas is like well above 30 C every day sometimes above 45 and the fact they think 25 is hot? Good God.
Me in Australia at 65 degrees Celsius: dead
Jason Mason I can see... I have a relative living in QLD, she said it’s definitely much warmer there...
I speak the accent of my parents, who are from Siglufjörður in north Iceland. I'm born and raised in Reykjavik. The kids in school absolutely noticed I was speaking another accent. I also know people from other places and I can tell where they are from just by hearing them speak. So yes, we do have accents, just not dialects.
I was wondering about it , for me its quite impossible a language exist without different accents. thanks for the heads up!
last week I was in Iceland and omg it’s so amazing 😍 I just fall in love with your country, especially in the Icelandic nature which is unique! I felt like I’m in another continent, or better in another planet! I’m happy that there weren’t so many tourists so I could visit everything without waiting to take a picture!
Iceland was one of my favorite places I’ve ever traveled too. Amazing . Love your videos
I don't understand why there wouldn't be veterinary schools in Iceland when the demand for the service exists.
You have to remember that Iceland is small, and so the cost of land will likely be pretty high. A university takes a sizable amount of land, not to mention a lot of money overall, just to get off the ground. It's not enough for there to be a demand, there needs to be enough of a demand to pay for all of the university's expenses and allow it to turn a profit, and unfortunately, there probably aren't enough veterinary students in Iceland to facilitate that.
@@wombatpandaa9774 There are plenty of domestic animals, wouldn't it discourage people from pursuing veterinary sciences if they have to travel to study it?
I suppose Iceland has some good exchange programms or scolarships
@@saitookami5128 I suppose. I have no idea. I just think that that particular occupation is peculiar one to be inaccessible through national education programs. If it's something like marine biology I'd understand.
@@moonlily1 marine biology is very important for the fishing industry so I would expect courses in that as iceland is an island. I guess it is just a more specialist industry that hasn't been invested in yet. I do agree it is odd though considering the laws and restrictions around breeding livestock, it isn't like iceland has no animals, they have used horses for travel and food for years, raise sheep and cattle (delicious breeds which haven't been tampered with the way the rest of the world has modified genetics through breeding - interesting fact - I am intolerant to milk products all across the world due to the A1 protein bred into cattle in the last hundred or so years as it is thought to be healthier and easier to digest for most people, but in iceland they still have the original genetic makeup in their cows, from 1100 years ago, which has much higher quantities of the A2 protein which myself and lots others tolerate just fine!)
20 degrees haha that's literally freezing cold for most people in rio de janeiro
Whaat :P When it's 20 degrees in Denmark everybody goes to the beach! :P It's only 20 degrees or more 1 week a year, if we are lucky.
@@tetea7257 I have lived abroad so I am more used to low temperatures, but for people here who are used to 30-40 degrees most of the year, they will dress up like crazy.
@@empadalovers Yeah, every tourist here have winter jackets on in the summer here :P It's crazy :P
I don't know how anybody get's anything done in 40 degrees though!
You notice you are in Rio, when in the summer, you take a bath with the "street water" what should be cold and it is hotter than the shower haha.
Yeah, 20+ is total beach weather haha
Very informative and excellent presentation . Thank you Hrafna .
Hot weather.... here in Tennessee you find a real good shade tree and a nice glass of iced sweet tea.
Thanks. Very clear. On explaining. I hope and pray I may travel to Iceland.
An absolutely wonderful video that you have shown us today. Thanks for sharing your life and times with those that watch your channel my friend. Outstanding job young lady. Keep up the good work and we will watch more of your electrifying channel.
You know tourists are also happy when sights are not super crowded by other tourists 😂
Überleben Reminds me of palma, full of german tourists
@Ann- YES... I do my best to avoid tourist traps. I'd rather visit a site that is off the beaten path.
Sure, but that's exactly why the sights get overrun by tourists. Those tourists are part of the problem, they just don't get that themselves. It's ridiculous to hear tourists complain about tourists, it makes no sense. The places are crowded because a lot of individual tourists want to go see something at the same time, every one of them is equally "at fault".
@@gnawershreth yeah nobody is arguing against that, it’s just that tourists are probably happy when a place is not too crowded.
@@mofo6907 Turkey full of tourists 😑
I live in Texas, the way I cope is stuff flavored water into the freezer and then when it freezes we eat it.
Answer for the hot weather question, as a resident of Phoenix, Arizona: We don't cope. hahaha. I literally don't do anything outdoors June-september. It gets as hot as 48-50C degrees some days, It's 10pm here right now and still 37C as I type this and this isn't even one of the "hotter" days. It's miserable, so much harder to deal with than winter. When I was staying in Alaska if I was cold I could put on my parka and be fine....when it's 48 degrees and blazing sun there is absolutely nothing you can do.
"There are people who are just jerks...." Well said!
That sums up the whole situation perfectly.
Lots of good information and very enlightening. Thank you for sharing.
visiting iceland in a couple of days for the third time..super exited how the tourist situation will be this time
I love Iceland. My best trip ever.
Is it true Icelandic children learn to ride a horse, before they learn to walk. Hahahahaha. Love your videos
Alexander The Great No
It's not true😒
Jarden Tisson no sry
God you guys have no humor
DARIEN Ford thank you, for knowing it was a joke
you look stunning!!
I’m currently going to high school in Qatar and I’m originally from Texas, so I’m very used to hot weather! It can get up to 120 F in summer here! I love cold weather and anytime I can go somewhere with snow, it makes me so happy. Generally, I just stay inside, drink water, keep the AC on very high, and just avoid going outside for awhile haha. I hope to move to Sweden or Germany after university so I can live somewhere with the beautiful cold weather and spend more time outside.
Wow I'm actually surprised it doesn't get colder. It actually gets a lot colder here in the far north of the US midwest. 32f is a day I wouldn't even wear my heavy winter coat! But you're also a lot cooler in summer too.
icelandic accent is so beautiful! 💕💕
Super cute and well spoken. Always wanted to visit amazing Iceland 🇮🇸 🇩🇰
@Hrafna Could you make a video talking about what/what not to wear in Iceland depending on the seasons? I'm moving to Reykjavik on 2021, IM SO EXCITED, but dont want to freeze to death.
I from detroit in use to cold but we live in south carolina usa its gets very hot 110 f for a week yes ac and pools are life saver.
Hafnarfjördur is the absolute best place to be, I always stay there when I'm in Iceland. When the covid-situation is under control, I'll be back. Hälsningar från Sverige! :)
Hafnafjörður is trash go up north - Icelander
In Malaysia it's typically 30-32 deg C year round. Not sure you can stand the hot weather here in my country.
We have the same thing with the long summer days/long winter nights in Scotland! Only not quite as extreme, in December it gets dark at maybe 4pm here. But we are a bit further south 😊 I really enjoyed learning more about Iceland!
I’m surprised that Iceland isn’t colder in the winter, but I guess since the country is surrounded by the sea, it shouldn’t be that surprising. I’d love only -10 in the winter.
Great video! Thank you.
You are right. It is warmer in Iceland in the winter than foreigners expect because of strong warm ocean currents from the south. The numbers she talks about are for Reykjavík. Iceland is a big island but you can say that people only (almost) live close to the coast. It is unusual that the heat goes under -10 (and over 22) in Reykjavík were she lives, but in Akureyri , the biggest town in the North the heat goes under -10 every year but usually not under -15 (in the summer you also often see higher temperature there) . Inland up in the mountains it becomes much colder of course. The lowest temperature that have been documented in Iceland is -38 the highest is 30 . The "cold" in Iceland is more about how cool the summers are and how short they are.
Anna Traustadottir Interesting. Thank you.
I traveled in Iceland for 10 years every summer and a few winter adventures including a very long visit from July through March. Some of those winter days were brutally cold with serious wind. I photographed most of the country except for the Westfords. The unspoiled nature is sensational however from what I have heard the tourist industry has flourished which makes enjoying the nature and photographing it very crowded. This is something that I can take the blame for as during the second half of the 80s I operated an adventure tour company called Photo Adventure Tours and brought the exotic nature to to the attention of many magazines in the US which surely caused a great deal interest in traveling to Iceland
I was married to an Icelander and later I had many friendships with the beautiful women. The night life is fantastic. Icelandic people are very special and very friendly which makes visiting Iceland awesome.
From what I've heard the anti-depressant thing also has to do with the long winter nights. In general, people will feel depressed more often/easily when there is very little sunlight during the day
thay should give them vitamine D insted of antidepresnats. Human body has lack of it due to lack of sunlight.
Well in the other northern countries we have therapy. And less prescriptive antidepressants are used, from sweden
Not sure if I can consider my country as a hot one, but here in Italy the temperature can reach 30° C (86° F) in the surroundings of Milan and tackle 40° C (104° F) in the south. It gets fairly better the closer a place is to Switzerland and the heat is kept under control with air conditioners
I must profess, Hrafna... ur English is exceptional. You speak English better than many Americans. Incidentally, you did somewhat provide an answer to my question regarding depression. Notwithstanding... I'm just curious if it affects more people resulting from the diminished light light during winter months. I don't blame you for not wanting to live elsewhere. Ur accustomed to the climate, and life is more civilised there than most developed nations. Though I haven't been there ( yet)... I can tell merely by the way you address the questions from your audience. U answer with much consideration for accuracy and politeness.
Hey Hrafna, could you make a video review on language apps that offer Icelandic? The apps I know offer Icelandic are Pimsluer, Drops & Memrise. Thanks
I’m from South Carolina United States and Iceland sounds like a dream! There are bugs and animals like crazy here (lots of snakes) and the weather is so humid here. Summers are really hot but surprisingly our winters are about as cold as Iceland, just no snow 😢 lol We’re supposed to visit Iceland in December but w covid I’m not sure. We’ll keep our fingers crossed 🤞
Iceland is very hot at 25C? I still wear a jersey in 25C! Guess I'll have to visit in summer then... In South Africa we are used to 40C+ in summer and we think we'll freeze to death 10C in winter
Same as in sweden autumn and winter barely any light during the day.
Somewhat warmer though.
Thank you 😊❤️ for another great video , having been born and raised in Canada I completely agree with you about being use to the cold. All though I don’t like the winters here as it’s far to long, I still prefer that over living in very hot or humid climates!
We have Lúsmý in Maine in America. We call them No-see-ums because they’re so small. They’re awful because they bite little chunks of skin off of you and they have a chemical in their bite the makes it so your blood doesn’t clot properly so you bleed quite a lot from just one tiny bite.
I feel so envy that you have the Edda in school, in germany we do not have very much education in our history before the first World War.
I lived in Keflavik, in town, for two years . I was there when we changed the driving lanes from left to tight. It is a beautiful country with beautiful and wonderful people. The only problem I ever had was when I bought a fresh looking cod for dinner not realizing it was a salted and yes, I salted it. Loved Christmas when they would lite up the hillside outside of Reykjavik with blue lights.
Thank you, it was very interesting to watch. Do the part 2 please. I'm curious if icelandic people are religious.
Icelandic people are not religious. We have a national Church which falls under the Lutheran Church and actually most babies are christened after birth and named at the same time. But I would say around 90% of Icelandic and Nordic people are agnostic or just believers of science and the evolution. Saying that, I would still say that Icelanders are spiritual in some way or another even if they are not "religious".
Yes, and I wonder how popular their ethnic-European paganism is-their “Norse mythology”.
Hrafna... U just answered part of a question. The other part- because of the sunstantially increaed darkness during Winter months... is there a significant problem with clinical depression? Please answer when time permits.
You are the prettiest and sweetest RUclipsr that I've ever met in my life. Þú ert mjög falleg. I want to ask you if you can make videos about your exploration in Iceland . As I wish to know more about the Iceland nature and tradition.
Amazing video!!!!! Iceland always interested me and it's great to see a native person's perspective :)
Found this channel completely by accident...
Fascinated, binge-watching, subscribed. 👍
7:27 some cope differently, but for me when it comes to hot weather.... I can't describe how satisfying it is when a thick, fluffy cloud passes over the sun blocking it for 30sec. But I also live in the southeast of the US so with the humidity as bad as it is a cloud is not enough. Humidity traps the heat at sea level making the air hot and thick to breathe. If it gets above 80-90 (30+) degrees I can easily start sweating just by standing outside in the sun.
Regarding mosquitos, then what type of insects are flying around especially in the Myvatn area ?
Bitmý and lúsmý they come in swarms and suck your blood but they are really small
they are called midges. We have a type that´s called biting midge and that asshole is irritating as hell! We have cases of people with over 200 bites in one night. Itches like CRAZY but they are not dangerous.
I loved spending time in Iceland in winter!
Wow - having lived in Alaska, New Hampshire and Colorado (USA) I was kind of surprised at the relatively warm temps in the winter...I really thought it would be much, much colder.
That is very mild weather. The weather in the midwest of America normally ranges from -30~35°C.
Great video, I love your accent :-) And I visited Iceland back in 2014, it was amazing! Allways have wanted to go back, so I guess after Covid I`ll have to make time a trip :-)
You definitely wouldn't want to visit the US state of Washington in the summer, it was around 38°C here today. Last year our highest temperature was 51°C in the shade😬
It's becoming increasingly appealing to me to move to a nordic country, especially the climate. The cost of living is pretty much the same as where I live now (Connecticut, USA).
Where I live it gets a little colder than that in the winter
The tourist thing hits really close to home. I'm from Switzerland, and you can tell from a mile away who's a tourist just by how loud they are, given how reserved and modest natives tend to be. It drives me mad.
I'm also from CH and I can tell you that every single one of my 12 neighbours is a fucking tourist !!!
I find it’s mostly the American tourists I swear they don’t have any volume control
@@lucygrainger8810 Honestly, Americans and Brits make the worst tourists, in my experience.
@@velteau You should meet hungarian tourists. 3-4 of them talking normally= 10-15 brits or US speakers strongly arguing. If some other foreigners are around - they speek up even more so proudly they speek hungarian.
Is that right? Maybe i dont pay enough attentention because when i come across a tourist or even a knew citizen in the usa i notice they can be a little shy . Im now curious how they think of Americans when this is there first time here
Great video and also love the nordic climate
Well, here in Brazil it's very simple to deal with hot days, in this case most of the year, haha. we take at least three baths a day, drink an extremely cold beer and in some states we enjoy a beach. and during the week, the only thing we do is sweat, complain about the heat, take three showers and want to be on the beach
I live in Louisiana where the summer temps routinely exceed 35 C but the “heat index” is 45 C because of the humidity. I just don’t go outside. It’s terrible. July - early September I only go out in the morning. Air conditioning is a must not only because of the heat but also the humidity. Without AC the humidity inside could rise to 80+% which is very unhealthy and causes things to mold.
I was so surprised that the temperature gets to -10, here in Quebec, Canada, it easily gets to -30 in the winter!
It’s because Iceland has the Atlantic stream going over them. The stream is warm air that goes from America to Northern Europe including Iceland, Ireland and the U.K.
Because of Gulf Stream
It is warmer in Iceland in the winter than foreigners expect because of strong warm ocean currents from the south. The numbers she talks about are for Reykjavík. Iceland is a big island but you can say that people only (almost) live close to the coast. It is unusual that the heat goes under -10 (and over 22) in Reykjavík were she lives, but in Akureyri , the biggest town in the North the heat goes under -10 every year but usually not under -15 (in the summer you also often see higher temperature there) . Inland up in the mountains it becomes much colder of course. The lowest temperature that have been documented in Iceland is -38 the highest is 30 . The "cold" in Iceland is more about how cool the summers are and how short they are.
Nice to see you and hear you after long time.
Freaky how not super cold it gets in Iceland. Summer though I miss the atleast 80 F days of Extreeme S. IL. 80 F is a nice cool day where I was born.
I actually looked this work visa up, so for all you fellow non-Icelandic folks:
Iceland is supposedly in a bit of a population age crisis where the native population is getting too old to fill certain areas that require a more youthful labor force work wise. As such, Iceland has a site dedicated to foreigners who are looking for work in Iceland that are deemed needs that cannot be filled by the native population. There are also seasonal jobs that will occasionally offered to foreigners such as restaurants and small "ma and pa" shops (for those not familiar with the term, family owned shops). With that being said, you still have to be able to provide for yourself from the get go. If you want to be a permanent citizen, you must learn and be proficient in Icelandic, no ifs, ands, or buts.
In arizona (unites states), i ho through 110 degrees Fahrenheit but sometimes 120
Same i live in Fresno California (USA) and IT GETS hot it’s that very dry Hot heat lol the type of hot to bake a cookie on the pavement jk
How do you not have regional variations in Icelandic accents? In Ireland we have a huge variety of accents in English (in fact, in Irish/ Gaelic we even have three distinct dialects). Someone from Donegal speaking English sounds completely different from someone from Cork. And just in the city of Dublin we have two very distinct accents. And then there’s Northern Irish accents, which are closer to a Scottish than the soft “southern” brogue. And Ireland is smaller than Iceland! Lovely country by the way. Visited Reykjavik for a long weekend in December 2018. Would love to visit again.
We have different regional accents. But they are few and not so different from each other like in Britain. Fewer people speak with these regional accents than used to. The only special accent that is still very strong and every Icelander know well is the one she mentioned in Akureyri. But it is in fact spoken within lager region and there is a slight difference also within that region.
I prefer it cold so Icelandic weather sounds perfect for me! Need any software engineers who don't speak Icelandic but will learn?
I love your channel. Greetings from Iraq 🇮🇶
I've watched a bunch of your videos. I will subscribe. But let me make a point about your English beyond the fact that it is exceptional. Looking at English speaking countries around the world and especially contrasting the accents we may perceive from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, Canada and the US, your delivery to me sounds more like how the language is spoken in the United States and Canada to an extent. We have crazy thick regional accents here in the US like they do in the UK but those Americans who have no strong regional accent have diction similar to you. Why is your accent not more like the accents we associate with England where the language was invented?
I visited Iceland a little over a year ago. That's why I took an interest in your videos.
You think tourist are a pain in Iceland , try living close to the beach in Florida! I live 10 minutes from the beach, but during season it can take more than an hr
You are so cool, Sister. Also pacient. With a lot of questions
I would have no problem adjusting to the weather in Iceland, but I think it would take me a while to learn the language. I only know that if I wanted to move from my Texas to another country, I think it would be Iceland. Maybe if I win the Lotto, I can have a Summer house there.
I love the seasonal changes of North America. I would miss winter as I did during my military years , if I could not experience it every year
I know that northern Sweden can reach temperatures of -25 to -30 degrees but in extreme cases -40/-50. I can say that this year is probably the first summer I can walk in Stockholm city and see the beauty of the city without having all the tourists as you said blocking the view.
It is warmer in Iceland in the winter than foreigners expect because of strong warm ocean currents from the south. The numbers she talks about are for Reykjavík. Iceland is a big island but you can say that people only (almost) live close to the coast. It is unusual that the heat goes under -10 (and over 22) in Reykjavík were she lives, but in Akureyri , the biggest town in the North the heat goes under -10 every year but usually not under -15 (in the summer you also often see higher temperature there) . Inland up in the mountains it becomes much colder of course. The lowest temperature that have been documented in Iceland is -38 the highest is 30 . The "cold" in Iceland is more about how cool the summers are and how short they are.
Anna Traustadottir Icelanders are lucky to have such mild winter considering their location. Icelandic winters are similar to the ones that are around Stockholm and more southern Sweden
@@emiliaholmberg3320 That is true. Because of climate change it is possible that the warm currents will change their course and not reach Iceland. That would have great affect on Iceland.
I find many places in Iceland look like Ireland. Both beautiful.
From what she said and what I have read, Iceland does not get that cold or hot. I live in Michigan where we will have stretches in winter which will be -10 Fahrenheit. Am I wrong?
The long winter would get me sick and depressed. Im from the Caribbean and we only have two seasons in Puerto Rico, Hot And Rainy and then Hot And Rainy Again. So in reality we only have one hot season all year around and lots of Hurricanes.
The reason for the high rate of antidepressants is by most researchers assumed to be because of the lack of sun in the vinter and genetics.
I went to Iceland 🇮🇸 in February. It was amazing and there was so many breathtaking sights!
I would say that the price for a 8-900 square foot (70-80 m2) apartment with one bedroom in Reykjavik is about 14-1600 dollars a month. Studio apartment around 4-500 square foot is around 1-1200 dollars. If you would like to buy a 2200-2500 square foot house in the capital region the price would be around 500.000 dollars.
That's quite a bit cheaper than the Bay Area.
Great video, very informative
My Island was also had similar effects in the same way due to Covid. I'm from Canada.
Is Coca-Cola or Pepsi the best soft drink in Iceland? Where the soda plants located at?
You can adapt to hot weather until a certain degree. My city has very very hot weather in summer, next week for example the average maximum heat is 49-50 Celsius and the minimum average is 33 Celsius 😭🥵.
So in short we don't, we just live 😁
The Temps are kinda surprising cause here in North Dakota in US it gets down to 40 below zero.
I'm from the South part of Italy and i can onestly say you : in the summer here can be really hard for the heat - you can go swimming, that's the only solution, otherwise you stay at home and in the shadow, and some days can be hell ; if you're not used that can be tough cause some days you can't breath because of the heat..
so, basically the weather in Italy it is fantastic majority of the year, but yes, in the summer, like especially July and August, some days can be really hard....
I like to watch your videos on RUclips and I like to watch your videos even when you speak Icelandic even if I don't understand it because Iceland is a wonderful country.
Yeah, the situation here in Brazil is really hard. I wish I could live in Iceland, but it seems impossible to happen
I live in Alberta, Canada. Our temperature range is about +40 to -40 celsius. 😬🥶
I have some questions relating to fishing and hunting in Iceland....species of fish and fauna. Are there any "fishing trips" available ??
How about music besides celtic ??
Average temperature in the summer in Iceland 10-13°, basically the same temperatures we have in Sardinia in January. Tomorrow we expect to reach 40° for the first time this year, guess I need to move in iceland for a couple of months.
"How do you cope with hit weather?" I don't
This was very interesting! I live in Finland but would love to visit Iceland one day.
It was 103 yesterday, 106 today, and supposed to be 106 F tomorrow, and I've lived here all my life. I even grew up fairly poor and didn't have air conditioning when I was a kid. It was miserable then, and it's miserable now. Thank you Lord for air conditioning and for comfortable office jobs!! Our winters are fairly reasonable, certainly much milder than you experience in Iceland, but summers are like living in a furnace.
Hi from America, This may be a weird question but, do Icelanders wear allot of turtleneck sweaters? Or maybe you know them as polo neck sweaters. How do you say it in Icelandic? I love your videos and I'm learning allot about your beautiful country.
How do I handle high 90 degree temperatures in the South US? I hid inside, only go outside when it gets dark, and research other places to live. I grew up in North with snow so even years down the line, I struggle with heat tolerance.
One the plus side, being in the southern US during COVID, I really have no desire to leave my house unless absolutely necessary.
Hrafna really enjoy your videos. Just curios but do you ever run into US military folks when out and about in town? Jim from Mansfield TX also retired USAF.
Think I can give you some insight: not really, it would be considered rare nowadays, however, 14 years ago when the US army base was still in Keflvík we would see few of them here and there, typically in the nightclubs in downtown Reyjavík.