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Xenophobe's Guide to the Icelanders
Xenophobe's Guide to the Icelanders
Author: Richard Sale
"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 ...  more »

"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."
ISBN-13: 9781906042363
ISBN-10: 1906042365
Publication Date: 9/1/2009
Pages: 92
Edition: New edition
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Publisher: Oval Books
Book Type: Paperback
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