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Friday, December 08, 2006

The Norske way.

My Frontier Thesis said...: "Norske way" reference to the Danes? There wouldn't be a city left if it was done the Old Norske way.; 12/08/2006 4:59 PM
Tecumseh said...: Are the Danes not as berserkers as the Norsemen? I thought they are pretty much interchangeable, or is that a faux-pas?; 12/08/2006 5:32 PM
My Frontier Thesis said...: Interchanging them is only a blunder if you're talking to someone who hails from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, or Iceland. From my knowledge and a bit of first-hand experience, Norwegians and Swedes are pretty docile these days. Some might get a little razzed if you interchange their countries. Swedes tell me that Norway is their version of Canada, and Norwegians tell me Sverige is their version of Canada.

I've met at least one Dane with a Viking strain (he was sitting next to me from a Heathrow to O'Hare flight, and planned to work illegally in the U.S. and purchase a Harley Davidson with his money — he already had the boots).

The best and closest thing to berserkers and Vikings have been preserved on Iceland. I hear Icelandic men don't think a night of drinking has been successful unless it's ended with some good fighting and brawling. At about 8-to-10 bucks a beer, I can see why.; 12/08/2006 6:19 PM