Lockdown Update Day 335

[elisi]

Here have some actual pandemic content! :)

Watch on YouTube

For those curious about the Faroes (beyond what bits I've posted).

Comments

[nostalgia]

do they speak like icelandic there?

[elisi]

... They speak Faroese. Which comes from Old Norse, like Icelandic. The evolution goes a bit like this:

Old Norse > Icelandic > Faroese > Swedish/Norwegian* > Danish

So Danish is the language that changed the most from its Viking roots, and Faroese is still pretty 'old'. :)

*it gets complicated, cause there are two Norwegian languages

[nostalgia]

I was close though! In that it's Norse!

Two Norwegians = Bokmal and Nynorsk?

[elisi]

I was close though! In that it's Norse!
Oh yes. Wasn't sure how much you knew about that whole section of the world.

Two Norwegians = Bokmal and Nynorsk?
Go you, with your fancy knowledge! Yes. And one is old fashioned and the other modern.

[nostalgia]

I used to think it was in the Channel, but I learned the truth in the end!

It puts me off learning Norwegian, it sounds like learning two languages and what if you confuse them D:

[elisi]

I used to think it was in the Channel, but I learned the truth in the end!
:D

It puts me off learning Norwegian, it sounds like learning two languages and what if you confuse them D:
You could go for Swedish? And Norwegian is close enough that you should be able to muddle through either version. (Like everyone in the Faroes I grew up speaking both Faroese & Danish, and managed to get along in both Norway & Sweden by just playing it by ear.)

[nostalgia]

I think I'd go for Swedish, so as to be closer to ABBA.

[elisi]

Excellent choice!

[a_phoenixdragon]

*HUGS*

[elisi]

*HUGS BACK*

If you watch the documentary you can see my parents' house at 15:33 :)

ETA: Because that's always what it's like. The aunt of my teenage BFF is also in it. And so on... Small place <3

[a_phoenixdragon]

Ohh, which one was it in the row of houses? They all look so comfy and cozy...

Small place indeed. Must have made Covid that much more isolating and frightening. :(

[elisi]

Ohh, which one was it in the row of houses? They all look so comfy and cozy...
Oh small and green and... not easy to pin point. I'll see if I have any saved that I can send you. :) And Faroese houses are just lovely.

Small place indeed. Must have made Covid that much more isolating and frightening. :(
Yes and no. On the plus side they had a government that acted swiftly and competently and it's a much smaller community so I think there was a lot of support.