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Old 7th February 2026 | 15:45
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
"I'm half-Icelandic (thanks mum for the genes) but I've only been there twice. Wild and beautiful, and that's just the women."

Or a flight of Icelanders waiting to board the plane home at Glasgow or Schipol.............................. certainly wild - beautiful
I know very little about my compatriots except that they are prone to certain eccentricities like getting into a rowing boat and rowing to Norway after they've had an argument with the wife. Most Icelanders are related, so you can get an app to find out if the girl you are chatting up at the bar is actually your cousin. I wasn't there long enough to have to resort to the use of this.
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Old 7th February 2026 | 22:30
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Originally Posted by justapax
I know very little about my compatriots except that they are prone to certain eccentricities like getting into a rowing boat and rowing to Norway after they've had an argument with the wife. Most Icelanders are related, so you can get an app to find out if the girl you are chatting up at the bar is actually your cousin. I wasn't there long enough to have to resort to the use of this.
Well, the lady singer Laufey, who is a mix of Icelandic and Chinese, is a fine example of what can happen when the gene pool is extended a little wider:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laufey_(singer)

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Old 7th February 2026 | 23:13
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Originally Posted by justapax
I know very little about my compatriots except that they are prone to certain eccentricities like getting into a rowing boat and rowing to Norway after they've had an argument with the wife. Most Icelanders are related, so you can get an app to find out if the girl you are chatting up at the bar is actually your cousin. I wasn't there long enough to have to resort to the use of this.
Iceland also has (or has contributed to) a database attempting to record the genealogy of all Icelanders who have ever lived, the Íslendingabók.

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Old 7th February 2026 | 23:16
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Originally Posted by artee
Iceland also has (or has contributed to) a database attempting to record the genealogy of all Icelanders who have ever lived, the Íslendingabók.

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Not the world's biggest task - now if the Chinese tried it, that would be impressive!
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