Dating DIFFERENCES in ICELAND vs. USA

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  • @tanksoldier
    @tanksoldier3 жыл бұрын

    In the US extravagant first dates aren’t usual. Don’t believe what you see in movies. Getting coffee or maybe lunch is far more common.

  • @Sanguine_Addiction

    @Sanguine_Addiction

    3 жыл бұрын

    True. The more extravagant dates come later if the relationship blossoms into something meaningful.

  • @jimmydarm

    @jimmydarm

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think it depends on the situation, but more often than not I’d have to agree with you.

  • @Erowens98

    @Erowens98

    3 жыл бұрын

    When I visited the US, New York specifically. A lot of girls expected nice restaurants, and expected me to pay for them. Sure, most of them are still fine with coffee. But I definitely felt that more of them need "grand gestures" than you'd see in Iceland.

  • @asgey36

    @asgey36

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was just gone say that .

  • @dennisgoff4723

    @dennisgoff4723

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Erowens98 - Birki, those were N.Y.C. “Gold Diggers” imposing on Foreign traveling dudes- to GET as much a$ they can from you. Even happens to ‘Visiting ppl’ from elsewhere in the US! Meeting Locals in their OWN Neighborhood ->Less likely!

  • @leonhartdragomir8948
    @leonhartdragomir89483 жыл бұрын

    'Icelandic women are not afraid to ask the guys out' Ayy, so I might be able to actually get a date in Iceland.

  • @MasonArnold13

    @MasonArnold13

    3 жыл бұрын

    👀😂

  • @dragomirmihai6281

    @dragomirmihai6281

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where are you from, i observe that we have the same first name😅

  • @asianguy6174

    @asianguy6174

    3 жыл бұрын

    They are also a very closed society and they don’t talk to strangers. Scandinavians are very low key.

  • @leonhartdragomir8948

    @leonhartdragomir8948

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@asianguy6174 It was just a joke, man. I don't think I could get a date in any country.😅

  • @dirtyzelzah3374

    @dirtyzelzah3374

    3 жыл бұрын

    LETS GOOO

  • @adrianturner7308
    @adrianturner73083 жыл бұрын

    Damn, now that I am 65 I find this out. Why didn't know this back when I was 18, life is soooo unfair.

  • @nemovalerius185

    @nemovalerius185

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's never too late. I am 66 and have no trouble getting dates or being approached.

  • @carrolltucker

    @carrolltucker

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nemovalerius185 I think it is to late for me. I'm 66 to and has not had a date in 9 years. When I was much younger I always had a date. Most of the time I had a different girl every weekend.

  • @calebkent5858

    @calebkent5858

    3 жыл бұрын

    I feel bad for you 3 men im 20 never had a date

  • @tempest411

    @tempest411

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Tony Hansen But you married an American girl, right?

  • @mrdougeran1

    @mrdougeran1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Tony Hansen I've been burned 2 times. Both lasted 13 years each. Really the best thing that happened was 2 beautiful daughters! In some ways the internet has not helped,...you know, the grass is always greener on the other side, or state! Then when they find out it's not they're begging for you to take them back saying I'll be better this time. Don't fall for that can of worms!

  • @yeguenianantranik4003
    @yeguenianantranik40033 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing these wonderful infos.

  • @anthonyholton2886
    @anthonyholton28863 жыл бұрын

    Honestly, Hrafna, most first dates in my area of the States usually involve just getting together for coffee or something. Much like the situation you describe in Iceland,

  • @Desperoro

    @Desperoro

    3 жыл бұрын

    US stereotype is more like LA stereotype

  • @280zjammer

    @280zjammer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Except for the sex before dating part. That doesn’t happen much or at all.

  • @willsofer3679

    @willsofer3679

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@280zjammer You mean that sex before dating doesn't happen much or at all? Apologies if I misunderstood. That's not been my experience. It's actually rather mixed from what I've seen, as in it happens often enough that it could be regarded as "common", but isn't necessarily a frequent occurrence in most peoples' experience.

  • @checkcheck1579

    @checkcheck1579

    3 жыл бұрын

    gayyyy!

  • @DJ-vk4rp

    @DJ-vk4rp

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Desperoro New York is pretty much the same way. Women like to go to the hip restaurants. And hip restaurants are expensive in New York period but also there's a lot of women that just getting men to take them out to eat but they never have intentions seeing them again or getting serious with them. That guy is called the food dude

  • @RickTroutner
    @RickTroutner3 жыл бұрын

    There should definitely be a video about the differences between USA dates in movies and real life.

  • @irinaivanovic9792

    @irinaivanovic9792

    3 жыл бұрын

    In my life experience, dating - especially first dates - were always like the movies. It's that the morals and values went down the drain, so unfortunately many men slack off with offering park dates or coffee dates. If a woman doesn't know her value then she will accept these kinds of "dates" which require little to no effort on the man's part. Most of these women are modern day feminists too. So many men love to complain they can't find a quality woman in the USA but the truth is they are all over. Men prefer to be lazy instead of courting a woman properly, and end up with masculine type women that they realize they don't really want.

  • @zAvAvAz

    @zAvAvAz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah and the realities of manual labor low wage slavery even if not low wage- nothing available allowable or affordable, and those who get paid big bucks for doing nothing and having everything at lower cost. EXAMPLE. low wage manual labor worker ($10 dollars per hour) car payment for junk car through rip off car lot buy here pay here $250 or more per week. car payment for mercedes through financing as low as $325 a month- for rich people and their children. Dating a girl? She is probably giving head in a microtel changing sheets, is the highschoolers and business men tourist attraction, oh take out to or bring her lunch? The police are called by the female managers who have deals with them and say you kidnapped her and drug her outside by her hair because you came in , saw her giving head IN THE LOBBY before check in hour but in the same hour or when it was slow at lunch time, she giving head to the new owners and the dad's and rich sons watching in satanic ceremony.. The police point a gun to your head and tell her, " If you don't get an order of protection, then i shall kill you and him and make it look like he did it" Now what was all of this about even owning an apartment or car and being able to stay afloat in a completely out of reality view, when mc donalds and movies say anyone can just have a job and a car a place to live go to college on 1200 dollars a month working at mc donalds 40 hours a week. it CANNOT be done its a LIE and the only ones doing it have all their family helping and get all kinds of great deals and hand me downs and nurturing . So there it is. People knowing they are going to hell, make god's people go through living hell because they know they are damned and they know they are going to hell and their victims are going to heaven.

  • @user-uo9kz2pn4z

    @user-uo9kz2pn4z

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@irinaivanovic9792 I don't get it properly.

  • @jasonrogers1960

    @jasonrogers1960

    Жыл бұрын

    @@irinaivanovic9792 What's happened is women aren't up on a pedestal any more. Your comments suggest that women are to be valued more than men.

  • @TR4R

    @TR4R

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, that's striking Irina. I'm a bit old fashioned and I'd like to be very straightforward when dating a girl and taking her to a nice place, although I've never dated anyone 🤣

  • @evangelistacirilocorrea946
    @evangelistacirilocorrea9462 жыл бұрын

    Love the fact that is so relax and not having that presure of always is the man who have to have the initiative!!!🙌

  • @seanmovie9077
    @seanmovie90774 күн бұрын

    What ever you sharing about Iceland’s culture, everything sounds so sweet and accommodating ❤❤❤

  • @TheKojiLinx
    @TheKojiLinx3 жыл бұрын

    Time to move to Iceland. I'm not related to anyone! +1 to dating for me!

  • @ETO-vg7mn

    @ETO-vg7mn

    3 жыл бұрын

    same here! yeah

  • @jaimichaeldee1373

    @jaimichaeldee1373

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep!

  • @albertstiktoktrend3855

    @albertstiktoktrend3855

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @akmaljai4211

    @akmaljai4211

    3 жыл бұрын

    get the longboat ready boys! new horizon to explore!

  • @jaimichaeldee1373

    @jaimichaeldee1373

    3 жыл бұрын

    Who's buying the boat? I love vacations, let's go

  • @jerrysanders4209
    @jerrysanders42093 жыл бұрын

    I was in your fine country all of 1967 at Keflavik US Navy. Will never forget the northern lights.

  • @christianserna7201
    @christianserna72013 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been searching for a different country to start a new life. I’ve been really interested in Iceland... Thank you for your Very insightful videos

  • @tedjr2171
    @tedjr217110 ай бұрын

    very straight forward and very honest.

  • @mileymbclimb17
    @mileymbclimb173 жыл бұрын

    Most dates in the states are very casual especially if you're not upper middle class or not in an urban area or just not into that type of dating some men and women love that luxury lifestyle some of us love things more relaxed it kind of depends on the people. Half the time people don't even ask anymore its more so just hanging out

  • @syberphish

    @syberphish

    3 жыл бұрын

    I used to take women out mine exploring for first dates. One girl met up with me one night at 8pm, we drove 2 hrs, lugged my dive gear 1/4 mile underground then I dove a flooded section of a mine while she was standing there holding a flashlight with my dive line tied to her, wondering what she'd gotten herself into.

  • @bmxriderforlife1234

    @bmxriderforlife1234

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@syberphish ........okay you sir win the fucking day.

  • @jaydgreen1
    @jaydgreen13 жыл бұрын

    A lot of these “American stereotypes “ are just things they do in movies and are not common occurrences, like the huge displays of romance. Sex is a lot less casual here, but sex on the first date does happen here and it is kinda common. The forwardness of Americans is surely a thing though, this goes for both men and women. We tend to ask for what we want and if you don’t, your opportunities will be far less than people who are shy or afraid to do so.

  • @miabaker2292

    @miabaker2292

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean I do feel like we have this whole “sex before marriage” argument but other than that yeah dating is pretty casual in the us

  • @zzospreyzz55

    @zzospreyzz55

    3 жыл бұрын

    Huge displays of romance only work in movies. In real life, although girls will wrongly tell you they want them, they actually creep girls out. If you want to be an intel, act like they do in movies. If you want to get a girlfriend then just have a purpose to your life, be fun, and act normal.

  • @tristanoronce4433

    @tristanoronce4433

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sex on the first date is very common nowadays... even here in Asia.

  • @willsofer3679

    @willsofer3679

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tristanoronce4433 Out of curiosity, do you mean East Asia and/or Oceania? Quite a big continent, with a massive difference in cultures between the regions. I'm assuming you aren't talking about South Asia, for example.

  • @tristanoronce4433

    @tristanoronce4433

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@willsofer3679 ahh, yes. You’re right, I’m sorry. I mean East and Southeast Asia.

  • @GML560
    @GML5603 жыл бұрын

    Great video by the way thank you for sharing!

  • @faithful360
    @faithful3603 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the content, always enjoy your videos!

  • @autumnrryan8453
    @autumnrryan84533 жыл бұрын

    Dating in the US is casual too. It’s not always fancy with chocolates and roses. Don’t believe everything you see in movies.

  • @katherinemansfield4722

    @katherinemansfield4722

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol 😂

  • @macroxela

    @macroxela

    3 жыл бұрын

    Go live in a rural area of a red state and you'll see it's not casual. I say this as a Texan who lives abroad.

  • @jackiemyers2773

    @jackiemyers2773

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@macroxela I would guess not if it's only 5 people that live there.

  • @macroxela

    @macroxela

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Light Roast Coffee perhaps the pandemic has changed things where you live but it definitely hasn't in other rural parts of Texas

  • @danishviking8002
    @danishviking80023 жыл бұрын

    In Denmark if 2 guys have been with the same girl they are called "hulfætre".. it is literally holecousins.

  • @HesseJamez

    @HesseJamez

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same in Germany (by word)

  • @sterlinga.1737

    @sterlinga.1737

    3 жыл бұрын

    In the US too they are called Eskimo brothers

  • @noensomserdegsoveomnattenp7732

    @noensomserdegsoveomnattenp7732

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sterlinga.1737 I always thought they called it just “cousins”, in the US.

  • @zsombee1991

    @zsombee1991

    3 жыл бұрын

    In hungarian call this "lyuksógor" :D

  • @MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl

    @MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@zsombee1991 Ó, fuck😅 Szia kedves honfitársam! Anyways, lyuksógor means "holebrother in law"

  • @richardsalzer8247
    @richardsalzer82473 жыл бұрын

    Great show.

  • @nathandmello2646
    @nathandmello2646 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the info and your experience. Cheers

  • @aurktman1106
    @aurktman11063 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see you post a video, I read about the increased earthquake and volcanic activity in Iceland and was wondering how you were doing.

  • @wanderlustwithjenny
    @wanderlustwithjenny3 жыл бұрын

    do not believe everything you see in a movie.....we date much like you described y'all do

  • @1Flyingfist

    @1Flyingfist

    3 жыл бұрын

    Of course, a lot of is based on real life. Obviously within reason. I can't flap my arms and then fly, but you know what I mean. 😏

  • @zzospreyzz55

    @zzospreyzz55

    3 жыл бұрын

    Except women don’t typically ask guys out in the US

  • @Boudicaisback

    @Boudicaisback

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@zzospreyzz55 that's true I'm way to shy and awkward but you know what this inspired me to break out of my shell maybe I'll find a quality man that way 🤣

  • @justdoit8779
    @justdoit87792 жыл бұрын

    Liked the video and honesty and how your humanity shines through . Love it so much

  • @dontbabilly9956
    @dontbabilly9956 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the video. I spent 1 year in Icland when I was in the Navy in 1973. I loved it and always had in the back of my mind to return.

  • @ca__to8177
    @ca__to81773 жыл бұрын

    i was so confused I understood you saying "castle" hangout and thought huh...alright you fancy Iclanders first meet in specific castles :D

  • @mpforeverunlimited

    @mpforeverunlimited

    3 жыл бұрын

    Casual hahaha

  • @anugrah4393

    @anugrah4393

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @andreivlasinescu4882

    @andreivlasinescu4882

    3 жыл бұрын

    I thought she said caserole hangouts :)))

  • @gwho

    @gwho

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be the best culture in the world

  • @ianjohnson4753

    @ianjohnson4753

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting Very illuminating I like Iceland even more. I must visit more☺

  • @thomasolsen6426
    @thomasolsen64263 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see you back on the air. Hope you and your family are well. We heard about the Earthquakes in Rejkavic and we were ckncerned about you

  • @brandonhey7797

    @brandonhey7797

    3 жыл бұрын

    Reykjavík*

  • @gregscrap
    @gregscrap Жыл бұрын

    Great video hope to hear more ty

  • @maroofhussain3295
    @maroofhussain3295 Жыл бұрын

    Liked your analysis.

  • @SuperFlowback
    @SuperFlowback3 жыл бұрын

    In the Native American community there is a semi-joke “she’s your cousin”. Because there is a pretty good chance she may actually be your real your cousin. But, Now she may be your 3rd or 4th cousin or your mom just doesn’t like her or someone in her family. So your mom tells you that, so you won’t try and date her😁

  • @thesilvergamer4746

    @thesilvergamer4746

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I feel that, same thing for country people in ky.

  • @lucassmith2504

    @lucassmith2504

    2 жыл бұрын

    Understand your problem . I'm from a small town so I went way out to make sure they weren't related to me.

  • @apomtaylor8054

    @apomtaylor8054

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucassmith2504 nah as long as they aren't close relatives 4th cousins, its algggg 🤣🤷‍♂️

  • @lucassmith2504

    @lucassmith2504

    2 жыл бұрын

    Apom I get it. My family and several others haves lived in this town for over 100 yrs. Same thing here.

  • @apomtaylor8054

    @apomtaylor8054

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucassmith2504 100 years? Im in the same town my ancestors have been in for 1300 years lol but yeah u do make a good point, we in different times now

  • @FEvogelfrei33
    @FEvogelfrei333 жыл бұрын

    I love your dimples! Marvelous video by the way, mesmerizing is the only word that comes to mind.

  • @norm5785
    @norm578511 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. Everyone stay safe, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

  • @mannygathers2114
    @mannygathers211411 ай бұрын

    Interesting info😎

  • @benfleming6726
    @benfleming67263 жыл бұрын

    I’m from the US. I’ve lived in New York City, Los Angeles and in small towns in the Midwest. It really depends where you live but in the city it’s all usually really laid back and chill. Very casual but also depends on the person. Especially now the trends are very about vibes you pick up from people. The Midwest is very chill about dating. First date can be big and fancy/romantic but typically meeting at a bar or just hangout at someone’s house. Again i think it depends on the person. Some like fancy some like to be just casual.

  • @akky7362

    @akky7362

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nice 👌

  • @edwardparkhurst9804
    @edwardparkhurst98043 жыл бұрын

    You never fail to deliver an amazing video. Thanks for sharing this informative video on life and times of the way things are in different places. Well done young lady.

  • @edwardparkhurst9804

    @edwardparkhurst9804

    Жыл бұрын

    @Linl both of them I'll go anywhere with you.

  • @edwardparkhurst9804

    @edwardparkhurst9804

    Жыл бұрын

    @Linl I have a good idea about that too.

  • @edwardparkhurst9804

    @edwardparkhurst9804

    Жыл бұрын

    @Linl I'll be anything you want me to be.

  • @edwardparkhurst9804

    @edwardparkhurst9804

    Жыл бұрын

    @Linl yes ma'am I understand that. thanks for the reply

  • @edwardparkhurst9804

    @edwardparkhurst9804

    Жыл бұрын

    @Linl I'm in north Carolina. USA

  • @crosseyed420
    @crosseyed4203 жыл бұрын

    Awesome info.

  • @simeonking2910
    @simeonking29103 жыл бұрын

    Thank you great presentation

  • @barryfletcher7136
    @barryfletcher71363 жыл бұрын

    I am from New Orleans. Here, first dates are usually coffee at a café during the daytime. Maybe lunch if there is an existing relationship, such as school/work related. The relationship then progresses or not.

  • @Mac-ek8ug

    @Mac-ek8ug

    3 жыл бұрын

    damn, new orleans suck big time if that's the case 🤔

  • @barryfletcher7136

    @barryfletcher7136

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Mac-ek8ug Why do you think that?

  • @freespeech343

    @freespeech343

    3 жыл бұрын

    In Iceland it appears to be just the opposite. They have sex first, and then go for coffee and lunch. The sex has worked up an appetite and they're ready for lunch

  • @roysquires287
    @roysquires2872 жыл бұрын

    Lovely series of videos. I was stationed in Iceland for two years while serving in the Navy. Of all the places that I have been, Iceland is the one place that I wish that I could return. I found the people engaging and interesting, your culture (as I found it) was fascinating and there are not enough words or hours to describe the natural beauty found in your country. On behalf of U.S. soldiers, sailors and airmen that have been there, please ignore our movies, the mainstream media and media outlets as a depiction of US lives.

  • @noahremnek3615

    @noahremnek3615

    2 жыл бұрын

    Going to coffee, movies the park is more common. Going to an expensive restaurant may be a first date if you are rich. Everyone else not so much.

  • @steveboy7302

    @steveboy7302

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why was a US navy man stationed in iceland

  • @TR4R

    @TR4R

    Жыл бұрын

    They were stationed there to leave their garbage (there's a true story about it, kinda funny).

  • @BrandonLeeBrown

    @BrandonLeeBrown

    Жыл бұрын

    @@steveboy7302 Iceland is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) but has no standing military of its own. The United States and Iceland signed a bilateral defense agreement in 1951; it remains in force, although U.S. military forces are no longer permanently stationed in Iceland. US Naval Air Station Keflavik - The mission of the station was to intercept and shadow all Soviet aircraft in transit in and from the GIUK gap which passed through the detection range of its radars and relay to the NAS Keflavik Radar Operations Control Center (ROCC). Keflavik Air Station was decommissioned on 28 June 2006.

  • @charlesfarris100
    @charlesfarris1002 жыл бұрын

    I like your honesty !

  • @zakariazaki7513
    @zakariazaki75135 ай бұрын

    Thanks for video keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco

  • @littlebilly6728
    @littlebilly67283 жыл бұрын

    Very good video. I am an American, a lot of the social differences aren’t that far apart with us and Iceland you can’t always trust what you see in the movies on sitcoms on TV shows.

  • @SrAntonio301
    @SrAntonio3013 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are awesome and I love learning about Icelandic culture. Amor desde Mexico 🇲🇽

  • @Embodied.bliss.somatics

    @Embodied.bliss.somatics

    2 жыл бұрын

    I love Mexico ❤

  • @ilkerozer6669
    @ilkerozer6669Ай бұрын

    Thanks for nice video

  • @blackheartgaming6121
    @blackheartgaming6121 Жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait to visit here

  • @glenns.8277
    @glenns.8277 Жыл бұрын

    Just got back from Iceland today. The women are .... gorgeous. The landscape is gorgeous. Amazing country. It's as close as a perfect world I can imagine.

  • @ivanjdrakov1957
    @ivanjdrakov19573 жыл бұрын

    Castle is not equal to Casual, just for the people who heard Castle Hangout, lolol Very cool video, sweet! 😁🇧🇬🛸

  • @30AndAWakeUp
    @30AndAWakeUp6 ай бұрын

    This is so great! 😂

  • @waynejohnson3909
    @waynejohnson39093 жыл бұрын

    Would love to see a part two to this one keep rockin skal

  • @donaldwashington5561
    @donaldwashington55613 жыл бұрын

    First dates are typically casual here in The States. We go out for coffee, beer or a glass of wine.

  • @mainone82
    @mainone822 жыл бұрын

    When I was in the military I spent some time in Iceland. It was awesome. I loved the culture and the people. I love how straightforward and welcoming they were. I also love the morning breakfasts from the families.

  • @bobstoops4864

    @bobstoops4864

    2 жыл бұрын

    Which military?

  • @mainone82

    @mainone82

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bobstoops4864 air force detachment from keflavik

  • @robertdillon9989
    @robertdillon9989 Жыл бұрын

    Your voice is soothing and calming! :)

  • @jenshardecel1314
    @jenshardecel13142 жыл бұрын

    Tjänare från Finland! Thank you so much for the videos =) Not just this one ;D

  • @taggedyourbac
    @taggedyourbac3 жыл бұрын

    Getting to Iceland is number one on my bucket list. Love to see where my ancestors came from

  • @haydenhayden8872

    @haydenhayden8872

    3 жыл бұрын

    May2021 nyc-iceland, round trip, $250

  • @MonkiEnglish1

    @MonkiEnglish1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@haydenhayden8872 $250 round trip? that is cheap

  • @remc0s

    @remc0s

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MonkiEnglish1 Unless you visit Reykjavik, known to be the most expensive city in Europe. But maybe you can squat at Björk's island house. She doesn't actually live there.

  • @chrisd3712
    @chrisd37123 жыл бұрын

    Most of this dating things are almost the same in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland as in Iceland.

  • @jungleking9703

    @jungleking9703

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's because they are more or less the same kind of people. That's why they will most probably have similar traits but just divided by region and language.

  • @netshaman9918

    @netshaman9918

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact : The countries that are the most cold in climate are the most hot on dating ! lol ! Not a real surprise though... ^^

  • @user-ci7fz5kp8e

    @user-ci7fz5kp8e

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@netshaman9918 They also have long , very long nights for 6 months of the year… getting dark at 3:00 pm until 10 am… they better get busy to make it interesting.

  • @bodigames

    @bodigames

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-ci7fz5kp8e yup, I’m Dutch. I guess I’ll visit Iceland during the winter times and walk around in the dark. Let’s see how many woman will ask me out.

  • @yamatonadeshiko567

    @yamatonadeshiko567

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bodigames Lol Don't Dutch women ask the men out too?

  • @nikolavanzettiteslasacco4991
    @nikolavanzettiteslasacco49912 жыл бұрын

    Excellent 👍 video

  • @christineuganda3536
    @christineuganda35362 жыл бұрын

    Thanks alot 🙏🙏

  • @eio4528
    @eio45282 жыл бұрын

    Mental health problems in the US bleed into all aspects of life and is a problem here. I think part of the contributing factor is we live in crazy abundance of products, media, etc. It lowers our tolerance for anything less than what we are used to. I tried taking my last girl to Iceland for a week and she completely shut down after hearing just a couple things about iceland. She couldnt tolerate the differences for just 1 week to experience a different culture. She was also highly addicted to social media and alcohol. Not a good person at all. We are obviously no longer together.

  • @efelen3890
    @efelen38903 жыл бұрын

    Hrafna, i have one question, did it ever cross your mind to read audio books? Your voice has such a lovely and sweet tone to it, I'd definitely listen to them.

  • @dennisgoff4723

    @dennisgoff4723

    3 жыл бұрын

    👩🏼 👍🏼 👌🏽 👍🏼 👌🏽 👩🏼

  • @carrolltucker

    @carrolltucker

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES !!!!!

  • @jimohmuradiff7861
    @jimohmuradiff78612 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this ! you are beautiful queen.

  • @dimulaidari3714
    @dimulaidari3714 Жыл бұрын

    Your English Is So Good!!!👍👍👍👍

  • @robertstoner3561
    @robertstoner35613 жыл бұрын

    You know, this stuff is exactly what i do like in internet. People from different countries like Iceland, USA, Germany and so on will tell you the truth about their real life, not some stereotypes, but the real truth. Greetings to all of you, people from this world - i wish to all of you to find your true love :)

  • @einindividuum5428

    @einindividuum5428

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is so nice of you! I hope you’ll find/found your true love :)

  • @alicehummus
    @alicehummus3 жыл бұрын

    majority of all my first dates in America were very casual (I.e., picnics, beach, casual outings). also no chocolates or flowers.

  • @katherinemansfield4722

    @katherinemansfield4722

    3 жыл бұрын

    yh sure babe

  • @richardpauly1635

    @richardpauly1635

    3 жыл бұрын

    You deserved flowers

  • @richardpauly1635

    @richardpauly1635

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@katherinemansfield4722 you deserved flowers on a date too

  • @alicehummus

    @alicehummus

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@katherinemansfield4722 i mean it's the truth? it's very casual here which I like.

  • @ghostofcato3052
    @ghostofcato30523 жыл бұрын

    I love your channel as it is very interesting! You are lovely! 🥰 Bruce.

  • @spunky741
    @spunky741 Жыл бұрын

    I'm going to Iceland in December can't wait!!

  • @andrewcarlson2178
    @andrewcarlson21783 жыл бұрын

    I've been to Iceland. It's not only beautiful country but the people were very warm, open and friendly. It also helps that everybody speaks really good English because icelanders is extremely difficult to pronounce and they prefer you don't even try 🤣 One thing I would say is after this whole covid mess nobody really approaches anybody in person anymore. At least in my region. I honestly can't wait to go back to Iceland again it was amazing and even though I did see a good bit of the country I feel there was much more to see.

  • @SRBOMBONICA86

    @SRBOMBONICA86

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wtf they are cold people ,what friendliness are you talking about

  • @savednorwegian
    @savednorwegian3 жыл бұрын

    Wow you're so beautiful and those dimples (smilehull in norwegian) are so cute

  • @rhonman7728
    @rhonman77283 жыл бұрын

    I love the way you talk...

  • @feelingsquatchy4380
    @feelingsquatchy43802 жыл бұрын

    The way you say casual 😩👌

  • @lawrencefox563
    @lawrencefox5633 жыл бұрын

    Depends on socioeconomics how dating in USA goes ,you chose very top of that chart.

  • @valhoundmom
    @valhoundmom3 жыл бұрын

    Its interesting the Scandinavian countries all seem to work the same way.

  • @maxmccann2763
    @maxmccann27633 жыл бұрын

    This is very interesting

  • @IrenePbs
    @IrenePbs2 жыл бұрын

    I loved. A place will visit a lot.

  • @IronmanV5
    @IronmanV53 жыл бұрын

    I can relate to having to see if they're related. Did that when I was younger after an incident where a couple of my extended cousins accidentally hooked😲

  • @yurielcundangan9090
    @yurielcundangan90903 жыл бұрын

    She's back at it releasing valid datas

  • @lashawnbaptiste2847
    @lashawnbaptiste2847 Жыл бұрын

    Wow nice tip

  • @oranjezicht
    @oranjezicht Жыл бұрын

    You guys have a great way of dating in Iceland! :)

  • @danielm.2377
    @danielm.23772 жыл бұрын

    It's funny because the U.S. is so large and has a wide array of cultures and dialects. We are can differ based on where in the states we live (i.e. northern vs. southern states, and East coast vs. West coast). I live in Texas (which is one of the largest states) so dating can vary greatly depending on if you live in the "country" vs living in a city like Austin or Houston. Socioeconomic differences plays a big role as well in terms of dating. Someone with a more humble background may typically be more casual with their dates and don't overly spend money to impress the other. On the other hand, someone with a lot of money might do the opposite and spend money at expensive restaurants and try to impress the other party (depends on the person).

  • @BE-tq2xs
    @BE-tq2xs3 жыл бұрын

    This was super interesting to learn! I would say the only false one for the US is the extravagant first dates, that’s mostly just hollywood ✌️

  • @danielhixson3717
    @danielhixson371711 ай бұрын

    Dating in Iceland sounds like going to do the laundry, then accidentally doing someone else's laundry...

  • @johndrenner4300
    @johndrenner43003 жыл бұрын

    As far as your references to the United States you are really accurate and for most men in the USA we love Icelandic women

  • @michaelsommers2356
    @michaelsommers23563 жыл бұрын

    In the Olden Days there was a guy called Ed Sullivan, who hosted a television variety show. He pronounced 'show' as 'shoe', as in "We have a really big shoe tonight."

  • @etonbachs4226

    @etonbachs4226

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ladies and gentlemen, the Beatles.

  • @sirenarussell9250
    @sirenarussell92503 жыл бұрын

    Walking up to someone and asking for their number is more common for Americans in the same way that we are more likely to strike up a casual conversation with people near us while standing in line. We are not shy that way. Sex on the first date is more common now than it used to be as we move farther away from our puritanical roots.

  • @techno-breachinnovativeeng2495
    @techno-breachinnovativeeng2495 Жыл бұрын

    Well said Ms.... 😉🤔👍✌️🌹

  • @mamateachhangte7941
    @mamateachhangte79412 жыл бұрын

    Wow i will come down as soon as possible

  • @Axelsanx
    @Axelsanx3 жыл бұрын

    I went to a high school with about 1K students and maybe 100 were cousins. One family had like 14 children and those children had a bunch of kids. So some people had to figure out if they were cousins. More than likely got more difficult to figure out who was related as time passed.

  • @porsche911targa1

    @porsche911targa1

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @zankou5611

    @zankou5611

    11 ай бұрын

    Sweet home Alabama 😂

  • @Jackson-lo7nw
    @Jackson-lo7nw3 жыл бұрын

    I think that it’s definitely more common in the US to be romantic on the first date but it definitely isn’t an expectation. A lot of people appreciate casual situations because romantic ones are so much pressure if you don’t know the person. But romantic first dates are always in American movies so I definitely see why there’s that perception.

  • @vreauafara568
    @vreauafara5685 ай бұрын

    Cool !

  • @johnrowson7639
    @johnrowson76393 жыл бұрын

    Thanks...as long as it is you, or someone like you.

  • @sonetmollick4630
    @sonetmollick46302 жыл бұрын

    We have also the same dating culture here in Finland. I like how so liberal society we have in Scandinavia.

  • @frukostmugg

    @frukostmugg

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finland’s not part of Scandinavia. Only Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

  • @netherrazor5872
    @netherrazor58723 жыл бұрын

    I just sounds like dating in Austria and probably rest of central Europe

  • @dionoliveira4058
    @dionoliveira40583 жыл бұрын

    So unfortunate! ............. it's so cold in iceland, or I might have moved. Lovely to witness strong independent woman living up to being equal. I feel these are characteristics that many of us men who have grown and left the past autocratic ideals where they belong in the past, and want relationships without all the expectations and dependencies they came with. Thank you Hrafna for sharing your observations and nuances, very intriguing.

  • @robletsdoit5886
    @robletsdoit58863 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome!!!!!! Hahahahaha

  • @menaemem7143
    @menaemem71433 жыл бұрын

    I was dating Icelandic guys, they are so unromantic xd

  • @akabanesayu

    @akabanesayu

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wanna know more

  • @rackin9594

    @rackin9594

    3 жыл бұрын

    tell more

  • @95luffi

    @95luffi

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha im from iceland and its so true most guys here are a type of steriotype cocky or fake and if you find i timit guy who is not egotistical and real you have found a good target but they are really few just like in the rest of the world since like here in iceland people tend to follow the flock since most people here are simplistic

  • @salmanhassan4041

    @salmanhassan4041

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello sweet mena 💚

  • @romelbesa4191

    @romelbesa4191

    3 жыл бұрын

    Black guy is the only men very romantic

  • @alexandredesinor106
    @alexandredesinor1063 жыл бұрын

    Hey I liked your video. Overall in the US, dating has an layer like system. Where the more experienced and success you have, the less effort you'll probably put into dating. What you described in Iceland is actually the dating experience for people who are "successful" here. There's 6 things I'd like to give you clarity on dating in the US: (1) Romantic Gestures on The 1st Date (Buying Flowers, Chocolates, & Other Gifts): Movies tends to go overboard when representing this kind of gestures. These kind of actions are considered "old fashioned", the men who do it are considered more inexperienced. The man could potentially do it. But honestly, usually it doesn't in well anyway. (2) Women asking men out: Not often at all. It's always viewed that the man has to make the first move, from the approach, to asking for her number, asking her out on a date, the first kiss, and initiating the first sexual encounter. It also considered a major turn off, if the man doesn't make the first move and make it relatively quickly, for a lot of women. Women can provide clues that she interested but most of this queues can be subtle and sometimes hard to determine. If a woman does happen that make the first move, it's usually considered a bad thing for the man and happened mainly because "He wasn't being the man in the situation so she had to." There's a lot of stigmas like that as well. (3) The First Date: The more of experienced you are, the less you'll have to do for a first date. It's common to do dinner at a restaurant, but those tend to not work out well, especially if you're one of five man that took her out that week. The men who do the best just go for drinks, or desserts like you said in your video. It's starting to become popular to do an activity like playing pool, or go on a nature hike, etc. (4) Sex Before Dating? The easiest way to put this is it's somewhat of a taboo subject. People don't really talk about it. It'll usually depend on your experience dating. The more experienced and/or "successful" you are dating, the more common it will be for you. Women across the board tend to have an easier time doing this. But it's still considered promiscuous behavior. (5) Cold Approach (Grocery Store Pick Up): That's not a very common place to do it, in generally. The people usually doing it are called Pick-Up Artists. Sometimes they try to push the boundaries of what normal, and challenge themselves to approach women in common places like supermarkets and at the gym. We call it Cold Approach, and while it could work in most cases it a long shot. As far as those PUA videos they only show the successes they rarely show is the 20 failed attempts or the 3-5 hours they've spend trying to get that one woman's number, for conext. Cold Approach does happen in public, but it'll be depend on a few things: the man's approach, how receptive the woman is, the chemistry between the two, the environment (Grocery Store, Park, Gym, Bar, etc.), confidently he can make his move, and ultimately what she was doing prior to being stop. A good majority of men don't consistently do this though. (6) Potentially Dating Family Members: It's rare, I guess but it could happen. Most people know enough of their family you wouldn't have to check. This is especially true in the smaller possibly rural communities where there's less people and everybody knows each other. Hope this helps!

  • @andrewpoole160
    @andrewpoole1603 жыл бұрын

    You do not have an accent and you appear very down to earth. That makes you likable and credible. Thanks for a fun and informative content. Also you are Gorgeous.

  • @StormFahrt
    @StormFahrt3 жыл бұрын

    Finding someone and then dating them sounds much more comfrotable with how its done in Iceland. I like it sounds a lot more fun!

  • @hrod9393
    @hrod93933 жыл бұрын

    I'm a foreign born and raised Asian guy. I've always felt connected to Scandinavian culture. My first girlfriend was from Sweden and I've found out thru genetic testing that I can trace my ancestry into that area. I've recently been studying Icelandic and Norse culture and actually thought about possibly living in Iceland, without feeling too alone. Thank you for this video.

  • @twistr99

    @twistr99

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL Those DNA kits are way off bro... take those results lightly and kindly research those tests... you will know what i mean

  • @jeremyschultz4445
    @jeremyschultz44452 жыл бұрын

    "That is a myth, there is no app...but, there is a website." Lmfaoooo

  • @jamesward1045
    @jamesward1045 Жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah, I'm new to you channel.

  • @koolkokujin7015
    @koolkokujin701510 ай бұрын

    Iceland sounds like a place I need to visit ASAP..