Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.06.2012, Page 40

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"Icelanders are not the kind of peo-
ple who go to a pub to drink a beer
or two over the course of an evening
spent chatting with friends. Quite the
contrary, they are the kind of peo-
ple who head to the pubs long after
the evening has passed, and their
intention is to drink themselves into
oblivion."
Why do Icelanders party harder than
American tourists at Oktoberfest? A look
at Icelanders' often complicated relation-
ship with booze.
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"Most [bars] only have a short lifes-
pan and are mourned by few (mostly
their creditors), but some have left
a permanent mark on the city’s con-
sciousness. One can regularly hear
veterans of the nightlife reminisce
over them."
We shed a tear and pour some of our beer
out while reminiscing about The Bars of
Weekends Past.
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"And I mean, come on. This is Bryan
fucking Ferry. Just look at him. Go
ahead, Google Image Search him,
right now. I’ll wait. Find pics of him in
glam-drag on stage with Brian Eno,
or in that omnisexual white tux on
the cover of 'Another Time, Another
Place.' "
We review Bryan Ferry's performance at
the Harpa! No, seriously, Google him.
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"Perhaps unsurprisingly, the US has
asserted a less significant influence
on Vietnamese cuisine. Not that you
would know by looking at the red
vinyl diner seats, but we are merci-
fully in Iceland so there is no need to
fret about sweaty summer dresses
clinging to the polyvinyl chloride and
sullying the reputation of Reykjavík’s
chaste maidens."
We noshed at Reykjavík’s Vietamese
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