Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.12.2015, Síða 4

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Góðann Daginn.
I am not sure whether to write you
in Icelandic or English, so for the com-
fort of my wife I will stick to English.
My wife has lived in Iceland for almost
two years now and is continuously
learning Icelandic. Which she gets
hate from some of the people around
her for being foreign, it's nothing she
can't tough out. However, one thing
has recently and painfully come to our
attention. Bus drivers for Strætó can,
and do, play Útvarp Saga. I feel this is
uncceptable to allow them to play the
hate speech that Útvarp Saga perpet-
uates. I've put my self in contact with
Strætó, among about 10 other people,
and we have all gotten the answer that
they cant control what their drivers
play on the bus. Which to me seems
absurd, there must be some guide-
line they can put in much like how
their drivers must wear their driver
uniforms. No person deserves to be
forced to listen to hate speech about
themselves, whether they understand
it or not.
It's hard for me to understand why
Strætó jumps to defend Útvarp Saga
when they would probably quickly
ban drivers from playing inappropri-
ate rap music or Black Metal.
Hæ hæ,
We’re sorry that people are be-
ing racist dicks to your wife, and we
admire and respect your wife for
toughing it out.
However, we aren’t sure that it’s
illegal to be a racist dick, or to listen
to a radio station that employs rac-
ist dicks, and we kind of sympathise
that Strætó is looking out for its em-
ployees.
However, you can take solace in
the fact that bus drivers have a high
suicide rate. Grin to yourself and put
on some headphones.
- The Reykjavík Grapevine
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SOUR GRAPES AND STUFF
Hello!
I'm not sure if anyone would be able
to help with this but a friend and I are
traveling from New York to Iceland
for new years eve. We are looking for
dinner, bar, club recommendations
for that night and have been having a
little trouble trying to research online.
The only place that seems to come up
is Perlan which looks beautiful but
I don't think is the vibe we are going
for. She and I are both 30yr old women
who are looking for a great dinner and
fun bar or club to spend the holiday.
Any suggestions would be incredibly
helpful!
Thanks,
Cara
Hey Cara,
Wow, great job getting a ticket to Ice-
land for NYE, wasn’t that super ex-
pensive? Either way, you’re in luck,
because our hard-working interns
slaved day and night to put together
a pretty detailed holiday opening
guide JUST FOR YOU! Unfortunate-
ly, there were too many restaurants
to include in the guide, but it’ll all go
online! Soon! Stay tuned! Oh, and go
to Dillon if you rock, Húrra if you’re
hip, or Prikið if you’re a thug—they
all have special NYE parties. I think
Kíkí Queer Bar does too. But first be
sure to check out the fireworks, they
are out of this world. Definitely end
with befriending a local and heading
to an afterparty for a cosy/chaotic
(depending on the afterparty) con-
clusion.
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Hello Reykjavik Grapevine,
I just want to say thank you for hav-
ing the publication online. We live in
Minneapolis (I am married to an Ice-
lander) and we love reading your pub-
lication online (both of us). It’s a great
way to stay connected to what’s going
on in Iceland and the content is al-
most always just fantastic (LOVE the
humour). Just wanted to say thanks!
That’s all!
Best,
Anna
Hello Anna,
Thank you! We always love hearing
from our international readers! Go
Twin Cities! And go Vikings! Go vi-
king cities! Go humourous married
twins! GO GO GO!
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