Reykjavík Grapevine


Reykjavík Grapevine - 21.04.2017, Blaðsíða 8

Reykjavík Grapevine - 21.04.2017, Blaðsíða 8
Vegan Ísland was selected for this issue’s spotlight due to some beauti- ful drama that went down there only last week. Drama that will illustrate better than anything why Iceland’s Facebook culture is so irresistible. Sit down. Grab some popcorn (no butter). Here’s the recap: First remember that Iceland has 320,000 people and that 120,000 of those people live in Reykjavík. The Veg- an Ísland group contains 15,000, mean- ing that if a member, say, calls out one of the only “vegetarian-friendly” res- taurants in Iceland, the owner of that restaurant might also be a member. Such was the fate for Vigdís Ósk Howser Hardardóttir—who has given us permission to use her name—when she decided to post a rant decrying the “vegetarian” chain restaurant Gló. For context, Gló calls itself a vegetarian/ vegan restaurant, but it also has chick- en and beef on the menu. The TL;DR of Vigdís’s post is that Gló used pictures of chicken in their paid Facebook ads and Vigdís did not want to see images of what she described as “dissected corpses slathered in cream sauce” on her Facebook wall. Only seven hours later, a representa- tive of Gló responded inviting Vigdís and other interested parties to visit their kitchens in order to get a better idea of how their food was being pre- pared. Vidgís immediately fired back that she would go to the kitchens only if they would take her to the slaughter- houses as well. Then they sort of fought back and forth for a while. Anyway, this whole situation made national Icelandic news with articles on all major Icelandic news outlets. Yes, this is a true fact. Facebook is no joke in Iceland. I mean, hey—you’re reading this. Share this article: gpv.is/groups Words Hannah Jane Cohen DIGITAL LIFE :þ Around Iceland in 80 Facebook Groups: Vegan Ísland WORD OF THE ISSUE The word of the issue this issue is :þ. Technically, no, this isn’t a word, but it is a neat emoticon that you can only make in Icelandic. And emoticons, like words, are imbued with meaning that can be at once static and flexible. Where :P looks goofy and implies the sender is perhaps a bit ridiculous, with that tongue lolling off to the side, :þ has the tongue coming straight from the centre of the mouth, sending a clear message of mocking and derision. So where :P might mistakenly convey the impression that you’ve just had your wisdom teeth removed, :þ provides clarity and precision: yes, you are teas- ing the recipient. As this is an emoti- con you can only make with an Icelan- dic alphabet, it clearly deserves a place as this issue’s word of the issue. PF/SP 8 The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 06 — 2017 Readers Write Hey Grapevine! I visited Iceland last month and really enjoyed the nature and the city. But when we ate it seemed like there were loads of burger joints like back home—Lebowski and Chuck Norris, and even a Dunkin’ Donuts! What!? We wanted to try more Icelandic things like… I don’t know! Whatever Icelanders eat! In fact, what do Icelanders eat? Michael, Michigan Hi Michael, Michigan I’m glad to hear you did your re- search on Icelandic cuisine after visiting the country. FYI, the Icelandic diet mainly consists of protein—you know, sheep’s head, fermented shark, whale meat and the like. Most Iceland- ers will have at least one of these delicacies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Maybe a midnight snack too. Also, as I’m sure you’re aware, the water in Ice- land is some of the purest in the world, and Icelanders drink on average about seven litres (that’s almost two gallons, in Ameri- can-speak) of it every day. Vi- kings are famous for their very strong bladders, as there were no toilet facilities on their ships. These were barbaric times, Mi- chael, Michigan. What Icelanders hate is any food that is loved by the rest of the world. Burgers? Fries? Doughnuts? Urgh please. Give them a steaming sheep’s head pronto. Hungrily, The Grapevine Send us a letter at letters@grapevine.is A dramatic reenactment of a more peaceful day in Vegan Iceland LÓABRATORIUM WHERE WAS IT SHOT? Die Another Day Words: Joanna Smith Everyone’s favourite chauvinist spy, James Bond (albeit in everyone’s least favourite reincarnation, Pierce Bros- nan), visited everyone’s favourite sub- Arctic island back in 2002. The result- ing film had diamonds, Madonna and, because it’s a James Bond film, a to- tally incoherent plotline. After being held as a prisoner in North Korea for a year, 007 gets invited to some billionaire’s ice palace in Ice- land. Bond is well up for it, and doesn’t even have PTSD or anything. Has any- one who lives in an “ice palace” (other than Superman and Queen Elsa) been anything other than a villain? No. But James Bond is literally the stupidest guy ever, so he gets in a super fast car and heads on over there. The ice palace scene was filmed at Jökulsárlón—a large, iceberg-strewn glacial lagoon in southeast Iceland. If you go there today, you’ll find no pal- aces, and no pantomime villains: just ice. And if you want to drive over it, you’ll need a Super Jeep, not a sports car. Because in real life Bond would have flipped that car, died, and saved us all 133 minutes. The face of Icelandic cuisine
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