{"id":835,"date":"2016-06-10T17:15:19","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T16:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stuffbysofia.com\/blog\/?p=835"},"modified":"2016-06-10T17:15:19","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T16:15:19","slug":"stuff-about-reykjavik-and-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stuffbysofia.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/stuff-about-reykjavik-and-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuff about Reykjavik and Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let me tell you, two days are NOT enough. I had to quickly drop by Reykjavik and I am in love. What a fascinating place.<\/p>\n

Here are some stuff that stuck on my mind.<\/p>\n

The names situation<\/h3>\n

Icelanders do not have surnames in the way most of the west understands them. They have a patronymic or a matronymic.<\/p>\n

So. Thor Peterson is Thor, the son of Peter. Ragnar Helguson is Ragnar, son of Helga. Similarly,\u00a0Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur Jonsdottir is\u00a0Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ur, Jon’s daughter.<\/p>\n

Now, let’s say Thor Peterson has a son named Einar. Einar will not be called Einar Peterson – since his father is not Peter. He will be Einar Thorisson.<\/p>\n

Even the\u00a0phone directory lists people by first name.<\/p>\n

This is so important that for Euro 2016 scholars in Iceland have called on the country’s football federation to reverse its decision to print footballers’ last names<\/strong> on the national squad’s shirts. (via<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The architecture<\/h3>\n

I was struck by how *functional* the houses are. Simple structures, pitched roofs, external walls covered in corrugated metal. But then the colours are lively and fun. Blue, green, yellow and red I found in abundance.<\/p>\n

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A photo posted by Sofia Gk (@sofiagk)<\/a> on