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Mentat_Ammon · October 31, 2003

It snowed 2 weeks ago here.

its very early to snow here in october...

bob_fox · November 1, 2003

Darn, I was recently in Sweden (mid-August to mid-September) but missed the snow (missed the snow ENTIRELY). At least it almost dropped to 10 celsius at night, which is cooler than it ever gets where I live.

BTW - What is it with Swedes and all their thermometers?

BTW2 - Sweden's really clean! Who does all the sweeping?

BTW3 - Have they caught the person who killed the Swedish foreign minister yet?

Atomic Mitten · November 1, 2003

People in Sweden like to bost how cold it is.lol

It's so clean because all the English roadsweepers are there, that's why England is so filthy !lol ;D

Jack Leaf · November 1, 2003

I have to enjoy the "hot" air as long as I can. +3 celcius. Soon it will go under -15...

Andrew · November 4, 2003

We may be getting temporary snow/flurries tomorrow and wednesday. Nooo!! once it starts it doesn't stop till March. ;)

And I still have to walk 15 minutes to school.

(yes I know other provinces have gotten "snow" already)

Emperor Harkonnen · November 7, 2003

sweden is rich country that's why it is clean. not richer than norway, but rich.

and I would think it would be warmer than 10 degrees in Sweden in August.

bob_fox · November 8, 2003

At night I think it got down to 13 or 14 (almost 10, don't you think?). Although, I did leave in September (autumn).

S'pose it is a very rich country (second richest in Scandinavia). Stockholm was unusually clean, though, even taking the above into account. And, anyway, there is no direct link between wealth and cleanliness, is there?

Hoping to go back there again.

BTW I saw Norway as well, but spent most of the time in Sweden. Saw Oslo - more industrialised than Stockholm. They had far more cool Viking stuff in Norway. I saw the Oseberg - magnificent!

Emperor Harkonnen · November 9, 2003

yeah in Norway Wikings are more important than in Sweden, because the Wikings in Norway conquered England and discovered Iceland, Greenland and North Amerika.

I don't know if there is a link between wealth and cleanliness. But I think that poor countries often have ugly, dirty cities.

Andrew · November 9, 2003

http://pei.cbc.ca/servlet/Weather?query=Charlottetown

Light snowshower, but it's -18 degrees with windchill and I have to walk for 1/2 hour to school. :(

At least the winds died down from 90 km/h to 50. :D

Emperor Harkonnen · November 9, 2003

I also have to walk for 1/2 to school, if I walked. But I can just cycle to school, before when my moped was in order I drove to school.

Cyborg · November 10, 2003

I take the bus ;D

Still five or seven minutes of walking, though :P

Terror · November 10, 2003

:-[ aaaah, only 3,5 hours of traveling for me each day...

Jack Leaf · November 12, 2003

2,35 kilometres to school.

lowzeewee · November 12, 2003

50+ minutes of travelling... ::)

bob_fox · November 12, 2003

yeah in Norway Wikings are more important than in Sweden, because the Wikings in Norway conquered England and discovered Iceland, Greenland and North Amerika.

Being a resident of Norway, you probably know a lot more about the Vikings than I do, but I remember that it was primarily the Danish Vikings who conquered England (Danelaw, I think they called a part of Britain), though I could be mistaken. Was Eric the Red from Norway? He discovered Greenland, didn't he? Leif Eriksson sailed to America. Was he also Norwegian? I think I need to do a bit more digging.

Emperor Harkonnen · November 12, 2003

correct. danish wikings also conquered england, but I do not know to what extent.

I am absolutely sure that Norwegians colonized Iceland. Eric the Red was from Norway yes. Leif Eriksson was from Iceland, but people from iceland was at that time counted as norwegians since only like on generation has pased since they moved from Norway to Iceland.

bob_fox · November 14, 2003

Interesting.

And the Swedish Vikings? Some of them settled in what is now Russia - they were called the Rus there, weren't they? Somebody told me that it's mainly the Rus style of architecture that was copied for Rohan in The Two Towers.

Isn't it funny that in the 11th century the Vikings in England (they were actually a bit mixed up with the Saxons and other tribes there by then) were defeated by the Normans, who were, more or less, really descendents of Scandinavians who had settled across the channel? ;D Or perhaps my history's all messed up! (Interesting fact: after the invasion by the Normans, England was never invaded again.)

Atomic Mitten · November 15, 2003

Interesting.
And the Swedish Vikings? Some of them settled in what is now Russia - they were called the Rus there, weren't they? Somebody told me that it's mainly the Rus style of architecture that was copied for Rohan in The Two Towers.
Isn't it funny that in the 11th century the Vikings in England (they were actually a bit mixed up with the Saxons and other tribes there by then) were defeated by the Normans, who were, more or less, really descendents of Scandinavians who had settled across the channel? ;D Or perhaps my history's all messed up! (Interesting fact: after the invasion by the Normans, England was never invaded again.)

England has been invaded, by asylum seekers.lol ;D

Emperor Harkonnen · November 16, 2003

Interesting.
And the Swedish Vikings? Some of them settled in what is now Russia - they were called the Rus there, weren't they? Somebody told me that it's mainly the Rus style of architecture that was copied for Rohan in The Two Towers.
Isn't it funny that in the 11th century the Vikings in England (they were actually a bit mixed up with the Saxons and other tribes there by then) were defeated by the Normans, who were, more or less, really descendents of Scandinavians who had settled across the channel? ;D Or perhaps my history's all messed up! (Interesting fact: after the invasion by the Normans, England was never invaded again.)

the style which was in rohan, I think I have also seen on many other wiking houses. the architecture I think was pretty common when it came to wikings.

wasn't england invaded by the germans during ww2 also...

lowzeewee · November 16, 2003

Attacked but not invaded. :)

bob_fox · November 16, 2003

Lowzeewee's right. The Germans fought a vicious air battle with the British called the Battle of Britain but they never invaded - Churchill was quite adamant that they don't!

Why do so many Scandinavians think English-speaking people say "Wiking"? Even a Swedish tour guide (speaking English) kept on referring to these strange people called "the Wikings"! ;D Listen: In English the word is spelt with a "v", just like in Scandinavia!

Atomic Mitten · November 16, 2003

Well the Germans have trouble speaking W's so maybe that is the reason. I didn't want to correct them, I guess you beat me to it. ;D

It's quite simple really V is like viper

(just hope some smart arse doesn't say , "yeah winscreen vipers") also V is like victory.

W is like witch or water.

If you want to test a German ask him for a Video .

;D

Apollyon · November 16, 2003

Yeah, winscreen vipers.

Er... ;)

Atomic Mitten · November 16, 2003

Vitch wideo vud yew like Paradoxical Po :P

bob_fox · November 21, 2003

Yeah, but the thing is - Scandinavians don't pronounce a 'w' like a 'v' (like the Germans); they pronounce it as it is pronounced in English! That's why I don't understand why Swedes (the ones who don't speak English well - most of them do, though) will say things like: "I vant to eeeet." Why the 'v' sound? (I hope my impersonation of a Swede hasn't upset anyone.)

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