Scandinavians?
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Scandinavians?
Well, I was only wondering if there are any Scandinavians here on the board?
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minutz3 - Posts: 33
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Jingo Jaden - Posts: 2175
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Jaden Mental wrote:Er en her!
Vad trevligt, en i alla fall som bor i Skandinavien ;-)
Trevligt att råkas!
Note; I'm only talking about people who actually live in Scandinavia :-P
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minutz3 - Posts: 33
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Then I don't count, but ethnically, I am. I'm combined Iowa Norsk and Iowa Svensk (but living in Texas, where I grew up.)
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Largo: "Well Ed, good to see ya. Guess I gotta beat the crap out of you now."
Jamie Hyneman: "It's just another lovely day at the bomb range. Birds are singing, rabbits are hopping about, and soon there's going to be a big explosion."
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EricTheFred - Posts: 1691
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EricTheFred wrote:Then I don't count, but ethnically, I am. I'm combined Iowa Norsk and Iowa Svensk (but living in Texas, where I grew up.)
Okay, well, we may include "ethnical" Scandinavians then :-P
I had hoped that there were a lot of people here living in Scandinavia, but when there isn't, let's change the "rules" ;-)
Well, do you speak Swedish btw?
Pratar du svenska?
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minutz3 - Posts: 33
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You shouldn't just limit your friendship to just Scandinavians. Finnish people need love too. I'm not Finnish or Swedish but I think it's pretty cool learning the Finnish language. 
My wife's maiden name is Sundgren...does that count? Enta jos mina opiskelen suomea, kelpaako se? <----This was with the help of my wife.
My wife's maiden name is Sundgren...does that count? Enta jos mina opiskelen suomea, kelpaako se? <----This was with the help of my wife. Bless me indeed
Open wide my horizons to share your name
Bless me indeed
Let your hand keep me
from harm and pain
Bless me
Bless me
Open wide my horizons to share your name
Bless me indeed
Let your hand keep me
from harm and pain
Bless me
Bless me
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SolidÃ…rmor - Posts: 215
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SolidÃ…rmor wrote:You shouldn't just limit your friendship to just Scandinavians. Finnish people need love too. I'm not Finnish or Swedish but I think it's pretty cool learning the Finnish language.
Wel, heh, most people would say that Finland is a part of Scandinavia as well, but I have my doubts, since Swedish, Danish and Norweighan (spelling?) can understand each other, but Finnish is unable to understand for us...
So, I'd suggest that you'd learn Swedish instead, since then you would be able to communicate with Swedes, Danes, Norweighans and most Finnish people as well
I don't understand Finnish, so I have no idea what you just wrote.
Oh, and I am not trying to "limit" my circle of friends here, I'm just curious :-P
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minutz3 - Posts: 33
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I thought all the Swedes and Norwegians went to Minnesota where they produced Hercules...er..Kevin Sorbo!
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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mitsuki lover wrote:I thought all the Swedes and Norwegians went to Minnesota where they produced Hercules...er..Kevin Sorbo!
Uhm, okaaaaay...
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minutz3 - Posts: 33
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Seriously though Minnesota does have a large number of Scandinavians.
I think it has to do with the climate reminding them of where they came from.The fact is the Upper Midwest as a lot of people of Scandinavian
descent.
btw:The town in southwestern Minnesota where my family lived when I was younger was actually Dutch.
I think it has to do with the climate reminding them of where they came from.The fact is the Upper Midwest as a lot of people of Scandinavian
descent.
btw:The town in southwestern Minnesota where my family lived when I was younger was actually Dutch.
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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I can verify the density of the Scandinavian herd in Minnesota. My stepmother is from Bloomington and all her family, friends,or acquaintances back home are Danish, Swede or Norskie. (She's a Dane-Swede mix, herself, maiden name 'Nelson'.)
However, my dad is from one of the highest density Norwegian settlements in the US, the area around Decorah, IA, which is just south of the Minnesota border. My mom was one of the many Swedes in Des Moines.
Iowa has more Swedes than Norwegians in most areas (Mrs. Olsen from the old Coffee commercials was Iowan, not Swedish. I know this because my grandmother actually knew her) but Decorah is all Norwegians and Czechs, making for some very interesting cultural festivities. There are enough Norwegians in the area that the current king of Norway made multiple visits there while he was crown prince.
However, my dad is from one of the highest density Norwegian settlements in the US, the area around Decorah, IA, which is just south of the Minnesota border. My mom was one of the many Swedes in Des Moines.
Iowa has more Swedes than Norwegians in most areas (Mrs. Olsen from the old Coffee commercials was Iowan, not Swedish. I know this because my grandmother actually knew her) but Decorah is all Norwegians and Czechs, making for some very interesting cultural festivities. There are enough Norwegians in the area that the current king of Norway made multiple visits there while he was crown prince.
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May He cause His face to shine upon you.
May He lift up His countenance and grant you peace.
Feel free to visit My Writing.com Portfolio
Largo: "Well Ed, good to see ya. Guess I gotta beat the crap out of you now."
Jamie Hyneman: "It's just another lovely day at the bomb range. Birds are singing, rabbits are hopping about, and soon there's going to be a big explosion."
May He cause His face to shine upon you.
May He lift up His countenance and grant you peace.
Maokun: Ninjas or Pirates? (Vikings are not a valid answer, sorry)
EricTheFred: Vikings are always a valid answer.
Feel free to visit My Writing.com Portfolio
Largo: "Well Ed, good to see ya. Guess I gotta beat the crap out of you now."
Jamie Hyneman: "It's just another lovely day at the bomb range. Birds are singing, rabbits are hopping about, and soon there's going to be a big explosion."
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EricTheFred - Posts: 1691
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Say it with the right inflection:
A T'ousand Svedes
Ran Tru da Veeds
Chased by Vun Norvegian!
Product of Norway, can trace my lineage back to the 17th Century on my dad's side...
A T'ousand Svedes
Ran Tru da Veeds
Chased by Vun Norvegian!
Product of Norway, can trace my lineage back to the 17th Century on my dad's side...
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ClosetOtaku - Posts: 927
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minutz3 wrote:Wel, heh, most people would say that Finland is a part of Scandinavia as well, but I have my doubts, since Swedish, Danish and Norweighan (spelling?) can understand each other, but Finnish is unable to understand for us...
Finnish is not an Indoeuropean language. It is a Uralic language, along with Estonian, and Hungarian, and maybe related to Mongolian and Korean if I am not mistaken.
I am about 1/4 scandinavian. I had a Swedish-born great grandfather and a Swedish-speaking, Finnish-born great grandmother.
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Asdvadz hedut ullah! (W. Armenian, "May God bless you!")
It's cosplay, get used to it.
"A hero need not speak. For when he is gone, the world will speak for him."
"One of the nice things about diseases of the brain is they tend to slip your mind." Colbert
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