Another Meme! (My Excuse this Time? I Was Tagged!)

[viggo_sloof_28]

Hooray! Another fun meme for me to do. This time I was tagged by http://a1cmustangpilot.livejournal.com/, so I have a good excuse! :) Now, without further ado...the rules

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[ifavorfire]

Sherlock Holmes!*high five* :D

[shorty_boing]

Because I'm obsessed, the Austrian Cast recording of "Phantom" on Amazon.co.uk.
Awwwwwww, Andrew Lloyd Webber :D
Out of curiosity, in what language did the Austrian Cast record the songs?

Icelandic would be on my list, too :) Just like the country itself ;)
With your command of the Norwegian language it'd probably be quiet easy for you to learn Icelandic, wouldn't it?

[viggo_sloof_28]

Hee hee! Heck yeah, Andrew Llyod Webber! The Austrian Cast recorded in German, as did the Swiss Cast from Basel (sad that I know this stuff, right?) :)

Icelandic sounds awesome, but it's really different from Norwegian. Danish and Swedish (and even German) would be easier for me to pick up than Icelandic...but I love a challenge! And there are very few people in the world who can speak it, so I'd love to be able to promote the language that way!

And it would be amazing to visit there! I've only been through their airport at Reykjavik. :)

[shorty_boing]

sad that I know this stuff, right?
Why would that be sad?!

I was told that Norwegian is more similar to Icelandic than to Danish and Swedish and that a Norwegian and an Icelander are more likely to understand each other than a Norwegian coming from the south and a Norwegian coming from the north ;)

Well, the airport at Reykjavik is a start :)

[viggo_sloof_28]

Ha ha! I guess you're right...I should take pride in my near-encyclopedic knowledge of "Phantom"!

In a way that's true about the Norwegian and Icelandic languages...Icelandic bears a HUGE resemblance to the old Norwegian language spoken by the Vikings.

LOL about Southern vs. Northern Norwegians. It's very true; having lived in a few different Norwegian cities, I can attest to that. Personally, "jeg snakke Norlanning", which means I speak like a Northerner - blame it on my relatives! (Honestly, the Southerners have a much more whiny way of speaking than we do... :D)

[kirarakim]

Thanks for the tag. I'll do this on my next post which knowing how much I post will be sooner rather than later. :D

[viggo_sloof_28]

Well, just meet us in Acapulco around the end of June, then! LOL :)

[viggo_sloof_28]

Yeah, cool! I only know a few words of Russian, but it'd be great to learn a bit more. I should have taken it in college when I had the chance!

LOL - well, if you're willing to hide in the luggage all that way...ha ha! :D