\u00c9g \u00f3lst upp \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, er kennd vi\u00f0 f\u00f6\u00f0ur minn og \u00feekki Hallgr\u00edmskirkju og Geysi \u00e1 myndum. \u00c9g er lj\u00f3s yfirlitum, hef prj\u00f3na\u00f0 lopapeysur og m\u00e9r finnst saltkj\u00f6t gott. Tala \u00edslensku betur en \u00f6nnur m\u00e1l. \u00dea\u00f0 eru \u00feessi atri\u00f0i \u00e1samt langfe\u00f0gatali og \u00edslensku vegabr\u00e9fi sem \u00e9g hef \u00ed huga \u00feegar \u00e9g segist vera \u00cdslendingur. Hvort \u00e9g hef nokkurnt\u00edma veri\u00f0 vel a\u00f0l\u00f6g\u00f0u\u00f0 \u00edslensku samf\u00e9lagi er hinsvegar umdeilanlegt og hva\u00f0 merkir \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed raun? Hvernig heg\u00f0ar vel „a\u00f0laga\u00f0ur“ \u00cdslendingur s\u00e9r? Hver er munurinn \u00e1 \u00feeim sem er almennt frekar\u00a0 andf\u00e9lagslegur og \u00feeim sem er ekki \u00cdslendingslegur \u00ed h\u00e1tterni og hugsun?<\/p>\n
\u00c9g bj\u00f3 \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku \u00ed r\u00edflega tv\u00f6 \u00e1r. Vi\u00f0 systurnar unnum \u00e1 sama vinnusta\u00f0 um t\u00edma. Okkur var banna\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala \u00edslensku okkar \u00ed milli. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6f\u00f0um reyndar aldrei tala\u00f0 anna\u00f0 en d\u00f6nsku inni \u00e1 deild en einhvernt\u00edma var\u00f0 okkur \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 skiptast \u00e1 nokkrum or\u00f0um \u00e1 \u00edslensku \u00ed kaffit\u00edmanum (um gar\u00f0sk\u00e1la ef \u00e9g man r\u00e9tt) og \u00fea\u00f0 var\u00f0 bara allt vitlaust. R\u00f6kin voru \u00feau a\u00f0 ef vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lu\u00f0um \u00edslensku g\u00e6tum vi\u00f0 tala\u00f0 um samstarfsf\u00f3lk okkar \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1tta\u00f0i sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. Ekki f\u00e9kk \u00e9g neina sk\u00fdringu \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 v\u00e6ri svo \u00e1hugavert vi\u00f0 \u00feessar kerlingar a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta v\u00e6ri \u00e1 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e6tum ekki stillt okkur um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a \u00fe\u00e6r fyrr en vi\u00f0 k\u00e6mum heim, enda hef\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 geta\u00f0 dregi\u00f0 hvor a\u00f0ra \u00fatfyrir og fari\u00f0 \u00e1 tr\u00fan\u00f3 \u00fear, ef eitthvert gaggh\u00e6nsi\u00f0 hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 b\u00f3lu \u00e1 nefinu e\u00f0a hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fa annars var sem taldist ver\u00f0ugt umr\u00e6\u00f0uefni.<\/p>\n
Reyndar er \u00e9g \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feessi krafa hafi ekkert sn\u00faist um tungum\u00e1li\u00f0 heldur einfaldlega um \u00fatlendingahatur. \u00dea\u00f0 er alltaf \u00e1g\u00e6tt a\u00f0 geta gripi\u00f0 \u00ed frasann „\u00feetta vill bara ekkert a\u00f0lagast menningunni“, ef ma\u00f0ur finnur enga pers\u00f3nubresti til a\u00f0 setja \u00fat \u00e1, en \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g geti bjarga\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00e1 d\u00f6nsku a\u00f0laga\u00f0ist \u00e9g ekkert menningunni og ger\u00f0i enga tilraun til \u00feess.<\/p>\n
Til hvers hef\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1tt a\u00f0 a\u00f0lagast danskri menningu? M\u00e9r lei\u00f0 pr\u00fd\u00f0ilega heima hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r me\u00f0 minni fj\u00f6lskyldu og vinum. \u00c9g \u00e1tti \u00e1g\u00e6t samskipti vi\u00f0 n\u00e1grannana en mynda\u00f0i ekki dj\u00fap vinatengsl vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 og fann enga \u00fe\u00f6rf fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i ekkert auki\u00f0 m\u00edn l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0i a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a r\u00fagbrau\u00f0 me\u00f0 kart\u00f6flum daglega e\u00f0a lesa alla augl\u00fdsingab\u00e6klinga sem b\u00e1rust inn um l\u00faguna hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r eins og flestir n\u00e1granna minna ger\u00f0u. \u00c9g h\u00e9lt \u00e1fram a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gja h\u00e1rin \u00far handarkrikunum \u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tt samstarfskonur m\u00ednar hafi flagga\u00f0 br\u00faskunum, \u00e9g nota\u00f0i rei\u00f0hj\u00f3l \u00ed mesta h\u00f3fi og \u00fea\u00f0 hef\u00f0i aldrei komi\u00f0 til greina af minni h\u00e1lfu a\u00f0 flagga Dannebrog \u00e1 afm\u00e6li drottningarinnar. \u00c9g var\u00f0 mj\u00f6g gl\u00f6\u00f0 \u00feegar pabbi kom \u00ed heims\u00f3kn me\u00f0 saltkj\u00f6t og har\u00f0fisk og vikulega hittum vi\u00f0 systur fr\u00e6nku okkar og nokkra a\u00f0ra \u00cdslendinga og prj\u00f3nu\u00f0um me\u00f0 \u00feeim, a\u00f0allega \u00far \u00edslenskum lopa. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur eflaust veri\u00f0 einhverjum innf\u00e6ddum mj\u00f6g \u00feungb\u00e6r reynsla a\u00f0 vita af okkur sj\u00f3\u00f0andi saltkj\u00f6t, prj\u00f3nandi lopapeysur og baknagandi samtarfskonurnar \u00e1 elliheimilinu \u00e1 \u00edslensku \u00ed sta\u00f0 d\u00f6nsku en m\u00e9r var eiginlega bara fokk sama.<\/p>\n
N\u00fana b\u00fd \u00e9g \u00ed Skotlandi. M\u00e9r finnst „Wild Mountain Thyme“ fallegt lag en \u00e9g flutti ekki hinga\u00f0 til a\u00f0 a\u00f0lagast skoskri menningu. \u00c9g flutti hinga\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g vil vera hj\u00e1 manninum m\u00ednum og hann flutti hinga\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 h\u00e9r hefur hann vinnu sem gerir hann hamingjusaman, auk \u00feess sem kj\u00f6rin eru g\u00f3\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 hentar okkur a\u00f0 b\u00faa h\u00e9r, vi\u00f0 erum ekki h\u00e9r af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fer\u00e1um a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a Skotar og vi\u00f0 lifum engu f\u00e9lagsl\u00edfi me\u00f0 innf\u00e6ddum, \u00fea\u00f0 eru a\u00f0allega a\u00f0rir \u00fatlendingar sem vi\u00f0 eigum f\u00e9lagsleg samskipti vi\u00f0. \u00c9g fylgist ekki einu sinni me\u00f0 fr\u00e9ttum sem var\u00f0a borgina sem \u00e9g b\u00fd \u00ed, \u00e9g sko\u00f0a hinsvegar \u00edslensku netmi\u00f0lana daglega. \u00cdslenskar fr\u00e9ttir vekja bara frekar \u00e1huga minn \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g \u00feekki s\u00f6guna og umhverfi\u00f0 betur.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar innflytjendam\u00e1l eru r\u00e6dd \u00e1 \u00cdslandi heyrir ma\u00f0ur undantekningalaust m\u00f6ntruna „\u00fea\u00f0 er nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk l\u00e6ri \u00edslensku og a\u00f0lagist menningunni“. \u00deegar ma\u00f0ur spyr hversvegna \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 nau\u00f0synlegt ef innflytjandinn sj\u00e1lfur telur sig komast vel af \u00e1n \u00feess, kemur venjulega eitthvert kjaft\u00e6\u00f0i um vir\u00f0ingu fyrir landi og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0. Hall\u00f3! hvernig er \u00fea\u00f0 vir\u00f0ingarleysi vi\u00f0 Dani a\u00f0 bor\u00f0a saltkj\u00f6t og prj\u00f3na lopapeysur? Hvernig er \u00fea\u00f0 vanvir\u00f0ing vi\u00f0 Glasgowb\u00faa a\u00f0 taka ekki upp \u00feessa s\u00e9rhlj\u00f3\u00f0aafb\u00f6kun sem einkennir m\u00e1ll\u00fdskuna?<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00e6gilegt a\u00f0 b\u00faa \u00ed landi \u00fear sem ma\u00f0ur skilur tungum\u00e1li\u00f0 og \u00fear sem kurteisisvenjur, skopskyn og fleiri menningaratri\u00f0i eru n\u00f3gu l\u00edk til \u00feess a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur geti flesta daga for\u00f0ast meirih\u00e1ttar misskilning. \u00c9g get alveg m\u00e6lt me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk l\u00e6ri \u00fea\u00f0 tungum\u00e1l sem flestir \u00ed kringum \u00fea\u00f0 nota \u00fev\u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 gerir l\u00edfi\u00f0 au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 geta \u00e1tt samskipti vi\u00f0 sem flesta ef ma\u00f0ur k\u00fds \u00fea\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er l\u00edka e\u00f0lilegt a\u00f0 sum fyrirt\u00e6ki geri kr\u00f6fu um tungum\u00e1lakunn\u00e1ttu svo atvinnum\u00f6guleikar eru auglj\u00f3slega meiri fyrir \u00feann sem talar m\u00e1li\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 hvort innflytjandi talar m\u00e1li\u00f0 e\u00f0a ekki snertir samt fyrst og fremst hann sj\u00e1lfan og \u00fea\u00f0 er gj\u00f6rsamlega f\u00e1r\u00e1nlegt a\u00f0 \u00cdslendingar telji sig eiga einhvern r\u00e9tt \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 innflytjendur tali \u00edslensku.<\/p>\n
\u00deeir sem halda uppi \u00feessu eil\u00edfa tu\u00f0i um a\u00f0 \u00fatlendingar \u00feurfi a\u00f0 „a\u00f0lagast“ hafa sjaldan hugsa\u00f0 miki\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 eiginlega merkir, hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00feeir geti r\u00f6kstutt \u00fea\u00f0 hversvegna \u00fea\u00f0 er svona nau\u00f0synlegt og fyrir hvern. Innflytjendur eru alveg einf\u00e6rir um a\u00f0 meta nau\u00f0syn \u00feess fyrir sj\u00e1lfa sig og \u00feurfa ekkert \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 halda a\u00f0 heimamenn segi \u00feeim til. Oftar en ekki er \u00feessi krafa um a\u00f0l\u00f6gun heldur ekkert anna\u00f0 en b\u00e6\u00f0i innist\u00e6\u00f0ulaus og illa dulb\u00fain \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0remba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00c9g \u00f3lst upp \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, er kennd vi\u00f0 f\u00f6\u00f0ur minn og \u00feekki Hallgr\u00edmskirkju og Geysi \u00e1 myndum. \u00c9g er lj\u00f3s yfirlitum, hef prj\u00f3na\u00f0 lopapeysur og m\u00e9r finnst saltkj\u00f6t gott. Tala \u00edslensku betur en \u00f6nnur m\u00e1l. \u00dea\u00f0 eru \u00feessi atri\u00f0i \u00e1samt … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa