Mini Guide to Iceland
| January 2, 2019
People and Culture
While Icelanders may seem somewhat unapproachable at first, that’s definitely not the case as most are generally extremely friendly. Because of the Old Norse patronymic system, rather than surnames, they use their parent’s first names; because of that, they tend to address each other by their first name and don’t ever use titles such as Mr. or Miss.
Some people believe in huldufólk — the hidden people — which are similar to elves and part of an ancient Icelandic belief.
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