{"id":1061,"date":"2012-06-30T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/icelandic\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2012-06-24T17:08:46","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T17:08:46","slug":"signs-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/icelandic\/2012\/06\/30\/signs-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs part two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some signs, mostly from downtown Reykjavik.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/eb414fe8.jpg\" aria-label=\"Eb414fe8\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/eb414fe8.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/abc37311.jpg\" aria-label=\"Abc37311\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/abc37311.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nReykjav\u00edk is very fond of frosted glass and many houses have it, especially on doors, although it&#8217;s less common for businesses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/d5b6c22d.jpg\" aria-label=\"D5b6c22d\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/d5b6c22d.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/458ea9bb.jpg\" aria-label=\"458ea9bb\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/458ea9bb.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nThis and the one before it are signs put up by the public. Often if there&#8217;s some kind of protest planned, or if a new club forms, someone will put up signs for it. &#8220;NEI! \/ NO!&#8221; is probably the most popular motto for protests, Iceland doesn&#8217;t seem to be very imaginative when it comes to slogans or titles in general.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/e9b0f502.jpg\" aria-label=\"E9b0f502\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/e9b0f502.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nAt the University of Iceland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/8d1c159c.jpg\" aria-label=\"8d1c159c\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/8d1c159c.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nToy sale at Toys R US.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/864e3529.jpg\" aria-label=\"864e3529\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/864e3529.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nNotice about something new opening. Shops very frequently go out of business in the downtown area, based on my observations it&#8217;s probably from bad business\/marketing management and not from rent costs (although those are quite high in the in-demand areas).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/781a3fe9.jpg\" aria-label=\"781a3fe9\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/781a3fe9.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/e9bd6718.jpg\" aria-label=\"E9bd6718\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/e9bd6718.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nThey always put up signs for planned construction projects. Often they include a map or a 3D model of the future site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/fb568ecf.jpg\" aria-label=\"Fb568ecf\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/fb568ecf.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keflav\u00edk airport. The f in &#8220;keflav\u00edk&#8221; is pronounced like p.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/1881b869.jpg\" aria-label=\"1881b869\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/1881b869.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nTop: Swimming &#8220;palace&#8221; (pool)<br \/>\nBottom: School &#8220;car&#8221; (bus)<br \/>\nThere was <a href=\"http:\/\/kvikmyndir.is\/mynd\/?id=6490\">a really good documentary about a pool in Reykjav\u00edk<\/a>, and it had English subtitles, but I haven&#8217;t yet heard that it&#8217;s gone on sale.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/d925ff10.jpg\" aria-label=\"D925ff10\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 400px\"  alt=\"\" \/ src=\"http:\/\/i958.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae69\/JuicyPuffin\/Living%20in%20Iceland\/d925ff10.jpg\"><\/a><br \/>\nVinsaml. (vinsamlegur, friendly) &#8211; used as &#8220;please&#8221; or &#8220;kindly&#8221; a lot in signs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"263\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/icelandic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/06\/eb414fe8-263x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/icelandic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/06\/eb414fe8-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/icelandic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2012\/06\/eb414fe8.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><p>Here are some signs, mostly from downtown Reykjavik. Reykjav\u00edk is very fond of frosted glass and many houses have it, especially on doors, although it&#8217;s less common for businesses. This and the one before it are signs put up by the public. 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