{"id":3027,"date":"2013-06-25T13:23:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T13:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/islenzka.net\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2013-06-25T13:23:25","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T13:23:25","slug":"the-icelandic-hot-tub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islenzka.net\/the-icelandic-hot-tub\/","title":{"rendered":"The Icelandic Hot Tub"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In Icelandic culture the hot tub is a place to come together for social interaction and discussion, not unlike the pubs in England, the cafes of France or the saunas in Finland, according to a specialist on hot tub culture.<\/p>\n

The link also contains an audio clip from the morning radio show with the interview. It’s about 13 minutes long, but sometimes knowing the topic under discussion makes it easier to pick out words and phrases, so give it a listen \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Heiti potturinn<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe hot tub<\/strong><\/p>\n

Heiti potturinn er vins\u00e6lasti samkomusta\u00f0ur landsins; pottamenningu \u00cdslendinga m\u00e1 bera saman vi\u00f0 ensku p\u00f6bbana, fr\u00f6nsku kaffih\u00fasin og finnsku gufub\u00f6\u00f0in. \u00dear hittist f\u00f3lk og r\u00e6\u00f0ir m\u00e1lin \u00e1 jafnr\u00e9ttisgrundvelli.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hot tub is Iceland’s most popular meeting place; Icelandic hot tub culture can be compared with the English pubs, French cafes and Finnish saunas. People meet there and discuss various topics on equal footing.<\/em><\/p>\n

The prefix samkomu-<\/strong> usually adds the meaning of coming together<\/em> in some way, as in samkomu\u00b7lag<\/strong> (agreement, deal), samkomu\u00b7h\u00fas<\/strong> (community center) or samkomu\u00b7salur<\/strong> (assembly hall).<\/p>\n

\u00d6rn Dan\u00edel J\u00f3nsson er s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur um heitt vatn og heita potta. Hann r\u00e6ddi um pottamenningu \u00ed Morgun\u00fatvarpinu \u00e1 R\u00e1s 2 og sag\u00f0i m.a. fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 r\u00edflega helmingur \u00feeirra sem s\u00e6kir sundsta\u00f0i fer einungis \u00ed pottinn. \u00dear gilda mj\u00f6g strangar, \u00f3skr\u00e1\u00f0ar si\u00f0areglur. Elsti heiti pottur landsins, ef undan er skilin Snorralaug, er \u00ed Vesturb\u00e6jarlauginni. \u00dea\u00f0 var G\u00edsli Halld\u00f3rsson sem hanna\u00f0i pottinn me\u00f0 Snorrralaug sem fyrirmynd, en pottarnir eru n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega jafnst\u00f3rir a\u00f0 umm\u00e1li.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Orn Daniel Jonsson is an expert on hot springs and hot tubs. He discussed hot tub culture on the morning show on channel 2 and said among other things that a good half of those who visit swimming pools only go into the hot tub. There very strict, unwritten rules of conduct are observed. The oldest hot tub in the country, with the exception of Snorralaug, is in the Vesturbaejarlaug swimming pool. It was Gisli Halldorsson who designed the tub, with Snorralaug as a model, but the tubs are exactly the same size in circumference.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’m not sure if “hot springs” is correct, but being a specialist in “hot water” didn’t sound right in English. I’m guessing it means naturally occurring hot water? The word vatn<\/strong> can also refer to lakes I believe.<\/p>\n

In case you haven’t seen it before, the abbreviation m.a.<\/strong> stands for me\u00f0al annars<\/strong> – among other things<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There was one notable phrase – ef undan er skilin<\/strong> – which comes from the expression a\u00f0 skilja undan<\/strong>, to make an exception. In this case it’s the participle being used as an adjective, but the word order might be confusing at first. You will also find the verb a\u00f0 undanskilja<\/strong> – to exclude, except<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\r\nsam\u00b7koma (f)            gathering, assembly\r\na\u00f0 bera saman           to compare\r\ngufu\u00b7ba\u00f0 (n)            steam bath, sauna\r\njafn\u00b7r\u00e9tti (n)          equality\r\ngrundv\u00f6llur (m)         basis, foundation\r\neinungis adv            only, merely\r\nstrangur adj            strict\r\n\u00f3\u00b7skr\u00e1\u00f0ur adj           unwritten\r\nskilja undan            to make an exception, exclude\r\nfyrir\u00b7mynd (f)          model\r\num\u00b7m\u00e1l (n)              circumference\r\n<\/pre>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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