Pardon My Icelandic - Italians of the North Clip

Soon to be a well known fact: Icelanders are the Italians of the North. See why in Ari Eldjárn's Pardon My Icelandic. Now on Netflix.
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Pardon My Icelandic - Italians of the North Clip
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In this English-language special, Icelandic comedian Ari Eldjárn pokes fun at Nordic rivalries, Hollywood's take on Thor, the whims of toddlers and more.

[@rognvalduringthorsson7727]

A true story of the Icelandic spontaneity/flexibility. A Swiss friend of mine went to Iceland with his family, equipped with a telephone number to a friend of friend who would be happy to give them a tour of Reykjavik. Once in Reykjavik they called the friend and he said "just tell me where you are and I'll be round in 15 min". They met up and had a lovely time. Ultimately though they were curious to find out how this guy knew their Swiss friend. Turned out he had no idea. They had rung the wrong number.

[@brinkiTOgo]

That's brilliant 😂

[@michaelkohl9728]

Best story ever.

[@Weekend_tf]

as an icelandic person this is absolutely something we would do

[@atticusv668]

“The average Dane is more organised than the Icelandic Prime Minister will ever be.” This is funnier if you know that his grandfather used to be the Icelandic president.

[@ArkantosNilsson]

Isn't it true for about 70% of icelanders?

[@atticusv668]

@@ArkantosNilsson you mean all 10 of them?

[@sundhaug92]

@@ArkantosNilsson I mean, considering how many people have been Icelandic president within the last two generations, multiplied by a grand-children rate, and you're probably not that far off

[@East16]

@@atticusv668 dude are you dumb? Iceland obviously has 12 people. Tsk tsk.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

It's a small country. Everyone's related to everyone else.

[@omega1231]

"Planned to do nothing" is so Danish it hurts

[@LivingfreewithSophie]

Otherwise you won't have tie to do nothing - all your time will be plan for doing someting - I mean ALL of it 🤣 Men det ved du måske allerede 🙈

[@anaemicroyalty0504]

And they call it "hygge" like it's a fancy thing

[@helenadasilva9371]

He freaking nailed the Danish dialect 😂

[@ShredCo]

Sounds a bit Dutch

[@Aoderic]

It's very rare to see foreigners do a proper Danish accent, and he was spot on. Although it's more of a Copenhagen accent than a general Danish one.

[@Aoderic]

@Gisli Brynjolfsson I guess you are right. Also I really like the way he roast us, he has really taken the time to get to know us.

[@Aoderic]

@Gisli Brynjolfsson Yea, the more it hits home the more we appreciate it. You might know that swedes sometimes call us "Danskjävlar", they believe that'll offend us, but we just sigh because it's so old and meaningless, we wish they would be able to come up with something better. Anyway, I can say that there's a general sense love and admiration, when Danes talk about Iceland. But maybe we should try to troll you some more, just to show how much we love you. 😜

[@HellionRex]

He sounded way more norwegian to me, like the english in the series Norsemen. Danish accent is alot more like Mads Mikkelsen interviews, flat and dry, the accent is flat and dry.

[@0000lilith]

I (Italian) was working in Copenhagen some years ago when a colleague kindly invited me writing "Hey I was wondering if you'd like to come to my house for dinner on Friday" So I accepted, I thanked, I bought wine and chocolate, kept the Friday free and then on Thursday I asked her for the address. She answered "Oh sorry for thr misunderstanding, I meant Friday the 20th." It was the 3rd of the month.

[@nathanoyeght]

Sorry for being pedantic, but if your invitation was for Friday the 20th of that month, then the Thursdays of that month will fall on 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th. There is no way there could be a Thursday on the 3rd. I guess you don't remember the days and dates well, just as Ari Aldjarn told about Icelanders and Italians 😁

[@0000lilith]

@@nathanoyeghtvery likely. It was summer 2018. Thanks for checking. Edit: I checked and the invitation was for the 20th of July (Friday) while when I asked her the address was TUESDAY the 3rd. Now It is a robust story!

[@qhubbles]

I'm a Mexican living in Mexico, laughing in Mexican Spanish at a Nordic standup about linguistics. Priceless.

[@guldanden]

THE GLOBALISTS ARE TAKING OVER!

[@kiddalingur]

@@guldanden Þetta reddast

[@1i1sam]

te hago segundas carnal jaja

[@roy_for_real2674]

Jajajaja!

[@767scarecrow]

@@guldanden It's too late, give up.

[@carmenponce5227]

In México we have the word "ahorita", which technically means now but when we say ahorita it could mean eithee 5 minutes from now or 3 days from now.

[@15walkingaway]

I lived in Mexico for a while. I'll never forget the first time someone explained a "Mexican half hour" to me

[@fredyllanos8972]

Lmao.

[@denalihedgehog]

In Russian we have a word "seychas" which means "now", but nobody usually pronounces it that way. We either pronounce it like "shas" which is basically the same as "ahorita" in Mexico, or "shazz" which practucally means "no freaking ever"

[@ximovega]

And then we also have "luego luego", which literally translates into "after after" but actually means "immediately".

[@Jemppu]

Meanwhile Finland is the Japan of Europe.

[@ericstorm6582]

Are you Finnish?

[@ericstorm6582]

@ShiningWizard31 I would assume because some Finnidh people look Japanese and they have an insanely difficult language to learn

[@Delta-nl7pi]

I feel that way about Germany. And not because of the war. Just the level of organization and efficiency

[@Anakianaj]

@@Delta-nl7pi what organisation and efficiency? 😅If anything the appearance / illusion of organisation and efficiency 🙈

[@jubmelahtes]

I've mostly viewed finns as the Russians of the Nordics 😂

[@markusosenius5317]

Years ago I visited Iceland. Had a local friend living in Reykjavik. He got an invite from his friend to a housewarming party of his friend's friend. Who my friend didn't know at all. It'll be fine.

[@vaiciciaku]

I like them already

[@thossi09]

Pretty common thing, really. On the phone: "Hey man, wanna go for a beer?" "Yeah, I'm going to a party at Páll's place. You know Páll, friend of Siggi? Yeah Siggi, you met him at my birthday last year, you remember him? Why don't you come along?"

[@aaronuaconaill5688]

Must be the Irish connection! “Be grand!”

[@Giuly_Milly]

That's why I love Iceland and Icelanders so much! We are similar 😂🇮🇹

[@noqueq9003]

Except Icelanders are much better and they dont go around in other countries refusing to speak the international language because they think their language is more "important" 😉

[@killzyy7]

@@noqueq9003 except no one cares about your opinion and the reason why we dont speak english is that it isnt well taught in schools and most italians never care to use it. så, jeg tror, du har brug for mere kærlighed

[@noqueq9003]

@@killzyy7 Nobody cares about why italians dont speak english either. When you travel anywhere out of your country you should speak even basic English. If not do the world a favor and dont travel because nobody cares about you or your stupid excuses either and most people dont even want Italians as tourists nor have to know or speak Italian for you. Italian is a spoken language ONLY in Italy..not hard to comprehend that is it?Goodnight kid

[@FreshGirl3000]

This special surprised so much. I had never heard of him and just stumbled upon his special and it was so so good! Laughed out so loud people around me were concerned lmao.

[@FreshGirl3000]

@Mr Poop That's a good question. I can think of a lot of famous people that I like (but wouldn't call my absolute favorites) like John Mulaney, Pete Davidson, Trevor Noah and so on. My favorite funny people though (that also are featured on Netflix in one way or another) are probably Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Trixie Mattel and Middleditch & Schwartz...? Idk haha. Eric Andre, Zach Galifinakis and Nick Kroll are kind of a wildcard for me but mostly really funny, too haha.

[@FreshGirl3000]

@Mr Poop What a long answer omg, I'm so sorry haha.

[@FreshGirl3000]

@Mr Poop I just had to look that up lol. Don't really think that's my vibe though.

[@FreshGirl3000]

@Mr Poop Thx! You, too, random person ^^

[@DeviousWizard]

I guess our Icelandic cousins are similar to us Faroese people. Here, people always say "Aja, tað gongur" which is more or less like going "ah yeah it'll be fine" no matter how big or small the situation

[@loasara2685]

Færeyska er svo krúttleg

[@danrossi8734]

I'm italian but I speak danish and a bit of icelandic. I CAN FREAKING RELATE AHAHAHHA

[@solfeggietto8306]

Ah I knew I liked the Icelandic! Just chillin' and having fun. Also the Danish accent is too real.

[@studyhelp7479]

I just love you man! Keep it coming! ;-) Patrick.

[@planejayne8947]

“30 min later...I don’t even have any clothes on” 😂😂😂 Sounds like my kind of people haha

[@LAMTJ]

I'm Mexican and that laid back attitude kinda sounds like a Mexican hahaha

[@kathrink6822]

The whole show is very very funny, really worth watching!!

[@giacomopiccinini9157]

'No let's wait until it's way too late then do it pretty poorly fast.' Sounds Italian enough, although around my parts we either don't do it at all or let the mafia do it and wonder why it fell apart ten years down the line

[@SkaterDuck92]

lol yeah us italian are totally like that. procrastination brothers ❤️

[@chanceDdog2009]

[@brinkiTOgo]

Honestly, your description of Danish people hit me hard as a German 😂

[@arcsta_rr]

Ahh. The "let's postpone!" is so classy.

[@protoalcibiade4432]

We can also say we Italians are the Icelandic of the South. We are exactly the same.

[@sasukesarutobi3862]

As a Brit, can very much relate.

[@aldozilli1293]

Sort of depends, some people mainly in urban areas get uptight about time and planning, but in rural areas people are generally more laid back

[@moubhattacharyya1141]

I am almost chocking while laughing. Ari the great, take a bow.

[@deannalebrun654]

I never knew I was Icelandic

[@hannesk7800]

0:38 this is literally Finland lol. If I want to do something with my friends I need to basically schedule a meeting with them 2-3 weeks in advance. :D

[@aurevoiralex]

Montrealers are the same! Maybe that's why I enjoyed my stays in Iceland so much. "It'll be fine!" xD

[@liamrobinson6226]

Most of Canada is this way

[@stvp68]

Oh. So I’d fit right in in Iceland!

[@hjaltiagustsson7905]

I'm Icelandic and this is facts

[@MsMei1986]

l am Danish and we are a farming nation. Planning makes sense when all you have is crops, you need to plan in order to have a succesful harvest. Iceland is not a farming nation, thus it makes sense to be more opportunistic and laissez faire if hunting is the way you get food (traditionally) :)

[@BR-jt6ny]

Iceland is (or was) a farming nation. Farming and fishing is how we got our food before the industrial revolution. There is no big game to hunt in Iceland (well there are some reindeer now, but that's a recent development) There are just birds, and they have been hunted, but it's never been our main source of food. It's true, though, that not a lot of crops are able to be farmed here, so we mostly grow grass to feed sheep and cows, but there are also potatoes, etc. Fishing was also just a supplement to farming up until about the start of the industrial revolution. Up until then fishing was pretty much only done in the summer in rowboats. We have never been a "hunting nation"

[@ibbi30]

@@BR-jt6ny To eliminate any confusion, reindeer were imported to Iceland quite late but still before the (Icelandic) industrial revolution. They were introduced to a few places around Iceland in the late 18th century but are now restricted to eastern Iceland.

[@ElectroIsMyReligion]

@@bobtahoma What?

[@ericstorm6582]

@@ElectroIsMyReligion Oh we have never known Danes to be a farming nation, we've known them as the big scary empire that ruled us, while they were opening up companies, we were dying out of black death and volcanoes

[@julianamagg3177]

Ohh we are a farming nation. The fisheries came later although for some reason foreigners are keen on describing us as a fishing nation. We have always been primarily a farming nation but have no need to number our weeks.

[@riddercrantz4929]

Lmfao at his imitated Danish accent.

[@thereccher8746]

You know it's so funny Italians have a reputation for being carefree and lazy (especially the Abruzzese) but the ones I know in my country are extremely hard working and disciplined. It's like they become different people once they immigrate.

[@gio7799]

The lack of sunshine change the Italian attitude.

[@silviadematteis3262]

or could it possibly be that it's just a lazy stereotype?

[@unknownzzz5115]

Ahaha you think our economy could hold the 8th position in the world if we were just chilling around doing nothing? And btw I think that Italians outside Italy feel like they have to break the stereotype and they really want to show that they can actually work hard, thats why they seem to work a lot.

[@РусланШахматов-м7л]

Damn, I didn’t know that about Iceland, I thought you are the same planners as Dutch or Danes.

[@o-hogameplay185]

0:11-0:22 it is so true to hungarians too

[@silentstringquartet]

He need to meet Ismo

[@cocolime6496]

the Italians of the north? that explains why I have such a fondness for them! (I'm half Italian)

[@nephra.extraterrestrial]

I didn't know I was secretly Icelandic! :o

[@lotusnumberone]

As an Indonesian, I can relate to this "meeting with friends" thing 😂

[@ChemySh]

Yeh, I got hit by reverse culture shock when I returned to Indo after years abroad. Out there, I had to schedule things at least a few days in advance because our schedule rarely match together. I didnt know I've started to plan "staying at home" until I returned to Indo. Whereas in Yogya, my friend just rocks up to my place with a "get in loser, no time to explain" attitude, then borrows a bike helmet from the nearest burjo for me.

[@lotusnumberone]

@@ChemySh omg lol i hope you get used to it, Chemy 😁 many of us believe that planning is only required for very important things, e.g. marriage.. But when it comes to meeting friends, nah it's not necessary.. Planning a lot often results in "wacana" I hope you get this reference lol 😂

[@ChemySh]

@@lotusnumberone oh... now I'm starting to understand why my friends gets creeped out whenever I start planning a simple restaurant trip as detailed as a wedding dinner (attendance tally, route research, price research, allergies, transport, etc) Yeah I'm trying to get used to these surprise invites, I think they've sensed I'm not used to it so they invite me less nowadays. I'll get there someday though! ...on that note, you got any good Indo whisky recommendations? It's a vice I brought back from abroad but the import tax is 150% here...

[@lotusnumberone]

@@ChemySh good luck for you, Chemy! And sorry but I dont drink alcohol so I have no idea abt the best whiskey here 🙏

[@mypanexogamouslineage965]

*Only southern Italians procrastinate, northern Italians get things done and are timely*

[@ryan_themeparkenthusiast]

Funniest stand-up I've seen in a while.

[@monasabbat9733]

Russians have the word avos' that is also a whole national philosophy of not giving a damn and hoping for the best outcome.

[@Anfubvinch]

As a French.... I can relate.

[@chipwalter4490]

I had no idea

[@OFFline.O_o]

So funny!

[@lotusmud1410]

This is highly recognizable as a Swede who doesn’t know or cares what number of the week it is and likes to be spontaneous. l must visit Island (and Italy) asap..

[@giuliodf]

Brothers...🇮🇹🇮🇸♥️

[@ArksCovenant]

It's no wonder I'm very minimally part Danish.

[@Tiana_Skye]

I am like the weird lovechild of Danish and Icelandic I've come to find.

[@TheWinjin]

How do you write that Icelandic phrase he says at 00:08? I want it on a shirt :D

[@Kat-gp6gj]

It's "þetta reddast." The "þ" is pronounced "th," as in "cloth." You can probably find shirts on Etsy. Hope this helps!

[@suzannedevries6393]

This is also the thing they say about the Dutch 😏

[@karolinepalaciosjrgensen8231]

As a Dane, I am indeed doing nothing tonight

[@5kMagic]

I think when his friend said he planned to stay at home, he meant 'I don't wanna hang out with you'.

[@Gigoii]

I don’t think so, this inflexibility is also really accepted in the Netherlands. People are just not really eager on changing their plans, and often it has little to do with the person asking to hang out. Many just like to plan their schedule ahead (at least a day in advance I think).

[@azkehmm]

He didn't. Many danes really don't like spontaneous socialisation. I used to plan at least a week ahead, when it comes to plans with friends, and after we all got kids and jobs, planning 2-3 months in advance isn't uncommon.

[@vickygilardi8973]

In argentina we are exactly the same with planning

[@nastikata]

You’re more Italian than the Italians

[@stevemcqueen1136]

Even your surname is Italian.

[@gio7799]

Argentina had migration from north Italy, maybe that's why you make plans 😁

[@vickygilardi8973]

Yeah guys, we know 😂 Like 90% of the people I know has an Italian surname or at least one Italian ancestor

[@simplyixia3683]

I am half Danish and half Swedish. Somehow I am both the Icelandic and Danish person in this skit.

[@mygetawayart]

wanna hear a joke? An Icelander and a Sicilian plan to hang out... that's it that's the joke

[@bcx1138]

i think i belong in iceland

[@fadthetic]

💛💛💛

[@konyvnyelv.]

Fun fact: Italians from North Italy are much less procrastinators than South ones

[@lottehvidbjerg3516]

It must be the ones in Copenhagen?😆

[@edcolins5498]

When you learn about nordic people on a stand up show !

[@davidfitcher2953]

Hhahah., interesting

[@angelgarcia-ql3wg]

sooooo icelandic people are latinamericans or what?

[@realhawaii5o]

Thing is, Italians are actually organized, specially in the north of Italy. This is much closer to the Portuguese attitude.

[@TheGenoano93]

Yep true. Italy is always hard to define as one country. Most of the cliches are from the north or the south, but rarely for the whole country. Anyway in general I don't think italians (as italian myself) are so relaxed to be honest. We are surely not so organized as the Germans for example, but we aren't so relaxed about our free time. I feel Spaniards, Greeks and Portuguese are way more relaxed, and I love it.

[@unknownzzz5115]

@@TheGenoano93 It depends from which region and city they are from, beside from stereotypes, an Italian from Milan typically works harder than a German from Berlin, but probably as a country we ar on par with the Spanish

[@ElectroIsMyReligion]

Lol as a Dane, I can assure you, we are certainly not as organized by any means... There's a reason why were known as the "latinos" of Scandinavia (and not only because of our southern latitude, in regards to the rest of the nordics) - Guided by our emotions, loud mouthed, we often think before we speak and all while having a slight buzz because of our love of beer. He couldnt be more wrong, but he gave it a try I guess.

[@sami-9233]

Eka suomeksi

[@Moneyaddthenmultiply]

Danish accent might be the only one funnier than a Dutch accent

[@deovolente5867]

Sounds a lot like Russian motto.

[@paceyhackett552]

Sooo...icelanders work on cpt? Lol

[@danielaf1487]

Italians are not lazy procrastinators, c'mon - how else do you become the world's 7th industrial power and the EU's third net contributor otherwise? Italians are hardworking, ingenious folk and in some parts especially regions like Veneto and Lombardy, outright workaholics. The relaxed attitude of "la dolce vita" which is adopted during leisure time does not necessarily equate with laziness, either.

[@fatso2894]

Le nostre qualità sono spesso meno riconosciute e messe in secondo piano a causa dei "nostri" difetti

[@rachele9407]

Non tutti gli italiani sono pigri, ma dire che siamo dei gran lavoratori... non lo so. Io personalmente sono venuta a contatto con la cultura del fregare sempre il prossimo sin da quando ero piccola e ho conosciuto tanta di quella gente che sarebbe più utile se stesse a casa invece di andare a scaldare la sedia a lavoro, specie negli impieghi pubblici. Per non parlare dei "furbi del cartellino", che sicuramente sono di più di quelli che sono stati sputtanati sui giornali. Già a scuola si pensa di più a cercare modi infallibili di copiare che a studiare. Sicuramente persone così ce ne sono in tutto il mondo e anche nei paesi nordici, ma questa è la mia esperienza con gli italiani (io comunque sono toscana e ora sto in Romagna, non so se al "nord" la situazione sia diversa). Poi comunque non mi sembra il caso di stare a prendersela per una battuta.

[@unknownzzz5115]

@@rachele9407 Abbiamo alla base della nostra cultura il voler fregare gli altri per non farci fregare noi stessi, questo da Nord a Sud, siamo tra le società più individualiste in assoluto e quasi tutti i rapporti umani hanno il fine di sfruttare gli altri, purtroppo la verità è questa.

[@kyartan]

The highest virtue in Iceland is being "duglegur" - that is, a hard worker. Laziness is despised. But being lazy is not the same as being a procrastinator. Icelanders procrastinate by working on something else that they procrastinated earlier (and they had procrastinated that to work on something else they had procrastinated even earlier). Icelandic economic productivity cannot be pushed up by people working more, as they are already working past the point of it having an effect on total productivity (McKinsey report, 2014). So I think you just misunderstood Ari and his comparison.

[@Emmanuelmatu]

dude, you just sum up Burmese people as well. lol What is planning? lol

[@andreaagostinelli5310]

Should I feel offendend? Meh, maybe later

[@amossutandi]

but all the weeks are numbered, like the days, months and years. did he just start pre-school?

[@win_cole]

I am Italian and I don't relate at all, sorry. Pls stop perpetuating the stereotypes

[@stevemcqueen1136]

Yeah Northern Italians are like Germans...zero sense of humor.

[@unknownzzz5115]

@@stevemcqueen1136 Aldo Giovanni e Giacomo, tiè!

[@Temporale_Estivo83]

These stereotypes (Southern European) are often directed to Italians because they are considered the most common Mediterraneans. That's why they often say "Italians of the north" instead of "Greeks of the north" or "Spaniards of the north". Unfortunately, the "lazy" stereotype is still used in Northern and Central Europe (I think) PS: Sorry for my bad English.

[@potterhead3945]

Me, an Italian: I am free tonight.

[@Chaiserzose]

ahahaha, grande!

[@italianduded1161]

Bella zi

[@judytran3514]

I lived in Iceland for 10 years. We use to joke that in Iceland, we are the no plan people. Actually, you need to be flexible because of the weather. If you plan anything, the weather may have a different idea!

[@Donnah1979]

They're like that on the Pharaoh Islands as well. ☺️

[@zoltan_meszaros]

@@Donnah1979 you mean Faroe islands?

[@gwaptiva]

In Scotland, we ignored the weather. It was going to be different anyway, no matter what you thought it was going to be, or what it was half an hour ago. Made BBQing a bit a bitch, but those work in the garage too

[@hunnerdayEDT]

Lived there for 2 years. We used to say: if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes. 😆

[@TykusBalrog]

@@zoltan_meszaros no no. She's talking about the Islands exclusively for ancient egyptian rulers ;) quaint little place.

[@stevemcqueen1136]

Think about it. Italy is the 7th Economy Power in the world in 'relax' mode. Imagine Italy with Germany work ethic.

[@diazinth]

doing things right the first time, is the real lazy mode ;)

[@Deinos30]

We had that, it was called the Roman Empire! XD

[@stevemcqueen1136]

@@Deinos30 I guess you're right. German tried twice but they failed both times. Italians tried once and got it right the first time.

[@diazinth]

@@stevemcqueen1136 they forgot about maintenance though, and the whole model was unsustainable as far as I've gathered

[@fabrikator-generalakhilley6896]

@@stevemcqueen1136 Technically it was the Greeks that tried it using Italy as a headquarters....

[@keithlarsen7557]

"Tried to organize freedom, how Scandinavian of me" - Bjoerk.

[@aheroinheroin]

Hunter

[@manuelriveros2911]

Favourite personal Björk quote along with "I've lost my origin / and I don't want to / find it again"

[@Fredrikschou]

I did not plan to watch this, so I did not laugh

[@user-bn8ie5zt9x]

You are from Denmark I guess

[@imnotgaybut6408]

I'd say Swedish. They're more stuck-up. Plus that name isn't Danish

[@johannadagny6237]

@@imnotgaybut6408 yeah the smugness of the pic make me think swede

[@Fredrikschou]

@@johannadagny6237 thats racist! (and unplanned)

[@imnotgaybut6408]

Definitely Swedish

[@frank6551]

As an Italian I found this fascinating! Didn't know there was someone outside Southern Europe that could understand the concept of "ci vediamo verso le" ("let's meet around *insert time*") that in 99% cases means one hour later than "planned" lol

[@AntoFalconFire]

I am italian, and I actually can relate.

[@italianoetnico.calabreseve9262]

From which region?

[@AntoFalconFire]

@@italianoetnico.calabreseve9262 Emilia Romagna. But born in Apulia.

[@italianoetnico.calabreseve9262]

@@AntoFalconFire So, are you a Pugliese?

[@fatso2894]

@@italianoetnico.calabreseve9262 Yeah bro, he's a disguised terrone. Buon anno 😏

[@italianoetnico.calabreseve9262]

@@fatso2894 What a surprise eh?

[@unregisturd]

Australian: "She'll be right mate"

[@bloosy1771]

He is hilarious! To be fair, that phone conversation at 1:14 is exactly the type of conversation I'd have with my friend after we'd planned our meeting a week in advance. And we are both English.

[@idas5857]

When I watched this with my polish boyfriend, he spent half the time laughing his ass off and the other half pointing at the TV screen while looking at me, going: "SEE!? This is EXACTLY what I've been saying for years! I mean, why would ANYONE use the number of the week instead of a date? This guy GETS IT!" To be fair, as a Dane, I've always been fairly confused as to why we use that system and hate it with a passion xD

[@TheDezmona]

Funny, as an Icelandic person who's lived in Denmark for about 6 years the week system makes sense to me, however I still struggle with the number system sometimes because every time I tried to learn it I just get mad and think "WHAT DRUNKEN FUCKING IDIOT CAME UP WITH THIS? WHY IS EVERYONE JUST GOING ALONG WITH THIS?" At least most Danes admit it's completely illogical, although I have met a few exceptionally stupid ones who act like it makes sense, yet are incapable of coming up with a single argument as to why.

[@imnotgaybut6408]

Wait others don't number their weeks?!

[@idedimi]

I'm from Florida in the U.S., and I've never met anyone who numbers their weeks, though I imagine some highly organized professions require it?

[@Malephex]

@@idedimi civilized.

[@idedimi]

@@Malephex excuse me, I don't understand what you're commenting on 😅

[@bloosy1771]

We... Give the months names, and number the days within the months... And that seems to be enough :D Guess it's just another way of thinking about dividing up a year!

[@AnneGirl89]

in the Netherlands we do as well, I thought it was normal lol

[@JShim]

They even procrastinated linguistic changes.

[@Malephex]

I thought we Danes were the cool Italians and the Swedes were the Germans. But it's true about the planning ... so depressing.

[@abolishzine]

I'm an Italian living in Denmark and no, you are not the Italians of the Nord ahahaha

[@lkrnpk]

I always find it kind of amazing that in the American Bridge tv series, the Danish cop was a Mexican. And in the British one, French. then again it's obvious of course, but strange how Southerners are always seen by people even a bit up North as more disorganized, no plan and a bit more wild. Then again Swedes do seem more uptight (however not in an aggressive way) than Danes

[@Malephex]

@@abolishzine you are kicking someone lying down, at this point ...

[@g.waldmeister1851]

Dude, people in Germany are obsessed with Sweden. They would loooooove to be called the Swedes of Central Europe.

[@Aoderic]

@@abolishzine It's not that we are exactly like Italians, It's because Italians are said to be extroverts. And Danes compared to Swedes and Fins, are far less introvert. Anyway it's mainly the swedes who call us Nordic Italians, people from outside the Nordics usually don't notice the difference between Swedes and Danes.

[@teop7887]

When you live on top of a floating volcano that can go off at any moment... Yep, I'd say having no plans for the day is a good idea 😂🤣👍👍 Very funny! Much love from Italy 👍

[@masselfur]

Never heard of a floating volcano....How does that work?

[@usernamechecksout]

We need more of this guy. He's super hilarious!

[@kasperbruunkristensen9522]

As a dane that whole week thing.. i hate it 😂 42nd week is Fall holliday and that is were i refuse to participate Any further :)

[@Sigart]

What about week 7, tho?

[@agen_dior]

no man italians are different! if we want to get something done, we know a guy if we dont know a guy, we know a guy who knows a guy we aren't lazy procrastinators, we are contributing to a healthy capitalistic economy

[@mecchido]

I don't think we are anyway close to being a country of Soul Goodmans

[@agen_dior]

@@mecchido I was talking more about italian americans really mi dispiace

[@MatNefer]

@@agen_dior Well, as an Italian born and living in Italy, I can tell you that that's exactly how it works for Italian Italians as well, except that we're also disorganized lazy procrastinators. Oh, and also under no circumstance we define capitalistic economy as "healthy". Although, tbh, we don't usually talk about it -or about anything else- in those terms, 'cause any kind of ethical discourse is almost entirely non-existent in Italy.

[@agen_dior]

I wish I could be italian from Italy My nonni (mother’s side) are from Sicily My father is from Ireland I’m half first half second generation American

[@ironmantis25]

Are one of those guys named Tony or Vinny?

[@dmitry.greatgrandsonofteheroes]

Big respect to You for jokes! Incredible humour! From Russia

[@burningdiamond]

And us Swedes think the Danes are the "lazy" ones, "Lige meget" being their national catch-phrase. (Saod jokingly with a toung-in-cheek attitude.)

[@Sigart]

I was just about to comment that we Danes are the laid-back Scandinavians. At least we schedule time to be home and n4do nothing. :P

[@g.waldmeister1851]

In Germany we have a Danish minority that grew by a lot after the war ended. Suddenly they didn't want to be German anymore although quite a few of them barely speak any Danish at all. They were called "Speckdänen" (literally Bacon Danes), suggesting they were only interested in receiving material aide from Denmark. The Swedes on the other hand all live in the woods, on lakes in beautiful red houses and haven't got a care in the world.

[@classicalhektor3769]

so sad that, being Italian, I find this particularly accurate

[@Maliilse75]

This is a must watch. I saw this today and I was laughing so hard. My mother, who never set a foot in a nordic country, was also having fits of laughter. I hope we'll see more material in English from Ari.

[@jaspm]

italians of the nordic??? I didn't even know we were insulted from the Ice lands 😂

[@silvia4143]

Fun fact: in Italy there is a meme about Iceland being near Padova (a town in the north-east) so this is even funnier now

[@An_Lei_Laoshi]

It is very faaaar, Iceland! It's close to Padovaaaa, Iiiiceland!

[@matiacolusso5509]

Ahaha brillant! And said by an Italian of the North wannabee Italian of the South