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Cultural differences (was: upset at nanny -- vent)
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Tine Andersen wrote: "Liz S. Reynolds" wrote in message ... In article , Tine Andersen wrote: mmm. I hear it's not really green. :*) I'm not being judgemental - we have our issues here as well with Greenland. -Liz I believe it was named by some viking who arrived there during the short summer. It was green. I'd read it was called that by the Eric the Red, to attract colonists from Iceland. Sort of early marketing. I'm under the impression though that despite the name, Iceland has a milder climate than Greenland, so they got rooked. The summer must be pretty green to grow enough food to support life for the rest of the year, my grandfather lived there a number of years, the photos are b&w, but they sure don't look like they'd have been green in color. -Liz |
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