tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12042435.post112041462521701455..comments2023-09-05T14:05:03.256+00:00Comments on The m...mouse*: IKEAGreta Björghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630548263324806053noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12042435.post-1120573300540783442005-07-05T14:21:00.000+00:002005-07-05T14:21:00.000+00:00The Japanese islanders eat a lot of FISH and seafo...The Japanese islanders eat a lot of FISH and seafood, and that´s what we islanders of Iceland used to do as well, but now it´s a lot of steaks, mayonese-sauce, hamburgers, french-fries and pizzas!Greta Björghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630548263324806053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12042435.post-1120573000665248742005-07-05T14:16:00.000+00:002005-07-05T14:16:00.000+00:00Even so, THIS is what keeps lots of people healthy...Even so, THIS is what keeps lots of people healthy in my country, even into an old age:<BR/>http://www.randburg.com/is/itr/<BR/><BR/>We have up to now, along with the Japanese, been the nation with the longest life-exspectancy in the world. But I´m quite concerned (along with Magnús Scheving of Lazy Town http://www.lazytown.com) that we will loose our place on that list in future if this development continues.Greta Björghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630548263324806053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12042435.post-1120526761158976032005-07-05T01:26:00.000+00:002005-07-05T01:26:00.000+00:00Where is that consciousness about health? Feel sor...Where is that consciousness about health? Feel sorry for the icelanders.<BR/><BR/>There is a nice saying, "There is a container which is worst in the whole universe when it is full, and that container is our stomach." So better not make it full. always keep some room inside. :)Sadiqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979716765564795436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12042435.post-1120503459896710272005-07-04T18:57:00.000+00:002005-07-04T18:57:00.000+00:00*chuckles**can't stop*so true. and here i am sayin...*chuckles*<BR/><BR/>*can't stop*<BR/><BR/>so true. and here i am saying this after having put on a few kilos sitting at home over the last two months. <BR/><BR/>thanks greta. i better start moving around again.Arindamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257535549229236219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12042435.post-1120489268540385612005-07-04T15:01:00.000+00:002005-07-04T15:01:00.000+00:00Yes, there is a hamburgeplace and a very nice icec...Yes, there is a hamburgeplace and a very nice icecream-shop as well.<BR/>Maybe it´s just me that has not noticed or realized before how alarmingly obese the younger generation of Icelanders is becoming.<BR/>But I remember that just the other day there were some figures in the paper that we are fast becoming even more obese than the Americans. We take up a lot of things from the USA culture, good and bad, sometimes so much so that we are in mockery called "The Little America".<BR/>Comes from being mid-way between America and Europe I guess. Some people think it´s all an influence from the US base at Keflavík, but I don´t think so, it´s just that the world is getting smaller with better ways of communication.Greta Björghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630548263324806053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12042435.post-1120460712840286972005-07-04T07:05:00.000+00:002005-07-04T07:05:00.000+00:00Being an American, we are quite used to fuller fig...Being an American, we are quite used to fuller figures. i'm not sure why working at Ikea would add on extra weight, unless there is a calorie packed American McDonalds<BR/>next door !!! When traveling to Mainland China I am amazed by how fit everyone is, I'm so used to seeing nice hefty mid-western Americans wattle around.Johnny Newthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10521319638905744446noreply@blogger.com