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> The local people are well known for keeping aloof from tourists

A friend of mine tells the story of being in a bar in Reykjavik minding his own business, when two young ladies approached him and after a little small talk asked, "Do you know how to make love to an Icelander?" When he answered, "no", they replied, "You just ask." He turned beet red and left as quickly as possible, but... that doesn't sound aloof to me ;-)

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I'm jelly.

It's not like it was a situation he was going to try and take advantage of, and on a little reflection he figured they were probably working a scam on him.

Depends when it was but Iceland has always had a very raucous and drunken nightlife. Hookups from bars are not at all uncommon, it’s how I met my wife! A lot of relationships start through serial hookups on nights out. Packed, tiny bars also means you’ll almost certainly have someone offering to buddy up to pee of either gender just to speed things along.

> pee

Is that what they call it these days?

Honestly, they probably weren't. My experience in Iceland around 8 years ago was very similar to that. I actually took a step back because it was too easy, and skeeved me out a bit.

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