Monday, June 22, 2009

Golden Nugget

Like we say "How are you?" and "What's Up?"

The Brits say "Are you okay?" and "Cheers"

The Icelandic standard greeting is "Komdu Saell" and "Vertu Saell", the literal translation is "come happy" and "go happy" 

A nice thought, maybe we english speakers could adapt it?  

[*this tidbit was discovered in the book I'm currently reading "The Geography of Bliss" by Eric Weiner]  

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