LillaGrisen's "Thank you"-thread
I'm starting this thread in order to properly thank and acknowledge all the generous and wonderful simmers who have gifted me since I started talking on these forums, be it through the sponsoring of a...
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@creativemetaphor Oh, geez, three generations back, now that's a bit more complicated :sweat_smile: I'd probably do something like "min s föräldrar" if that makes sense (it probably doesn't for now, but I'll try to explain). In this instance I think it would be something like "min mammas farföräldrar" (my mom's father's parents).
Also, I just want to make sure you are aware that Swedish has different words depending on if you're talking about maternal grandmothers/grandfathers or paternal grandmothers/grandfathers. "Mormor" (lit. mother-mother) is only used for example for maternal grandmothers, whereas paternal grandmothers are called "farmor" (lit. father-mother).
That's awesome with the Hobbit :lol: I wonder sometimes who thought that those spellings made any sense whatsoever. I remember when I was in 7th grade (I think) we got an assignment in English class where we were supposed to prepare a presentation about something related to Ireland. I, as the fantasy-fantast I am, chose of course to do a presentation about Irish folklore and mythological creatures, since they have some pretty nice - and not to mention famous - ones including the banshee, the dullahan and leprechauns. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the "shee" in banshee was originally spelt "sidhe" :joy:
I've heard that as well, though I thought I'd omit that since I really didn't bother to check for any reliable source to confirm it. School has broken me, lol. Now I always feel a need to find a reliable source to confirm what I want to say if I want to say it :sweat_smile:
I'd like to learn Iceladic some day, though. How cool wouldn't that be, to be able to go around telling people that I basically can speak Old Norse? :mrgreen:
When you say "medieval reenactment", do you mean like larping? Do you reenact certain events and the characters that participated in them or do you make your own stories based on the Middle Ages?
I also like learning about the medieval time period. I mean, I'm fascinated by most history before 19th century, but I think the Middle Ages are just far enough to make it "mysterious", but not so far that I have to read about an intrigue-riddled empire commiting cultural genocide (at least when it comes to European history).
As for visiting Sweden I think you'll find it rather disappointing :confused: Unfortunately we're not as much vikings as we are politcally correct. This is probably what you'll find:
*see Edit 2: Not sure if this would interest you, but we actually do have a show in Sweden called "Allt för Sverige" (google tells me it's called the Great Swedish Adventure in the US), where Americans with Swedish heritage come to Sweden in search of their ancestors and to learn more about the country. Just thought I'd put it out there in case you ever decide to try and find where your Swedish ancestors lived :wink: If nothing else, I think it might be available in the US as well (don't take my word for it!), so you could probably watch it and learn some crappy Swedish (their Swedish-lessons usually consist of slightly outdated expression that were used mainly in the 80s or something. Certainly not expression I've used casually in my lifetime :lol:)
Watching this huge comment I really wish I could give you a TL;DR, but I'm not sure how. If you read all of it, I'm so sorry to have put you through this :cry:
Edit: Forgot about the last part. I totally agree that some songs just have such a weird rythm you can't even tell what they're singing. I, for example, really enjoy metal with influences of opera and classical music (I think the genre is called symphonic metal?), but sometimes they just sing in such a high-pitched voice I can barely follow the lyrics even when they're written down :expressionless:
Edit 2: Just realised I actually have no idea if you're American. :cold_sweat: I just assumed you were. So sorry for that :fearful: It's just that most English-speaking people here seem to be :astonished:
Also, I just want to make sure you are aware that Swedish has different words depending on if you're talking about maternal grandmothers/grandfathers or paternal grandmothers/grandfathers. "Mormor" (lit. mother-mother) is only used for example for maternal grandmothers, whereas paternal grandmothers are called "farmor" (lit. father-mother).
That's awesome with the Hobbit :lol: I wonder sometimes who thought that those spellings made any sense whatsoever. I remember when I was in 7th grade (I think) we got an assignment in English class where we were supposed to prepare a presentation about something related to Ireland. I, as the fantasy-fantast I am, chose of course to do a presentation about Irish folklore and mythological creatures, since they have some pretty nice - and not to mention famous - ones including the banshee, the dullahan and leprechauns. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the "shee" in banshee was originally spelt "sidhe" :joy:
I've heard that as well, though I thought I'd omit that since I really didn't bother to check for any reliable source to confirm it. School has broken me, lol. Now I always feel a need to find a reliable source to confirm what I want to say if I want to say it :sweat_smile:
I'd like to learn Iceladic some day, though. How cool wouldn't that be, to be able to go around telling people that I basically can speak Old Norse? :mrgreen:
When you say "medieval reenactment", do you mean like larping? Do you reenact certain events and the characters that participated in them or do you make your own stories based on the Middle Ages?
I also like learning about the medieval time period. I mean, I'm fascinated by most history before 19th century, but I think the Middle Ages are just far enough to make it "mysterious", but not so far that I have to read about an intrigue-riddled empire commiting cultural genocide (at least when it comes to European history).
As for visiting Sweden I think you'll find it rather disappointing :confused: Unfortunately we're not as much vikings as we are politcally correct. This is probably what you'll find:
Spoiler
https://i.imgur.com/g2DQgr5h.jpg
And just to throw in the picture I found the first one in. This one I saw on facebook a long, long time ago. Can't speak for #3 and #4, but I'd say that #2, #5 and #6 are pretty accurate :lol: I also once had the pleasure to talk to an American online who for a moment believed me when I sarcastically told them that we don't use cars in Sweden - we ride polar bears instead. :sweat_smile:
http://bitterblondin.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/like-a-swede.png
And just to throw in the picture I found the first one in. This one I saw on facebook a long, long time ago. Can't speak for #3 and #4, but I'd say that #2, #5 and #6 are pretty accurate :lol: I also once had the pleasure to talk to an American online who for a moment believed me when I sarcastically told them that we don't use cars in Sweden - we ride polar bears instead. :sweat_smile:
http://bitterblondin.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/like-a-swede.png
*see Edit 2: Not sure if this would interest you, but we actually do have a show in Sweden called "Allt för Sverige" (google tells me it's called the Great Swedish Adventure in the US), where Americans with Swedish heritage come to Sweden in search of their ancestors and to learn more about the country. Just thought I'd put it out there in case you ever decide to try and find where your Swedish ancestors lived :wink: If nothing else, I think it might be available in the US as well (don't take my word for it!), so you could probably watch it and learn some crappy Swedish (their Swedish-lessons usually consist of slightly outdated expression that were used mainly in the 80s or something. Certainly not expression I've used casually in my lifetime :lol:)
Watching this huge comment I really wish I could give you a TL;DR, but I'm not sure how. If you read all of it, I'm so sorry to have put you through this :cry:
Edit: Forgot about the last part. I totally agree that some songs just have such a weird rythm you can't even tell what they're singing. I, for example, really enjoy metal with influences of opera and classical music (I think the genre is called symphonic metal?), but sometimes they just sing in such a high-pitched voice I can barely follow the lyrics even when they're written down :expressionless:
Edit 2: Just realised I actually have no idea if you're American. :cold_sweat: I just assumed you were. So sorry for that :fearful: It's just that most English-speaking people here seem to be :astonished:
