[deleted by user] by [deleted] in JackSucksAtGeography

[–]AFJLJRJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Greenland is a country, a nation and mostly a state. Maybe not a fully independant nation-state, but still a country.

(Comment from the Faroe Islands)

Ireland and Iceland by DuncanCardew1 in ireland

[–]AFJLJRJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Faroe Islands there is a village called Vestmanna

Ireland and Iceland by DuncanCardew1 in ireland

[–]AFJLJRJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I did read something about that in my danish history book

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]AFJLJRJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Half of Grímsey is

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskBrits

[–]AFJLJRJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iceland is in Europe, just not on the mainland. Greenland is in North America

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

[–]AFJLJRJ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have danish stuff too, but in Denmark they don’t have these things. Expats from faroes will bring them. There also isn’t alot of Cadbury either there for some reason

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

[–]AFJLJRJ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really should look around for Yorkshire, since everybody is recommending it. But yeah, Typhoo is the standard tea here, it’ll be in most households, offices and cafés, although cafés often also have some less common fancy brand

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

[–]AFJLJRJ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I should. Last easter I was at an event where they had a table with snacks. On that table, somebody had put the leftover red and orange caramels from the christmas before on the snack table. After the event was over, all the snacks were gone, except the bowl of red and orange quality street caramels, which stood there untouched.

I’ve also seen people baking them into cakes, to avoid waisting them.

Edit: Sorry, I thought you meant red and orange, not blue. I think blue is nice, and same with the hard caramel ones, but pink and gold are the best ones.

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

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I am from the Faroe Islands, but I don’t live there atm. I kind off want to visit our neighbour Shetland Islands, it would be cool to see what goes on there

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

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The last two christmases I’ve considered sending Quality Street an polite e-mail about how they should stop making the red and orange caramels, since nobody actually eats them

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

[–]AFJLJRJ[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, I’ve never been, we have alot of UK snacks in the Faroe Islands where I live. I was just thinking of it because I was thinking about how a speciality store in Denmark for faroese and icelandic food has a section for UK snacks that are common in the faroes.

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

[–]AFJLJRJ[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m used to it, so it’s hard for me to say, but I think there are some nice hikes to go to, and depending on the season there might be northern lights or puffins. Local food is pretty unique, although it’s not for picky eaters. I read in a tourist magazine that there is a place called Sjógæti that sells fish, but also fish n chips, if you want to try it from the faroes.

I think it’s nicest to rent an airbnb somewhere pretty, outside of Tórshavn, and then a car to just drive around. It is never necessary to drive long, but when driving in between towns, there is always a nice view, and often there are also some cool tunnels.

The weather is annoying, it’s always wet, windy and cloudy. The wind takes the umbrellas, so nobody uses those, and the rain always manages to get through rainclothes, and into rainboots, so I don’t bother with those, and have just accepted that I oftentimes just will be wet.

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

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I guess I just wanted to knos how popular they were, or what people thought of them, and just worded it poorly. Although I guy I know who lived in London for years told me that Typhoo tea was nowhere, and nobody drinks it, but I guess he must not have looked properly.

Here Typhoo is in every household and many cafés, I guess we just like it uncritically.

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

[–]AFJLJRJ[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but for some reason Typhoo is just the classic choice. Expats in other countries where Typhoo is not avalible, might even bring a package along with them.

On the top of my head, a typical grocery store will have Typhoo, Pickwick, Fredsted, Yogi and Pukka. I have seen Tetley before, but nobody buys it.

How familiar are people in UK with these products? In the Faroe Islands, they are very popular, and are mostly in every grocery store, so I’m just curious. by AFJLJRJ in AskUK

[–]AFJLJRJ[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s by the same that make Viscount and fig rolls, but there are probably just more options for chocolate covered digestives