Scandinavia and the World
Scandinavia and the World

Page 30

Dress the Part

Dress the Part

It's a common misconception that because Denmark doesn't have an official national costume, Denmark doesn't have festive folk-dresses at all. Nothing could be further from the truth. Different areas have wildly different clothes though, so in one area men wore huge baggy pants, in another women wore men's top-hats, in another people wore masks that covered their whole face when outside, and the list goes on.

One of the reasons why Denmark doesn't have one official national dress is because the Faroe Islands and Greenland were part of Denmark for so long, and having one standard dress would be like erasing theirs.

292 comments

See more of Faroe Islands Greenland Norway Sweden Denmark Sister Sweden Sister Norway Sister Denmark Sister Faroe Islands
30th of March

Humans never change

Humans never change

This is all I can think about when archaeologists talk about phallus symbols as part of ancient religions we know nothing or very little about. Why not just assume people back then also had childish humor?

187 comments

See more of Europe Cave Men Tools
23rd of March
Support Scandinavia and the World on Patreon

Manners are important

Manners are important

I actually don't know if this is the case all over China or just some parts, but I've seen it mentioned in a lot of places.

246 comments

See more of China Russia
15th of March

Women Around the World

Women Around the World

I say we start celebrating it like Deadpool. ;)

International Women's Day

390 comments

See more of Europe China Denmark Sister Europe Sister China Sister Denmark
8th of March

Nordic Cuisine

Nordic Cuisine

There was a joke here about Norwegian food being bland and Norway making a cake out of wood, but then Sister Sweden happened.

298 comments

See more of Finland Sweden Denmark Norway Sister Sweden
1st of March
Follow Scandinavia and the World on Facebook Twitter Tumblr

Clean up your mess or else

Clean up your mess or else

Sweden doesn't fuck around on cleaning day.

People have been asking for another "just everyday life for the characters" comic, and then I remembered Norway knits.

294 comments

See more of Sweden Norway
23rd of February

Cold War Games

Cold War Games

Fake it until you make it, or something.

371 comments

See more of America Russia
16th of February

How could it possibly go wrong

How could it possibly go wrong

People in New Zealand have invented an angry robot. It's intended teach salesmen how to handle angry customers.

But clearly the people of New Zealand have never watched Terminator.

373 comments

See more of New Zealand Australia
9th of February

Some are more hospitable than others

Some are more hospitable than others

The Faroe Islands aren't exactly overrun with animals in the first place, but dear lord the conditions sounds harsh for anyone or anything that can't hide indoors. Like my Faoese housemate told me "There's always salt on my parents' windows because the wind sprays sea water everywhere, and they live pretty far from the coast"

337 comments

See more of Faroe Islands Australia
4th of February

Viking Fashion Disaster

Viking Fashion Disaster

To be fair, Viking women could demand divorce for some pretty minor things, like her husband showing too much chest in public.

251 comments

See more of Sweden Norway Denmark North
26th of January