Thats it isn't it?
Iceland. Oh wait no this is Antartica
Much like a child at school, who sees a name for the first time that isn't the typical John or Jack and wonders where this strange name came from.. For me it was a boy called Nisitha, and I never built up the courage to ask him. So whats the first thing you think of when you think of Iceland, the first thing that comes in to your mind, Ice. It's no being mean or racist or anti-iceland, it's just how it is...
Legend says that the natives named Iceland as it is to make it seem an undesirable destination for anyone to want to conquer or visit, and instead pushed them towards the more desirable "Greenland". And wow, it worked! I surveyed a group of my brothers 12 year old friends asking them which they would prefer to visit, Greenland or Iceland. Of the 27 surveyed, 21 said they would go to Greenland, 4 said they would travel to Iceland and and 2 simply didn't care.
However now days there seems to be an obsession over such places, and Iceland has really taken advantage of this fact. Just have a look at their tourism page to get a glimpse of what they are offering to tourists. It is far from the icey nature that everyone expects, and more lakes and beautiful scenery.
So I am suppose to say how this misrepresentation could be challenged, well they already are.
As soon as one does a Google search on Iceland they are quick to realise, well S*%t, I was wrong about this place. I've already alluded to this false image of Iceland previously, so read my above posts for more information!
Legend says that the natives named Iceland as it is to make it seem an undesirable destination for anyone to want to conquer or visit, and instead pushed them towards the more desirable "Greenland". And wow, it worked! I surveyed a group of my brothers 12 year old friends asking them which they would prefer to visit, Greenland or Iceland. Of the 27 surveyed, 21 said they would go to Greenland, 4 said they would travel to Iceland and and 2 simply didn't care.
However now days there seems to be an obsession over such places, and Iceland has really taken advantage of this fact. Just have a look at their tourism page to get a glimpse of what they are offering to tourists. It is far from the icey nature that everyone expects, and more lakes and beautiful scenery.
So I am suppose to say how this misrepresentation could be challenged, well they already are.
As soon as one does a Google search on Iceland they are quick to realise, well S*%t, I was wrong about this place. I've already alluded to this false image of Iceland previously, so read my above posts for more information!
Until next time!
Chai Latte
Max :)
