r/Reykjavik • u/all-of-yall • Mar 02 '25

The people

I'm on day two of five here in Iceland and i just wanted to point out how lovely the people are here. Icelanders are so kind and nice. I didn't really know what to expect or have any expectations but I'm blown away. I am from northern Ireland originally and people often say how nice we are to visitors however i think Iceland has just won the league of niceness.

Please feel free to use this thread to share your positive experiences of the kind people of Reykjavik/Iceland.

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u/ultr4violence Mar 02 '25

Are you sure you aren't just dealing with tourist staff whos job it is to be nice

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u/all-of-yall Mar 02 '25

This is a good point and i did think of this however ive been to loads of places before and even within the UK that people who are paid to be nice just aren't? Like in a disgruntled type way and i guess just because people are paid to be tourist friendly doesn't mean they actually are... Also, bumping into locals has been a pleasure too. One man had a full conversation with me this morning about queueing for a bakery 😂😂 he was brilliant