Any Scandinavians? - Page 2

GerardoSolexico · 10-11-2004

Lots of Scandinavians in Playa. Stop by la Ranita with Ted and Pia or have some nice noodles at Babes with Per. Totta Näslund comes down about once a year for a couple of months. In the past Playa used to be mostly visited by Europeans. In the last few years the word has spread out through the US about this little piece of paradise...

Shark3359 · 10-11-2004

I am 1/2 Dane. My mother is full Dane. Her parents both remembered arriving and spending time on Ellis Island. When they immigrated with their families from Denmark.

Thor Henning · 10-22-2004

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Originally Posted by Lotita

Thor when are you planning to go to Playa? I'm gonna be there in 4 weeks....I'm so glad because it's getting very cold up here... yes I'm going to skip the winter!!!!

I wish it was me, skipping the winter. I was in play in July – August. I’m not sure when I will be back. Soon I hope.

Huey · 10-22-2004

50% Norwegian and 50% Swedish here. Last week, working with Grampa
on the internet, we traced the Swedish side from Olof on the boat to the US in 1871
back through 1751 in Sweden.

So Thor, how are the lefse and lutefisk on the Holidays?

Andiline · 10-23-2004

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Originally Posted by Thor Henning

This is a great site. I'm puzzled not to se more Europeans here.

You asked only for scandinavian members...

There are more europeans though but in comparison to others I am pretty boring as I am 100 % german.

Regards
Andrea

Thor Henning · 10-23-2004

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Originally Posted by Huey

So Thor, how are the lefse and lutefisk on the Holidays?

We don't eat too much lefse and lutefisk nowadays in <ST1:p<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Norway</st1:country-region></ST1:p. It's a tradition some places before Christmas though. Norwegians eat more pasta and pizza these days.

http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~atman/ic/lutefisk.html

Thor Henning · 10-23-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andiline

You asked only for scandinavian members...

There are more europeans though but in comparison to others I am pretty boring as I am 100 % german.

My last name is Wegener, and my family came to Norway from Dresden, Germany about 1500.

We are all in family.

Huey · 10-23-2004

"But there’s lots of Americans.
You Americans don't have so far to travel to go to Playa. That must be one of the reasons. It's also expensive to go from Europe to Mexico."

Non stop flights from many American cities to Cancun is a major factor in
the number of Americans in Playa. As much as I enjoy Playa, I would prefer
to go back to the Spanish coast between Barcelona and the French border.
Too bad it's so expensive and time consuming, what a beautiful region.

By the way, in Minnesota the big Christmas time argument is whrther to
serve white sauce or melted butter. How is letefisk served in Norway?

Flash · 10-24-2004

Thor,

I'm not scandinavian, but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!

(Bad commercial joke)(but Lulu thought it was funny and forced me into writing this!!

Thor Henning · 10-24-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huey

By the way, in Minnesota the big Christmas time argument is whrther to serve white sauce or melted butter. How is lutefisk served in Norway?

With melted butter I think. But my family don't eat Lutefisk (fish) at all. We have Pork Ribb for Christmas.
:p

Thor Henning · 10-24-2004

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Originally Posted by Flash

Thor, I'm not scandinavian, but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!

I'm afraid I didn't understand that one.

apa · 10-24-2004

Here's one more, I'm from Finland.

Thor Henning · 10-24-2004

Great! I didn't meet anyone from Finland when I stayed in Playa.

dane · 11-06-2004

Danish here, family is from Kobenhavn and Hillerod, Danmark (sorry, no danish vowels on this computer).

10-11-2004	#16 (permalink)
GerardoSolexico way into it Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 120	Lots of Scandinavians in Playa. Stop by la Ranita with Ted and Pia or have some nice noodles at Babes with Per. Totta Näslund comes down about once a year for a couple of months. In the past Playa used to be mostly visited by Europeans. In the last few years the word has spread out through the US about this little piece of paradise...

10-11-2004	#17 (permalink)
Shark3359 way into it Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Iowa,USA Posts: 114	I am 1/2 Dane. My mother is full Dane. Her parents both remembered arriving and spending time on Ellis Island. When they immigrated with their families from Denmark.

10-22-2004	#19 (permalink)
Huey way into it Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 137	50% Norwegian and 50% Swedish here. Last week, working with Grampa on the internet, we traced the Swedish side from Olof on the boat to the US in 1871 back through 1751 in Sweden. So Thor, how are the lefse and lutefisk on the Holidays?

10-23-2004	#23 (permalink)
Huey way into it Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 137	"But there’s lots of Americans. You Americans don't have so far to travel to go to Playa. That must be one of the reasons. It's also expensive to go from Europe to Mexico." Non stop flights from many American cities to Cancun is a major factor in the number of Americans in Playa. As much as I enjoy Playa, I would prefer to go back to the Spanish coast between Barcelona and the French border. Too bad it's so expensive and time consuming, what a beautiful region. By the way, in Minnesota the big Christmas time argument is whrther to serve white sauce or melted butter. How is letefisk served in Norway?

10-24-2004	#24 (permalink)
Flash añejo Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,747	Thor, I'm not scandinavian, but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night! (Bad commercial joke)(but Lulu thought it was funny and forced me into writing this!!

10-24-2004	#27 (permalink)
apa sandflea Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lappeenranta, Finland Posts: 4	Here's one more, I'm from Finland.

10-24-2004	#28 (permalink)
Thor Henning añejo Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Drammen, Norway Posts: 3,385	Great! I didn't meet anyone from Finland when I stayed in Playa.

11-06-2004	#29 (permalink)
dane into ruins Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale/ Sugarbush, VT Posts: 69	Danish here, family is from Kobenhavn and Hillerod, Danmark (sorry, no danish vowels on this computer).

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