handicapped,” they told us earnestly as we visited and watched the sun set over the city. It is not a bad point, but as the only American within 500 miles, and with a husband claiming Faroese citizenship, I felt
some degree of diversification has indeed taken place. Looking at some positive indicators, I could point to the following: The level of economic activity is high, with a record low unemployment rate now
crucial mechanism of the planets oceans is in Faroese waters where the Gulf Stream has its turning point. This makes the Faroes a very interesting place to study the stability and changes of the current
skilled builders. He even arranged for the services of a practiced chimneysweep. Very practical. Which points to another trait of the Faroese that I have found most intriguing. Surrounded by not much of anything [...] heart of that society is a streak of practicality that the world would do well to adopt. A case in point involves that remarkable bit of technology known as digital terrestrial television (DTT). After analogue
frá. Tað var annars Powell, sum fór beint ímóti Blix og hansara fólki og helt ta legendarisku Power Point framløguna í ST, sum vístu satellitt-myndir av mystiskum bygningum í Irak, sum sambært amerikansku
seems that peace and tranquillity – or polished landscape pictures – are not always the best selling points in tourism marketing campaigns for the Faroe Islands. In fact, peace and tranquillity often equal
authenticity – maybe mainly on the mainland where globalisation has levelled out cultures almost to the point of lost identity. That might be the reason why peripheral countries like the Faroe Islands can now [...] that often amazes visitors. In a world where globalisation – as I said – levels out cultures to the point of lost identity, things have actually combined in favour of the Faroese. In that sense bad weather
bræðist niður í grund. Sum at síggja eitt kjarnorkuverk spreingjast í luftina. Giti mær til, at the point of no return hevur verið táið Magni forroknaði seg við skattalættanum. Hann hevur hildið, at hesin
framá saman við Íslandi, meðan Føroyar enn eru aftast og sum blástar fyri kvinnur. 6. mynd EMBED PowerPoint.Slide.8 Hyggja vit at umstøðunum í Føroyum í árunum 1974-88, so stilla støðugt fleiri kvinnur upp
born, Edit.) Therefore the shortage of labour is not just a problem for us, but all over Europe”, he points out. One thing is to open up the labour market, another thing is to see to it that you do not lose
