I think I forgot to mention this while I was in Iceland, but the younger generation is shockingly racist. Now, being visibly white-as-fuck blonde guy with Icelandic features, most people when meeting me during my frequent visits think of me as Icelandic, and not American. I usually don't correct them, because then lots of them get nasty. Multiple times when I would was talking to folk around the 17-26 age...area, whenever Americans were brought up, the general consensus was that we are all, "Fat greedy fucking pigs coming to Iceland and buying stuff because the economy is crap." Even walking down the street, I would hear CHILDREN talking about the Jewish as if they were all hooknosed money grubbing demons. And hell, the kids are equal opportunity. The few Irish I saw were treated horribly behind their backs, called "drunks, the lot of em, Red headed fags/dykes, Ginger Potatoe Fuckers" and all sorts of other lovely stuff. And most surprisingly of all, the group that the majority of the Icelandic youth hate the most are the Polish. In relatively recent times, there has been a relatively large influx of Polish immigrants. And they are seen in Iceland as the stereotypical American views a Mexican as. "No good dirty border hoppin' job stealin' woman stealin' monsters, the LOT OF EM!"
I really hate this, not just because RACISM IS BAD GUISE, but because when I was younger I viewed Iceland as this really idyllic place. Sorta how the average weeaboo thinks that Japan is glorious Nippon heaven.