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Post by cajunlady87 on Aug 13, 2013 7:40:26 GMT -7
I agree with crash, this is an interesting thread and am grateful to Bjarki for posting it and wanting to share his lifestyle with us. Who knows, just maybe one day one of us will be able to visit him to sample his different food delicacies and get a grand tour of his hometown.
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Post by insaneh on Aug 13, 2013 7:52:53 GMT -7
I'm accepting donations for my trip.
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Post by mountainmark on Aug 13, 2013 12:51:01 GMT -7
I hinted at visiting but he didn't take the bait... Lol
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Post by woodyz on Aug 13, 2013 12:57:27 GMT -7
Earlier Bjarki said Your post had just enough sting for me to become a bit wary or thoughtful, but I didn't take it as critsicm, but more of a perhaps shocked surprise (with potential to turn into full blown criticism).
I'm always open for sharing and getting info on cultural stuff myself.
Read more: survivalbunker.proboards.com/thread/5897/whale-meat#ixzz2bsZ2pRhoAnd I again want to expand on my initial thoughts and commend him for his patients and explanation. You made a very perceptive observation. I would have to say I was shocked and more than a little bit angry. But I thought it best to ask specific questions to areas I was having trouble with. You did an excellent job in your following explanations and I salute your willingness to look past the anger and criticism that could have followed, but was redirected into an interesting and informative explanation of the process and the history of the harvest. I admit my first visualization, prior to your explanation, was of a Lakota Sioux warrior looking into a valley where a thousand buffalo had been slaughtered for their hides. The meat and bones left to rot. After you excellent explanation, I was able to visualize that same warrior looking on that same heard feeding in the valley, gathering the 15 primary warriors from his village of 120 people and going out and killing 30 of the buffalo. Followed by the entire tribe coming out and harvesting every usable part of every dead carcass, providing food, clothing/blankets and other provisions for the entire village for the long winter. When compared to your explanation that 800+ people would use the 100+ kill in much the same way the numbers were no longer shocking or out of context with what the imagined Sioux village had done. And as you explained how in their past your people had made use of every possible piece from the animals but now focused on the use of the meat, I had to reflect on how my ancestors would have made use of most of a deer carcass, while now we pretty much do the same as you and harvest only the meat. It puts things into perspective for me and again I thank you for patience and for sharing your culture.
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Post by ColcordMama on Aug 13, 2013 17:26:31 GMT -7
Here's what I think we should do. I think we should all pool our available resources and go together on a block of lottery tickets, and when one of us wins he or she takes everybody else to the Faroes to meet Bjarki and have a great big party and go fishing and have a blast. Then when we come home, split up the rest of the money equally. If there IS any money left.
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Post by insaneh on Aug 14, 2013 3:30:03 GMT -7
I'm up for that! or is down for that? Today's lingo is so confusing......
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Post by angelhelp on Aug 16, 2013 13:13:20 GMT -7
I'm not so sure I'd want to come back
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