Hello and welcome to Iceland RoundupWhere me, Jón TröstiSintriAlso meTry to round up the last week of Icelandic newsYeah, let's start withI'm still trying to sell my carYou're still trying to sell your carGod, it's a sorry shit state of affairsIsn't it when aA prominent journalist can't even sellTheir own automobile in this countryIf you need a recently repaired carWho's really reliableCall somebody elseAnd they're also located in IcelandI mean, have you seen the priceFor renting a car?Yeah, all prices to do anythingWith cars is outrageous, right?Buy my carSell it when you leaveThis is an excellent suggestionI think we should have a biggerMarket for those thingsI think we should have a bigger marketFor tools to fix your own carAnd more of a culture of that as wellI mean, what tools do you needYou can get tools if you need to fix your houseJust call meFixing your new EVWhat aren't you selling?Is that the shorter list?No, no, I'm gonna justBecause you're my friendOh, you're, okay, yeahBut I mean, fixing your new EV nowSintri, it must be just similarTo trying to fix your iPhone or somethingYou must just need likeRight, you just turn it off and on againAnd it, you knowAnd it functionsYeahI would never buy like these EVsNo, on theWhy not?You need a subscriptionTo use what's already in themIs that really gonna be a thing?I mean, I canIt is a thingNo, it's notBecause I meanNot all EVs thoughI mean, I've driven EVsOn multiple occasionsAnd no subscriptions were requiredBy fucking anybodyMy wife's Shontai EVDoes not require a paid subscriptionBut this is forSeven personsIndeed it is notMulti-person vehicleNoSo what are the EVsThat are demanding these subscriptions?Is it likeChinese EVs?No, TeslaAnd Shontai as wellI'll believe anything fromFucking TeslaReally? Hyundai?YeahOkayI'm shocked and appalledI didn't know these thingsWe can'tYou are shockedWe can't let this standI mean, it's not for everythingThey have modelsYou don't needSubscriptionI can only hopeThat this will steer us awayFrom cars as a speciesYou knowBecause the carsAre just a shit conceptFrom start to finishWe had no cars day yesterdayDid you participate?Knowingly?Did you knowingly participate?NoI forcibly participatedUnknowinglyI drove my car yesterday to workBut I biked todayYeah, soI didI didI didI drove my car yesterdayI went toA thing hosted by the Canadian EmbassyAt the University of Iceland yesterdayWhy were you always invitedBut not me or Cynthia?I actuallyI wasn't invitedHe doesn't talk about itLike it's like the highlight of his dayI think we're luckyNot being invitedI actually sneaked inTo a bunch of Canadians standing aroundI'm interested in hearingWhat the Canadians are thinking aboutThe EUSnowThe EUThe EUThe rapper snowIs there a rapper called snow?Yeah, you knowLike in formerI lick you boom boom downAh, I know that songThat's CanadianYeahOne of my favorite songsYeahBut after thatI droveOn repeatStraight into a traffic jamSo I thinkA lot of people were notThat's niceParticipating in theOh, there wasYeah, there was traffic jamsOn no car dayYeahYeahManYeahYou can't have a no car dayIn this countryBecause it can't functionWithout carsThere is no alternativeI suspectLike if we had no shopping dayThe shopping malls would be fullPeople are lookingAh, I guess nobody's shopping thereAre you talking aboutLike we haveFrita restaurantTheWhich is the day whereLike people in commerceGet the day offYeahBut theyAre the only peopleWho actually workAnd everybody elseGets a day offYeahThat's been turned on and setYeah, thatThat has evolved over timeSo we haveThat's niceFive storiesIt is if you get the day offWe have five stories a dayWhere you have theIceland air flightsCancelledAnd then resumedDue to a strikeWhich happened todayYeahWe haveNew and unemployment numbersWe're at 6.8%That's excitingVery excitingWe haveA new pollTelling us thatThe Social Democratic PartyRemains the most popularParty in ParliamentWhich isYeahWe'll get into itIt's a bit of an accomplishmentYeahThen up to 20 peopleWere arrested by the policeYesterdayAnd I think todayAll of themSocial DemocratsNo27% of themIt's the sameWait27That'sWhat counts for popularityIn this country27% of peopleAre on boardThen it's reallyFucking popularAnd thenThen somethingThat doesn't surpriseAnybody in this roomWhich is thatNewly built apartmentsIn IcelandAre not sellingWhat?YeahThe newTheThere's a new reportFrom the Icelandic Housing ConstructionAnd Planning AuthorityOn the issueIt's almost likeWe have no fucking moneyI wentTo aWhat's it called?A hátíðA festivalNoIt's not a festivalIt's like aHátíð can mean many thingsThere was noAftendA high timeHátíðOr aftendA strangeOhKind of like aGraduation ceremonyYeahGraduationLikePeople whoFinished theirJourneyman examGot like aA plaqueAnd aCertificateAnd stuff like thatMaybe aIt's all relatedTo building housesEither as aLike a carpenterOr a plumberOrIt's likeThe moral was highNobody's getting a jobWell I meanThere's theUnemployment rateIncreasingJust in front of your faceI guessI meanWe should startWith the IcelandAir flightsThat were cancelledSo I thinkAssumedAccording toMy informationAbout 26 flightsWere affectedTodayDo you have your ownPersonalInformation sourceOn thisYeah there'sThere's a chipmunkThat lives atKeflag airportThat reports to meHe has his ownPersonal planeSo this is whyIt doesn't bother himYeah it alsoFlies to workFrom Reykjavik airportEvery morningIt's one of themFlying chipmunksYou knowWith the flaps of skinBetween theirFlying squirrelsYeah but he basicallyHitchhikes on aDrone that I sentOn every morningMakes senseYeah every timeI see the grapevine droneI think of youIt's likeAh shitIt's Jontis chipmunkHe seems likeHe's having funHe's likeWheeHave you seenThe delivery droneThat fliesOver our neighborhoodDuring the summer monthsNoThat's terrifyingI didn't knowIt was a delivery droneWhat is a deliveryOther than a dystopian futureYeah it's likeThis gimmickIf you go toIt's likeI meanI don't knowWhat's it calledThe adventure parkYeah in GuðnäsThe minigolfYeah the minigolf thingThey flyFood from SkævannAnd the line of flightGoes over my backyardIt's the mostAnnoying thingI've everAll to deliverFood to peoplePlaying minigolfHave you thoughtAbout purchasingThey should goAll in on thisHave like a moreOf a drone theme thereI feel likeYou should be ableTo show upTo minigolfAnd play minigolfThrough a droneLike a droneDrops the ballsLike you have toSort of control itWith the controllersI mean that's niceAnd thenIt would beLikeLocalized thereHave you thoughtAbout purchasingAShotgunLow caliber rifleWith a silencerYeah I lookedInto itI look into thatRegularly actuallyThe silencerDon't need any dronesPretty hardToThere's still a minigolfYou could shoot itThrough a pillowOr somethingI don't knowWhat they doIn the moviesIt's kind of hardTo aim thoughAt the droneIn the skyThrough the pillowYeah you needYou go throughA lot of pillowsDoing thatI imagine tooYeah do youHave enough pillowsNo butI could get themDelivered from SkavenIn the droneThat kind ofTakes care of itIf the flow fliesAnd lands on yourIn your yardAnd then you shoot itYou just shoot it thereProblem solvedIt comes to youThis is likeHands youThe very deviceYou need to kill itI mean this isThis is huntingOne on oneJust make the preyCome to youYeahYeah soWhat happened wasThat just afterMidnightTodaySeptember 23rdWhat track?The Icelandic AircraftMechanics AssociationBegan a strikeWhich disruptedIcelanders flightSchedule significantlyAffecting 26FlightsAnd 5500PassengersYesDuring the morningOf todayEilurArnmarssonThe minister of infrastructureAnnounced thatThe governmentHad passed a billAt it's morning meetingTo postpone the strikeIt's like an extraThey calledA special meetingTo likeApprove this partYeah soThis is kind ofA very sort ofStrange procedureThat we saw a lot ofIn the 80sWhere youWhere the governmentBasicallyPasses an emergency lawOn the powerOf their majorityUsuallyAnd it has to be likeSigned immediatelyBy the presidentAnd it kind ofBypassesI think almostAlmostIt's likeThe only thingThat mobilizesThe governmentTo this degreeIs the working manShowing dissentBut before thatLaw came into effectWhich I suspectWould have beenLater todayTheThere was a notificationOf the Icelandic Stock ExchangeThat the IcelandicAircraftManicMechanicsAssociationHadEndedTheir strikeAndThe flightsHad resumedOnly the manic mechanicsThe manic mechanicsThe depressive mechanicsAre still on strikeYeah they'reThey're still at homeYeahPondering how toReassemble thatAirplaneThey decided toDisassemble for funSoAt least the depressivesAre having funSo Icelandic flightsAre being resumedAndAccording toIcelanders websiteYou knowFlights are beingRescheduledEtcSoYeahTheAir AmazonAfter theAnnouncementThe ministerThe ministerSaid he wasReally proudOf everyoneInvolvedIn the negotiationsThat's notCondescending at allAnd it's also likeWhatWere theySupposed to doIt's likeOhNoYeahI meanBut I'm proudSoIf the negotiationsWould have failedHe'd been likeI'm not angryI'm just very disappointedI mean this is the secondThis is not the first timeThis is not the first timeThatPeople who workFor Iceland AirThe only Icelandic airlineHave beenYou knowDisrupting their operationsIn one way or anotherDue toLabor issuesThe pilots wereYeahWere kind ofDoingWhatever you could call itKind of aPassivePassiveStrikeThey did notPick up anyExtra shiftThey had to be carriedOn board the planesYeahHave you ever tried to flyPassively fly an airplaneI mean it's pretty easyMost of the timeIt's really just the beginningAnd the endWhere you have to sort ofReally participate in itYeahI haven't reallyI meanFly an airplaneYeahPassively or notNoI meanAll myNeither have IBut I do listen to Tom PettyAnd he said thatComing down is the hardest thingYeahThis is trueBut for so many thingsButMy wholeFlight experiencesAll of my flight experiencesHave been quite passiveI've been a passengerSo there you goYeahI wonder when the airlinesPick up that their pilotsAre not doing a lot of workBetween taking offAnd landingAnd whether or notThey should beBeing paid as muchDuring that periodI meanThat would just beThe ultimateManagementCorner cutting thingWouldn't itIt's likeOh we're not gonna payPilots while the autopilot's onNo it would beKind of likeIt's kind of likeGod forbidWe pay peopleA living wageYou say thisLike it's a preposterous ideaI think likeThe airline pilotsAre paid the living wageI say thisLike I thinkIt's an all tooNot preposterous ideaLike it's terrifyingThe levels of likeDystopianShit fuckeryThat management gets up toTo deny peopleTheir moneyYeah I meanOne of the storiesI don't know how muchThe mechanics makeBut I also thinkThey're doing pretty wellI think yeahSo one of theOne of the storiesThat I didn't mention earlierThat was a part ofThis week's news cycleWas that theThe peopleThe worst place in ReykjavíkWas SkævonYou missed that oneI would ignore thatBecause that's just not trueThat's been like a runningGag on our showSince like episode oneRightWe talked about SkævonYeah but now they have likeIt's like they've madeA study about itIt's factuallyThe worst partOkayThere's notMuch to likeIs thereIt's a hardIt's a hard partPlace to likeYou can't walkYou can't driveWell ILove itIt's expensiveI think it sums upLike the IcelandicStores are constantlyGoing upGoing downMovingYeah it's theIcelandic experienceSort of like condensedYeahYeah I think you're right thereIt's the IcelandicShopping vortexAnd I meanBeing an investigativeJournalist that followsSort of theIcelandicNewsCloselyAnd peopleYou know what peopleDo and do not doI just go to SkævonThe cat got stolenThat's why we startedTalking about itYou kind ofRavel inIcelandic thingsOh thatOrWhether or notThey areActuallyGood or notI thinkSo you enjoy SkævonEven though it'sKind of objectivelyI meanAbhorringIn the same wayThat you enjoy your workYou can achieveAnything in SkævonAnd everythingI think any achievementIn SkævonIs a massive victoryIsn't itYeahIt's aIt's a victoryOfFor patienceAnd persistenceThat's for sureAnd you could liveYour lifeFrom start to finishIn SkævonYeah nowBecause theyFinally haveApartmentsAs someoneWho used to haveA job in SkævonI can tell youIt was actuallyA pretty nice placeTo workI went to schoolIn SkævonYeahMy firstWorkplaceIn ReykjavíkWas in SkævonOh coolOkayI was 15Was itMcDonald'sNo it wasJyskJyskRúmfattalagarinRúmfattalagarinYeahIs thisWhere you wouldLikeGo to sleepYou would justLike find a bedAnd go to sleepWhen you wereHung overOr was thatSomeoneThat was aCoworkerAn anonymousCoworkerNo IDidn'tAsking for a friendYeahIAm ILike forIcelandicSecurity cameraSee this bedFor Icelandic standardsMy drinkingStarted quite lateSo after 15I was never hung overAhThat's goodBut yeahThe other storyThat I was going to mentionIn this contextIs WaltThere was a strikeBy people whoDeliver stuffFor WaltIn IcelandYeahGood for themAndSeems like a reallyShit jobYeahJust kind ofExplainingLikeHow theWhat is the nameOf thatYeahKind of theUber economicsOf thingsCould also beApplied toCommercial flightsAt this pointLike you knowIt'sIt's notDo you knowYeahLike howThere won't beAny salaried pilotsThey'll just beIndependent contractorsYesYesYeahThat's reallyThat's niceManThat's insaneGig economyEconomyIt's kind ofSlowlyThis helpsMy insaneFear ofFlyingYeahKnowing thatThey'reThat theyThat the pilotsAll have aSide hustleAnd he's gonnaCheck the ratingOn whatever youWould callAn Uber appFor flyingYeahSuperLooperFlooperFlubberFlooperFlooperF-L-E-EWYeahWhat's theWhat's the ratingOf this pilotI think evenWhatDo I leave him a tipIt's only 200 of us hereYeah anywaySoThis morningI thinkUnemploymentNumbers came inFromStatisticIcelandStatisticsIcelandAndThere's been a0.2 increaseSinceJulySo these are numbersFor AugustAnd they're at6.8%Which means thatAn estimate of15,900 peopleAre unemployedIn IcelandAnd seekingEmploymentAnd seekingEmploymentSoOr so they saySoI think we haveA different numberFor likePeople who areJust outsideOf theWorkforceYeahWhichDon't want to workYeahIYeahI didn't lookThat number upBut this isLike thePercentage of thePeople who want toWork apparentlyI meanGiven that thePeople whoAlready holdThe jobAnd haven't beenFiredActually wantTo workYeahOkayBut I meanIt's likeI kind ofLooked at theBacklog of numbersHereBecause I wasThinking likeOkayYou're a numbers guyNo I'm notButLike lookingAt the spreadsheetI mean we've beenRunning more or lessSpreading the sheetYou knowThere's not numbersThere's not a singleNumber on thereI can see from hereIt's all lettersSo fromDid you knowThat numbers areAlso lettersWhatSoFor the pastSince we kind ofRecovered fromThe economic collapseWe've been kind ofRunning at belowFive percentIn unemploymentLike three and a halfFour more or lessYeahAndThen there wasABit of aHike in the numbersDuringCOVIDWhereWhyJokeI think it hadSomething to doWith the largestIndustry in IcelandBeing theTourism industryAnd nobody wasTraveling betweenCountriesSo in April2021We peaked atNine percent9.1 percentUnemploymentBut thenDuring the pastTwelve monthsThis has beenDrifting intoLike six and sevenPercent territoriesOr you knowLast winterWe were at7.3 percentIn JanuaryAnd 7 percentIn November2025So there seemsTo be a slightTrend towardsI'm sure mySeven year old sonWill be thrilledTo hear that ourUnemployment isSix, sevenYeahBut there seemsTo beThanks for laughingThat was goodI can't laughYeah I'm sorryAt six, sevenJokes anymoreIt's been exhaustedIt's been my lifeYeah I'm sorryI'm really sorryI said thatI wish I hadn't said thatYou have to rememberWhat age our kids areIYou just sawSomething dieJust fucking forget itGo back to the unemploymentI want to hear moreAbout the unemploymentI still love youYeahI'm on the fenceI also still love meThat's goodThat's keyYou have to startWith yourselfI'll pick that up for youNo that's fineYou keep readingAnd I'll pick it upNo no it doesn't matterSoILikeI'm no specialistIn this thingBut I doI would do sayThat this slightlyWorries meI don't knowWhat your feelingsAbout this areBecauseIt is a bit complicatedBecause we haveWe haveWe haveA lot ofMigrant workersIsn't necessarilyThe right phrase for itWe haveALarge proportionI don't think it's necessarilyOffensiveIf it's an accurateDescription ofWhat they doA largeProportion of the workforceIn IcelandLet's sayI mean the populationAt leastIs about 20%Of the populationIn IcelandIsOur foreign nationalsThe vast majorityOf themArePeople whoAre fromWithin the SchengenAreaWhereWithin the EUOf which we areMembersSo they haveTheyThey areHereOn the meritsOf the freeMovementOf peopleOr workforcesAndI think a lot ofLike in theAnd we're desperatelyDependent on thisWorkforceI meanWe definitely areBut I thinkLikeA lot of peopleWho are losingTheir jobNot necessarilyEveryoneAnd that's somethingThat we shouldHave more data onBut we don'tActuallyAndAre in aSituationThat theyCanMoveOrWillProbably moveBecause theyMoved hereFor workWork in theTourism industryWork inConstructionConstructionYeahAndI mean there areActually someConstruction companiesWho are hiringPeopleBut they wantVery experiencedExperiencedTournamentYeahPeople who haveLike certificatesAnd stuff like thatAnd a large portionOf people who haveCome here to workIn constructionFor instanceDon't haveCertificationOrLike experienceThey canPoint toSoI think it's likeIt's a bitComplicatedPictureIs it easy for themTo get certified here?Like you saidThere were a bunch ofGraduatesYou knowLike from yourYour thing thereYeahWere thereYou knowSchengenNoIt'sIt takesTakes youA long timeI meanIt'sIf you haveYou can go toSomething calledRönnfærdimattI have no ideaWhat that is in EnglishReality checkRönnfærdinIs likeRealAbility checkWould be theDirect translationIt's likeAre you real?When I sayI mean if you workedIn constructionYou can likeTell usAnd show usWhat you knowWhat your experience isAnd if that's documentedYou canLike skipSome part of theCertificateProcessYou don't have toLike start schoolLike you've neverDone anything beforeBut it's stillQuite a processAnd doesn'tReallyI mean if you'reA workerWho comes hereJust toGet this jobAndAre willing toRelocateBetween countriesIt'sI meanIt's probably notWorth itIt'sYeahIt'sPart of the manyFactorsContributingTo theirYou knowFormingLike a prettySubstantialSort ofUnderclassReallyOfForeign bornYou knowWorkers hereThat don't haveAccess to theHigher tiersOf societyI'm sure if weHad statisticsOn the breakdownOf these thingsWe would probablySee exactlyThe numbersYou were talkingAboutThat this isDisproportionatelyHittingThe peopleWho haveMoved hereFor workOver the pastGive or takeTen yearsAnd we alsoHad likeSince we'reTalking aboutLikeWell I'mTalking aboutConstructionWe had likeLast weekThere was thisNews articleThatWhat's thatLike theWorkplaceSafetySafetyInspectionYeahThey went toA constructionSiteAnd there were30 workersAnd only oneOf them wasCertificateLicensedAs aBuilderSo 29Of themWere workersThat areEasilyLaid offBut alsoLike reallyCheap laborSo it'sIt'sIt's aComplicated thingAnd we reallyNeed moreInformation about itYeahI agreeIt isn'tPositiveThat these numbersAre going upNoNoI meanUnemploymentGenerallyI meanNo I'm notTrying toLike explainMyself out ofThis beingLike aNegative thingNo no noIt isDefinitely aNegative thingI meanItIt isA symptomOfSomethingAnd I meanOne of thoseThings may beYou knowMaybeTheTourismIndustryIs expectingA lullI meanPartlyOne of theReasons isThatConstructionsHas kindOfGroundTo aHaltIt mightBe theFact thatWe've hadLikeAlmost9%InterestRatesFor likeTwo yearsThere isA slightPossibilityThatExcessivelyHigh interestRatesWhichAffectTheLoansYou takeAt thisPointAre slightlyAffectingThe marketYeahPossiblyThey're sayingStrugglingBusinessesAre havingTo letMore peopleGoAnd there'sJust lessI meanYou'rePaying soMuch forYourDebtOr yourCurrencyLiquiditySometimesOn loansI meanYou canImagineIfYou knowWe've beenHaving aRelativelyFrozenHousingMarketAll yearAndYou knowThere's aLot ofUnsoldApartmentsIn IcelandAnd inThe capitalAreaAndThese wereProbablyLikeHousesAnd apartmentsThat costUp toA billionIcelandicKronerThey'reSellingYeahYeahYeahI meanWe'veTalkedAboutThatBeforeBecauseLikeTheWholeMarketIsGearedAroundRealEstateAsAnInvestmentAndNotAsANecessityIt'sAlsoIfYouHaveLookedAtGraphsForLikeYouKnowTheMediumPayInIcelandOrSomethingYeahItKindOfHasLikeThisClassicSortOfGaussianCurveAndThenItHasLikeMassiveTailAndThosePeopleAreBuyingApartmentsForALotOfMoneyBecauseTheyDon'tHaveToBorrowSoThisIsAGreatMarketForThemIt'sNotAGreatMarketForTheRestOfUsButThosePeoplePayTaxesInLiechtensteinSpeakingOfThoseThingsIMeanYouKnowThere'sANewIWantToGoThereIRememberTheyWentThereOnTheAmazingRaceLikeTwoDecadesAgoWereTheyTryingToRecordWhoCouldDriveAcrossThatCountryTheFastestNoTheyWereLikeOnABikeOrSomethingItWasLikeOneOfTheChallengesWasGoToTheEndOfThisCountryWellIMeanLiechtensteinIsLiterallyLikeIMeanIShouldBeAbleToEnterACountryNotWearingShoesIMeanYouKnowSoYou'reFamiliarYouGuysAreFamiliarWithTheRhineTheRiverYeahAndIfYouFollowTheRhineFromNorthToSouthLikeTowardsSwitzerlandAndAustriaYouGetToLiechtensteinWhichIsJustOnTheEastBankOfTheRhineLikeAStretchOfTheRhineAndTheEastBankOfTheyExistSomehowBecauseWhenTheHolyRomanEmpireWasDissolvedByNapoleonIn1805TheySomehowWereLikeAFyrstaDæmiYeahADukedomOrACantonOrSomethingDukedomDukedomIMeanIt'sLikeSwitzerlandIsTechnicallyLikeAnAllianceOfCantonsRightTheyWereJustLikeACantonThatDidn'tWantToBeAlliedTheyWereNeverPartOfSwitzerlandBecauseSwitzerlandBecameAThingBeforeThisAndThenTheyJustSomehowGoneThrough200YearsOfNeverReallyBeingPartOfAnythingLikeMergedWithAnythingElseInTheNeighborhoodIt'sKindOfAstonishingAnywayThey'reStillThereThey'reLikeWe'reTalkingAboutThemSometimesBecauseTheyAreTheThirdCountryInTheEEAAgreementAlongWithIcelandAndNorwayButSpeakingOfTheHousingMarketAccordingToARecentReportFromTheIcelandicHousingConstructionAndPlanningAuthorityAlmost1900ApartmentsWhoAreReadyToBeMovedIntoHaveNotBeenSoldInIcelandThreeYearsAgoThatNumberWasAround200ApartmentsThatWereReadyButNotSoldOutOfThese1900ApartmentsOnlyAbout375AreInTheCapitalAreaOfWhich213AreInHafnafjörðurAndThenYouHaveLike70ApartmentsInReykjavík70InKópoðSoYeahThey'reBuildingAllTheseApartmentsAndYetYouKnowIt'sNotDrivingThePriceOfHousingDownIMeanNoSoOkayBecauseIWantToRewindToLikeAnEarlierEpisodeOfThisShowWhereIExpressedSkepticismThatBuildingMoreHousesWouldDriveTheMarketPricesDownAndYouGuysWereLikeOhYouDon'tThinkThatHavingMoreAvailabilityWillMakeThePricesGoDownIMeanWe'reBothCynicsIDon'tThinkWeActuallyIThinkWeOkayIGuessWeHaveDifferentRecollectionsOfThisBecauseIMeanITrustYouCompletelyNoYouShouldn'tDoThatButIMeanTheProblemIsTheHousingMarketIsn'tLikeAnyOtherMarketYouCanLikeITriedToSellMyHouseLike18MonthsAgoOrSomethingAndWeGotOneOfferOnItWayBelowAskingAndWeJustSaidNoWe'reJustGonnaWaitItOutWe'reJustGonnaLiveHereSoIt'sNotLikeACommodityThatIHaveToGetOutThereOrItWillMiklaIt'sLikeIt'sNotBadYeahYeahIt'llIt'llOnlyAccumulateValueYeahYeahI'mNotGonnaTakeOnALossJustToBeAbleToMoveYeahNoYeahSoIMeanIfYouDoNotHaveToWhichYouDoNotYeahMostPeopleDon'tHaveToMoveYeahUnlessYouYouKnowAreExpectingTripletsAndSomethingWellIHaveNewsForYouGuysI'mGettingThreeSheepKnowWhatYeahSoYouKnowItDoesn'tMatterHowMuchSexYouHaveWithSheepYouCan'tActuallyHaveKidsWithThemAreYouASpecialistOnThisHaveYouTriedNoIGuessNotNoIWasUnawareThatThatWasLikeACriterionIt'sJustLikeEmpiricalResearchIsRequiredIFindItLikeFrustratingThatYou'reAlwaysGuessingHowThingsWorkIMeanYeahIThinkThat'sAGoodPointIThinkTheNextEpisodeWeShouldGoAndTryThisOutOnCameraIKnowSheepYeahYouCanSetItUpYeahIThinkIMeanGrossYeahIThinkAsWithSoManyThingsIThinkJustReadingFictionWillDoItForMeI'llJustReadFictionAboutI'veReadFictionWhereSheepShaggingActuallyComesUpReallyYeahIt'sLikeAScottishOhYeahOfCourseIt'sAnIcelandicBookYeahSoThat'sEnoughForMeIrishScottishWouldBeLikeAlsoLikelyYeahIsn'tThereSomeJokeAboutNewZealandAsWellYeahDefinitelyNewZealandProbablyTheFairestIMeanALotOfSheepAndIsolationSoAnywayIMeanTheseNumbersFromTheHousingMarketAren'tReallyASurpriseTheyJustTellUsThatYouKnowThePricesOnTheMarketHaveBeenSoaringOverThePastTwoYearsDueToNumerousFactorsCurrentlyTheInterestRatesAreMonumentallyHighIMeanNobody'sBuyingAnythingNobody'sSellingAnythingOfCourseTheseRemainUnsoldThat'sTheBlaringlyObviousMessageThatNoOneSeemsToBeAbleToSayThatTheSettlerLiningIsThatTheConstructionCompaniesIfYouDon'tLikeThemThey'reBeingBlatWhiteBecauseThey'veProbablyTakenLoansInManyCasesToBuildTheseApartmentsYeahButInAllCasesNoOneBuildsFromTheirOwnCapitalIThinkNoAndThenYouKnowTheCaveatToThatSilverLiningIsThatAllOfThatMoneyIsThenGoingDirectlyToTheBanksAnywaySoYeahTheLittleManIsn'tReallyGainingFromThisButSoInMoreHappyNewsTheSocialDemocraticPartyIt'sChairBeingPrimeMinisterGained1.3%PopularitySinceLastSurveyInARecentPollByMaskinaThey'reNow27.5%IThinkSoIt'sReallyInterestingTheyAreTheMostPopularPartyInIcelandJustBehindThemYouCanFindTheIndependencePartyAtAround25%AndYouKnowAndThenItFallsOffThereThePollWasConductedBothBeforeAnd,AfterTheGovernmentWasDefeatedInTheirReferendumOnRestartingNegotiationsWithTheEUWhichWasHeldInLateAugustSoWhatDoYouMakeOfThisSoHasItActuallyWorkedHasThisApproachOfTheCoalitionGovernmentToDisassociateThemselvesFromTheReferend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