Yeah, telling people you hardly know your personal business is nuts.
I've asked people to explain it to me, but no one has ever been able to give me a reason I believed. In truth I don't think they believed it either, but they still do it. Totally brainwashed.
The older generations were much more private.
I'm fifty two, although look eighteen...and if you believe that you're fucken bonkers. Seriously though, you're right although I see people doing it still. One such is related to me (not on Hive), and a person who can't seem to draw a line between telling and not telling. He has no filter either. Bonkers, and not in a good way like me.
That's an interesting Viking quote.
I thought the same. These quotes I use are all in context in the Sagas and Edda's but here, out of context, the true gist of them could be open to interpretation. But that's what I want I guess. I figured it would be a good thing to see what others read in them. Keep in mind though, that Vikings were settlers and farmers too, not just warriors. In fact, most were settlers and farmers who fought to win land to settle and farm. I find them fascinating.
The quote you cite is actually in the Sagas mate, I don't think I've used it in my series yet though. It's a very good, and wise quote. One turns his back on a tiger at one's own peril.
Someone recently told me 50 is the new 30. I said, you got it wrong, the saying is 40 is the new 30. But he insisted it's 50. So, I guess you're in good shape, lol.
The Vikings are fascinating to me too. But I admit I don't know the sagas very well. I know they we're heavily stereotyped by their enemies even when they were actively raiding. That stereotype seems to persist to this day. I loved the first few seasons of the TV show Vikings. But I think it turned to shiite.
I know 40 year olds who look and act 60 and 60 year olds who act 30. I guess it all comes down to the individual. Me? Well, I go ok, look after myself and just live life as best I can. I suppose that's all there is to it really. One day it'll all come to an end so I figure I'll make the most of it now.