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Never trust a real estate agent (lemmy.world)

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[–] PugJesus 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Explanation: One of the reasons commonly offered for the Norse exile Erik the Red giving Greenland its name was to make it more appealing to potential colonists. Freezing in the middle of nowhere is terrible, but extra terrible when alone!

That Greenland is mostly NOT green seems to make that claim a little friendly fib that couldn't possibly hurt anyone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I can recommend the novel The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley about the Norse colony and their extra terrible life. It's a good read, if a bit grim.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greenlanders

[–] Valmond 2 points 3 days ago

Also because they already tried the truth with Ice-Land.