Arsehole!

Here is one interesting fact.
In the Icelandic language, like in most other languages, we have a word for the part of the body called arse. In most cultures, and please tell me if I am wrong, this word, like so many other words describing body parts in close vicinity to the arse, is commonly used in a derogatory way about people, even as a swearword. In Iceland however, if you call someone an arse ‘rass’, it is not in the least rude. In fact it is quite a nice thing to say and means that the person being addressed is kind of cute and cheeky. You may even pull a little face and use a special tone of voice to underline how cute the subject really is. If that individual is so incredibly cute and irresistible that even changing the tone of your voice is not enough to express your feelings of appreciation, adoration even, you may have to upgrade to the word ‘rassgat’; arsehole. Calling someone an arsehole, using the special tone and even pinching their cheek will really give a clear message about how incredibly cute you think they are, although in most cases they probably wouldn’t understand you, because the people most frequently called arseholes are in fact babies. If it is an especially cute baby, you may even refer to it as a ‘rúsínurassgat’, a raisin-arsehole, and, if that still doesn’t quite do it, ‘rúsínurassgatabolla’ is the word for you and means raisin-arsehole-bun (bun being a sweet doughnut like pastry).
Yes, in Iceland all babies are arseholes.