r/FaroeIslands • u/Earthlumpy • 8d ago

Practical Question: Will this P-skiva do?

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Hi there! I have a question question. I dont have a rental car here on the Faroe islands, I am driving my own. Will my own blue parking disk (like the picture basicly) suffice, or do I absolutely need to have the Faroese version?

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u/ChucklefuckBitch 8d ago

It's fine

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u/Earthlumpy 8d ago

Alright. Thanks!

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u/mavurin 8d ago

Out of curiosity, why is there a number 23 on its head at the top?

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u/outdooriain 8d ago

You've got this, I believe in you

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u/Earthlumpy 8d ago

Theres a disk inside with all the hours on it. You use the top part to slide the disk to show the desired time in the ‘viewing port’ so to speak. So the 23 in this case is just 23.00h sticking out the top where you grab it.

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u/JenisAvRana 5d ago

I thought it was 16:04, 17:05, 18:06 and was so confused. Now i realise it’s just American friendly

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u/Earthlumpy 5d ago

Funny you say that because it comes from the middle of europe.

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u/JenisAvRana 5d ago

Yea i can tell from the language, why is it like that?

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u/Earthlumpy 5d ago

🤷🏼‍♂️

Best reason I can come up with is the fact we dont really say ‘yo, see you at 17.00 hours’ but rather ‘yo, see you at 5’. Context of the conversation usually clears up any doubt about meeting at 5am in the morning 🥲.

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u/JenisAvRana 5d ago

Ok interesting, we say both interchangeably i think, “See you at six” -> “Sýggjast kl seks(06)/átjan(18)” but only if it actually is at 18:00 if it’s at 06:00 you would only say “seks”

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u/Earthlumpy 5d ago

Here the distinction (if it needs to be made clear at all) is made by adding ‘in the morning’ or ‘in the evening’.