I worried that moving to a new place about a third the size of my house, with just a small balcony instead of a backyard, might make me feel a bit trapped during this ongoing pandemic.
In fact, I feel less isolated. It was a bit lonely having all that space with no visitors.
@jean I’d call your new home ‘cozy.’ We Dutch have a untranslatable adjective, ‘knus’, which is like cozy or snug, but you need to live here to understand its meaning. In a ‘knus’ home, you feel totally at home, where the heart is.
@jean @renevanbelzen In Norwegian “knus” means to break, or destroy something, especially used about glass.
@odd It has the same meaning in Swedish (knusa), but I don't hear it used that often. For our mutual neighbors, who speak Danish, knus also means hug. @jean @renevanbelzen
@sod Funny you should mention that, because I thought about “kram”/“cram” when i saw “knus”. Maybe I’ve heard the Danish version… “Knus” is a command word in Norwegian, written like that. E.g. “Knus vasen!”, (“Smash the vase!”). @renevanbelzen @jean
@jean I'm glad your apartment move is working out well! And I know what you mean – we live in a small block of five units, with a shared driveway, and we get to cross paths with and chat with our neighbours nearly every day. Lockdown is still isolating, but at least it feels a little less so like this 😌
@odd @renevanbelzen @sod This all reminds of the line from Hänsel and Gretel:
Knusper, knusper, knäuschen, wer knuspert an meinem Häuschen?
@jean @sod @renevanbelzen Yes, they crush the little house with their little teeth.🦷🦷🦷🦷(hugging and glass breaking is kind of crushing too), and a cozy house is kind of hugging you 🧒🏼👧🏼🏡🍬🍭🧙♀️
