In the Faroese language the equivalent word for "row" as in "row the boat" is the same word we use for "calm" and "peace" in past tense. We're surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean, and the old folks here say that we got saltwater in our veins. Not surprisingly some of the best navigators and ship captains come from this isles. That, and a bunch of nationalistic xenophobic racists.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman