How to Live in Denmark
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Why Danes Find Compliments So Awkward
A story I’ve heard over and over again when I talk to internationals working in Denmark is this: They thought they were going to get fired. They’d been working for a year or so at professional-level j
Romance in Denmark
Denmarks doing a big recruitment campaign now, trying to get young professionals to bring their skills to Denmark, and a lot of them are single when they arrive. If they want to meet someone and don
Finding light in the Danish Winter Darkness
Many internationals newly arrived in Denmark struggle with the long Danish winter. The darkness that starts to fall in the early afternoon means that 5pm looks just like 8pm, which looks just like mi
New Year's Eve Traditions in Denmark
Its almost Week 1, in the weekly numbering system thats widely used in Northern Europe, where the year starts with week 1 and runs through to Week 52 or 53, depending on the calendar. Its very effi
How to Handle a Conflict in Denmark
If you are an international who lives in Denmark, or someone who wants to, you have to learn the Danish way of dealing with conflict. This might be with a colleague, or your upstairs neighbors, or the
Drugs in Denmark
Denmark is getting rich selling pharmaceuticals to other countries, but within Denmark itself, the approach is inconsistent. Getting illegal drugs doesn't seem to be too difficult, but getting legal d
Equality and the Electric Bike
When I first arrived in Denmark, you could shut down any dispute in Denmark by appealing to equality and the common good. Solidarity - solidaritet - and flleskab, or community, or even samfunds
How to Meet a Dead Viking: The Mummies of Denmark
Many people who visit Denmark are fans of the Vikings, the colloquial name for Scandinavians before the medieval era, although technically speaking the Viking raiders were at their peak in the years 8
No ice cream in July: Scenes from the Danish summer vacation period
In Denmark, the right to a long summer vacation is enshrined into law - the national vacation law, which states that all employees have a right to three weeks vacation between May and September. Shop
Rich in Denmark
Denmark is a rich country, but does it have rich people? It does, but Denmarks wealthy tend to keep a low profile, due to the informal Jante Law in Denmark that prohibits too much showing off. That