
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...
24 Mars 20247min

Romance in Denmark
Whether you're navigating the cobbled streets of Copenhagen on a first date, exploring the charming countryside with a new companion, or swiping right in the pursuit of love, this episode offers the i...
6 Feb 20248min

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...
10 Jan 20247min

New Year's Eve Traditions in Denmark
It's almost Week 1, in the weekly numbering system that's widely used in Northern Europe, where the year starts with week 1 and runs through to Week 52 or 53, depending on the calendar. It's very effi...
26 Dec 20236min

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...
18 Dec 20236min

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...
29 Sep 20235min

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 "fælleskab", or community, or even "samfunds...
27 Aug 20237min

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...
1 Aug 20237min




















