Tag Archives: Dane
Danish Model Reprised
The Danish Model is a system where two parties: the employer and the employee can sit down and work out terms of employment. Compromise is expected. It seems to me that the biggest advantage of the Danish Model, is that … Continue reading
Posted in Danish, Denmark, Education
Tagged Dane, Danish Model, denmark, education, Employment, Government, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Teacher, Trade union
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“You had to be Danish….”
Personally, nothing gives me greater pleasure than when someone who has just been banged to rights replies “it was Danish humour.” I will tell you what Danish humour is not. Danish humour is not license to say whatever you want. … Continue reading
Posted in Danish Language, Denmark
Tagged Dane, danish people's party, denmark, humour, Joke, New Zealand
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The State of Feminism in the State of Denmark
Many British feminists have watched Danish Sunday night drama serials and decided that Denmark is the place for them. Lund goes around fighting crime in flat shoes and thick knitwear, she never says “Ooooh, I shouldn’t,” in response to being … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Feminism
Tagged Connie Hedegaard, Dane, denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Neil Kinnock, Nyborg, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
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On Being a Language Learner and the Princess Mary Principle
I am back to my old self now. When I first moved to Denmark, I did not want to be a cultural imperialist. I did not want to tell people off for being rude when they were not being rude … Continue reading
Posted in Danish Language
Tagged Aarhus, Customer service, Dane, danske bank, denmark, Fredericia, Judi Dench, Princess Mary
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Zealotry and Real Life
Mary Elizabeth Williams said that there is a saying Zealotry springs from doubt, not faith. But I could not find that saying anywhere else so I am going to go ahead and say she coined it. Good old, Mary Elizabeth … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, other foreigners
Tagged culture shock, Dane, denmark, expats, Scandinavia, zealots
17 Comments
Are the Danes racist?
A book has been written to tackle the thorny issue of racism in modern Danish society. I am given to understand that publishing a book, as opposed to publishing in a peer reviewed journal, shows the work is weak. How … Continue reading
Discourtesy and Unfriendliness
Before we start, for the speed readers, from the top, for those who cannot exercise reading comprehension skills in their second language, just in case I have not made that clear in everything I have ever written. I DO NOT … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark
Tagged Dane, denmark, fucking flink, Lars AP, random act of kindness, thomas skov gaardsvig
17 Comments
New Years Project
I have been trying something a bit new on the internet for a while. I think the inspiration was when I read about a woman with the name Rebecca Black who got a twitter outpouring of rage because a teen … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, other foreigners
Tagged Dane, denmark, politeness, Rachel Held Evans, Rebecca Black
11 Comments
Whatever you say I am, that’s what I’m not.
Funny how people react to criticism of Danish culture. If you start a blog in which you tackle the day-to-day situations involved in integrating into another culture and then you mention some of the not-so-good things then you open yourself … Continue reading
Dear Amy
A single review of my blog on expatsblogs.com “This blogger seems very angry, and incredibly unhappy to live in Denmark. I really wanted to ask her what her reasons for staying are, but it seems like she has disabled comments. I … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, other foreigners, Travelogue
Tagged blog, Dane, denmark, Expatriate, should i move to denmark
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