Tag Archives: danes
Cultural Imperialism
I have lived in Denmark for nearly five years now. This is quite a long time and is almost the longest I have lived anywhere. (Record to beat: six years in Cardiff). When people ask me where I am from, … Continue reading
Having your Danish Model and Eating It
So, what’s The Danish Model? The Danish Model is a system of decision making which relies on discussion and consensus. If new working conditions are to be agreed with a union the Danish Model is allowing the union to enter … Continue reading
Posted in Danish, Denmark, Education
Tagged danes, danish teacher lockout, denmark, Finance Minister, lockout, Negotiation, Trade union, Working time, Ziegler
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Kapringen
Saw Kapringen last night at the local cinema. I very much recommend it. Good acting, good pacing, good story. Also, there’s a story line that revolves around arrogance which I think rang very true. It’s a bit bleak but that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark, Politics
Tagged danes, Danish Defence, denmark, kapringen, Navy, Navy Seal, Pilou Asbæk, Piracy, pirates, Somalia, the hijacking, United States, United States Navy SEALs
Typical!
The Danish state often exclaim that foreigners do not like to stay in Denmark. As many of them are cash-cows, educated expensively abroad, paying top rate tax as soon as they arrive and leaving before they need a pension or … Continue reading
Flink
Occasionally, I have to do break supervision. This usually involves me dealing with minor injuries on the school playground and almost certainly breaking up a fight. Little kids are the worst. There are a lot of things I say in … Continue reading
Consensus and the Danish Way
At Danish folkeskole, children are given many opportunities to discuss issues. They have Danish lessons, “community” lessons and even their foreign language lessons have meaty topics like “race” or “poverty”. They are trained to say “jeg synes…” or “jeg mener…” … Continue reading
Amy Rebecca Steen
The best thing for the authorities in Denmark is that only 5.5 million people speak Danish. The second best thing is that only a tiny minority of the people of Denmark are politically minded which translates to only a few … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark
Tagged amy rebecca steen, carsten rasmussen, child abuse, danes, danish language, denmark, Foster care, næstved
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