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:...
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:...
Denmark’s doing a big recruitment campaign now, trying to get young professionals to bring their...
Finding light in the Danish Winter Darkness
Many internationals newly arrived in Denmark struggle with the long Danish winter. The...
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...
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...
Denmark is getting rich selling pharmaceuticals to other countries, but within Denmark itself,...
Equality and the Electric Bike
When I first arrived in Denmark, you could shut down any dispute in Denmark by appealing to...
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...
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...
Denmark is a rich country, but does it have rich people? It does, but Denmark’s wealthy tend to...
What Newcomers to Denmark Ask Me
When you’ve been an international in Denmark for a while, as I have, you sometimes forget what it...
Denmark and Butter: A Love Story
The hottest competitive sport in Denmark over the past year hasn’t been handball, or football, or...
It seems as if every country has a city or region that it is the butt of jokes. The rest of the...
I don’t do a lot of stock market investing, but if I did, I’d want to go back in time and invest...
After some time out of Denmark, Kay returns and finds a whole new list of things to love....
Ballad of the Danish Royal Teenagers
It’s hard to be a teenager no matter who you are or where you live, but spare a thought for the...
Tivoli vs Bakken: How two amusement parks show the two sides of Denmark
Denmark has several amusement parks, including the original Legoland, but the ones I know best...
On the Road: Copenhagen Northwest, beyond the cherry trees
It’s springtime, and the cherry trees are about to bloom in Copenhagen Northwest, which is...
The Secret Strategy for Practicing Spoken Danish
Newcomers to Denmark often complain that the locals aren’t chatty. Danes don’t want to converse...
Queen Margrethe, Denmark's good-humored, much-loved monarch
No matter how they feel about the institution of royalty, almost everyone likes Denmark’s Queen...