Depends on gender. If I am among male friends i would be considered average (though at taller end of average), but female friends would consider me tall. I feel like you have to at least 188-190 cm to be considered "tall" because that is certainly above the average.
It is a great quote because it also uncovers the underlying reason why foreigners find it so difficult to learn Danish. Trying to use it incorrectly is just bafflingly hilarious to Danes. They will rather switch to English than keep a conversation like this :D
People in Denmark, USA or any other country liking their national flag is called nationalism. Nationalism is defined as "identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations" (1st link below). It also encourages the homeland pride in national achievements such as culture, ethnicity, religion, politics, languages and traditions national narratives to promote the singular national identity and solidarity. National symbols such as flags, national anthems, flags and national narratives are also highly important to nationalism. Nationalism is often similar to patriotism (2nd link below). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotism
@@michaeleverett1479 You don’t think there’s a difference between when it’s used as a celebratory gesture and when it’s a political symbol? Because I think there’s a duality in Denmark where the flag used for both.
@@michaeleverett1479 Except Dannebrog isn't just a "national flag" - that's the whole point. Its a celebratory symbol. Kids assiate it with birthday parties. grownups associate it with birthdays. Everyone associate it with celebration and christmas. its even on our public transport when someone in the royal family has a birthday. It's only doing football it's used as a national symbol, and even then it has nothing to do with "nationalism", but more just proudness of being from denmark and showing support for the team. The view of the American flag cannot be compared to that of Dannebrog. The "stars and stripes" is patriotism, a 100%, and only that. Do two google image searches: 1. "Fødselsdag" (danish word for birthday)
There are lots of Danes in my city in Canada. The Danish Canadian club is most likely the best run organization in Calgary. Many Danish Canadians really like to be out in nature and are often hiking and camping. If Vikings ever start invading lands again, I hope they put Canada on the top of this list.
Hey there! Dane here. Did you know of our country's "war" against each other, where our military go to this island between Canada and Greenland and take down the other country's flag, replace it with our own and leave a bottle of alcohol for the next country's military to come patrol the island and repeat the "tradition". I love these kinds of friendly disputes between countries.
Hey Tom! I've been to Copenhagen a few times and love Danish culture. Is the Danish Canadian Club a good place to connect with Danish speakers and allow me to practice my Danish?
1:37 definitely incorrect lol (But danish guys are really tall haha) I have been to Copenhagen with my girlfriend once few years ago The Danish people who we encountered during the trip were so nice, polite, helpful and friendly! This gave me a very good impression of this lovely country! Btw much love and respect from Hong Kong to those who are reading this comment. Peace :)
We know that Copenhagen and Denmark in general can be confusing to foreigners. So while we expect that other Danes won't talk to us on the street. This rule don't apply to foreigners and tourists in particular.
I will start out with confessing that I am a Swede (listening to the Danish "booooo´s). I have been a lot in Denmark though and have fallen in love (can anyone applaude now, please?) with Denmark and Danish folks/culture. Through my Swedish lence: -You will never see an angry Dane. -Compared to Swedes, I see Danes getting angry at the right moment. They can explode and let off steam to the persons that made the whole mess from the start. Swedes bring it home, and mutters bitterly for years. -Danes wear only dark clothes. -Ehhhrmmm... folks in Copenhagen look like lovely Christmas trees compared to Swedes. -Danes are hard to get to know. -Nah. Easy going loudmouths. Give them a couple of beers and it works fine. Denmark is where real Europa starts. Sweden is not Europa. Hygge. Tuborg Classic. Wienerbröd. Smörrebröd. Biking (Danes have the most impressive legs). Julebrygd. Gammel Ole. Good bread. En lille en. Chit chatting (expect to be slightly insulted, but just give it back and they will laugh). Strong women that know what they want. Of course, much more - some of the best folks I have ever met are Danes. Oh, and if you buy and sell stuff - they WILL rip you off! :D
😁😁😁 you must have spent a lot of time in Denmark, my friend. Thanks for your evaluation. I would say, It isn't that bad in Sweden eather. I love sailing in Bohuslän and to enjoy the sunset on the rocks with some swedish equals and a few cool Danish beers from the keelson 👍
@@jrgensenbo2999 I have spent a lot of time in Denmark, true. I have also had some Danish girlfriends and have learned all the "bad/nice" words. :) Socially, I find Denmark to be much better than Sweden. One just have to watch out in Copenhagen and Helsingör (as a Swede), those towns have experienced way too many drunken Swedish youngsters. If "trapped" as a Swede, just mention something about Greenland, and all Danes will gallop in the other direction. The only thing Denmark can´t really provide is the wildness. I am used to fish where ever I want and not paying anything for it. If I ask a Dane for a forest, they will point to five trees that looks like a park to me. No one can get lost in a Danish "forest". In Sweden, you better watch out. :D
Joker Vienna; og jeg bor i den sydlige del af Jylland. Her har vi intet imod svenskerne ..... så ingen fare for at blive "rullet" i en baggård her. 😁 Jeg må gi' dig helt ret med hensyn til den svenske natur. Og allemandsretten, hedder det vist. Det er også én af grundene til, jeg gerne tager til Sverige. Dog helst til Jeres skærgård. 👍 Vi har dog også ødemarker i Danmark. Har du været på den jyske hede? Og ved de vidtstrakte landområder bag ved vestkysten i Jylland? For slet ikke at snakke om den 300/400 km lange strand ud mod Vesterhavet? Skriver til dig på dansk denne gang - vi er jo skandinaviske brødre 👍😉
Im from The Netherlands and i find Danes fantastic people. Down to earth, easy to talk to, i try Danish but also good in English. Love the food, love the culture. We have a lot in common. Even the liquorice !!! So, with love from The Netherlands.... See you soon :)
I'm from Denmark and have visited Netherlands before and apart from the language our culture seems so similar in many ways! Also both countries are remarkably flat but still has some absolutely gorgeous environments, green everywhere! :) I still miss The Netherlands sometimes, and if not for your language being seemingly as crazy sounding and difficult to learn as Danish I would actually probably love to live there. And I was even lucky enough to experience Kings Day haha that was an experience I won't ever forget - what an awesome culture y'all got down there! Please don't ever let populist reactionary garbage politicians ruin yet another beautiful culture and nation.
@@uuuuNB Indeed, Dutch is also a difficult language. And we understand the word Hygge, its the same as Gezellig. No other country knows that word and what it means. And we love beer. Lol Kingsday, one of those days we also have our flag out.
@@renevw5812 Not in football, your teams is always among the best in europe. Maybe our national team in periods are better. What I really like about Holland is the same laid back attitude and humor as we have in Denmark.
Japan just like all of the other monarchy countries are true laughing stock of the world stage. It's sickening how a large majority of the Japanese people worship their monarchs as some sort of god-like figure who can't do anything wrong. History evidently proves that all monarchies ruled their people just like a dictatorship with barbarism, authoritarianism, totalitarianism and autocracy while millions were murdered in the process. To top off the monarchy's violence, secrecy, wastefulness, anti democracy and racism, there have been countless of movements around the world across the left to right political spectrum to abolish the monarchy. Monarchies have made lots of enemies since their inception. The left wing Marxists, Socialists, Communists and the right wing Capitalists, Conservatives are turning their backs against the monarchy. Future of the monarchy is bleak as they're gonna face ongoing protests from an angry public. Support for a republic around the world is set to grow as time further progresses. I'm afraid there's nothing you monarchist sycophants to stop the inevitable rise of republicanism. Down with the repressive monarchy and live the republic dream!!
God video. Jeg prøver at lære dansk. Jeg er enig i det er meget hårdt, men jeg synes, at svenske er sværere. Lakrids... den søde er god men ikke den salt. 😎
Well, I think you're doing a stellar job so far! Du er på rette spor. Held og lykke med den videre læring af det danske sprog. If you're ever to learn a language, if not fully then just a little more than the usual, then I suggest hearing songs in Danish. Or watch TV shows in Danish with English subtitles if you're not feeling too sure about your skills. When I was a kid back in the 80's and cartoons were on. I would have to sit and listen to the English speaking cartoons. I found it to be very exotic. Now I'm 43 and I still can't pronounce "Three" over "Tree" the 'Th' sound gets me every time.. I probably can't say a whole lot of other words correctly either. At least I have to deal with the Æ Ø and Å-letter in the alphabet. Those I can speak and read to perfection.
The accent -- OMG the accent :D I can hear myself in this interview with my accent. I avoid speaking English on camera because I sound like a 'fresh off the boat' Lars Ulrich (of Metallica fame) Oh well. That's the cards I've been dealt, I guess.
Personally, I absolutely LOVE a Danish accent. It is a wonderful accent and usually so mild most Americans would not even know you are not American. I only know from many years of traveling there, living there and having many friends from there. When I hear it in the states I always speak to the person in my best Danish (which isn’t that good) they usually have no idea where I am from with my weird accent lol.
Double morals ! ..it means,we like you,because we ARE BETTER THAN YOU ?. more HANDSOME, than you, RICHER, thank you , PRETTIER/TALLER/BLONDER etc , than you ,..therefore WE LIKE YOU 1 .
I have been to Denmark perhaps 40 times but live in the United States. It’s remarkable when driving down the road and the sign says “left lane closed 5 km ahead“ and then everyone immediately gets over into the right lane. In the US, they would still drive in both lanes right up to the barricade and even drive on the side of the road!
Practically they're equally bad. The fastest way to get traffic through would be to utilize the space available, merge as late as possible, and then get on with business, but there are always ones to f... it up, either by speeding, overtaking on the shoulder as you say, etc. I found it worked very well in Seattle around 20 years back. Signage would be put up to tell people to line up for an upcoming merge... went quite seamless usually. Guess it might have a little to do with the Nordic temper.
What a nice video!! My mega boss is Danish. Super nice, great work ethics and emotional intelligence. Worked with several Danes, always amazed at how open minded and tolerant they are. Lovely people. I’m Mediterranean so I guess I might come through as a bit “hyper” to them…
Janteloven is the best thing about Scandinavia, they just don't realize it. Without they might have ended up with a social system like the UK (way worse than the Danish)
As a Danish person I 100% agree with you, and I don't understand why there's people who don't like Janteloven. I don't see it as "oppressive" but rather as some kind of societal/cultural guidelines to make sure society didn't encounter too many issues regarding inequality. I see it as a way to tell people to cooperate, to understand that everyone has something they can contribute with and we should work as a collective together and not exploit each other for personal gains, to make sure that we are all equal. To make sure it is more difficult to create a personality cult into an authoritarian leader because it is deeply culturally ingrained into people that it is seen as a very negative thing to portray yourself as superior and that we most likely need to find the solutions as a collective. Matter of fact, I see American influence as a direct consequence to the way people feel less positive about Janteloven than they perhaps should. Personally I hope Janteloven never dies. The individual while of course treated with respect and dignity should never be lifted above the collective and get status as superior. I mean for gods sake our politicians live among common people and not in closed of territories or bunkers or whatever, even though everyone with half a brain still knows that there is inequality it's still nowhere near what other countries are suffering under. Mexicans would fucking laugh us in the face when Danes complain about our oh so corrupt society. (Not saying there's no corruption in Denmark because it certainly exists, but the issue is way bigger than any individual nation as I believe the whole foundation of the capitalistic system as we know it is deeply flawed and corrupt but that's a whole other discussion). I mean the language used in Janteloven is actually kind of harsh, and I wouldn't go as far as to say "You should not think that you can do anything" or "You should not think that you're just as much as us", but I am still very grateful how it has affected our society and I think we should all appreciate it and be proud of Janteloven. The idea that we need to behave like a group, a society, a civilization working together for greater prosperity and not a bunch of individuals exploiting as many as possible to reach "the American dream", is in the end a very good thing and partly what made our welfare system possible. Please don't hate Janteloven and think it is way outdated, when in fact we can still learn so much from it albeit we should of course look at it from the modern perspective. I don't want more American cynically capitalistic influence over our culture and especially not the "the individual means more than the collective" mentality!
@@uuuuNBThe main reason a lot of Danes hate Janteloven is because they think it's meant to keep them down, because they ever only hear half of it. The other half, stating: You are also no less than others, know your worth, is left out. It is the basis for a level playing field and equality. Just often gets left out.
Danish isn't a hard language to read or write, but the pronunciation is bizarre, which also makes it hard to understand. Swedish has some tough sounds like "sju" and "öl", but Danish is nothing but difficult vowel sounds with few consonants to break them up. Even Norwegians and Swedes will agree with this. Danish is closely related to English. English got 800 words from the Danelaw, so it's not hard to learn, just to speak and hear.
I told my cousin I was going visit DK. Her response was, “We can meet up Friday at 17 o’clock”. This was 3 weeks out. My other cousin who I was staying asked every morning “what were my plans for today”. Mother flower, I’m on vacation, everything is random. And I knew it drove him crazy.
Hi from India. Just 60km apart from Kolkata, there was a former danish colony. Few danish colonial relics still exist. A danish tavern is still running, which is newly renovated under Indo- danish Cultural venture, with danish and Indian food. People enjoy danish dishes specially danish cake and pastries.
"Danes are obsessed with their flag." I mean, why wouldn't we be fond of it? Dannebrog is basically the national symbol equivalent of the Happy Meal. We're taught to associate it with happy times, get-togethers, birthdays, passed exams, and celebrations of all kinds from an early age. We don't pledge allegiance to it. We're not taught to value what it stands for above our lives. It's just a colorful flag we break out, when we're feeling happy and proud of ourselves/someone for accomplishing something. To most of us, Dannebrog has about as much to do with nationalism as Christmas has to do with Christianity (Read: not a whole lot), and I like that. (Except for when we wear it at sporting events, in which case it's still a celebratory thing, but yes, we are very much showing national pride and support for our team. Still pretty much the same spirit behind it, tho.)
that is a good way to put it, assoiating Dannebrog and nationalism with christmas and christianity. though i think the comparrison would be lost on other people than danes. because someplaces christmas and christianity has been completly disassosiated from each other. maybe you could have said: "Dannebrog does not have much to do with nationalism. in the way that an old tradition no longer has much to do with its origin."
@@plopgoot5458 Christmas and Christianity have nothing to do with each other :D Christmas originate from Jul (in Danish) Yule (Islandic) and is a tradition from when we believed in Odin and the other Scandinavian Gods. we did not want to get rid of jul as we converted to Christianity, but they forbid us to call Odin Odin, so he became Julemande (Christmas man) and later in other countries became Saint Nickolaus or Santa Clause. yep it where Odin that came with presents for the kids, his gray cape then became brown, then green and late Coca Cola made it red. also the eight reindeer where Sleipner, a eight legged horse with a bloody mouth, it where changed by an English songwriter into eight reindeer and Rudolf who had a red nose instead of a bloody mouth :D so yep our flag is not as much nationalism, as it is more just tradition.
i'm Danish and 176 cm tall, here it is small i even got the nickname Frodo in the military as i where by far the smallest in my unit :D and i'm not blond but got blue/gray eyes :D some can be a bit reserved but a smile always breaks the ice :D when we show of it is mostly toward friends and in a friendly maner :D ofc we can get angry we are Vikings after all, but also quick to go down again :D jep we mostly follow the rules, but ofc there are exeptions. eys we are cold resistant vikings, and we hate the heat, i feel like i'm dying over 30c :D Jep we love licorice, and especially our salt licorice :D
I can't speak for everyone, but in my experience, Danes will usually take people's bragging and boasting as an attempt to belittle them (and, to be fair, there *is* a difference between boasting and sharing news of an achievement in celebration). Generally, you should avoid talking about personal achievements when the person you're talking to is trying to achieve the same thing. "Don't brag about your grades to a struggling classmate" is a good example, but you also generally shouldn't talk about your successful job position and how much money you're making unless someone specifically asked about it. There are exceptions, of course, depending on your social circle, but in general I find that humility tends to get you further than boasting.
That goes under “Janteloven”.. - We are raised from birth to not brag about our achievements - doesnt mean we cant celebrate it and feel proud! But dont go around showing off.. we are taught that no matter how much money, how much power in a job, how much we win by - we are still just humans like our neighbor! Which in the end makes us equal!
The only thing I really know about Denmark is that they invented the reusable washable "qtip" ear clean swab called "The Last Swab" . It's made of recycled ocean plastics. I got a big gob of ear wax out using it.
the " no bragging " one is more like "im super good at this and that, arent i great?" danes : " yes yes, sure u are, arent u cute" followed with a mental petting on the head
A valuable thing to add here, in my opinion at least, is the general consensus that universally free and even financially supported education brings collective value to society, lowering crime, social inequality and raises overall average levels of competence amongst members of the work force, thus ensuring a higher standard of living for most all danes. This then, in turn, raises levels of trust amongst members of and within society itself, again reducing the incentives for corruption and ultimately facilitates a cultur of integrity and legitimacy. Easy life, do as Denmark.
I do believe there's one culture that likes liquorice more than the Danish, and that'd be the Finnish. They're also the only ones beating us to the love of coffee if I remember correctly.
@@imajinallthepurple ah, that may be true, the ones with a refreshing kick inside. Anyway one piece of Finnish candy I would love to see Fazer send to Denmark is their chocolate bars, especially the salty caramel kind I tried on board a Finnair flight some years back.
I think my husband and I are actually Danish! We have so much in common it's so weird! We are French and we live in Canada but we are looking to move to Denmark
Amazing! I’m also half french, half danish, living in France and planning to move to Denmark to study medecin in Copenhagen! Have been in efterskole for 1 year, but am also kinda afraid to not find the good friend who I really can be confident with 🤷🏻♂️
Just a Funny, but True Fact....There is "Another Denmark," ...a Second one in California. It is called Solvang and Danish People and The Flags are Everywhere There. Beautiful Place, whole Valley is Dane Land there. ;-)
"Solvang" translates closely to "Land of Sun". Sol = Sun, while "Vang" isn't used often in Danish but is a rare word for soil or grassland. Hope that sheds some light on the naming behind Solvang :)
All the people in this video actually look very nice and easy going, probably fun to be friends with... if they weren't 25 years my juniors, that is. Age gap aside, I've heard it is very difficult to make friends, especially as a foreigner. I've tried to study Danish. Grammar is not difficult and I liked it a lot but - good heavens - pronunciation is a real nightmare. They slur abosolutely every single word and listening comprehension is an impossibility. I think Danish pronunciation is even worse than that of English.
You just have to be patient with friendships in Denmark. Start slow with a beer after work (or after a session of whatever hobby you would do) on a friday, and then slowly work on it. It can take a couple of years even for a Dane, in my experience.
Yeah, I think that's true too. We don't really think about here as it's just how it is but we don't really talk to strangers (unless we're drunk). So one of your only ways in are to be introduced by a coworker or something. Although joining a club, as they mentioned in the vid was a great tip. But even then... While most of us are comfortable enough with English to carry a conversation (despite that god awful accent - which personally makes me cringe so much I avoid speaking it as much as possible. Counter intuitive, I know), I've heard people tend to lose interest in making friends with foreigners if they have to keep having the conversations in English.
one of the easiest ways to get friends is in clubs (not in going drinking but hobby clubs), otherwise it takes time. and jep Danish is one of the hardest languages to learns because of all the different vocal sounds, think it is in the top with Chinese if i'm not mistaken.
I love this video so much ! Looks like French Canadians and Danes have a lot in common ! I hope I'll be able to visit this beautiful country someday (I'll fit right in with my all-black clothes and reserved attitude 😏)
Oh, your welcome then Kinda shocked that you want to come here but ok... do you wanna visit denmarks oldest town called Ribe that also existed in the vikingage? It's also around where I live... and not to far from there is a vikingcenter where I work... it even has how Ripa [Ribe then] was in the early vikingage... also a chalk painting of how it became a town and not just a plays to trading and buy things in as it was before, it involves the Dutch people at that time too...(sorry im to in my job...) also Sjælland which is where copenhagen (the capital) is wasn't even apart of harald bluetooth's kingdom ( the 2nd king of denmark and the man bluetooth is named after) ...probebly one of the reasons why us from Jylland (the part of denmark thats connected to Germany) call them 'little sweeden' or copenhagen and our capital we call 'Københavnstrup' (Copenhagen str. If diracly translated)
@@thericaSvdW No wonder you don't understand. If I lived there, I would be dead of cruel boredom... Besides, get your *facts* right. Firstly: The original Jyder were Germans, *not* Danes The Danes are a mixture of people from what today is known as Russia, Ukraine and Sweden, among others The Jyder moved from Jutland to conquer UK together with the Anglo and Saxions. When the Danes took over the wasteland from the Jyder, they first went to Sjælland and the other islands. When digging out the Metro in Copenhagen, there were found evidence that the city were much older than first believed -No wonder as the Danes settled Sjælland first and *not* Jutland
@@KurtPedersen-tg7jc ok,and... i did not talk about where we come from or who the originals were, did I? ... that's way longer back then the vikings, some of it at lest... there was a reason why copenhagen became the capital, I know that, It might be older then belived but denmark has one of the oldest flags so why wound't it be older then belived a few years ago? Now stop beliving im dumb... i clearly did not talk about where we come from or who the first was! I didnt talk about all the ages before Vikingage or those after! I only talked about my part of denmark in the vikingage and the secend king, who aparently didnt rulle Sjæland! You clearly just found what i said boring that you didn't get the fact that I was talking about one little town, in the south-west of Jutland... and some other stuff. Yes copenhagen is a big part of history and where the royal family live, now. And it is older then belived but who said anything about it not being another of our old towns... if you have seen Copenhagen you would know its a old town! It dosen't look like most capitals...
danes love showing off, but they don't do it like in other cultures by speaking highly of themselves or of their family members, they just point out that they bought a new apartment, or a house or a second car, or boat. so it's more like they show really big expenses they've made, not smaller purchases like a new tv, phone or a laptop. when i bought my first car, it was a small car, but i still bought cake to celebrate a big milestone in my life, the danes commented: why did you buy a small car, aren't you going to have childreen in the future, this is a car more suited as a secondary car, i thought you bought a big car. so yeah, was completely shit on.... maybe it was because those danes worked at a bank and most of them earned tons of more money than me and expected that i was earning tons, which i wasn't...
The Viking culture actually where very advanced, as shown in a huge Viking Exhibition some years ago! They had the best ships for war and trade and the finest, best and most sharp weapons to find anywhere (Better metal than present iron). They also knew how to navigate the world, with the use of, before the Compass, tools, like polarized stones, able to show where to find the sun during fog and clouds, and discs with a stick and lines, to be able to navigate on the open sea, and still be at the same high.
Denmark is great, but if you come to visit us, don't stay in the cities, seek out the countryside, that's where you will find the real Danish beauty, and culture.
Ha ha. I'm Greek and I'm 1,70 m "tall", which is a little below average in my country. So, if I come to Denmark, I'll feel again, as we say in Greek, like "a poor relative". I used to visit my mother's village in Greece, and all of my cousins from this side of the family were at least 1,85. I was the shortest!
No one is fully aware of their privilige at all times. It is true that Danes don't constantly walk around thinking about how lucky we are to live here and have the priviliges we have, but who do? If you ask a Dane, they will most likely be aware of their privilege.
This was really fun to watch when I live in Denmark myself! Great idea to share online for any one who like to visit this specific country someday or are curious about knowing more about the culture. :)
I think Janteloven is doa. Not because we brag a lot (We are fabulous) but because our focus on the individual is becoming a larger value than being a part of a bigger community.
"Impressive to show off when you have money" sitting here on KU experiencing all of these DTU people living up to the stereotypes we have of them. Hot take, janteloven is a matter of personal pride. You don't show off because you have no reason to, you rest in yourself and your own confidence, you don't feel the need to try to prove that you are better than anyone else. Have some dignity.
@@IamaDanish GZ, you know Axel Sandemose. Meanwhile the laws were build on believed existing ideals in society. Not even Sandemose ever claimed he was right about the reasonings behind the laws he set up. Thus, the hot take.
‘Not all Danes are tall. I’m like only 182 cm’ Me: *165 cm short Dane, out an entire family of people between 150 and 175 cm* right Honestly though, I don’t feel short when around people, so they can’t be that much taller than me on average. It’s been a while since I saw a person and thought, ‘oh Wow, You’re really tall’ and I’m still shorter than the national average.
HALLO tag det rolig , jeg er kun 167 , men jeg har til gengæld 2 drenge , den LILLE er 186 og den STORE er 188 , det giver nogle sjove blikke når vi kommer gående med mig i midten haha, folk danner en passage så vi har frit adgang
Det er også gennemsnit for kvinder i Danmark (167,2), det er stadig det syvende højeste i verdenen, så selv kvinder der føler sig lave i Danmark er ret høje.
Jeg er kun 160 cm. høj, så jeg trækker gennemsnittet ned. Før jeg blev gråhåret var jeg meget mørkhåret. Den ældste af mine 2 sønner er vist 182 cm. høj, hærdebred muskuløs med masse af tatoveringer og rødblond skæg, og den yngste er 186 cm. høj og ligeledes muskuløs. De ligner begge to vaskeægte vikinger :-D
Danish people never give way to pedestrians on the black and white cross over. It amazes me how they never stop for people to cross over. Can’t count how many times I have nearly been run over by a car.
@@31rockgoddess many do actually stop, though not as many as should be doing it, guess it depends on where you live, i experienced many more stop in jutland than in Copenhagen
11:02 - The gap between richest people and poorest people is smaller" = BULLSHIT. The wealthiest person in Denmark is worth more than 5 billion dollars, and the poorest person basically has negative net worth. So the gap between those 2 is gigantic. - However, if we talk about AVERAGE then she is somewhat right.
She said "smaller," not "small." "Smaller" is a relative term. Compared to the wealth gap in, say, the U.S., it is significantly smaller, just as an elephant is significantly smaller than a blue whale.
I think the point that Danes love their flag kinda miss aligns with how we actually interact with our flag. In Denmark, the flag is more a sign of celebration than nationality.
Der er en af deltagerne der lige får nævnt "clubs". Jeg vil mene at foreningslivet er meget typisk for Danmark, og rigtig mange venner finder hinanden der. Det er slet ikke en stereotyp, for mange udlændinge er slet ikke klar over hvordan den slags fungerer. I min sportsforening er der rigtig mange udlændinge der har fundet en vej ind i det danske samfund
7:17 - But what is considered overweight in Denmark is in many other countries (like the USA) considered healthy or even thin. But then someone in Denmark that is considered thin - using the Danish standards of today - would have been considered overweight in terms of Danish standards 40 years ago.
Thats not right. Theres a definition for overweight and fat. Its just that there had to be made ekstra categories because the US broke the scale soto speak.. BMI over 25 is overweight, over 30 is obese and so on.
you’re right. I’ve noticed a difference in what americans think is skinny/fat. I remember this american lady refer to herself as “skinny” and to me she was not skinny.. not fat or anything but more like medium sized/curvy. And also I’ve seen Americans use this phrase “midsize” which to me is pretty much always “large” lol Also Americans seem to use “healthy” as a word for “a bit chubby” which kinda annoys me as a skinny person because you can be skinny and healthy
@@Leviathandk BMI is rather inaccurate. Let's say you work out for muscle gain and you put on 10kg of muscle. That extra weight could push you over 25 BMI, but obviously more muscle doesn't make you overweight.
As a Dane I would say Danes do NOT follow the rules 🤓 More or less every Dane driving on the highway drives way to fast. Danes are very bad following rules however they expect others to follow the the rules
But for sure, one stereotypes of Dane seems to be true that Danes are good in Maths and Engineering therefore everyone interviewed in the video has Engineering or mathematics students
They are DTU people and not representative. About the weight question, ehm, I think half the population weighs more than the median weight. And the Finnish people have taken over as the happiest, just because they consume more salmiakki.
I am somewhat bothered by how lightly Dannebrog (the Danish flag) is regarded in this presentation. It is much more than a birthday party or Christmas tree decoration. Dannebrog not only is the standard which graphically represents Denmark (in a similar fashion so does any national flag), it truly represents our bond (contract) as a people between each other, between the people and our king, and between our nation and God. If we use Dannebrog to decorate a birthday, it heralds to the day of our navnsattest (like a birth certificate only it's when we are appointed or "given" our name). Quite often this happens at is our birth baptism (a contract with God) when our parents record our name officially along with our birth date. If we use Dannebrog to decorate Christmas, it is still for many Danes to venerate the birth of Christ and acknowledge His name "Jesus" (Christ or Messiah is His title). Jesus is the new "Contract" between God and His creation. Dannebrog is of course the symbol of our nation, it precedes our constitution and even anticipates it. It is a contract between King, God and us, it is no accident that Dannebrog is the most beautiful of national flags representing the purity of Christ and the blood of His salvation Likeminded nations use this same graphical presentation and testimony (just look at the English flag, it is Dannebrog only with the colors reversed).
Di Indonesia tinggi badan 182cm sudah termasuk tinggi sekali, rata2 disini tinggi sekitar 165-170 cm, saya ingin lebih tau lagi tentang Denmark, bisakah berbagi resep masakan atau makanan khas dari Denmark, terimakasih
The disclaimer just seems like the same reason I could use to say it is just my opinion black stinks. It's just an excuse for not doing science and just doing idiocy. Scientifically speaking black does not stink, it's a colour. You could find data to provide cultural tendencies, but no it's more fun to be offensive and use OPINIONs.
@@alexanderpedersen8710 unfortunately you are so ignorant that I will not even answer you on what you said in your previous comment. I feel sorry for you
@@meriemfd8982 dont feel sorry for me!! try if you can learn to feel sorry for the pople you cut head off that will be so much better for the whole world if people in your country could learn that
@@alexanderpedersen8710 Go inform you about Morocco and go inform you especially about the fact that nothing should be generalized based on one or two cases. to add something, Morocco is a country where a lot of Holywoodian films have been filmed and if Morocco was really a dangerous country where (we cut heads to foreigners) there would never be a lot of Holywoodian films, and that without speaking football players who invest their money here to open hotels in Morocco like (cristiano ronaldo), precisely because he has come to Morocco many times and he has gilded this country where he was really very well received, without anyone to him do harm, and a there is lot of celebrities that come to morocco and really fall in love with my country and its people (rihanna, shakira, priyanka chopra, Tom cruise...etc), and not only celebrities, everyone who has came to morocco has loved it and its people, and don’t generalise, because in the whooole world we find people hurt, cut heads off and kill others because being a criminal is not associated to a country but to the person and to put an end to it I just want to tell you that I still feel sorry for you because even in 2022 people like you unfortunately exist. And people like you are not going to let me hate Denmark just because what they say about my country because I know that not all of danish or Scandinavian people are racists.
@@meriemfd8982 lol you just Called Me a racist?🤭 I have Been togheter with a iranian girl for 10 Years dated a kurdish girl Married to a Pakistan girl im not a racist🤣. Its not Me who Hurt other people because of diffrent country or religion!! So what that they have Been going there and not got their head cutted off its something you want an award for? In my head which is still attrached to my body (sadly for you) its not very polite to take peoples head off their body!
I love how that guy went “Not all danes are tall. Like I am ONLY 182”. That is how you know that danes on average must be pretty tall.
I bring the average down a bit at a measly 172
As far as i know Denmark is ranked 3rd, when it comes to average height. Netherland ranks 1st and Montenegro is 2nd.
humble bragging
Depends on gender. If I am among male friends i would be considered average (though at taller end of average), but female friends would consider me tall. I feel like you have to at least 188-190 cm to be considered "tall" because that is certainly above the average.
Im short and blonde. As a guy I often feel that im on the short side with my 173 cm.
Love the guy who say "Try to speak danish. I feel like a foreigner trying to speak danish probably is one of the funniest things you can do" 😂
true that :D
It is a great quote because it also uncovers the underlying reason why foreigners find it so difficult to learn Danish. Trying to use it incorrectly is just bafflingly hilarious to Danes. They will rather switch to English than keep a conversation like this :D
i'd say its also a +1 if u even try in the first. It's one hell of an icebreaker. :)
The fact that he said, "I'm not that tall. I'm only 5' 11" .... I'm 5 feet tall (152.4 cm)
Danes are obsessed with their flag? Americans walk around in clothes showing their flag, danes put up their flag on national holidays...
And birthdays... don't forget birthdays xD
@@DanishHellhound and their neighbours birthdays
People in Denmark, USA or any other country liking their national flag is called nationalism. Nationalism is defined as "identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations" (1st link below). It also encourages the homeland pride in national achievements such as culture, ethnicity, religion, politics, languages and traditions national narratives to promote the singular national identity and solidarity. National symbols such as flags, national anthems, flags and national narratives are also highly important to nationalism. Nationalism is often similar to patriotism (2nd link below).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotism
@@michaeleverett1479 You don’t think there’s a difference between when it’s used as a celebratory gesture and when it’s a political symbol? Because I think there’s a duality in Denmark where the flag used for both.
@@michaeleverett1479 Except Dannebrog isn't just a "national flag" - that's the whole point. Its a celebratory symbol. Kids assiate it with birthday parties. grownups associate it with birthdays. Everyone associate it with celebration and christmas. its even on our public transport when someone in the royal family has a birthday. It's only doing football it's used as a national symbol, and even then it has nothing to do with "nationalism", but more just proudness of being from denmark and showing support for the team.
The view of the American flag cannot be compared to that of Dannebrog. The "stars and stripes" is patriotism, a 100%, and only that.
Do two google image searches:
1. "Fødselsdag" (danish word for birthday)
There are lots of Danes in my city in Canada. The Danish Canadian club is most likely the best run organization in Calgary. Many Danish Canadians really like to be out in nature and are often hiking and camping.
If Vikings ever start invading lands again, I hope they put Canada on the top of this list.
Hey there! Dane here. Did you know of our country's "war" against each other, where our military go to this island between Canada and Greenland and take down the other country's flag, replace it with our own and leave a bottle of alcohol for the next country's military to come patrol the island and repeat the "tradition". I love these kinds of friendly disputes between countries.
Will do soon 😂😉
I grew up camping when I was a kid and I'm dane, nature are the best if you need a ace to be yourself and relax too
What a small world when u mentoined Calgary. My father-in-law frequently visits the areas as his second “family” lives there.
Hey Tom! I've been to Copenhagen a few times and love Danish culture. Is the Danish Canadian Club a good place to connect with Danish speakers and allow me to practice my Danish?
1:37 definitely incorrect lol
(But danish guys are really tall haha)
I have been to Copenhagen with my girlfriend once few years ago
The Danish people who we encountered during the trip were so nice, polite, helpful and friendly! This gave me a very good impression of this lovely country!
Btw much love and respect from Hong Kong to those who are reading this comment. Peace :)
also some danish women, as I'm taller than most tall guys.
You met drunk people
@@JustAnzia You really must be tall then.
We know that Copenhagen and Denmark in general can be confusing to foreigners. So while we expect that other Danes won't talk to us on the street. This rule don't apply to foreigners and tourists in particular.
I will start out with confessing that I am a Swede (listening to the Danish "booooo´s). I have been a lot in Denmark though and have fallen in love (can anyone applaude now, please?) with Denmark and Danish folks/culture.
Through my Swedish lence:
-You will never see an angry Dane.
-Compared to Swedes, I see Danes getting angry at the right moment. They can explode and let off steam to the persons that made the whole mess from the start. Swedes bring it home, and mutters bitterly for years.
-Danes wear only dark clothes.
-Ehhhrmmm... folks in Copenhagen look like lovely Christmas trees compared to Swedes.
-Danes are hard to get to know.
-Nah. Easy going loudmouths. Give them a couple of beers and it works fine. Denmark is where real Europa starts. Sweden is not Europa.
Hygge. Tuborg Classic. Wienerbröd. Smörrebröd. Biking (Danes have the most impressive legs). Julebrygd. Gammel Ole. Good bread. En lille en. Chit chatting (expect to be slightly insulted, but just give it back and they will laugh). Strong women that know what they want. Of course, much more - some of the best folks I have ever met are Danes. Oh, and if you buy and sell stuff - they WILL rip you off! :D
😁😁😁 you must have spent a lot of time in Denmark, my friend. Thanks for your evaluation. I would say, It isn't that bad in Sweden eather. I love sailing in Bohuslän and to enjoy the sunset on the rocks with some swedish equals and a few cool Danish beers from the keelson 👍
@@jrgensenbo2999 I have spent a lot of time in Denmark, true. I have also had some Danish girlfriends and have learned all the "bad/nice" words. :)
Socially, I find Denmark to be much better than Sweden. One just have to watch out in Copenhagen and Helsingör (as a Swede), those towns have experienced way too many drunken Swedish youngsters. If "trapped" as a Swede, just mention something about Greenland, and all Danes will gallop in the other direction.
The only thing Denmark can´t really provide is the wildness. I am used to fish where ever I want and not paying anything for it. If I ask a Dane for a forest, they will point to five trees that looks like a park to me. No one can get lost in a Danish "forest". In Sweden, you better watch out. :D
Joker Vienna; og jeg bor i den sydlige del af Jylland. Her har vi intet imod svenskerne ..... så ingen fare for at blive "rullet" i en baggård her. 😁
Jeg må gi' dig helt ret med hensyn til den svenske natur. Og allemandsretten, hedder det vist. Det er også én af grundene til, jeg gerne tager til Sverige. Dog helst til Jeres skærgård. 👍
Vi har dog også ødemarker i Danmark. Har du været på den jyske hede? Og ved de vidtstrakte landområder bag ved vestkysten i Jylland? For slet ikke at snakke om den 300/400 km lange strand ud mod Vesterhavet?
Skriver til dig på dansk denne gang - vi er jo skandinaviske brødre 👍😉
As a dane i can say i think sweden is great and swedish people are awesome :)
"En lille en" haha ja den er god! Husk også lige én til det andet ben!
hahaha I absolutely loved this video, I really enjoyed hearing about different Danish perspectives as someone who loves Denmark and wants to visit
Im from The Netherlands and i find Danes fantastic people. Down to earth, easy to talk to, i try Danish but also good in English. Love the food, love the culture.
We have a lot in common. Even the liquorice !!!
So, with love from The Netherlands.... See you soon :)
I'm from Denmark and have visited Netherlands before and apart from the language our culture seems so similar in many ways! Also both countries are remarkably flat but still has some absolutely gorgeous environments, green everywhere! :)
I still miss The Netherlands sometimes, and if not for your language being seemingly as crazy sounding and difficult to learn as Danish I would actually probably love to live there. And I was even lucky enough to experience Kings Day haha that was an experience I won't ever forget - what an awesome culture y'all got down there!
Please don't ever let populist reactionary garbage politicians ruin yet another beautiful culture and nation.
@@tinorichardnielsen9008 Even in sports we have simularities (football, handbal (allthough you are always better), cycling, sailing).
@@uuuuNB Indeed, Dutch is also a difficult language. And we understand the word Hygge, its the same as Gezellig. No other country knows that word and what it means. And we love beer.
Lol Kingsday, one of those days we also have our flag out.
@@renevw5812 Not in football, your teams is always among the best in europe. Maybe our national team in periods are better. What I really like about Holland is the same laid back attitude and humor as we have in Denmark.
I think it is all because we just really really really don't want to bother other people, and so that applies to everything we ever do
I’m Japanese. I want to trip to Denmark so much.
I love your country.
日本に行きたい
Thank you :) I hope you will get to travel here someday
See... I want to do it the other way around...
Japan just like all of the other monarchy countries are true laughing stock of the world stage. It's sickening how a large majority of the Japanese people worship their monarchs as some sort of god-like figure who can't do anything wrong. History evidently proves that all monarchies ruled their people just like a dictatorship with barbarism, authoritarianism, totalitarianism and autocracy while millions were murdered in the process. To top off the monarchy's violence, secrecy, wastefulness, anti democracy and racism, there have been countless of movements around the world across the left to right political spectrum to abolish the monarchy.
Monarchies have made lots of enemies since their inception. The left wing Marxists, Socialists, Communists and the right wing Capitalists, Conservatives are turning their backs against the monarchy. Future of the monarchy is bleak as they're gonna face ongoing protests from an angry public. Support for a republic around the world is set to grow as time further progresses. I'm afraid there's nothing you monarchist sycophants to stop the inevitable rise of republicanism. Down with the repressive monarchy and live the republic dream!!
@@michaeleverett1479 bro shut up
God video. Jeg prøver at lære dansk. Jeg er enig i det er meget hårdt, men jeg synes, at svenske er sværere. Lakrids... den søde er god men ikke den salt. 😎
If you don't eat 100 grams of these per day, you'll never learn Danish properly
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@@simonbannow3905 Sjovt :-)
@@simonbannow3905 Haha
jeg også, vil du lærer sammen?
Well, I think you're doing a stellar job so far! Du er på rette spor. Held og lykke med den videre læring af det danske sprog. If you're ever to learn a language, if not fully then just a little more than the usual, then I suggest hearing songs in Danish. Or watch TV shows in Danish with English subtitles if you're not feeling too sure about your skills.
When I was a kid back in the 80's and cartoons were on. I would have to sit and listen to the English speaking cartoons. I found it to be very exotic.
Now I'm 43 and I still can't pronounce "Three" over "Tree" the 'Th' sound gets me every time.. I probably can't say a whole lot of other words correctly either. At least I have to deal with the Æ Ø and Å-letter in the alphabet. Those I can speak and read to perfection.
The accent -- OMG the accent :D I can hear myself in this interview with my accent.
I avoid speaking English on camera because I sound like a 'fresh off the boat' Lars Ulrich (of Metallica fame)
Oh well. That's the cards I've been dealt, I guess.
Personally, I absolutely LOVE a Danish accent. It is a wonderful accent and usually so mild most Americans would not even know you are not American. I only know from many years of traveling there, living there and having many friends from there. When I hear it in the states I always speak to the person in my best Danish (which isn’t that good) they usually have no idea where I am from with my weird accent lol.
another thing, be happy if a Dane make fun of you it means we like you :)
Absolutely! :D
Double morals ! ..it means,we like you,because we ARE BETTER THAN YOU ?.
more HANDSOME, than you, RICHER, thank you , PRETTIER/TALLER/BLONDER etc , than you ,..therefore WE LIKE YOU 1 .
Spent time this past summer in Denmark. Loved Skagen and Aalborg. Danish people were so welcoming. Food was delicious. Will be back. (From California)
I have been to Denmark perhaps 40 times but live in the United States. It’s remarkable when driving down the road and the sign says “left lane closed 5 km ahead“ and then everyone immediately gets over into the right lane. In the US, they would still drive in both lanes right up to the barricade and even drive on the side of the road!
Practically they're equally bad. The fastest way to get traffic through would be to utilize the space available, merge as late as possible, and then get on with business, but there are always ones to f... it up, either by speeding, overtaking on the shoulder as you say, etc.
I found it worked very well in Seattle around 20 years back. Signage would be put up to tell people to line up for an upcoming merge... went quite seamless usually. Guess it might have a little to do with the Nordic temper.
What a nice video!! My mega boss is Danish. Super nice, great work ethics and emotional intelligence. Worked with several Danes, always amazed at how open minded and tolerant they are. Lovely people. I’m Mediterranean so I guess I might come through as a bit “hyper” to them…
I’ve never felt so calm watching a video of Viking descendants talk about their culture. Even the way they speak is super gentle.
Janteloven is the best thing about Scandinavia, they just don't realize it. Without they might have ended up with a social system like the UK (way worse than the Danish)
As a Danish person I 100% agree with you, and I don't understand why there's people who don't like Janteloven. I don't see it as "oppressive" but rather as some kind of societal/cultural guidelines to make sure society didn't encounter too many issues regarding inequality. I see it as a way to tell people to cooperate, to understand that everyone has something they can contribute with and we should work as a collective together and not exploit each other for personal gains, to make sure that we are all equal. To make sure it is more difficult to create a personality cult into an authoritarian leader because it is deeply culturally ingrained into people that it is seen as a very negative thing to portray yourself as superior and that we most likely need to find the solutions as a collective.
Matter of fact, I see American influence as a direct consequence to the way people feel less positive about Janteloven than they perhaps should.
Personally I hope Janteloven never dies. The individual while of course treated with respect and dignity should never be lifted above the collective and get status as superior. I mean for gods sake our politicians live among common people and not in closed of territories or bunkers or whatever, even though everyone with half a brain still knows that there is inequality it's still nowhere near what other countries are suffering under.
Mexicans would fucking laugh us in the face when Danes complain about our oh so corrupt society. (Not saying there's no corruption in Denmark because it certainly exists, but the issue is way bigger than any individual nation as I believe the whole foundation of the capitalistic system as we know it is deeply flawed and corrupt but that's a whole other discussion).
I mean the language used in Janteloven is actually kind of harsh, and I wouldn't go as far as to say "You should not think that you can do anything" or "You should not think that you're just as much as us", but I am still very grateful how it has affected our society and I think we should all appreciate it and be proud of Janteloven.
The idea that we need to behave like a group, a society, a civilization working together for greater prosperity and not a bunch of individuals exploiting as many as possible to reach "the American dream", is in the end a very good thing and partly what made our welfare system possible.
Please don't hate Janteloven and think it is way outdated, when in fact we can still learn so much from it albeit we should of course look at it from the modern perspective. I don't want more American cynically capitalistic influence over our culture and especially not the "the individual means more than the collective" mentality!
@@uuuuNBThe main reason a lot of Danes hate Janteloven is because they think it's meant to keep them down, because they ever only hear half of it. The other half, stating: You are also no less than others, know your worth, is left out. It is the basis for a level playing field and equality. Just often gets left out.
Danish isn't a hard language to read or write, but the pronunciation is bizarre, which also makes it hard to understand. Swedish has some tough sounds like "sju" and "öl", but Danish is nothing but difficult vowel sounds with few consonants to break them up. Even Norwegians and Swedes will agree with this.
Danish is closely related to English. English got 800 words from the Danelaw, so it's not hard to learn, just to speak and hear.
Yet English is closer related to Norwegian due to the pronunciation of the words :p
I am danish. Ive only been drunk once. Male, 39, pro. musician/composer, dad, sport-fan.
But I guess Im not the typical dane.
“Hard to approach and rarely smiling” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I told my cousin I was going visit DK. Her response was, “We can meet up Friday at 17 o’clock”. This was 3 weeks out. My other cousin who I was staying asked every morning “what were my plans for today”. Mother flower, I’m on vacation, everything is random. And I knew it drove him crazy.
Hi from India.
Just 60km apart from Kolkata, there was a former danish colony. Few danish colonial relics still exist. A danish tavern is still running, which is newly renovated under Indo- danish
Cultural venture, with danish and Indian food. People enjoy danish dishes specially danish cake and pastries.
Where
"Danes are obsessed with their flag."
I mean, why wouldn't we be fond of it? Dannebrog is basically the national symbol equivalent of the Happy Meal. We're taught to associate it with happy times, get-togethers, birthdays, passed exams, and celebrations of all kinds from an early age. We don't pledge allegiance to it. We're not taught to value what it stands for above our lives. It's just a colorful flag we break out, when we're feeling happy and proud of ourselves/someone for accomplishing something. To most of us, Dannebrog has about as much to do with nationalism as Christmas has to do with Christianity (Read: not a whole lot), and I like that.
(Except for when we wear it at sporting events, in which case it's still a celebratory thing, but yes, we are very much showing national pride and support for our team. Still pretty much the same spirit behind it, tho.)
im glad you included that last part cause dear lord if EM football hasn't brought the nationalists out in everyone rn XD
that is a good way to put it, assoiating Dannebrog and nationalism with christmas and christianity.
though i think the comparrison would be lost on other people than danes. because someplaces christmas and christianity has been completly disassosiated from each other. maybe you could have said:
"Dannebrog does not have much to do with nationalism. in the way that an old tradition no longer has much to do with its origin."
@@lizjizz9397 I would call that patriotism, not nationalism. But that’s just my opinion.
@@charisma-hornum-fries fair thought! i just like to say nationalism to further dramatisize my sentence. :p
@@plopgoot5458 Christmas and Christianity have nothing to do with each other :D
Christmas originate from Jul (in Danish) Yule (Islandic) and is a tradition from when we believed in Odin and the other Scandinavian Gods.
we did not want to get rid of jul as we converted to Christianity, but they forbid us to call Odin Odin, so he became Julemande (Christmas man) and later in other countries became Saint Nickolaus or Santa Clause.
yep it where Odin that came with presents for the kids, his gray cape then became brown, then green and late Coca Cola made it red.
also the eight reindeer where Sleipner, a eight legged horse with a bloody mouth, it where changed by an English songwriter into eight reindeer and Rudolf who had a red nose instead of a bloody mouth :D
so yep our flag is not as much nationalism, as it is more just tradition.
"Sturdy Danes"
My grandmother was from Denmark and that was what she would say.
I think Denmark is a beautiful country. I want to visit it someday
i'm Danish and 176 cm tall, here it is small i even got the nickname Frodo in the military as i where by far the smallest in my unit :D
and i'm not blond but got blue/gray eyes :D
some can be a bit reserved but a smile always breaks the ice :D
when we show of it is mostly toward friends and in a friendly maner :D
ofc we can get angry we are Vikings after all, but also quick to go down again :D
jep we mostly follow the rules, but ofc there are exeptions.
eys we are cold resistant vikings, and we hate the heat, i feel like i'm dying over 30c :D
Jep we love licorice, and especially our salt licorice :D
I was the smallest in my Delling too, 170. But puff as fuck, my nickname was amagerdrengen, apparently I speak with a bit of Amager dialect.
176 is not small. I'm 170. Try that.
@@Momoa786 Denmark… I'm Danish lol
I can't speak for everyone, but in my experience, Danes will usually take people's bragging and boasting as an attempt to belittle them (and, to be fair, there *is* a difference between boasting and sharing news of an achievement in celebration).
Generally, you should avoid talking about personal achievements when the person you're talking to is trying to achieve the same thing. "Don't brag about your grades to a struggling classmate" is a good example, but you also generally shouldn't talk about your successful job position and how much money you're making unless someone specifically asked about it.
There are exceptions, of course, depending on your social circle, but in general I find that humility tends to get you further than boasting.
That goes under “Janteloven”.. - We are raised from birth to not brag about our achievements - doesnt mean we cant celebrate it and feel proud! But dont go around showing off.. we are taught that no matter how much money, how much power in a job, how much we win by - we are still just humans like our neighbor! Which in the end makes us equal!
I love Denmark so much. I've been three times and it definitely will be a consistent destination for me if I decide not to move there.
My Danish father didn’t like licorice, but my Norwegian mother loved it!
The best licorice I have ever tasted was from Denmark and The Netherlands. I especially love salt licorice and double salt licorice.
Not true. You must be mxing up here. Norwegians don't eat liquorice, it's exclusively a Danish thing.
The only thing I really know about Denmark is that they invented the reusable washable "qtip" ear clean swab called "The Last Swab" . It's made of recycled ocean plastics. I got a big gob of ear wax out using it.
the " no bragging " one is more like "im super good at this and that, arent i great?" danes : " yes yes, sure u are, arent u cute" followed with a mental petting on the head
I would love to live there. It is so organized and clean and I love chilling out and remaining calm and relaxed
A valuable thing to add here, in my opinion at least, is the general consensus that universally free and even financially supported education brings collective value to society, lowering crime, social inequality and raises overall average levels of competence amongst members of the work force, thus ensuring a higher standard of living for most all danes. This then, in turn, raises levels of trust amongst members of and within society itself, again reducing the incentives for corruption and ultimately facilitates a cultur of integrity and legitimacy. Easy life, do as Denmark.
i like denmark and am learning danish. i wish it was easier to make friends in denmark though :(
This was awesome!! Thank you for posting. I’m going to Copenhagen for vacay and I’m obsessed with Danish culture.
I m from india & would like to visit and meet the people of Denmark! ❤️
I do believe there's one culture that likes liquorice more than the Danish, and that'd be the Finnish. They're also the only ones beating us to the love of coffee if I remember correctly.
They tend to favour the sweeter or saltier kinds though. I've yet to find any foreigner who likes Super Piratos, Dracula or Tyrkisk Peber. 😂
@@imajinallthepurple ah, that may be true, the ones with a refreshing kick inside.
Anyway one piece of Finnish candy I would love to see Fazer send to Denmark is their chocolate bars, especially the salty caramel kind I tried on board a Finnair flight some years back.
@@imajinallthepurple tyrkisk peber is delicious. I’m Norwegian btw
@@imajinallthepurple Tyrkisk Peber comes from Finland, not Denmark!
@@anonymousforever Nah, it originates from Denmark. Look it up
I think my husband and I are actually Danish! We have so much in common it's so weird!
We are French and we live in Canada but we are looking to move to Denmark
Amazing! I’m also half french, half danish, living in France and planning to move to Denmark to study medecin in Copenhagen! Have been in efterskole for 1 year, but am also kinda afraid to not find the good friend who I really can be confident with 🤷🏻♂️
Je me disais la même chose !
French Canadians and Danes do have a LOT in common !
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy
I love danish humor. I love how we can just shit on our friends and their mess ups, but laugh about it together - It's great 😂
Australian culture is very similar in this respect - we "bag out" our friends but it's all in fun
You apparently also love smelling your own gas...
Good project, i like it! It would be lovely to hear about other cultures ☺️
There is so much resemblance with the Dutch 🇳🇱. We also eat a lot of lakrids. We call it dropjes.
you are not dutch hamza ahmad???
Just a Funny, but True Fact....There is "Another Denmark," ...a Second one in California. It is called Solvang and Danish People and The Flags are Everywhere There. Beautiful Place, whole Valley is Dane Land there. ;-)
"Solvang" translates closely to "Land of Sun". Sol = Sun, while "Vang" isn't used often in Danish but is a rare word for soil or grassland. Hope that sheds some light on the naming behind Solvang :)
I do love Denmark for multiple reasons, but all respect to Danes being lovers of Liquorice :)
All the people in this video actually look very nice and easy going, probably fun to be friends with... if they weren't 25 years my juniors, that is.
Age gap aside, I've heard it is very difficult to make friends, especially as a foreigner.
I've tried to study Danish. Grammar is not difficult and I liked it a lot but - good heavens - pronunciation is a real nightmare. They slur abosolutely every single word and listening comprehension is an impossibility.
I think Danish pronunciation is even worse than that of English.
You just have to be patient with friendships in Denmark. Start slow with a beer after work (or after a session of whatever hobby you would do) on a friday, and then slowly work on it. It can take a couple of years even for a Dane, in my experience.
Yeah, I think that's true too. We don't really think about here as it's just how it is but we don't really talk to strangers (unless we're drunk). So one of your only ways in are to be introduced by a coworker or something. Although joining a club, as they mentioned in the vid was a great tip. But even then... While most of us are comfortable enough with English to carry a conversation (despite that god awful accent - which personally makes me cringe so much I avoid speaking it as much as possible. Counter intuitive, I know), I've heard people tend to lose interest in making friends with foreigners if they have to keep having the conversations in English.
one of the easiest ways to get friends is in clubs (not in going drinking but hobby clubs), otherwise it takes time.
and jep Danish is one of the hardest languages to learns because of all the different vocal sounds, think it is in the top with Chinese if i'm not mistaken.
I love this video so much ! Looks like French Canadians and Danes have a lot in common ! I hope I'll be able to visit this beautiful country someday (I'll fit right in with my all-black clothes and reserved attitude 😏)
Maybe it's because the danes /Northmen settle, and dominated Normandy around the year 841 😉 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy
Oh, your welcome then
Kinda shocked that you want to come here but ok...
do you wanna visit denmarks oldest town called Ribe that also existed in the vikingage? It's also around where I live... and not to far from there is a vikingcenter where I work... it even has how Ripa [Ribe then] was in the early vikingage... also a chalk painting of how it became a town and not just a plays to trading and buy things in as it was before, it involves the Dutch people at that time too...(sorry im to in my job...)
also Sjælland which is where copenhagen (the capital) is wasn't even apart of harald bluetooth's kingdom ( the 2nd king of denmark and the man bluetooth is named after) ...probebly one of the reasons why us from Jylland (the part of denmark thats connected to Germany) call them 'little sweeden' or copenhagen and our capital we call 'Københavnstrup' (Copenhagen str. If diracly translated)
@@thericaSvdW No wonder you don't understand. If I lived there, I would be dead of cruel boredom... Besides, get your *facts* right.
Firstly: The original Jyder were Germans, *not* Danes
The Danes are a mixture of people from what today is known as Russia, Ukraine and Sweden, among others
The Jyder moved from Jutland to conquer UK together with the Anglo and Saxions.
When the Danes took over the wasteland from the Jyder, they first went to Sjælland and the other islands.
When digging out the Metro in Copenhagen, there were found evidence that the city were much older than first believed -No wonder as the Danes settled Sjælland first and *not* Jutland
@@KurtPedersen-tg7jc ok,and... i did not talk about where we come from or who the originals were, did I? ... that's way longer back then the vikings, some of it at lest... there was a reason why copenhagen became the capital, I know that, It might be older then belived but denmark has one of the oldest flags so why wound't it be older then belived a few years ago?
Now stop beliving im dumb... i clearly did not talk about where we come from or who the first was! I didnt talk about all the ages before Vikingage or those after! I only talked about my part of denmark in the vikingage and the secend king, who aparently didnt rulle Sjæland!
You clearly just found what i said boring that you didn't get the fact that I was talking about one little town, in the south-west of Jutland... and some other stuff.
Yes copenhagen is a big part of history and where the royal family live, now. And it is older then belived but who said anything about it not being another of our old towns... if you have seen Copenhagen you would know its a old town! It dosen't look like most capitals...
And Ribe is a town so what Copenhagen might be older but then its oldest city... it still dosen't mean that Ribe isen't the oldest Town in denmark!
Danish hate to show of : TRUE! Truuuuuuue! TRRRRUE!
danes love showing off, but they don't do it like in other cultures by speaking highly of themselves or of their family members, they just point out that they bought a new apartment, or a house or a second car, or boat. so it's more like they show really big expenses they've made, not smaller purchases like a new tv, phone or a laptop.
when i bought my first car, it was a small car, but i still bought cake to celebrate a big milestone in my life, the danes commented: why did you buy a small car, aren't you going to have childreen in the future, this is a car more suited as a secondary car, i thought you bought a big car. so yeah, was completely shit on.... maybe it was because those danes worked at a bank and most of them earned tons of more money than me and expected that i was earning tons, which i wasn't...
Not really, but everyone knows, that everybody else hate when you do...
The Viking culture actually where very advanced, as shown in a huge Viking Exhibition some years ago! They had the best ships for war and trade and the finest, best and most sharp weapons to find anywhere (Better metal than present iron). They also knew how to navigate the world, with the use of, before the Compass, tools, like polarized stones, able to show where to find the sun during fog and clouds, and discs with a stick and lines, to be able to navigate on the open sea, and still be at the same high.
I love Danish people and their culture , their pretty cities and fab open sandwiches ❤️🇩🇰❤️
I'm italian and absolutely in love with Danes❤❤❤❤..and yes they are very good looking
There is a good comradery between Danes and Italians that is unlike the good friendship we have with other Europeans.
I lived there 10 years. Moved out. Danes are lame, just a weird bunch of tryhards.
Ar Vi GerMaN or ArE W3 ScaNdinaVian?
I like the Dane accent. All Americans like accents even when we make fun of them we still like the sound. I am Dane American. Ancestors fra Denmark.
I am an America, who spent some time in in Danmark. I love Denmark and I agree with what has been said about of Danish culture. Jeg kan lige Danmark!
Denmark is probably the most hospitable country for Americans to visit, if Danes are kind to you they really mean it.
The big question is: is the Danish döner kebab better than the Belgian?
What fettle cousins, greetings from the Land of the Prince Bishops in old Danelaw Durham
Denmark is great, but if you come to visit us, don't stay in the cities, seek out the countryside, that's where you will find the real Danish beauty, and culture.
How very true, the Danish countryside is incredibly peaceful, nothing like it in the world.
Ha ha. I'm Greek and I'm 1,70 m "tall", which is a little below average in my country. So, if I come to Denmark, I'll feel again, as we say in Greek, like "a poor relative". I used to visit my mother's village in Greece, and all of my cousins from this side of the family were at least 1,85. I was the shortest!
Tell me about it. 100% Dane but same height as you.
En lille der kilder er bedre end en stor der kradser.😆😆😆😆🇩🇰
I’m from the Netherlands and a lot of this video applies to us Dutch people as well, especially to the northern half. We even love liquorice!
What kind of liquorice do the Dutch like? In Denmark we basically only eat salty liquorice. The sweet kind is just super boring 😁😎🙏
Ohh... i love Dutch liquoice ( I'm a quarter dutch)
Btw, i'm from denmark...
this was fun! waiting for the next one already
Think we are happy about our American flag than most countries 😀 much love from McKinley_17 in death valley national park California
They are really good ignoring foreign people and the mostly polite way
No one is fully aware of their privilige at all times. It is true that Danes don't constantly walk around thinking about how lucky we are to live here and have the priviliges we have, but who do? If you ask a Dane, they will most likely be aware of their privilege.
This was really fun to watch when I live in Denmark myself! Great idea to share online for any one who like to visit this specific country someday or are curious about knowing more about the culture. :)
I would love to visit Denmark, remarkable people, culture and country. 👍🇬🇧😀
all Danes are tall and blonde, uhmm I think you have us confused with Swedes
I think Janteloven is doa. Not because we brag a lot (We are fabulous) but because our focus on the individual is becoming a larger value than being a part of a bigger community.
"Impressive to show off when you have money" sitting here on KU experiencing all of these DTU people living up to the stereotypes we have of them.
Hot take, janteloven is a matter of personal pride. You don't show off because you have no reason to, you rest in yourself and your own confidence, you don't feel the need to try to prove that you are better than anyone else. Have some dignity.
It has nothing to do with dignity. It's about viewing everyone as equal but also a way to keep others down.
@@IamaDanish GZ, you know Axel Sandemose. Meanwhile the laws were build on believed existing ideals in society. Not even Sandemose ever claimed he was right about the reasonings behind the laws he set up. Thus, the hot take.
Spot one.. Hader Janteloven men elsker lakrids
‘Not all Danes are tall. I’m like only 182 cm’
Me: *165 cm short Dane, out an entire family of people between 150 and 175 cm* right
Honestly though, I don’t feel short when around people, so they can’t be that much taller than me on average.
It’s been a while since I saw a person and thought, ‘oh Wow, You’re really tall’ and I’m still shorter than the national average.
Trust me, you'll notice if you go to university. I'm 179 and feel dwarfed often.
As a dane I *hate* liquorice, but the rest of my family loves it, and most of my friends, so i guess that one is true....
HALLO tag det rolig , jeg er kun 167 , men jeg har til gengæld 2 drenge , den LILLE er 186 og den STORE er 188 , det giver nogle sjove blikke når vi kommer gående med mig i midten haha, folk danner en passage så vi har frit adgang
Det er også gennemsnit for kvinder i Danmark (167,2), det er stadig det syvende højeste i verdenen, så selv kvinder der føler sig lave i Danmark er ret høje.
Jeg er kun 160 cm. høj, så jeg trækker gennemsnittet ned. Før jeg blev gråhåret var jeg meget mørkhåret. Den ældste af mine 2 sønner er vist 182 cm. høj, hærdebred muskuløs med masse af tatoveringer og rødblond skæg, og den yngste er 186 cm. høj og ligeledes muskuløs. De ligner begge to vaskeægte vikinger :-D
Danish people never give way to pedestrians on the black and white cross over. It amazes me how they never stop for people to cross over. Can’t count how many times I have nearly been run over by a car.
@@31rockgoddess many do actually stop, though not as many as should be doing it, guess it depends on where you live, i experienced many more stop in jutland than in Copenhagen
@@nightangeldk8967 så føler jeg mig sku som en kæmpe kvinde, med min højde på 192cm
sweet video, good luck with the channel
Theses Danes sound great! Would love to meet them 😊
I follow the rules/laws in denmark, but I do jaywalk a lot...
11:02 - The gap between richest people and poorest people is smaller" = BULLSHIT. The wealthiest person in Denmark is worth more than 5 billion dollars, and the poorest person basically has negative net worth. So the gap between those 2 is gigantic. - However, if we talk about AVERAGE then she is somewhat right.
She said "smaller," not "small." "Smaller" is a relative term. Compared to the wealth gap in, say, the U.S., it is significantly smaller, just as an elephant is significantly smaller than a blue whale.
I think the point that Danes love their flag kinda miss aligns with how we actually interact with our flag. In Denmark, the flag is more a sign of celebration than nationality.
Der er en af deltagerne der lige får nævnt "clubs". Jeg vil mene at foreningslivet er meget typisk for Danmark, og rigtig mange venner finder hinanden der. Det er slet ikke en stereotyp, for mange udlændinge er slet ikke klar over hvordan den slags fungerer. I min sportsforening er der rigtig mange udlændinge der har fundet en vej ind i det danske samfund
Ja, det var ikke noget, jeg havde tænkt over, men det var nemlig et mega godt forslag til, hvordan man kan få venner her.
So why are you writing this in Danish? :/
The girl wearing the gloves is my favourite❤ she is someone I would have been friends with in school😆
7:17 - But what is considered overweight in Denmark is in many other countries (like the USA) considered healthy or even thin. But then someone in Denmark that is considered thin - using the Danish standards of today - would have been considered overweight in terms of Danish standards 40 years ago.
Thats not right. Theres a definition for overweight and fat. Its just that there had to be made ekstra categories because the US broke the scale soto speak.. BMI over 25 is overweight, over 30 is obese and so on.
you’re right. I’ve noticed a difference in what americans think is skinny/fat.
I remember this american lady refer to herself as “skinny” and to me she was not skinny.. not fat or anything but more like medium sized/curvy. And also I’ve seen Americans use this phrase “midsize” which to me is pretty much always “large” lol
Also Americans seem to use “healthy” as a word for “a bit chubby” which kinda annoys me as a skinny person because you can be skinny and healthy
@@Leviathandk BMI is rather inaccurate. Let's say you work out for muscle gain and you put on 10kg of muscle. That extra weight could push you over 25 BMI, but obviously more muscle doesn't make you overweight.
@@CHRoOMAX True. BMI is not a very good tool on an individual level. But works fine on a large scale.
Janteloven or Jantelagen is Swedish thing to
We don't really have one word for it but this mentality is really common in the north of the Netherlands as well.
Dejlig episode. Held og lykke på din kanal
As a Dane I would say Danes do NOT follow the rules 🤓 More or less every Dane driving on the highway drives way to fast. Danes are very bad following rules however they expect others to follow the the rules
But for sure, one stereotypes of Dane seems to be true that Danes are good in Maths and Engineering therefore everyone interviewed in the video has Engineering or mathematics students
These kids are from DTU.
They are DTU people and not representative. About the weight question, ehm, I think half the population weighs more than the median weight. And the Finnish people have taken over as the happiest, just because they consume more salmiakki.
I am somewhat bothered by how lightly Dannebrog (the Danish flag) is regarded in this presentation. It is much more than a birthday party or Christmas tree decoration.
Dannebrog not only is the standard which graphically represents Denmark (in a similar fashion so does any national flag), it truly represents our bond (contract) as a people between each other, between the people and our king, and between our nation and God.
If we use Dannebrog to decorate a birthday, it heralds to the day of our navnsattest (like a birth certificate only it's when we are appointed or "given" our name). Quite often this happens at is our birth baptism (a contract with God) when our parents record our name officially along with our birth date.
If we use Dannebrog to decorate Christmas, it is still for many Danes to venerate the birth of Christ and acknowledge His name "Jesus" (Christ or Messiah is His title). Jesus is the new "Contract" between God and His creation.
Dannebrog is of course the symbol of our nation, it precedes our constitution and even anticipates it. It is a contract between King, God and us, it is no accident that Dannebrog is the most beautiful of national flags representing the purity of Christ and the blood of His salvation Likeminded nations use this same graphical presentation and testimony (just look at the English flag, it is Dannebrog only with the colors reversed).
Hey. Keep going. We're is the rest?!
Di Indonesia tinggi badan 182cm sudah termasuk tinggi sekali, rata2 disini tinggi sekitar 165-170 cm, saya ingin lebih tau lagi tentang Denmark, bisakah berbagi resep masakan atau makanan khas dari Denmark, terimakasih
Ja så det forstår man ikke en skid af.🇵🇱
You Danes are my ancestors. I can't seem to connect with my fellow Americans. A move to Denmark may be in my future.
At least visit, you won't regret it.
The disclaimer just seems like the same reason I could use to say it is just my opinion black stinks. It's just an excuse for not doing science and just doing idiocy.
Scientifically speaking black does not stink, it's a colour. You could find data to provide cultural tendencies, but no it's more fun to be offensive and use OPINIONs.
I’m a liquorice lover too 🥰🥰🥰 Definitely because I’m from Denmark 🇩🇰🤪🤣 And a dark-dress up kind of person yeah 😜😬❤️
This panel is like an amalgamation of characters from 'Harry Potter' - Hogwarts School😏... But the All grown up version... Y/N?🤔
Denmark is MUCH MORE then only Copenhagen (København).
Go visit Fyn and Jylland as well.!
As a Dane, i can confirm every rumor about us shown in this video...
These danes are just expressing their nationalism when defending out culture 😅
Im 13 and am 185 cm and im from Denmark.
182cm,,,thats quite tall in my country
This guy really said they put up the flags at birthdays like that's normal 😂 but i guess i get it, it's kind of like a garland... Right?
My Danish friend sent me and my son Salty Fiske licorice for Christmas and it was the WORST candy experience ever!! 😳 But, still we remain friends. 👍😁
Hey🤨 salte fisk is the best. But it is a bit on the mild side when it comes to salted liquorice.
It’s incredible how danish people are attractive and beautiful, love this country and its people from Morocco 🇲🇦🇩🇰❤️
you also love to cut our heads off in your country
@@alexanderpedersen8710 unfortunately you are so ignorant that I will not even answer you on what you said in your previous comment. I feel sorry for you
@@meriemfd8982 dont feel sorry for me!! try if you can learn to feel sorry for the pople you cut head off that will be so much better for the whole world if people in your country could learn that
@@alexanderpedersen8710 Go inform you about Morocco and go inform you especially about the fact that nothing should be generalized based on one or two cases.
to add something, Morocco is a country where a lot of Holywoodian films have been filmed and if Morocco was really a dangerous country where (we cut heads to foreigners) there would never be a lot of Holywoodian films, and that without speaking football players who invest their money here to open hotels in Morocco like (cristiano ronaldo), precisely because he has come to Morocco many times and he has gilded this country where he was really very well received, without anyone to him do harm, and a there is lot of celebrities that come to morocco and really fall in love with my country and its people (rihanna, shakira, priyanka chopra, Tom cruise...etc), and not only celebrities, everyone who has came to morocco has loved it and its people, and don’t generalise, because in the whooole world we find people hurt, cut heads off and kill others because being a criminal is not associated to a country but to the person and to put an end to it I just want to tell you that I still feel sorry for you because even in 2022 people like you unfortunately exist. And people like you are not going to let me hate Denmark just because what they say about my country because I know that not all of danish or Scandinavian people are racists.
@@meriemfd8982 lol you just Called Me a racist?🤭 I have Been togheter with a iranian girl for 10 Years dated a kurdish girl Married to a Pakistan girl im not a racist🤣. Its not Me who Hurt other people because of diffrent country or religion!! So what that they have Been going there and not got their head cutted off its something you want an award for? In my head which is still attrached to my body (sadly for you) its not very polite to take peoples head off their body!
Do Danish people have ASD?
Fun fact Danish people love to watch things about there country