As a Norwegian, I could not understand that the word dog comes from Old Norse, and that is correct. The word comes from Old English, docga. The word for dog in old norse is hundr. In Norwegian it is hund, and I guess pretty much the same in Danish.
Just letting you know that vitamin D here in Denmark, is classified as an anti-depressant. Which is a perfectly normal diet supplement for at least 6 months of the year 😉 We only test the sirens once a year, so I have to admit that I'm more concerned that one day a year, until it dawns on me that it's the first Wednesday of May, and I'm less vary
Oh that’s interesting! I generally take Vitamin D supplements regularly myself, as the weather is not so great here either haha 🤣 Definitely helps my mood 😂
Yeah the annual siren test is 12 o’clock noon on the first wednesday in May 😁 so i know they had to inform about it to the ukrainians Who came to Denmark this year, as to not freak Them out.
Yea I just commented on that as well, it's a statistic that foreign reporters love to misunderstand 😄 Would be quite counter-intuitive to be labelled the happiest people on the planet while also being the most depressed haha.
@@danskegamerboysthey used to be old-sk00l rotating sirens driven by electric motors. The modern ones are electronic and contain no moving parts. That’s why they can be (mostly) tested without sound.
That thing about just pronouncing the first part of a word, and then mumbling the rest is actually pretty accurate - in fact, as a Dane, I find it somewhat jarring when people "over-pronounce" Danish words (like actors on TV, or foreigners trying to speak clearly), it makes it sound stilted and unnatural.
@@Bag_monkey actually no. I heared them last time when I was in Middle school. And since I am working now I do not hear them because my work is between my city and neighborhood village. In the field 😅😅 3 km from my house.
Janteloven or Jant's law is misunderstood a lot by a lot of people, even danes. It's a sarcastic set of 'laws' about how people in smaller towns used to live. It's basically a stab at farmers from people in largers cities. And the part about anti-depressive meds are off, since vitamin D suplements are classed as one, and during the winter, when there is little to no sun, most people take them.
KBH - A flat Bristol with less protesters and more bikes. Sirens - less annoying than having to learn German.. With regards the language thing - to be somewhat direct; it's an effort and pain in the arse dealing with anyone stumbling through a foreign language (let alone a native English speaker), we're not about to do that, as a matter of habit, for a tourist that's going home tomorrow. Someone who's living or studying here, whose name we might know - it's another matter. Though that may just be a mainland/Jysk ting, I'm pretty sure it isn't.. It's not to be rude if we start speaking English, it's likely that we aren't on holiday and have half an hour of sunlight left lol
Very funny comparisons haha I enjoyed them a lot 🤣 Oh yes, can completely understand. I can imagine no one who lives there wants to waste their time trying to communicate with a tourist stumbling through Danish when they could just talk English and save time haha 😂 You want to enjoy all that sunlight you have left and I respect and admire that 😝 (Also I would never think it’s rude if you started speaking English, in fact I’d probably appreciate it haha)
Danish does indeed sound like someone trying to talk with a potato in their mouths. A lot of the sound is made at the back of our throats so it can sound like people mumbling. There's not a lot of high pitched sounds in our language like in Swedish or Norwegian languages. Also: The emergency sirens are tested once a year on the first wednesday of may at noon. It goes on for 2-3 minutes and that's it.
One thing though he says Icelandic can generally be understood by us.. No. Danish, Norwegian and Swedish can be understood by each other. But not Finland or Iceland.
+ little tipp: the emty plastikbottles & cans you can bring back to the stores, put it there into the Pfandmashine cos for every single plasticbottle & can gives 1 crown (money) back (when they have a black-white pfandsymbole on it,.bit Same like in germany too) !
Actually there is about 700 words in english that comes from danish. Words like knife (kniv) egg (æg), many english citties are still called something with “by” which is the danish Word for town, village or city, like Westerby which means Vesterby in danish.
A rather famous Danish Mathematician and Poet, the late, Piet Hein (Also famous for his specially designed shape for "Sergels Torg" in Stockholm, for which he created the "Super-ellipse" shape! A combined square/rectangle and an ellipse!), did make a small globe on which - of course, Denmark fills most on it!!!! If ever visiting Denmark you may find it being sold in a souvenir shop in one of the long walking-streets in the Center of Copenhagen: "Strøget"!! 😁
He is wrong about Denmark being a founding member of the EU. We joined at the same time the UK did. You might say because the UK did. If you go to Denmark, go in the summer when it is nicer. Also make sure to stay a while on one of the smaller islands. Island living is very much part of the Danish experience.
Oh wow, every Wednesday at noon?! I would find that a little annoying after a while haha 🤣 I’d much prefer just once a year in Denmark! 😝 Thanks for letting me know!
Everything in Scandinavia is more expensive due to us getting paid more. Things only cost what people can afford. People who come from countries that have a lower individual purchase power will experience this as extremely expensive. Things in Norway get a price increase beyond that since pretty much everything has to be imported as there's little space in Norway for food production.
He forgot Bornholm an island in the Baltic Sea - that we also tend to forget - they were freed from the German occupation in WW2 a year after the rest of Denmark .
The potato in the mouth is mainly people in Copenhagen. The rest of us speak with different dialects/tone with more melody. And yes, we mostly pay our taxes happily - we get so much back.
To the British commentator: A few years ago I was in an English restaurant in London which was certainly not fancy and I can guarantee you that the prices we were met with were hair-raising and at all times far above the Danish restaurants. As for the quality, it was definitely nothing to write home about. Now here, under inflation, you can't compare prices with other countries at all. 🤨🤨🤨🤨
The Danish language? Yes, yes, yes! As you have been told there is not much of a melody here. There is emphasis on rhythm, not melody. Danish is a rhythmic language with emphasis preferably on one syllable per word, and each sentence have emphasis ONLY on the important words.. i.e. the words that are most meaningful with regard to the context. Consequently weak syllables in words and not so-important words in sentences are left to be pronounced very quickly or mumbled. This rhythmic pronunciation allows a fast pronunciation. You more or less only hear (clearly) what is emphasized, which is why listening to and copying the rhythm of Danish is so important... the rhythm often carries the meaning. 30 years of teaching Danish to non-Danes has taught me that 2 things are absolutely vital to concentrate on if you want to learn or/and understand Danish: 1)Precise vowels and 2) the rhythm of words and sentences. Compared to that .....All the rest is luxury !!!! :-)
"Strange that a small country like Denmark owns a big country like Greenland" is funny coming from a Brit. Britain is NOT a geographically large country, but less than 200 years ago it "owned" HUMONGOUS other countries like Canada and Australia as well as large swathes of Africa and Asia. Once upon a time, it even owned much of what is now 'Murica!
The tonation in the other languages go more up and down, where as Danish, is quite flat, in general, and back in the throat, with some of our consonants Regarding the Sirenes, I have heard them frequently through my entire life!... Earlier it was on Wednesdays, then it was in May, and now, it's on the first Wednesday in May, - right during the lunch-break....! (for the school children) Some years ago, when it was a test, something turned out to be real at that exact time, some toxic gas-leak or something although, the "leg"-word, means something different, in Danish. It means "game" or "play". When children are playing, they "leger". ( the 'g' here creates more of a j-sound to the word) We do have a lot of things to see also in Denmark. Amusement parks, various different castles with lots of history, from different spots in our long history with each castle. So.. what would you like to see, when you get to Denmark?
Considering the "practising local language" versus local people speaking English, I find that in countries where the population is generally... not quite as good at English, that want to speak English with you to practise (speaking form experience after working in China). In Denmark, most people wouldn't do this, as we feel we're already proficient, but rather we don't want to bother with people we don't know because we'd look for the most efficient method to properly convey meaning. It's different if you're staying here and express a wish to actually learn Danish.
It is ridiculous to be so fixated on the tax rate. I have an average income and went back 4 years on my tax return. I have not paid more than 39% in income tax on the basis of tax deductions. Everyone in Denmark has, for example, a personal deduction of DKK 46,000/year. before tax if they live alone + Employment deduction + driving to work deduction and many other options for deductions. All in all, you end up with a much lower tax rate than you would think. Yes, it varies, but it is relative to income and deductions. It's all a narrative. Next time, ask about the income and what is left when you have paid the tax. That is a more accurate calculation.
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The sirens are tested once a year. When I was a kid during the cold war, the sirens were tested every Wednesday at noon.
Ah that’s so interesting! Thank you! 😁
As a Norwegian, I could not understand that the word dog comes from Old Norse, and that is correct. The word comes from Old English, docga. The word for dog in old norse is hundr. In Norwegian it is hund, and I guess pretty much the same in Danish.
Just letting you know that vitamin D here in Denmark, is classified as an anti-depressant. Which is a perfectly normal diet supplement for at least 6 months of the year 😉
We only test the sirens once a year, so I have to admit that I'm more concerned that one day a year, until it dawns on me that it's the first Wednesday of May, and I'm less vary
Oh that’s interesting! I generally take Vitamin D supplements regularly myself, as the weather is not so great here either haha 🤣 Definitely helps my mood 😂
Yeah the annual siren test is 12 o’clock noon on the first wednesday in May 😁 so i know they had to inform about it to the ukrainians Who came to Denmark this year, as to not freak Them out.
Yea I just commented on that as well, it's a statistic that foreign reporters love to misunderstand 😄 Would be quite counter-intuitive to be labelled the happiest people on the planet while also being the most depressed haha.
The sirens are tested every day, they only apply the sound the first Wednesday of May though.
Soon you will just get a warning on your smartphone, I hope
The sirens aren't annoying as they are only tested once per year. I always find them fascinating and stop what I do to listen to them.
Oh cool! Yes once a year isn’t too bad haha 🤣
@@allaboutscandinavia9779 they test them every night without sound and then once a year at day time with sound 🙂
@@danskegamerboysthey used to be old-sk00l rotating sirens driven by electric motors. The modern ones are electronic and contain no moving parts. That’s why they can be (mostly) tested without sound.
That siren is once a year - at noon.... You would have to be a real "Karen" to get annoyed by that!
That thing about just pronouncing the first part of a word, and then mumbling the rest is actually pretty accurate - in fact, as a Dane, I find it somewhat jarring when people "over-pronounce" Danish words (like actors on TV, or foreigners trying to speak clearly), it makes it sound stilted and unnatural.
Haha that’s so funny I love it! 😁
We also have siren drils in Czechia. Every first Wednesday in month at 12:00.
Oh wow I just can’t imagine having to do that every month! 😅
@@Bag_monkey actually no. I heared them last time when I was in Middle school. And since I am working now I do not hear them because my work is between my city and neighborhood village. In the field 😅😅 3 km from my house.
Janteloven or Jant's law is misunderstood a lot by a lot of people, even danes. It's a sarcastic set of 'laws' about how people in smaller towns used to live. It's basically a stab at farmers from people in largers cities.
And the part about anti-depressive meds are off, since vitamin D suplements are classed as one, and during the winter, when there is little to no sun, most people take them.
Ah that’s so cool haha 🤣 Yes, I can imagine most people do take vitamin D supplements in the winter!
Hi :) GB and Denmark did enter the EEC (later EU) at the same time in 1972. :)
Oh thanks for the clarification!
KBH - A flat Bristol with less protesters and more bikes.
Sirens - less annoying than having to learn German..
With regards the language thing - to be somewhat direct; it's an effort and pain in the arse dealing with anyone stumbling through a foreign language (let alone a native English speaker), we're not about to do that, as a matter of habit, for a tourist that's going home tomorrow. Someone who's living or studying here, whose name we might know - it's another matter. Though that may just be a mainland/Jysk ting, I'm pretty sure it isn't.. It's not to be rude if we start speaking English, it's likely that we aren't on holiday and have half an hour of sunlight left lol
Very funny comparisons haha I enjoyed them a lot 🤣 Oh yes, can completely understand. I can imagine no one who lives there wants to waste their time trying to communicate with a tourist stumbling through Danish when they could just talk English and save time haha 😂 You want to enjoy all that sunlight you have left and I respect and admire that 😝 (Also I would never think it’s rude if you started speaking English, in fact I’d probably appreciate it haha)
Danish does indeed sound like someone trying to talk with a potato in their mouths. A lot of the sound is made at the back of our throats so it can sound like people mumbling. There's not a lot of high pitched sounds in our language like in Swedish or Norwegian languages. Also: The emergency sirens are tested once a year on the first wednesday of may at noon. It goes on for 2-3 minutes and that's it.
One thing though he says Icelandic can generally be understood by us.. No.
Danish, Norwegian and Swedish can be understood by each other. But not Finland or Iceland.
+ little tipp:
the emty plastikbottles & cans you can bring back to the stores, put it there into the Pfandmashine cos for every single plasticbottle & can gives 1 crown (money) back (when they have a black-white pfandsymbole on it,.bit Same like in germany too) !
Oh that’s such a cool system! Love that! 😁
Actually there is about 700 words in english that comes from danish. Words like knife (kniv) egg (æg), many english citties are still called something with “by” which is the danish Word for town, village or city, like Westerby which means Vesterby in danish.
A rather famous Danish Mathematician and Poet, the late, Piet Hein (Also famous for his specially designed shape for "Sergels Torg" in Stockholm, for which he created the "Super-ellipse" shape! A combined square/rectangle and an ellipse!), did make a small globe on which - of course, Denmark fills most on it!!!! If ever visiting Denmark you may find it being sold in a souvenir shop in one of the long walking-streets in the Center of Copenhagen: "Strøget"!! 😁
OLD NORSE IN ENGLISH: The words the Vikings left behind.
A clip about how the Vikings influenced the English language.
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He is wrong about Denmark being a founding member of the EU. We joined at the same time the UK did. You might say because the UK did.
If you go to Denmark, go in the summer when it is nicer. Also make sure to stay a while on one of the smaller islands. Island living is very much part of the Danish experience.
Thanks for the clarification! Oh yes, definitely want to visit when the weather is good! 😁
Yes! EF (now EU) was founded by the 3 small and the 3 bigger European countries: Holland, Belgium Luxemburg plus France, Italy and Germany.
Tecnically he's right. We wasn't a founding member of the EEC (EF), but as a member of EF we was there during the transformation into the Union.
Fun fact. In Denmark the sirens are only tested audibly once a year, but in Greenland it's every wednesday at noon.
Oh wow, every Wednesday at noon?! I would find that a little annoying after a while haha 🤣 I’d much prefer just once a year in Denmark! 😝 Thanks for letting me know!
@@allaboutscandinavia9779 You get used to it :) But if you're close to the sirens and unprepared it can be quite the jumpscare
That's funny. I just returned from a two week stay in Nuuk and I never heard the sirens
@@Bag_monkey There are only a few sirens, so the volume varies a lot based on where you are :)
They used to be every wednesday noon in Denmark too, but for some reason they changed that to once a year.
Everything in Scandinavia is more expensive due to us getting paid more. Things only cost what people can afford. People who come from countries that have a lower individual purchase power will experience this as extremely expensive.
Things in Norway get a price increase beyond that since pretty much everything has to be imported as there's little space in Norway for food production.
He forgot Bornholm an island in the Baltic Sea - that we also tend to forget - they were freed from the German occupation in WW2 a year after the rest of Denmark .
Oh wow that’s interesting! Thank you! 😁
Because it wasn't the German occupation, it was the Russian.
@@KurtFrederiksen Thank you - an important detail.
The potato in the mouth is mainly people in Copenhagen. The rest of us speak with different dialects/tone with more melody. And yes, we mostly pay our taxes happily - we get so much back.
To the British commentator: A few years ago I was in an English restaurant in London which was certainly not fancy and I can guarantee you that the prices we were met with were hair-raising and at all times far above the Danish restaurants. As for the quality, it was definitely nothing to write home about. Now here, under inflation, you can't compare prices with other countries at all. 🤨🤨🤨🤨
Oh yes, London is sooo expensive it’s true! 😅 And the food is not always so good, I agree with you 🤣
The Danish language? Yes, yes, yes! As you have been told there is not much of a melody here. There is emphasis on rhythm, not melody. Danish is a rhythmic language with emphasis preferably on one syllable per word, and each sentence have emphasis ONLY on the important words.. i.e. the words that are most meaningful with regard to the context. Consequently weak syllables in words and not so-important words in sentences are left to be pronounced very quickly or mumbled. This rhythmic pronunciation allows a fast pronunciation. You more or less only hear (clearly) what is emphasized, which is why listening to and copying the rhythm of Danish is so important... the rhythm often carries the meaning.
30 years of teaching Danish to non-Danes has taught me that 2 things are absolutely vital to concentrate on if you want to learn or/and understand Danish: 1)Precise vowels and 2) the rhythm of words and sentences. Compared to that .....All the rest is luxury !!!! :-)
They're air raid sirens... And at this point, it's more of a tradition, which especially the kids find interesting. And it's 5 minutes each year.
"Strange that a small country like Denmark owns a big country like Greenland" is funny coming from a Brit. Britain is NOT a geographically large country, but less than 200 years ago it "owned" HUMONGOUS other countries like Canada and Australia as well as large swathes of Africa and Asia. Once upon a time, it even owned much of what is now 'Murica!
Haha yes you make a very good point! :D
The sirens are tested once a year and last only a couple of minutes.
This is good to know! I could cope with that haha 😝🤣🤣
The tonation in the other languages go more up and down, where as Danish, is quite flat, in general, and back in the throat, with some of our consonants
Regarding the Sirenes, I have heard them frequently through my entire life!...
Earlier it was on Wednesdays, then it was in May, and now, it's on the first Wednesday in May, - right during the lunch-break....! (for the school children) Some years ago, when it was a test, something turned out to be real at that exact time, some toxic gas-leak or something
although, the "leg"-word, means something different, in Danish. It means "game" or "play". When children are playing, they "leger". ( the 'g' here creates more of a j-sound to the word)
We do have a lot of things to see also in Denmark. Amusement parks, various different castles with lots of history, from different spots in our long history with each castle. So.. what would you like to see, when you get to Denmark?
We dont speak danish..We speak code:)
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Considering the "practising local language" versus local people speaking English, I find that in countries where the population is generally... not quite as good at English, that want to speak English with you to practise (speaking form experience after working in China). In Denmark, most people wouldn't do this, as we feel we're already proficient, but rather we don't want to bother with people we don't know because we'd look for the most efficient method to properly convey meaning.
It's different if you're staying here and express a wish to actually learn Danish.
Yeah that makes a lot of sense! If you can communicate with ease and efficiency in English it’s understandable you would do it! 😁
It is ridiculous to be so fixated on the tax rate.
I have an average income and went back 4 years on my tax return. I have not paid more than 39% in income tax on the basis of tax deductions. Everyone in Denmark has, for example, a personal deduction of DKK 46,000/year. before tax if they live alone + Employment deduction + driving to work deduction and many other options for deductions.
All in all, you end up with a much lower tax rate than you would think. Yes, it varies, but it is relative to income and deductions.
It's all a narrative. Next time, ask about the income and what is left when you have paid the tax. That is a more accurate calculation.
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