The tolerance of alcohol consumption is, I believe, largely historical. For long periods of time the water in Copenhagen and other big cities was not drinkable due to sewage, etc. So the norm was that everyone drank "beer", not beer as we know it but a less alcoholic version, mean to sanitize the water. If you go to Tøjhusmuseet, (museum of infantry equipment), you will see a list of what a soldier was paid, which includes several liters of beer every day.
Welcome to Denmark and thank you for your fine video. I agree with your thoughts. We as Danes never get tired of listening to people talking about us. By the way your park is also my park so we live in the same part of Østerbro in Copenhagen. Kenya is the only part of Africa I have ever been to. I remember flying from Copenhagen to Nairobi as a young man more than 40 years ago together with three others. We were a group of four biology students who had planned to rent a car and drive around most of Kenya for two months to visit all the lovely National Parks and watch wildlife etc. It was such a great experience to meet the nice and friendly people of Kenya. A fun and friendly man from Kenya called Peter gave us swahili (kiswahili) lessons before going to Kenya. I have lost contact with him but I think he lived on the island of Amager close to Copenhagen. I still have my swahili dictionaries and can even remember a few words.
What kind words said about my country. Karibu Kenya tena. I hope to one day visit Scandinavia. I like your culture of being straight forward and candid. No games!
@@chaniawillow Asante kwa maneno yako mazuri. We did not have time to learn enough kiswahili but mwalimu Peter from Copenhagen did his best and most people speak English well like you.
True, that's just how we are...more direct than most Scandinavians and more laid back too. If u can joke and especially joke about yourself, u are well off in Denmark and up to a good start...And I know that u kenyans can. That's why I feel at home here in Kenya....And I am here to stay. If u are too touchy...Denmark might not be your kind of place, They can be pretty rough, with the mouth and that scares alot of foreignors, who often consider us as being 'rude' in a daily talk. That only last until u get under the skin of us, then u will recognize that we have a big loving Mzungu heart. Having said that, I know that many consider danes to be 'Islamophobic'. Thinking about it and with my experience, I think that a major reason is exactly that many arabs, to my opinion and experience, don't have that delicate balance between seriousness and jokes that danes, and also u kenyans have. In general (some might have a different opinion) I think danes are pretty welcoming for Mzungues, especially in the major cities. On the contryside, they can be tough...but then again, out there, they are tough on us cityboys too. Anyway, karibu to Denmark.
We say that even a day spent by doing nothing is a day nothing learned from you, meaning you are always the motivation in your life and the cold season is where nothing becomes a passion after you have adjusted to the mindset. It's not sophisticated or too philosophical it's just a way of embracing the boredom and turning it into creativity just by thinking. There's a reason why fairytales are a huge part of our culture, and it's mainly because of the amount of time we spend alone, and it's definitely more than most people can relate to when they move here. Huge like for your stance on alcohol, the thing is that it's only a few decades ago that we began to break out of the serious consumption of alcohol. I grew up in a home where alcohol and spirits were socially accepted to a degree of my first drink, which was already something I experienced from the beginning of my life, but it has gradually dropped to maybe twice a year when I get the urge to get drunk. And I don't drink alone. This is simply a rule i have set up for myself, and it works for me as I am in my early fifties now. But alcohol is poison, and people are better today and more aware of the side effects it brings than it used to be. All the best to you and your dearest network, and thanks a lot for your input. It's always good to hear constructive criticism, so keep it up.
To be honest, my gardener is complaining that the summer has been one month longer the past two years, so not from June to August, but to September, and even early October. As of movies and TV series, then the oldest still existent film company in the world is Danish Nordisk Film.
New subbie. Great insights about Denmark. Welcome home as well. I came back to Kenya after 13 years of living abroad. I agree with you on why its good to be back home (your other video).
out here in the outskirts of Denmark, housing is much much cheaper. I pay DKK 4.000 (7-800 USD) a month for a very nice two bedroom appartment. The coolest appartment I have ever lived in, and I have lived in some very nice appartments.
@@SimonRaahauge1973 4000 dkk, unheard of rental prices in Copenhagen. I’ve been to Odense and there are beautiful homes that are definitely more price friendly.
I don’t know I think all the Scandinavians maybe have a drinking problem… I I did notice when we were there some decades ago, it was not unusual to see just about everybody drinking at 10 o’clock in the morning on a break. That different strokes are different folks. They get it done and they seem to enjoy their life. My mother was from Denmark. 🇩🇰. And she definitely had no problem speaking her mind. And she had some comebacks that would zing. I don’t know if all danger like that, but the older ones seem to speak out without hesitation if they see something they don’t like.
@@Mezzie1957 Definitely not all have a drinking problem. That would be a national crisis lol. I think younger Danes are much more polite and self aware when they speak…at least those I came into contact with.
Everything is a thorn in the side of the health authorities in this country, so you shouldn't organize your life around them. To explain what I mean, I have a little story. A man asks his doctor "If I stop smoking, drinking alcohol, and going out with women, is it certain that I will live to be 100 years old?" "No," the doctor replies, "but it will certainly feel that way!"
We are a small country, we can’t have/make sensational new/events all the time. We just don’t have people enough, ≈ 6 mil people can’t get up to to much 24/7 for it all to be interesting 😅 Free speech is allowed, unless it breaks the law, then you have to bear the consequences of your statements, if someone decides to hold you to what you said that is unlawful.
I don’t know why people refuse to believe what they see. If you believe in actually see that the danger mostly levelheaded people then maybe you at least take the moment to challenge your own conceptions about alcohol usage.
I don't really understand foreigners' views on alcohol in Denmark. Yes, as a young person you party a lot, but you learn to set limits, and when you enter adulthood and have to support yourself and possibly a family, this stops. Personally, I think it's much worse in countries like the USA, where it's almost a death sentence for young people to drink alcohol, and when they are adults, alcohol becomes one of the most important focal points in the rest of their lives............ is it better? This trend is also found in many other countries in the world, and these countries are mainly the countries that shout the most about the alcohol culture in Denmark
@@peternielsen2156 Cool…I guess...except I have met people who haven't managed to set limits yet despite having families. But as I said, different strokes for different folks.
@@justdruofficial There will always be people who never manage to set boundaries, but that will always be the case, but the vast majority do, and there is a difference between whether people drink at a party or they do it all the time.
@@letsgomentalke309 Yes to the first question, yes and no to the second question. I would say it depends on the job you want and the jobs that are available to you.
A lot of the rural parts of Denmark need allmost all kind of skilled work force. Btw, people living in rental arppartments (general housing) are less racist than those living in single family houses.
That's a fat lie! The problems with Islam are nothing more than problems with a sick ideology, created by extreme leftists, and the EU, which cannot bring enough Islamists to this country! Just look at what Islamists are doing at Christmas markets around Europe now! In England, you can't even say "Christmas market" so as not to offend Islamists, but have to call it "winter market" this can't be right! and it's not about racism, as all extremists love to say, because Islam is not a race, but an ideology! So forget your extreme leftist oikophobic nonsense.
@@plevst8119 I was referring to the problems that the previous commenter mentioned…I was curious to know what the problems he spoke of were because he wrote “it wasn’t the right wing who created the problems that lead to the rhetoric.” Have all the fun you want…all I’m looking to do is understand what is happening hence my line of questioning.
You are a beautiful woman and we are happy to have you here!
@@KHValby I appreciate the compliment.
The tolerance of alcohol consumption is, I believe, largely historical. For long periods of time the water in Copenhagen and other big cities was not drinkable due to sewage, etc. So the norm was that everyone drank "beer", not beer as we know it but a less alcoholic version, mean to sanitize the water. If you go to Tøjhusmuseet, (museum of infantry equipment), you will see a list of what a soldier was paid, which includes several liters of beer every day.
@@unpopulareconomics Thanks for this explanation…definitely looking into it.
You are very welcome here ,,,,❤️
@@mikkeljacobsen6846 Mange tak ☺️
Welcome to Denmark and thank you for your fine video. I agree with your thoughts. We as Danes never get tired of listening to people talking about us. By the way your park is also my park so we live in the same part of Østerbro in Copenhagen. Kenya is the only part of Africa I have ever been to. I remember flying from Copenhagen to Nairobi as a young man more than 40 years ago together with three others. We were a group of four biology students who had planned to rent a car and drive around most of Kenya for two months to visit all the lovely National Parks and watch wildlife etc. It was such a great experience to meet the nice and friendly people of Kenya. A fun and friendly man from Kenya called Peter gave us swahili (kiswahili) lessons before going to Kenya. I have lost contact with him but I think he lived on the island of Amager close to Copenhagen. I still have my swahili dictionaries and can even remember a few words.
What kind words said about my country. Karibu Kenya tena. I hope to one day visit Scandinavia. I like your culture of being straight forward and candid. No games!
@@chaniawillow Asante kwa maneno yako mazuri. We did not have time to learn enough kiswahili but mwalimu Peter from Copenhagen did his best and most people speak English well like you.
@@BoHoff-o6t oh wow. Good Kiswahili. Keep it up!
True, that's just how we are...more direct than most Scandinavians and more laid back too. If u can joke and especially joke about yourself, u are well off in Denmark and up to a good start...And I know that u kenyans can. That's why I feel at home here in Kenya....And I am here to stay.
If u are too touchy...Denmark might not be your kind of place, They can be pretty rough, with the mouth and that scares alot of foreignors, who often consider us as being 'rude' in a daily talk. That only last until u get under the skin of us, then u will recognize that we have a big loving Mzungu heart.
Having said that, I know that many consider danes to be 'Islamophobic'. Thinking about it and with my experience, I think that a major reason is exactly that many arabs, to my opinion and experience, don't have that delicate balance between seriousness and jokes that danes, and also u kenyans have. In general (some might have a different opinion) I think danes are pretty welcoming for Mzungues, especially in the major cities. On the contryside, they can be tough...but then again, out there, they are tough on us cityboys too.
Anyway, karibu to Denmark.
We say that even a day spent by doing nothing is a day nothing learned from you, meaning you are always the motivation in your life and the cold season is where nothing becomes a passion after you have adjusted to the mindset. It's not sophisticated or too philosophical it's just a way of embracing the boredom and turning it into creativity just by thinking. There's a reason why fairytales are a huge part of our culture, and it's mainly because of the amount of time we spend alone, and it's definitely more than most people can relate to when they move here.
Huge like for your stance on alcohol, the thing is that it's only a few decades ago that we began to break out of the serious consumption of alcohol. I grew up in a home where alcohol and spirits were socially accepted to a degree of my first drink, which was already something I experienced from the beginning of my life, but it has gradually dropped to maybe twice a year when I get the urge to get drunk. And I don't drink alone. This is simply a rule i have set up for myself, and it works for me as I am in my early fifties now. But alcohol is poison, and people are better today and more aware of the side effects it brings than it used to be.
All the best to you and your dearest network, and thanks a lot for your input. It's always good to hear constructive criticism, so keep it up.
@@citizenVader Thank you. I’ve also heard stories of people being encouraged to drink by family while young. It seems it was more popular in the past.
@justdruofficial I think it was a cold war issue
To be honest, my gardener is complaining that the summer has been one month longer the past two years, so not from June to August, but to September, and even early October. As of movies and TV series, then the oldest still existent film company in the world is Danish Nordisk Film.
Life in Denmark has been a challenge that I've learned to appreciate. Share challenges you appreciate living abroad, or at home or wherever you are
New subbie. Great insights about Denmark. Welcome home as well. I came back to Kenya after 13 years of living abroad. I agree with you on why its good to be back home (your other video).
@@chaniawillow Thank you 🖤
Great work, sister...here from Nairobi
@@danielkentkovacs2141 Thanks
out here in the outskirts of Denmark, housing is much much cheaper. I pay DKK 4.000 (7-800 USD) a month for a very nice two bedroom appartment. The coolest appartment I have ever lived in, and I have lived in some very nice appartments.
@@SimonRaahauge1973 4000 dkk, unheard of rental prices in Copenhagen. I’ve been to Odense and there are beautiful homes that are definitely more price friendly.
@@justdruofficial I live in a very distant, rural part of the country, where this is a high rent.....
I don’t know I think all the Scandinavians maybe have a drinking problem… I I did notice when we were there some decades ago, it was not unusual to see just about everybody drinking at 10 o’clock in the morning on a break. That different strokes are different folks. They get it done and they seem to enjoy their life. My mother was from Denmark. 🇩🇰. And she definitely had no problem speaking her mind. And she had some comebacks that would zing. I don’t know if all danger like that, but the older ones seem to speak out without hesitation if they see something they don’t like.
@@Mezzie1957 Definitely not all have a drinking problem. That would be a national crisis lol. I think younger Danes are much more polite and self aware when they speak…at least those I came into contact with.
the socalled drinking culture in Denmark is a thorn in the eye of the health authorities here....
Everything is a thorn in the side of the health authorities in this country, so you shouldn't organize your life around them.
To explain what I mean, I have a little story.
A man asks his doctor
"If I stop smoking, drinking alcohol, and going out with women, is it certain that I will live to be 100 years old?"
"No," the doctor replies, "but it will certainly feel that way!"
@@peternielsen2156😂😂😂. Super, Peter.
We are a small country, we can’t have/make sensational new/events all the time.
We just don’t have people enough, ≈ 6 mil people can’t get up to to much 24/7 for it all to be interesting 😅
Free speech is allowed, unless it breaks the law, then you have to bear the consequences of your statements, if someone decides to hold you to what you said that is unlawful.
Its not cold so long the Petrol dont freeze.
So its actually pretty warm here in Denmark.
@@poulbjensen8645 lol..cool.
Yes 9 month is correct i call it the gray lid 😂 once you have tried hygge it's yours forever the gift that keeps giving🎉
@@jackalofalltrades8705 Candles for the win 😂
In Ke, we appreciate the challenge of never knowing when a public holiday will happen😂
@@theafrinado as you should 😂
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I agree with you on the alcohol too much and too young drinkers
@@mynorby206 💯
I don’t know why people refuse to believe what they see. If you believe in actually see that the danger mostly levelheaded people then maybe you at least take the moment to challenge your own conceptions about alcohol usage.
100 percent correct
I don't really understand foreigners' views on alcohol in Denmark. Yes, as a young person you party a lot, but you learn to set limits, and when you enter adulthood and have to support yourself and possibly a family, this stops.
Personally, I think it's much worse in countries like the USA, where it's almost a death sentence for young people to drink alcohol, and when they are adults, alcohol becomes one of the most important focal points in the rest of their lives............ is it better?
This trend is also found in many other countries in the world, and these countries are mainly the countries that shout the most about the alcohol culture in Denmark
@@peternielsen2156 Cool…I guess...except I have met people who haven't managed to set limits yet despite having families. But as I said, different strokes for different folks.
@@justdruofficial
There will always be people who never manage to set boundaries, but that will always be the case, but the vast majority do, and there is a difference between whether people drink at a party or they do it all the time.
making the best of a small budget is an old danish sport in culture.
the not so summer parts of the year are rather long....
@@SimonRaahauge1973 …that’s one way to put it 😂
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Mange tak :)
Do they have immigration programs and is it easy for a foreigner to get a job?
@@letsgomentalke309 Yes to the first question, yes and no to the second question. I would say it depends on the job you want and the jobs that are available to you.
A lot of the rural parts of Denmark need allmost all kind of skilled work force. Btw, people living in rental arppartments (general housing) are less racist than those living in single family houses.
Kids today find other things than alcohol... Sorry to say.
the anti-islamic rethorics started on the right wing fringes. but became mainstream for opportunistic reasons.....
@@SimonRaahauge1973 Saddening.
@@justdruofficial very saddening. I have long since started to vote for a political party, that does not use this rethoric...
That's a fat lie!
The problems with Islam are nothing more than problems with a sick ideology, created by extreme leftists, and the EU, which cannot bring enough Islamists to this country!
Just look at what Islamists are doing at Christmas markets around Europe now! In England, you can't even say "Christmas market" so as not to offend Islamists, but have to call it "winter market" this can't be right! and it's not about racism, as all extremists love to say, because Islam is not a race, but an ideology!
So forget your extreme leftist oikophobic nonsense.
@@KurtFrederiksenWhat were the problems the left leaning governments did not address? And when was this?
@@plevst8119 I was referring to the problems that the previous commenter mentioned…I was curious to know what the problems he spoke of were because he wrote “it wasn’t the right wing who created the problems that lead to the rhetoric.”
Have all the fun you want…all I’m looking to do is understand what is happening hence my line of questioning.