Funny facts about Denmark by American student living in Denmark! Don’t we love Denmark??!!
By American student living in Denmark
| 😂 You think there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. |
| 😂 You think its normal to pick up a girl in a pub, walk her to her bike and ride with her back home. |
| 😂 You understand why not every type of meat can be put together on top of bread. |
| 😂 You think its impolite to sit next to someone in a bus if there is a bench where you can sit on your own. |
| 😂 You go to the supermarket and buy three good beers and 10 not too good ones. |
| 😂 You can open a beer bottle with almost anything. |
| 😂 You honestly believe that the distance between Copenhagen and Aalborg is long. |
| 😂 You can tell the difference between a Grøn Tuborg and a Carlsberg beer |
| 😂 The first thing you do on entering a bank/post office/pharmacy etc. is to look for the queue number machine. |
| 😂 You accept that you will have to queue to take a queue number. |
| 😂 When a stranger on the street smiles at you, you assume that: a. he is drunk; b. he is insane; c. he is American; d. he is all of the above. |
| 😂 Silence is fun. |
| 😂 It no longer seems excessive to spend 800 kr. on alcohol in a single night. |
| 😂 You know that “religious holiday” means “let’s get pissed”. |
| 😂 You use “Mmmm” as conversation filler. |
| 😂 The word “yes” is an intake of breath. |
| 😂 You have only two facial expressions, smiling or blank |
| 😂 Traditional dinners may not necessarily mean a cooked meal. |
| 😂 You forget how to open canned beer. |
| 😂 Can’t remember when to say “please” and “excuse me”. |
| 😂 You will leave a pub if you can’t find a seat. |
| 😂 Your wardrobe no longer has suits but blue shirts and mustard colored sports jackets and lots of denim. |
| 😂 You don’t mind paying the same for a 200-metre bus ride as you do for going 10 kms. |
| 😂 You don’t look twice at businessmen in dark suits wearing white sport socks. |
| 😂 You start to believe that if it weren’t for Denmark’s efforts, the world would probably collapse pretty soon. |
| 😂 You find yourself more interested in the alcohol content than the name of the wine. |
| 😂 It feels natural to wear sport clothes and a backpack everywhere. |
| 😂 You know the meaning of life has something to do with the word “hyggelig”. |
| 😂 You are very surprised when you receive compliments about ANYTHING – including your appearance/clothing! In fact when you do, you find it suspicious and start thinking they might have ulterior motives. |
| 😂 You’ve completely forgotten what a “date” is – no one ever comes to pick you up and unexpected gifts are VERY unexpected. |
| 😂 You don’t think it strange that no one ever comes by to visit without being invited and you never show up at any one’s place unannounced either. |
| 😂 You wouldn’t dream of coming even 10 minutes early to a party. (Once around the block is always an alternative) |
| 😂 You find yourself lighting candles when you have guests – even if it is brightly sunny outside and 20 degrees. |
| 😂 You offer people strange-tasting brown alcoholic liquids with their coffee in the MORNING! |
Don’t we love Denmark??!!
By Sonja Thomsen
