Hedges are great for nature, for birds to shelter in safely when waiting their turn for the feeder for example. As a Brit who has spent a lot of time in DK I think the country and it's people are wonderful, they have a great sense of humour [very similar to the British, often dark], they're very sociable people and I love their beer and food. Denmark, keep on being great!

For any Americans wondering about the recycling center Imagine a landfill, but without the food waste, without the smell, and everything is sorted into containers so it can be recycled, and the space outside of the containers is just clean pavement/tile

@kenboje971

Жыл бұрын

But do remember how much you pay in Taxes here in Denmark...for being in a wonderful world

@Lorentari

Жыл бұрын

@@kenboje971 Do remember that, after having to pay for health insurance, college funds and paying off debt and that housing is comparably aprox. 40% cheaper in Denmark; the average dane has on average more liquidity than their American counterpart. (37% of Americans can't pay an unexpected $400 expense)

@kenboje971

Жыл бұрын

@@Lorentari I'm not allowed to answer🔥

@kajlauritzen9765

Жыл бұрын

@@kenboje971... And if you fall over in the street and need an ambulance nobody asks about ypur money, they just get you treated first... Even if you are a tourist and need rescue at sea etc. And I do not think anybody here is homeless with a fulltime job. Maybe some people should stop worrying about the taxes...

@Taizunx

7 ай бұрын

@@kenboje971 With all of the deductibles in Danish taxes, there are some US states that sometimes end up higher than the danish taxes.

Well, I think hedges look better than fences. About the fish, no matter where you live in Denmark, the ocean isn't far away. We have eaten a lot of fish since the ice age 🐟🦞🦣.

Well, of COURSE we don't like fences! We find them of-FENCE-sive! ;P

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

10/10 Quality dad joke. Well done! 😂

@luffegasen7711

Жыл бұрын

Why thank you! I DO try my best! ^^

@HenrikHansenHenrikHansen

Жыл бұрын

But why beat around the bush?

@JayeTheSlayer

Жыл бұрын

No pun Intended off course.......😜

@finn-rene196

6 ай бұрын

Haha 10/10 far joke

And when you live in an apartment building, you hardly ever have to go to the recycling places. The apartment buildings are required to have containers for recycling. For plastic, cardboard, glass, fabrics, metal, paper, batteries, paper, foodwaste, small electronics, “dangerous” waste like paint, etc, etc, etc

Uups former parking attendant here, trying to find a hedge that's not been trimmed yet to hide in 🙈 keep up the great content😊

@Danmark35

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣👍

@jameskavanagh4315

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂the most hated man on the planet.

One thing I like about recyckling centres is that, if you smile nicely and live in Jutland, you can find spare parts here. I once broke a glass shelf for my fridge - so I went to the Recycling centre, opened a few fridges and....yes, they had a spare.

I got a parking ticket in December on Ørebakken, the steepest hill in Helsingør. It had been snowing, and even though I had winter tires on, I couldn't drive up to my customer with their computer. So I stopped at the end of their driveway for 10 minutes. DKK 510,- in fines, and now I am fighting with "Parkeringsservice Helsingør" (strange name by the way, because there is no service at all). Now I have sent them a link to your video, and asked them to check 6 minutes and 50 seconds into it, because, as we discussed over the family dinner this evening, your description is so precise on what it is all about; that we in Denmark general believe, that people do not do harmful things on purpose, and that these parking fines is the total opposite off this believe.

Think about it, hedges is god for the C02 it lets birds build nests helping wildlife, they are beatifuly natural seperator. Sure its a lot of maintainance but I think its worth it in the end :)

@lopaisate

Жыл бұрын

Dont get me wrong, I do love the look of them. And it’s so fun watching the birds disappear into there. But the maintenance. So much more maintenance 😬

@Evangeline31b

Жыл бұрын

@@lopaisate that’s why I have a gardener who trim them twice a year😉

At least you dont have to repaint the hedges as you do the fences 🙂

Regarding the final issue, the messages in E-Boks tends to be alarming for other subjects as well. I live on disability pension (førtidspension), and I sometimes gets letters in E-Boks that start by saying "Your pension is changing", or "We have reassessed your pension". This typically just means that they have raised it for inflation, or that they have double checked their calculations, but it is pretty nervewracking every time.

@tobimobiv1

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the messages always comes late in the evening.

@wolfgangemmerich7552

Жыл бұрын

@@tobimobiv1 Do you know you will loose your ,, Folkepension" if you didn`t worked longer then 10 years in denmark ?

@VincentGroenewold

Жыл бұрын

I love everything is digital here, soooo much better than were I lived (Netherlands). I can at least take action immediately and I can see my info completely. I do get letters that start with "YOU HAVE TO DO THIS, OR IT"S JAIL TIME!" basically, had to get used to that a bit, but it kinda falls mute as everyone gets that and I doubt it ever is practiced. :) It's an aspect I don't like about any government, because it basically targets those who are super anxious or don't understand much.

The long summer evenings do make up for the short winter days. Where I live in the UK it does not get completely dark until 2300 but the winter is gloomy when it is dark at 1630. Little stores are good because you can walk to them. You could compost most of your hedge clippings, just get rid of the branches or you will need a machine. It is surprising how much it rots down.

I love the concept of parking tickets. i don't like getting them (luckily VERY rarely), but i totally respect that it makes parking work. people would block traffic and not care if they got tickets. it just makes parking work

@decay79

Жыл бұрын

The problem is how petty they are about it, i dont have a problem with it being expensive, it is more the "The booth is too small for this car, so you are to blame as you are parked 1" outside it." mentallity, and their lack of abillity to follow the set rules like observation time which they all too often just skip past and hand out the tickets as they see fit. Then there is their mentallity when people have actual well founded complaints and they just blatently ignore it as they know 9/10 people will just pay rather than take the fight to court, a fight which the company often already know they will lose if it hits the courts as they have lost them so often on the same basis. Problem is in general that it is now a business, where it used to be public servants that handed them out, who had nothing to really gain from handing em out apart from following the rules and that was their job.

@tineditmarunnerup9513

Жыл бұрын

@@decay79 They are petty because the control is run by companies that have to make a profit. If it were the kommune, you could probably expect more leniency.

@EL-fd4fk

Жыл бұрын

You misinform. It is not correct what you write in the last 4 lines. You must remember to distinguish between the private companies and the municipal. Municipal P-guards exist in the best of health, and carry out checks on all public and municipal roads as they have always done. The private p companies carry out checks on all private land registers, it can be shopping centres, housing associations, etc. Private companies are not allowed to carry out checks on public and municipal roads at all, and municipal p guards do not enter private land registers. So it is untrue when you write that the private sector has taken over control, that it is the private sector that "distributes" them on public and municipal roads. If you drive into an area where there is a large black sign with a white P, it is a private company that carries out checks in a private area. I have worked as a P-guard in the municipality for 10 years, And then as a traffic officer for 5 years.

@mi2595bs

Жыл бұрын

Also- Just want to point out, You can explain your situation and depending on the scenario and reasoning you might be lucky. I know this because i had a timer which had broke, which i did not see. it automatically sets when the car stands still.. and i had to go 5 minutes into a store to get something needed to fix a situation at home. He was very understanding, and dropped the ticket. I then ran in after a new batery to make sure it did not happen again. So it all depends on the situation, ill intentions / miss parking intentionally or going over time often will hand you a ticket - mistakes can in some cases be overseen. and you can be let off easy.

@decay79

Жыл бұрын

@@EL-fd4fk Dont change that they are petty and try to bend the rules, i cant even get dropped off by a mate at my home address before they are ready to hand him a parking ticket, even tho they clearly have not observed him for any ammount of time.

Being safe would probably be my Like #1, Not having to fear getting ill would be my #2, living in a democracy, not in a democrazy, would be my #3, having a reasonable work/life balance would be #4, Having access to information on radio, TV or other - not completely governed by money is also in there somewhere. Byt being happy about Christmas and recycling is.. well also okay I guess...

@andersnielsen6044

11 ай бұрын

An American is only safe when they have a loaded gun in their arms.. They are not allowed to have that here, so here it is very unsafe for them ;)

Parking tickets... don't get me started! It's BIG BUSINESS in Denmark. Copenhagen is a complete nightmare. It's not for the faint of heart.

Hedges/fences are actually a mandatory thing. They are not needed, but if just one of your neighbors wants a fence or hedge on the border between them and you, you have to cover half the cost. There are also rules of how high the fence or hedge must be.

Your politeness is actually quite cute! 🙂

Honorable mentions in both categories would for me be Digitization: Almost everything can be done online; car registration, doctors appointments, passports, moving places. This also ties into why i hate it... if you aren't the most IT savvy person you will suffer for it (as a former homeless person I can relate to people living on the streets and there you can easily lose your phone, ID etc and once you do... your down shitscreek).

Thank you for the video - it’s always interesting hearing your perspective on things. I think I’ll be more appreciative of recycling centres from now on. Considering complaining is a national pastime among Danish people, I think your list of ‘hates’ were rather mild. And I’m looking forward to the Danish summer as well!

Considering how expensive fish actually is, having at least one day at the workplace cantina, would be a treat. Also remember, two of the big pillars of Danish industry is farming and fishing. So pork and fish will always permeate Danish cuisine.

I understand every point, including the hedges! Now, don't misunderstand...I LOVE the hedges, I much prefer them to fences (painting), but I hate the upkeep! Which is why I hire a very nice man; every year, to come and do it all for me 🤣 Personally, I prefer the small grocery shops, baker, butcher, fruit/veg. They are quaint and easy-going. I actually detest the bigger stores like Bilka & Føtex! 🤮 They are so impersonal, every store is setup the same, from Cph to Hirtshals! It's hard to grasp the finer details and customer service is too 'pushy' for me. Good to see you again, guys! hello from Hundested 🌸 🌧 (where it also is dreary, but we have the wild Kattegat!!)

@jameskavanagh4315

Жыл бұрын

And you can blame the Americans for the big shopping centers 😂😂😂

Regarding hedges, seems like it totally depends on where you live. I live in Denmark as well, and where I live, we only have a tall hedge on the right side, between us and those neighbour, while on the left, there's a semi tall fence going from the road to the neighbour garage, which then counts as the rest of the fence, covering between us. From our front lawn to the road, we have a rather small fence there. And the back yard is totally just fences.

A beautiful way to explain ones relationship with Denmark. "Five things we love, plus beer" :) I tend to agree with you on the fish thing though, and im sorry to hear you have so much trouble with the immigration system.. It really need a overhaul.

The weirdest thing immigrating here (and I'm an EU citizen so that already makes it easier, go figure), was getting my mitID. I was walking through the steps just fine, everyone was super friendly, but I had to get that mitID to actually take care of a lot of stuff. I was required to take along someone who has a mitID as a witness. I was like "huh?", I had all my ID stuff which is enough to identify me anywhere in the world, but nope, I needed a witness. I luckily knew someone who was so kind to join me, but if you don't know anyone, it makes no sense whatsoever. :)

Parking yes in all bigger town...but in a village no problems and its quiet peacefull..

Go to Bilka then, its a one stop shop, just like Wal-Mart and Target.

@hotdogjudge

Жыл бұрын

Bilka is indeed the closest to Target and Walmart, but it’s still considerably smaller and with a less broad product portfolio.

@mariafriflet9082

Жыл бұрын

I can get pretty much anything I need in my Superbrugsen. I don’t need to go to four different stores for my groceries. Of course if I am looking for something like speciality fish or meat, I would go to fish monger or butcher, but for all my everyday groceries, they have everything I need

Great video as always. I completely understand and agree with your number one dislike. I know several foreigners who came here to Denmark and the system is set up almost as if we don't want them to come and apply at all. For example, as a foreigner you can't get a Danish bank account which is required for Nemkonto without a social security number. But you can't get a social security number without a signed job contract. But you can't get a job contract signed without a social security number. It's a Catch 22. Most foreigners who get invited to Denmark to work will have their contract ready when they arrive already so there will be no problems. But if you come without prior arrangements, it can be almost impossible. many cleaning companies now simply say they will sign you on and later put in the social security number simply to get staff because few Danes want to work in cleaning and it is so difficult as foreign unskilled labour to get into the Danish system. It is kind of ironic since on average a Danish couple makes 1,7 children, which means we depopulate the country by ourselves. We need the influx of other people to keep the population from declining and the same with our active workforce.

Thanks for you input on our culture. However I personally like looking at hedges more than fences. I calming and love all the small birds that lives in the hedges. It is also nice to have something green during the long time where there is no leafs on the trees

Yay, a new episode. We have missed you.

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We’ve just been so busy :). Lots of things going on in the Young house.

I totally agree on your No 1! Being Danish with a Danish adult son who needed to leave this country to be with his Korean wife! Danish immigration rules/laws sucks!

i got a parking ticket in Oslo Norway at 1.30AM !! whilst parked in a Cul-de-Sac on a Sunday Morning because I parked less than 5M from the junction. Which had no markings to show you. Google translate struggled to translate the wording from the Ticket!

You guys get garden stuff picked up??? Lucky you. We have to bring it to Genbrugsstationen ourselves (Lolland-Falster). That was actually quite a chock to me when I moved here two years ago.

I think many People miss the small stores. Many towns are becomming ghosttowns because all the small shops are gone. Instead we now have a Brugsen, an Aldi, netto or something like that. Often over crowded. The small shops often had a bigger sortiment. They were specialists in their fields. Especially in the hollidays like Christmas it was much more cosy to walk from shop to shop and there would be music and All the Windows and streets were decorrated... .

Just to let you know: The recycling centres are not free. They are paid for (at least partially) by owners of housing in the municipality you live in. If you rent your housing it is most likely a part of your base rent. But it is free in the sense that you don't have to pay at the station, to get rid of your stuff.

As a Dane, I completely agree regarding your discomfort with all these hedges, which the Danish housing estates are full of - especially the very tall ones. I have never found out what it is that some people want to hide behind these tall hedges. I hate these hedges and this also applies to this fondness for very tall pine trees, which I think belong in a forest and definitely not in a housing estate.

You aren't a true Dane if you haven't cussed EasyPark to hell and back at least a handful of times 😂

Love the recycling too , my daughter was at Copenhagen University for a year and I remember the janitor stressing that everything was separated into different bins boxes etc - it’s taken so so seriously

So fun hearing your views. Great show. I am Danish living in an other country. Funny how enjoy doing my hedge in my House in DK but yes I don”t miss the 10 buckets for waste❤️

Such a fun list, and the points were fun to hear. Love ur style and view.

As a native: I agree on all 10 points, maybe except for not being able to buy everything in the same place. I certainly buy my bread at a bakery, my cheese have to be in a special shop so much better ( and more expensive)

6:50 I COMPLETELY agree on this one. A couple of years back I have to pickup a package at a grocery store and I was in there for UNDER 5 minutes. When I got out a "nice man" told me that my parking meter wasn't working (the batteries had depleted) and I looked and said "Oh, thank you" and then he continued to hand a ticket. I was furious.

@svenhaheim

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes parking wardens a hated species in all the world I suspect.

I love how you slag off hedges and being honest about the things you don't like in Denmark. I love Miranda's laughter @9:10 . Good job, and thanks for sharing

I'd say parking tickets is part of our Danish trust system, we trust people to follow the rules, and trust the system to incentivize not repeating mistakes. Trust and Consequence.

@denmark39

Жыл бұрын

BUT there were much less areas 20-30 years ago where you could get a ticket. These parking “agents “ have been on the uprise … and it’s not necessary

@muchograndeyolatengo

Жыл бұрын

I'd say that the whole commission based salary approach is build on anything but trust. The parking company doesn't trust their agents to write the tickets they are supposed to, and the agents don't trust that the car owners are following the spirit of the law when they catch them not following the letter of the law.

@Hansen710

Жыл бұрын

like the germans says: Vertrauen ist gut Kontrolle ist besser how is that danish trust in any way.. if you trust people you dont control them. if you control people you dont trust them

@denmark39

Жыл бұрын

@@Hansen710 Lenin said: trust but verify. Like you say not very Danish supposedly

One thing I love: You guys!

There are lots of places in Denmark that use fences.. usually the solid partition kind more often than the chain link type. we have rattan-style fence that you can't see through between our apartments up near Helsingor.

Why would one prefer a fence to a green hedge which - depending on the hedge - can bloom, changes colors with the season, provides a home to birds and hedgehogs and pleases the eyes? Work?

Hi, I have to comment on the fish-day ... yes ... it is normal in Denmark at least one day when fish is served (btw, the salmon in cream souse you mentioned - is quite good where I work), one day with the cake as a dessert, one day with chicken and one day with classical Danish food (krebinetter, frikadeller, flæskesteg .... ) - or everything mixed around due to an Italian theme week or so. But generally all in all pretty good - and we have some cold dishes too (smørrebrød - that we can do our selves). But the bigger the cantina ... well quality and taste disappears - and then you go to the "Flæskesteg" - place 😁

Best way to deal with the winter dark is a daylight alarm clock. Getting a dose of daylight to start off the day is a good way to get energy and keep the body on the right schedule.

More common to see trees and shrubbery planted along a yard fence-line in USA. I grew-up in suburban Maryland and there were a couple hundred things planted along the backyard fence-line, from mountain laurels to crape myrtles to hollies and other small trees. As a kid, not having front yard hedges added to neighborliness, made it easier for the mailman, and meant I could often cut four yards across at the same time for pocket money (the fifth yard had a hedged driveway). Why are you hauling away trimmings? Run the lawn mower over them to mulch it and put in a compost pile along with your vegetable peels, eggshells, and such. The parking ticket thing is part and parcel of the pettiness and jealousies of Janteloven, nothing to be done, Danes are passive-aggressively vindictive like that.

Comments as a Dane: Hedges - I have seen all the american fences and I find them cold and unpersonal, but I get the thing about maintaining them. Parking tickets - I know a guy that lives in Odense and never pays for parking, as the fine, when he gets caught is lower that the amount he otherwize had to pay. Therefor a lower ticket will not helpe. Migration / Work visa - Unfortunately we have a foreign policy that is dictated by a few politicians that have their entire polity build on the fear of strangers. As a dane I love to hear others view on Denmark and that includes your take on us. Thanks.

If you like help with your sniffle. Put a blue wicks in kop of hot water. Stir untill its melted and drink the delicius hot beverage. 🙂 really helps

Can you make a detailed video on the recycling centres in Copenhagen and the process to drop stuff there ? Thanks!

The hedges is because we love the natural things

If you cannot come to an agreement with your neighbor - hedges are the standard. It is the authorities way of saying - "You both lose!"

we have cake day on fish day, to keep us going. though a couple of my colleagues will go for takeout at least once a month on fish day

Nice to see leverpostej did not make the list :) Oh and im a dane, and i dont eat fish at all, so you at not alone there.

You must visit Sorø on 28 January at 5 - 10 pm and experience a beautiful light festival in the city and park. it will help you through the last part of the dark season😊

@triciabyrne7761

Жыл бұрын

My beloved grandfather grew up in Soro before he immigrated to the US. Please tell me more!

@henningfischer3447

Жыл бұрын

@@triciabyrne7761 search at kyndelmisse Sorø👍

As a Dane, I really love to get your perspectives on living in Denmark 🇩🇰🙂 And.... I totally love hindbærsnitter too🤣 🇩🇰Velkommen 🇩🇰

Try going to a German Christmas market this year - they go ALL-IN

As an Englishman who moved to DK 30 years ago, I can understand your point of views. But!….. all your hates will slowly go away after being in the danish culture for a longer period. I moved from London to a little town with no more than a 500 people in it. A big culture shock. But I’ve never regretted a single day of it. Be focused on learning the language, very important. It’s easy to get lazy as an English speaker because most Danes are excellent at speaking English. But don’t be fooled, they will accept and love you even more if you can master the language. Only then, will you really understand the danish way. By the way, I hate big shopping malls. Used to love them when I was young, but hate them now. Parking tickets…🤔. Hate them too, it’s just a money making machine. But in the other side, if you park where your supposed to park, then it’s not a problem. Follow the rules, and your be fine👍😂😂. That’s very danish🤷‍♂️. Once you get danishey(🤷‍♂️😂). Your never wanna leave. Great vid guys.

You don't have supermarkets where you live? I can't remember ever being in a grocery store or supermarket that doesn't sell toiletpapir while other basics.

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

Toilet paper wasn’t the best example, we for sure have toilet paper at grocery stores. But if I want something a grocery store doesn’t have AND toilet paper I would need to go to more than one place. It doesn’t take long to find yourself needing to go to 3-4 stores where in the us we could go to just one. At times that is charming but occasionally it is frustrating if we are in a rush.

Im danish i hate seafood. I have never worked a place where if you told the canteen you do not eat seafood they would not serve you something else. Talk to the ladies. Tell them i really cant eat fish and if its permenant they will save something for you from another day. Its really not a problem

IN fairness to parking tickest, mind you I HAAAATE them too, but they are at the minimum of tickests. You can't get a lower ticket doing anything lower then 750,- . Which is why I am glad I don't own or need a car anymore. Now all I have to do is make sure my bikelights work and keep away from the oneway street traps^^

Most places I have worked have had fish day and cake day on the same day. Usually Wednesday.

Some information about your hate object No. 2 Fish. Why is fish a that common dish in Denmark? The reason is that fish was the cheap way of getting meat. Look on the country, a small country with a very long coastal line. This gives a vast opportunity for fishing. There was on top of that a number of large rivers with plenty of fish. The most common fish was herring, and it was possible to store it for a prolonged time if salted. Salted herring was a very large export factor in the medevial time and even later on. This is as well the reason for all these weird servings of herring. Fish was the cheap way of getting protein outside the bigger cities. Salmon that is very common nowadays was in old day a very expensive fish. Nowadays you keep them in big nets, in the ocean. This makes it much less expensive.

The christmas trees are only inside for a short time - because they will dry up and loose the pine needles. 20/30 years ago rødgran (red pine?) was a common sort used here, and they will shed after just a few days. Now other sorts of christmas trees have taken over, and they will keep for a bit longer. But if you are used to plastic trees (are you?) in the US, where I know it is quite common, that would not be an issue there. The milk with fish "you will not be my friend"- thing... Why? I don't get that

Did I miss one point you hate ??? The danish dark winter days 😂😂 A great thing is if you could go on holidays from December 25 and a month ahead somewhere it’s warm and bright. Uhhhh I love hedges and absolutely hate fences 😂😂😂 but I guess it’s because I’m used to hedges from childhood. However I absolutely loves the front garden on American houses. With the small fences ♥️♥️ it looks so sweet but again you won’t get any privacy.

Hahaha ha I love this . The truth served with some humor is always appreciated 😄 (I’m danish)

from my (limited) experience with company canteens, they don't prepare the dishes like I do at home. Often strange combinations, especially in salads

We have Target and Walmart type stores... but they are called Bilka in Denmark!

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but there aren’t very many. It’s a bit of a drive to get to one, whereas we always lived no more than 10 minutes from a target in the US.

Haha - we've got cake day at the same day as fish day to sort of balance things out 😄. It Wednesday, by the way.

Also. I feel like you can get almost anything you need in Bilka. But i get it's not the same size as Target or Walmart

The hedge is better to keep the noice down from your neighbour, that's why, but yes they are a lot of work, you can trim it once a year tho. And parking tickets, I think we all hate them, but they are to avoid most to park in the way, coz it was a problem, specially in the bigger cities. And the size of the tickets have been smaller, but has increased so many times coz people simply ignored it all the time, so the more expensive it is, the less people have parked where they shouldn't. It's just sad when people like you or turists come here and doesn't see it and gets a ticket. Hope it gives a perspective of why it's there 😁 And the recycling stations are good, just remember that they are only for delivery of your old things, not to pick up things from there, coz that's illegal. Coz you never know the reason why it was thrown out. And the toilets are mostly coz they stopped working and they then needed a new one. 😁

Try to find help for your hedges in your local area. Maybe through FB. It shouldn't be very expensive. Parking fines are hated by everybody. I don't like cold fish. As long you have a job and only been in "prison" once, I don't think you should worry about visa and all that crap. Remember, we need hands here in DK, very badly indeed. Short-staffed everywhere.

Hedges? I mean I’m sure you share your hatred of them with overworked gardeners and steeplechase horses, but I had not seen that one coming. Fun video as always, guys.

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

Keeping you on your toes! :). We’ve had people complain about being to slow to trim our hedges as it’s not something we are used to doing.

Parking tickets and the fees are way out of proportion, it has become a major revenue for the city and the companies. There are many stories over the years of unjust tickets, simple because they are on some form of commission, also the hourly price kept going up for years until the government put a lid on it. I hate both the fees and the tickets too!

I lived in the US for 25 yrs and I miss shopping and Target so much

Ha-ha, love you guys: 4 minutes about the good things and 10 on the hate stuff 🙂 You need to do a video about KOLONIHAVE - That's a danish summer thing! You're welcome to my place (I'll gladly serve fiskefrikadeller and homemade hindbærsnitter). The invitation is open if we can figure out how to arrange it.

Yeah ... hedges... Danes do have a love-hate-relationship with those too. Guess it is just "that's what we usually do"-kinda thing. But ask some of your co-workers or other Danish friends living in houses what they think about trimming their hedges, and also try to explore the term "Liguster Mafia" (liguster being a particular type of hedge plant). It is a tongue-in-cheek sarcastic term for those who want to control the neighborhood and are very zealous about rules - one of them being the height of a hedge :).

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

Hilarious! The mafia has found us!!!

@BrianKlausen

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelinYoung Haha - hope not. The Liguster Mafia's natural habitat are the sub-urbs, where they have found particular ways of upholding Janteloven. So while Janteloven supposedly originated in Nykøbing Mors (that's a very loose interpretation as you might know), the Liguster Mafia are the ones upholding it in suburbia :).

@Kurkess

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelinYoung I've grown up with the term "Liguster facister" - sorta the same thing but more political I guess ;-)

@MartinGsl

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelinYoung "Liguster facists" is the right term. Not mafia.

I fully agree on those fish-dishes - I loathe them

Good insight on the conflict between ”trust and parking-tickets” - as a no car, not parking-problems-person I haven’t thought about it like that. I think you’re right - and that you + Danes should follow parking-regulations :-D

You guys need to add some descriptive b-roll, for instance of the recycling centers. It's much easier than trying to describe, what is a foreign concept to some.

Hindbærsnitter is my favourit as well with 8-10mm icing on it.

Yeah im from Denmark and i also love christmas its just the holiday. And if you haven't learned the word yet you need to know Hyggeligt if you dont know its kind of really cosy and its my favorite word. But another fact Halloween isnt that huge in Denmark but its because Fastalavn is a kind of danish Halloween. love your videos

Interesting to hear about your loves&hates. I don't understand the one about Small shops? If you need quick shopping - just go to the supermarket. But if you want to know about the goods and the person who sells the goods, the small shop will be able to result in increased quality for your family. Both in terms of the goods, but also in terms of human contact. And in Denmark, this personal meeting is just about to become a scarce commodity. As you may know, we don't even have to physically go to the supermarket to shop. You can have it ordered and delivered via the internet. Like in Everything via the net!

9:44 Interesting one to be on the dislike side. I think it is on my top 5 things I like about Denmark. Im not a fan of the shift towards big stores. The small stores and small local convenience stores are what make me feel like its hyggeligt. I dont want these monopoly conditions in Denmark. These small stores creates great social, cultural and hyggelig value to a small community that exist within a bigger city like Copenhagen. Perhaps just one Danes perspective on the topic. Thx for the video :) *Edit* - I totally agree with number one. Sadly over decades, our politicians have made it really hard for immigrants to settle here. And they keep changing it, as you point out. It's a shame :(

Being a month into living in Norway I feel so many of these things. I can't speak to the parking tickets here (no car yet!). I also can't talk about dealing with UDI (the immigration here) but so far things are good. Also happy to get back into a normal routine to catch up on my KZread ;-)

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

Congrats! I hope things continue to be good with you and the fam!

Like these videos with listing things. Top 5 etc… As a Dane I REALLY also like our cake and pastries. Haven’t found any similar good abroad and I’ve tried a lot! And yes - hindbærsnitter are the best. I even baked my own when I lived in Canada for 3 years cause I missed them + quality of baked goods… Think many of us welcome the long Christmas season cause it’s full of light and events, like the Christmas markets, you guys also did a video on, hanging out with friends and the whole darkness is lit up for 1-2 months before boring January begins… Hate hedges, would hate to own a house with one, love how green they are when others have them!! Expanding nature :)

@finn-rene196

6 ай бұрын

Hindbærsnitter for life!

Dependiton which municipality you live in the fee for using the genbrugsstation is paid over the property tax. I think we pay areoubd 1200 dkk a year.

You mean that week of summer XD Fish is very important part of our culture so it does not surprise me but it sounds like a KBH issue we bring our own food any where I have worked in Jylland

Not a fish guy either. I'll give you that one for free.

Well, your "hate"-list aren't really that bad. I actually did expect a much more harsh list. But welcome to out little and wonderful piece of the Earth. :)

Ones in Denmark we got a parking ticket 500 DK , called them when back in Florida called . Then told to forget it. So saved $ 100. Yahhhh.🇩🇰🇺🇸🇩🇰🇺🇸❤️

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

Nice, I suspect in a lot of cases they send the bill to the rental car company who then forwards to you. That has happened to me with speeding tickets at least :). Every time I drive in France!

For sure, the bureaucracy is alive and well in Denmark, but I think immigration has become a nightmare almost everywhere

Fine! Then we Danes just may leave before the last 5! And as our friends from the east used to say. "Trust is fine, but Control is better!" And the hedges. I formerly lived in a house with a small garden, mostly clay and very hard!! So I dig a hole in the clay and filled it with clippings, compressed it and filled it on top. In a short time it became fine loam soil, intended for gardening, and much more soft than the clay had originally been.

A love/hate relationship. Wow, you guys really hitting the core of danishness. Congratulations, it's the magic ingredient that allows you to be happy yet annoyed enough to press on and be open to change. It also inoculates you against the doctrine of cultural exceptionalism.

I'm lucky enough to live within walking distance of a Bilka that has a pharmacy right after self-checkout... I don't complain about shopping in the same way... I'd complain that it'd be a 5km walk to save 100kr because the good prices are all in different places.

Regarding the shopping, we do have Bilka in Denmark, thats probably the closest you get to Walmart/Target, theres one in Hillerød, one in Fields and one in Ishøj, whichever is closest to your home

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, problem is driving that far takes as much time as visiting multiple stores. We never lived 10 more than minutes from a Target, so that has been an adjustment.

@johnnielund4889

Жыл бұрын

@@TravelinYoung another good reason for not living in Copenhagen 😆😆

your right about the things that are bad in denmark, and that is why we love beer and make the best beer in the world

@TravelinYoung

Жыл бұрын

Haha, Nice!

I don’t get the hate about small stores? it seems that you would be able to get most things at Kvickly/Føtex/Bilka and only need to visit a pharmacy or a Natas/Normal for very specific items, and on Fyn some of our grocery stores now have pharmacies in them. Must be the same at Sjælland.