S3E8 Newcomers’ Survival Guide
In this last episode of the current season we give you everything you need to know ahead of coming to Denmark for the first time.
Sam and Josefine are joined in the studio with two excellent guests sharing their insights and tips on how to orient your first days and weeks in the land of Denmark..!
Kay Xander Mellish the author of the new book "How to Work in Denmark: Tips for finding a job, succeeding at work, and understanding your Danish boss". She is the voice behind the long-running "How to Live in Denmark" podcast and blog.
Joseph Yamoah is a project consultant at Maersk (a Danish multinational) and moved to Denmark full-time from Ghana after studying at the University of Copenhagen.
The four discuss all sorts of interesting things to help you on the practical elements of being in Denmark: navigate from the airport, avoid getting run over by a bike and even building friendships with local Danes.
In the episode we discussed various apps/ services that are useful to know about
Elderlearn (learn Danish speaking to elderly Danish people)
Tivoli (amusement park in the centre of Copenhagen)
DOT app (public transport tickets)
DSB app (for train times/ tickets)
Citymapper (for real-time travel info)
Donkey Republic and Lime (for bike rentals)
We also featured a question from Derek who runs the Robe Trotting KZread channel (all about things that are confusing about Denmark) and spoke about Joseph’s Copenhagen University article: studies.ku.dk/masters/global-...
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People in Denmark are direkt and to the point. If you do not ask for help nobody will do anything. But if you ask just about everybody will do so, no problem at all. Its very important to say what you need directly among everyday Danes. Hotels, restaurents and such were tourist come, its not so bad. But if you do not speak your mind, you will think the service is terrible. Danes do not do suttle hints. And any slight suggestion will be seen as an expression of feeling, but not a expression of what you need to be done. Be polite but direkt. No snarking, just ask.
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Also if anything serious happens like an accident. Everybody will run to help.
Dont bike in Denmark in the cities unless you have a bike guide with you. Copenhagen is pretty scary to bike in if you are not used to it. Bikes are a tool for transportation in the cities. The pace is fast and hectic.
Forget about the little mermaid. Do something else. And she is right the boat rides are ok. Just bevare of teenagers hurdling waterballon with large slingshots after the boats. The closed ones are usually the target, bc. the young ones are mostly too polite to actually hit people. It it not something to expect but it may happen. Also its only when the weather is really nice and warm in the summer.
Everybody in Denmark speak english and will transition to english fluently. So just speak english from the start. If you work in Denmark learn Danish at once. Just do it, bc. You will miss out on the culture and the humour and never be a true part of our clan/family (and we are one big family). Beware of some racism. Its mostly in the countryside. But its there.