Expat Life: 20 Things I Love about Living in Denmark (Part 1)
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
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I am an American expat living in a small town in the middle of Denmark. There are many things I love about living here. Check out the first 10 here in this video.
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As a dane I find it interesting to hear what people from other countries notice about Denmark. We grow used to how "things are" and what we take for granted. I find what you say to be very true and do appreciate it even more now.
Amen brotha
Same
Same!
Me too, it's always great to get an outsider perspective, so to speak.
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Being a dane İ must say that you make me very happy- and İ am glad that you and your family did move to Denmark- thank you for one more great upload- God bless you and your family
Fun fact about Danes being tolerant with children: there once was a study about babies screaming and crying which said that danish babies cried the least. The researchers went to find out why that was, and found out that actually they cried as much as babies from other places, but the parents didn’t get bothered about it as much.
I’m a Canadian living in Denmark. A lot of the things you mention are the same in Canada. Spring in Denmark this year is chilly but I am glad the sun is shining. I really miss the sense of Wilderness here as you are never far from civilization. Denmark is a lovely little land. I am glad you are enjoying your life here.
True about that wilderness thing! You can get to south Sweden quick though. That's a good option.
@@freeinformation9869 Yeah. As a Norwegian I get claustrophobic in places like Denmark, The Netherlands or the UK: I feel trapped, as there is no wilderness to escape to from society
A friend of mine is a now former teacher. One of his finest moments was when a Grandmother of middle eastern origin, during a meeting, allowed and trusted him to take care of her two school girls during a week away from ordinary schooling in the class, with their schoolmates, to an external school.
the first time I ever hear anything good about the public transportation. But it's probably just a danish thing to complain about it :)
Can agree, the transportation from Esbjerg to let's say Kolding is horrendous..
I feel like it's a very European thing to complain about transportation while Americans pretty much always praise the public transportation systems of European countries. Their system is probably just extremely shitty/non-existent. So, any country that has a transportation system that's at least okay is amazing to them. :P
@@ZeroiusProduction > thats because nobody live there, so its not very important.
@@PLF... ok boomer
Some spring flowers we have here have a very sweet nectar, that can suck out from the button by carefully picking the flower.
Really nice to hear all these nice thing about the DK I have a friend that moved to the states and watching his pics and movies about the US is really fun and nice too, keep up the nice vids ;)
Jeg er dansker og man bliver helt glad som dansker at hører hvad
Du har og sige om Danmark👍👍Danmark er et rigtigt dejligt land.
+Ricki Moberg Mange tak! Jeg kan også lide Danmark! 😉
I’m from Denmark, and i never really thought about some of those thingsss
Thank you, love your videos! Keep'em coming please.
I live in Michigan, I am intrigued how many things are different and I find your videos interesting, Thank you.
Michigan! Do you know what is going on in NY soon?
A GRAND JURY shall see 60 evidences of eksplosives in World Trade Centers 1 + 2 + 7 !
You live in Denmark and that means, you have over 400 islands you can visit. Try an island vacation and feel how different it is.. it is like time moves slower.
400 named islands
Thank you for your contageous appreciation and love! I am feeling elated! I wish all countries could learn all the best from eachother - let's do like the japanese some more!
With many of the things you've described it feels as if you were describing my country, the Netherlands. I'm going to visit Denmark this summer, so I'm excited to see what the country's like in real life! :D
As a Danish Expat in Brazil - This made me miss Denmark
+Sune Bravo Hagenflindt 👍🏻
Yea me too Sune. Living in Switzerland ...
@Kølig Kaj aha Switzerland?
2:35 I love how you are clearly very uncomfortable with the idea of your kid in the forest in winter all day for school but accept it anyway! That's real parenting, it works both ways.
The way you feel about round-abouts is the way I feel about 4-way full stops 😁
Children are just a part of life here. Some people will warn on party invites that there will be drunk people so you might not want to bring kids, others wont even think twice and will just ignore whatever toddlers are brought. They trust the parents to keep them under surveillance.
We have 4 proper seasons on the east coast of the USA. I'm American and totally love the Nordic Scandanavian countries. I should have married one of those guys!
😂 You still have time!
Hey! I'm free..!
Oh goodness, your garden is gorgeous 😍! I’ve only been to Copenhagen for work a few times but looks like I’ll need to visit other areas too!
Thanks. We were lucky to inherit such nice flowers from the previous owners. ;)
Jovie's Home try the West coast of Jutland its full of history from ww2 and many old towns dating back several hundreds of years and some almost 1000 yers old
flemming andersen We want to camp in the southwest part of DK this summer. Do you have a specific town/area that you’d recommend?
My New Danish Life Ribe and if you have the privilege of a car then a trip to jelling near vejle
@@MyNewDanishLife Or Ribe, The oldest Nordic Town, celebrated it's 1300 Anniversary in 2010 (Nordic Being: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland & Iceland)
Roundabouts are just great inventions
I like your reflections, or your vast cognitive ability to reflect. I just wanna say that I think you're awesome 😁
Thanks!
Same in Canada! we have 1 year maternity leave, but I wish dads did too
Thanks for watching!
A Canadian friend told me yesterday that it's now 1½ years
So Beautiful garden
I would love to see and visit both the US and Denmark. They would be so different and beautiful
Yes, all the flowers you showed, we have in San Francisco, CA. I also planted fruit trees, peach hybrid, orange, plum, and lemon to save on the food bill because things are expensive here. we use lemons the most because I read that it prevents cancer and my husband has had 3 different cancers. I use the lemon on salads and vegetables and homemade refreshments. The plum hasn't done well because the soil os poor
That is very interesting to learn about the fruit. I hope you are both doing better now and are well!
What I love about Denmark is the trust there is between people.
Roundabouts are simply more safe, than the crosses. The Jantelaw...
if people know what they're doing, but if they don't - omg, what a headache!
@@pamelathomas8291 Everyone knows what to do, if not theyll just follow the rest. Two laned roundabouts are basically nonexistant.
Thank you for your information
I hope will stay in Denmark soon
👍🤗 I'm from Indonesia
Sounds like you live near Silkeborg.
The picture is my husband. I absolutely loved the pink flowers but I couldn't tell what they were. Do you know the name? Your garden areas are very beautiful.
Dejlig og positiv video 😉
The coast i never more than 31 miles or 50 kilometer away
I believe it's more like 60,but who counts 😉
@@akyhne 52 km....
W/c is convienient, getting out of the garage on car or walking to bus stop on a winter days? And not to worry whose next to you
Before you all think that Denmark is the most neat place in the world, it ain't we're battling with all sorts of things here, tho it might not be the MOST extreme, still.
The country isn't just all fun and games.
I'm also Danish. What the hell are we batteling for in Denmark - except the Dansk Folkeparti hating every immigrant - send DF to a distant island :-)
Landlocked means that you have no access to water i.e you are completely surrounded by other countries. I think you misunderstood that term, cause we are one of the least landlocked countries in Europe
I was landlocked in the US, and when I tell people that I live in Denmark, they assume I am on the coast. Not true.
@@MyNewDanishLife
Landlocked Country - Official Wiki Definition:
_A country is landlocked if it has no access to any oceans or seas. As an example, Austria is landlocked..._
simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlocked
the unspoken law she spoke about is actually a poem. Every dane knows it as it´s taught in school from a pretty early age and it really is part of the culture. it goes like this:
You're not to think you are anything special.
You're not to think you are as good as we are.
You're not to think you are smarter than we are.
You're not to imagine yourself better than we are.
You're not to think you know more than we do.
You're not to think you are more important than we are.
You're not to think you are good at anything.
You're not to laugh at us.
You're not to think anyone cares about you.
You're not to think you can teach us anything
I knows it sounds pretty harsh but its basically trying to say that you shouldn´t expect anything from the world or anyone and that no one gets to think that they´re better than you
Culture shock from me is to meet down to earth and friendly beautiful women. In the US,not so much.
Culture shock from me is to meet down to earth and friendly beautiful women. In the US,not so much.
Nobody is taught this in school. Its implied to not be a douche from your upbringing.
Since we are going into election, I’d actually love to hear how you experience that 🤔 especially this year (it’s a crazy one!)
There are so many political parties that I think it would take me a year just to get all their names and policies straight!
My New Danish Life oh I absolutely understand that O.O I’m studying for an exam next week on politics and society (samfundsfag) and my oh my is my head full hehe
Does your husband and you discuss politics? Both Danish and American? :)
(Thanks for replying ^.^)
Kia Furbo We don’t. I’m not very interested in politics. I read about it or listen to talks on the radio, but I’m not interested in discussing politics. I guess it is not my thing! 🤷🏼♀️
My New Danish Life must be nice to be so privileged to not worry about politics🤔
Ana Sanchez Believe me! I’m still worried about it! (In both countries)
Can you make a video on what you dislike about Denmark?
It'll be posted on Thursday! ;)
@@MyNewDanishLife Looking forward to it then :D
1 1/2 h 🤔 you can drive coust to coust in that time 😂 from Esbjerg to Kolding
I live in Skagen, so I Can travle from Coast to coast in 15 minuts, on my bike that is😜
Halvanden time fra Esbjerg til Kolding? På den tid kan man komme fra Kastrup lufthavn til Odense!
Hello Kelly, hope I spelled your name right. I am planning to shift to Denmark.. Esbjerg. After 3 long years of long distance relationship I finally want to be with my boyfriend. Thanx a lot for the birthday song in Danish. It helped me a lot to make a very good start in Danish. I just want to know how did you learn danish and whether learning danish was easy.
I have been a foreign language teacher for over 15 years, and I can say that learning Danish was hard. I can speak it, but I feel that I have a long way to go to be able to understand everyone and say all I want to say. It has been 4 years. I think it is different for everyone. I think that it also doesn't help that I write and speak English for work, school and social time. The more you cut yourself off from your native language, the faster you'll learn. I have a playlist on my channel for my language videos. I'm hoping of making more, so please give me some language video ideas, and I'll get working on them! :)
What pushed you to move overseas? Do you have family from Denmark? Is it hard for people from the States to get work in Denmark?
Great video! Thank you for the information
I'm married to a Dane. I can be hard to get a job depending on what your education is and what type of job you are looking for. Networking and "who you know" is key to getting a job here, though.
@@MyNewDanishLife I'm about to get my JD in the States. I'm not sure if lawyers are needed in Denmark, but I'm always looking for a new adventure.
@@alexanderjwilde Chances are that you'd have to get a Danish degree if you wanted that type of job in Denmark. Many professionals in foreign countries have to start over when they come here.
thousand is a lot in denmark
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I think the traffic skill's are because it takes 3 months to get a driver's license and it cost around 2000USD 🙂
That's interesting. I'm not sure how long it would take in the US if we didn't have the classes in our schools. It took me 6 months in the US. I just love driving in DK. So much better here! :) Thanks for the info!
Depends though. Took me four, but to each his own
@my new Danish life. It's funny cause I've got an American friend and he says that American are better at driving than us Danes also more politely drivers ;)
1000 USD more like it. Thing is, it includes many hours with a driving instructor - in the US you rely on first getting a permit and then spending 6 months learning from a parent or friend un the car. That doesnt exist in Denmark. And yes the classes in school in the US also isnt a thing in Denmark.
1.5 h drive to get to the coast? Nowhere in Denmark is the coast further away than 50km... So you are driving really slow.
I guess I'm picky with where we go
It's also almost impossible to fire a pregnant woman in Denmark, so pregnant women have good job security.
Hi, I’m considering doing my bachelors degree in Denmark but I’m really worried I’ll be all alone. I’m from another country in Europe which I’m trying to escape and English is not my first language, I’m just worried people won’t talk to me or I won’t make friends because I don’t know Danish language. And later when I get my diploma will I even be able to find a job there? Uhh I wish I had my life figured out already. I really just want to move somewhere and start over.
Look into programs in English. You’ll find many foreigners in those programs. You’ll find friends. I wouldn’t worry. just give it a try.
P.S. I have three videos about going to school in Denmark as a foreigner. You should watch them!
Lol, we're not linguistic nazis, you'll do just fine as long as you don't act like a turd towards other people... 😉
I've never heard the term expat before. What's the difference between an expat and an immigrant?
It means she has a fully functional life in the US and has not settled permanently.
@@tbukholt what do you mean? Does she have a job waiting for her in America? Hasn't she settled down in Denmark and gotten kids and everything?
No she is living in Denmark as an US citizen, she is probably not seeking Danish citizenship. Thats usually what people mean when using the name expat.
@@tbukholt ah that makes sense.
Det var ham der startede, men ja det kan du have ret i 🙂
Was it hard to get residence in Denmark?
That is hard to say. I guess...no. I'm married to a Danish guy, so it was expensive, but if you come here because of a job, it is easier.
In Denmark u cant be fired for being sick like in the us, here we got 120 sickdays within 12 month:)
Michael Ingerslev vent er det på alle arbejdspladser? Det går vel an på om man arbejder i den private eller offentlige sektor, og hvilken fagforening man er i?:) føler mg lidt snydt når en gymnasie elev som mig selv Maks må have 15/20 dage fravær
@@isnisse3896
Beklager, det er hårde vilkår for studerende! 🙄😄
Men ja, du må have 120 sygedage indenfor et år, før det er fyringsgrund. Privat eller offentligt ansat...
(Men i virkeligheden vil de ofte finde noget andet at fyre dig på, hvis du ofte er syg, og de VIL af med dig! Det har primært betydning, hvis du er længerevarende syg.)
We are so so so very interested in coming and possibly moving to Denmark... How do you find work there while you are in the US.. My son attends montessori so I think he will do well in the education system there..
andrea conner If Montessori means no homework and students call their teachers by their first names, then I’m sure you’re right! 😉 I wouldn’t move to DK unless you have a job lined up; otherwise, you’ll just be asked to leave after 3 months. If you have a highly skilled job like engineering or IT, you might have an easier time finding a job. Try jobindex.dk. No Danish skills will limit you, but that might all depend on where you live. Copenhagen is very expensive, but more foreigners live there. Definitely not all sunshine and roses here, but it has its perks!
Since you jumped straight from gender equality to maternal leave, I'd like to point something out: Yes, the MOTHER can take leave for 52 weeks. Any pregnant woman can take leave (barselsorlov) from 4 weeks prior to (expected due-date) and until 14 weeks after. MEN only have right to 2 weeks leave (fædreorlov) that are to be held within the first 14 weeks after birth.
After those 14 weeks, the parents can take up to 32 weeks combined leave (forældreorlov). They can divide those 32 weeks among themselves as they choose. In reality the women gets all 32 weeks. So not so much gender equality in this area.
All this leave is paid leave, amounting to about US $ 3.000 a month before taxes.
maxtor1981 It seems better than 6 weeks off for women and nothing off for men in the US.
@@MyNewDanishLife Absolutely. I just came to mind, since you went straight from gender equality to this.
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@@BigT84 Ha ha :D
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Wish English speakers whould stop using the expat term seems arrogant as it put your own country on a pedestal as a better place then where you move too.
Interesting perspective.
Why did you move to Denmark i am Dane and want to move to usa
I married a Dane! ;)
Cool 😊 Hope you like Denmark and The Dane
What do you do in America, when you have a baby, and you can't take more time of, and it's time for the baby to brest feed.. Don't you brest feed baby's surten amount of time a day when they are new born and up to a year
Ronny Andresen either they pump their milk and keep it in the fridge for the baby sitter or day care provider to give or they use the powder baby milk bought in stores which is not natural but I’d say most use that because it’s easier. Sad to say but it’s work first, family second in the good old USA! Unless you are fortunate enough and have the income to stay home with your children that’s the way it is.
N Smith Some women also have to breastfeed in the bathroom (because breastfeeding in public is shamed) of their workplaces if they can’t find someone to babysit. Also how is formula unnatural? You know many use it because they can’t produce breastmilk right?
I love the video but yes you forgot to speak about the black Danes who do get profiled in Copenhagen
I can't forget to speak about something I know nothing about. For one, I'm not black. and two, I don't really know much about Copenhagen. Could you share more about what you mean? Thanks.
You're an immigrant, Kelly
I know people really like and love it about Denmark it's good Right? (Yeah nothing wrong about but just opinion) so don't think I love Danmark, no I don't I just say it and please don't comment to me! *Sige*.
I have a strange question...
Are the people racist in Denmark? I would assume not but who knows. My husband is native from Mexico and our children are mixed race. Do you see much overt racism or subtle racism?
It is very hard for me to respond to that since I have blonde hair, blue eyes and white skin. I blend in with the Scandinavian look, so I wouldn't be the best person to answer that question.
@@MyNewDanishLife i assumed you weren't the target of racism, but I wasn't sure if you had witnessed any
@@rachel_Cochran My Danish isn't that great to know if anything was said, but I live in a small town with a lot of older (white) Danes. I don't think I have been around it, but still, I am sure there may be others with different stories.
I personaly find all those very iritting when they have to after every few words use that sound ahm uhm
Me too, its so terrible to listen to!
Refer me mam😙
It's silly to refer to yourself as expat. You're an immigrant like everyone else, no better no worse.
I don't see myself as being better. The definition of an expat is someone who moves to another country with the plan of moving back to their homeland. An immigrant is someone who moves to another country forever. I still don't fee that I will be in Denmark forever and that there is a good chance that I will go back to the USA one day. That is why I am an expat and call myself one! If everyone else moves forever, I am not like them.
you no respekt
Sounds like you live near Silkeborg.