Can Richard Ayoade Find Out Why Denmark Is The Happiest Place On Earth? | Absolute Jokes
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- This week on Travel Man Series, Richard Ayoade applies his time-efficient mantra on a minibreak in Copenhagen. He’s joined by Noel Fielding for 48 hours in the style-conscious Danish capital. The biggest question is why is Denmark the happiest place on Earth?
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as a dane the bike instructors english accent was funny as shit
It was terribly hard to listen to
But quite realistic
@@helenefalkenberg fucking hell it was wonderful I could listen to that shit all day
as a norwegian, this is how I imagine all danes speak english
@@sneakyamdal as a dane, some is worse, some is better. i think it averages out just about how Mike speaks denglish.
Noel is probably the best person to bring to Copenhagen. Just wide eyed joy at everything going on. It was a true treat seeing you both in my hometown.
Actually Tivoli is the second oldest amusement park in the world, wich inspired Walt Disney to make his theme park, and the oldest is “Bakken” located just north of Copenhagen… so there’s that.
Wurstelprater Wien was foulend 1766
@@cassio2999 bakken was in 1583
(but im pretty sure tivoli is the third oldest not the second)
@@bluecatdk actually you’re right I’d forgotten about leopoldstadt. It is older than tivoli.
@@rfunder its the 4 in the world
Bike mike nailed the potato danglish. I love it. 😂
Minor correction: the Danes call danishes wienerbrød, because they were inspired by pastries made by austrian bakers
It was during a strike that Danish Bakers had bakers from Vienna come up to bake bread.
And we liked the results so we have continued make something like it ever since.
"our guts full of smurf blood" ... even the auto generated subtitles are funny !
I've rarely seen Richard look pleased (including a proper smile/laugh) with his guests on this show. Noel Fielding is one of those rare few.
When these 2 get together it's smart and hilarious.
Richard and Noel are my favorite.
Copenhagen has nothing to do with HC Andersen or LEGO. HC Andersen is from Odense in a completely different part of Denmark, and LEGO is from Billund, also in a completely different part of Denmark
Well, considering that HC Andersen left Odense at 14 and spent the vast majority of the rest of his life in Copenhagen - whenever he wasn't abroad - it does have a tiny bit to do with him...
@@thejither Yeah, but Odense refused to give up the title of his home-town to Copenhagen around his 200th anniversary.
@@LeonNFG To be honest, generally I think it would be better if some Danes thought more in line with one of Andersen's song lyrics... It's not "I Odense er jeg født" or "I København har jeg hjemme", but "I Danmark...". The constant bickering that usually commences whenever Copenhagen is mentioned in the media gets *really* tiring *really* quickly. Denmark really isn't big enough to have this big national divide that people - mainly from Jutland and sometimes Fuen - seem to insist on it having. (To be sure, I'm also born in Jutland, and mostly live in Denmark).
@@thejither
Fully agree with this. Copenhagen isn't bad at all. I think certain people just can't live life without being against something different than them. Personally I love all of Denmark
He lived in and is buried in CPH ya flute
"Slightly goes against the no running rule" I knew it was coming as soon as he mentioned the jogging
The rules listed applies to a specific area of Christiania known as "pusher street". Outside of that single small piece of "road" the rules don't apply.
Noel Fielding on that rollercoaster😂
That part made me crack up 😂
12:26 "Fortunaltely, the Danish have a solution so good, they named it after themselves"
Fun fact for those who didn't know (I'm sure Richard did)
"Danish Pastry" isn't named that by the Danes. They call it "wienerbrød" ("Vienna Bread")
*edit*
Hmz. I should've checked the gazillion other comments on this same fact :-)
I have to say this is one of the best episodes. For some reason.
Definitely the Goth Crow Noel Fielding.
4:05 I laughed as a Dane, very unlikely you have a guide this awesome, he's going all in flexing with the words :D
how can you laugh when the dude can barely speak?
worst fucking tour guide ever
actually embarrassing
Also the most danish sounding guy ever
Makes me think of South Park with Lennart Bedrager
I normally put on automatic english subtitles, and have to say the different translations of Smørbrød is quite hilarious! 😂
When they were saying "our guts full of smørebrød" mine translated it into "our guts full of Smurf blood" and I can't stop laughing
0:59 most of those things have nothing to do with Copenhagen
I find it hilarious they say Copenhagen is neat, tidy and "tight"?
EVERYONE from any other city in Denmark would say it is dirty, messy, chaotic and that people are much more loudmouthed, obnoxious and so on.
Interesting how perspectives change depending on where you're from, in this regard. Though I suppose coming in from the UK, where London is many many times bigger than Copenhagen, there would be obvious differences like this as well.
not everyone, speak for yourself. Maybe this is why we are so happy, it's because we are all as delusional as you. møjn
Copenhagen have improved a lot over years, it has cleaned up the last 10-20 years.
You have been able to swim in the harbour for more than a decade now.
Anyway, as you say it does make a huge difference what you compare it with.
I was in Nairobi a few months ago, and compared to that Copenhagen is squeaky clean, peaceful, and friendly.
As a Dane I can confirm that Copenhagen is shamefully dirty overall. When I have friends from easten europe here many say that they are chocked who much garbage there is after a weekend.
@@franksemi_modular Well it's true, that when there's a festival, or even after a Friday night, some streets are littered with plastic beer glasses etc. But in general most the time Copenhagen is quite clean.
@@franksemi_modular københavner, ikke, also make a mess, ikke, when they come here to Jylland, ikke.
The way you discribed Christiania is spot on!
My favorite tour of Copenhagen!
Seeing the montage of them looking for Mike is quite funny as a Dane. They switched the order of some of the clips around, making it seem like they just drove in a giant circle until they found him again😂
Great.
The CC is hilarious! Smurf blood hahaha
Love the straight up decision to get Cake for breakfast.
13.30 you even filmed my old school ahaha, nice one. Det Kgl.Vajsenhus, its the small red building with the arched windows.
12:30 named it after themselves.... I mean sure if Vienna is in Denmark then yeah
Wrong - the danes didn't name the Danish pastry after them selves. In Denmark it's called "Wienerbrød" - it's in all other contries than Denmark it is called Danish.....not in Denmark
You thought they were serious? lol
most of the facts are wrong to be honest! Or at least twisted
It's a joke :D
Oh Jimmy...
Y’all have so many food items starting with wiener 😂
Actually Finland was nominated the happiest country in the world in 2023 and five consequtive years before that.
Sorry, mate, Denmark seems to have better PR lol
Let me just clarify; Mike, the bike man, speaks a Denglish most Danes would cringe at. His accent is so thick, it's almost like he's exaggerating it to sound more funny. To be perfectly clear, Danes at the age from 10-50 speaks more fluently English than any other Scandinavian 😂
As a Finn I'd disagree with the last sentiment 😮
I love this, it's like watching somebody else review my home.
But Richard really did his research on our traditions. Biking everywhere, Smørrebrød and the little mermaid.
P.s. I grew up close to the smørrebrød restaurant. It's hilariously expensive.
The automatic subtitles told me: they ate "smurf blood"... 😁
Shhhh don't reveal the secret source to our happiness 🙃
Well that turned dark real quick...
As someone living here for last 2 years, their happiness seems entirely fueled by alchohol. And good balance between work and free time with good salaries also helps I guess
don't know. I'm Dane and I'm happy. I don't drink and never has.
@@Temptation666 I don't drink either, neither does my danish wife (my reason for living in Copenhagen for 5 years), but we are both very happy and love our jobs, and have a good balance between job/free time.
Guys, I'm pretty sure it was a joke. Alcohol has it's advantages, but unions who fought for a decent wage hundreds of years ago combined with a cradle to grave welfare state does help the mood lighten up quite a bit.
I played my very first piano recital in Rundetårn :)
1:00 Sure Copenhagen has A LEGO-store (as does London), but the headquarter and origin of LEGO is still in rural Billund in the Danish Heartland of Jutland.
However the hotel is much cooler than the one that I am writing this from.
They have 4 different parkruns in Copenhagen. On June 5th there is constitution day in Denmark you will have the chance to do some parkrunning on a Friday and you might as well do the normal parkrun on parkrunday the day after.
5:17 Hearing non-Danes try to say "smørrebrød" is the funniest shit ever 😂
We don't always have a potato on hand for effect 😝
Dane here. A few thoughts:
1) Mike the bike guy seemed like a bit of a bell-end, and his accent was frankly ludicrous.
2) The Little Mermaid is notoriously underwhelming. Its small size usually surprises tourists, a bit like the Mona Lisa.
3) Smørrebrød is the tits.
4) Our 'snaps' is very different to the 'schnapps', with has much less alcohol, much more sugar, and is fruit-flavoured, like for example Archers. Very much an acquired taste.
This is the perfect comment... Everything I wanted to say
I want to see more of Mike.
TLDR; we pay our taxes with a smile, and we buy actual happines for the pool of money we have collected together
Asking Noel if he's eight. That's giving him a bit too much credit. He's going to be 5 forever. lol
So there was at least one drunk minor at Carlsberg.
I only know of Skt. Peders bakery , because of the great British bake off 🇩🇰☕🙄🥰😊
Danish pastry, we call wienerbrød - Viennese bread, or wiener bread, because during a strike, bakeries happened to have to hire bakers from Austria.
Whats the song at 14:40 ?! Please let me know!!
SILD OG SNAAAAAAAAPZ!
Tivoli is the second oldest amusement park. Where did they come up with 5th?
its the 3rd theres one i Austria thats older than Tivoli
@@andersl8233 Well they have Dyrehavsbakken or just Bakken which opened in 1583, and is the world's oldest.
Anden ældste i Danmark efter Bakken.
😂😂😂😂😂 Noel and Richard it’s only foreigner that calls our pastry danishes. We call them Vienna bread. I was one of the very drunk 5 year old kids growing up at Carlsberg 😉😂 my father worked there in the 1970’s and quite often they found some very drunk Swedish men hiding everywhere when they were on tour to see Carlsberg. In the hallways and the basement thousands and thousands of beers was stored and quite a few men tried to hide so they could drink into oblivion 😂😂😂😂
I hope you both had a great time in Copenhagen but of cause you can’t compare Denmark to your lovely, beautiful England
0:48 It's more close to just above 1 mill than just under 2 mill.
sipping snaps is a crime in Denmark!
So many Danes in the comment spassing out over being mentioned in media.
I guess this is what it feels like to be Iceland.
What about Finland?
You don't drink snaps with water!!
3:46 You're not supposed to cycle there.
3:55 ...or there
Im Danish, and on behalf of all of Denmark, I apologize for his English.
Largest Scandinavian city? So did Stockholm sink into the Baltic?
Danish pastry is called "Wienerbrød", so I wonder what its called in Vienna?
Pastry ?
Danish pastry. I don't think they acknowledge that the inspiration came from them. The only hint is left in the danish word I think
Mike the Bike is the sole reason why Denmark is only the next happiest country on earth.
actually H.C. Andersen was not from CPH But from Odense :D you got it wrong
Richard, im a massive fan of both you and Noel. But no we certainly do not have to thank CPH for Lego nor H.C. Andersen. Lego is based in Billund, Jutland and H.C. Andersen is from Odense, Funen. So we might have Denmark to thank for those things, but not CPH in particular. Come on Richard
you miss out the tatar hehe
I knew they were going to cover Christiania
Hans Christian Andersen was not from copenhagen. He was from Odense and he lives in Helsingør for a while 🤷🏼♂️
HE FUCKING LEFT THE TARTAR!? (raw meat one)
Denmark is also a champion using antidepressant pills, Richard should find out why, hehe....
Hans Christian Andersen isn't from Copenhagen, neither is LEGO. In fact LEGO never had ANYTHING WHAT SO EVER to do with Copenhagen other than it being the capital of the same country they reside in.
Mighty boosh,
is the concept to give wrong info lol
theres not 2 million people living in copenhagen, that would be equal to 2 thirds of denmark living in that city alone, its actually little bit under 1 million. Though alot of people around copenhagen work in copenhagen.
Depends on what is meant by "Copenhagen" - which in this case seems to rely on a British observer.
2+ million people can be referring to something akin to "Hovedstadsområdet", Øresund Region or the area reach by metro/s-trains.
The urban area of Copenhagen is closer to 1.3 million.
Not sure how you get ~1 million.
Denmark hasn't been the happiest country in the world for +4 years now.
We lost that title to Finland
Smørebrød is translated to Smurf blood - and now I'm not sure we shouldn't call if Smurf blood from now on. En rundtenom Smølfeblod
All most 2 mil pll 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
H.C Andersen is Odense, Sandi IS Copenhagen, LEGO is Billund, Pedalbin is American, PH scale IS copenhagen. So 2 out of 5 :/
spurgt nørd
Translation of "spurgt nørd":
I'm an idiot and have nothing to add to the conversation. Also I'm slightly jealous of how knowledgeable you are, but I think I'm too cool to say that so instead I'll just try to insult you.
@@MarkingBuilds du lyder sku lidt sur
as a dane I am worry for the rest of the world
HC Andersen is NOT from Copenhagen but Odense ...
Christiania ❤
Nonsense.. Danes are not happy, they are content. Big difference. Actually we are TOO content.
DET ER MEGET HYGGELIGT
Yeah some of those "facts" definitely weren't studied too deeply....
19:50 The divine name of God written on Rundetårn יהוה not many knows this
Be glad that you aren't forced to use absolutely hopeless, small wheeled English Brompton, folding bikes for this bike tour! If so you would never catch up! And the Mermaid of course is "life size".
Richard looks boring in park Tivoli but I bet his inner child was trying to come out
They also smoke à LOT of pot in denmark 😇
A beer and a sausage, 25 euros bargain!!😄
Well, Denmark doesn't have the Euro but rather our own currency called Kroner, so it's 25 Danish Kroner which is equivalent to around 3,3 Euros. :)
@@NetRoaming well that is a bargain, beer only is usually 60 Kroner
Well, to be fair - the sign actually said Beer sausage so it's actually not a beer and a sausage but rather just the sausage that tastes like beer. Then the price is actually more justified 🙂
Centralized Decentralized government + Social Democracy i think is the main reason, but huge fan of the government model Denmark has. I feel Norway and Sweden relies too much on centralization compared to Denmark
1:30 min in and the video is misinformed. Damn. Hans Christian Andersen is from Odense, and Lego is from Billund.
So NO we dont have "Copenhagen to thanks for those things". Thats like saying " we have london to thanks for the invention of the x-ray and the pacemaker", meanwhile their both from Birmingham.
HC Andersen left odense at 14. Literally nothing he did is based in Odense.
These guys haven't bothered to do any research😂 Stockholm is considerably larger with up to 50% more population, and Finland is now the happiest place on earth, not Denmark. (Never was really, and I sincerely doubt Finland is now!)😅
Concerning the size of Copenhagen and Stockholm, it really depends on what forgives you go by. Copenhagen ranks higher when it comes to Metropolitan area, whereas Stockholm ranks higher in terms of city population; which is to be expected, as Copenhagen “City”, is only a fraction of the actual city, and really can’t be used in a representative comparison.
@@jakobandersen3944 But Cph is nowhere near 2M, Region Hovedstaden is 1.8M, but that is not only Cph by a long shot
I agree, close christiania. And i am Danish.
Depends entirely on the alternative use for the space if you ask me.
A park/cultural spot? - then I wouldn't mind it. More resident buildings? - then no thanks.
I bet you are fun at parties and you definitely never asked for a manager in an establishment of anykind
If you dislike it then surely you don't want such people to mingle with you outside of Christiania? So why close?
I'm Danish. Keep it open. It's an institution.
Your wrong Hans Christian Andersen he was born on Island of Funen in city of Odense, all though he lived most of his adult life in Copenhagen, you can’t give Copenhagen all the credit for that. Your also wrong about Lego it was created by the carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen who lived in central part of Jutland in the city of Billund. So again nothing to do with Zealand ore Copenhagen. There is something you British need to understand, Denmark is not only Copenhagen. Just like England is not only London. Around 4 million Danes live outside Copenhagen you should try to go to Jutland ore Funen you will find out Denmark is much more than just Copenhagen.
København is the smallest capital in Skandivia.. Lots of fake newz or incorrect trivia...
I love Copenhagen but come to think of it, hotel receptionist was incredibly rude, then at the museum guards yelled at me for assuming free entry with City pass meant I can skip the line, then I tried to enter a bus and the driver yelled at me and demanded to know where I'm from for not knowing you have to enter through first door (no sign said that). Then my train to Stockholm (purchased online) got cancelled and I wasn't notified, picture me waiting alone at train tracks outside the building while inside it said 'Cancelled' on the board. Maybe I'm a masochist.
as a Dane, the rule of entering the bus in the front always annoyed me. In most of Denmark, you can enter wherever you want, but for some reason, the busses in Copenhagen and a large part of Sjælland keep enforcing this rule, that isn't really written anywhere...
@@pasta2215 I assumed it's because you have to show your pass to the driver since this angry man inspected me thoroughly 🤣
I mean I'm not complaining, hearing how Scandinavians are chill and introverted and then being startled twice a day was funny.
@@pasta2215 You enter in the front of busses because, unlike in trains, the driver is involved in checking your ticket.
@@fastertove I’m aware of the reason, but having self-check in stations in every opening would save a lot of time. We have it in other parts of Denmark…
@@pasta2215 Then you'll need ticket inspectors to compensate. I live in Aalborg, are almost daily using public transport, and I can't recall ever seeing one in a bus.
Self-check in stations/busses might exist in Denmark but aren't common for reasons like: Costs, being a nuisance for travelers and potentially even worse queuing. When I sit down I prefer not being disturbed.
Trains are obviously different.
It’s 1 of the Highest ranked country in anti depressants
Anti-depressants are not a true indicator of happiness as at least one third are prescribed for off-label use. Certain anti-depressants are prescribed to help with chronic pain, sleep disorders, smoking cessation, eating disorders, phobias, etc.
Ah so good, affordable healthcare and access to medication is good for people? Who could've known.
No, of course, repliers, anti depressants are indeed a sign of hapiness ! That's irony if you are reading and you are american.
@@isabellaangeline2175 Also D-vitamin supplements is counted as well.
I think it's time now to say to all from outside Denmark, "openfaced sandwich" is for me at least, an insult, from now on I will travel the world and ask for a closed face smørebrød with a meat ball, just saying........
This is great. Asde from the fact Denmark is not and never was the happiest place in the world, ofcourse.
Since when..?
@@heinedenmark Since Finland has always beaten Denmark to that first place.
@@therealdutchidiot We have had that title several times.. Last time was in 2016.
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The thing is; you went to visit Copenhagen, not the actual Denmark. I'll be pleased to give you a tour of Jutland and show you what the real Denmark looks like, cause Copenhagen is just the capital city of Denmark, the central part of Denmark is very different.
Even though Jutland has a lot to offer and is definitely worth to visit, calling it the real Denmark is just silly. The cities are just as much Denmark as the rural areas are. There is no point in creating the divide, instead advocate for showing a different side of Denmark.
Copenhagen is just as much Denmark as jutland is. Even though I love jutland too. Stop being so divisive
You need to fact check things before you post them, a lot of false information in this video
It's called light entertainment. Doesn't really have to be 100% accurate 😅
The amount of misinformation in the video, is insane!
Oh my goodness, such bad research. 👎🏻
It's not sunny enough to be the happiest city ! Why on Earth does that not factor into these dumb equations, it is scientifically proven that sunny days make us happier.
I live in Denmark and the weather is, well danish. But maybe not having the sun all of the time, makes you appreciate it more? I know, that every time the sun is out here, people are sitting and enjoying themselfes, on every little ince of grass.
That beeing said, our country can be a shitshow, just like every other place on the earth 😊
it is based on asking a lot of people to judge how they feel themselves.
It is not some scientist running equations on things like how sunny it is! It is based on how Danes self report, compared to how people in other countries self report.
@@Krydolph it is based on certain statistics, nothing at all to do with how we report ourselves. Tell you what though, I would imagine we are happier than the UK's population simply because we didn't leave the EU.
my second winter in Copenhagen was very thought, it felt like forever since I've haven't seen the sun from October last year until.... well 2 weeks ago. LIterally no sun, just grey skies for like almost 6 months.... it's ruff if you are from sunny area
@@oraetblavora2375 liar!!
How shallow, flimsy and unfun...
jokes aside, denmark is listed as one of the happiest countries in the world because if you complain you become outcast, probably the least effecient country when it comes to democracy as it's not really a democracy when majority of the parties all are of the same breed and the majority people of the countries people are too silent to for anything to be done about it.
Denmark has freedom of speech and expression, but still when people protest against the popular opinion in denmark they get arrested, all against human rights and danish laws.
Denmark is still a lovely country and people in denmark are mostly friendly (all countries have their hooligans and bigots) but to live in denmark requires a certain self control and self denial + the ability to keep your opinions to your self unless it is of the same as the popular opinion in the country at that given time.
next there of, denmark is a very capitalistic country with "paid benfits" going to the doctor in denmark is "free" but medicin is not (usually medicin is really expensive in denmark and the price can change drastically from one day to another) you do get to use emergency hospitals "for free" and denmark also has "free" education.
i'm putting "free" in quotations, as in denmark you also pay the low amount of minimum 37% of your salery in taxes so nothing in denmark is free and also, you don't get paid that much to live on when attending education/school, you get paid just enough to pay for a 1 room flat, most have to work to earn money to actually live, for transport and food. If a job isnt available for you, you can LOAN money from the government with a fixed rent, and almost everyone in denmark ends up with a debt on their education LOAN that they pay off the rest of their lives besides the minimum 37% in taxes. So no, nothing in denmark is free and most of what you pay for, most people don't use it or need it and still people complain about people who do need it and look down on people who are in need of help.
what i want to say with this message is, that denmark and the people of denmark are lovely, if you come as tourist and have money (they love that, as do all tourist countries) but living in denmark is something completely different, under the lovely surface of "happy society" is a dark and grey everyday feel that causes many people in denmark to be depressed, while being depressed is also an illness and is there for something you need help with and people tend to not wanting to be one of those that needs help because they are kind of looked down upon, so many people in denmark are depressed, but lies about it, not just to others but to them selves in order to stay "happy" / fitting in. And luckily you still got lovely people in denmark who are aware and who do try their best to make a difference in their everyday life trying to make communities so people can come together and not feel alone. It's a split country, but happiness is not achieved, but no doubt it's a goal many people try and reach for denmark.
are you alright