Fun video! I have also been here 12 years! I messed up on the cake thing at my first job. I really had my feelings hurt that no one made me a cake (even though we talked a lot about that it was my birthday in the coming days), but they must have been thinking the same of me! (Where's our cake!) A couple of other things that really piss Danes off: 1) Standing in the bike lane. 2) Not putting the little grocery separator bar down between your goods and those behind you when you go shopping.
On behalf of Danes, I apologise for those who react badly to (presumably justified) critique of Denmark. Not our finest character trait. I cringe every time I see youtube comments with people reacting wildly out of proportion to reasonable critiques (not just this channel, but others too). We really need to get better at accepting criticism. Especially from foreigners living here, who have an outside view of our country and thus valuable insight into how it can be improved. Not to mention, they go through many more hoops of bureaucracy and difficulties than us natives; of course they're going to have more negative experiences and input on how things could be better. I'm glad you're enjoying life here and have settled in our country, now also your country. Keep criticising us as needed; maybe we'll eventually learn not to react so badly.
oh my! I had no idea I'm so naturally Danish: no small talk, don't touch my dog (or a kid) - always YES to a cake! guess, I was born in the wrong country :) great videos, enjoyed listening to them. 💪 thank you
Accurate video. I would like to add/expand a little bit on the "dont be late" and "dont small talk". It can be summed up simply as: "Dont waste my time!". This applies to any aspect of society, basically. At work, dont waste time in a meeting with 5 other people by not having your presentation ready, if you want to beg for money in the street or try to sign me up for UNICEF, that's fine. But be direct about it! I dont want to hear a sob story. I want to know how much money you want me to let go off. That's it! The other thing that will really piss off a Dane is unconstructive criticism and generalizations without nuance! Danes are very direct and they do like to complain, but they are generally pretty thick skinned too. As long as you make a point as to what can be improved, complaining is generally accepted. It's perfectly fine to say stuff like "I dont like this pastry, it's too buttery for me" or "I like basketball more than football because so few goals are scored in football". What will piss off a Dane is comments like: "Danish politicians are so racist" or "I haven't tasted it, but I'm sure I wont like it!". I'm getting angry just typing it!!
The dog thing. Don't touch other people's dogs. Yes. But there is a bit of an exception. If the dog comes to you, it is polite to pet it, too show the owner that the dog is not bothering you.
Haha, nice video. But yeah, you definitely hit the nail on the head with that last one. Danes can definitely complain about high taxes (and I know a few who love to do so), but if you as a foreigner dare to voice even a slight criticism of the social contract... oh my, hell breaks loose.
On a lighthearted note, I recently wrote a tongue-in-cheek post on Reddit (not really the most serious social medium) complaining about Danish commercial radio/music and I definitely managed to offend a substantial amount of Danes. 😅
Here in Italy us Italian can complain about Italy literally for hours, but as soon as a foreigner makes even the smallest critique we get really upset😂 So I understand completely the danish people on the matter
On my first year in DK, my colleagues mentioned that I should have brought a cake on my birthday and I gave a big laugh, thinking they were joking! Hahahaha it sounds super weird for me that on MY day, I have to leave home earlier and go to a bakery before work to get something for other people. 😅😅
Danes are big time moochers, they expect you to provide booze on your 30th unmarried (pepper) birthday too. When I was married in Nordjylland I was told it was a custom to bring a bottle of booze for the priest to rehearsal, which he seemed glad to receive.
I am 60 years old Dane and have never come across a person not wanting me to touch their dog even without permission. The other things you brought up however are quite legitim - if you are succesfull why don't you just enjoy that, do you really also have to brag about I guess is the concept here.
ja ..så er det fandme også din egen skyld hvis du bliver bidt en dag haha. Er normal viden, at man spørger enden man bare klapper. Jeg HADER når folk bare klapper mine hunde uden at sprøger ..specialt fordi det stopper mig i at gå fremover. Jeg siger selvsagt, vi har ikke tid og forsætter. Indtil den næste person gør det nogle meter senere .. også inden man ved det blev turen der normalt taget 15-20min en time lang nogle dage.
Hahahaha, you nailed it on the head. However, as always there are always a few exceptions now and then. Many younger Danes are not nearly as inapproachable like some of us older farts hahaha. Since I have lived and worked around the world half my life, I am not so Danish anymore regarding personal space etc. but I definitely recognize all the points brought up here. It is especially true that most Danes are very sensitive to criticism. As a Dane having lived and worked abroad for so many years, I don't mind criticize Denmark and when I do, they still get upset even though I am Danish hahahaha. Really good video and all points were perfectly described.
All what you saying is right. I bin fired couse didn't eat with colleagues. And I bin 14 years but in countryside. There is more people from copenhagen who tells me the same. Ao no chance at all for me. Had you geard about 22 years and automaticly citizen?
I am from Southern Italy and generally don't fancy when strangers want to talk to me. I don't mean I bother, but it is not my cup of tea. If I am travelling alone or spending time into a bar, I don't mind if strangers come, talk to me and share their feelings. It can be very friendly and nice. But if for some reasons I want to stay alone, I MUST stay alone and do my business 😅 also, I am keen to respect people's private space. Southern italians usually do LOVE chatting with strangers and acting like childhood friends. Always said I was born in the wrong country 😂
@@MarioScianHQ Isn't it more if you are attacking the country comparing to take part in a discussion? As well as saying in my country we do it like this and this? 'Its bit like your interest for football. When we are talking about your team, keep to that topic - dont compare with Manchester United (or any other club)
The dog thing is.. yeah. I mean, you can ask, but just don't suddenly touch someone's dog without asking, also for your own sake. I had a shepherd mix and he was.. occasionally vehicle aggressive and since I have him on a leash, that aggression will occasionally turn on me (as the closest thing for him to reach since I'll hold him back from attacking the random moped that's really the thing he wants to scare away) and this lady. So one day I was walking along a fairly busy street for training him to get used to vehicles (it was supposed to be just a short distance for him) and this lady just... sat down in front of him to pet him and I just... that 25 kg of teeth, lady! You don't know him! He's only occasionally aggressive toards certain kinds of vehicles, bt how the fuck would she know? Even a normally docile dog could have reacted aggressive in that situation! Ugh, yeah, it's been at least a decade and I'm still upset XDDD So, moral of the story, teach children to ask before touching people's dogs. Most people will be flattered that you think their dog is so cute you want to pet it.
I have weird question and havent found an answer to it.. How should I react to people who do skinny dipping. Its a shock for me and I cant help staring. Is that considered rude or make them uncomfortable (even though they are skinny dipping)🙈🙈 What about when you are in Gym, Sauna or any such places in general )
I think it's pretty common for people to get defensive when foreigners criticize their countries. At least most of the critiques of Denmark are pretty inoffensive, unless you start talking about our history. Personally the one thing where I can feel the irrational tendency to be defensive about my nation of birth is the royal house. There's absolutely no logical reason for having a monarchy in the 21st century, but I find myself trying to rationalize it anyway... I mean, sure, they have no freedom of expression nor right to vote, are forced to be of a certain religion and are constantly under surveillance, but I still think we treat the royals well enough that Denmark can be excused this medieval institution...
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We have strict cake laws! Birthday? Cake! New job? Cake! Going on vacation? Cake! Coming back from vacation? CAKE! Just feel like it? Cake!!!
haha spot on!
Don't forget the kvajekage. The cake you bring if you really screw something up at work etc.
Laughing in jynderjysk at a "south jute coffee table" sønderjyske kaffebord
I knew my urge to bake for every occasion must have come from somewhere! The more I learn, the more I love Denmark! :)
@@PinkiemachineStudios we also already love you here in denmark.. please come visit
Fun video! I have also been here 12 years! I messed up on the cake thing at my first job. I really had my feelings hurt that no one made me a cake (even though we talked a lot about that it was my birthday in the coming days), but they must have been thinking the same of me! (Where's our cake!) A couple of other things that really piss Danes off: 1) Standing in the bike lane. 2) Not putting the little grocery separator bar down between your goods and those behind you when you go shopping.
haha the grocery separator is spot on, though now with covid it disappeared from some shops
I (as a dane) would never mind ppl not putting the divider down - I would naturally assume that the person wanted to pay for my groceries too! 🙂
@@wildflower314 ahhaha you are a smart fella I see
Omg, you are so right! I have been here so long that I am now Danishly angry when people dont put the grocery separator on the conveyor belt!
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Thank you so much! Glad you like my videos! 😁
On behalf of Danes, I apologise for those who react badly to (presumably justified) critique of Denmark. Not our finest character trait. I cringe every time I see youtube comments with people reacting wildly out of proportion to reasonable critiques (not just this channel, but others too). We really need to get better at accepting criticism. Especially from foreigners living here, who have an outside view of our country and thus valuable insight into how it can be improved. Not to mention, they go through many more hoops of bureaucracy and difficulties than us natives; of course they're going to have more negative experiences and input on how things could be better.
I'm glad you're enjoying life here and have settled in our country, now also your country. Keep criticising us as needed; maybe we'll eventually learn not to react so badly.
Thanks for the nice comment!
Respect for your healthy point of view. 👏✊
Don't change anything.
oh my! I had no idea I'm so naturally Danish: no small talk, don't touch my dog (or a kid) - always YES to a cake! guess, I was born in the wrong country :) great videos, enjoyed listening to them. 💪 thank you
Accurate video. I would like to add/expand a little bit on the "dont be late" and "dont small talk". It can be summed up simply as: "Dont waste my time!". This applies to any aspect of society, basically. At work, dont waste time in a meeting with 5 other people by not having your presentation ready, if you want to beg for money in the street or try to sign me up for UNICEF, that's fine. But be direct about it! I dont want to hear a sob story. I want to know how much money you want me to let go off. That's it!
The other thing that will really piss off a Dane is unconstructive criticism and generalizations without nuance! Danes are very direct and they do like to complain, but they are generally pretty thick skinned too. As long as you make a point as to what can be improved, complaining is generally accepted. It's perfectly fine to say stuff like "I dont like this pastry, it's too buttery for me" or "I like basketball more than football because so few goals are scored in football".
What will piss off a Dane is comments like: "Danish politicians are so racist" or "I haven't tasted it, but I'm sure I wont like it!".
I'm getting angry just typing it!!
Thanks for sharing 😀!
Ty for the info
Well, it sounds very balanced and polite to me!
The dog thing. Don't touch other people's dogs. Yes. But there is a bit of an exception. If the dog comes to you, it is polite to pet it, too show the owner that the dog is not bothering you.
Putting mads in the thumbnail si a great strategy
Haha he’s definitely more handsome than me 😄
Haha, nice video.
But yeah, you definitely hit the nail on the head with that last one. Danes can definitely complain about high taxes (and I know a few who love to do so), but if you as a foreigner dare to voice even a slight criticism of the social contract... oh my, hell breaks loose.
On a lighthearted note, I recently wrote a tongue-in-cheek post on Reddit (not really the most serious social medium) complaining about Danish commercial radio/music and I definitely managed to offend a substantial amount of Danes. 😅
haha thanks for sharing!
Same rules in Sweden. Danes usually don't likes Swedes.
I really like all of videos looks more realistic
Here in Italy us Italian can complain about Italy literally for hours, but as soon as a foreigner makes even the smallest critique we get really upset😂 So I understand completely the danish people on the matter
the last one is true but og it depends on many things like what people you say it to and what it is that you complain about
These social conventions sound amazing! Not a fan of chit chat, not a fan of strangers talking to me, not a fan of people touching my dogs.
On my first year in DK, my colleagues mentioned that I should have brought a cake on my birthday and I gave a big laugh, thinking they were joking! Hahahaha it sounds super weird for me that on MY day, I have to leave home earlier and go to a bakery before work to get something for other people. 😅😅
haha I know
Danes are big time moochers, they expect you to provide booze on your 30th unmarried (pepper) birthday too. When I was married in Nordjylland I was told it was a custom to bring a bottle of booze for the priest to rehearsal, which he seemed glad to receive.
this call culture 🫤
The poppy thing is a Copenhagen thing. Where I am from, I know a dog needs socialization. So puppies are welcome.
I am 60 years old Dane and have never come across a person not wanting me to touch their dog even without permission. The other things you brought up however are quite legitim - if you are succesfull why don't you just enjoy that, do you really also have to brag about I guess is the concept here.
ja ..så er det fandme også din egen skyld hvis du bliver bidt en dag haha. Er normal viden, at man spørger enden man bare klapper.
Jeg HADER når folk bare klapper mine hunde uden at sprøger ..specialt fordi det stopper mig i at gå fremover. Jeg siger selvsagt, vi har ikke tid og forsætter. Indtil den næste person gør det nogle meter senere .. også inden man ved det blev turen der normalt taget 15-20min en time lang nogle dage.
Hahahaha, you nailed it on the head. However, as always there are always a few exceptions now and then. Many younger Danes are not nearly as inapproachable like some of us older farts hahaha.
Since I have lived and worked around the world half my life, I am not so Danish anymore regarding personal space etc. but I definitely recognize all the points brought up here.
It is especially true that most Danes are very sensitive to criticism. As a Dane having lived and worked abroad for so many years, I don't mind criticize Denmark and when I do, they still get upset even though I am Danish hahahaha.
Really good video and all points were perfectly described.
Thanks!
Mario, lo último que puedes decir de un danés es, humilde... Los daneses se definen con el decálogo del Janteloven. Está hecho a su medida.
Todo es relativo
All what you saying is right. I bin fired couse didn't eat with colleagues. And I bin 14 years but in countryside. There is more people from copenhagen who tells me the same. Ao no chance at all for me. Had you geard about 22 years and automaticly citizen?
The city is more cosmopolitian indeed
I am from Southern Italy and generally don't fancy when strangers want to talk to me. I don't mean I bother, but it is not my cup of tea. If I am travelling alone or spending time into a bar, I don't mind if strangers come, talk to me and share their feelings. It can be very friendly and nice. But if for some reasons I want to stay alone, I MUST stay alone and do my business 😅 also, I am keen to respect people's private space. Southern italians usually do LOVE chatting with strangers and acting like childhood friends. Always said I was born in the wrong country 😂
haha thanks for sharing!
If you have a complaint, that's valid, then it's completely OK to make it known. Denmark is constantly changing.
The feedback I got from most expats is that you need to be very very tactful about that 😀
@@MarioScianHQ Isn't it more if you are attacking the country comparing to take part in a discussion? As well as saying in my country we do it like this and this? 'Its bit like your interest for football. When we are talking about your team, keep to that topic - dont compare with Manchester United (or any other club)
Yo tambien soy argento!
The dog thing is.. yeah. I mean, you can ask, but just don't suddenly touch someone's dog without asking, also for your own sake. I had a shepherd mix and he was.. occasionally vehicle aggressive and since I have him on a leash, that aggression will occasionally turn on me (as the closest thing for him to reach since I'll hold him back from attacking the random moped that's really the thing he wants to scare away) and this lady. So one day I was walking along a fairly busy street for training him to get used to vehicles (it was supposed to be just a short distance for him) and this lady just... sat down in front of him to pet him and I just... that 25 kg of teeth, lady! You don't know him! He's only occasionally aggressive toards certain kinds of vehicles, bt how the fuck would she know? Even a normally docile dog could have reacted aggressive in that situation!
Ugh, yeah, it's been at least a decade and I'm still upset XDDD
So, moral of the story, teach children to ask before touching people's dogs. Most people will be flattered that you think their dog is so cute you want to pet it.
100% agree that we need to be careful with the kids 😀. Thanks for sharing the story!
I`m an Foreigner and I ALWAYS COMPLAIN about anything i want and feel :D ! Because '' We in DENMARK have the right to complain` '' ! END OF STORY !
Let's be honest, if you're a serial complainer people will not like you 😀 Try to give life a positive spin
In Denmark, there is a lot to complain about... This country is not as perfect as they think.
I don't complain. I think Denmark is almost heaven on earth. But when I rave about it, my danish friends always counter that something is terrible.
I don't think people refrain from you petting their dogs and if they do it's mostly for your own safety.
I have weird question and havent found an answer to it..
How should I react to people who do skinny dipping.
Its a shock for me and I cant help staring. Is that considered rude or make them uncomfortable (even though they are skinny dipping)🙈🙈
What about when you are in Gym, Sauna or any such places in general )
In Denmark? Yeah it's sorta rude if you stare overly much. Wear sunglasses if it's at a beach and you're fine. But otherwise don't worry.
@@kriss3d thanks a lot for the advice. I will be careful and not be offensive 😊
I think it's pretty common for people to get defensive when foreigners criticize their countries. At least most of the critiques of Denmark are pretty inoffensive, unless you start talking about our history.
Personally the one thing where I can feel the irrational tendency to be defensive about my nation of birth is the royal house. There's absolutely no logical reason for having a monarchy in the 21st century, but I find myself trying to rationalize it anyway...
I mean, sure, they have no freedom of expression nor right to vote, are forced to be of a certain religion and are constantly under surveillance, but I still think we treat the royals well enough that Denmark can be excused this medieval institution...
The last part is almost 100% true. But the majority is not proud, they are ignorant
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What else do you think will piss Danes off? Do share your thoughts in the comments 😀.
Now I know why I get so much triggered by writing on immigrant pages on FB that complains about Denmark, I must have been a Dane in my previous life.