I strongly suspect that the main reason is the ever changing, extremely complex rules for getting and keeping your residency (and forget about citizenship!). But other factors can of course also make it difficult to feel at home ❤

Mate the only reason we dont have a lot of bad people in denmark is because when we aint out drinking in friday we sit alone in our houses watching football or playing video games like the introverts we are 😂

Snaps dont taste good, but your video gave me and idee, i will use it too burn weed😂

asylum seekers aren't being sent back home if they can't speak Danish! after they get asylum they are suppose to learn it but it's not something that play a role in whether they get asylum or not , it have to do with money though it's because they are on welfare and they can get a bit more if they learn the language

Hvis du ønsker at blive i Danmark, så skal du selvfølgelig lære at tale dansk. Men jeg hører ofte "hvorfor skal jeg lære at tale dansk, når de fleste danskere taler engelsk. Derfor gider jeg ikke lære dansk" Et klart eksempel er jer der sidder i dette forum.

Interesting conversation! I would love to know how many expats are thriving here. I haven't found living here to be easy in any way. I don't think I would advise other expats to come. Refreshing to find you here talking about the stuff I am sure a lot of expats are asking themself. Thanks for sharing!

The overriding factor is that strangers come here for lack of something or a other, hopefully find that"something" and move on in life❤👍🤟

How could I build a network in Denmark while I'm still outside of the country?

You guys are great! Brain-drain in Denmark is a real issue! It's really bad that so many people who come here to study end up leaving because the country isn't equipped to be attractive enough to stay in the country. I blame decades of anti-international laws passed by parliament, but I know that that's not a popular opinion to have here

Getting a job om Lolland is a problem, also for natives. Lolland is attractive because it is cheap to live there. The money that will afford you a small one room apartment in Copenhagen will get you an estate on Lolland. With forests and beaches close by. Bornholm is the same. But you stil need to make money. And on Lolland that is quite the challenge. I currently work remotely from another low-priced area of Denmark, and i absolutely love it. But very few of us can do that.

Derek, you mention that your last name could be an issue when applying for a job. Your last name is probably originally German and it’s not uncommon in Denmark. Your first name, however, is not common. ☺️

Talking about slilled workers. I have a MSc in Medialogi and haven't been able to get a job for the last 5 years. I have worked as a Ass. Professor for 12 years prior to this. It is extremely difficult to get a foothold into the work market once you graduate. You have to have 25 years experience and be 25 years old.

I am a Dane brought up abroad. Been here for my teens and then as an adult I left for Britain and have been in Canada. Why would you go to a foreign country and not learn the language especially if you are counting on staying? You don't learn the language by isolating with your English speaking friends. I have found it difficult to reintegrate in Denmark. Jante Loven is strong outside the capital city. Moving to Britain was also difficult. You do not become part of the country unless you have been there for several generations. Denmark and England are definitely both tribal nations. If you aren't born into the tribe, you don't belong. I have been in Canada, New Zealand and Africa. Danes love the idea of being international, it is interesting until they have to share. Lolland Falster and Møn are sparsely populated with Danes. Always have been. People have always been poorer than the rest of the country. You can't force Danes to move where they don't want to go.

I'm a native Dane who works in downtown Copenhagen (in a shop). I have two collegues who speak English, one as their native tongue, one as their second language. We have lots of tourists, who appreciate that we speak English, however the elderly Danish local customers still prefer Danish when getting advice. So my two foreign collegues have both made an effort to understand and speak Danish on a basic level, so they can help all customers. I don't think it is an unfair requirement.😉 I somewhat understand why 57% of companies prefer Danish workers, because work culture is quite unique here, and CEOs _often_ look at chemistry before skills in a job interview. There are plenty of jobs that *don't* require any Danish, also 'middle income' jobs...!

You are free to leave.

Why is there a tunnel needed when the two countries are connected by land?

When we make vanilje kranse we use my dads fue maskine

Just as some background. The Dutch king has a background in water management, so the topic of the trip is not surprising to me.

I er to nydelige unge mænd, det varmer at se hvor dybt i graver ned i det danske.. vi er virkelig et gæstfri land og meget imødekommende, ville dog ønske at tilflyttere ville lære, bare en brøkdel af det i har lært om det danske i helhed, det ville give så meget mere forståelse kulture imellem, samt gensidig respekt og en masse kærlighed i stedet for de barriere der uheldigvis er opstået blandt her levende 🫶🏼🇩🇰🇺🇸🫶🏼

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I’m an Indian who is born and live in Denmark. I live close to a hyper market, IKEA and a shopping mall at WALKING DISTANCE much less than 500m.

What work are you guys doing here in Denmark, cool that two not danish looking in too something like that🫶🏼

K. I. S. S. København

Good video. Food for thought.

Yeah, I live in Australia, I buy really nice clothes I can never wear, except 1 day a year in the middle of "winter" its cool enough to wear jeans. Any other time its shorts and the lightest possible shirt/singlet. I miss dressing up and having a nice thick coat, and enclosed shoes. And not constantly looking like a sweaty bogan😂😂

Growing up in Denmark has a special diversity

Summer in Denmark is great, all two weeks! But seriously, in my experience, we keep going back and forth between good and bad weather summers every year, so just go abroad for all the bad ones 🙂

Nemt

the worst is when you're the only foreigner in a group work at university. they speak in their language doing work and act like you're not at the same table and a co-member of the team. such a bad experience.

Im Danish

As an Aussie with a Danish Mor, I think I can nail this....... Maybe.....

Or DenVER

A Dane here.... we are 5.7 mill peeps here, and we have 2,8 mill. cars atm.

What?

Rød grøt med fløte😂😂

Well. Only danes know this one😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣 the ultimate tongue twister or non native speakers!!

I am from denmark jeg er fra Danmark

I know several people who have moved to Denmark who struggle with fitting into our very reserved culture. It can definitely lead to mental health struggles, and I feel your pain

Easy

if you are old enough to be sent to war then you are also old enough to buy a beer

I love that winter outfit, athletic male model! One can see that you have something tasteful under it. Men who freeze so their teeth rattle look so helpless and unsexy! ;-)

Me and Benny/hansi are family he is my farthers cousin

“Snakkering” xd

I have heard Americans say they have to pay taxes to usa, even when living and working in a foreign country. Is that true? And if so, does it then mean you pay even more taxes or is that tax deducted from what you pay to the country you live and work in?

Another Dutch listener here. You talked about how the Danish call Belarus, White Russia. Well, we Dutch call it the same, wit-Rusland (White Russia). I always believed Bela meant white, not beautyfull, but I stand corrected if it does mean beautyfull. Now that I think about it, I believe we only call our own country and Belgium the way the citizens of said country call their own country: Nederland and Belgie. Like if we Dutch talk about the USA, we name it 2 ways: Amerika, or Verenigde Staten. I\ve never heard any Dutch speak of your country as the full USA (US of A). Also, I found it very funny you mention the single one product in Dutch supermarket with a ranch-flavour to be Doritos new chips. The flavour gets mentioned on TV, I never knew it until the Doritos.

Homelessness in Denmark. The difference between the USA and Denmark when it comes to homelessness is that in Denmark everyone actually has the right to a roof over their head, but since some homeless people are mentally ill, and in some cases are unable to live in a room with 4 walls, and therefore choose to live under the open sky, a choice we of course respect, we then try to stay focused on their health, and their options for clean clothes/sleeping bags, etc., but with respect for their choice, and of course they have the same rights as everyone else when it comes to hospitals and other services..

Konfekt.? Its easy and you do so many variants 🎉 and it is hyggeligt

Why are you always making fun at the weather in Denmark???

Thanks for the video 🙂 With "overskue", you are mixing up 2 words: overskuE overskuD "Overskue" means "overview". Fx: "Jeg kan ikke overskue X i dag" = "I can not overview X today". But people are also using it to convey that they are not feeling up to or have the energy for something ≈ surplus. This is where the confusion arises from, because the second word: "Overskud" actually means "surplus" - also economically (you can both say "finansielt overskud" = "financial surplus", and "finansielt underskud" = "financial deficit"). That's the word you use when you say "Jeg har ikke overskud til X i dag" = "I don't have the surplus for X today". I hope this clarifies it a bit !