COPENHAGEN VLOG, I Bought a Bike! Why I Left America for Denmark, Danish Language Practice.

[@Alhem11]

If you are nervous on a bike, Red Cross Copenhagen holds free cycling courses for newcomers

[@asaadac]

@@Alhem11 really??? That’s great. I’m definitely going to take advantage of that!

[@holmbjerg]

There are a few Thanksgiving events in Copenhagen mainly for American expats. I've gone quite a few years. There are both restaurants like American themed ones and private dinner parties. You could also invite someone yourselves if you are up for that sort of challenge. You really should look into it though. There are options! Oh, and it might also be a good way to introduce yourself to some of the American expat community. It's getting quite big.

[@gejuje]

I`m so impressed with your danish, your pronunciation, it`s almost spot on, amazing in such a short time. I hope you will be happy here and have a family, we can always use intelligent people like you🙂

[@asaadac]

@@gejuje thank you! That’s so so encouraging to hear 😊 I’m working hard to get the language down as quickly as I can!

[@mrsewe417]

Welcome to you and your family. People with your mindset are always welcome.

[@asaadac]

@@mrsewe417 thank you for the welcome!

[@biking-viking-claus-andersen]

You and your family are most welcome in Copenhagen. Hope you will all be happy here. And I am very impressed with your pronunciation of Danish, which is usually tough for a non Dane.

[@metteandersen3564]

Your danish is really good. Bravo. Learning a new language when not a child, is hard.

[@asaadac]

@@metteandersen3564 thank you 😊

[@TorbenNielsen-yg3wh]

Welcome to Denmark, thats a very brave decision to move to a foreign country. The long dark winters can be tough for most people, specially at times where you miss your family and people in America. But there is also a quiet cosy quality in a warm living room, when it's cold and dark outside, hope you will find that quality. Good luck with learning danish, it's a horrible language to learn😁 But your pronunciation is very very good, you must have a good ear for that👍 Hope you will like it here, nice and clever people are always Welcome.

[@asaadac]

@@TorbenNielsen-yg3wh thank you for your kind words! 😊 It’s so encouraging to hear from Danes saying that my pronunciation is good. It’s a tough language, but I’m putting in the effort in the hopes that I can speak comfortably soon! I’m kind of looking forward to my first winter, since we don’t have much of a winter back where I’m from. I just hope I can survive the long cold season 🥶

[@MsMissX]

@@asaadac Well if you want to learn Danish on a more complicated level the company Berlitz is having courses in it but be warned. While really good it will cost you an arm and a leg.

[@Julleisa]

@@asaadac Remember your D-pearl vitamin here in the winter time.

[@asaadac]

@@MsMissX I’m going to take advantage of the free classes for residents first, then I’ll look into more advanced courses! Thank you for the tip! 😃

[@asaadac]

@@Julleisa I needed this reminder 😊 I’m going to grab some on my next trip to the store!

[@charlottefolsted478]

Welcome to Denmark 🇩🇰❤️ I Think you moved to Denmark in just the right time and I hope you Will be very happy here 🇩🇰❤️ You are doing Well with learning danish. And everybody speaks english in Denmark too. Subscribed to your Channel today 🙂

[@DanielBibon]

Thank you because i see the beautiful place in other country ❤

[@asaadac]

@@DanielBibon thank you for watching!

[@hoffmannMP]

So impressed with your Danish pronunciation! 😊 Welcome! I hope you will be happy here 😊

[@Julleisa]

You are right. I thought that too. You got a 10'er from me (and I'am a real teacher😉😊). Welcome to the city, although I'am surprised your swedish friend chose Denmark🧐. Remember, he is out enemy🤠😕😂

[@asaadac]

@@hoffmannMP thank you for the warm welcome! I’m really happy here so far 😃

[@asaadac]

@@Julleisa enemy? Oh no! 😂 thank you for the compliment on my speaking. Means a lot coming from a teacher!

[@ThorRavnsborg]

Welcome! As others have pointed out you seem to be doing quite well with pedals as well as tongue gymnastics. I'm sure you'll integrate perfectly and I hope you'll find yourself at home here🙂 From someone who crashed on his bike a week ago I would recommend getting a helmet with the bike though. I believe your wit is more precious than your vanity if an accident happens.

[@asaadac]

@@ThorRavnsborg oh no! I’m sorry to hear about your crash 😕 I’m definitely going to order a helmet since the likelihood of me crashing a few times is pretty high right now lol

[@jettenielsen4951]

I too recommend a helmet, and once you get one please make sure it sits right

[@ThorRavnsborg]

​@@asaadac Thanks but luckily I'm fine under the circumstances. No serious head injury thanks to my helmet (which cracked) and nothing broken. Still a bit bruised and abrased by the asphalt though. Btw. I can reassure you that my type of crash is highly unlikely and pretty much impossible in central Copenhagen. I live in northern Zealand and I was riding on a bike path next to a forest (going slighty down hill so I was carrying good speed). Two deer decided to cross the road and suddenly came jumping out the forest from out of nowhere. I had no chance to react and I collided with one of them. Sadly it happens from time to time that cars collide with crossing deer in this area but I have actually never heard of anyone else doing it on a bike. Anyway, there are other risks in the city and you never know what might turn up out of blue so I'm glad to hear you are taking the advice👍

[@asaadac]

@@ThorRavnsborgI’m glad to know that you’re ok!

[@Piquet2]

Wow! Your pronunciation is pretty damn good. Hope you and your husband will be happy in Denmark. I recommend you visit the west coast of Jutland at some point. I recommend the island of Fanø in particular. I have mental health issues and severe social anxiety and I find it’s the only place I have ever felt truly relaxed. The beach there is fantastic. Sitting on a dune watching the sunset is like medicine for the troubled mind.

[@raunholt1234]

Anholt Island when it is not high season is also a great place to relax.

[@minutsi]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ You are pretty good at danish. Du er ret god til dansk. It’s sound very nice. Det lyder ret godt.

[@asaadac]

@@minutsi mange tak! 😊

[@kristofferholst6053]

Hi and welcome, interesting vid hope you and you family will be happy here.

[@Valjean666dk]

I can recommend Fredsted Chai Latte (krydret/spicy) powder. It's expensive and addictive though. Though cheap compared to a coffee shop I would guess. Also you have a ghost moving around your pillow-pretzel thingy :p

[@asaadac]

@@Valjean666dk haha! My dogs rearranged the pillows, but I edited that part out 😅

[@henningbosrensen8345]

You Will not regret it ❤

[@MrPeteDane]

Hey there. as a dane living on the countryside, I too would be very frightened to bike around in Copenhagen. You are def not alone :) Random little fact about the lower entry thing on a bike. Its actually considered a "womens bicycle" because the lower bar allowed women to mount the bike while wearing big dresses back in the day :)

[@asaadac]

@@MrPeteDane glad I’m not the only one frightened 😂 And thank you for the fact. That makes a lot of sense!

[@OnekaCeeCee]

🧡🪴, 🧡🚴🏽‍♀️, 🧡🎄👕, 🧡🧡🧡🤱🏾 plans. Love that you and hubby found a place you can call home and flourish in every aspect. Questions: How is Copenhagen pronounced there? I noticed the plant shop had what looked like the true spelling?? Are there more bike riders than drivers? Can you share the video you use to learn the language? 🧡

[@metteby]

Welcome 🎉

[@asaadac]

@@metteby thank you!

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

Change your phone to Celsius. No one uses Fahrenheit in Denmark. And try riding at places with less traffic before starting during rush hours. And one of your countrymen claimed, that at first Danish Class, the teacher erased half of the letters because they aren't pronounced in Danish!

[@MogensDam]

Your pronunciation is VERY good, not the least of the special danish vowels æ, ø and å. I guess you will be fluent in a few months.

[@asaadac]

@@MogensDam thank you! That’s a major compliment 😊 Those vowels are so tough! It’s good to know I’m saying them correctly

[@UlrikMcArdle]

That is really good pronunciation - keep it up.

[@MarisB-b8z]

Have a wonderful life in Denmark wishing you all the very best in your new home country cycling is awesome ! 🤩 are you a ballet dancer ? ah yoga ;) you made a perfect choice for your children to move and get out of a society that is only based on consumption and work. Very happy for you. I do hope that one day the US will have the same lifestyle.

[@asaadac]

@@MarisB-b8z thank you! 😊 I danced a bit as a child, but I was a cheerleader from grade school through college. Are you a fellow yogi? Thank you for your kind words. And I do hope that the U.S. will adopt better lifestyle principles soon

[@MsMissX]

You can bring your bike with you for free in the S-train. You still need a train ticket but the bike is free. So for training you can bring it with you to see where you can train.

[@asaadac]

@@MsMissX that’s a wonderful idea since I’ve realized that it’s hard to find a place to practice in the city center. I’ll look into getting a bike ticket!

[@MsMissX]

@@asaadac Oh no. I must have put in wrong. You see. In the S-train the bike is FREE. You only need the ticket for YOU. I also advise you to get a Rejsekort - it is was most people use. Once you have it you can link your account to it and then you just check in on the station you step on and check out once the train is off. All S-train stop (with two exeptioner) at the stations Svanemøllen Nordhavn Østerport Nørreport (the most bussy train station in Denmark so not a good place to start at) Vesterport København H (Central station)

[@asaadac]

@ oh! Even better!

[@traver1965]

Great videos. Let me reply in Danish and I will keep it simple. Din udtalelse er meget god. Du cykler også meget godt. Dine VLOG's er ret proffesionelle og du beskriver andre sider af Danmark. Jeg håber du og din mand får et barn (eller flere), som vokser op i Danmark

[@asaadac]

@@traver1965 tak fordi du så med!

[@charlottefolsted478]

You Will have to learn the danish concept of “hygge” 😄 It Will help you get through the Dark months. Along with warm clothes and vitamin D3 witch is so important. ❤️

[@HansMilling]

I hope the US can adopt some of the European ways or Danish ways to do things, to make it an even greater nation. Seems like life in the US is much harder, especially for people with low income or without a proper education. So if there was one thing I believe the US could benefit from, was “free” education for everyone.

[@unnix]

Welcome to Denmark. So, your husband is swedish, huh ?. Well. It can't all be perfect, right ? 😅

[@asaadac]

@@unnix 😂

[@unnix]

Do you know that theres an old danish law from the 1600, that says if a swede crosses the ice from sweden to denmark, you are allowed to hit him with a stick. This law has never been erased, so its still valid. Just saying. 😂

[@borisdreyer4729]

You probably need to wait 2-3 weeks before you can get a Christmas tree. I will suggest to get a stand with room for water or else it will be brown and loose its needles before chrismas eve 🎄

[@asaadac]

@@borisdreyer4729 I realized that no one is selling trees yet. I have to be patient 😆 And thank you for the tip. I’ll look into getting a stand!

[@svendemadsen8275]

Everybody learns at their own pace, but you're doing great, at this speed you'll probably be close to fluent in 6-9 months 👏👏👏. Super valid reasons for moving, over the last decade i've seen more & more Americans settle down in both Europe & Asia. All the best from Østerbro ❤

[@asaadac]

@@svendemadsen8275 thank you for the encouragement! It’s means so much. Danish is the hardest language I’ve attempted to learn, so I hope I’m on the right track!

[@Hansen710]

@@asaadac as a dane i can tell you dutch is worse 😂 although it sounds like amsterdam might have been a good place for you if i was to chose a big city would choose amsterdam over cph for the reasons you mention you choose cph for example dutch people are world champions in part time jobs and the energy is 100 times better (without a doubt thanks to a better regulated drug marked) also alot safer because dutch police dont spend their time on small crimes, you really pissed a cop of if he writes you a ticket for riding without lights (and you can go into a coffeshop without being called a criminal) unlike a danish cop so we have less time for serius crime in dk, sad but true

[@Valjean666dk]

I thought girl/women bikes were easy to get on and off, with the different frame. I don't get off my bike till I'm at my destination. But I suppose staying on your bike at a stop requires some practice balancing. The upside is that with bikelanes it's much safer, and at worst you get hit by a bike and yelled at :p

[@asaadac]

@@Valjean666dk women bikes are easier for sure, but still not easy for me 😂 I’m going to take it slow for now. I’m sure I’ll get yelled at by some impatient Danes, but it’s the only way I’ll learn

[@KA-rk9to]

2 things: 1 your seat is too high. It’s bad for you hips, back and knees. And it’ll make it harder for you to get on and off. Your knees should have a slight bend when the pedal is at the bottom 2 wear a damn helmet. I don’t want to pay for 12 months in a coma

[@TahitianTreatt]

the reason u left america doesnt really add up, from my pov. U can live a healthy life in america, u can find work/family balance etc. They also have tons of support for Women/Mothers; thats why so many illegal immigrant/single mothers have recent moved here, because America has social services unlike many other natiions. As far as safety, Denmark is safer than the USA, but its for reason much deeper than "culture". U can experience crazies/crime anywhere on this planet. But to act like crime in America is unavoidable is a false narrative thats way over used. Been here since the 1980s, and things use to be much worse. GL to you though.

[@asta7303]

But as she said. In Denmark her family will have 52 weeks paid maternity/paternity leave. And her children will not have to train how to act if a shooter comes to their school.

[@Hansen710]

no one would say vaaand (water ) like he does makes no sense he is streching the word like that a dane would never choose cph for those reasons i grew up there and moved for a better work life balance stuff like paying 10x less in tax for my house is less stressfull and cph is not a safe place to get children, unless you are in hellerup there is alot of gang crap cause of our drug policy when you get children it time to get out of cph, to give them a better life sounds kind of like you never seen the rest of denmark very few of my old friend have not moved away, it is only drug abuse or their sick children that need special care from hospitals that keeps them in cph

[@asaadac]

@@Hansen710 thank you for the tip! I realized from listening to Danes, no one says it like that lol. I’m learning 😉 And fair. I haven’t seen Denmark outside of cph, and I can’t wait to explore! While I appreciate your perspective, the crime rate here doesn’t even come close to that of Atlanta, where I grew up. But you’re right, most major cities are hubs for crime unfortunately.

[@Jespers-visions]

Just get a helmet 🪖 trust me I am Danish and I been riding bikes foe when I was kid and then some was messing with my bike and I fell on the bike and broke both my arms so it’s no joke and I was not riding fast

[@asaadac]

@@Jespers-visions yikes! I’m sorry that happened to you 😬 I will definitely get a helmet!

[@Jespers-visions]

@ I am just saying, I also have a lot of any day , cyclist friends Been riding for 30 years now using helmet and when u are new like you its almost a most , they can safe you life, hitting the concrete with your head can really go bad seen it a couple of times so I wish you the best don’t be scared 😱 to ride just use you helmet 🪖 and then it’s going to be alright, and remember to give you bike a service any 6-9 months , so you know anything is in order Most accidents happen when people don’t care about the gear

[@Hansen710]

sounds like you need to wear one of those blow up somu wrestler things to protect you, and not a helmet i used to work as a bike mechanic in cph, 1 time i did forget a bolt the costumer made it 20m then the front wheel blocked.. the costumer was not hurt, thank god so also check your bike when it comes from the mechanic 🤣