24 Hilarious DENMARK Memes | Americans React

[@stinealbrechtsen9650]

"Fueled by remoulade, snaps and a deep hatred for PostNord" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@drdewott9154]

If it ain't PostNord its DSB and if it still ain't them its likely SAS.

[@anyahollnderrasmussen7183]

😂😂😂

[@omega1231]

Usually nisse øl (the children's beer) is practically alcohol free, at most the same as a alcohol free cider, so like less than 1% it's the same with the children's sparkling water, almost no actual alcohol, but it is fairly common to let children taste wine and beer, they usually hate it.

[@RobeTrotting]

Exactly, letting them try it is a good deterrent haha 😊🇩🇰

[@eidodk]

That one is a KB Nisseøl... It's sweet and is a great "beer" for kids for them, to feel as if they're part of the party, it does contain a significant amount of alcohol though. Its listed at 1.7% which makes them quite strong for kids.

[@andvil01]

@@RobeTrotting I live in Sweden (but is danish). Asked my son 16 y old if he would like to go on a microbrew holiday in Denmark. - Yeah dad, fun. Really fun, when I am 16 and cannot drink. (It is 18 in Sweden). 2 seconds later - But it is 16 in Denmark?! - Yes my son, do you like to go to Denmark on a microbrewery tour? - Yes! On that trip he learned quality before quantity. One of few teens really loving Imperial Stout. Ok. I am a brewer myself, so I have destroyed my teen kids with barrel aged belgian sour beer, and that kind of stuff. Then they can't afford to drink too much...

[@RobeTrotting]

Wow that’s really cool to share with your son though, cool dad points for sure! I wish America wasn’t so backwards with that. Teen drinking isn’t great, but making it taboo just encourages more of it and in more dangerous ways.

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

@@andvil01 It is 16 in Denmark for buying beer in a store. It is 18 a bar or restaurant. This would also apply to a brewery tour where you are served beer.

[@Metalcarguy]

2:46 I sell furniture and have had quite a lot of customers practicing Danish over the years. In the beginning I always did that (Sorry about that). Then I got an American colleague who told me foreigners want to practice Danish in real life situations, which of course suddenly was very obvious. From then on I always tell the Danish practicing customers (in Danish) that I am fluent in English but I would very much like to continue in Danish if they are up for it. Great conversation starter and usually gives an appreciative smile. Edit: Grammar

[@RobeTrotting]

That is so kind and helpful Anders, it really helps us a lot. We have had people that for us over the years, especially when it isn't too busy and it's possible to take the little extra time - it's really special 😀🇩🇰

[@MsBlackdeath13]

I have a Welsh friend who's learning Danish and he describes speaking Danish like speaking old medieval English. He also says that he was surprised by, how many of the words in English are the same in Danish or have their origins in the Danish language. On the Dutch vs Danish thing. Both are of Germanic origin. Both sound somewhat similar when spoken. I have a couple of friends from The Netherlands and as long as they speak a little slower, I can speak/understand them. They also tell me that they can somewhat understand Danish as long as we speak slowly. To me Dutch sound/reads kind of a combo of Danish/English/German - which is a neat hint to know, if you need to read something in Dutch.

[@mnp3713]

Well medieval english is in fact old Viking danish or old southern Jysk as the Anglers was from south jutland coast and the Saxons north Germany. Thats where UK originate - What is the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain? The Anglo-Saxon period includes the creation of an English nation, with many of the aspects that survive today, including regional government of shires and hundreds. During this period, Christianity was re-established and there was a flowering of literature and language. Charters and law were also instituted.

[@hassegreiner9675]

@ I've always wondered how Old English sounded, but now I know... perhaps.

[@Donnah1979]

That's because Danish Vikings conquered most of England (See also "The Danelaw")

[@kongenerkasper]

Because The english language got heavily influenced by the Vikings, during the viking era, where viking among others for a long period ruled most parts of great britain.. The Word Window is for an instance a english word that is heavily influenced by the danish word Vindue.. it's not so odd at all if you know the history.

[@kongenerkasper]

@@mnp3713 Don't call it old viking danish.. that's not the word for it and there is no such thing as old southern Jysk either..

[@Tjirs]

As a dyslexic Dane I defiantly relate to the nightmare that is only saying half the letters in a word. Honestly when Danes switch to English I think it’s our way of saying “We know our language is difficult and doesn’t make a lot of sense. We apologies. Let’s just do this in English, I’m not gonna force you to do it in danish”

[@piotrkilian8985]

I'm trying to learn Danish (probably just like most of people who moved or are going to move to Denmark) and it's not so hard, pronunciation is not the easiest one but it's pretty logical. If you think that Danish is difficult check out Polish language 😉😜

[@TucBroder]

Exactly. It's not meant as an insult, even is it may come across as one. We really just trying to make it as easy for you as possible.

[@deathkampdrone]

I honestly thought "bae" was just americans on the web being too lazy to write "babe". I learn so much from you guys! :D Loving that "choke like the russians at the euros" phrase btw

[@Zandain]

Guys! Do not put yourselves down! Your Danish pronunciation is getting better and better! hello from Hundested 🌸🌱

[@RobeTrotting]

You are the sweetest 😊🇩🇰 enjoy the long weekend and thank you as always ❤️

[@tineditmarunnerup9513]

Agree!!

[@go_kitty_go_kitty_go]

Hej, jeg bor også i Hundested!

[@MarcusEKure]

The ''Finnish flag'' comes from a danish tv-commercial joke where a waiter asks if they're finish (finished eating) and he replies ''No, I'm danish''

[@MsMolly1988]

Is it the Squash you're talking about?

[@dustfighter]

I believe the finnish flag comes from the chequered flag in racing, due to the finnish succes in all sports on 4 wheels. The formula 1 and rally drivers are national heroes.

[@MarcusEKure]

@@MsMolly1988 indeed

[@MsMolly1988]

@@MarcusEKure they're funny 😅

[@Marvinuser]

not eating but, ordering a 'squaaash' (danish orange beverage called 'tuborg squash' ) can i order one: squaaash after saying it like twenty times practicing it, the casheer goes: are you finnish? he says: no im danish (but his name is actually Finn, Finn Nørbygaard, so he is kinda Finn.. Ish..)

[@regstrup]

The border between Denmark and Sweden is actually on the bridge and is marked with signs. Usually you just drive to fast and miss them 😄

[@Finderup16]

I'm still laughing at the two Sweden/Denmark memes. 🤣🤣 I actually talked to a Swede a while ago and she offered to give back Skåne, which I pointed out was taken from us in the 1600s. 😁😁 I think we agreed that she should get her king to call my queen. Since they are cousins, they ought to work something out 😂😂

[@billh.1940]

Maybe, but remember that ww1 was between your cousin king's. Nice work!

[@Finderup16]

@@billh.1940 Please explain how Sweden and Denmark were against each other during WW1? They were on the same side with the allies against Germany.

[@paintbrushdaddy3249]

@@Finderup16 denmark and sweden were not at war with anyone during ww1 and sweden was the only scandinavian country not at war during ww2

[@elizabethhestevold1340]

@@Finderup16 Well, not so, we have a picture off my great grandfather in uniform, Medal from our King for Valor fighting at Dubbol Moelle, at Then German , Danish Boarder. As with Sweden, border between Denmark and Germany, always an issue. Seems to be in some ways, like Ykraine always an issues. Though Danes resent boarder conflict with Canada at Greenland, solved very nicely. Peace fully. After all , it's mostly about commerce these days.👌🇩🇰🇨🇦🇺🇸🤔🍷🙏

[@lassej5653]

Long time viewer here, got to say this was one of the better formats you have done! Not to speak ill of you former videos, they are all great! Very entertaining, thanks for another great video!

[@Real_MisterSir]

The secret to all postal services in Denmark, is to specifically request they deliver at a self-collect drop point (there are tons of them all over every city/town). Usually postmen deliver multiple packages per drop point and they are pre-scheduled, so there is less risk that your package is wrongly delivered, and speed of delivery is far more consistent due to the pre-scheduled points on their delivery route.

[@impero101]

Well, even at that, PostNord fails. I had a colleague, who ordered a package to be delivered at a self-collect point. It was delivered 200 km away. When he called their support (he is from Lithuania and didn't speak Danish) the customer support lady didn't speak English, but also couldn't redirect him. So he had to have another colleague of mine (who's foreign as well, but did speak Danish) handle the conversation with the PostNord customer service. It was just an absurd situation on so many levels. A package delivered to a completely different city. A support worker who didn't speak English. My Hungarian colleague who does speak Danish, having to translate for my Lithuanian colleague.

[@ande151f]

It’s crazy. you can get a driving license then your 16 buy a firearm then you turn 18. But for buying an even watered down beer, you have to be 21…. Funny you legally can shoot your dads beer cans before you even are allowed to drink them😂🤣

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, insanity right?! That’s freedom I guess haha

[@Masterfighterx]

I believe the reasoning is because the brain is still well under development at the age of 18.

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@Masterfighterx Doesn't seem to have any credible impact anywhere else in the world though, as literally centuries of proof exists that the effects overall are negligible. In broader analysis, one could speculate that the firearm aspect is derived all the way back to the old constitutional rights, while the need for driving is so prevalent in the entire US that at the age of typical Highschool teens, the need for mass transportation exceeds what the government is willing to invest into decent public transport, so legally allowing teens to drive is the path of less resistance.

[@LiLBitsDK]

@@RobeTrotting Freedom would be if the parents decided for their own kids.

[@TheShieldMaidenandtheStray]

I'm literally crying, this video is spot on hahahahah, it's one of the funniest videos, and as you said in an earlier video, Danes love to make fun of themself.

[@RobeTrotting]

So glad you liked it 🇩🇰😊

[@ninijura]

Dronning Margrethe is NOT wearing daisy earrings. Her flower is the marguerite, which becomes clear once you look at her name. It's also why the most scenic routes are marked with a sign depicting a marguerite.

[@theveremianshow2101]

The editing is ON POINT! Lovely hilarious video, enjoyed quite a bit

[@RobeTrotting]

Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching and your kind words 😊

[@muhest]

If you guys feel up to it … then pick one or two of your danish friends, and ask them to *only* speak danish. It will force you to also get in the mindset and not resort to “safe zoning” in english. Challenge yourself and your friends. Just choose the one, two or three friends who are up for it. (Or even better … get a job in a daycare. Working with kids who are themselves learning the language seriously speed up your danish learning curve.)

[@michaelgask]

Great idea. 👍

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Your videos are entertainingly edited, Gentlemen. I always appreciate them. 1) Guys, I think it is courteous to try and sprinkle some Danish words into your conversation rather than not to try at all. The same goes with French and Polish, and / or any foreign language. It is always better to TRY than not bothering to try at all. My French teacher always insisted" Il faut essayer. (You must try). The only way to fail at anything ... ANYTHING, is ... not to try. 2) Danish is VERY HARD to pronounce. Please do not feel at all badly if you cannot say such correctly, even after several years of trying. Even Danes will tell you that, as kids, they really struggled with their native language, even. That darn soft "D" is a bear!

[@lassemadsen607]

The most fun I have when trying to teach non-danes our numbers is to explain the number 58. Which goes: 8+(2,5*20) Yeah, our numbers are math problems for everyone else^^ our numbersystem is based on 20, not 10 so 50 is 'halvtreds' meaning 'half of the 3rd' 20+20+10* half of the 3rd. Makes sense right^^

[@RobeTrotting]

Yes 🙌🏼 numbers are always so confusing until you master it haha - a lot of mental math

[@spyro257]

i tried to explain that to Americans and they just looked at me like i was an Alien teaching them how a spacecraft works

[@vrenak]

actually 58 is 8+((3-½)*20)

[@mariahareskov180]

It's in base 10 until 49, then base 20 until 99, then base 10 from 100 to 149 ... XD Because we still count partly in scores! (Snes)

[@luffegasen7711]

As I recall, the English term, Guinea Pig, comes from the guinea pigs came from South America and the ships from South America, first sailed to Guinea (because of the currents in the Atlantic Ocean.) and THEN sailed to England. And as guinea pigs sometimes sound like little piggies, they of course were named pigs from Guinea, or Guinea pigs! And the Danish version, you guys are spot on: Marsvin comes from German "Meerschwein", sea pig. Again: They came with ships from over the sea and they sounded like piggies, so sea pig! ^^

[@WitchyGeek]

According to my book on guinea pigs I had when I was a kid and had guinea pigs the guinea part came from the fact that they cost a guinea (a now obsolete coinage). However, the name guinea for the coin apparently came from the country Guinea, where most of the gold for the coins were mined so I guess it was always Africa all along [insert astronaut meme]. Also according to that book, they were first brought over by sailors as gifts for their kids and they very soon became popular and an actual import and breeding of them started.

[@77LCJ]

Great video as always. One minor point, I almost always watch you on the phone, and the text in the memes is a bit difficult to read. Maybe upscale it a bit, and use smaller frames for your faces? We know how handsome you are anyways 😂 But maybe most of your viewers are on bigger screens, and in that case disregard everything above. Keep the videos coming.

[@RobeTrotting]

Sorry about that, good call - some of them contain small text and we could have flashed a whole-screen image too. If we do a sequel, we’ll take that note for sure! 😊🇩🇰

[@mayahogrefe5786]

The Margrethe meme, is from a ballet show, that she was helping her friend (fru Heering)with, every year. This is in the pause between the to, very different parts of the show, where all of the kids (dancers) had these little snacks. It is behind the old cinema in Næstved

[@pipkin5287]

That choking joke also applies the other way around - to whenever I try to speak English with an American dialect xD My mouth feels like it's filling up with foam for some reason. Also, Mike, that is one stellar shirt you've got there!

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha, yeah - English and an American dialect on top, isn’t the easiest 😂 and glad you like the shirt 👕 it’s in our merch store if you want your own 😉 (shameless plug)

[@martinjansson1970]

6:32 To be fair. This is the brief history of Denmark, or Swedens, historic relation with any European nation. From the 11th to the 18th century, European nations, with a sea border, had these alternatives in relation to Denmark/Norway: 1) Pay protection money to Denmark/Norway 2) Or, get harrassed, plundered and beaten by the Danish navy/a Danish+Norwegian+Geatish(*) viking fleet. And between the 16th to 18th century, European nations had these alternatives in relation to Sweden: 1) Pay protection money to Sweden. 2) Or, get harassed, plundered and beaten by the Swedish army. Denmark and Sweden (and the Ottoman Empire), was the big, bad, bullies of Europe for hundreds of years, and bullies doesn't like competition from other bullies. One big reason for all the European colonialism, outside Europe, is that the other, weaker, European nations needed, something to pay with to not get bullied by Denmark, Sweden and the Ottoman Empire (e.g. the Barbarossa Pirates). Also, Sweden produced almost all the iron necessary to produce weapons grade steel in Europe (e.g. Sheffield steel was made with 100% Swedish iron, the only other sources of good iron was tiny, tiny providers in Toledo and the Middle East). Denmark built all the good warships and cannons, for all the other European nations, except the Ottoman Empire (this was why the Swedish navy ships was junk (unless stolen), they didn't sell to Sweden). If nations wanted high quality weapons or fleets, to be able to defend themselves, there was no alternative providers, and the sellers could demand any price they wanted. Very frustrating, especially since the people in Western Europe, considered Danes and Swedes as uncivilised barbarians. (*) The Geatish vikings, used to do a lot of plundering and other fun stuff, together with the Danish and Norse vikings. Then they formed an alliance (Sweden) with the Rus of Scandinavia (a former enemy, most of the time prior, and also the founders of the Kievan Rus Empire, but those ties was cut when Sweden was formed), and started to nibble away on Danish, Norse and Sami territory, until Sweden also got big and strong enough, to start harrasing all the other European nations.

[@moonsongkitty]

I only recently discovered you two. As a dane, it's really amusing to see how things here look from your perspective, since everywhere else in the world is filled with a lot of american media. I can comment in danish from now on, if you want the practice (though I wouldn't blame you, if you'd rather I didn't XD).

[@marcosaldo4265]

Jeg er fuldkommen enig

[@michaelgask]

Loving the game show format, here! This video makes me realise the hard work you guys do with the language: not only is it a difficult language to learn/pronounce, but then when you do try, you get eyerolled and switched to English. 💪 Good on you for persevering. Thanks again for another fun video. And yeah, Queen Margrethe is awesome. 🇩🇰

[@RobeTrotting]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching Michael 😊

[@michaelgask]

@@RobeTrotting Always do enjoy it!

[@Mark-xh8md]

"The TV would not lie to me" - I love how you said that with that pretend straight face :P

[@mariepindstruplinde1671]

Yes the border between Denmark and Sweden are approx. halfway up the slope of the bridge on the Danish side. I cross that bridge every day

[@RobeTrotting]

Nice 😊

[@tineditmarunnerup9513]

Hej Marie!!!! (We travelled to Oregon together once)

[@mariepindstruplinde1671]

@@tineditmarunnerup9513 yes that we did

[@Katharina-yi1ef]

The Danish speaking Dutch is kinda a interesting meme, because they're not exactly far off. In Denmark most kids learn German(Or otherwise Spanish or French) in Folkeskolen. In German, "deutsch" is the language spoken while 'Dutch' in English is the spoken language in the Netherlands. Both words are pronounced quite similarly which might explain the meme. On a historical note, there were quite a lot of Danes in the Netherlands in the old days. So, technically, yeah, quite a few Danes knew Dutch in the past.

[@saranissen6210]

Found the narrator/sports commentator transition between Derek and Mike funny. And the memes kinda fit 😆

[@StainlezzStellrat]

Det bringer altid smilet frem at se jeres videoer!!

[@emilfriissnderholm5678]

i ved ikke at de kan læse dansk my guy

[@ahalyamuraleedharan6383]

I would love to see a video on the rules on eating danish food!! (to avoid tourist mistakes in Denmark 😭)

[@RobeTrotting]

We need to learn them all first haha - it would be very "do as I say, not as I do" haha

[@xanderblackstar8236]

When I worked in service, I was the guy that would switch to english whenever an American tried to speak Danish. I wasn't trying to be mean, in my head it was an opportunity to get some proper practice in.

[@leamichaelsen2437]

Great video guys! This was really funny. And you’re right, most Danes hate PostNord. For good reason!

[@Kenten2]

The netherlands (lowland) was a viking area/colony back when, and just as english its language is partly based on the old nordic/viking language. The different modern languages has gone each their own way with pronounciations. When i went to the netherlands i was able to scrounge through the written language and understand most of it to an extent where i could get the context, based on a mix of danish, german and english as a base.

[@deargodwhatamidoing1122]

10:23 Hatred for Post Nord” and DSB. In my experience most people actually hat the later more. Like in the song “det er jul det cool” the singer says: “det er vinter man forventer vel lidt kulde og sne, men det er da klart at sådan en sag må komme bag på DSB.” That song was written in the 90’s (I think) around 30 years later, it still fits oh so well.

[@WitchyGeek]

1988! I do think the reason the hatred for DSB is greater is that it has had a longer time to ferment and fester deep in our souls. While it was still PostDanmark they weren't actually too bad, at time it was even pretty great. Then they were privatised and the name changed to PostNord and it all went down hill. So the true hatred for PestMord (as opposed to mild annoyance) is still fairly new but just give it some time, it will get there 😆

[@Meureryt]

at 3:49 i want to point something out Svin = the bad word of pig, like when your trying to insult someone Gris = Is the word pig

[@MartinGsl]

1:50 You could also mention the word "fart", a favorite word of the Young family. 😄

[@MortenAastad]

Deep hatred in deed. Yes. i’m a Norwegian and part time Skawbo. So I ordered my cool beers from KIHOSKH as close to my home as possible. It was delivered across town which even in Skagen meant it cost me 200 kr to go to that place and back by taxi 😳 Also, it’s my birthday today and I would love a shout out as the Red Sox are disintigrating and also it would be nice! Thank you guys for adding danishnes to me stuck normally in Norway.

[@RobeTrotting]

Tillykke Morten! Happiest of birthdays to you from one BoSox fan (Mike) to another! And also from a Phillies fan (Derek) haha. Sorry about the beer and postnord but here's to the rest of the day looking up! 💪🍻

[@lorimanning-bolis5760]

As always, great job!!

[@RobeTrotting]

Tak Mor! ❤

[@MaximusMeridiusDK]

Derek at 7:30 talking about the Øresundsbro: "I didn't fact check that, but I'm just assuming that the TV wouldn't lie to me" Every danish person: "You're american, you were raised by lying TV's...." But most danish TV you can actually trust, unless it's a political debate

[@hassegreiner9675]

On the contrary - most Danish TV-programs sport a distinct leftish angle.

[@MS-nt4xe]

Although the border does cross the bridge, it does so at another point than depicted in the show.

[@MaximusMeridiusDK]

@@hassegreiner9675 - What are you talking about.... How do you put a distinct leftish angle on something like the border on Øresundsbroen??? If it is a political debate or something, then yes.... The press in Denmark most definately has a leftish favorism. But if you are talking about something like news, whether it's TV2 or DR, you can pretty much trust, that what they are saying is pretty accurate... Because if it isn't, the press board (presseklagenævnet) will force them do retract the story. If it's TV, then they have to do it on the air. if it's written media, they have to make a note of a withdrawal of the story on the frontpage.... If you are talking about historical programs made in Denmark, they are usually very non-political, and are made to provide information to the general public. So I don't see a leftish angle there either.

[@hassegreiner9675]

@@MaximusMeridiusDK I agree that most of what the media choose to present during news programs is fairly accurate, but there's so much they choose not to present; eg the recent killing of Christians in Nigeria. In historic programs the angle is always 'not made here', 'not borne here' and 'we 'were bastards' - totally devoid of pride. Besides, the guesswork involved is substantial but never presented as such.

[@MaximusMeridiusDK]

@@hassegreiner9675 - clearly we have watched different historic programmes of Denmark. Just take some of the programs about danish scientists and inventions, the recent series about the queen from DR, whenever HC Andersen is mentioned... We have a lot to be proud of (and lots to realky not be proud of) And yes, I agree that the news omits some news (they have to for a 30min program). But things have to be beyond seriously bad, before they do any stories from Africa. I don't know, but I don't think that's a leftish angle though. But I really have no idea why african histories seldom surfaces... Do you see that as a leftish angle? Because traditionally, the lefties love stories like this... I see it more as a deliberate choice, that african stories are not interesting enough for the danish public... (not my opinion)

[@145Nudel]

Both languages are…………challenging to the years….😝😂😂😂 that comment and the way it was delivered, made me spit from laughter

[@145Nudel]

Years = ears

[@AshtonishingJelly]

I enjoyed this so much! I thought those memes were very funny, and close to 100% right! 😆😂😂👍👍

[@Tjalfe_Sax]

11:25 That’s a picture I took of my little sister a few years ago, didn’t expect to see that here😆

[@RobeTrotting]

No way! And someone MEMEd it? That's wild!

[@2cats4tea79]

Great editing and awesomely fun video!

[@amlkfnew]

The last one is so true. I always feel so bad, for people who move here. I worked with international students for a while, and we tried our best to help them set things up as soon as possible, but I have heard some students having issues several months into their 1 semester stay. Yikes.

[@virre1981]

Sweden and Denmark has had so many wars that the DNA can't be seperated (makes my Ancestry DNA test results a bit annoying when I want to figure out the Danish parts of my family tree that has some brick walls because somebody lied about the names of a father)

[@RobeTrotting]

Ah, so interesting. It makes sense that things would get a little bit blurry tracing Scandinavian heritage, even with DNA.

[@ppunion]

When a Danish person switches to English, it is not a snub. It is to be accommodating. I do think that if you plan to permanently live in Denmark, it is a good idea to learn the language. I would do the same if I moved elsewhere. But if you can speak English, then I honestly don't care if you learn Danish. I don't think Danish people would be offended if you didn't learn the language... I think they would be frustrated if you didn't make the effort to be able to communicate with people of Denmark. And that is either Danish or English (Or German if you live in the south of Jutland).

[@voiceman2612]

LOVE the editing! 🙌

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you!! 😁

[@MrFtoudalk]

LOL, the toppings meme made me cry from laughter. Good job, guys. It took me a minture to get the t-shirt joke "Lille fredag".

[@MsEngelby]

The thing about learning Danish making it so hard, is because you have to utilize some muscles in your mouth/throat/tongue you're not used to using. (It's the same the other way around, but since we are taught English early on in life, we're more used to the "foreign" muscles) As a foreigner try having a conversation last for hours in Danish, and I can promise you you'll have a sore mouth the next day.

[@dsludge8217]

Swede: "Bäste bror! Låt oss glömma gammalt groll och låta fred råda mellan oss!" Dane: "Jeg er enig! Det er bare dumt at slås! Lad os få fred mellem os!" Swede: "Vad fan sa du om min morsa?!" *The true cause of most wars between Sweden and Denmark.

[@mariepindstruplinde1671]

Your videos have made me consious about talking with people learning Danish. I ask if they want to talk Danish, and don't just switch directly to English.

[@RobeTrotting]

That’s really great Marie, I know it’s hard to listen to our bad pronunciations and such, but it’s helpful for us to learn and for those who are actively trying to improve 🇩🇰😊

[@mariepindstruplinde1671]

@@RobeTrotting As you can see from another post I cross the Danish/Swedish border every day. I am currently trying to learn Swedish, and after 16 years I can sort of make myself understandable. The problem in Malmö is that most people don't fear Danish so they understand most of my bad pronunciation, and I don't get corrected enough

[@WitchyGeek]

@@mariepindstruplinde1671 "The problem in Malmö is that most people don't fear Danish" is probably the funniest out of context sentence I've heard in a *long* time! It even trumps "Christian Eriksen is a girl" that one of my friends used on Facebook the other day. Oh and before anyone goes off, Christian Eriksen also happens to be a new kitten who had not been sexed before being given a name 😂

[@Valjean666dk]

Never had an issue with Postnord here in Jylland. Could be that it's a more local issue?

[@Aoderic]

I live in Southern Zealand, and here the Postal Service is the most dependable. I have tried other services and they often fail to deliver, but PostNord have never failed. So I'm guessing it must be a Copenhagen thing.

[@Galantus1964]

absolutely not, i live in Nr sundby and PN has failed again and again to deliver

[@ViktorFromDK]

7:34 Yeah the border is accually just on the middle of the bridge. The island that the tunnel comes up at is Denmark and thereby it is Denmark untill the middle of the bridge

[@denmark23]

I love our queen! She's like everyones Grandma

[@GoforKrogh]

I love the "Lille Fredag" t-shirt

[@Bitschmeister]

that beer has close to zero alcohol in it, and its very sweet ^^

[@johndododoe1411]

Ignoring most letters in a word is a known feature of English. It's also a feature of really bad teachers of Danish that confuse local mumble slang with the proper pronunciation.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, our Danish friends tell us that we were taught a "Copenhagen accent" that they (from Jutland) find really annoying and they were even a bit offended that we were TAUGHT that way. We don't hear much difference, but it's there with the pauses and mumbles.

[@WitchyGeek]

@@RobeTrotting the Copenhagen dialect *is* pretty atrocious, honestly. You should have gotten somewhat of a picture of some of the differences when you watched The Julekalender, although the Copenhagen dialect in that was spoken by a Jute and as far as I can ascertain De Nattergale mixes a few Jutlandic dialects to a sort of "Quintessential Jutlandic" but the difference is pretty stark. As it was meant to be. If you want to try your hand at more dialect music De Nattergale has a wide repertoire outside The Julekalender with Uhadada probably being one of their most popular songs ever. Theirs is a sort of Mid Jutlandic dialect. Then there's Niels Hausgaard, who is like *the* "Entertainer Using Dialect" in Denmark and also completely brilliant. He's from Northern Jutland and his dialect is Vendelbomål, although it's mostly in songs, when he speaks it's in something approximating Rigsdansk (although still clearly Jutlandic) so people (from Copenhagen *badum tsch*) can actually understand what he's saying. A lot of his shows are on KZbin in full length if you're interested, however if you're just a bit curious, but not quite curious enough to commit to 2 hours-ish, I would recommend the clip titled Foran Kører en Stor Idiot, where there's about 5 minutes of intro to the song in Rigsdansk-ish and then the song in Vendelbomål. It's one of my favourite songs, btw, it's so freaking hilarious! I've heard it many hundreds of times by now and it still absolutely cracks me up. Allan Olsen has also done a fair bit of work in dialect, although his is a Frederikshavner dialect rather than Vendelbomål. Not that most people from outside of Northern Jutland can tell the difference. His album JØWT was originally only released for sale North of Limfjorden. If you fancy something Southern Rikke Thomsen sings in Sønderjysk although that might be for advanced tier Dialect Appreciation, as Sønderjysk (together with Bornholmsk) is usually pegged as the most difficult to understand Danish dialect.

[@frederik2220]

The shirt Mike's wearing with the text "lille fredag" means "little friday" which is thursday and is probably the biggest party day after friday and saturday.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, it’s one of our favorite words/phrases - so much that we designed that shirt haha.

[@ViktorFromDK]

5:37 Well i would kinda say summer is the greatest hour of the year here in Denmark 😆 Atleast that used to be true but for the pasted couple years it has been like april to august that has been nonstop summer...

[@KHValby]

LMAO 🤣 ! Mike ! You got the "T-shirt" right 🤣 ! It's Thursday and the day that "Party life" begins. Friday is when it's just.............., until Sunday! For you 🇬🇧 speaking people out there. Thursdays are considered "Little Fridays" The day you get ready, for the upcoming Weekend Yeah! "Postnord"" is the perfect example of, why selling a National well functioning company, to private Industry, doesn't necessarily make it better..., just more expensive. Postnord Sucks! Come on guys! Getting our kids drunk, makes it easier to get them to sleep 🤣 ! Get into the program 😀 !

[@KHValby]

Your "Memes" where spot on 🤣 ! Maybe you've been here for to long..., 😲 ? NAH! You haven't 😊! We need folks like you, to show your individual perspectives, about how strange we Danes are 😲 !? Good or bad? Most of us welcome the response 😊 ! Not gonna change anything ! We are who we are 😀 ! Yet ! I now tend to stay in speaking Danish, instead of switching to English, if foreigners are trying to communicate in danish. Something I learned from you and the "Youngs" ! Who says that you can't teach a Dane new tricks 🙄 ? Wanted to use "teaching a Great Dane, new tricks".., but that would have referred to a Dog, that's not even Danish.., so I 86th that !

[@WitchyGeek]

"I think they also make bread or porridge out of it or something." We make a porridge we call bread 😉 It's called øllebrød (literally "beer bread") because it's made from, well, beer and bread. It's a way to use up stale rye bread, you pretty much just soak slices of rye bread in the beer (hvidtøl, the sweet, dark beer the kid is drinking, I think it would be quite heinous with regular beer) until it's all soft and pretty much dissolved, then simmer it on the stove until it's thickened and then serve it with whatever Danes in your proximity grew up with or suffer the displeasure of a Dane witnessing food rules being broken 😂 Classic toppings include things like whipped cream, milk, æggesnaps (yolks, sugar and vanilla sugar stirred until white and fluffy), or various jams. Usually only one, mind you, although some might sprinkle on a bit of extra sugar in addition to the topping of choice. This is something many people grew up with, as it's an easy dish to make and porridge of all kinds is a popular baby food, which is why they might have strong opinions about which topping is correct. If you want to try something I don't think a lot of people know about anymore, you mix one bottle of hvidtøl (33 cl) and one bottle of citronvand (25 cl). Citronvand being the bright yellow soda which has fallen mostly out of favour but I do usually see it in the various Brugsen stores. At least outside Copenhagen, I don't know what the state is citronvand access is in the capital. Be aware that if you just google citronvand you'll most get articles about the health craze of drinking water with lemon juice in the morning. Very much not the same thing 😆 Harboe still makes the right kind of citronvand so you can always try searching for that, if you want to try it. This was the drink that was often served with dinner in my father's childhood home. He was born in 1946 in Northern Jutland and grew up on his grandmother's farm so this is a fairly old, rural tradition. And because it was a treat those two bottles were shared between him and both his grandparents. Getting a whole soda to yourself, something everybody takes entirely for granted today, was reserved for maybe birthdays and Christmas back then if you were lucky. Back then there was still rationing after WWII and even without it, frugality was a virtue in general to most people living rurally.

[@kingofthecabbagepatch4347]

Speaking of Americans not knowing Danish from Dutch.. My partner and I were shipping a package to a friend in Austria, but the package was returned to us because -Australia- didn't accept packages for a while during the covid lockdown. So we call in and ask about it, and no joke, while on the phone with this postal lady, whoose entire job it is to know countries so that packages get shipped out to the correct places, asked us if Austria was part of Australia. We told her: "no, it's part of Europe," and she seemed so genuenely confused about it. Like look lady, I know the words are close, but this is literally your job, how do you not know this? TToTT (They also refused to refund us for the returned package despite the error being on their end, and shipping from America to Europe is expensive, so it was just insult to injury at that point) Anyway rant over lol

[@benthans]

When you cross the bridge by train to Malmö, you can see the danish colors meet Swedish colors. That’s where the border is.

[@JensPilemandOttesen]

Good fun. Did your schedules not allow you to film together? The Kims crisps Meme was weird/wrong! They are the same as any other!

[@RobeTrotting]

We filmed it together but thought the format was a neat change - plus we picked memes for each other so it worked out to surprise each other with one on camera at a time.

[@TheGammelfjols]

Spot on with Post Nord...

[@johndododoe1411]

That circular thing at the end (too small to read at 1080p) sounds like England, but then I realize that immigration and bank laws have been locked down so hard with requirements for having a "proper" home and job, it might approach these problems even though most of the other things are supposed to flow directly from residence permit or citizenship.

[@RobeTrotting]

Ah, yes - sorry it was hard to read. I think we'll do a sequel video with memes and when we do we'll apply this feedback. But yeah, the requirements get a little overwhelming with where to start and it becomes a bit "chicken or the egg" as you navigate.

[@sebastianbuurgunvald8801]

That first summer with two or three days of sunshine during all of the summer months seems a bit off seeing as the average amount of sunshine hours in Denmark between 2011 and 2020 has been 1718 hours. If you take away 8 hours per night that's like more than every third day would have had sunshine from sunrise til sunset :)

[@webkilla]

Danish guy here - have been mistaken for dutch, so that meme checks out

[@RobeTrotting]

So funny, but such an odd mistake haha

[@webkilla]

@@RobeTrotting I think its the accent a lot of danish ppl have when we speak english - I don't know for sure, but I suspect it sounds similar to the dutch accent when speaking english

[@vinzent1992]

12:00 100% correct, I even remember drinking that beer myself at the age of maybe 8-10 years old. It's worth mentioning thought that it is basically non alcoholic (

[@annee8745]

Lol, they gave that beer to us in kindergarten. A risengrød and nisseøl combo. I think that’s pretty normal around Christmas

[@Christian_Bagger]

2:40 That’s usually a phase when you try to learn a new language! First, it’s just all senseless rabble. Then you begin to distinguish the rabble and recognize each words, without knowing it’s meaning. Then you get some of the words.. then you can sometimes decipher a sentence, and when you begin to really learn it, it’s all up in your head, and you may have it grammatically correct in your head and everything, but when you’re put in the spot, you get some words out and either it tends to fizzle out or you don’t quite nail the point you wish to communicate.. and that’s actually a good sign, that means you’ve come far, and you ofc. still needs to practice, but one can feel discourage when they hit that phase, but flip it on its head instead and be happy that you’ve reached that point. Something that most native English speakers don’t quite comprehend or get under their skin is, language has a huge impact on a given culture and alter how subconsciously change the perception on the world around you. Each expression, and how you say it and how the language is structured does something on how we’re wired as a human being. I recommend to stick by learning, take one step at a time, there’s a ton of wisdom to harvest, you two will have your own code language when you walk around the States, and it’s easier to learn a new language when you’re in the country that’s speaks it. It’s hard! It’s tough! It’s not a sprint, so take your time, remove pressure (like expectations) from yourself and don’t bash yourself. Danish is hard, but since as you know, it actually has a profound impact on English, you may find something that’s recognizable!

[@Temptation666]

We used to be happy about our postdelivery system. They were fast and delivered the mail to the correct door. Of cause a rare mistake could happen but it was rare. I remember mail getting from me to the person i wrote to the next day or at the latest the day after. and it was not even very expensive to mail someone. But that was before it was sold. I blame it on Sweden BTW i think you asked for coffee in a very understandable Danish. Also KB Nisseøl 🙂 I drank it when we had Risalamande or Risengrød when i was a child. Many many years ago, I still cant eat Risengrød without Nisseøl

[@dsludge8217]

I can say exactly the same about our post delivery system here in Sweden. But we of course blame Denmark for the atrocity it has become. PostMord indeed. I've actually heard it being used as a reason to not join NATO: "Do we really want to be in another cooperation that includes the Danes? Look what happened to Postnord."

[@WitchyGeek]

That's what privatisation does. Every. Single. Time. And yet governments keep doing that shit. However, I'm down for blaming it on the Swedes. Just add it to the list of reasons to beat them with sticks if they ever cross the ice on Øresund again 😉

[@MikeTheMightyViking]

I love you two guys. Having worked a lot more years, than I care to think about, in US led coalitions all around the globe, I have learned at least two things: There is noone I love more than americans as individuals. At the same time, there is nothing I fear more, than the US as a system. On the danish Language: -Danish is so difficult, that only around 6 million people are intelligent enough to speak it!!! -Danish is so easy, even small children can speak it!!!! Keep up your spirit and good work.

[@andreachristiansen9388]

So you talk about how difficult Danish is to pronounse, which I totally get because Danish pronounciation is just hopeless honestly, but I was wondering if you understand Danish when it is spoken/written? Sometimes it is much easier to listen/read a language than it is to speak it😅

[@Simpopcorn]

SPOT ON with the chips 😂

[@Joliie]

11:24 at the hotel in the US, we went for a cold softdrink and the bartender asked for documentation that everyone was 21, my friend wasn't and could not buy a Cola and his reaction of utter disbelieve replied with: You gotta be 21 to buy a coke :D

[@andreasmortensen6809]

Fun fact, Denmark and Sweden has spent the most years at war of any two countries in the world

[@RobeTrotting]

It's fun now, but it probably wasn't a fun fact then haha

[@GaiaCallisto]

Argh how can you get better if they stop you 🤦🏻‍♀️ patience is non existing 😬 .. but beside that I laughed Big time. It’s so funny seeing your videoes 😅 Thx for the laugh 🙌🏻

[@annestovgaard681]

The spiderman thing, is SO TRUE! I am Danish, and the bureauCRAZY is made, so you go insane before you get anything done :-D

[@RobeTrotting]

Yes 🙌 and you get a slightly different answer with each person you speak with haha. It's hard to find someone who knows what's actually going on haha.

[@annestovgaard681]

@@RobeTrotting hahaha... sometimes they send you around, just to end up the same place you started... ARRRGGHHH LOL

[@toyotahavehorspower4003]

It’s nice you say things in danish shows us that you care abot talking danish in Denmark

[@AllanFolm]

Yes, PostMord is a disaster. Almost every time I oder something off of the internet, I get a text with "We tried to deliver, but nobody was home" even though I sit 2 meters from my front door and nobody has been in my driveway (cameras). When you call them and tell them to come back, they just pretend to call the delivery truck and "he didn't answer".

[@blackenreed1425]

My son, 2 years old, actually managed to find a cylinder containing an unopened bottle of Glenfiddich, open it, take the bottle out, open it, drink a good 2 to 3 cl, and put everything back where it came from without anyone noticing. We wondered why he was behaving strangely. (Or did his big brother think it would be funny?). Re the last meme: Don't you still have to get a residence permit?

[@Marvinuser]

dutch and especially frisian, kinda has a relation to danish, some words in danish are very similar to dutch and in southern jutland, the language is highly influenced by low-german 'plattdänische' or plattdeutch, which is also related to frisian, as it has low-frisian origin actually, take this phrase for example: Mojn, du, hai do moch i æ øije - meaning roughly: hey you, do you have mud/dirt/sheit in your ears ? or hey you listen to what im saying to you, or even better hey you, did you freaking not hear me !? xD the common danish version: hej du der, har du møg i ørene!? - hey you there, do you have shit in your ears , is the literal translation.. and well the first time i saw dutch written to me by a dutch friend of mine, i was writing a few danish phrases and she said this: ik/ijk begrijpt het niet or something like that... in danish: jeg begriber intet - i cannot understand a thing... ik/ijk is easy if you know german, begreipt het niet ? one word which looks a LOT like the danish and you actually understand the entire sentence just because of that...lol so she wrote that she didn't understand one thing or didn't catch that... so i said yeah you didn't understand anything of what i just said, but i understood every word of what you just said... and i don't even speak dutch ;P

[@Jorgen87]

Keep this in mind, if you can understand danish, you should also understand some swedish and norwegian :) Norwegian and danish, is very like in written. Allthough, in speaking it... its not 100% same, but you will hear some of it is very close. Thats why, danes are comming too Norway, during winter and the norwegians are comming too Denmark during the spring/summertime. :) Also called "brotherhood" between countries. Norway and Denmark has a long history between them, and we are helping eachother over long time. So.. we are kind of like familiy in that way :)

[@ThanaPhaPloen]

Very nice

[@adamdyrting-ganzales7303]

The reason us Danes switch the language when we talk to English and Germans is firstly because we get taught English and German in school because English is a language spoken so many places that Denmark wants to do busines with, same with Germany. And you guys don't get teached Danish in schools because you don't need to do busines with us and Danish is only spoken in Denmarl.

[@deargodwhatamidoing1122]

5:56 Honestly the weather this year has been WILD. I mean we could wear shorts and t-shirts IN👏APRIL👏 if not earlier. It has been crazy.

[@nicolaim4275]

It isn't just Danish and Dutch getting confused by Americans. Swedes and Swiss also gets mixed up from time to time.

[@bodhiBit]

It's funny to think that bae becomes bæ(poop) in danish, but also skat becomes scat(poop) in english.. 🤔😂

[@RobeTrotting]

Yes 😂 it’s a perfect swap haha

[@EgoneOlsen29]

Talking about switching from Danish to English - I for one *suck* at dialects and accents, so I just switch to English to avoid both of our embarrassments

[@kimsrensen3628]

Have to chime in here, have lived in both USA and Canada, and the last meme is true for both contries. Tried to buy a car, when we first got to USA, not possible without a bank account, couldn't get a bank account without social security number, and getting at credit card was impossible, you had to have a credit score first ?!? Guess it shows that we are all minions in a capitalistic world? :-D

[@RobeTrotting]

Ah yes, and getting any type of financing has to be impossible in the States because it takes years to build credit 😣

[@kimsrensen3628]

@@RobeTrotting 100% correct. Had to use a MACC debit card for close to a year if memory serves me right...this was back in the late eighties.

[@HenrietteAndersen26]

10:25 I just have to say, PostNord has gotten SO MUCH BETTER (in my opinion at least) 😁

[@ceciliev.laustsen625]

I love Mikes shirt🙌🏼 greetings from Denmark, Aalborg🇩🇰☺️

[@ladywolfdk]

I think her majesty Daisy designed the sign for the margurite rute thru denmark.( The rute to take to enjoy the country side)

[@Qiriyie]

Regarding the Nordic flags... The English flag is the reverse color version of Dannebrog

[@GustavSvard]

As a Swede in Stockholm the idea that Danish winters are dark sounds funny! :D And Stockholm is only about 1/3 of the way north in Sweden. Denmark and Sweden having had many wars is of course true, but for the first few centuries it's not really Denmark vs Sweden but rather constellations of powerful families against eachother with both sides usually including families based in both kingdoms and many having lands in both kingdoms. Had the Kalmar Union survived all the wars before then might have been seen as pre-unification civil wars instead of counting as wars between Denmark & Sweden.

[@RobeTrotting]

For us as Americans who live even a bit south of you, it’s hard to realize how much farther north all of Europe is compared to most of the US.

[@pm71241]

Ha'! ... I never thought of that ... skat good, bæ bad. :)

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha yes 😂 but also skat = taxes, so it’s all very confusing haha

[@karenreimer2940]

I just loves your videos about Denmark though you should try it in danish - you have been here for some time 😂😅🤗🧡