Top 4 things I dislike about Denmark...

[@JustAnzia]

The number 1813 is a good thing for things that aren’t as much an emergency, as 112 is for life threatening emergency.

[@sghsghdk]

I agree with the health system thing. The separation between your own doctor, the ermegency room, and the actual hospitals is weird. It should be a single system with a common way of access no matter the situation.

[@itsme3213]

ikr i cant remember all of the numbers to just get a damn ambulance in a country that taxes us so much for it.

[@Glaaki13]

Same also im a bit of a old school man so I never really goes to my Doctor

[@simonpedersen9940]

@@itsme3213 112 ambulance

[@alaska7492]

@@simonpedersen9940 stupid country with poor health care

[@xxjulia0xx341]

@@alaska7492 HEY don't rude and mean at my country no countrys is perfact i'm sure your country dont good too

[@annehz4188]

Me and my husband moving next week to Copenhagen and your videos are a huge help

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Aw thanks so much! Im glad to hear that 😃👍🏻✨ good luck with your move ✨!

[@Pensionisten]

Thank you for making this video I found it really interesting, I'm Danish but lives in Spain, so I have not used the Danish health system for a while, but I think, in part, to not overburden the hospital, they send you through the doctor. I have experienced, in the end of me being in Denmark, them closing down some hospitals/emergency rooms and I then had to go to a hospital 45 minutes away even thou my town had a hospital, so yeah it might be free, but some things sure could use an update. A saying in Denmark is "there is nothing wrong with the weather, there is something wrong with your clothing", and it might actually come from that"ever changing" weather hehe The supermarket thing I think might come down to there are not alot of people in Denmark and not a lot of them think I can make my own "brand" of, say, chocolate as you use in the example, so a lot of things do not have s lot of competition in that sense, but I might be wrong about this. Anyways just trying to give my five cent on s possible reason things are the way they are, nothing more then that. Hope you find something in what I say if not that is ok too hehe, anyways love the videos you made that I've seen, enjoy your day evening or night what ever it is when ever you read this hehe

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Hi 🙋‍♀️! Thank you very much for your feedback, it was nice to read your point of view and i do see what you mean ! 😃😊👍🏻✨

[@TheAdagio81]

I totally agree with your comments. The options in supermarkets are really boring and often there's not much difference between them. 90% of their items can be found anywhere. If you're looking for something unique you're out of luck. I have been living near the german border most of my life and I'm always looking forward to going there as there are so many different options for everything from mustard to candy

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

That must be very convenient to go there for shopping ! 😃😊👍🏻

[@TheAdagio81]

It is. I've probably been shopping there once per month most of my life. I really miss going there, I hope everything soon opens up again. All my favorite candy, cereals, spreads, etc can only be found there My wife (who is also a foreigner) is also getting very bored of the selection of anything here in Denmark :)

[@boduholm8463]

The darkness is what I really love. Because, it makes me, so much more appreciative of the long summer nights.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

That’s true , summer is wonderful here 😍☀️

[@fnuggi68kurt]

But the loooooong dark winther, is not so good, we are lots of people there are going to be sick, because that we miss the sun.. We get winter depression..

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

@@fnuggi68kurt yes ! That’s why i hope you take vitamin D supplements during winter! It helps me a lot 😊

[@nettejakobs2501]

Im born and grown up i Denmark - and you are spot on 👌x 4 😂🤣

[@RealHIFIHelp]

I agree with you totally. You should also visit Fyn/Sønderjylland/Falster/Møn, those are the best parts of Denmark, totally different from the Copenhagen mentally. Danes are very different in the top part of Sjælland/Copenhagen area, compared to these parts. Especially people in Sønderjylland are for most danes considered like it's own country in itself, also hard to understand them. But they are sweethearts.

[@Fenris1on1]

Bornholm should be on the top of your list ‼️

[@RealHIFIHelp]

@@Fenris1on1 You are right.

[@holdermeddk]

You are sooo right about the options in the supermarkets.

[@larsfrosznielsen3536]

I agree to the first two. It has gotten worse for a long time now, for both. We used to have a lot of shops alongside each other and a lot of special shops, but they have died out because the big supermarkets are taking over, and that means only a little variation of things and the quality..... The two next things :D ..... I think it´s a "hallmark" of Denmark that the weather is that way and I like it. The winter is not that dark I think. I´ve lived in Greenland for 5 years and maybe that´s why I think that way. In the winter it is dark 24/7 and in the summer it is light 24/7. Great way of speaking btw. Noone can tell you are from France (and I love France)

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thank you for your feedback ! 😊

[@MsRoielyn]

I am from the warmer part of the world. I live survived it for 23 yrs and it was a challenge. Language barrier and the weather. Thankful for the healthcare system.

[@LearnersNation]

i like your smilies used in videos =)

[@RaginMunchkin]

I also have a similar experience with the medical system : all my Danish friends and relatives think it is fantastic, while me and, so far, every single non-danish person I talked to thinks it is awful, for precisely the same reason you describe. Once you are taken seriously everything is fine, but it is almost always a struggle to be taken seriously in the first place

[@rikkeobasi867]

I’m Danish and used to the system here. To me it sounds like some of your frustrations stems some basic misunderstandings. 112 is for emergencies only. They will brush you off if you are not in immediate danger. “Vagtlægen” is the doctor on call. They can help you in case of injury or illness outside ordinary office hours. Usually they can patch you up and then refer you to your family doctor. That may also feel like a brush off. Basically the only doctor who will take you seriously and treat you long term is your family doctor. If you don’t know this, our system may be very difficult to navigate.

[@RaginMunchkin]

@@rikkeobasi867 Hi Rikke, no really the bad experience I am talking about is with the family doctors. They always seem to be much more concerned about not prescribing too much rather than actually helping. I unfortunately have a relatively poor health so I have a lot of points of comparison in several other countries, and I thought I might be biased so I have compared notes with dozens of people before I felt OK saying that. As for 112, I was lucky enough never to need it so far. 1813 is a whole lot of "fun" of its own, though... Very often (not always) the waiting time is way too long. Once I got someone on the phone, the care was always all right. Not too much sample on that one so I might just have been unlucky there...

[@iwolfdk]

You have To call "lægevagten" if you're own doctor is close the phone number is 1813, there is doctor and nurses there taking the phone and can call a ambulance for you

[@itsme3213]

Wich is stupid, they made it so hard. instead they could of just send a damn ambulance when you cal 112

[@marycanary86]

@@itsme3213 no cos people call for an ambulance for stupid stuff, like when their kid breaks an arm. you can take that to the hospital yourself. ive had no problems getting an ambulance when ive had actual ambulance worthy emergencies that required medical supervision during the drive to the hospital

[@itsme3213]

@@marycanary86 That is not stupid, and what if you dont have a car??. the taxes are way to high for us citizens not to be able to get an ambulane if we break our self.

[@fnuggi68kurt]

@@itsme3213 So you should take a taxi, to go to the hospital..

[@simonpedersen9940]

@@itsme3213 you are just being spoiled

[@MrChilidogdk]

I totally agree about the food stuff. In Denmark we don't have much competition between the supermarket chain. They almost sells the same products. I live 1,5 hour from Flensburg (like you) and I enjoy shopping in Citti Markt in Flensburg. It is heaven for me 😁 Try is out 😉

[@marius3421]

You are absolutely right about the winters. I Hope however that you do notice in summers its always light

[@marius3421]

You are also right about the weather i guess Thats why i dont always bother taking my jacket on and its raining .But its Also because (for me,) its not a big deal getting wet

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

You are right! I love the summer time 😊👍🏻

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

@@marius3421 yes the weather doesnt bother me as much anymore, i got more used to it 😅

[@hejmuesli]

You can always predict the Danish weather to be like an excuse for itself :D It's rarely all-in very sunny, windy, snowy, rainy. It doesn't do a lot of the extremes. Or at least not for very long at a time. There is, however, plenty of cloudy and in-between kind of weather. Grey weather or cloudy weather is a classic. And then there are spots of rainy days, sunny days, snowy days here and there. I think the weather and the dark winter days has shaped the culture in Denmark a lot: I think "hygge" is a mean of survival in the winter, and because sunny weather can be sparse it means that if there is any kind of sun outside Danes will take it all in. You'll see Danes sit outside of cafées in their warm coats and just enjoy it if the sun is shining. I think that "sun and light worshipping" is a cultural product of the surroundings and conditions we live in.

[@LuiWallentinGttler]

This goes for 2 of the issues in this video, and is remarkable for such a small country as Denmark: It all depends where you live. The emergency services when they have to deal with "mild" cases of emergency is certainly broken in some areas. You might not find it in the supermarket but in the 4 big cities, smaller speciality shops gives you lots of choices. But outside those nope just nope. And for the weather and seasons: Yup right on the money.

[@jameskavanagh4315]

Hej margaux, you have such a beautiful accent, to match your beautiful eyes. I’ve been living in Denmark for 26 years, and kind of agree with all you say. But you get used to it😄. I originally come from England, and holiday in the south of France every year with my family. France is beautiful too.

[@learningisfun4315]

Girl, You've got yourself a new subscriber

[@kinuuni]

I am a little surprised that no one has apparently told you about 1813. But yeah, it can be a bit problematic. A lot of people suffer from winter depression and I live with a person who has it really bad. However we got a plant cabinet with plant growth lights in, for no other reason than that we wanted a plant cabinet, and I think the lights actually helped. Others buy sun therapy lamps, but those plant lights somehow killing two birds with one stone is amazing.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thank you for your comment , i did hear of those lamps 😃 seems like a good investment for sure if you live in Denmark 😃👍🏻😊

[@MrCph2200]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark It’s often called “Bright Light Lamps”. I’m Danish. The special frequency of the light from these lamps have given me soo much more energy during the long winters when I turn the light on just as I open my eyes in the morning. The only thing for me is that if I’m feeling stress the lamps make me more stressed…”

[@Ccb88888]

Totally agree about the choice of food in supermarkets in Denmark. I don't think it's just about the size of population though. Belgium has double the population of Denmark (around 10 mill) but the variety of food available is just as amazing as France, even in the small towns. I think the main reason is that Danes are simply not 'foodies' the way some other Europeans are.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

I see your point 😊 thanks for your comment😊

[@kasperkjeldsen2294]

Hello :) I do understand you're frustations. Sometimes it dosen't feel like they listen. It's sad. Keep up the good work :)

[@markclinton8681]

Hey 🌹

[@olepedersen5420]

Being danish myself, I can relate to all the issues you have.. :-)

[@MrCph2200]

Me too

[@fgzy123]

Had a similar issue when I was pregnant with my son. I was basically going into labor early and started vomiting from the pain so went to the hospital, and the nurse guessed that I had a stomach bug and should just go home. I told her I didn't have a stomach bug, then finally she begrudgingly looked into it. Turns out, I was indeed having contractions, but since I wasn't dilated they sent me home. 2 days later I was back in the emergency getting an IV with medicine to stop the baby coming at 27 weeks! Then he came at 32 weeks. I think if they had taken me seriously the first time, the cervix would not have had days to start shortening before we stopped the labor, and we could have kept my son inside longer.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

That feels really wrong to me , even more when someone is pregnant ! So many possible complications 🙄 im sorry you had to go through something like this 😰

[@helenakochjensen]

I am pregnant and for 2times I had to call because of pain and they say it’s normal, but believe me after a diplomatic questioning from my side they take me in. You have to be loud and clear, they tend to generalize everything, while each case is unique case. Thank God that you had your baby in your hands.

[@byendriver]

As others have said you can call the lægevagt when your own doctor is out of office. Then you can go to the hospital and get checked out by the lægevagt and receive treatment or be referred to the right hospital section and be hospitalized. When I was a kid my family and I went camping in France and we all got very ill from drinking polluted water. Especially my twin sister and I at the age of 9. My parents were worried about dehydration and called a doctor that came to the camper and treated us. The next morning on a Saturday he knocked on the door to check up on us. We still to this day talk about it and how touched and amazed we were about his concern. So it so interesting to hear from you that it is actually more common practice in France than in Denmark.

[@PawSkovmose]

Hard to disagree with you on those pointers. Great videos by the way!

[@Levelee]

Very informative thank you! What kind of clothes should you wear throughout the year? Is it actually pure darkness during the dark winter?

[@XD123daniel]

as a dane i def. agree with our markets being a bit lackluster

[@nikolasbeckerandersen1383]

You are absolutely right about the supermarkets here. :) And the winter ohhh yes they are long, but then at the other hand you get very happy when its finally spring

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Yes you’re right about spring ! ☀️😄

[@nikolasbeckerandersen1383]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark Yes sometimes in the summer i think! Will the sun never go away? haha and then in the winter i miss it. Its the way its always been, but youre right winter is not nice in Denmark

[@englishlearner2988]

thanks a lot. really helpful.

[@toutouas6303]

I agree with you, very bad health system..you get the feeling that doctors are just guessing...they have no medical equipments in their offices...very weird system..sometimes I get the feeling I am going to see a fortune teller! Supermarkets are very limited compared to Dubai for example...winter is killing as one get depressed all the time...hope to go back home soon...

[@keanrdbropedersen1487]

Your doctor is supposed to refer you to a hospital or special clinic if they arent able to help you. I havent had a problem with mine yet, but generally the government pays for whatever you need done, even if it requires you to travel the whole country to a private clinic.

[@7aarthiv]

Hi. I am from India and we have been here for a year now. I totally agree with all of the points that you listed. Except about the options in supermarkets. I anyway don't have many options for indian grocery and i haven't been to any other country so cant really comment on that. But the rest seem to be common problems of all expats 😃

[@bjrnjensen7074]

Are there no immigrant shops in Denmark? I guess it depends on where you live. Here in Oslo there are a handful of good shops run by Indians or Pakistani. Plenty of options for indian cooking there. At least a LOT better than the standard supermarkets. I buy lots of pulses, rice, spices, tea, oil etc from Indian food shop, it is cheaper, and as I said; a LOT more variety than the standard supermarket.

[@7aarthiv]

@@bjrnjensen7074 we do have indian stores but we don't get everything. That's also because I live in a smaller place. Bigger cities like Copenhagen and Århus have more options.

[@cynbod]

Salut Margaux from another (long time) frenchie in DK. I agree with everything haha and I love how carefully you thread when criticizing 😂 PS : for everyone call the vagtlægen (evenings and weekend) emergency doctor has worked quite well for being seen right away. And always make it strong, loud and clear how bad you are feeling.

[@helenakochjensen]

That’s true, I am in Denmark not so long and I have noticed that immediately, if calling them I make sure I ask all questions so they understand I can later come back to them. Being loud and clear it helps to have you in the emergency straight away.

[@micmoc6417]

Same in France either , I was studying in Denmark and living in France right now.

[@Ilnath]

I remember having breathing problems... And i called 1813 ... Got an apointment with a doctor right away. But I've heard many stories of cynical people when you call 1813, 112 and so on

[@marycanary86]

ive nevr had an issue with danish A&E. i practically live out there (or used to (pandemic and all that)) cos my bf kept having medical issues outside our GPs opening hours. we just call lægevagten and they go "yeahp. that doesnt sound great. come on in". never had any difficulty getting through to them.

[@alaska7492]

I knew someone who called ‘lægevagten’ and they didn’t want to help so the person committed suicide. Poorly educated country sadly

[@marycanary86]

@@alaska7492 yeah, one arsehat doctor, so its the entire country thats poorly educated......

[@citizenVader]

Use the radar on the weather app. It's not a forecast but you can see in real time what is happening.

[@msmelshakes]

I just found your channel and have been enjoying your videos. I was wondering if you and your son are learning danish, and if he's being taught French as well?

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Hi 🙋🏼‍♀️ thanks for watching ! Yes i am learning danish myself , i speak french to my son, my partner speaks danish to him and we speak mostly english together so my son is exposed to 3 languages at home 🙂 he also watches english cartoons and has danish at Vuggestue 😊 but everything he says is French at the moment 🙂

[@msmelshakes]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark that's amazing! Keep up the great work making him and yourself trilingual!

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

@@msmelshakes thank you!! 😊😊😊

[@catrine982]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark Can I ask how that is working out? I'm Danish, imported my husband from the Netherlands and we are expecting a baby girl soon ❤️ We also speak English together, and now I'm getting nervous if she'll be able to differentiate between three languages from such an early age 🙈 Probably just being an overly concerned mom-to-be 😅 Lovely videos by the way - the first year my husband lived here he always came back from the supermarket complaining there was no variety 😂

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

@@catrine982 glad you’re enjoying the videos and yes believe me kids are super smart, she will get it eventually 💪🏻 she’ll just need a bit of time to differentiate them and first will take the easiest word of the languages and make sentences with both languages but it won’t last 😉

[@srennielsen680]

You right about the medical system and the weather, but I think we have the options in the shops as we need.

[@FlemmingDP]

I find it really interesting to also hear what people who are not native Danish , dislike. And i totally agree with you with all points except the weather where i would love if it would be warmer. My friend who found himself a German woman , means that i often go to Germany so the brand variety i totally get that , the supermarkets here are so afraid of more brands coming or maybe its actually the brands thats already are here that doesn't like competitors .And also your point on hospitals / doctors are very valid unfortunately.

[@x.beant.singh.x]

I am moving to denmark next month. Hope it will be good experience.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Good luck with your move!

[@user-ue3pl2gf4o]

How is it so far?

[@x.beant.singh.x]

@@user-ue3pl2gf4o going tomorrow will tell you after that.

[@x.beant.singh.x]

@@ysczlo so far now it is good experience. Its currently lockdown here have not explore much but soon i will.

[@jonfr]

As an Icelanders that is going to permanently move to Denmark once covid-19 is over (I am stuck in Iceland). I find the weather in Denmark rather easy but that is only because the weather in Iceland is completely crazy all year round, with the summers being the most quiet part of the year. What I also don't like about Denmark is the 3 months bill system that most companies have and some even have 6 months between payments. Example of that is the kommune trash collection and water cleaning services. Winters as an Icelander are not that dark in Denmark, nothing compared to Iceland so I find that rather nice. I also like the summer darkness. I don't get that in Iceland.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thanks for your feedback! Considering where you come from ,you see it from a totally different perspective as me , and that’s very interesting! I love to read other people’s point of view 🙂👍🏻

[@MuhammadBilal-yx5xi]

I am considering to move Iceland or Denmark, which country is better for live and work? I am Portuguese citizen

[@KoldingDenmark]

I agree with you when it comes to getting help outside the opening hours of the doctor's office. If you call 112 for help, be prepared to be persistent. The people answering the phone are not always the easiest to handle. This has actually nothing to do with our health system, but an attitude problem amongst the 112 staff. (You will most likely experience the same, if you call 114 for the police. Don't expect the police to jump, when you say "when" - they have a "record" they play about their - limited - resources.) I work in a hotel and that is one of the worst places to call 112 from. I cannot count how many times I have been turned down calling for help for a guest. Fortunately the hospital is very close, why guests can go there and ring the bell. They are not so likely to be turned down, once they stand there. As for the long dark winter hours. We have automatic lights, so when the alarm clock is ringing in the morning, the light is already on in the livingroom and kitchen. The lights also go on when the sun goes down. You think the selection in limited in Bilka. Never heard that one before. :-)

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thanks a lot for your feedback! And the automatic lights are a great idea , i will keep that in mind 😃

[@MrMartinSchou]

Constructive criticism is always useful. It doesn't have to include solutions, as long as it highlights an issue ("x sucks" isn't useful).

[@TomaszDK]

Haven't really had any problems with the health service at any point in Denmark myself, so I can't comment on the 1st point. To talk about the 2nd point, you don't go to a supermarket for choice. If you want choice you need to go to a speciality store. Like a chocolatier for chocholate, a butchers or delikatesse for the mustard. So on and so forth. It will be a bit more expensive, but the range will be bigger, and they will be able to get you certain brands home if they don't have it. And of course the service and knowledge of the products is much much higher. Third part, I love the winters :) But you are right, they are long. I once worked in a server array that was in the basement of the company building, and it's pitch black when you wake up and go to work, and dark before you go home again. When you reach the spring time, and you leave work to go home and it's still light out, you are like "What is this, southern Italy, what is that orange ball in the sky, this isn't natural". Happy to have you in Denmark, and great English, understood you perfectly, not all French people are as skillful as you ;)

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Hey Martin :) thanks for your reply and feedback! Again I love Denmark, it's a beautiful country with lovely open minded people and i will make other videos about all the things I love :) haha i know french people are so bad at languages :D

[@mikeimho]

After many holidays in France I agreed with you about the lack of options in danish supermarkets. But also the quality is much better in France. Good fresh fish you can find in almost any Carrefour in France; but only in very few placed in Denmark.

[@foothpath9966]

Hehe try norway, then u'll see the danish ones as heaven when it comes to having stuff to choose between.. 😀

[@VikingShaver]

@@foothpath9966 agreed. Norway is hell on earth for a foodie. Danish supermarkets are lacklustre compared to most other countries for sure, but France and Italy are also in a league of their own, when it comes to high quality ingredients in the supermarkets.

[@troytrey]

Don’t forget Denmark has a very cold climate and I don’t think they are as exposed to foreign food or dishes or spices due to the fact of probably little to no colonisation at all

[@mortenjep]

Again there are two (2) types of "Health cards" (A) You have selected a healthcare clinic, where you have a assigned doctor or practice, or type (B) where you can call any doctor you like, but they may not have your records, and can therefore not advice you as good as an assigned doctor/clinic. (Yes there is more to this than a i explained, but that's the basics), Doctors offices always have an emergency number, you can call 24/7 (phone: 1813) they will arrange an emergency room, if they see it needed.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thank you for your feedback 🙂

[@JeghedderThomas]

Yeah, the long winters are a drag to get through - the summers however!

[@arenthus]

Yes... They are crap to 😂😂

[@katwild777]

@@arenthus 😂😂 noooo?Howw?

[@PpAirO5]

Love the way you say "Bilka" 😄

[@marius3421]

Its Because 112 is reserved for emergencies only (fires, breakins ,or live/die scenarios) and it is so,so you can save those in the live or die scenario so you dont end up with a dead person because the ambulance were picking someone up with an infection. Also all my experinces with doctors or hospitals have been positive. Never have we called the 112 line and gotten rejected.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Interesting, i’ve talked to friends here as well and the opinions are really split on that point ... im glad your experience has been positive though, good for you 🙂 even 1813 turned me down 😳🤷🏼‍♀️

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

And thanks for your comment! Godt nytår ✨😊

[@marius3421]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark godt nytår, for.your info with 1813 im Pretty sure you have to call within 24 hours of the incident

[@MrChilidogdk]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark I think it depends where you live in Denmark. The regions do it different. I talk to a lot of doctors every year at work and I didn’t have any issues of that kind yet.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

@@MrChilidogdk yes absolutely i think so too🙂 and maybe i just had a few unlucky experiences , that happens 🤷🏼‍♀️😅

[@henrikmadsen6100]

I agree on the health care. I live in France as a Dane and the health care system here is clearly superior to the Danish systeM.

[@hvadskalvihedde2512]

7:18 Well, it's unpredictable at times. But typically, looking at radars could help. Forecasts works at time, especially severe forecasts from ESTOFEX, etc. It's localized due to the great conditions in severe weather, kinda like east-central US. The more intense the wind shear is (low level wind shear), the more localized and rapid the convection can get. This is why most tornadoes in denmark are associated with a low-topped supercells, or LP supercells. And it's also why localized mircrobursts with intense showers can easily happen.

[@citizenVader]

Gossip.. I absolutely hate gossip with a passion. It's really not a problem in the city, but it's kinda everything for some communities in the smaller towns.

[@Glaaki13]

Same on the supermarket - as a food nerd its annoying and im in luck as I live in one of the big cities so we have special shops

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

I agree for the most part about the "virtual distance" to the hospital. It is all about not making our health sector too expensive. If we opened the flood gates, hypochondriacs would quickly spend our entire budget. On the other hand our "doctors on call" services have proven to not always be very efficient, anyway, yes they can actually send out one to have a look, but they try to avoid that very much... thus the impression that they do not take you too seriously. Anyway, if you show up directly at the hospital in a real bad condition, they'll really not reject you. Regarding options, it very much depends on where you live. We live within walking distance of a Bilka, and the public transportation in CPH gives us plenty of opportunities to reach east-asian shops within 40 minutes... But I have to admit that if you're looking for a specific french ingredient, it may get difficult. Perhaps because we do not have a whole lot of small individual shops with a french focus (wine and cheese exempt). Yes, our winters are dark, and long. And while I do enjoy to just stay inside and be cozy and warm, in the cold and dark middle of winter... 3 months in a row is a bit long, and it gets boring. On the other hand, our summers are bright, and, with young children, that can get annoying too. For instance when your daughter wakes you up at 4 (am) "because it's morning" on a late June day... and you have to convince her that it's still night by turning on the TV to show that the kids TV is still showing people asleep. Anyway, when I've been spending summer vacation with my wife's family in a tropical environment, I really miss the evenings that are bright until at least 22 (10pm). Can't win every time I'm afraid. If you think the weather is unpredictable in November, welcome to April. Yes, it also annoys my wife, coming from a tropical continental climate, how much the temperature and weather conditions can change within 3-6 hours. I would say tho, with modern smartphones, it rarely surprise me (thanks yr.no). She too complains how it's impossible to dress for the day. But this month (April) is notorious in DK for being crazy unpredictable, from cozy spring sun to snow or hail within one hour. It's because of our coastal climate right in between the atlantic and the arctic. Wonder why the weather forecasts are such a common subject in danish small talk? That's why.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thanks Benjamin for your constructive feedback! It was very interesting to read your point of view and 100% agree with what you said 🙂👍🏻

[@hejmuesli]

You can call 1813 (akut telefonen) when you have an issue that is not so serious that it would be a 112 call. Maybe you knew this, but I thought I would share :)

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

I did call that number as well 😓😞 but thank you very much for sharing 😃😊👍🏻

[@johannsens]

Yeah, 112 is for when there is a fire, you have been robbed or are having a heart attack or something very similar that ned acute intervention from either the fire departement, the police or requires an ambulance. You can call 1813 outside the office hours of your appointed general practioner and are having a medical condition that requires attention from a doctor and cannot wait untill your general practioner reopens. How is it done in France?

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

@@johannsens thanks for that information! It’s done very differently, you can have a general practitioner but not necessarily everyone chooses one ,you can go to any other doctor otherwise that’s close to you , you can have a doctor come to your house also or you can go to a place with several doctors, take a number and wait in line a while 🙂

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark your family doctor/GP can go on house calls if it’s necessary. It’s part of their contract. It is also possible to go the ER without a referral.

[@olekjrnilsson5827]

You are right about the supermarkets in Denmark. Absolutely much better in France. You are also right about the darkness in winter. But the long summer nights are wonderfull. The great film director Ingmar Bergman said there is nothing like the nordic summer Thank you for your interesting video

[@GlowOn2411]

Grocery shopping in DK is the most BORING and UNINSPIRERING nessesity in everyday life😵😣🤣😅 I lived in London for ten years and go frequently to visit family and I wish I could take home Tesco, ASDA, Saintsbury, Waitrose etc 💯👌😍

[@Tjoan24]

We, the danes can't cook, when we do, it's always the same dishes :P

[@VikingShaver]

@@Tjoan24 speak for yourself ;-) I can make 150-200 different courses and I’m also tired of the lack of proper high quality ingredients in many supermarkets in Copenhagen.

[@Tjoan24]

@@VikingShaver No no no.. 😉 I have witness people and friends struggle in kitchen😂. Good for you! I think right now the trend is broccolini or in DK broccoli asparges 😂 Go nuts with it 😂

[@VikingShaver]

@@Tjoan24 I think the younger you are, the more you struggle in the kitchen. Experience is key, but also an upbringing with parents, that inspire you to make proper home made dishes, while you’re growing up. I live in Nørrebro in Copenhagen and I literally have 100+ takeaway places within 2 km from my home. I have bought take away once during the last year. I prefer my home made dishes. I make Italian, Thai, Chinese, French, Danish and North African/Middle East inspired dishes at home. Basically if the recipe exist, and I like the ingredients, I can make it at home - give me 2-3 attempts to fine tune it to my tastebuds and that’s it.

[@Tjoan24]

@@VikingShaver I'm wondering in 10-15 years. Are we better to cook at home or better at editing KZbin, Instagram videos?😂

[@gnawershreth]

On the first healthcare point, it's unfortunately because people abuse any system you put in place. We still have issues with people (lonely elderly especially) that will go to the doctor basically just to talk and thus make up some issue to be there. There's even been some talk about adding a symbolic payment to doctors' visits for that very reason. If it's a small amount you'd obviously still pay it if you actually needed it, but it might keep the "abusers" away. It all comes down to cost in the end, we've had to do a lot of cost saving over the last decades to get our national debt in order, to pay for immigration crisis etc. and it has made a lot of things worse. You used to just be able to go to the emergency room spontaneously for example, but now you have to call in advance (which is insane to me) due to people just going there for every little damn thing that absolutely was not an emergency. It's true that we don't generally have a system where a doctor will come to your house (again, unless it's really fucking serious) and I'm pretty sure that's entirely down to costs, we'd love to have more systems like that but we're trying not to get into massive debt as a nation, there's plenty of things we'd love to have or to have more of but we need to stay within our budget unless we're willing to raise taxes even more. In general cost saving is obviously going to result in worse outcomes but there is also a mentality difference. We don't just prescribe medication for everything here in Denmark in general but that's not due to cost, that's due to medication generally not being good for you. It might make you feel better here and now but it's really not good to be taking medicine every other day because of a slight headache, a cold or whatever. We're also going to end up with antibiotic-resistant illnesses if we hand it out like candy. Obviously that doesn't explain it in your specific case with a UTI but there's just a lot of people who seem to think that they need medicine if they don't feel 100% one day but we try to limit that here in Denmark.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thank you very much for taking the time to share all this ! Very interesting to read you 😊👍🏻

[@kroustypops5606]

Hello I'd like a video in detail about how it works when you're sick in Denmark please

[@unnix]

About the dark hours and the weather...thats why, and when, we do hygge....

[@philip9485]

When getting enough used to the weather in Denmark you will I think have a sense of it and not need a app for it if you are looking for the same day or the next usually.

[@klarapettersson2095]

This can be implemented in Sweden as well. Maybe all Scandinavian countries?

[@alfredoe1591]

I remember there were more options in Swedish supermarkets. I lived in both countries, and I was happier at a swedish than in a Danish supermarket.

[@the1egaard]

Fair critizisms. As a danish person i pretty much agree completely with what you say. There is a reason danes talk about the weather so much.

[@jesperfrovinjensen]

Don't forget that the darkness in the long winter period has a corresponding period in the summer, where at the end June, the Sun is only below the horizon (and not far below) for six hours. Long, bright evenings - full power sunshine 4-5 am etc. All is balance. Yin/Yang!

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Very true! 😃☀️

[@andreaselkjr5201]

You're right 👍☺️

[@Top50Legends]

I'm Danish, and besides Denmark I've lived in Belgium the US. Belgian supermarkets are generally much better than Danish supermarkets. Many more options to pick from. Belgian supermarkets are probably much like supermarkets in France. Still, Danish supermarkets are better than American supermarkets, but that's a diffeeent story.

[@unnix]

You can call 1813 if you have a medical problem outside doctors opening hours. 112 is for emergency's, but 1813 you get a doktor or a nurse Who will listen and evaluate your problem. If they think it sounds serious they will call an ambulance for you.

[@Christian_Bagger]

That was some really light cons ^^ - there are pros and cons no matter where you live, there are probably more quirks living in Denmark ;) terrific you’ve found a place that you love to live, that’s the most important thing. Luckily Europe is relatively small, so you are not that far away from family either.

[@muhest]

As dark as the winters are, as bright are the summers. “Hygge” was probably invented for those long dark nights. 😉 Don’t feel bad there are things you dislike. It would be very wierd if there wasn’t anything at all you disliked. As you said about the supermarkets, you were exposed to the “french” way of doing things. Denmark has its own way as well. You being fremch, will of course notice the differences. Nothing wrong with that. Love your perspective. Always interesting to get a “strangers” look at oneself. 😊

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thanks a lot for your feedback 😊✨ !

[@kianadk]

If you dislike the long Winter, you got to love the summer with long days of light.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Yes i do! 😎☀️😊👍🏻

[@brooke9297]

Being an American, the health system complaints made me think "wow, that's a BAD system? That's about 500 times better than what we have in the US.".. It would be amazing to come from a place where that kind of system would feel problematic to me. :'( US health story: my brother was suffering from painful seizures and psychosis because of his muscular dystrophy + drug addiction last month, and after he called me because he'd fallen and injured himself, I rushed him to the hospital and spent 8 hours overnight in an emergency room hallway while he was seizing and crying in pain. I was given no chair for the entire night and was standing and using my whole body trying to keep him from falling out of his bed... in the hallway... all while security joked, watched movies on their phones, and ignored us -- and homeless people with mental health issues and no masks wandered the halls yelling and coughing, and the whole time, no doctor came to help him. I asked everyone I could for help, and they all blew us off. He even wet himself because I couldn't find someone to help him use the toilet and I'm too small to help him walk safely, especially if he might seize up. So, 8 hours after we arrived, a doctor finally strolled by, saw us, asked 2 questions, and administered medication (a shot in his bum, in the middle of the friggin hallway with people around) to stop the seizing, which helped immediately. It was a nightmare. That's the kind of health services you'd expect in the middle of a war zone, not a major metropolitan area in a "wealthy country" on a Tuesday night. Every time I hear people talk about their issues with their own country's healthcare system, I'm reminded of how horrifically the US is failing its citizens.

[@edwardjones2202]

I feel bad for the experience you both went through. Unfortunately the USA can't reach the healthcare levels of the rest of the industrial world because when anybody suggests a single payer system the media start mumbling about socialism and the Gulag

[@brooke9297]

@@edwardjones2202 Indeed! It's tragic how much private interest groups have influenced people to vote against their own interest, as if to vote to help themselves and their neighbor instead of a private interest group meant that they were giving away their paycheck.. It's hard to watch and it's scary to think that if I got sick here, THAT could be what kills me. :'( Motivation to move abroad, most definitely, but there will still be that survivor's guilt.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

What you and your brother went through is so unacceptable and horrible … with what you describe , i shouldn’t complain … i do compare with my own country and clearly Denmark and France have excellent health care systems compared to the US… it’s sad that such a nation can be so behind when it comes to a basic right such as health and especially being treated in a humane manner 😩

[@TheNordicDK]

Always pack for worst case, especially if you are out with kids.. 😊

[@VivianD1960]

Just go straight to the hospital in the emergency dept if you have a dire need for medical attention. They will interviiew you, assess the situation and test your temperaure and blood pressure but of course you still be in line if there are many who are in the waiting if ever. I have several hospital emergencies living here for 16 years.

[@markclinton8681]

Hello how are you doing

[@jordigirvent9250]

Agree with you with medical asistance, I had a motocicle accident and brake a ankle bone (maleol) i call 112 and ask for and abulance, they say ok just wait, 20 minuts after apear a firefigter dumptruk asking for my motocicle, i tell them my motocicle was ok and my ankle was broke, I ask for the ambulance, and they tell to me thath i was not dead so i have to go for mi own. People from cobenhaven have litle or no sence of humanity

[@EloraGWhite]

If you live in washington state, the weather is quite similar

[@LittleImpaler]

Not really. Washington State's weather is like woman trying to make up their mind. Danmark in winter is just like Alaska. It snows for 9 months.

[@Finnec123]

It's a disgrace how conservative and fearful store owners are regarding introducing new things (that have been common for a long time in other countries). It's frustrated me for decades!!

[@kimrnhof107]

The danish healthcare system is built around the family doctor - who treats you during the normal weekdays 8 to 16 outside this time your care is treated by the lægevagt in Copenhagen region thats 1813, where you do NOT get a general practitioner (a family doctor) but a nurse, a midwife or a doctor that is not a specialist in general practice on the phone - though you may get a family doctor in the phone but thats just luck - in the other regions you get a family doctor on the phone (but they use a different telephone number) - the is a still ongoing conflict between the region in Copenhagen and the family doctors about this - unfortunately the region so fare has won ! 112 is an emergency number that you use in a traffic accident or if you have a hearth attack. But I agree that 1813 is a scandal.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thanks for this great piece of information! 😊

[@CapzVerse]

I live in denmark but i understand you

[@luckylucasdevildefjender3714]

2min sounds a little weird they will normaly try to Help you if they can and I know the system isent the best 4:40 so many options? Also in the smaller stores? Dosent really make sense but Maybe where you lived that I cant say 7:30 its right at least 50% of the time ;) 7:20 always bring your rainclothes in fx in a backpack

[@annsofiehansen2111]

I am a chocoholic too and now the producers have begun to put seasalt and licorice in the chocolate, eww. I am Danish and I don´t like seasalt or licorice in chocolate, yes this exists. Oh and the Danish invented "hygge", I think personally, to cope with the dark winters here. So no we don´t like the darkness either, at least when it snows the snow light things up a bit, but that does´nt happen so often anymore because of climate change.

[@gormbrenejuliussen5588]

Absolutely right - domestic doctors sucks - they act like specialists instead of directing you to A designated specialist - same with emergency rooms - they are slow and you wait for hours (4-5-6 hours not unlikely) except if its a real emergency then it will go fast -

[@herbiethekat3637]

American healthcare system is a pain. 3 hrs in waiting room in emergency lobby isn’t unusual. That’s lobby, than it can be longer once you get into an er room.

[@EloraGWhite]

Oh ya even 6 hours is normal

[@m4rk1x]

After 4 years in Denmark what I’ve learned is “better poor than unhappy”

[@boyechristensen3073]

This is really not my experience concerning the danish healt system. Ive tried to call 1813 (That is, today you HAVE to call that number, to get an appointment and to get guidance on whether you have to go to the doctor when he opens the next day, if the damage is not that serios. Or go to the emergency room, if possible. If you assess that it is something that does not require an ambulance urgently, they send a doctor out. Or if I can walk myself, again, I go to the emergency room. Again, after i called 1813! Unfortunately, we also tried the very serious part where my wife had a cardiac arrest. There came 2 medical ambulance, a heart runner and finally a helicopter. They saved her life and were amazingly efficient and professional. In fact, I think it's about getting to know the system, which can be very confusing. So you have to spend the necessary time, to get acquainted with the system. Sorry to say!

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thanks for your feedback 🙂 you’re right , i have to get used to it ! 😊

[@kennethfribert6074]

There is no need to excuse critisism, people can agree or not, but no need to excuse it at all. Though I don't understand the response you received. When you call your own doctor or the acute line, you should get help quite fast, though there are big regional differences, the acute line in copenhagen is much worse than rest of sjælland, my daughter in law called, and she was rushed to hospital right away in an ambulance (she's 6 months pregnant and had servere pains). I had some cheast pains some years ago, and was picked up in an ambulance (fear of heart attack), so if the situation is severe, the help will be there, but yes, it's very danish to not call 112 :-) But if things are handled by penicilin you will not be taken to the hospital, if it's outside of workhours, you will have to go to them yourself. The winter / weather, yes, that is tough for all.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Thanks for your feedback! 😃😊👍🏻

[@TheLuis0087]

I agree completely :-)

[@boyechristensen3073]

When I was young ( i’m in my 50’s now) many danes disliked the Big supermarkets. Many Danes can remember and preferred the small specialized shops, where you could get the right help with questions about the goods. So you walked on a street, from store to store, where the individual store had a much larger assortment and thus had a much better knowledge of the individual products. Many Danes miss those times and are bored of the giant supermarkets such as Bilka. The small merchants also wanted to make money, but found an honor in good service and knowledge of the product. You also knew your grocery store manager better and if there was anything you were missing, it was ordered home. The big supermarkets are cold, cynical, noisy and much more profit-oriented. I always get very stressed when you get to the checkout function, because they know that you do not intend to buy more and just have to have you out the door as soon as possible. No, I greatly miss the old shopping streets where the store owner knew one, which is why the whole experience was much more enjoyable. Inquiries are widely sought to go back a little to these times, for example in the various market halls, which are based on the principle of specialized shops. But it is still not the same and then their goods are usually very expensive!

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Wow quite an experience ! Thanks for your feedback 😊 i wish i had experienced personnalized service like that because i haven’t 🙁 i’ve always lived in rather big cities and maybe it’s also my generation that’s used to something else 🙂

[@halinatrolle9775]

I cannot see any of those points as 'dislikes' about Denmark. I had the hard accident-fell on the concrete, broke my hip, had the endoprosthesis implanted. No problem with doctors, no problem with hospitals ( the first one diagnosed only and it was harder, than they had thought at first, so I was transported to the other one, in the other city) Everything fast,nice and excellent ,professional service.If people can have good memories about doctors and hospitals - I can say, I have. The supermarkets I like very much and weather...I live in the very North,where the weather conditions are simply unpredictable; hard winds, but a lot of sun, the days seem 'infinite' in Summer, sometimes,if You're lucky, You can see aurorae borealis, or the midnight sun :-))

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Wow that must be quite an experience ! Where do you live may i ask? 😃😊👍🏻

[@halinatrolle9775]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark : I live In Skagen :-)

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

@@halinatrolle9775 that’s on my list of places to visit 😍😃👍🏻 looks beautiful !

[@halinatrolle9775]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark : It is the very beautiful and unique place in the Danish world :-) I'm positive, You'll be very glad with the visit.

[@janmortensen9314]

You can always go to the skadestuen / ER

[@masharozalija9187]

And tht depends on where skadestuen is.. We closed all small hospitals 😉

[@bentebunting9568]

Try living in the US or even Canada, then you know that Denmark's system is pretty great even if it's not perfect

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

I have lived in Canada for two years and i agree with you 😉 i know Denmark’s system is great compared to a lot of countries 🙂 but no place is perfect and i want to have an honest youtube channel and not just show all the good 🙂 you can see there are a lot of positive videos about Dk on my channel ☀️

[@bentebunting9568]

@@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark you are very positive and I'm not correcting you, I just get a little tired of hearing Danes complaining about it and elder care, when it's pretty well one of the best in the world. So full disclosure, I am danish and grew up there but I have lived in Canada for all of my adult life. Elder care is terrible even though it's better than many other countries. Throughout covid we have seen and heard how well it's run in Denmark and how the elders are actually treated like human beings. Anyway, I enjoy your videos, it's very enlightening of all the changes that I taken place

[@morenomk1828]

Entièrement d’accord avec toi, nous avons subis de mauvaises expériences médicales surtout dans la région Syd Jylland. Je pensais que c’était uniquement dans les villes éloignées ...

[@dtruleall]

Regrettably we do not spend as much money on quality goods for cooking as You do in Southern Europe. Therefore there is not nearly the selection here. I have been in France several times, and i allways go crazy in the cheese and wine department. Also craft products as rilette, charcuterie, confit de canard and many more products will empty my pockets. It is a foodie culture, and i love it. Danes spend far less on food. As a cook i think it is a shame. But that is, in my oppinion, why the selection is so small.

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Im glad someone understands what i meant ! 😅😊😊😊

[@damienbertandt2143]

And the yoghurt section in France is mind blowing

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

@@damienbertandt2143 right!? 😂

[@VikingShaver]

I as a gastro foodie most certainly can relate to the lacklustre supermarkets in Copenhagen, where I live. For instance I made Osso Buco for New Years evening and I kid you not, I went to Meny, Irma, Føtex, Netto, Rema 1000 and Kvickly and not one had the vealshank I needed. I went to my local Halal butcher to get it.

[@bjrnjensen7074]

@@VikingShaver Same here in Oslo. Thank heavens for the immigrant shops!! I can find probably 50 different types of olive oil at my nearest shop run by turkish immigrants, as well as many different and exiting types of teas, different feta cheeses etc. For good and more reasonably priced meat I go to the Iranians. Of course, you CAN find good local produce, like from Farmers Market, but these products are usually more pricey. But good quality products cost more anyway.

[@littleepidemi]

I don't really agree on the medical issue. You're alive, right? 112 (911) is as you said, ONLY for close to death situations. That's why we have "lægevagten" who can sent you to a hospital, and they also send ambulance if needed. But no one needs an ambulance for a bladder infection unless you're 70+ years old (or below 3 years old). That ambulance could be needed for an heart attack, and then that person dies because the last ambulance was driving a healthy young woman with a fever to the hospital, and it would be all over the news how the priority is wrong in the healtcare system and so on.

[@LittleImpaler]

And the Danes say they like taking care of each other. What bullshit. People needs to go to doctor and have to do all this. In America you just go to any doctor and they are willing to help you.

[@TheBluCorner]

Not enough supermarkets... Hmmmm and here i was thinking we could do a few less... oh well

[@andersnielsen6044]

It is not the amount of supermakets.. It is the size and the product range that is too small. And that is so very true. ;)

[@champenhimself]

I'm thinking you are living in cph or in that area. And yeah they can be a bit slow to take you in on a hospital but if you get a bit angry or really convince them that its more serious (even thou it shouldn't be necessary) but I think it's because they also tend to see people with not so serious matters that could be resolved with tea and a blanket. But then again it's not a easy job. Well.. there are upsides and downsides to free healthcare :) hope you get better treatment next time you need it.

[@lollepolle1]

Although I agree with some of your points, maybe I just misunderstand, but why couldn't you just show up at the local doctor and explain your situation? - I think the low selection in supermarkets is because we have super high standards, and with that I mean high standards in quality control and it cost a shit ton to get a product on the market in Denmark - all danes hates our weather xD

[@AFrenchWomanLivingInDenmark]

Hi! Thanks for your comment 😃✨ i remember my doctor in France who told me that i have to rush to a hospital if i have a high fever and a kidney infection again because it can turn into an abscess and can have a serious impact on your kidney. I guess that’s why i thought i needed a hospital and not a pee test at the doctor 😅🙈 it’s sometimes hard to adjust to different ways of dealing with those things from country to country 😞 but there are lessons to be learned also 😊 since then i know better how the system works here 🙂

[@ArisAris-fs1ip]

Holly sh***..... I will reconsider coming in Denmark 😕