Weird Danish Things to Foreigners Living in Denmark

In this video we look at traditions and experiences in Denmark that confuse foreigners and even seem weird to visitors during the summer. Derek is joined by none other than himself, but from 2017. The "old Derek" has a lot of strange reactions to things that seemed really weird at first after moving to Denmark from the United States.
Now, in the end - none of these things are "weird" - they're just different. Danish culture is beautiful and fun to learn about, and it would be really boring if we were all the same! That said, there are still a lot for surprises for people who move to Denmark or travel to Denmark and see these unique traditions and experiences.
Here are some of the things about living in Denmark that surprised 2017 me and explanations from 2023 me based on all that I've learned from living with the Danes.
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[@RobeTrotting]

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[@DuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDucks]

Did you know that sankthansaften is now illegal in Denmark now?

[@RobeTrotting]

@@DuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDucks No... because that's not true...

[@DuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDucks]

@@RobeTrotting my mom said that it’s illegal but I don’t know if it’s true so i just wanted to see if you knew that. But I don’t know if it’s true or not

[@Viljaava2024]

@@DuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDuckshi

[@DuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDuckDucks]

@@Viljaava2024 hi

[@Insert_Bland_Name_Here]

These things all make us Danes seem certifiably insane. Especially the annual witch-burnings on Saint Hans' Eve. I've tried explaining that tradition to some friends from other countries, and they genuinely seemed to think we're insane.

[@Pchlster]

"Oh, we still burn witches. Well, not real witches... we know witches aren't real. No, but we put on a straw witch on a bonfire so the witches will go to Germany. We celebrate this on Sct. Hans Eve... no, we have no idea who that is or why."

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

It is definitely an experience trying to explain that one.

[@kyotahellbound1780]

Fastelavn... beating barrels filled with black cats. In effigy, we are not inhumane.

[@Lucky-je6zc]

@@kyotahellbound1780 fastelavn er mit navn boller hved jeg have hvis jeg ikke boller får så laver jeg balde

[@CeeJayDK]

I think we could and probably should take out these effigies. I sure wouldn't miss them. For Sankt Hans, it's the bonfire and the singing that are the good parts. And watching graduated students burn their old homework reminds us all just how good it feels finally to be done with all that shit. Have you ever had a nightmare where you were late to turn in a paper and were stressed out about it, only to wake up and realize that it was only a dream and you graduated and NEVER have to go through that again? It's such an amazing feeling of relief. For Fastelavn we also don't have to have effigies of cats on the barrels, and I've already noticed that many don't.

[@LarsRibe]

This was fun to watch as a Dane 😂 Never thought of this stuff being "odd".

[@RobeTrotting]

Glad you enjoyed it - it’s definitely unique and “odd” in the best possible way 😀

[@Rizzler-3]

Hej

[@RS-fy9hb]

The weirdness of Denmark is what makes it charming as a country. I was born and raised in Faroe Islands and moved here to Jylland at 16 ish (25 now, cinnamon and all), and I also seem to remember having a culture clash and having to learn a bunch of things about the culture, so I just count my blessings that I didn't have to learn the language at the same time 😅. But I really enjoyed getting to know the traditions, and celebrating them with my family, and especially drawing similarities between my former home country and Denmark, and telling people about what we used to do when I was a kid :D.

[@RobeTrotting]

Perfectly said! It's only weird until you ask questions, get to know the traditions and their background, and jump into them when and how you can. We feel really fortunate to now have two sets of "weird" cultural experiences :)

[@laurakastrup]

Actually about the graduation caps: you can see which study you graduated from, from the colour of the band HTX (the science studies) are navy blue HHX (economics) are royal blue HF (2 year studies) are light blue STX (the version where you just continue your grade school but expand it) is red/maroon (it’s the one I graduated from last year heyo) EUX (usually they have a skill trade but also a condensed version of the STX) is Grey Hairdressers wear Pink SOSU helpers (they’re in the nursing industry but are not nurses) wear light purple SOSU assistants (again they’re in the nursing industry but are neither helpers or nurses) wear dark purple Purple and yellow hats are for the new generation of daycare workers It’s very interesting. Almost all of the different studies have their own colour. My hat was black with a maroon band because I had 5 different A levels

[@nielsmarckmann3897]

Don't forget International Business with a band of flags!

[@sole129]

You may not speak perfect danish, but you know to put a lot of feeling in the word Nej:)

[@esteb6544]

I moved to Copenhagen two weeks ago and your videos have helped me a lot. Keep it up guys!

[@RobeTrotting]

So glad to hear they’re helping! Thanks for watching and welcome 😃😃😃

[@leamichaelsen2437]

Welcome to Copenhagen @egej1989 i hope you like it here and forgive us if we’re sometimes a little rude or weird. It’s not on purpose, I promise!

[@MaximusMeridiusDK]

Welcome to Copenhagen 👍😀👍

[@Galantus1964]

Welcome 🙂

[@johannessondrup6207]

Welcome to Denmark.

[@jetteramsey9292]

I am Danish,thanks for making me smile!❤️🇩🇰

[@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen]

Fun fact: my grandfather's (and maybe my father's) generation back in the Faroe Islands _did_ play a version of kongespillet (kasta kongar) with bones! Granted, sheep bones, so slightly less grizzly :)

[@Zandain]

Great video, Derek! Love the 'duet interview' of you, before and now! Very imaginative! 🤔🤗 and who knew, that you would feel so in sync with Danish ways, after only 5 years? 👍 hello from Hundested 🌸

[@TainDK]

Well done Derek - I love how you spoke to your past self in this - especially the continuation of "wow you're really good at Danish" hahaha - though it isn't far from the truth, to your past self, you really are miles ahead in our language. Hope you had fun making this, it was fun to watch (as always, a nice break coming by your channel =)

[@rallethepro]

Awesome video! As a dane living abroad its really cool to watch these videos! Makes me remember all the wierd things we do in Denmark🤣

[@katrinetroelsen]

vidste du at enkeltdyner er et skandinavisk koncept? jeg er tourguide og det fortæller folk mig :D

[@MaximusMeridiusDK]

"So what do you do on summer solstice?" "We burn witches" "WHAT!!!!" 😂😂😂😂 I never thought about how it would sound to foreigners, if a dane would try to explain Skt. Hans evening.... But that was hilarious 😂😂😂 And your danish is really getting better, sorry my english isn't that good 😉😉

[@RobeTrotting]

Your English is SO good! And yeah, it's a funny thing that you don't notice if you grow up doing it - kind of like hiding Easter eggs, isn't that a weird thing if you had never seen it before 😀😆🇩🇰

[@MaximusMeridiusDK]

@@RobeTrotting - well - when you grow up (anywhere I guess), traditions are just the normal standard.... No matter how weird they are. It isn't until you grow up and start looking at things with "from the outside", that you realize how weird some traditions are.... Like - WHO decided it should be tradition to drink SNAPS at jule- and påskefrokost??? (Let's be honest, snaps is very much an acquired taste... And the first time you try it, you WILL get drunk 😂😂)

[@SteamboatW]

It's better than we do in Sweden: "we jump around a flowery pole like frogs - mocking french people. ... and then we drink!"

[@MaximusMeridiusDK]

@@SteamboatW - we drink too 😂😂 We are danes after all 😉😉 Maybe we could make a joint tradition, where we jump around a flowery pole, with a witch on top, then set fire to it and mock the french... All while drinking of course 💪😀👍

[@mortenmj]

​@@SteamboatWyou forgot about your fermented fish. Please whatever you do, keep them on your side of the border😂 But last time I attended midsummer in Lund, the moonshine was great and the cultural exchange was to shift between Danish and Swedish drinking songs. That was hilarious🎉

[@TheBurningSail]

Summer solstice in Denmark is on the 23 of June and the longest day of the year is on the 21st of June. After the 21st it gets darker. In winter time the sun sets 15:30 and it only begins to get light at around 8-ish in the morning.

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

Summer solstice the longest day. We celebrate it a couple of days later, just like we do winter solstice.

[@annelisbethstavland6762]

Denmark must be one of few countries where you can drink in public. In Norway this is illegal, except of course in an outdoor restaurant

[@NocturnalPyro]

I gotta say I recently found your channel and being a dane most the things you talk about are things that interest me a lot, been watching a lot of your videos on things about Denmark from the POV of americans moving to Denmark.

[@RobeTrotting]

That’s so great! Really happy that you found us 😊

[@tan89284]

I just got back from a visit to Denmark. The summer heat has increased since I lived there 20 years ago. This year, Danes had a good 4 weeks or so of just sun and heat every day, which is very unusual, and much longer than just a "weekend". My uncle in Fyn said he had to hose water his garden just to keep it alive. My best friend from my school days in Denmark said the weather has changed a lot since I left 20 years ago, the snow is like slushy drinks now, not much snow anymore and the summer months are warmer. It was so hot this year, that they had to cancel the fire and burning of witches at every Sank Hans celebration around Denmark, which was a shame, but understandably, safety comes first. In Australia, any fires or bon fires or any fire at all, is completely banned every year around summer, so I get that completely. As an Australian too, the lack of air conditioning was unbearable, heat in Denmark is like the sticky humid heat you get in Thailand. Heat in Australia is dry and humid but not sticky.

[@_Raguel]

As i always say, denmark seems to be perfect example of global warming. We aint the cold north anymore, sadly. And the heat is definitely getting worse by the year, in my experience

[@katrinetroelsen]

climatechange is real (but not manmade) but this is hysteria. we still have snow on a very regular basis. the winter 21-22 was filled with snow. the year before lakes were frozen solid and people skated on them. june was warm this year and since then its been cold and rainy. please stop buying into the insane fearporn.

[@gschock201]

Another very cool video, and I also really liked the concept with the you from the past. 😉👍 Are there still some Danish traditions that you simply can’t get used to? 😏

[@Nygaard2]

Celebrating that you got smarter should be more common in all countries!

[@emilposselt5607]

Elsker den måde du siger "nej" på 🤩

[@FINNSTIGAT0R]

Finland has s student cap too, because we like to boop into the Scandinavian parties and traditions as well 🥳

[@leamichaelsen2437]

I loved this. It was so much fun! And we ARE a little weird! But fun too. And summer in Denmark is the best.❤

[@RobeTrotting]

Absolutely - the "weird" parts of any culture are the fun parts! :)

[@henriks.pedersen4938]

@@RobeTrotting As I once learned "I'm not crazy, I'm an airplane"

[@christianbechhenriksen898]

Love your videos. I got a cool idea for a future video. Since now "Dragespringvandet" the dragon fountain is reestablished at Rådhuspladsen - I would like you to do a video of fountains and their history around Copenhagen :D

[@RobeTrotting]

Cool idea! We could do some shorts on that for sure, but maybe a whole video.

[@3goldfinger]

Had a camp fire last Saturday night here in Australia, remembering all the good times in Denmark.

[@boltz3332]

im sitting here, a dane, who just finished his last exam (yesterday) and got his "studenter hue" and wacthing you explaining things about danish culture. (even thing i did not know). and i am loving it. nice video, keep up the good work. hav en fantastisk dag :D

[@RobeTrotting]

Tillykke 😃🇩🇰 hope you’re having the time of your life celebrating!

[@whchen.11]

I am so happy to found my way to your channel!!😊 feeling much better (optimistic) to get through the transition of moving here for study in less than a month.

[@RobeTrotting]

Really excited for you and glad you found us - hope we can make your transition a little easier and wishing you lots of success and happiness in Denmark!

[@TheSteFanden]

Haha! "We burn Witches." That was a perfect delivery! Hilarious! Completely deadpan: "We burn Witches." Yeah!

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha, thanks 😀 it was a pleasant surprise, I didn't realize how deadpan I was about it until I edited this and put them over each other LOL

[@QuadHealer]

Hilarious and loving view on Danes. Thanks for making me smile 😊

[@Debbie338]

I want a bone set! This was very informative. Your videos are getting really creative, too.

[@ane-louisestampe7939]

My thought too! Instantly wondering: Can I get hold of a cow carcass? 🤣

[@saranissen6210]

This was another fun video to watch. Great idea with the double Derek 😆😁

[@tabbymrp]

I lived in Norway, even though we had air con, we used the wood burners through-out the winter. When it is cold, fetch the logs

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

You two look in finest fettle, here! Life is obviously agreeing with you. My favourite videos, from anybody, are always culture contrast ones.

[@Rocket_Brothers_Gaming]

Im from Denmark, and holy cow.. It was so funny to listen to! 😂 And.. Yeah.. You are actually not bad at danish, but it still sounds pretty funny when you speak danish! AND NO! The longest day in Denmark isnt in April! Its the 21 June! Your welcome!

[@emilbovbjerg]

He wasn't saying the longest day was in April, just that "past Derek" would have the longest day of his life by that point, in April. As far as I understood.

[@glimt1808]

*you’re welcome! Og han siger ikke, at den længste dag i Danmark er i april. Han siger, at allerede i april passerer dagslængden dét niveau Derek er vant til hjemmefra og pointen er så, at den vil tiltage yderlige i længde over de næste cirka to måneder. You’re welcome!

[@Rocket_Brothers_Gaming]

@@glimt1808 Nååå, okay tak ;D

[@christianbender6877]

:D I love when you do these skits/fun edits.

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you 😊 glad you enjoyed this one - it was interesting to learn how to edit it properly

[@Sigart]

When I and my sister did studenterkørsel aside form top-ups for beer and other liquors and snacks, my mom had also prepared toothbrushes ("stolen" from her school dentist) and coffee. As I'm not having children I can't continue this tradition and I have no idea if my sisters will with their children. I just thought everyone should know that that move made her _immensely_ popular for the 10 minutes everyone was there.

[@RobeTrotting]

That’s a genius move that only a mother would think of ❤️😃

[@Sigart]

@@RobeTrotting Yes, indeed. XD

[@hassegreiner9675]

How do you know you're not having children? I'm physically incapable of making a woman pregnant and yet I have two great kids - grown now - and six grandchildren.

[@Sigart]

@@hassegreiner9675 I don't want any.

[@lenellesunboxings6795]

So glad your back. Great video!

[@RobeTrotting]

Thanks so much!

[@SvampeMat5334]

I just hear party music on my birthday that we are not playing i am like thats normal thats from the party trucks in the city so i go into my room i just se a gaming computer standing playing music i didint realize😂😂😂

[@pouleichel2760]

nice one Derek.. your Danish is getting better.

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed this one. And my Danish is… still rough but I can joke about it haha

[@bogganalseryd2324]

You should try living in northern sweden , here its light 24/7 at the moment

[@RobeTrotting]

No thanks haha 😆 but I do enjoy visiting Lapland in the winter

[@bogganalseryd2324]

@@RobeTrotting Haha yeah that's way preferable, we do have hot summers here, but they are short And the midnight sun make you all jetlagged , we use blackout curtains and that kinda helps but your body still senses it's light outside at midnight in some way, your circadian rhythm gets all out of whack.

[@jenssejerjohansen6277]

Try to look at Danish weddings traditions. Ie. the first dance is always the music for the waltz from the ballet "A folk tale" (1854) by the Danish composer Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890). While dancing the couple is surrounded by the guests. They slowly getting closer towards the couple in time for them to kiss at the end of the Waltz. The dance must be danced before midnight.

[@GoforKrogh]

Not only is it bad luck to wear a studenterhue before you've taken the last exam. It's also said that if you wear it without being done, you will never become a student

[@victoriasunivers]

Older you: So what happens on the summer solstice in Copenhagen? You now: We burn witches… Older you: Say what!? *Ad starts playing*

[@BjornSeverinLarsen]

It is basicly impossible to get into the winter bathing place in Aalborg. So I think the winter bathing is atleast as popular is it was.

[@evamayakornstad2576]

I'll like to invite you to join the new old tradition - Julebukkeløbet. Its all the creatures of the dark comming together to party on the longest night of the year, singing and dancing to get the sun and the light back. Its on Strøget in København. Its 16 of december at 5 pm

[@Nora_meow99]

Love Denmark ❤

[@Pladderkasse]

Aaaaaaaand...I'm off again to do some more outdoor drinking. I love summer...the entire weekend.

[@RobeTrotting]

Me too! :)

[@Gwenx]

The bands can change colors depending on what you majored in and if you got 12 in almost every class you'll get the black band, there is also one with flags on for having at least x amount of languages! So many types haha! Personally i did not go to the gymnasie so i never got a hat or a party, but i do wave to them! Though our neighbor had like 3 fucking kids that graduated 3 years in a row.. The summer was long and annoying as they also have a big yard to party in..

[@drumstick74]

Everything is so dry right now, so they say a lot of Skt.Hans bonfires will have to be cancelled. One place I think they might get a 'green light' is in Christianshavn, where they put a bonfire on a structure on the water in the canal itself. :)

[@johndododoe1411]

The main concern is embers blowing away in a wide radius, so putting the bonfire on the water has little effect .

[@drumstick74]

@@johndododoe1411 Ok

[@AB-80X]

No idea what you guys do for the Solstice, but you should stop by Reffen. Tons of people, food, party and fun. Also, working a few bars during the Pride this year, so a beer on me if I see you guys in my bar 🙂

[@sssiso]

I always find it funny that Sankt Hans is my half birthday, i like it for more than one reason, but one of them is the fact that its easier to remember when i have half a year left to my birthday

[@RobeTrotting]

That’s convenient to break up the year for you 😃🇩🇰🥳

[@sssiso]

@@RobeTrotting very much😁

[@johndododoe1411]

So you're a Christmas child? The name comes from St. Johannes the Baptist born half a year before Jesus .

[@sssiso]

@johndododoe1411 yeah december 23rd is my birthday:)

[@kosten82]

Students wearing the studenterhue can get some discount in many shops and stores and online as well

[@M.Trollberg]

Thanks again for an inspiring and entertaining video. ❤ A small thing though, the longest day and Sankt Hans is in June, not April😊

[@RobeTrotting]

Glad you liked it. And the comment about April is that where I come from in the US, the longest daylight of the year is the same amount of daylight as Denmark has in April - if that makes sense. I know the entire northern hemisphere has the longest day of the year on the solstice in June.

[@dreclay11]

American in Denmark. Staying in Aalborg the shout out is lit haha

[@RobeTrotting]

We love Aalborg! Haven't been in a couple years, but you should check out the Rebild Festival for July 4th if you're available. It's pretty close to Aalborg and the biggest July 4th celebration outside of the States! 😀

[@shadowz9106]

When I see a Studentervogn, I think one year back to when I was out on that thing. Fun, I had so much fun doing it. I almost took my third year twice for the rides xD

[@RobeTrotting]

It looks so fun 🤩

[@baronbamse1040]

3:33 "Smile and wave boys, smile and wave"

[@esthermuchai361]

You're so inspirational, it would make such a difference back here in Kenya. Am a mother pls reach out!!!!!!!

[@J9KELUCKY]

as a guy who was born in denmark its not that weird when u get used to it and learn the launguge and then u should get cumfortbal

[@esbeng.s.a9761]

Some easy to spot with studenterhuer. 1 if there is a triangel cut into the sun protecter, they puked 2 if a box is cut into the sun protecter, they drank 24 beer in 24 hours. 3 if their cross is upside down, they kissed someone of the same gender 4 if the sun protecter has removed, they has been tovthe hospital because of to much alcohol 5 if their is bitemarks in the sun protector it is meant to mean good luck in life 6 if studenterhuen is rotarded means that you have been up 24 hours There are so many

[@sebastianbagergaardrasmuss3918]

Hahaha cool - is the 2017-derek really Mike (the mimics...)

[@adrianpallis4568]

The studenterhue is actually remains of the same tradition as the americans getting the cap when they graduate college, both being the academic uniform at university, the difference is just in denmark you get the hat at graduating highschool so you have the hat before you start university, offcourse nobody wears it while going to university.

[@michaelgask]

I really like wide-eyed 2017 Derek. But 2023 Derek has all the knowledge. Interesting. I'm not going to try nude harbour swimming anytime soon, but these traditions don't sound weird, just different and interesting. Thanks for sharing. Btw, you might like to warn 2017 Derek about Covid. 😬

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha, I thought about making a joke like that, but it seemed too dark 😂

[@michaelgask]

@@RobeTrotting oh dear. So you left it to me 🙈

[@speedy387]

Not weird, Danish 😁

[@RobeTrotting]

Absolutely - it would be so boring if every culture was the same. That's kind of the message behind this video; at first it seems confusing seeing all of these things, but they're really cool experiences and traditions 🇩🇰😀

[@Phiyedough]

USA is the weird country!

[@ejemima]

Yes, Sankt Hans eve is a cozy tradition, with the singing around a bonfire, but not when we're having a draught 😉 This year wasn't the first time, we haven't been able to have bonfire on Sankt Hans. We are mostly a country that gets a lot of rain, however, every once in a while, we have years with dry Spring and Summer, which causes fire bans.

[@RobeTrotting]

There were still a lot of beach and water-set bonfires in Copenhagen but I remember 2018 when we couldn’t even do those 😔

[@ieet]

Great video. I like the guy from the past

[@RobeTrotting]

Haha, he means well - I may bring him back for a video at Christmas

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

dude i love the slightly scruffy beard :) somehow it is making you look alot less rounded or maybe you lost weight! you are looking awsome

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you so much. I tend to fluctuate easily depending on my habits, but I have been making some changes 💪

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

@@RobeTrotting whatever you are doing you are shining ;) all the best love from our little danish/polish family

[@steffensegoviahelbo5065]

I'm sure the saying " it is the best weekend in the year" is the optimistic people. I've heard that as "the best day of the year" too

[@jonasholm-mw5bn]

It would be cool if you ever made a video about carnival in Aalborg. It’s too late for this year, but it’s in late may

[@RobeTrotting]

I’ve heard that’s a blast! We were in Aalborg a couple years ago and loved it, we shot a video there too. We would probably do that if we had some kind of sponsorship to help with the costs and time involved - that’s why we film almost entirely in Copenhagen, so we can sleep at home for free and not have to travel haha 😊

[@A1CHHHHH]

As a dane this is the best thing ever

[@mickpalmer6213]

Remember when you do the student hats, the first ones where all black with a red ribbon, only the ones from gymnasium got them, and if was only for the rich to go there. 😊

[@sie7995]

“Who are they burning over there?” 😆😆😆👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@thomasgordon5544]

Let’s be honest - most traditions in Denmark are still being practiced either for the children or because we see it as a good occasion to drink. I mean, we kinda celebrate the first Friday of November because a beer (that isn’t actually a good beer) finally is being sold

[@RobeTrotting]

😂 True, I do love J Dag though. I think I’ll pull 2017 Derek out for a Christmas reboot around J Dag haha

[@Vee-jc1qh]

"Long ass sunlight" 🤣 a classic American expression. Any chance someone can translate that into Danish? Keep up the fun and informative reports. Cheers.

[@SarnonGold777]

Literal translation except changing Long and ass around for better flow : Røv lang solskin. Another translation which I would rather use for the context: Røv lang dag. Which would translate back into english as long ass day. The latter saying is more commonly used to refer to a long or exhausting work day, but with the right context can be used to refer to the longer days during summer.

[@Vee-jc1qh]

@@SarnonGold777 Mange tak for your reply. Our daughter lives in Copenhagen whom we regularly visit and will pass your message to her. We're Scottish and lived temporarily in the USA where we learned many new sayings and trying to add some Danish. Hej Hej 🤗

[@davidpax]

Surprise! The Danish supreme court has just ruled that you are allowed to use other flags than Dannebrog in Denmark. Reversing a law that goes back more than 100 years. 🇺🇲

[@sontaron7]

Which is nice means I can now fly my Ohio and Grand Union Flag which I'll be Danish about and fly for Birthdays etc.

[@MistaLiir]

Im watching this as a DANE ;) .. hope you like it over here now ;)

[@ZeroiusProduction]

Regarding studenterrundten, here in Esbjerg, we have a tradition, not sure if the copenhagen folks does this as well, but we have this roundabout where all the folks run naked around, usually the women have more clothes one unless they're frisky and don't give a single f, but the lads let it all hang out and run around that sucker while everyone is hunking their horns and congratulating them, it's weird as I live so close I can always hear whenever the students jump off that and do their run.

[@ellamarbjerg9154]

As a dane the way you say 'hue' makes me laugh 😂

[@RobeTrotting]

🙄 cool, laugh at me. Makes me really want to learn Danish.

[@maxfriis]

Wish you would have mentioned the singing. People sing together regardless of skill. It is common at the summer solstice and it has roots to protests toward the German occupation during WW2. It's also very common at Christmas and often used as a substitute for a speech at parties. Singing together is a thing in Denmark and probably more common at an amateur level than most other places.

[@RobeTrotting]

I guess I wouldn’t have found singing all that weird, or maybe just not something I see in public more than other places. Although Estonians sing a whole lot haha.

[@scekkel]

Yeah, the thing about every single person having done thing... That is not true, but it is a lot of fun for us, who have done thing.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah. I should have said “many” 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kirschrot77]

1.22 shot film is of Vienna, Austria not Denmark

[@vampitwine]

fun video :)

[@jonesso11]

this video has literally been years in the making

[@RobeTrotting]

Heheh, six years 😆

[@jjohanesson9139]

They arre graduating from gymnasium they do the same in Sweden and Norway.

[@lainightwalker5495]

a ceiling fan is amazing. can totaly recomend.

[@RobeTrotting]

I wish they were more common and available

[@evagelert2315]

So much like your channel and thank you for a fresh angel on the things 😊👍 And while I was watching this one I just realised how politically incorrect the Sankt Hans is 😆

[@st4rpt_603]

So, what I get from Danish student traditions is that they know how to party almost as good as students from Porto and Coimbra in Portugal xD

[@Lunar-AnViFox]

I am an actual Dane. I don't live in Copenhagen ... news flash not all of Denmark is the capital, take it from me i have been in every part of the country. So i get to see traditions and sights from all over the place, this video is super accurate and even more so than most others i have seen like this one. But remember that all parts of Denmark have different traditions, some places have completely different ones depending on history and local urban legends. Around where i live in the Marshlands of Denmark the most common of witch is Nøkken... shoutout to any Rainbow Six players out there, and around Copenhagen you will see more of the party culture that you don't see in my part of the country. Okay... we all party, hard. But over here we don't engage in the same kind of it as you see in Copenhagen. A great video, i love to see our beautiful country being more in the spotlight. Its a diverse place, but i am more familiar with the wetlands traditions of the west and midwest parts of Denmark and yes we are a tiny country but we are almost as diverse in dialect and traditions as the US. Thanks for the great video and even though i make videos about the Danish railway network, i can provide some input from my knowledge of my home country as well! -Thanks a lot

[@RobeTrotting]

I don’t need the “news flash” and condescending regional conflict part - I don’t think anyone believes Denmark is only Copenhagen and I certainly never say that. It’s where I live so it’s where I make videos and where my perspectives come from. I get that you all hate on your capital - I just get sick of hearing it in the comments all the time. I also find some irony in that constant demand for recognition of regional identity. Coming from a country with much more regional diversity and sheer size/number of regions, I’d love that treatment instead of people thinking they know America or Americans from one media narrative or a holiday in New York City.

[@melma2753]

On the Saint Hans witch: Its not uncommon to fill the effigy/witch with small fireworks - so she "screams" as she burns :) This year unfortunately due to drought and firehazard, no bonfires were allowed in all of Jutland.

[@RobeTrotting]

They still had them here

[@Bjarne_Duelund]

Nice 😄

[@RobeTrotting]

Thank you 😊

[@tatalsaba]

Sadly, due to the recent drought, we won't be burning the witch this year, too bad, it's kinda like a communal barbeque in some areas.

[@RobeTrotting]

Yeah, 2018 was really bad too

[@SteamboatW]

Swedish witches fly to blåkulla at easter... I wonder if there's any connection between brocken - blåkulla?

[@SteamboatW]

Ehh.. I checked Wikipedia, and they say "blåkulla" originally was a swedish variant of blocksberg/brocken in Sachsen-Anhalt. So, that was quite a good guess, I guess. ;-)

[@Ladydianaofwales]

I love in Denmark

[@Ladydianaofwales]

I mean i live in Denmark

[@chrisu1250]

awesome video! did u think about such a video in 2017? Or how did u do it? :D

[@RobeTrotting]

I actually shot the 2023 version first and then filmed the 2017 version and put them together while editing the video :)

[@Pengart]

myeah, you are being told you speak very well Danish by Danish people because we are polite! start bragging about it, and we will tell you how you actually speak ;) And we LOVE our Students in Denmark, MOST OF US Graduated remember ;)

[@RobeTrotting]

That was just a running joke 🤣 I know what I sound like haha.

[@Pengart]

@@RobeTrotting still love your videos :D you guys are awesome!

[@mariehm86]

I don't know if you'll find this out when researching studenterhuen but I'll just say it here. The black studenterhue has 2 versions - one for those with more A-level (Highest level in Gymnasium) than "needed" this one is hard like the white counterparts. I personally got a Black model based on the ones traditionally worn all through higher education as you told. It was also black, but is not limited to more A-level than 2 subjects. I don't know if it has changed - but when I graduated it was mostly for students with A levels in history or others that wanted to honor the history of the cap (as I did as my dad was a historian).

[@johndododoe1411]

I graduated high school under the old system with only a small selection of fixed level combinations such as "languages - classic" (perfect for future historians and priests), "languages - modern", "languages + society" etc. and for the other half of academic pursuit "math + physics" (STEM hardcore) "math + nature" (more for future doctors, biologists etc.), "math + society" etc. Then they changed it into lots of elective course levels, with every university course setting its own entrance requirement combinations .

[@mariehm86]

@@johndododoe1411 I was started on the first year of the new system - so that must be why it changed. I also took the black 18-something in remeberance of my dad who was a historian before he died when I was 12.

[@isakgamingpro7302]

I live in Denmark

[@Plaguedoctor_8901]

The wagons Are calld “studentervogne”

[@Larsemillarsen]

Just to clarify: When you say graduate, it's "graduate high school". We don't where anything special for university graduation.

[@RobeTrotting]

👍

[@FBI92918]

As a danish person Its absou- does anyone have a translater to sa- nevermind absolutly (FIXED) did i spell it wrong?

[@LitzysDelight]

"It's usually burgundy"... an entire section of blue just collectively cringed 🤣

[@RobeTrotting]

I mean - the stats are there to back it up 😂 🤷🏻‍♂️ I checked

[@LitzysDelight]

@@RobeTrotting Haha fair 😆I will still love my blue cap and sing along to "Der er kun en rigtig hue, den er BLÅ"

[@alexanderkiss3650]

Love your gyes!

[@RobeTrotting]

❤️