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”Du skal ikke tro du er noget”: Janteloven i det 21. århundrede

Janteloven er et kulturelt og socialt begreb, som stadig har stor indflydelse på, hvordan vi danskere omgås hinanden. Den er ikke er en ”lov” i juridisk forstand, men et uskrevet regelsæt, som første...

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“Do not think you’re anything special”: Coming to terms with the Jante Law

The Jante Law is a cultural and social code in Denmark, which still highly influences the way people interact with one another. While not actually a “law” in the legal sense, the Jante Law is an...

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5 Cool Features of the Danish Language

Danish is a small language. With just about than 5.5 million native speakers, Danish is hardly a world language like Spanish or Mandarin, and the majority of the population is fluent in English...

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5 fine egenskaber ved det danske sprog

Dansk er et lille sprog. Med kun lidt over 5,5 million mennesker med dansk som modersmål, kan man dårligt kalde dansk for et verdenssprog på lige fod med spansk eller kinesisk, og desuden taler de...

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Det skandinaviske broderskab

Når folk uden for Danmark spørger ind til mit modersmål, dansk, siger jeg altid, at hvis man beslutter sig for at lære dansk er det en slags ”lær ét – få to gratis” investering. Med det mener jeg, at...

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The Scandinavian Brotherhood

When people outside of Denmark ask me about my native language, Danish, I always say that learning Danish is sort of a “learn one – get two for free” deal. By that I mean that the three Scandinavian...

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Fastelavn, er mit navn!

Fastelavn er det danske svar på karneval. Karnevalstraditionen kan føres helt tilbage til 7-800 fvt., hvor det var en hedensk tradition med det formål at fordrive vinterens mørke og byde foråret...

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Fastelavn – The Danish Carnival

”Fastelavn” is Danish for “Shrovetide” or “carnival”. The carnival tradition dates back to 7-800 BC, where it was a pagan celebration with the purpose of driving away the darkness of winter and...

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Danish Design – timeless design

One thing that Denmark is known for is design. Design that is timeless, simple and minimalistic. We have quite a few big names who have designed furniture, jewellery, buildings and electronics that...

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Om at være Dansker i Hamburg

Hamborg er ikke særlig langt væk fra Danmark. Lige meget hvor i Danmark du kommer fra, er Hamborg et godt valg, hvis du gerne vil bo i udlandet et stykke tid. Indtil nu har jeg mødt mange danskere, som...

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Being Danish in Hamburg

Hamburg is not very far from Denmark. No matter where in Denmark you come from, Hamburg is a very nice choice when going abroad for a while. Until now, I met many Danes, who said that originally it was...

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Fordelene ved at studere i en mindre by

Image source: Pixabay Indtil jeg blev færdig med skolen, har jeg hele mit liv boet i storbyer, som København og Hamborg. Og fordi jeg kun kendte livet i storbyer, var det eneste jeg ville at studere i...

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The benefits of studying in a smaller city

Image source: Pixabay Up until I finished school, I had always been living in bigger cities, such as Copenhagen and Hamburg. That is why I did not want to live in a smaller city at first, because I had...

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Top 3: Danskernes favorit fodboldrejser

En analyse foretaget af VisitFootball.dk fra 2016 viser hvilke udenlandske fodboldklubber, danskerne helst vil rejse til og opleve live. Læs hvem der er de tre  mest populære klubber her. Ikke så...

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The final 16!

This weekend the Language World Cup reaches its quarter finals. These languages have already ensured their spot in the next round: German Danish Portuguese Russian Italian Slovenian Norwegian Swedish...

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Fra en rejse til et eventyr

“At rejse er at leve” sagde en af vores gamle eventyrfortællere H.C. Andersen og det kan jeg kun give ham ret i. Min historie her er fra det “virkelige” liv og handler om hvordan en rejse ud i det...

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