Sinopsis
Living as a foreigner in Denmark, one of the world's most homogenous countries, isn't always easy. In this podcast Kay Xander Mellish, an American who has lived in Denmark for more than a decade, relates her thoughts about Danish current events, as well as offering tips on how to find someone to talk to and how to find something to eat.
Episodios
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![Two-Wheeled Vikings and why I own three bikes: Danes and Cycling]()
Two-Wheeled Vikings and why I own three bikes: Danes and Cycling
05/09/2013 Duración: 05minFor Danes, bicycle lanes are the Vikings' last stand. These gentle blond people - these people who will wait two minutes at a 'Don’t Walk' sign instead of crossing an empty street - armed with a bike, turn vicious and brutal.
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![No food, only stuff to make food: My culture shock in Denmark]()
No food, only stuff to make food: My culture shock in Denmark
31/08/2013 Duración: 04minAt every Danish dinner party, I'm asked a standard set of questions: How did you come to Denmark? Why did you come to Denmark? What type of culture shock did you experience once you got here? In part 1 of what is sure to become a multi-part series, I discuss one major cultural difference: In Denmark, people make their own food.
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![Public nudity and the passion for privacy: Why I Google my Danish neighbors to find out who they are]()
Public nudity and the passion for privacy: Why I Google my Danish neighbors to find out who they are
24/08/2013 Duración: 07minThey may appear nude on public beaches and in daily newspapers, but the Danes have a passion for privacy. And they may be respecting YOUR privacy by not talking to you.
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![Danish, Dutch, Deutschland: Confusing Denmark with its neighbors]()
Danish, Dutch, Deutschland: Confusing Denmark with its neighbors
15/08/2013 Duración: 07minIt's a common mistake to confuse the Danish and the Dutch - all those healthy blond people on bicycles! - but if you really want to understand Denmark, look at Germany instead.
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![Painful hugs and Poison Gifts: When the same words mean different things in Danish and English]()
Painful hugs and Poison Gifts: When the same words mean different things in Danish and English
09/08/2013 Duración: 03minDanish words and English words can look similar, but some of the similarities are deceiving. A Danish hug is not comforting. And slut is not a slut.
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![Danish sports: Big handballs and lonely ping-pong players.]()
Danish sports: Big handballs and lonely ping-pong players.
02/08/2013 Duración: 05minDenmark is a small country. It needs sports it can win. Team handball, team badminton, and team ping-pong are where Danish sports men and women shine.
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![White Socks and the Danish Tax Burden]()
White Socks and the Danish Tax Burden
25/07/2013 Duración: 04minThe price of white cotton socks in Denmark is about five times as high as in the USA. I explain how the price of socks has a lot to say about the Danish economic system.
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![The Deeper Meaning of Pigs]()
The Deeper Meaning of Pigs
18/07/2013 Duración: 03minHear about the role of significant cultural role of pigs - and we mean real pigs, not just people with bad manners - in Danish public life.
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![Summer in Denmark]()
Summer in Denmark
26/06/2013 Duración: 04minHear about summer in Denmark (or what there is of it) and why 'summer herring' sometimes wears a bikini, and sometimes nothing at all.
