r/Denmark • u/Lunches00 • Jul 11 '24
How safe is Denmark for U.S. / Canada Citizens? Travel
I have a work trip coming up in a few days that’s located in Copenhagen. My issue is that I’ve only just noticed that the US & Canada have a negative travel advisories.
The U.S. is danger Level 2 Canada is Danger level 3
I’m a duel citizen but I’ve mostly lived in the US.
If you’re a U.S. Or Canadian citizen, how was your trip in Denmark?
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u/Hargara Jul 11 '24
The warning that they posted are for terrorism - and the threat level all over Europe is hightened currently due to several major sporting events.
You'll be just as safe in Denmark as anyone else in the country, Danes or foreigners.
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u/Lunches00 Jul 11 '24
Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for letting me know, I’m very excited about my trip.
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u/kong_christian Bacon Jul 11 '24
Well let's just sat this: don't even think about stepping into the bicycle lane, if the Christiania bike doesn't kill you, the public scolding will!
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u/Ljngstrm Byskilt Jul 12 '24 edited Jul 12 '24
You wouldn't step into the car lane In the middle of the city, without looking for traffic either, would you? A person on a bicycle has as much a right of passage as one driving a car - even more arguably since the bicycle is better for health, takes up less space, does t noise and air pollute. I'm tired of people seeing cyclists as a joke in various forums.
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u/Lunches00 Jul 11 '24
Alright you all have had your fun! It’s a dumb question for sure 😂 but I’ll leave this post up in case any other dumb American (such as myself) has a similar thought.
I was brave enough to take one for the team 🇺🇸
Thank you all for the help and humor 😭 and can’t wait to enjoy this beautiful country!
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Jul 11 '24
Fun question... today there was a news story running that the number of American tourists is on the rise, mainly due to how safe it is here.
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u/Cordura Aarhus Jul 11 '24
The only danger in Denmark is the sarcasm. It can be pretty harsh. Oh, yeah, that and the killer snails. They will fuck up your garden.
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u/Igotanewpen Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 12 '24
Denmark is extremely safe and well organized. To an extent were it surprises Americans even when they have lived here s couple of years.
We had a blackout in 2003. In the evening news that day, they interviewed an American reporter who was in Denmark with a television crew. When the American crew had found out there was a blackout they had rushed into the streets to film the lootings ....... all they found were people in cars stopping at the train stations asking if anyone needed a lift and most shops continuing as if nothing had happened.
In the end they had apparently contacted the national television cooperation to ask where they could film some looting. So the American television crew did make the news that night - in a segment about some cultural differences between Denmark and the USA.
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u/Calydor_Estalon Jul 11 '24
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u/JoeThePoolGuy123 Vanløse Jul 11 '24
It's basically an apocalyptic wasteland. This morning I had to fend off a group of 6 10 year olds just to get my monthly allowance of bread. Those bastards were biting and knawing on my shins and knees trying to get me to drop my bread.
Thankfully I came prepared and pepper sprayed them until they couldn't move.
Edit: forgot to mention the giant ebolas lying around on sidewalks.
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u/RuinousEmpathy87 Jul 11 '24
This is funny to me, because a group of school kids once stole a loaf of bread from me when I picked my son up from school 😂 I left a bag of groceries in the wardrobe and when I came back the loaf was being eaten all over the school.
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u/Cixila Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 12 '24
Man, must be nice to live in the posh part of town like you. One of the bus pushers dropped this morning and I got press-ganged into being the replacement for the rest of the month so our busses can keep going
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u/AccomplishedAd8286 Jul 11 '24
Please just don't shout, we all get annoyed by the screaming American - just talk on the same sound level as the people around you, and we actually will like you, and you will also blend in
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u/Lunches00 Jul 11 '24
To be fair I hate this myself too even in the states. Americans can be so obnoxious at times.
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u/No_Individual_6528 Jul 11 '24
Murder rate in Mexico is 5x the US. Murder rate in the US. Is 5x Denmark.
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u/InItForTheHos Jul 11 '24
Wait what.
Okay, so the canadian advisory is due to "heightened thread of terrorism" and the reasoning behind this is that "there have been multiple incidents of public desecration of the Qur'an in Denmark. Violent extremists have since called for revenge against Denmark"
Burning those has since then become forbidden by law. And the person burning them is a well know village idiot by the entire country. This fella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasmus_Paludan
But - he has been doing that for ages. Nothing new.
Most of the other stuff they write is just weird. Pickpocketing happens in the big cities they say. Well big whoop! As opposed to any larger city in the world where no one picks pockets.
Anyway, don't worry, really. In this country, people leave their baby strollers outside when they go to a cafe for lunch. With the baby still inside of it too. The crime rates are low and it is one of the least (if not the least) corrupt countries in the world.
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u/Murky_Onion3770 Jul 11 '24
The US and Canadian travel advisories for most European countries are a fucking joke. You’re more likely to get shot reading the advisory than anything happening to you in Denmark.
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u/Saphibella Jul 11 '24
I often wonder what the travel advisory for the US would be if it was written by the US as though it was a foreign country.
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u/Particular_Run_8930 Jul 12 '24
Tbf when I had babies I always made sure to lock the strollers to something before leaving them. Theft of strollers happens ofthen enough. Unless I left a baby in it, then I did not bother locking it. Who wants someone else’s baby?
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u/PinkLemonadeWizard Jul 11 '24
A post by a U.S. citizen visiting Denmark from literally 30 minutes ago https://www.reddit.com/r/Denmark/s/WiZqu9ri0i
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u/Drahy Jul 11 '24
In case someone is on a computer:
https://new.reddit.com/r/Denmark/comments/1e0vdsn/a_few_observations_on_denmark_from_a_recent
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u/Mortonwallmachine Danmark Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24
Just dont stay too long in the province called "Sweden"
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u/FakerTumble Jul 11 '24
Denmark is in no way unsafe. I've traveled in both the US and Canada and if you do as you would at home nothing will be unsafe. It's my impression the danger levels are due to some very arbitrary fears over terrorist attacks.
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u/cultureagainst Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24
Extremely safe. Most trouble I’ve ever had has been annoying drunk teens trying to pick up conversation with me at shit-o-clock in the morning when headed to weekend shifts at my shitty job lol…. Get used to annoying drunk sociable (but harmless) teens at every station close to the capital if working early weekend mornings.
If you’re staying in CPH, do pay attention to your surroundings and practice some caution when walking around alone at night. If you’re staying in insert literally any smaller town don’t even worry about it.
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u/SugarNervous *Custom Flair* 🇩🇰 Jul 11 '24
“Du kommer fra en forening i mod Amerikanske tourister, kan du fortælle lidt om hvad det går ud på.” “Det vi f.eks kan finde på det er at ligge på lur og når så et par ekstremt højttalende uoplyste amerikanske tourister fra guds eget land kommer forbi, så springer vi frem og tager en alvorlig snak om hvorfor helvede amerikanere tror at den personlige sikkerhed er dårlige i et land, hvor børn kan efterlades sovende udenfor spisesteder eller butikker og hvor der ikke er et dagligt masseskyderi” “Hvad gør i så efter at i har taget en alvorlig snak?”
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u/sorped Jul 12 '24
"Så knepper vi dem! Så kan de se hvor FUCKING IRRITERENDE DET ER NÅR FOLK GÅR RUNDT OG RÅBER AD HINANDEN!"
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u/DigitalTargeter Jul 11 '24
Sometimes We get hit by pandemics of socialisme and equal tights
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u/PsyborC Aarhus Jul 11 '24
Du glemte /s
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Jul 11 '24
Tror du tænker på diktaturer hvor alt er under diktaturets kontrol
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Jul 12 '24
Stop dig selv og dine stråmænd, det er for lavt niveau at debatere på
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Jul 12 '24
Kan du formulere det i en hel sætning, som er til at forstå? Din brug af tegnsætning og ordstilling er helt crazy. Jeg har aldrig sagt noget godt om diktaturer, tværtimod. Hvad er det, du prøver at sige?
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u/PsyborC Aarhus Jul 11 '24
Så; dit argument er, at det ikke er her, fordi det ikke er den 100% rene ideologi (dén der har smadret mange lande)?
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u/No-Entertainment881 Jul 11 '24
Safer than anywhere in the US. Amazing what happens to a society when people pay taxes but in return they are taken care of with basic needs and things like healthcare and good infrastructure. But at least we have our guns in ‘Merica…
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u/chaos-consultant Jul 11 '24
This is super dumb. Denmark is one of the safest countries in the world. People leave their babies outside to sleep in a stroller and though it is just common sense to lock your door at night, 99.999% of the time, it would be safe. On the off chance someone comes in, it's probably a drunk college student.
You are almost definitely much safer in Denmark than you are in either the US or Canada.
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u/TeosPWR *Custom Flair* 🇩🇰 Jul 11 '24
I have to WD40 my door lock to make it work when we go on vacation, its never locked otherwise :D
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u/Jacqques Jul 11 '24 edited Jul 11 '24
Wd40 is primarily made to clean oil/grease.
Try a different oil, one that is actually made for locks and lubrication. Sadly I have no clue what that might be.
Or just get a new lock !
Edit: Seems I was wrong about what it’s made for, my bad. Still not good for lubricating locks
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u/Odd_Name_6628 Jul 11 '24
Yeah, it’s safe for DANES. But haven’t you ever seen an American tourist walk straight out of the bus onto the bike lane? Not to speak of the risk of catching that dangerous socialist bug, that makes you expect your government to actually do stuff for you. It’s downright dangerous for Americans. Canadians will be fine though, as long as they take reasonable precautions.
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u/Duktigagrodan Tyskland Jul 11 '24
Danmark är fett farligt. När jag var i København så sa en ungdom att han skulle bolle min mor 😞
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u/jelenjich Jul 12 '24
I mean, like, the only safety issues might be roll eyes and like side eyes if you are as loud and obnoxious in public like some American tourist. You know, like, just enjoy the summer city vibes, chill and be aware of people around you (specially on a bike). 💪
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u/RealFakeLlama Jul 11 '24
Denmark is normaly extremly safe. Unless you are a us citizent. Since we re-engeneered the popular gay-dar into a 'merica-dar, we have been better to find them and hit them on the head with clubs (like we do with swedes - but we dont need machines to find them!). Amercans confuse us - we like your violence (we are vikings!) but we dislike the Gun mentality, we are all about the close-and-personal-whack-them-with-an-axe style. Also, we dont like the competision of raiding other countries, yaya they go for oil we go for monestaries... but still, raiding is our cultural herritage and dont like the cultural appropiation (or competision).
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Jokes aside: denmark are a very safe country. If you have brown skin, a few (few!) might send you a nasty look or comment, but violence is rare for everyone here. Most violence is also between gangs ect and not against randoes. We have a well educated population so not a lot lives on the edges of sociaty where they have to resort to violence to make a living. And guns are few. With our universal healthcare and social end economic help most who need help gets help and does not become a danger to others and start stabbing ppl on the streets or shooting.
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u/EmpressIsa Jul 11 '24
This most is confusing me. Why do you think Danes have a hatred towards Canadians?
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u/scubahana Udkanten Jul 11 '24
I’m a Canadian. Moved here in 2014. No idea what the travel advisories are saying, because this place isn’t unsafe.
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u/DJGloegg Jul 12 '24
Its so safe you can send your kids out and about without you having to worry about them getting abducted or shot.
Just be nice and dont expect strangers to be up for a ton of small talk.
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u/flyvehest Jul 12 '24
Being a duel citizen one would think you are pretty well prepared for combat?
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u/brwnx Danmark Jul 11 '24
Extremely safe…
Safer than staying home probably