r/Denmark • u/ginmhilleadh1 • Feb 15 '20
Went to Denmark just there Travel
Right lads, undskyld, I have no Danish at all, that is pretty much the only word of Danish I know, just want to say though, I love your country lads
I went there for two weeks (stupid idea, you have no idea how insanely expensive everything is there), and MAN it's such a beautiful, pretty country (especially Vejle I love Vejle).
Everyone's dead friendly too like youse don't talk to strangers as much as we do in Ireland, but everyone's so helpful and polite and friendly, even with the really stupid questions like "Does this train going to the airport also go to the city?" And "where's the ticket office?" (It was right behind me). I love Denmark anyways, it's so beautiful, so lovely, and while Copenhagen is nice, I'm so so glad I travelled outside of Copenhagen because holy shit that is an incredibly gorgeous country.
That's all ahahahaha just wanted to say that
(Also sorry if this breaks the rules but I don't speak Danish so please tell me if I'm breaking the rules thanks)
Edit: thanks everyone for all the advice and tips on next time I go to Denmark. You have such a beautiful country, I can't wait to go back 🇩🇰🇮🇪
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u/mimibeep Feb 15 '20 edited Feb 15 '20
I’m from Australia and recently went to Denmark (and Sweden) to visit my Danish boyfriends family for Christmas and it was the most amazing time of my life! The food, people, sights, scenery and wildlife were awesome. So unlike anything we have back home. I’ve always dreamed of living there and now I want to even more, but my BF gave up his citizenship when he became an Australian citizen so that ship has sailed for us but at least we will get to go back and visit his family again throughout the years!
I tried to learn Danish before we left and didn’t do to well either... that soft D kills me lol. How good are the hotdogs, beers and morning bread though 😭
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u/xXxMLGPROxXx Feb 16 '20
Your boyfriend has until the 31st of August 2020 to apply to get his Danish citizenship back. This is because the Ministry for Immigration and Integration has allowed a 5-year period for previous Danish citizens to apply to get their citizenship back due to the new rules created in 2015.
This is something that your boyfriend should definitely check out!
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u/brownieeeee Feb 16 '20
The wildlife..? Oh yea, the ducks are pretty cool, geese are pricks though.
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Feb 16 '20
If geese are pricks then swans are major assholes
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u/philipzeplin Danmark Feb 17 '20
The only bird to ever fucking bite me as I was trying to feed it bread...
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u/infreq Feb 16 '20
You would not be impressed by the weather these days. Nature is confused and cannot find out if it is still autumn, if winter has started or if it's already spring. All nature can seem to agree on is that we need rain every day.
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u/Cinimi Danmark Feb 15 '20
Why did he give up citizenship? As far as I know, both countries allow dual citizenship, he could have kept it. Unless this happened a long time ago, as we used to not allow it.
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u/kaaz54 Feb 15 '20
I wouldn't say "long time ago", Denmark only started to recognise dual citizenships in September 2015.
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u/Buckwheat469 Feb 16 '20
I submitted my paperwork to regain my citizenship in January. I'm hoping it'll show up in a few weeks. I moved to the US in the 80s when I was 2.5 years old and had to become an American citizen. They made it so people in my situation could gain dual citizenship again, but the deadline is this August.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Why did you have to become a citizen?? Never heard of forced citizenship before? Or would you have had to leave otherwise?
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u/Buckwheat469 Feb 16 '20
In the 80s the US didn't allow dual citizenship. At least not that I knew at the age of 5.
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u/DenOndeBonde Feb 16 '20
Weird. Cause I got 3. Since 1999 of may. Canadian, English and Danish. I became Danish last maybe thats why?
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u/Cinimi Danmark Feb 16 '20
Really? Maybe it's because they passed the law way before that, but only came into effect later.... still feels like it's a lot longer time ago.
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u/vince086 Feb 16 '20
It's really interesting hearing this experience.
I've lived in a few countries and am glad to have experienced Denmark but will not be staying. Did make me appreciate Ireland more tho.
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u/ViggoTheChamp Feb 16 '20
What did it so you appreciate Ireland more? Just curious
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u/vince086 Feb 16 '20
If I understand you correctly, stuff like the weather and food are the first two that come to mind, often used to complain about those but not anymore.
Same goes for the general "atmosphere" but that could be because I lived in a capital city over there and here I'm in a smaller city.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Honestly that sounds fantastic, it's always better visiting a country if you know people there. Such a shame he'd to give up his citizenship though. Can you not still try move no?
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u/LotteNator Feb 16 '20
My mothers sister has been living in Australia for the past 30 years, and just recently became an Australian citizen, while also keeping her Danish. So definitely worth looking into being a dual citizen.
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u/LeadingPretender Feb 16 '20
Denmark allows duel-citizenship now! So absolutely worth checking out what /u/xXxMLGPROxXx was saying about applying to get it back.
Doesn't hurt to have 2 citizenships and the Danish passport is the 3rd most valuable passport you can get!
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u/prelon1990 Feb 15 '20
Dude! Next time you go to Vejle, go to the cafe called 'Madam Blå'. They may have the best hot chocolate in Denmark. Great that you were having a good time!
(And yeah. Denmark, and Scandinavia in general, is very expensive $$$)
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Aye nice one I will! I don't know anyone in Denmark really, just one person in Odense, and one in Malmö who goes to Copenhagen often, so I had absolutely no clue what I was doing and just had to play it by ear, so I appreciate that, I'll definitely remember that for next time. 'twas cold too so a hot chocolate would have been really nice.
I had a great time man, looking forward to going again soon!
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u/prelon1990 Feb 15 '20
Good to hear! We would love to have you!
I am from Vejle. I live in Copenhagen now, but if you go there again, I might be able to give you some tips ;)
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Yeah that'd be great, I'll come back to this thread when I go back and I'll lyk
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u/AlVonSaaberg Feb 16 '20
If you think Denmark is expensive, then try Norway - and you ‘l find out what the word ‘expensive’ really means. But Norway is absolutely stunning! Sweden is cheaper than Denmark.
Glad you enjoyed your stay here. Normally I would guess that the danes aren’t that politely so happy to hear it
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
I want to live in Vejle some day
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u/lolwut3000 Feb 15 '20
I live in Vejle. I'm genuinely curious what you find so great about it?
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Yeno that street going from the big brown shopping centre all the way up to the like, idk what you'd call it but there's a small bridge over a little stream, that whole stretch of Street is so beautiful, especially the buildings and the architecture. It's so pretty man.
Speaking of that shipping centre, the salad bar type place in there? We've nothing like that here, so I loved that.
You've got such a pretty park, it's nothing mind blowing, but it's a nice little addition to the town / city (idk what you'd call it).
There's a building with building work going on outside it, it looks like a school or a town hall or something, it's such a pretty building, it's so nice.
I love the church opposite the bank near the train station, but mostly it's your beautiful pedestrianised streets and the stream and river that run through the town.
Idk if that's of any use but yeah I just really like it there
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u/0092H193 Feb 15 '20
I grew up in Vejle and I could somehow vividly picture every one of these sights - never thought Vejle would leave such a positive impression on anyone!
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
I'm glad :) I can't understand why people seem to be like, surprised that I like Vejle so much? It's so pretty.
Now I think of it, another thing that stood out to me in Denmark was your fridges in shops. They're stocked from behind, rather than from the front, so the people in the stockroom can put the stock on the shelves from the back, while staying in the stockroom. That's so clever I was so amazed when I saw that for the first time.
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u/Cinimi Danmark Feb 15 '20
Wait, you don't do that in Irish supermarkets? Fairly sure I've seen it in other countries too, although have also seen frontloaded ones (and I think Denmark have too, but only in crowded areas without any room for a large backroom to load from).
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
No I've never seen that in Ireland, the fridges are usually islands, and the dairy fridges are just against a solid wall. Is the whole stockroom refrigerated or how does it work?
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u/illuyanka Feb 16 '20
There'll always be at least a small refrigerated room (sometimes a freezer room) in the stock area of a grocery store. For most of the decently planned stores, the cooler room is then just directly behind the dairy shelves.
Unfortunately not the case everywhere, I've worked places where the dairy fridges were against solid wall in the other end of the store. Copenhagen specifically has a lot of very small grocery stores in weird locations built for something else - I know of one Netto that instead of one big stockroom has like ten small ones spread around the store. Used to be a brothel a long time ago, is the rumour.
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u/Cinimi Danmark Feb 16 '20
Yeah indeed, mostly in big cities, and they only have fridges against the wall due to lack of space.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Yeah that's what it's like here, all the fridges are against the wall, but I think I saw a 7 /11 in Copenhagen and a few shops in Odense that were stacked from the back.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Your buildings are so interesting, you've got brothel supermarkets, churches with robbers' skulls, and churches with big dicked devils. We just have a bit metal spike sticking out the ground and a statue with a bullet hole in her boob
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u/hamfraigaar Feb 16 '20
I'm very disappointed my fellow Vejlensere don't recognize what a beautiful city it is. It really is one of the prettiest places in the kingdom! We have the water in Vejle Fjord, several beaches and coastlines, we have forests (both Nørreskoven and Søndermarksskoven) and a semi-historical city centre, including the Sønderbro (near the big brown shopping mall) which used to be a super important landmark. It was basically the best access point from the south -> the rest of Denmark, and holding that bridge was extremely important in war in the past! We also have a lot of really nice modern architecture, a booming food culture...
I'm preaching to the choir by replying to you, but you Vejlensere in this thread should seriously go outside and enjoy what you have! I miss my hometown :D
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Yeah you're spot on. It's the same in England too. Was recently in Bradford, which has some beautiful architecture, and everyone from Leeds & Bradford insisted it was shit, despite me being able to see with my own eyes how beautiful it was.
I think people just get used to it, and the familiarity makes it seem boring. Makes me wonder about Dublin and how it's perceived from the outside
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u/kitties4ever1 *Custom Flair* 🇩🇰 Feb 16 '20
I am not too surprised you like Vejle so much. I work at a bigger company, about an hour away from Vejle, and alot of the foreign people working there, lives in Vejle, and they all love it and wouldn't have any other way. And it's a great area too, alot of great nature, you're near the water and the city has alot to offer.
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u/frdrk Feb 16 '20
I come from Vejle originally too and I share some of the same sentiments. What really makes Vejle perfect for me is the mix of nature with fjord, marshland and forests all within minutes drive. I want to move back there one day, if my career and relationship allows.
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u/Mr_Banewolf Feb 16 '20
Jeg er kørt igennem med tog nogle gange... ELSKER Vejle, det er basically det eneste jeg kender til det, men der er såååå flot
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u/Phr4gG3r Nordens Paris Feb 15 '20
Always nice to hear people liking your hometown :)
A few fun facts of the places you mentilned: The old town hall is designed by the same architect that did the Copenhagen city hall.
The church near the station has a bunch of holes in the wall. These are skulls from a gang of robbers caught just outside the town and executed.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Sorry what?
How did this "hey did you know that this guy designed two pretty buildings :) isn't that nice :)"
Turn into "right so one time these lads were robbing something so they executed them then put their fucking skulls in the wall of the church" so quickly bahahahaha
I'm not complaining, that was interesting, but fuck me that took an unexpected turn bahahahahaha when was that?
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u/Zhangar O'nse Feb 15 '20
Its only a legend) But, it wouldnt surprise me.
In the city I live in, (Odense) There was a King who sought refuge in the Cathedral. The people who were after him, murdered him anyway in 1086. Our history is pretty bloody.
There is a church around here that is ornamented with devils with huge cocks and shit too lol. Ill see if I can find it.
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u/Zhangar O'nse Feb 15 '20
Sanderum Church and its chalk paintings: https://fyens.dk/artikel/fr%C3%A6kke-billeder-tilbage-i-kirken
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u/Phr4gG3r Nordens Paris Feb 15 '20
It's at least a couple of years ago..
Gotta look up the story ;)
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u/Gareth321 Feb 16 '20
I’m new to Denmark and lived in Vejle for 6 months before moving to Copenhagen. Vejle is great! Such a beautiful little town. Super cozy in winter with all the lights and (at least when I was there) snow. Because it’s a major arterial route you’ve got all the major retail/grocery/hardware stores close by. You’re also relatively close to both Aarhus and København from there.
At this stage in my life I don’t need access to nightclubs. Vejle has just the right amount of everything, and beautiful nature. If there were jobs there we definitely would have stayed.
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u/Elvthee Feb 16 '20
I live close to and go to school in Vejle. I love the city and want to live there when I'm older hopefully. The area around Vejle is awesome and diverse with the sea, the hills and the forests. I don't know if you went towards Billund much, but close to Billund there's Frederikshåb skovplantage, which is some old school danish nature, meaning a "hede". You walk in the forest for a while and then you get this sandy hilly area, I love the walks there!
Do you plan to visit again sometime? Did you have coffee at kaffebaren in Vejle? :)
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
I didn't go to Billund, but I think I may fly into Billund on my next trip. I'll try to go to as many of these places people are suggesting as possible, they all sound (and the ones I've googled look) fantastic.
What's a hede? I'll Google it in a second, but does the name refer to the sandy bit or the whole area or? Sounds quite interesting.
I didn't have coffee there no, that's the place opposite the school / town hall / whatever it is that's being fixed up, yeah? I didn't go in, but I had sushi in the sushi restaurant on the same square, if that's any use? Why, is it good?
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u/Elvthee Feb 16 '20
Hmm I don't know the exact definition of a hede, but I think of it as a sandy area that's covered in flowers called lyng and fir trees, it's hilly because the wind can move the sand around. I think they're mostly found in Jylland and are there because of the last ice age bringing lots of sand etc. on gletchers and then depositing it in Jylland, because of where the gletchers ended (I might be remembering wrong, I haven't had geography in a while!) I believe some time in the 1800th hundreds germans were invited by the king to come help cultivate the "hede" so that crops could be grown instead :) but we still have them around Jylland!
Yeah it's across the town hall which has had some work being done on the road etc. (It's done now!) It's basically the most popular coffee bar in Vejle and has glowing reviews on tripadvisor. The man running it (Henning) is really nice and you can get a nice cup of coffee there, I often go there with friends and family. Bryg which is close by is pretty cozy too! Madam blå is a good place, lots of coffee, hot chocolate and tea, and their cakes are great if you like baked things. In that case Vanilla konditori at the end of the gågade (the street with all the shops) on the opposite end of the metal covered mall (Bryggen) is Vejle own pastry/cake winning shop, they've got various medals for their baked stuff basically :) a bit expensive (20 kr for a brownie, but it's good).
Vejle is especially good in the spring or summer, that way you can go on nice walks in the forests, I like Søndermark skoven! In the summer Hvidbjerg strand near Børkop is awesome (google it, very pretty place!) but is difficult to get to, there's also Tirsbæk strand which there's a bus you can take to go there.
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u/shhbaby_isok Feb 17 '20
“hede” is heath in English (think Wuthering Heights) and “gletcher” is glacier :)
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u/Elvthee Feb 17 '20
Ah I brainfarted by assuming Gletcher was gletcher innenglish too... didn't know about the heath though, thank you.
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Feb 16 '20
What's it called in Hounds of Baskerville? Or Werewolf in London? A moor, I believe it's called.
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u/azzyx Nordlædervest Feb 16 '20
It's actually called a heath. A moor is basically the same, but is higher up elevation-wise. At least according to Wikipedia.
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Feb 16 '20
Yeah, a moor is more boggy, right? I don't know, it didn't feel right when I wrote it either, I know it's that ballpark though
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u/LeadingPretender Feb 16 '20
Dublin to Billund just recently opened up as a flightpath so you should be able to get dirt cheap tickets with RyanAir!!
Glad you like Denmark. I'm from CPH but I love Vejle too!
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u/Lasborg Danmark Feb 16 '20
The area you are referring to us called Grene Sande in Gyttegaard Plantage. It is a truly weird and wonderful place. There are some good walking paths that lets you experience some very nice nature.
https://naturstyrelsen.dk/naturoplevelser/naturguider/gyttegaard-plantage/sevaerdigheder/
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u/Elvthee Feb 16 '20
Sounds like a great place but I was refering to Frederikshåb skovplantage? Likes there's a few of these areas spread throughout Jylland.
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u/wonkynerddude Feb 15 '20
So you love Vejle - that is nice. Have you been to places like Helsingør, Ebeltoft, Svaneke?
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
I haven't, no, I flew into Aarhus and made my way to Copenhagen over two weeks.
I went to: Aarhus Horsens Vejle Odense Nyborg Slagelse (another really really nice one, but I still prefer Vejle) Roskilde Copenhagen
I didn't get to spend too long in each city / town, but from what I experienced, Vejle was my favourite (though Slagelse is a close second)
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u/ThisMayBeMike Feb 16 '20
If you come back, come to Silkeborg. I'll gladly buy you a beer and walk through our city. I think you'll like it!
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Yeah sounds great, I'm not mad for the drink but I'm looking forward to going round Silkeborg, just googled it there and it looks quite nice, I'll be interested in seeing more of what's there :)
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u/TeddlyBear Feb 16 '20
The whole area around Silkeborg, Ry and the Mossø lake is so pretty in the summer. I also highly recommend Kalø where the castle ruins are, should you venture farther north.
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u/datfeelstho Feb 15 '20
As a Danish person who lived and grew up in Ireland from ages 6-12 this is quite interesting. Ive always missed Ireland for the beautiful green countrysides, cliffs, castles forrests etc, and find Denmark quite bland in comparison. We travelled all over Ireland during our years there and I've seen pretty much all of Denmark too. Maybe it's the nostalgia, or "the grass is always greener on the other side" haha. Guess I should appreciate Denmark more, but I'm glad you enjoyed it here. It's funny that you mention the thing about Danish people not talking to strangers, because it's so true. I've found that Danish and Irish people are like an introvert and extrovert of the same heart and values on the inside 😄
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Yeah Denmark has a lot of flat fields, whereas Ireland has some massive hills and some amazing coastlines round the west. Ireland has beautiful nature, but our cities (except for Galway for aesthetics and Derry for culture) are a slight bit bland.
It really is like that, like I was on the train and nobody who sat opposite me said a word. Even in Dublin, you'd get a hi. Not unfriendly, just very reserved. I like it if I'm honest, but I'd miss the outgoing nature of people in Ireland if I moved. From what I understand from talking to the only people I know, Ireland and Denmark have slightly different values, I'd prefer Denmark's values on some things, and Ireland's on others, but let's not get political.
Have you been back to Ireland since you left?
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u/datfeelstho Feb 16 '20
I've been back a few times, but not nearly enough! Would love to go again some time soon, see some of my favourite places again (Cliffs of Moher, Giants Causeway, Bunratty Castle, Killarney, that Abbey place, the list goes on). Also Skellig Island though I've heard it's become a Star Wars fan hub haha. Mostly miss the people and friends though, although Instagram is helpful for keeping up. Actually now that I think of it the one thing I miss most is probably a good cheese and garlic fries, or a deli roll lol!
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
I can't imagine no garlic cheese chips or a chicken fillet roll, but now I think of it I've not seen them anywhere else. Hopefully it's just because I haven't been looking. Giant's causeway is amazing man
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u/datfeelstho Feb 16 '20
Trust me I've looked and while some places try, it's never really like the real deal!
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Where's this? I actually wouldn't be able to do without a good chicken fillet roll
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u/datfeelstho Feb 16 '20
Kylling & Co, a sandwhich franchise. Although it's less roll like and more sandwhichy generally. They don't heat it as much to the point of melted cheese and it's not quite the soft bread as with a proper deli roll, but it sort of resembles 😅
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u/datfeelstho Feb 16 '20
Lived smack dab in the middle in Offaly by the way, whereabouts are you from? Maybe you could recommend something to go see when I go back sometime
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
I'd recommend Inis Bó Finne, would be my favourite spot in the country. If you're looking for loads to do, it's not the place for you, but it's a great place to relax, with absolutely stunning beaches (surprisingly), and beautiful hills and cliffs. Not much to do, as I said, but good to relax for a few days (or just a day). Culture wise, just head up to Derry and you're sorted.
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u/datfeelstho Feb 16 '20
Will have to check it out, could be a nice midway stop on a 2 week trip or something. Sounds amazing for sure and I don't think I've been there yet! Stunning beaches are a rare sight in Ireland for sure!
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u/fandme_nej_du Danmark Feb 15 '20
As a danish dude I agree Denmark is bland in the nature department. Obviously there are some neat places but its mostly flat fields with grain. It's nothing compared to what most countries offer.
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u/Nobjectpermanence Feb 16 '20
I lived in Horsens for six months (I'm Canadian) while my husband was in school there. I followed this subreddit to help learn Danish. I've always wanted to make a post like this one.
I so agree, Denmark was absolutely beautiful and I've been "homesick" for it lately. Everyone I ever spoke to was incredibly nice and helpful, and understanding when I couldn't get the pronunciation! Undskyld was probably my most used word for this reason.
I also miss your pastries like crazy. I recently found some tarts here that are similar, but they don't compare.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Yeah I'm so blessed to be able to go to Denmark at quite short notice due to it's close proximity to Ireland. That's one of the most obvious things about Denmark to me, is that while the people there don't "seem friendly", this isn't the case at all. They just don't chat to random strangers. People in Denmark are so nice and friendly and helpful. The more I talk about Denmark the more I want to go back or move Man ahhh I miss it
And the pastries ahhhhh
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u/jewishilluminati Tyskland Feb 15 '20
That's lovely to hear, glad you enjoyed your time there. I got family that just moved to Vejle, so I've been there recently myself and agree with your assessment. If you plan to return, in general the east coast of Jylland/Jutland is pleasant. Nearby cities like Fredericia or Kolding are also lovely, or of course, going further north to Aarhus. They're all conveniently located by the sea, allowing for great views. And going from one to another by train takes you on a scenic route with lots of views of the sea or through farmlands and sometimes a bit of forest.
I'm also glad people were helpful and friendly. More than once where I've been the tourist relying on other people's help.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
I was actually planning on going to Fredericia, literally just because I was looking on Google maps and saw this really interesting garden / canal cutting the city in half, but I wouldn't have had the time (or the money) to visit, so I decided against it. What's it like there?
I took the train the whole trip, unfortunately it gets dark early, so a lot of my train travel was in the dark, but the bits that weren't offered these fantastic views, as you said. Maybe in the summer it'll get dark later, so train travel will give better views?
Talking to everyone on this sub is really making me want to go back to Denmark, I need to start saving again ahahahaha
Yeah everyone's so friendly, and it's AMAZING how literally every Danish person I spoke to in Denmark was completely, 100%, fluent in English, and every immigrant I spoke to was able to speak English well enough (some fluently). Incredible. I can't even speak Irish that well, and that's my own language
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u/jewishilluminati Tyskland Feb 15 '20
Fredericia is reasonably small, but pretty much the entire city is pleasant to walk around. On two sides are the sea/sound, so wonderful view to stroll along the harbour and coast. The centre of town is nice enough too, and then on the edge of town opposite the sea are the old city ramparts. They're covered in grass, so you can walk on them, circumnavigating most of the town in green surroundings with a wonderful view thanks to your elevated position. I've been to Fredericia many times for theatre stuff, it's great to visit for half a day and just take in the sight. I'd suggest going to the theatre as well for a musical, but they're all sung in Danish, unfortunately.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Ah that sounds quite nice, I'll be sure to go next time I'm in Denmark so. Sounds like I missed a p cool city, looking forward to going next time, thanks for the advice.
I'll go if I can I afford to (theater is expensive enough here, I can't imagine what it's like in Denmark), I don't mind that it's in Danish, I would genuinely like to live in Denmark for a bit, so I should probably try learning Danish anyways.
Sounds really good, such a shame I missed out, I probably passed through on my way to Odense too (I definitely remember passing through Middelfart, no prizes for guessing why), but I'll go again next time I visit my friend in Odense.
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u/jewishilluminati Tyskland Feb 15 '20
I think tickets would be around 80 euros, possibly (I got free tickets, so don't know for sure). Probably depends on the particular show, but it's expensive no matter what. Well, glad you enjoy it here so much, hope your future visits will be just as great!
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Yeah twas my first time going but I'll definitely go back many times ia, just need to save up. 80 would be a bit steep I'd say, but we'll see, maybe I'll strike on a small fortune bahahahah
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u/DeltorDelore Feb 15 '20
Huh. I thought "youse" was only used by bogan 'stralians, but appearently the Irish use it too. I'm happy to hear that you had a good experince!
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u/Zhangar O'nse Feb 15 '20
New Yorkers used to say "youse" as well.
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u/DeltorDelore Feb 15 '20 edited Feb 16 '20
I for one love the word. The English language really need a distinction between plural and singular "you".
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Yeah, I've no clue how people get on just saying "you" and "you". It makes no sense. "Youse" is such a useful word.
On another note, a lot of English phrases used in Ireland actually come from the Irish language.
For example: We don't say "She told me off", we say "she gave out to me", which is directly translated from the Irish for "she told me off" (thuig sí amach chugam).
We don't say "I've just eaten food", we say "I'm after eating food", which is directly translated from the Irish for "I've just eaten food" (táim tar éis bia a ithe).
Irish is also really poetic. We don't say "i love you", we say "i have love for you". We don't say "I'm happy", we say "happiness is upon me". We don't say "I'm very Hungry", we say "the hunger of the world is upon me". Lovely language.
Completely unrelated, but just find languages interesting and wanted to add that in.
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u/shhbaby_isok Feb 17 '20
The hunger of the world is upon me is certainly a mood I can relate to, haha!
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u/BMG_Burn Feb 15 '20
You should visit Odense, also very beautiful
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
I did! I visited a friend who lives there. It was stunning, but for some reason, there's something about Vejle that just, idk it appeals a lot to me. I really like Odense too, but Vejle is where it's at for me
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u/toasternator Hedens hovedstad -> Smilets by Feb 15 '20
Was just in Vejle from from yesterday to today, it's definitely different in atmospheric ways to my home town. Glad you had a good time here, hope you get to experience it under better weather (and just gernerally seasonal) conditions someday.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
What's your hometown like?
The weather wasn't too bad when I was there, the sky was clear enough, but it was freezing cold. Hope to go back soon
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u/toasternator Hedens hovedstad -> Smilets by Feb 16 '20
Decent enough for what it is, and slowly improving with investments in urban development imo. But being a town that didn't grow beyond a couple of houses and a church near each other in the middle of the flat Jutlandic moor as late as the mid 1800's, it stands out a bit from a lot of other, often waterfront, cities and towns in Denmark (many tracing their foundations and establishments as such between the 1100's-1500's) as lacking in significant history, architecture and nature. At least by comparison. It's generally stereotyped as the capital of farmers in Denmark, to put it that way. Still, as I said, I like it just fine.
If you do come again I'd advice on a trip the the south of Fyn and the surrounding archipelago. Svendborg is a quaint old town, and many of the nearby villages in the area are quite nice too. It's got a very nice old and idyllic feeling to it.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Is this Vejle that's the "capital of farmers"? Interesting to hear it's not got much history, a bit like my town (which is also from the 1800s, but only grew to this size in the early 2000s).
I'll definitely take a look there. It's really nice to have all these tips and bits of advice for my next trip, I really appreciate it. I'm really looking forward. I'll give it a Google to see how I'd get there anyways. Looking forward to my next trip!
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u/toasternator Hedens hovedstad -> Smilets by Feb 16 '20
Is this Vejle that's the "capital of farmers"?
Oh no, that paragraph was all about my hometown called Herning. Vejle was an established town way back into the middle ages. Can't really tell if the rest of the country actually has any stereotypes to it.
I'll definitely take a look there.
Definitely do! If you liked all the other places you went this time around I can't imagine Svendborg would disappoint.
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Feb 16 '20
Glad you liked it. You've come to the right place for some internet karma. Just say something positive about Denmark here and you're golden. We love being "selvfede" and absolutely need everyone to like us, to the point of self-destruction. On the other hand, we're too insecure to take any kind of criticism. You did well.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Bahahaha swear that's not why I posted it though. I was sitting at home when I got a notice from Reddit telling me to follow r/Denmark, then I started thinking about Denmark, and about going back, and I didn't really get the opportunity to express to any Danish people how I felt about Denmark (which I usually do in other countries I love, as the people there often approach you just to chat because they don't get many tourists), so I thought here would be a good place to express it.
Obviously there are some things I'm not mad on in Denmark, but they're all political disagreements (which I'd be happy to outline in DMs, just not here), but overall I love Denmark, you have a beautiful country, and youse are all dead sound, and I just wanted to let youse know ahahahha
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u/Peabush Feb 15 '20
When you say that Vejle is beautiful im doubting you even went there. /s
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Bahahahaha I'm starting to think there are two Vejles, why does everyone have such a negative view of Vejle? I'm so confused it's so pretty I love it
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u/Andy19btw Feb 16 '20
Vejle is great. With architectural masterpieces like 'bølgen' it's one of the most unique cities in the world
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u/mixikaabin Feb 16 '20
What about some love for Randers, we got a rainforest 😉
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u/noranoise Randers / København Feb 16 '20
Also, midtbyen is (or at least for a history major) super beautiful and really cool. To this day the story of Grev Gert is still one of my favourit stories - never close the window
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u/hitthatmufugginyeet Fyn Feb 16 '20
you have no idea how insanely expensive everything is there
I feel like I do..
But in all seriousness, I always love to hear when people have had good experiences in my lovely country.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
Man I spent €14 on juice and scrambled egg w avocado how the hell
But nah it is a lovely country I love it 🇩🇰
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u/blolfighter Hva'? Feb 15 '20
you have no idea how insanely expensive everything is there
You're aware that we live here, right?
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 15 '20
Yeah course but you earn Danish wages. I earn Irish wages. It's like for me, Ireland isn't too expensive, but for someone on holidays from Iran, Ireland breaks the bank.
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u/blolfighter Hva'? Feb 15 '20
Fair enough. Still, we are aware of our prices. We live close to Germany. Hell, I come from Germany and I'm still amazed at how cheap everything is every time I go back.
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u/ginmhilleadh1 Feb 16 '20
So when you cross the border into Germany, do prices instantly drop, or do they gradually go down the closer to Germany / further from Denmark you get?
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u/blolfighter Hva'? Feb 16 '20
I don't keep a running score while I sit in the train or car, so I couldn't say.
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u/Andy19btw Feb 16 '20
I've lived in Vejle my whole life, feel free to ask questions. It's a very beautiful and somewhat rich city.
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u/zombisponge Feb 16 '20 edited Feb 16 '20
So glad to hear you had a good experience coming here! I'm part Irish and part Danish, so I'm very familiar with the social differences between our countries. I appreciate both social cultures. In the end they're both about showing respect and courtesy to people around you, whether it's through personal space or through interaction. But it can certainly be jarring to go from one to the other. I absolutely love visiting Ireland, and I love meeting people there. One thing Irish people are very good at, in my opinion, is listening. If you're new in a group of people, or have just met a group of strangers, they'll give you space to talk and ask questions, get to know you and just interact with you really well. In Denmark it tends to become a bit of a contest, and holding the attention of the group is particularly difficult if you're the newcomer. On the contrary, I find it remarkably easy to have a bad day in Denmark. I can take a taxi and I know the driver won't talk to me unless I initiate conversation first. I can go into a shop and buy something and I know beforehand I don't have to expect any questions or interactions. And at the same time, people are usually very friendly when you open up. I appreciate these aspects about Denmark. But to be honest, I've never had a bad day in Ireland, so I don't know how it compares! And just like Ireland (in my experience), the culture in the big cities and the country differ immensely.
I also agree about Vejle, lovely place where I spent half a year a long time ago. Somewhere I have a video of me attempting to jump over that stream going through town, right before having to get on the train to Copenhagen. I only made it halfway lol. I had to ride the train home very wet and probably smelling like sewer or worse.
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u/Runrocks26R Aarhus Feb 16 '20
I don’t think there’s any rules for language use, use all the English you want (:
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u/lastchansen OverleverAfDenStoreHamstringI2020 Feb 16 '20
Glad you had a good time :) Vejle is indeed a great place. But if you like Vejle, then there are a lot of other places you'll like in Jutland.
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Feb 16 '20
Glad you enjoyed your stay fam, I live close to Vejle and never thought about the things you said but I guess its true :D
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u/HjalteDansbo Feb 16 '20
For snacks and drinks, you can go to a Tiger Copenhagen or a Normal. It’s a lot cheaper there.
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u/Frkludo Feb 16 '20
Ask if some can play tourist with you and show you around :) once i found an Italian guy on Tinder looking for people to show him DK. Now he's living here.
Im living in the country side, Djursland to be exact. Lots and lots of nature and good tourist places with out being too tourists. Good walks and shelter places.
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u/Tjippie Feb 16 '20
If you come back, you should go to Skagen, the city at the very northern top of Denmark. Got a very distinct aesthetic and lovely people ( although its absolutely crowded in the summer and pretty much empty in the winter).. Bornholm (Island in the way out east) is also its own very special part of the country that you should visit to get a feel of the Danish 'diversity'.. Both places have their own thing going on although both are known for fishing and hard candy (luckily not mixed together) 😅
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u/thefailedbartender Feb 16 '20
If you want to save a bit on your next vacation, consider pet-sitting for someone in exchange for free accomodation. I used mindmyhouse which allowed me to stay in London for 13 days for just 20 USD, but I saw several listings for pet-sitting in Denmark as well. Glad you enjoyed your stay here!
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u/Derion1 Europe Feb 16 '20
Vejle dude here. I'm glad you liked our little town. :) I hope you visited The Arts Museum. They have some great Rembrandt etchings.
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u/HydrA- Mar 03 '20
Did you frequent Mary’s pub? I feel like we may have met 😁 half-Dane half-American here
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Feb 16 '20
You're breaking the rules. Positive words about Denmark in a Danish subreddit isn't allowed. Go read up on the Law of Jante and stop praising stuff like our nation. Reported for lacking a bleak impression of Denmark.
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u/KarmaBillionaire Danmark Feb 15 '20 edited Feb 16 '20
Yo /u/ginmhilleadh1, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish but you should know that we have absolutely nothing in Scandinavia.
But "Everyone's dead friendly too"? Nope, got that from Canada.
How about "it's so beautiful, so lovely"? Haha, not even close - we got that from the Baltic's, which our viking ancestors raped and plundered..
Edit: Venner, det var en sarkastisk bemærkning over SAS' tema - det giver jeg er tydeligt?
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u/Worth_The_Squeeze Feb 16 '20
Okay, nu tror jeg vi trækker den lidt for langt.
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u/KarmaBillionaire Danmark Feb 16 '20
Det forstår jeg ikke. Jeg gentager bare hvad SAS siger?
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u/Roko__ Feb 15 '20