Tag: Danish

Cracking the code to making Danish friends

Over a trendy pot of chia-porridge at Grød, the world’s first porridge-only restaurant, Brock Willis shares his experience of relocating to Denmark. “I was mostly interested in the culture and lifestyle,” Willis explained. “Since I moved here I can see why it’...

Longing for a Return to the Danish 180% Tax on New Cars

Car ownership is on the rise in bicycle nations like Denmark and the Netherlands. In Denmark, car sales rise each year. This is largely due to prosperity and a strong economy. Money to spend on luxury items. Politicians in cities across the land — not least in Copenhagen — are fumblin...

She reminds him of Copenhagen

It’s not her long, brown hair that falls down perfectly like a waterfall. If anything, that makes him feel like home; northern Virginia. (Why, yes, he usually says DC area when asked.) Not that he has any in-depth understanding nor appreciation of the Danish capital, he couldn’t even ...

Danish Round-Up: Second-generation immigrants work more than their parents did 20 to 40 years ago

Increasing numbers of non-Western descendants have jobs — particularly compared to their parents when they were the same age in the 1980s and 1990s. Comparing the employment rate of non-Western descendants aged in their 30s with that of their parents, a study of Danmarks Statistik reveals t...