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Happy With Denmark, Not Happy In Denmark

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Why Denmark Became Europe’s Go-To Wedding Destination

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The Cultural Explorer’s Diary: Bring a Brick, Not a Cathedral –...

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Happy With Denmark, Not Happy In Denmark

A new book by a former Danish diplomat and a Moldovan-born cultural analyst argues that the hardest part of moving here has almost nothing...

Why Denmark Became Europe’s Go-To Wedding Destination

Copenhagen has long been dubbed “Europe's Las Vegas”, with thousands of internationals tying the knot in the city every year. But experts think the...

The Cultural Explorer’s Diary: Bring a Brick, Not a Cathedral – What Improv Can Teach You Outside the Classroom

I have been intrigued by improv since reading comedy legend Tina Fey’s memoir Bossypants. Fey writes: “Life is improvisation. All of those improv classes...

Can Denmark’s Second-Hand Culture Be Moved Online?

Moving into an empty apartment in Denmark is a distinct cultural rite of passage. For many internationals, arriving in cities like Copenhagen means confronting...

Safety, Social Norms, and Why Copenhagen’s Cyclists Skip the Helmet

Arriving in Copenhagen means recalibrating your definition of traffic. The morning rush hour in the bike lanes moves with incredible speed and density. For...
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