I had never heard of the Eurovision Song Contest before moving to Denmark but I soon learned that this annual music competition is HUGE here. It’s not just big, it’s HUGE. People even host parties the night of the actual contest like Oscar nights in the U.S. to cheer on singers/performers [...]
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Participants Needed for Amercian Expat Survey
Posted in American in Denmark, Uncategorized, tagged american expat in denmark, american expat survey, Copenhagen, cultural ident, culture, denmark, difference between Denmark and America, expat survey on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you are an American Expat here in Denmark on a work assignment or are the spouse of an Expat on assignment, check out this survey. It’s from a researcher at North Carolina State University. The deadline is Dec. 15 and by participating you could win a gift certificate or opportunity to donate your prize [...]
Time Magazine: How Denmark Sees the World in 2012
Posted in Daily Observations, Uncategorized, tagged Copenhagen, denmark, Kyoto, UN climate summit 2009, vestas, wind energy on August 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Time magazine’s recent article about Denmark hosting the UN climate summit in 2009 in Copenhagen entited, “How Denmark Sees the World in 2012,” outlines the importance of this summit due to the negotiations necessary to put a plan in place by the time the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012.
Time reports:
…we need to have a plan in place by [...]
Copenhagen 7th Most Expensive City (also best to live in, best for quality of life and best design city)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged best city to live, Copenhagen, denmark, mercer, monocle, most expensive city on July 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The annual Mercer Worldwide Cost of Living survey was recently published for 2008 in late July. Not surprisingly, Copenhagen ranked 7th, down from 6th in 2007, and Moscow ranks number one as the most expensive city in the world. Click on the link above to see the entire list.
Mercer also ranked Copenhagen as the 11th best [...]
Finding Green Leafies in Denmark
Posted in Foodie Bits, Health, Wellness & Balance, tagged asian markets, bok choy, collard greens, denmark, green leafies, greens, macrobiotic diet, nutrition density on July 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
It’s no secret that dark green leafies are the kings of all vegetables containing the highest nutrient density. Unfortunately, they are hard to find in Denmark. Since most produce is seasonal and local or very selectively imported it can make for slim pickings when it comes to variety in produce. This is great especially if you subscribe [...]
What’s New in Denmark?
Posted in American in Denmark, tagged cars, Copenhagen, danish, danish women, denmark, design edge, electric cars, energy, project better place, renewable energy on April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, for one thing, the birds are starting to chirp 24/7. We slept with the window open last night and I woke up several times due to this constant chirping. My first thought however was how nice it will be when sun starts to rise around 3:00 am.
The sun set tonight just after 8:00 pm due to [...]
60 Minutes Features Denmark: “The Happiest Place on Earth”
Posted in American in Denmark, tagged 60 minutes, america, American, CBS, Copenhagen, denmark, friendly, happiest, happiness on February 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
CBS‘ renowned program (and my father’s favorite) “60 Minutes,” did a segment about Denmark. The program, entitled, “The Pursuit of Happiness,” highlights the fact that Denmark has won the top ranking again in the scientific survey on happiness published by Leicester University in England. The episode was based on the results from the 2006 survey [...]
Change of Tone
Posted in American in Denmark, tagged American, culture, denmark, foreigners, jante, jantelaven on January 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The program I wrote about had quite an impact on the international community in Denmark and inspired around 20 posts on the Yahoo group devoted to Foreigners in Denmark. I must admit that it even though it was intended to be a kind of cathartic exercise for me, it also stirred up something that I may have [...]
The cold Danish shoulder
Posted in American in Denmark, tagged Americans, cold, culture, denmark, friendly, warm on January 17, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Yesterday a news program in Denmark on DR1 called “Magasinet Penge” or “The Money Magazine,” did an episode entitled, “Kold dansk skulder til udenlandsk arbejdskraft,” which means “the cold Danish shoulder to foreign workers.” During the show a number of foreigners were interviewed including an American couple that just relocated from Seattle (the husband was transferred with Microsoft), [...]
Winter in Scandinavia
Posted in American in Denmark, tagged clouds, darkness, denmark, depression, light, maldives, rain, scandinavia, weather, wind, winter on January 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I need more vitamin D. This is the time of year when your limited reserves from the summer are running low or are already empty. Today I saw the sun. This is a big deal. It’s been grey, dark and rainy/snowy almost ever day since November. Maybe there has been one or two days in [...]
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