A few facts about Denmark through the eyes of a Dane

Even in the most simple shops, which are found on almost every cornerDanish pastries are so good that around it formed a kind of subculture. Almost every Dane will tell you about their favorite breads, cakes, and where you can buy them.

Despite the sweet tooth, suffering completeness can not be found.

This is probably due to the cult of a healthy lifestyle. Most Danes work from eight in the morning until four in the afternoon.

Most shops are closed between five and six days, so, if you want to get, we must hurry.

This mode of operation is dictated by the taxes. The longer you shop, the higher the tax rate.

The average tax employee is about his salary, which is negotiated when applying for work.

The rate may vary depending on the level of income.

Unable to join due to various benefits. Most Danes already confused and can't exactly how much they have takes state, but all as one, believe that too much.

To fire a person, you need to warn him for two months about it.

Employers are supposed to feed their workers.

Breakfast from seven to eight in the morning, lunch from twelve to one, dinner at six o'clock.

Each worker spends approximately fifty euros per month, the rest is paid by the employer. As a rule, every major company has its own cafeteria and cooks in the state. The most common transport is Bicycle. And it's not primarily out of love of nature and physical exercise historically. After World War II, gasoline became scarce and had to get out of the situation.

Nobody wears bike helmets, however, the collision of cyclists may well everyday.

Cycling races obsessed with the whole nation, renowned cyclists for them like rock stars, which we can talk for hours.

For most Danes car is an expensive luxury, the size of the tax on the possession of this means of transport is one of the highest in Europe and amounts to more than the cost of the car. To reduce the tax on the car, refitting it in the truck by removing the second row of seats, thus increasing the trunk. The body is strengthened by special rods, like the roll cage in the rally car. In Denmark the most arrogant drivers (after cyclists) are the bus drivers. Buses should go to the minute (at bus stops there is a Board to display how much is left to the next), and if something prevents this, all very upset. Buses can you lean to the right to facilitate planting with disabilities and parents who bring their children in strollers. Transport is free, but in order to access it, you need to specify your unique identifier that completely destroys your anonymity. Danish women are not very beautiful. However, maybe this is a consequence of their addiction to clothes comfortable for Cycling free shapeless sweaters, leggings, soft comfortable Slippers without heels. However, I was able to see and Danish women in light summer dresses with heels, and riding on an unaltered bike. But Danish men deserve attention real Vikings. And not only externally.

In Denmark, very tasty pastries

For Dane birth of a child big event. And a new father almost completely takes care of him. Of course, this is not about breastfeeding. But to change diapers, feed with a spoon, go for a walk with a stroller is not a burden but a privilege of nature, they embody with pride. By the way, this also applies to household chores. Cleaning the apartment, washing the dishes, going for food all this for Danish men the usual case. Of which they speak with pride and irony. Danish children surprisingly quiet. Don't shout, don't cry. In Denmark will not find buildings higher than six floors. But in fact, the first floor is not considered a floor, so officially five floors, the first is called. The number of rooms in the apartment is the bedroom. Property in Denmark is very expensive. Not the best quality. Often the most new homes in the city have more than a century old, rather cramped rooms and floors with creaking boards. Budget apartments (those that are not more than the Euro), typically one-room flats, where not only joint bathroom, and even kitchen can be a part of the hallway. An integral part of the interior is a large flat screen TV. And this is understandable: after six evenings to do is virtually nothing. Everything you can think of, except the TV, either very expensive or unhealthy. Therefore, all watching TV. After the evening run, of course.

Danish humor is unbearable.

instead of congratulations with the birthday, it is quite relevant turn of events. No matter how tight you are. Danish language is also unbearable. A huge number of guttural sounds (which, in principle, the norm for Scandinavian languages) is combined with the sometimes inappropriate softness, pronounced with amazing promiscuity, and written not by the letters that are waiting to see. For example, the word street is read not only as"Gail".

With it, where it came from, when clearly written, which in all other cases, and reads like.

In General, if simplified, Danish language somewhat similar to how the French speak German. The Danes are very enterprising. Very keenly feels his benefit and never miss. They say it originated from the days when the Vikings-the Danes terrorised the whole of Scandinavia and modern Sweden, and Norway were their possessions. But only if they acted with the sword, and now the"big money". That is, the crown. Enterprising Danes are afraid of and dislike of Americans, probably because those much more nimble in matters of business. By the way, southern Sweden still consider themselves to be more Danes than Swedes.

In Denmark a very strange climate.

Almost all year round they have a temperature in the region of - degrees Celsius. Slightly, a little, but always there is a certain frown into the sky. The Danes joke that their summer is different from winter only by the fact that the rain is slightly warmer. In Denmark free medical care. Insurance is paid by the state (or of your own taxes). Each quarter has its own"home doctor"to whom people should contact if you become ill. If you move further than five kilometres from their previous place of residence, it is possible to change your"home doctor", if closer-that is impossible. In Denmark do not throw away plastic bottles.

And not because they are conscious, but because it used a plastic bottle is worth the money.

To collect and hand over plastic bottles is not only shameful, but also profitable. And here's how it works. Buying a bottle of coke in a plastic bottle, even for twenty crowns the man at the cashier pays a little more, let the twenty-two crowns. These two crowns, the so-called Deposit which you get back, passing the used bottle at the point of reception. They are usually located in all the shopping and give not money, but a check in the amount of delivered bottles, which can be redeemed in the same supermarket as part of purchases. This system used plastic containers in the streets with fire will not find.

Don't know why, but in Denmark a lot of hairdressers.

Whether their activities are not subject to such draconian taxes, whether it is the only one that can do the immigrants (and they cases own and work in such establishments). In Denmark almost every turn you can buy flowers in vases and candles. Both placed on the window sills and creates comfort for both living there and for pedestrians.