- LEAVE THE COUNTRY AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE EITHER THROUGH PLEASURE SEEKING TRIPS, TO SEE FAMILY, OR WITH WORK RELATED ISSUES.
- HAVE FOREIGN FOOD SHIPPED IN.
- DODGE HIGH SALES TAX COSTS BY DRIVING TO GERMANY TO BUY IN BASICS.
- SMILE THOUGH YOUR HEART IS BREAKING.
- CHIDE OTHERS IF THEY DON’T DO THE SAME AS YOU.
- OBVIOUSLY, DON’T LIVE IN A REFUGEE CAMP WHERE THE SUICIDE RATE IS HIGH.
- find a group of people to elevate yourselves above.
- find an individual to vilify and put a lot of your energy into that, it could be a person in politics like Pia K, it could be someone who blogs like XXXXX XXXXXXXX, it could be me. Find someone to let rip on and put all your hatred onto that person so you don’t have to examine your own shortcomings or why you ended up bored in Denmark in the first place. I speak from shameful experience, this is what a lot of people do here, as have I from time to time. It’s a phase. At least I don’t deny it! Ah but there you go, I am not elevating myself above those who do deny it. *sigh* there really is no escape from this small town gossip bullshit.
thanks, these tips are useful.
Where is “drink a lot” incidentally?
Survive???Here???Its impossible,go an another country!!!I hate Denmark,stupid,cold,stupid,stupid and stupid again!!!!!!!
Send me your email Julie. You can join the ‘Babs Can Help You – Danewives Support Group.’
Drink a lot is instinctual, you don’t need to be told.
let’s add, ability to reverse.
Be an ostrich, and see everything as it isn’t, and most things as they are not, ignore the melody played by certain political parties , brought to life in living colour by the press, and call people who can hear the tune ‘negative’ – and if you have to make a conscious choice to be merry when you wake up, then you prolly need help!
i forgot to add: “GET OUT THERE” on second thoughts, this might limit your time here.
Possible candidates for your list from my own:
Refuse to speak Danish. Ever. Speak only English when interacting with Danes. You”ll get better service, more attention, etc.
When out in public, never look anyone in the eye unless you absolutely have to. There is no point. Ignore all two-legged creatures when out.
Suspend good manners, like holding a door for somebody. It just doesn’t matter.
Shoplift. It’s soooo easy. And it brings a perverse but satisfying sense of payback.
If you are poor and unemployable, rack up debt you never intend to pay. Take everything you can get from the system. And when you finally leave for good, try to stifle the laugh until you’re airborne.
Oh, where were all you funny people and your survival skills when I lived in Copenhagen?! Here’s where I wrote my venting (in isolation
) while I was there. ACulturalGuideToDenmark.com
It is also, ahem, total fiction.
Denmark is a unpleasant place to live….. Although being a Danish citizen I’ve lived as a expat for all my life until few months ago due to unpredicted circumstances……. People here live in a little bubble they consider themselves the best and that has caused several large companies to close or get sold. They pride on their free educational system and to be honest it’s not that good, lack of discipline and intelligence. I also would like to add how proud the Danish are of there free health care…… I once caught a doctor searching my symptoms on Google, that’s just pathetic. They recently added yet another tax this time to food, they call it the ‘fat tax’ if your food contains fat your going to pay more money did I also mention the 180% tax on any vehicles…. Basically you can’t survive in Denmark if you’re not ignorant or blind.