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Do NOT Move to Denmark! | 9 Reasons Why a Danish Life Isn't for You



Do NOT Move to Denmark! | 9 Reasons Why a Danish Life Isn’t for You
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SPOILER ALERT: Living in Denmark is NOT for everyone. Maybe you should not move to Denmark.

In this video we examine 9 reasons why moving to Denmark might not be for you. Sure, we love living in Denmark, but we wanted to identify reasons NOT to move to Denmark. The idea is that maybe we can help people determine if a Danish life is right for them or not.

No country is perfect, and every destination is full of pros and cons for the people living there. This certainly applies to Denmark and here are 9 reasons not to move to Denmark.

1. Don’t move to Denmark if you want to master Dansih. It’s possible, but Danes may want to just speak English to you – especially because you will have an accent and struggle with pronunciation.

2. Don’t move to Denmark if you can’t adjust to the climate. It’s likely colder, wetter, and greyer than wherever you are moving from.

3. Don’t move to Denmark if you can’t handle the dark winter and extra daylight in the summer. The light balance is very different than what we were used to growing up in the northeast USA. It may be the same for you.

4. A Danish life isn’t right for you if you love mountains and winter sporting activities. Many people think of Scandinavia as mountains and fjords – but Denmark is rather flat and there won’t be much skiing for you here.

5. Don’t move to Denmark and expect to “be Danish”. It just won’t happen like that, and you shouldn’t give up your own culture to adopt Danish culture.

6. A Danish life isn’t for you if you can’t adapt to Danish foods and food culture. Many Danish traditions involve food, and they’ll all take a little adaptation PLUS you may not find your foods from your home country very easily.

7. Don’t move to Denmark if you can’t be around drinking. Danes like to drink and many traditions in Denmark include alcohol, toasts, shots, or general drinking. Sure, you can stay sober, but it can be overwhelming at first.

8. Reconsider adopting a new Danish life if you are a super ambitious person, especially if you brag and like to show off your success. It won’t fit in well in Danish culture.

9. Don’t move to Denmark if you’re overly outgoing with strangers and new people. If you’re super extroverted and think you can make friends everywhere you go, you may come off too strong for the Danes.

CHAPTERS:
Intro – 0:00
Learning Danish – 0:25
Danish Weather – 2:13
The Light Balance – 3:26
No Mountains in Denmark – 5:17
You Want to be Danish – 6:38
Danish Food – 8:07
Drinking in Denmark – 9:29
Over-Ambition – 11:13
Overly Friendly? – 13:14
Final Thoughts – 15:06

Inspired by this video about not moving to Norway by @Anna Goldman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7aiD5votec&t=348s

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41 comments

Robe Trotting March 17, 2022 at 10:35 pm

Thanks for watching everyone – and let us know if we missed anything else to be aware of or the things you LOVE about living in Denmark 😀 and if you like Derek's Lille Fredag shirt, you can find it here: https://robetrotting.myspreadshop.net/lille+fredag

Andreas bojsen August 19, 2022 at 6:43 pm

Umm why do you have a problem with don’t move to denmark I can’t see the problem

FairyTale August 20, 2022 at 7:03 am

“Danes have trouble with accents”
I’m Danish and I can confirm that

lrh012345 August 20, 2022 at 12:56 pm

True😅👍🏼

J-DoGzz August 20, 2022 at 4:06 pm

dude you cant even speak danish

WoodPileDenmark August 20, 2022 at 9:31 pm

I appreciate that you are being realistic

WoodPileDenmark August 20, 2022 at 9:39 pm

The part about embracing your own heritage is gold

Christopher Weaver August 21, 2022 at 2:04 am

I have been here for 6hrs and I love this place! The culture and history is just so much and so amazing! I would love to move here!

Diego Sauda August 21, 2022 at 3:09 am

if i move to denmark i will rent a basement to live in to avoid light,i hate bright morning,i avoid pubs,i dont like women that drink,and i am not interested in what mens have to tell me, so i will buy a nice tv set a motorcycle,and cook my own food, and smart working from home, so i go to the gym after work,and church on sunday.

Mads P August 21, 2022 at 10:02 am

Denmark is a very good god country and it’s ok to go to denmark and it’s not true cuz Denmark is good

Ida H August 21, 2022 at 4:18 pm

Something I always miss when I’m in Denmark, even tho I’m Norwegian, is nature… there’s non (at least for mountains). And then there’s bread. Even tho a lot of food is cheaper than at home, the bread can become expensive, and u will pay a lot to find a good whole wheat bred. Maybe Norway is special, but that is really something I miss. Also for my fellow ladies.. period products are way too expensive here, at least for the biggest brands

Chanell Wexøe Nathan August 21, 2022 at 7:39 pm

Thank u! We need our country back… so go for it! Make it hard to be here! <3

sommernar August 24, 2022 at 5:06 am

Another Danish summer joke.
The bible talk about it rained for 40 days and 40 nights. They call it a flood, we call it the Danish summer.

Charlie Skov Knudsen August 24, 2022 at 5:13 am

Im danish so what are you takling about

Amir Pehlivanovic August 25, 2022 at 7:54 am

Alle danske politiker fik tæsk af deres mødre, da de var små

Amir Pehlivanovic August 25, 2022 at 7:55 am

Bravoooo!!!!!!!!!

charlie!spakk August 25, 2022 at 5:47 pm

I’m danish and actually had trouble understanding what you were saying in danish

Dr. Monkey August 26, 2022 at 7:32 am

watched this video and loved every single point you made… well, guess who's moving to Denmark?

Pr0_Cus1ns August 26, 2022 at 3:05 pm

I found this video pretty annoying cuz I live in Denmark and it’s a small country that not much people know, and it’s not much people that are even visiting the country and this video with 111k visits just makes it kinda worst

Samantha August 26, 2022 at 8:45 pm

Speaking of alcohol, I learned today you can purchase beer or wine at 16 and beer and wine are served in school at events. I live in Florida so the lack of sunshine would be a problem. You also did not cover taxes. I learned also today, one can pay over 50% of your salary in taxes. Florida, we pay no State tax.

Little Saora August 27, 2022 at 7:38 am

I SPEAKE DANISH (Since I come from Denmark) AND I DIDNT UNDER STAND WHAT U SAID UNTIL U SAID “The duck at the bread”

Ja Crispy August 28, 2022 at 4:07 am

Curious.. Im a Dane living abroad for 7+ years. What food items aren't available in Denmark either in the big supermarkeds or online?

Kyle Taylor August 28, 2022 at 5:07 am

All I’m hearing is reasons to move 😭 I took a week long vacation – fiancé studied abroad there last year – and I am literally in love with the country. The acceptability, public transport accessibility, the amazing food that was genuinely filling and not filled with garbage (american here lol). Just the way everyone loves each other – complete strangers – it’s amazing.

How did y’all do it? I know it’s not easy to move there

Eva N. August 29, 2022 at 12:30 am

Me and my family head to Denmark so often because my dad was born there it is so beautiful there but these are really good reasons this year when we’re going it’s gonna be in the 50 or 60

Reynhardt Nel August 30, 2022 at 7:28 am

nice thing about Copenhagen is you can spend your whole life there and never have to hang out with a Dane(apart from work)…there's plenty of expats!!!all my friends are Irish ,Scottish or American!

RalleMudski August 30, 2022 at 4:02 pm

why jsut why you say's that about my land

Daniel Katzmann August 31, 2022 at 9:33 am

As a Dane I have to admit that this is fairly accurate. Though of cause the description is generalised and won’t apply to every Dane out there ☺️

Bertram Klarskov August 31, 2022 at 1:08 pm

I am born and live in Danmark its good

Patrick August 31, 2022 at 3:16 pm

Total BS

torden drage August 31, 2022 at 3:19 pm

It always changes weather but somtime its so hot that you normally dont want to go outside but the language i dont care you speak English its fine any language fine but i had a friend who learned to speak Danish in 2 months!

ChronoLeech August 31, 2022 at 7:02 pm

December 2021 we had 8 minutes of sun. The rest of the time it was cloudy or the sun had already set.

Butterfly S September 1, 2022 at 9:06 am

I don’t see something negative or bad

iqvx September 1, 2022 at 3:15 pm

watching this so i can get over moving away

- ̗̀♡CatBoyMocha♡ ̖́- September 3, 2022 at 12:39 am

I'm born and raised in Denmark and my whole family is Danish, I have a lot of issues with alcohol but it's honestly just about finding people that can respect you don't drink alcohol

dichaelovic September 4, 2022 at 2:09 pm

Fun fact: The legal age for drinking alchohol is 15 years old. But you can't buy Alchohol in the shops if you're under 18. You need an adult to make the choice and buy it for you.

jonna mog September 4, 2022 at 7:47 pm

Good to know these two are not moving to Denmark!

Akihiro September 5, 2022 at 10:48 am

So true.

christina leutscher September 5, 2022 at 1:18 pm

Not to mention that Denmark is a digital concentration camp, the technocracy are stripping the Danes from freedom and livelihood. Democracy in Denmark is an illusion, we have lost our sovereignty to the Globalists, EU, WEF, WHO, UN. Go where you find most freedom, NOT DENMARK. 🤷‍♀️

Max Bøje Badsberg September 6, 2022 at 4:51 am

Pov your danish seeing this

Simon Hornstrup September 6, 2022 at 1:12 pm

Hej jeg er dansk

Jacob Nissen September 6, 2022 at 3:31 pm

jeg er for denmmark god vidio

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