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this list of 100 differences between Denmark and the US, as written by a Dane living in the States.
001 : Denmark uses Celcius and the metric system. The US does not.
Am I the only one, when reading an American novel, who have developed this weird habit of slowing down my reading every time a measurement that seems to matter shows up to mentally convert it? Yes? Typical...
016 : In Denmark, you may legally drink alcohol from age 16. In the US, you have to be 21.
017 : In the US you can get a driver’s license at age 16. In DK you must be 18.
Ah, those wacky Americans - doing everything in the opposite way.
020 : There are almost no classic diners in Denmark. They are everywhere in the US.
Actually, if I ever manage to go on vacation in the US, that's one thing I want to try
040 : Books are generally a lot cheaper in the US.
Which would be why I love libraries - free books!
068 : Teachers are referred to by their first names in Denmark, but their last names in the US.
Teachers, doctors, everyone. Personally, I would find it a little weird to suddenly have to say Mr. and Miss. and Mrs. to people. A bit like using "De" as anything other than an insult or in a very official setting or with a particularly old person...
078 : Danes take their flags down at sunset, but leaving them up is normal in the US.
You know, if this is true, then I could probably use a bit of Erasmus Montanus-style logic to argue that Americans are Satanists. Just saying...
Am I the only one, when reading an American novel, who have developed this weird habit of slowing down my reading every time a measurement that seems to matter shows up to mentally convert it? Yes? Typical...
016 : In Denmark, you may legally drink alcohol from age 16. In the US, you have to be 21.
017 : In the US you can get a driver’s license at age 16. In DK you must be 18.
Ah, those wacky Americans - doing everything in the opposite way.
020 : There are almost no classic diners in Denmark. They are everywhere in the US.
Actually, if I ever manage to go on vacation in the US, that's one thing I want to try
040 : Books are generally a lot cheaper in the US.
Which would be why I love libraries - free books!
068 : Teachers are referred to by their first names in Denmark, but their last names in the US.
Teachers, doctors, everyone. Personally, I would find it a little weird to suddenly have to say Mr. and Miss. and Mrs. to people. A bit like using "De" as anything other than an insult or in a very official setting or with a particularly old person...
078 : Danes take their flags down at sunset, but leaving them up is normal in the US.
You know, if this is true, then I could probably use a bit of Erasmus Montanus-style logic to argue that Americans are Satanists. Just saying...