Xenophobe's Guide to the Danes
by Helen Dyrbye, Steven Harris, Thomas Golzen | Nonfiction |
ISBN: 1906042276 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1906042276 Global Overview for this book
7 journalers for this copy...
"A frank and funny look at what makes the Danes Danish"
"The Danes
Illuminating insights into their character and quirks."
(Xenophobia - a phobia about foreigners beeing foreign)
I've read a few pages and I find it pretty interesting and funny.
----
A bookring on the Scandinavian forum.
Participants (please check the forumthread before sending, please, in case I forgot to update this list):
LeishaCamden
babelfisk
Annchen
beson
elis-fromSweden <-- Bøkene er her
MLA
Askeladda
Paulanni
"The Danes
Illuminating insights into their character and quirks."
(Xenophobia - a phobia about foreigners beeing foreign)
I've read a few pages and I find it pretty interesting and funny.
----
A bookring on the Scandinavian forum.
Participants (please check the forumthread before sending, please, in case I forgot to update this list):
LeishaCamden
babelfisk
Annchen
beson
elis-fromSweden <-- Bøkene er her
MLA
Askeladda
Paulanni
A mostly funny and interesting book, although a few topics bored me a bit. I got some good laughs while reading!
An example from the book:
"Deep down Danes believe that being Danish is a privilege and makes them special. They say that if Scandinavia is a bowl of rice pudding, Denmark is the 'smørhul' - the golden hollow in the middle, full of melted butter. Ask them why , however, and they are unlikely to be able to string together enough positive adjevtives to convince you. Sentences containing more than two such words promt most Danes' innate 'anti-brag' filter on kick in. Positive words used by youngsters to mean 'cool' include fedt (fat) and sej (tough), both of which can be applied to bacon."
An example from the book:
"Deep down Danes believe that being Danish is a privilege and makes them special. They say that if Scandinavia is a bowl of rice pudding, Denmark is the 'smørhul' - the golden hollow in the middle, full of melted butter. Ask them why , however, and they are unlikely to be able to string together enough positive adjevtives to convince you. Sentences containing more than two such words promt most Danes' innate 'anti-brag' filter on kick in. Positive words used by youngsters to mean 'cool' include fedt (fat) and sej (tough), both of which can be applied to bacon."
A bookring book has started its journey!
The book is with me, along with its traveling companions. I'm not a super fan of Denmark, but I'm still looking forward to reading this book. :-)
FINALLY getting around to journaling this book ... ! I am SO sorry that I have been so slow to journal it. Of course I have read it and I quite enjoyed it. The author makes a lot of good points. Of course it's somewhat tongue in cheek but there are a lot of things that make you chuckle. It's funny because it's true. :-)
I've asked babelfisk for her address so hopefully I will get the books on their way to Sweden soon ... !
I've asked babelfisk for her address so hopefully I will get the books on their way to Sweden soon ... !
In the mail to babelfisk! :-)
A package full of books arrived today! Can't wait to start reading. Thanks a lot LeishaCamden!
About "hygge", riding bikes, incomprehencible language among other things.
Quite amusing! Made me laugh a couple of times.
Quite amusing! Made me laugh a couple of times.
På väg till Annchen.
This book explains a thing or two about my husbands traditions. His grandfather was danish and things like ”going to the bakery for breakfast bread” made a lot of sense. (Grandfather was hardcore enough to take the ferry to Denmark from Sweden to visit the bakery)
But other than the family ”Aha!” moments I recognised a lot of the quirks as... normal behaviour :D Hey, this isn’t unusual at all. ... Oohhh!
In conclusion, in many ways Danes are very much like Swedes and the other way around. They just pretend they’re nothing alike!
Handed over to beson tonight.
But other than the family ”Aha!” moments I recognised a lot of the quirks as... normal behaviour :D Hey, this isn’t unusual at all. ... Oohhh!
In conclusion, in many ways Danes are very much like Swedes and the other way around. They just pretend they’re nothing alike!
Handed over to beson tonight.
Thank you, Annchen, and nice to meet you yesterday!
I’m sorry for the delay! Unforeseen sad circumstances made me forget about the books, but now they are finally on their way to elis-fromSweden.
I am looking forward to reading about the Danes.
Journal Entry 14 by elis-fromSweden at Stenstorp, Västergötland Sweden on Wednesday, December 30, 2020
I enjoyed reading the parts of how the Danes se themselves in comparison to the world but also within the country. I skipped some parts as I found it a bit tedious. I think for me having all the books of the Nordic countries at the same time became an obstacle that prevented me from reading it with joy.
Kom i posten mens jeg var på reise. Takk .
Skal bli spennende å lese.
Skal bli spennende å lese.