Why are danes so rude

The line drawings are my own. That said, there are powerful unwritten rules about Danish manners that will earn you sullen, silent disapproval if you do not follow them. For example, when sharing food with the Danes, you may not take the last item on any given plate. You may take half of it, and it is quite entertaining to watch the last of a plate of delicious cookies be halved, and halved again, and then halved one last time, so there is only a tiny crumb left — which no one will take because it is the last item on the plate.

Someone will gobble it guiltily later in the kitchen during clean-up. Bring your own birthday cake If it is your birthday, your friends or colleagues will congratulate you heartily, and celebrate by putting a Danish flag on your desk, regardless of what your actual nationality may be.

They will not, however, be providing any sweets. If your workplace is particularly busy, you can just announce by group email that the cake is in the kitchen for whenever anybody has time. There, each colleague can cut his or her own piece, carefully slicing the last bit into tinier and tinier halves so you will have a small, nearly transparent sliver to take home with you at the end of the day.

They like to do this when your mouth is entirely full of pasta or some other volumuinous dish. I find this incredibly annoying. Just nod. Stay tuned for future updates — this is just the beginning! Jump to YouTube and view all of the latest episodes and while there make sure to Subscribe! I am a travel blogger and photographer.

I also am involved in academic research into the study abroad and backpacker communities. Unfortunately, my experience in this country is that people are so self-absorbed that they will not make any effort to move aside for another person. I must agree with the first commenter that these folk are, unfortunately, also some of the rudest people I have ever encountered. I partially agree. They are people too and social norms do not defer too much throughout the western world. Blog The thought of being woken up by your family smiling, singing and waving the national flag sounds like a terrifying fever nightmare… 11 Nov Guide Top 10 Italian places in Copenhagen to satisfy your food cravings 05 Nov News The Capital Region of Denmark is investigating possible pollution hazards at a CBS building Howitzvej 11—13 once used to house an electroplating factory and a laboratory.

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