“Is there politeness in Denmark?”
That was the question I was recently invited on a national TV show to discuss.
The implication was that I was supposed to say that Danes were not at all polite, because effusive praise and cheerful agreement make for a rather dull TV show.
But Danes are not impolite. They have their own version of courteous behaviour, which is based on reinforcing aspects of their culture that they care about.
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Finding light in the Danish Winter Darkness
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How to Handle a Conflict in Denmark
Drugs in Denmark
Equality and the Electric Bike
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On returning to Denmark: Swimming in Copenhagen harbor, picking wild blackberries, and admiring Danish law and order
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Tivoli vs Bakken: How two amusement parks show the two sides of Denmark
On the Road: Copenhagen Northwest, beyond the cherry trees
The Secret Strategy for Practicing Spoken Danish
Queen Margrethe, Denmark's good-humored, much-loved monarch
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