Things Nobody Tells You About Moving to Denmark (ft. Conrad Molden)
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- Things Nobody Tells You About Moving to Denmark (ft. Conrad Molden)
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If you're moving to Denmark, watch this video first! We are joined by our friend, comedian Conrad Molden, to discuss the things that nobody bothers to tell you about moving to Denmark. These are all things we wish we knew before we moved to Denmark and unexpected things that we noticed along the way.
We cover some of Denmark's funniest unwritten rules, things you need to know about the food culture, and much more. A lot of these things are confusing to expats living in Denmark, but eventually they figure them out. We're just trying to speed up that process for you and have a few laughs in the process!
Living in Denmark does not come with an instruction manual or warning label, but this video should be a help to you. Fitting into Danish culture isn't the easiest, but the more you know, the easier it will be!
Thank you to @ConradMolden for contributing to this video and joining us on our podcast! Don't forget to watch the full episode out now on all podcast platforms!
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I love all your videos! ❤
But I’m actually wondering where the name Robe Trotting came from.. 😊
We need more sit-downs like this with you two and Conrad! I laughed so hard :D
@@Mark-xh8md one more next week plus two podcast episodes (part 2 will be out on Monday with a new YT video) - so glad you enjoyed it, we have such a good time with Conrad whenever we're in the same city, it's basically exactly what you see here 😂
I think the cops in Denmark are like that because there are some pretty stringent fitness demands to get into police school (it is not called an academy here) and also to graduate. I have 3 close friends that have all been cops for over 10 years and they all like to train in some capacity, so I think that career paths just attracts people that enjoy fitness to some degree too.
👋 Thank you so much for having me on the show! 🎙️
About the food. There is a belief here in Denmark that spices are to hide the quality of the ingredients. If you spice up beef or potatoes, a Dane will be very suspicious. We are pretty spoiled with good ingredients here, which is why beef is so extremely popular. Buying a fresh Samsø potato is an experience on another level, when they come in to season, than buying vegetables out of season.
Spices are used to accent flavors, not smoother the taste. A little dab will do.
@@jaynorris3722 I know but that's our culture. We don't use a lot of spices in our traditional foods, it is mostly pebber if it is anything (I don't consider salt a spice). We do tend to use nuts, som fruits or vegetables in a mix to make it flavourful. Ingredient should be easily identifiable and stand on their own. There are some very few stews "gryderetter", but it is considered food not served for guests.
In this we are somewhat similar to the Germans and the English people with their traditional foods. Danish cuisine do however focus a lot on the meat (typically beef) as the main component to such a degree that when you ask, what you are going to have for dinner, the type of meat/fish is typically enough to satisfy that question. It might sound weird, but that is how it is. It is good food. We are a country that has a large agricultural sector for our population, so fresh ingredients are not rare, buying fish can be done on the market, when the fishermen arrive in the harbor.
Processed foods aren't really a thing people want to eat, unless it is on the go, so most meals are home cooked, and fast food may be a once or twice a month thing. (this can be a little different in the larger towns like Copenhagen).
I'm a dane, and i had no idea about that... I don't believe it is that way.
If you use the brown gravy from a box you are already doing it wrong. You should use the meat drippings and bake up the sauce by stirring sifted flour in what is left on the skillet when cooking meat and stirring until its a thick paste and then adding liquid (Personally I use the water from boiled potatoes as it will just be discarded anyway). When it has the consistancy of gravy you desire, you add salt and spices to taste and if you don't like a lighter colored gravy you can add the caramel coloring but it does nothing for the taste. I too grew up without any exposure to spices, but I do remember garlic and a wide range of pickled sides. Now I enjoy hot sauces because I have almost no sense of taste or smell so hot sauces at least give me some sense of flavor, but at this stage I just eat for nutrition and I have long ago moved past what I used to like and didn't like because this is a moot point in my situation. However I do like to see people enjoy food, trying very hard not to be a party pooper when going out to eat with friends and family.
You just have to remember, that the beers served to children at Christmas are "Hvidtøl/Nisseøl" versus "Christmas beer" with a much lower alcohol percentage. Perhaps you should have drawn attention to that 😊
I mean… it’s beer for kids. I don’t think that’s a universal custom worldwide 😂
Ive heard that historically kids used to drink more beer because water could be bad and contaminated. Thats why it lingered in our ways to give kids beer
@@mettehansen9754 yup, at least in viking age, it was healthier to drink mild beer than surface water from lakes and bogs, because of bacteria and parasites. Unlike mountain melt-off that gets a natural UV treatment.
It was much later that we figured out that our underground had some very clean water... unfortunately with a heavy dose of calcium/limestone, but that's not very dangerous when consumed.
Yeah, that was my one objection to this too! It is only barely beer, honestly. Normal beer has a percentage of like 4,5% Nisseøl has, IIRC, barely 1%, maybe a bit more.
@@mettehansen9754 They did, but the beer crafted for daily drinking had very low alcohol percentage, talking near 0.
OhDo remember the old viking saying: The two best spices are salt and hunger! That saying explains the Swedish Surströmning and the Icelandic Haukarl! ^^
It's a fact, if you want people to show up for something and chances are they wont, you just THERE WILL BE CAKE at bottom of the announcement, and all of sudden everybody shows
Hey Derek and Mike, I'm just home from my two week trip to Denmark. Hands down, the best vacation of my life. I found my dream country. BTW, I looked for you everywhere. I just knew I was going to see you filming on the street somewhere, but no such luck. Thanks for all the help from your videos. I was very prepared for all the best places to visit and how to get around on public transportation.
That’s so awesome Todd! Sounds like you really dig into the culture as well. Glad we were able to help in your planning and preparation. If we helped make it a little smoother, we are really happy. Hope you make it back soon, it’s really like a whole different destination from one season to the next 😊🇩🇰
@@RobeTrotting you really did. This was my 5th trip to Europe, but I’ve never been so prepared and able to enjoy it so well. You guys are so helpful. Thank you so much!!!!
I have a recipe for chili con carne from a Danish magazine from around 1980.
You are warned to carefully remove the pulp and the seeds from the TWO green BELL peppers: det er meget stærkt! Baring that in mind, we've come a far way 🤣
Police training in Denmark is much more extensive than in the US (can't speak for the UK) - Also the physical training, so you need to have a certain level of fitness to become a police officer here.
The biggest problem with American cops is that they don't keep up with the training after graduating from the academy.
@@ZhiperserDanish policemen/women have to pass a fitness test annually.
It´s funny when you talk about Danes, I can tell 100% what level of society your friends are, and the work environment you guys live in 😄👌 It´s spot on with peoples need for planning ahead and lack of spontaneity, and I do believe some people feel a bit eerh superior isn't the right word, but something like it, when they say they can´t make appointments because their schedule is full. But some of us aren't like that luckily, I absolutely hate planning anything that isn't work related and most of my friends are like that too 😁 Oh and yeah, the chalky water is real hahaha.
So glad you enjoyed this, we had a lot of fun making this one and hanging out with Conrad. If you listen to podcasts, there's more of our conversation on every platform if you search What Are You Doing In Denmark?
Came to Copenhagen from the middle of Jutland... the limescale is way worse in the capital area...
Yes, the electric kettle becomes a consumable that you don't want to spend too much money on... because the chemicals (acid) you need to keep it rather free from limescale also eats the metal around the heating element. My record so far is a kettle that kept a 2 year lifespan, with proper and regular maintenance.
It might be interesting for you guys to look into what it takes to become a cop in Denmark 🙂
We were thinking that as well 😊🇩🇰
Oh you forgot to mention that Danes love to sing! They have song books at offices, and dinners, etc. That was surprising to me. And in addition to cake, they love their flag.
Nice studio by the way.😍
Yes LOL, the singing was a fun surprise. We actually asked Theo X about that in last week's episode :)
Thanks. I'm Danish and this made me laugh. So true and so fun
So glad you enjoyed it 😊🇩🇰
I agree , you point on 👌
I wouldn't call it an "Unwritten rule", because it is literally against the law..
I paid a fine of 700,- DKK for crossing a street on red... And public urination set me back another 1500,- DKK a few months later because the police randomly decided to walk around the corner.
Oh no, the police should have blown their whistle before turning the corner!
Pro tip, if a cop car sees you taking a wee on a shop window (very drunk) don't run straight into the bar next door and hide beneath the pool table 😶
Really? I guess you were unlucky, I don't know where you did it, but in Aarhus if one cross the street on red, everyone does it so the police would have to be quite busy lolol Also getting a fine for public urination makes sense. Sometimes there will be certain places made for public urination, but that was definitely unlucky of you right in that moment lol but honestly imagine if many people peed in public, first of all it would smell disgusting everwhere......
It seems that one of the biggest differences between Danish and American parents is the way they view their home and their family. I've seen a lot of Americans do the "not under my roof"-thing, which is probably the polar opposite of Danish parents, who prefere we do everything at home the first time. If needed, they can help...and they can laugh a little. I got drunk the first time at my dad's, and he was clearly amused, when he handed me something for the headache. It also made it a lot less exciting to get drunk.
I've also always had privacy in my room, and just because my boyfriend was over, I was still entitled to privacy, and to have him spend the night.
There's a simple reason why the police is fit: If they aren't, they can't stay in the police force. There's requirements for running speed ect.
Their education is also several years long, and hard to get into, which is why they don't shoot people at random.
I don't think we mentioned anything about parenting, but the description you're giving definitely isn't the standard outside of maybe sitcoms from the 70s 80s and 90s. We both had pretty similar teenage experiences to what you're describing you had with your parents. I don't blindly support policing in every precinct in the US and think reform is needed in many of them, but the whole "shoot people at random" comment is wrong and offensive. You're spewing some bias here, but i get it - it's cool to look down on the US.
@@RobeTrotting, I'm happy it's much better than I thought.
The full calendar pride is perhaps something that is a thing within your ...circles (work/Copenhagen/age group)... I mean... as a teacher in Jutland with grown up kids... I am a bum-scratching couchpotato with literally...6 appointments for the next 2 months or so.
Sovsekulør (the brown color) does have a flavour...sweet ish.
Did you ever have sønderjydsk kagebord? At Gram castle they sometimes serve the 21 different kinds of cake. It is worth reading about and very traditional...and...Good ❤
Could be our circles and everyone is different, but Conrad is also living in Jylland so I don’t think it’s a Copenhagen thing 😊
Have not experienced the sønderjydsk kagebord yet but we read up on it for a video - I think it’s the “Reasons Not to Mess With Denmark” video where we discuss it 🤔
Keep it up with humor/comedy episodes, they are awesome 😂
Thanks so much! Really glad you're enjoying it - we have Conrad's podcast episode out now, you can stream it from our link tree: linktr.ee/robetrotting hope you'll like that one too 😀
About the cake: I'm watching this while waiting for my birthday cake to finish baking. I had to coordinate with my colleague because he's going on holiday so we didn't bring cake on the same day. And, since tomorrow is a Friday, we are also having cake with our morning breakfast 😂
🎂 I love this! Please tag the 2 people who said we weren’t right about it 😂
PS: Tillykke 🇩🇰
@@RobeTrotting Couldn't find them in the comments, maybe they realised their wrongs 😂
Also, forgot to mention, we also had cake in the cantina today.. 4 cakes in two days!
And mange tak ❤️
@@FlypperFlop maybe it was on IG, but it was such a funny thing to deny LOL - please update if you make it 5 in a row tomorrow :)
@@RobeTrotting Oh it's definitely a thing. There is so much cake in the work environment. My workplace has had to downsize a lot lately which means aren't as many birthdays etc. which obviously means less cake. It got so bad that we had to establish a cake club where people will bring in cake on a rotating schedule just to ensure that we get our weekly dose!
Don’t mind the negative people🤔 I find Conrad extremely funny, there is nothing better than to laugh at ourselves 🤣
Regarding the sauce, I know that many people use the Quick method with the powder in a box but real braun sauce should be made from scratch where the fat from the fried or ovenbaked meat is used and spises added, that is so tastefull. But you are right the danish food is not Spicy at all compared to food from other countries, and that is also why many danes like to eat food from other countries.
In Aalborg we also crosses the Streets if there are no cars and people even if the trafik light is red 👍😮 But if there are lots of people around we don’t and that might be the reason why so few cross over in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen has waaay worse water than the rest of the country. I grew up in Nordsjælland, north from Copenhagen and the difference in water when visiting/moving to cph is insane
Interesting, we’ve never lived elsewhere so on a long term basis, we don’t have a comparison - but it’s pretty crazy 😂
@@RobeTrotting Chalk is very much just a copenhagen issue. On the west coast there is 80-90% less chalk in the water compared to Copenhagen
@@Lorentarichalk is everywhere that was covered by ice. Not just Copenhagen.
@@PalleRasmussen I didn't say chalk doesn't exist, just that it is not an issue. Take a quick glance at a water hardness map of Denmark, and you'll see my point immediately
They only stay in Copenhagen. To them Denmark is Copenhagen 😅
As an Italian in Denmark I struggle as well with the chalky water, however I must say I think it is way less weird than the hyper chlorinated water you find in the US or the UK, every time I visit those two countries I suffer so much that this factor alone would prevent me from moving there, despite the fact that overall I enjoy them.
One really funny anecdote I always tell to my friends is when in Washington D.C. at a conference they served a bottle of water that was considered "ultra high quality" and then proceeded to read that it was tap water which was first chlorinated, and then reverse osmosed into something that tasted like distilled water. Unfortunately I do not remember the brand. After that discovery I would not be surprised if in the US you could find a bottle of water obtained through reverse osmosis of cola, to be honest.
😂 True true
Yeah, most Americans have a filter on their water source/tap in the house for that reason but it's probably not as much of a thing for tourists to notice unless at a residential Airbnb or something :)
Here in the Copenhagen region they are deliberately removing chalk from the drinking water now ( past few years ) - you can really tell this from how much longer it takes now before your electric kettle needs to be decalcified, compared to how it used to be.
@@RobeTrotting it could be, however even the filtered water I had tasted mildly with chlorine, even when they served water at restaurants. Overall I do not think I found water not tasting with chlorine, except the one in the bottle I mentioned. Perhaps you are just more used to it than me, I guess?
Been skiing up in mid north of Sveden and I always find the water taste so diffirent not wrong but sligtly, as it is missing something. Which makes sense as there are no chalk in it.
Lived most my life in a town with one traffic light, some of us don`t respect traffic lights when walking. And here in vest Jutland we have the least amount of chalk. So less soap usage for washing cloths. Still a lot the coffee maker defiantly need vinegar.
I'm still shocked how quickly I'm changing the water filter
@@RobeTrotting The store manager bit was funny, Manager Brigitte is the store anti Karen.
Love the podcast format.
Thanks so much! The first part of our podcast episode with Conrad is streaming now on all platforms, just search What Are You Doing in Denmark or follow the link pinned to the top of the description. Part 2 will be out next Monday and we’ll post the full video here next Monday too 😊
I see Danes have a lot in common with Germans. Very good. I am planning to move to Denmark after the last 10 years of worklife in Germany. I am so fed up with Germany. This country is a hopeless case.
I tend to cross the street when there are no cars or bikes and it always makes me feel like I get judged, especially if there are parents with kids around XD
I always feel judged too 😂
You ARE getting judged.! 😂
The water in Jylland (at least where I live) is not as chalky. It is a normal thing that, when someone from Jylland move to copenhagen, that they start buying cheap kettles, since they break fast, while you buy more pricey kettles in Jylland, since they don't break fastly.
Brown sauce was actually made the cajun/creol way before we had brown coloring. Just making a roux and cooking it till it's the color of milk chocolate, or by toasting the flour.
Candy Friday is the one for me and seeing all the little bitty kids shopping for candy on their own and still growing up fit and healthy.
Oh yes, that’s a really sweet tradition - good one 🤩
I think because of America and the UK have such a mix of people from all over the world you need to have all kinds of food spicy or non spice and people bring the culture with them. We are so far away from any country that have a lot of spices that we just are not used to spices at all. I myself like spicy food like chilli and garlic but I usually don’t eat it unless it’s the weekend so I won’t smell from it.
Yeah, that's definitely true, so many influences and in the US and UK that shape and reshape the food culture :)
Nice studio you got now, so beautiful colors and high quality ✌
Thank you so much! We're really happy with it so far :)
Hope you'll check out the full podcast too if you listen to them - just search "What Are You Doing in Denmark" wherever you stream podcasts.
@@RobeTrotting Yes, i'm watching it now as we speak :) I will definitely see some more podcast from now on, keep the good work ✌
the cops thing is that we have a qulification somewhat simular to what i heard swat in the US have and you are force to show each year that you still can do it
I heard something similar, so the youngest and most fit are the most visible on patrol etc and the more “seasoned” veterans go on to detective, management, or other office type functions (at least that’s what I was told) 😃
I strongly prefer officers that believe that they have a chance running up an offender, rather than ones that'll shoot to have a chance 🙄
This was funny as hell. Love it!
I love it 🤣😆 That was too funny!
the full podcast is great and really funny :)
So glad you enjoyed it, really appreciate that 😃😃😃
@@RobeTrottingplz link to the podcast
I am off every Tuesday and I buy a plane ticket to Monday evening, take one night in Scotland and go back home Tuesday. I sometimes do that very spontaneously.
If you wish to encounter spicy food, I can strongly recommend Restaurant Bangkok in Slangerup. The owner (Dan) is a really nice guy, and they make awesome Thai food.
In the menu, a number chilies by each dish gives you a hint about the spiciness.
I really like you guys in podcast format
Wow, thank you Ryan, really appreciate they feedback 🤩
i 💗it, very entertaining!
Thanks so much! Really glad to hear you like it as we start to branch into a new type of content 😃
Personally, the red lights is also about taking a break and being a role model if there are kids around. I like the forced breaks in the busy going to and from, which serves as a little breather to look up and out, enjoy the outdoors for a brief moment. And my mom taught me to be a role model for kids when I am in traffic, and it sort of stuck.
2:18 - if you've gotta pee you've gotta pee! 😂 Also, the brown foods coloring is disgusting and DOES add flavor! Try asking a Dane to make it without and they'll say it doesn't taste right ... but at the same time they'll claim it doesn't have flavor ... used to have that argument with my dad all the time lol
😂
The brown food coloring do give a taste of caramel or at least a hint of it, for another taste you can use soja sauce instead and still make it dark brown.
the traffic light habit in denmark is good to have, because once there's cars you don't accidently step in front of car when your head is at a different space, you just auto stop and wait. a habit of safety 🙂
First off - love your videos! but being a dane., living in Denmark, my advice would be: Get more hippie-/creative friends. Outside of work, we don't really plan that much, we grow food ourselves and live the slow life in the countryside.
And only mingle with white people.
You 2 Are crazy. 💓💓
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😂 This is a hilarious. 😂
Conrad is brilliant at taking the piss out of … whatever.
I do not reckon I could drink chalky (milky coloured?) water, however.
And giving kids booze at Christmas is like letting them have tastes of the parents’ wine or whatever. It was that way when I was young at mealtimes.
The kids, even at the kids’ table, drank booze laden eggnog at XMAS at our family parties too!
Loved it, 😂.
Keep the culture differences videos always coming, please!
Thank you for making me smile 💜
I understand why you would imagine our water as white ☺️however it is clear like other water 🚰
The chalk is micro small 🔬 The human tongue is just awesome, and can pick out the taste of the minerals 😄
The Nisseøl that they mention is only 1.7% alcohol, so it's not as bad as it sounds :)
Funny, bc it's true!!
hello from Hundested 🌸
And cute and endearing 😊🇩🇰
Hope you’re enjoying the nice summer extension this week.
Funny shit, as a Dane we're just used to things being a certain way, like chalked water. & i can only agree on the brown sauce too, these days in time that is. Back in the days grandma's sauce was full of flavor, but she always used the butter/fat from the pan she fried something in & used that in the sauce. Not anymore, you have to be health conscious. Conrad always a pleasure was there live for hyggelicious & exited for your ÆØÅ here in November as well... Great job guys )
What we use to brown our sauce actually give the taste a hint of caramel. If you want a brun sovs with a more salty, or whatever the right word is, you can use soja sauce instead.
In Smaller towns, 15,000 citizen or below. You can safely ignore traffic lights if you have clear visibility as a pedestrian. It's not legal to do, but you can safely do it.
Spices are to standardise the taste of varying quality of the main ingredients in foods. Say, meat with "barbecue spices" .
We don’t need excuses here - just some damn flavor 😂
😂😂😂 Love it when you go comedian
The 'no grownups i stores' thing is kinda new. i think it is simply the result of full employment in the country. Its kinda funny xD im super optimistic about this generation of teens with serious workmarked experience :)
That makes sense - basically a result of full employment
Kinda new? :) how new do you mean? :)
It's been like that where I grew up as long as I can remember :) (I'm 29)
PLEASE do this again in a longer version 😂😂😂
So glad that you enjoyed this 🤩 The longer podcast version is up on all podcast platforms, just search What Are You Doing in Denmark or find the link in our linktree - linktr.ee/RobeTrotting
We will have the video version of the full podcast episode with Conrad posted next week 😊
You put out the wrong bread? I’m surprised, that you are alive to tell the tale.
This is hilarious.
😂
We also have peppermint aka the chili of the north
😂 ohhhh peppermint 🔥
OMG i saw Derek on Hovedbanegården last thursday! I wanted to say hi or something but i was with my school and we were about to go so i couldn't😕(We were in the little alleyway thing(Idk if that maybe could help you figur out were i saw you?) So i'm atleast gonna be able to say hi now, soooo..... Hiii!❤😁
Oh wow, that’s awesome! Say hi next time for sure 👋 🤩
@@RobeTrotting I definitely will!☺️
Had some good laughs over this one, especially kage. Hate to tell you but the brown coloring is also a thing in the US, at least with an older generation. Look up “Gravy Master”. On the bottle it says , “Used by America’s Top Chefs”. 😂
So true we have very clean water, but so much chalk
The scheduling is fairly new. Within the last 20- 25 years.
Some comment from a native.
Thing 1, very true.
Thing 2, I think the commenter was trying to be educate you on julefrokost etiquette.
Thing 3, It is because it is cheaper to have kids stock the shelves, there are also known ups who do it but they are normally manning the cash registries because you have to have turned 18 to do that.
Thing 4, Not everywhere is chalky, I know for a fact Aalborg have a lot of chalk and maybe Århus and Copenhagen as well judging from their reactions but e.g. the westcoast does not have chalky water.
Thing 5, The police have to pass fitness test, that is not overly hard but you have to be in shape to pass it.
Thing 6, That is true, some traditional danish everyday meals are bland compared to other cuisines.
Thing 7, The cake thing is something you have mentioned a lot, but in most places if you don't bring a cake when it is your birthday, nobody will notice.
Jep I'm dansih, bit lived a long time in Paris.. Culture shock qhen I came back 😊 I dont have any danish friends to rigid!!
Funny and true (most of it)
As a Dane living in the UK, I find it hilarious to hear a Brit say that danish food is bland lol.
Well in the UK you can get spicy food pretty easily and in DK even the Mexican, Thai, and Indian places spare most of the spices to be palatable for the locals.
Yeah, it’s only when I’m going to McDonald’s at midnight that I don’t use the crosswalk. At other times I can be like my dad and if someone crosses the street I’ll be like, come on, there’s a crosswalk like 20 meters away
Well theese struggels are unkown for me considering i was born in denmark but still intresting
Sure - things you learn over the course of your entire life that we get to find out almost all at once haha
Brug en dafi kande til vandet i laver kaffe med og drikker generelt. Den gør underværker :)
If anyone called me at 2 in the night - I would be sound asleep. I get up at 7 so I need those hours from midnight til morning.
Brown sauce- Back in the day we used to makes "brun sovs" with burnt and blackened foods on the pan the black stuff would be the color.. that is obv unhealthy 😆 but gives better taste though, if you wanna try
Ah, like “fond” - which is super tasty 😋
If you look up the sauce for "gammeldags oksesteg" you'll find that carrots and other veggies are blended to give it consistency and colour... I've only done it once myself, because that's too much work for an everyday meal.
Of course they got the cake one, weren't you aware that the cake mail goes through a different channel from all the other work mails, and is prioritised at such a high level you are guaranteed to get it? Workplace would shut down if it didn't go through.
Strange to hear about the loss of spontaneity. I think it’s very common for people in Denmark or at least in Copenhagen to be very spontaneous and meet up with friends for a beer after work. Maybe your friends are all working in very competitive fields so they don’t have much free time on their hands?
I guess maybe that it takes quite a lot of planning to make dinner plans or something more typical - sometimes many weeks
3:13 - unfortunate timing and pacing of your speech, i had to rewind and double-take xD haha
"or maybe need help checking out the the the 15 year olds"
There is actually more flavor in the food now than there has been.
Legislation said that the food could not be stronger than everyone could eat it. This is probably why they have developed the 🌶 concept.
Some still use it, everyone should be able to eat it - Like sticking your tongue out the window
Oh no, that's terrible legislation if it's true haha
Another thing is that they've put limits on the amount of salt etc. in ready-made meals you heat at home... for public health reasons.
Restaurants don't suffer from the same rules which is why they still use all the tricks regarding salt, sugar and butter, to make it taste better than homemade.
If you cook at home, try exaggerate those ingredients to the point where you get embarrassed to serve it (perhaps except salt), and you'll have restaurant taste at home.
hey hey, "madkulør" food coloring, how else will you get the classic brown sauce?, I like spicy food, but to say the food is bland, if you like chili sure it can seem bland :) anyways, I think It's time you make a video with Chili Claus.
The "brun" for sauce is burned sugar. I wonder if the type of sugar is why we can eat all that cake and still look fit. It`s mostly from turnips/sukkerroer. The Corn syrup US uses is defiantly not good for you. Make Coca-Cola tase bad as well. Cane or turnip tases better. I believe some Americans import Cola from Mexico for this same reason.
Yeah, corn is heavily subsidized, which is where the whole thing started from - but there's a lot of consumer pushback against it and the same kind of organic trend as here, especially with the younger generations :)
I thought that the colouring was caramelised onions with a touch of soy sauce... not much of a signature taste, but those that claim it adds nothing but colour are not right, and deserve to try a shot-glass of pure colouring.
@@BenjaminVestergaard Might be, "caramelised" is still mostly sugar. You can probably ad a few E numbers as well.
@@BenjaminVestergaard Ingredienslisten for en typisk flaske kulør er typisk: Ammonieret karamel bestående af sukker med ammoniak, vand og salt. Intet andet. Så har du undret dig over den dårlige smag, ved du hvorfor. Den ammonieret karamel er et smagsstof, der bruges i alle mulige fødevarer og slik i madindustrien.
@@BenjaminVestergaard I Was wrong don`t ad E numbers, it is it`s own E number. E 150c
Our cops need to be fit because they can’t just shoot the criminals as they do in… hm, cough cough 😂 some other countries
I think it's also individual or maybe my boyfriend is special as he's the most spontaneous person you would ever meet and he's from Copenhagen 😂😂 I think I do more planning than him 😂
Im a Dane and cross the street whenever I feel like maybe Copenhagen is the weird ones and we got liquorish as a spice XD
LOL Lakrids as a spice - that's hilarious haha. Well Conrad lives in Aarhus, but it's a 700 kr. fine for jaywalking nationwide
@@RobeTrotting Cool have never ever been stopped for it I dont think they care much maybe thats just small town police though
Supermarkeds full of child labour is bad here, but just the lack of service annoys me the most. When the line breaks down for ten minutes in Lidl, there is no information, except another line will open soon (which takes anywhere from 2 to 15 minutes). Also USA has an obesity rate of more than 40 percent, while Denmark is around 20 percent, guess boring food is good for something :)
I don't think it's the spice that contributes to the obesity figures 😂
Tell me you live in Copenhagen, without telling me you live in Copenhagen 😂
Extreme scheduling isn't that common, it's mostly a huge thing in the bigger cities, also the water hardness (chalk) is extreme in and around the capital and the more west cities is much better :)
But funny podcast ;)
Only two of us live in Copenhagen and we definitely tell you that 😂
But then again you have jay walking in the US, which we don't have here in DK 😂
Is this a serious comment? You know it's a 700 kr. fine for jaywalking in Denmark, right? :)
@@RobeTrotting But not for just crossing the street near a traffic light.
@@Bjowolf2 This is what the law says:
"Stk. 5. Ved passage over kørebane eller cykelsti skal fodgængerfelt benyttes, såfremt et sådant findes i nærheden. Findes fodgængerbro eller -tunnel i nærheden, skal broen eller tunnelen om muligt benyttes.
Stk. 6. I andre tilfælde end nævnt i stk. 5 skal passagen ske lige over kørebane eller cykelsti og fortrinsvist i tilslutning til vejkryds.
Stk. 7. På steder, hvor færdslen reguleres af politi eller ved signalanlæg, må kørebane og cykelsti kun betrædes, når signal, der gælder for den gående, viser grønt lys, eller når det ved politiets tegngivning tilkendegives, at færdslen er fri i den gåendes færdselsretning."
Break any of those and you can be fined 700 kr. Unfortunately there's no definition of what "nearby" is and I would imagine that every person would have their own idea of how far you reasonably have to go to find a crossing.
we have one of the best out of the tap drinking water in the world .....
Doesn’t mean it’s not full of chalk, and UK is ranked higher.
Yes, but its not added, its a part of the soillayers of where we get our groundwater@@RobeTrotting and who ranks higher depends on what source, and what year, but we are generally top 5, worldwide.
@@RobeTrotting So that prevents Denmark from having some of the best quality of drinking water?
9:46 you got a new car: cake. You got a new pet: cake… my dad and I think it is ridiculous because my mom’s workplace keeps finding new reasons for giving cake. Oh you passed 300.000 km in you car: cake😂
Well just to become a cop you have an entry exam to show how fit you are. Not fitt enough, you have to apply next time. And the basic education as cop is more than 28 months
In california it's 6 months
Ah yeah spicy food at the moment. Lots of flavours. While the Indian of my home town has a spice level of brun sovs.
I. Fuckn love you Conrad, perfekt Dane. A Dane is one who loves life. And act. Like it.. Welkomme
Cake! If there is no occasion then just bring a "bare-fordi kage", i.e. "just-because cake".
If you have been in denmark then make a video where you speak denmark or say things/on danish:hvis du har været i Danmark så lav en video hvor du taler dansk eller sige noget på dansk😮😅😊
No thank you. I’m sure you’d be kind, but many people are not kind when we speak danish or even just say danish words 😊
I er rigtige dansker når i har set Jul på vesterbro.
We have not watched it yet, but maybe we will this year :)
@@RobeTrotting It will ensure you to will have a merry christmas :)
fun fact to clear up a talkin point: Garbage men earn TONNES in denmark, thats why the guy was so handsome, Conrad
Lots of ugly people with high salaries out there though 😂
Of course the water is chalky, you are essentially living on a 100mio old coral reef
😂 true
This is really interesting, Danes gathering around foreigners who tell them about Danes and Denmark? What do they not know? What are they looking for? Confirmation of who they are and what they know about the subject set by the foreigners? What?
Gatekeeping I guess 😂 🤷🏻♂️
The sad part is they get their information from a couple like this, that so often mis inform about Denmark. The worst example is them claiming we colonized the North atlantic.
Really weird they are here, considering how often they mock danish culture and traditions.
It's a bit like when Danes view youtube "historians" often heavily ignorant videos about Denmark, instead of just reading a danish history book. Or watch the many tv programs about the subject. We have to consider most danes have a big amount of selfcontempt. A danish folkesport.
@@RobeTrotting Why should we not gatekeep. Considering how often you lie about us?
@@RobeTrotting Well, I'm not gatekeeping, if I did I would follow you and I don't, you can't learn me anything about Denmark anyways. I expect you to lie and generalize because that gives followers and that's what 'snakeoil salesmen' do to keep customers. You bring American culture with you, nothing else. You will never be perceived as Danish or as people with knowledge about Denmark.
So bitter - aren’t you supposed to be happy? 😂
the cake thing is not really true. Im chubby and i have cake once every 3 months or so :P
Move to Frederiksberg:-) the chalk is filtered out of our water
the Chalky water does depend on where you live, there is barely any where I live but in the bigger cities I do think it's a thing
Yes, in western Jutland, there is basically no chalk, and lime scale is never going to be a concern. This is just "Copenhagener'ry" at its shallowest
It's not only Copenhagen. Denmark consists of more parts than Jutland and Copenhagen....
Thanks for the video. I have just a few comments.
If a person has to look in the calender it is probably because she/her really dont like to meet again.
Waiting for the traffic light. I do that a lot. I think it has save my life many times.
Cops that looks good. I think cops in Denmark undergoes education and training for like three years. And after that they still have to perform physically. But yes a lot of them looks very good. I think it is because they have a lot of self confidience working as cops. No one here ask for the 1 or 4'th amendments. We just do what they want.
Coffee and cake. Yes it is very true you get hammered with a cake on every occasion. And coffee. Danes drinks coffee at morning meeting, lunch meetings, afternoon meetings and every other meetings. Personally at many of these meetings I am praying for a bottle of water. It seldoms happens
I dare you to find a better hot dog (not just the sausage, the complete assembly, bun sausage, condiments) than in Denmark. Will not happen.
what can i say we like our cakes....have u seen an søderjysk kafebord? the oldfasion kind???
You're aware the Christmas beer a kid may drink is non-alcoholic, right?
5:59 Wait, you put a picture of a German police in there when you say that all Danish police force are model hot?
You couldn't find a single picture of a beautiful Dane in a police uniform ? @.o
I needed a stock photo but must not have noticed - I never had the courage to ask to photograph any of them 🙈
Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance ;-)