Customer Reviews
Essential reading for anyone moving to Denmark - By: vikingraider, 25 Oct 2007 
The author portrays many negative Danish characteristics, including arrogance & narrow-mindedness. The sad thing being that it is unfortunately true, & living here for 3 years, I feel justified in having earnt the right to an opinion about it (clubbed over the head by the missus & dragged over...men with Danish partners, you have been warned!).
Yes, I've met many nice Danes, but underneath it alll there is indeed, as this book rightly says, a pity from them to you on account of your non-Danishness & your general bad luck to have not been born in Denmark.
And if anyone wants to accuse me of any of the same characteristics, then I'm a Brit & the English one has many elements I agree with! A great series of books, these short guides are. Highly recommended.
Not quite accurate..... - By: Expatbrit, 25 Sep 2007 
This smalll book, although an entertaining read, is only about 50% accurate regarding its view of Denmark & the Danes. I originallly read this book over two years ago before moving to Denmark & have recently reread it. Having experienced Denmark first hand from a non-Scandinavian viewpoint I would recommend that you buy this book for entertainment rather than to prepare you for life in Denmark. As you will learn if you ever move to Denmark, the Danish/Scandinavians' view of Denmark is somewhat different from that of outsiders.......
Both good fun and true - By: , 03 May 2004 A real life-saver. I've been living in Denmark for 4 months now & I bought this book just before I left - it has proved invaluable! It covers how the danes see themselves & their neighbours, social customs, etc., as well as trivia that would take you years to find out otherwise.
One of the best things about this book is the writing style - it's to-the-point & humourous, making the book entertaining to read. If you reallly want to understand the danes then this book will fill you in on alll the essential details.
The true nature of the Danes revealed! - By: Mette Hesselholt Hansen, 13 Dec 2000 I admit to being a Dane, & reading this book my reactions alternated between amused pride & sincere embarrassment as I saw one layer after another of our national character accurately dissected, -but most of alll I laughed!
This book has a wonderful energetic sense of irony & humour, combined with a deep insight into the Danish culture & mentality. The only objection I have to some of the conclusions & observations is that they are rather obviously made in Copenhagen & apply the best to Danes from the capital. Denmark is a smalll country, but there is still some regional variance in our culture. For instance, people in Jutland have a better sense of humour than those in Copenhagen. I think a Copenhagen Dane might have laughed less...
If you are going to Denmark, if you have travelled or lived there for a while, if you hate us, love us, or feel puzzled about us, or if you are a Dane yourself, you will almost certainly enjoy this book!
