How to Piss Off Danish People (aside from being in Denmark)

Hah! First time I was in Denmark I was sitting on the train next to an extremely chatty Dane. Not only did he talk forever, he brought other people into the conversation and translated for me. When I told my Danish friends what had happened they replied "That was strange!"

Ppl do talk in public transport unless you pick a seat in the quietzone on the train. We just use our indoor voice.

I personally need to visit Denmark then because it sounds like totally my country. LOL I’m all about quiet and people not being loud. It literally irks the crap out of me when people are being loud and obnoxious. And I’m from New York. 😂😂😂😂 One week of quiet in Denmark sounds like heaven.

I work for a Danish company and remember my first time over there and having two talking incidents. First, I went over to a restaurant some of my friends were at and got to the table everyone was sitting at. I started talking in what I thought was a very normal inside voice. My friends start motioning for me to tone it down. I look around and everyone in the restaurant is eyeballing me down. Second, was in a grocery store line. Being a South Carolinian, small talk is what I'm all about. I start having a light conversation with the older lady in front of me. Everyone would just keep turning back and looking with how does he have the nerve to talk in this line.

Ok so, my mistake was not looking left and right before walking over a bike lane. An Older lady on her bike got frustrated with me as I stepped on the bike lane in front of her, I forgot what she said in Danish, but it was a soft grunt about me inconveniencing her. Which I did, I'll admit that. Secondly, yeah don't talk loudly, it's the nation of introverts. Keep it low and hushed. Also don't boast. They don't care how good you are at something, be humble and give credit to others before yourself :)

Went to Denmark before covid and if you keep to yourself you won't have any of these problems. What I did learn was when you get off a bus use the BACK as the exit. A bus driver wanted to murder me with his eyes when we got off the front of the bus.

As a Dane I agree on some of your points, but not all. Actually we are not easily offended as we don't care what other people think, say or do 😂.

Dang this would have been helpful a week ago since we just got back from Copenhagen yesterday 😢 Also something to mention is whenever we took the train, it was quiet but people still talked quietly, and no one shushed us on the trains when my family was talking We were only there for a week though, so maybe if we stayed longer we'd get a shush

Danes are not so cold, I mean who just starts talking to people on the train anyway? Danes will talk to you if go to places where people actually socialise like bars because alcohol is a great social lubricant. It's probably quite annoying to be disturbed on the public transportation while you might prefer some quiet time, listen to music or read a book and suddenly a stranger makes you converse in a second language.

That is pretty much the rules you should follow in all of Europe. Great Video, I wished you would have informed us on what an average Dane puts on their hotdog. Thanks for the videos, we always watch them when we travel to Europe.

I love your videos, especially the ones about Denmark, ❤😊 it is so great to get another point of view of how we Danes behave ... 😂😂😂😂 that being said. I am from Jutland myself and we do talk on the bus.. and on the train.. and I personelly would love to see tourist in our area, because we have a lot to offer, and I would love to her stories and give advice on what to see 😊😉

Getting off the bus, you have the right of way, so bicycles are supposed to wait for you to pass. That doesn't mean you shouldn't get the hell out of the way so they can move on though. Standing around on the bike lane, is basically standing in the middle of traffic. Standing in the middle of the road would piss people off in more car-centric places too. Being quiet on public transportation isn't really a thing to my knowledge, but then I haven't used it much recently. Maybe it's a Copenhagen thing, or a matter of volume. Being unnecessarily loud will annoy people. I haven't noticed any issues with smalltalk either, so maybe that's another Copenhagen thing.

As a dane this is so funny 😆 i dont Think many of the points are true Maybe because I’m not a turist😊. However The Bike Lane is true, like you Will not stand in the Streets either people Will get mad or worse. I experience People love when foreign people talk about what they Think or know about Denmark, sometimes also a great conversation starter. You Can absolutely freely talk in public transportation just not in the silent zones (special areas in the train)😃 i my self have made that mistanke, and then you get some looks and some people Will shush you 😂 i Will say dough that if you speak very loud and no one Else is talking in a normal area people Will get annoyed With you. Just respect the people around you. ❤ thanks for the video

in a bike lane you can really get hurt "but more importantly" you may annoy them lol

The locals on bikes will stop when you're getting off a bus (they're supposed to), but check anyway just to be sure. Bikers assume people know not to walk in the biking lane, so their speed is often quite fast and you could get really hurt if accidentally stepping out there when walking on the sidewalk.

So many of the points are right, as someone from Copenhagen, that rides ones bike everyday. Regarding biking, the honest answer is that we dont want stop for someone getting off the bus or otherwise, it is not how the rules are but how it goes. We will do a lot for that bescause no one wants to lose ones biking speed. The issue that wasn't addressed was tourist on rented bikes, I am sorry but there is nothing polite to say about them, they are just dangerous for themself and everyone else in the street.

My friend and I are talking about taking a trip to Copenhagen next summer and I gotta say their culture is so much different than what I'm used to. Kinda nervous to go but still excited to experience something new😊❤

I have used public transport in several European countries and there is no difference. Strangers don't sit and talk together. I guess you have to be an American to think this is normal behaviour. And of course Danes like it when tourists like their country. I think most people will find that Danes are very nice and willing to help tourists.

Welcome to Denmark. Hope you have a fantastic time in our lovely country

Yes you talk quietly in public transport and restaurant. No need that every person can hear you on the train. But the shushing is in the quiet zone (stillezone) Well yes of course people get annoyed a bit when you are in Copenhagen an think its Malmö (and vice versa). But Im not sure how happy people are when tourist in Seattle keep saying here in Canada/or when people in Vancouver say here in the USA.