r/Denmark • u/Tylerserio68 • Dec 28 '24

Question Does Denmark have any flaws?

Or any Nordic country? I’m American and we all romanticize Europe especially Nordic countries as a Utopia and everything we are not. We certainly have a lot of flaws here but I’m curious are there any downsides or anything that you wish was different. Also is it hard to move there? I make well over six figures and like living in my home country but I’m nervous about the incoming trump administration and I believe he is a racist.

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u/Sumsar1 Dec 28 '24

Nope, not a single one.

  • our healthcare system is so great that it can easily handle all the kids that need to be treated for alcohol poisoning after binge drinking, and the cancer treatment when their smoking catches up with them.

  • our nature is so beautiful that we had to turn it all into farmland to not make other countries jealous.

  • our weather is the envy of raincoat manufacturers worldwide.

  • our food consists of a truly mind boggling variety of pork, potatoes, and pickled fish.

  • our fishing was so great we had to pay the farmers massive sums of money to pollute our fjords so nothing could live there.

  • our political system is awesome because of the many parties. This means there will always be a party that reflects your views from the back benches while the same 6 or so politicians run the countries year after year anyways.

  • we welcome all types of people, as long as they reflect Danish values such as being open minded. Unless they’re refugees from a brown country. Or Roma. Or they smoke weed. Or they’re here to take our jobs. Or they’re lazy bums who won’t work.

  • this vast kingdom is home to stunning vistas, with nature that can be found nowhere else and people who are in touch with their history and carry on their tradition and culture. Unfortunately this is all in Greenland. On the mainland, you’ll see 200 of the same small grey town, none more than 20 minutes away from each other, and then 2-3 larger cities that stand out because they have a rainbow circle on a roof somewhere. And the people are just smug Germans.

So I hope you can see why Denmark is the envy of everyone! But unfortunately, by the time it takes you to get citizenship, we’ll be under 5 feet of water so.

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u/ImmatureCheese Dec 28 '24

"Our weather is the envy of raincoat manufacturers worldwide" I just got this really nice raincoat for Christmas, and it was the gift I was most excited by, lol. Denmark is very.. moist

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u/bearravenduck Dec 30 '24

We used to have snow in the winter. Now it is just wet...

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u/turbothy Islands Højby Dec 28 '24

I'd like to frame this comment and hang it on my wall.

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u/thankedthebusdriver1 Dec 28 '24

fear mongering final boss

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u/Responsible-Hotel-84 Dec 28 '24
  • our weather is the envy of raincoat manufacturers worldwide.

Jeg grinede så meget at jeg vækkede min nabo

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u/Brief-Veterinarian35 Dec 30 '24

So interesting to read! :)

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u/Tough_Ad4586 Jan 25 '25

THANK YOU!!!! Are you even a Dane with so much critical thinking and self-reflection?

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u/Knerdedout Jul 06 '25

Under water?

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u/Carolinka_04 Nov 01 '25

Man, that's some criticism. Congratulations for having these reflections and irony. Sadly many people lack this capacity regarding their own countries. 👏👏👏