9 reasons why I hate living in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Copenhagen, Denmark is an amazing place to live - one of the best in the world, according to many studies. But it's not perfect!
This is me complaining about all the reasons why I hate living here :)
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@TraiponWheels Месяц назад

Been living here for 2 years now and your points are spot on! But as a born-and-raised Parisian, I can affirm the quality of life here is uncomprarably better than in Paris, especially with kids. People are relaxed, the city is human-sized and globally, things work. Yet, I surely would enjoy cheaper prices for food/bars/cafés, lower taxes and... less wind! 😅

@yogawithiryna Месяц назад

I agree ! Life in Paris is so different and so much more stressful as well !

@thenordicadam Месяц назад

You can't have it all, I guess :) Thanks a lot for watching, and sharing your thoughts!

@VeganRoses-qz9iq 18 дней назад

@@yogawithirynaparis is garbage

@HJAndersonMusik Месяц назад

Hey there greetings from the Pacific Northwest in the USA - I sincerely appreciate your video for its HONESTY - it's refreshing, especially when considering how so many travel/culture videos of a similar focus tend to overly hype the place they are talking about. Thanks!

@thenordicadam Месяц назад

Thanks a lot, Howard. I appreciate it - that is exactly what I was going for. Thanks for watching!

@user-dq1hq4of6o 5 дней назад

It is very hard to get a gun in Denmark, it is much easier in the land of freedom USA. Another thing is that religion does not play a role in life in Denmark. How on earth can they be happy ?

@eltigrechino3390 День назад

I don’t know, dude - if you’re trying to sell it as boring, bland and average … I think you need to work on underselling the beautiful landscape. 😂

@Stormbrise 3 часа назад

As an Oregonian living here in Denmark with my Danish husband, this man is really honest about things as they are in Denmark. It can be really lonely living here, even for some Danes. I really do not think Danes really over hype themselves, because it goes against Janteloven. Though that is also hypocritical because of the numbers of really expensive houses, clothing, and cars that some of these Danes drive. I swear if I see another white tesla I am going to be sick, because the amount of electricity, that comes mostly from coal burning, or wood chip burning in Denmark also fuels these cars. So much for carbon footprint reductions. Yes, DK is the maker of the modern windmills, and Vesta originated here. But given the strong winds, they have to shut down due to battery capacity. They cannot store energy. I would be all for electric cars, if the energy used to fuel them was also green, but it is not. So give me a hydrogen cell car any day. However, there is a tax break only for electric cars here. Sorry for the rant. Also., do not move here if you love the Pacific Ocean and its proximity. Mountains and rivers. Denmark claims also to have rivers, but they are mostly channelized streams now. Waterfalls, there are none. Hiking is the worst, I call it mostly forest walking on gravel roads. If you want a more interesting walk, get on a bike trail, but be prepared to get yelled at by cyclists. However, that is the only place in a forest that can give you a slight variation in terrain and almost, just almost feel like you are hiking. As for vistas, there are few, but year they are mostly along a road. The highest place on the island of Sjealand, where Copenhagen is situated on, you cannot see much from it, because it is only about forty feet high and the beech trees obscure the landscape and you cannot see over them. There is a man made platform you can go up that is over the tree tops, but the forest there is small, and then you see all the farm land as he says. I do think while he was on Møn he could have shown the white chalk cliffs, but chose not to. There is a UNESCO site, that also has chalk cliffs face, that can show you the historical time of the extinction of the Jurassic age, to the volcanic eruptions afterwards. But enough negativity there are wonderful things about Denmark. The many miles of coast lines, because it is a country of 416 islands, and a peninsula connecting it to Europe. Their incredible engineering of beautiful bridges, which is celebrated on their paper money. Those same forests are plentiful just outside of Copenhagen and great for walking during any season. I love it especially in the fall when the leaves are showing their autumn colors being reflected on a small lake. There are also my Danish friends, some I met online before moving here with my husband, and those I met through my husband. They are kind, supportive and lots of fun to be around. Even though you have to schedule a visit with plenty of time in advance. This is because when Danes do get free time, they want time with their family and not overwhelm themselves with constant busyness over the weekends. From a society that the work week is only 37.5 hours a week. However, when it is dark you want to cozy up inside with your family. There is also very excellent public transportation. With those higher taxes also comes with a higher standard of living, education is free, healthcare is free, prescription medication is subsidized based on how much out of pocket you have paid. However, major pharmaceutical companies cannot charge as much because of the negotiating power and caps on medicine. Generics are easier to get here because there really does not seem to be allowed to change one milligram of a medication to hold onto market after their exclusivity runs out, i.e. Claritin vs. Claritin 2. One medication that has been around over 70 years, costs less than a penny per dose, costs over 5 dollars still in the US. Oh and there are NO new medication ads on TV, that is a blessing in of itself! However, I would trade that all back in, just to live in Oregon again. To be able to call someone up and say ‘hey I am in the neighborhood, can I drop by for a few minutes to catch up’ or to go for a hike with a waterfall or series as the main site. Or to stand on cliff side of volcanic rock where it met the Pacific Ocean and hear the crash of the waves that are 20 feet high. Or people saying hi as you walk by them, or being allowed to smile at someone else’s cute baby or kid, or just standing in a line without someone cutting in front of you. Which happens more in the Copenhagen than where I live on N. Sjealand. But most of all, I miss my family! I do not hate Denmark, so do not get me wrong here. Also being able to speak a language without your throat hurting is also a benefit of being at home in the PNW. I will never speak Danish well enough to not get strange looks or being told to speak English please. Though I attribute that to being deaf in one ear and not being able to hear clearly the differences between their vowel sounds. I will also argue to one of my Danish instructors that Danes do in fact say the Russian name Olga incorrectly. I did take Russian in college at one point, and the lady we were talking about told me that she was kind of tired but getting used to Danes mispronouncing her name. I forgot to mention that high tide here can be about 4 to 5 feet in a storm surge. Though since it is flat here, that can be devastating to lower laying areas for flooding.

@nicolasdisanto4095 29 дней назад

Thanks for this video, I thought I was crazy for leaving cph after only 6 months of moving there from southern Italy. I can easily see through stuff pretty easily and noticed many of the points you mentioned but around my circle I was labelled crazy to leave Denmark as on paper is one of the best countries in the world. I now realise that most of the elements that contribute to a county being happy can't be quantified and measured. During my time there I've met people with deep mental health issues, passive aggressiveness, directness used as a mean of being aggressive and a great lack of empathy and a lot of people dismiss alcoholism as being "cultural". Man imagine saying hello to your neighbours and don't reply! That has happened to me many times and I get that it's polite to ignore but man, it costs nothing to be kind and reply!

@thenordicadam 29 дней назад

Thanks for sharing! I could absolutely have talked about the alcohol issues as well - somehow it's just a a big part of our 'culture' to drink. A lot.

@MaximDL1410 17 дней назад

Me i live here . 12 years in Denmark , i speak fluently and i have an old danish woman as a neighbor and she avoids me if she se me outside , she try to avoid me 😅. But I learned to live in my own bobble .

@YeahWellShutUp 16 дней назад

Did you consider the possibility that you might've been a noisy neighbour?

@veronicajensen7690 16 дней назад

sorry that was your experience, it very much depends on where you live and the people you meet in my family and among my friends there aren't much alcohol at all, Danes are very direct yes however 95% of the time what you may think is aggressive is actually irony or sarcastic, I'm not saying there aren't rude Danes there certainly is, but most of it is cultural misunderstanding it depends of whether you understand the culture and humor,I'm writing this because I notice that people from Northern countries, Germany, The Netherlands and the Slavic countries never ever say Danes are cold, rude or aggressive they say we are very open and relaxed where as people from other places are much more mixed in their judgement some are positive some are negative, there are some areas in Copenhagen where people are very social with their neighbours and others who barely speak , just remember you judge due to 1 place you lived

@chasedenell9581 2 месяца назад

This is wild, watching from Southern California (South of LA) this almost looks economical. average 2 bed apartment to rent here is much closer to $3000 USD or above. Latte is the same if not more here if asking for Dairy alternative milk. Weather is different though of course. Love the video's Adam!

@thenordicadam 2 месяца назад

Interesting! Thanks for sharing. In fact, if you compare to other capitals and major cities around Europe, renting and buying property in Copenhagen is actually ‘relatively’ cheap. - When I visited LA and San Diego, most things seemed pretty expensive too though. But the weather there is too good to be true 😅 thanks for watching!

@tt9660 24 дня назад

I had a similar reaction from Chicago. Our rent prices are about the same as what he described, maybe slightly higher, but the main thing that sticks out for me is that Copenhagen weather sounds nicer, in both directions. It gets considerably colder here in Chicago in Winter, and considerably hotter in Summer: 22°F average in Chicago's coldest month, compared to 30°F low in Copenhagen, 82°F average in Chicago's hottest month, compared to 71°F in Copenhagen*. And since this is just looking at monthly averages, it's not uncommon for us in Chicago to get a couple days below 0°F here in Winter, or above 100°F in Summer, accompanied with high humidity. Both are uncomfortable, to say the least. *Celsius figures for Non-Americans 22°F = -5.56°C, 30°F = -1.11°C 82°F = 27.78°C, 71F = 21.27°C 0°F = -17.78°C 100°F = 37.78°C

@Seb2900-uq8wq 20 дней назад

Remember that a lot of European nations count the living room, as a room. Hence, a 2 bedroom apartment in Denmark is actually a 1 bedroom in the US, and so on. A 2 bedroom apartment, in American terminology, in Copenhagen is also about $3k - apart from that, the way you measure Sqm in Denmark, also means that a comparably sized apartment in Copenhagen will have fewer sqm of effective space, than it’s American counterpart.

@YeahWellShutUp 16 дней назад

As a Californian, your average income after taxes would also be substantially higher.

@veronicajensen7690 16 дней назад

@@tt9660 you are correct I would say the main issue in Denmark as mentioned in the video is the darkness and way too much rain, in the darkness period in winter it gets dark as night at 4 pm , summer if however extremely light the sun goes down around 10-11 pm. and rise around 4 am. , the summer can be very nice and usually not to hot but sometimes there aren't much summer but rain, rain, and more rain it's different from year to year

@ToastandJam52 2 месяца назад

I'm in Toronto and Copenhagen looks cheaper. Rent for a two bed is $3000+ per month. Eating out typically is $30 - $50. Also, there isn't much nature and what nature there is left is boring for the most part. Winters can be evil with temperatures dropping as low as -40(rare but does happen). Even the typical -20 it far too cold for me. Great video!

@thenordicadam 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing! Those winters sound brutal...! Doesn't get that bad here, luckily.

@darenzy 2 месяца назад

I visited Kobenhavn in 2018, in February sadly, but I still loved it. I had long johns under my jeans, double socks, gloves and pretty warm jacket. But I was freezing still, extremely cold wind didn't help either. That, and having spent whole day out, we walked like 20km that day, to see as much as possible. It is properly cold, I'll give you that. Was still enjoying the beautiful architecture of old buildings with clipped roofs and bricks. You were lucky to be excluded from major battles in recent history. Unlike Serbia here, which was practically leveled in WW1 and WW2, then came the communists which destroyed the rest of buildings from the old kingdom. It is expensive and I was expecting that, some things are just over your head, like having a pint of beer or any food except the hot dogs which are pretty good and somewhat cheap. We did find some locally brewed lager in Christianshavn for around 2,5 euros if I remember correctly. :) Gonna have to visit Denmark next summer to properly enjoy it during warm, long days.

@thenordicadam 2 месяца назад

Yeah, that wind is the real culprit! Going in Summer definitely sounds right for you :) - Many places are really expensive, but there are still some great deals out there; sounds like you found one! I hope to cover more of places like that in the future. Thanks a lot for watching and sharing your thoughts.

@mortenovergaard7397 17 дней назад

In the winter you really need wool: Woolen socks, woolen t-shirt, sweater etc.. I tend to buy food in the supermarket instead of the cafés. The cafes are just extreme with their silly prices.. Must be the high monthly rent that forces those prices..

@BerticusdanUK Месяц назад

Where would you recommend to stay for 7 days in September outside of Copenhagen and travel in?

@thenordicadam Месяц назад

With 7 days outside Copenhagen, you could see quite a lot. You could rent a car and travel around a bit. Here are some interesting places to look at: - Helsingør, Hillerød, Roskilde, Lejre, Møn. And you could cross the bridge and head to the island of Fyn and visit Odense - and head over to Jutland. Plenty of cool places over there - especially if you want more nature experiences. Heading up to the top of Jylland, Skagen, is a cool experience too!

@blackcoffee13 21 день назад

@@thenordicadam You are absolutely right, you are making a guide, for all the others. "Live Like a Rich Tramp"

@alvarorangel5513 Месяц назад

Thank you for your video. It was great.

@thenordicadam Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@luishidalgo5694 5 дней назад

Hello, I am traveling to CPH in September. I just wanted to say thank you for the insight on what to expect (realistically) while visiting. Nothing wrong with wanting more from the people of your country. 😊

@thenordicadam 3 дня назад

Thanks for watching! Hope you'll have a great trip :)

@Zandain День назад

As a Dane, I agree on a lot of your points, but I do take exception regarding our nature... I live in the north of Zealand and our nature is diverse. We have woods, Kattegat, beaches and fjords!! Danes complain, bc we can! For the majority, life is good or better...and bc we are comfortable, it's easier to nit-pick about the smaller things. This video paints an odd negative/positive picture of Denmark. Let's make one point clear, every country has it's good & bad sides, but here we are privileged enough to speak out against it and still live/love to be here! 😉 fx: Today it's pouring down rain, in the middle of summer, no worries! We have had 10 days of sunshine and I would have loved to go to the beach, but I'm also happy for the free water, falling from the sky & onto my garden! 🌱

@FranckLarsen 2 дня назад

I'm a Dane and really appreciate this honest view. I live in our second largest city, so the stuff about house pricing and such is kind of similar. I actually agree on everything, with the exception of Janteloven which I believe is universal and necessary, as long as it's not too emphasized. I do not think we have it too emphasized here in Denmark. Not in general.

@thenordicadam 2 дня назад

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Franck! I appreciate it.

@erikthomsen4007 Месяц назад

I would like to elaborate a bit on "Janteloven". It was invented by the Danish/Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose in his book "En flyktning krysser sitt spor" (1933), and is neither unwritten (because he wrote it), nor an official set of rules. Many RU-vid videos present Janteloven as a really positive thing, but that is not at all how Sandemose intended it. This becomes apparent if you read the original wording. While I do like certain aspects of it, because it tends to keep people from getting on too high horses, losing their connection to reality, it can also be too restricting. In any case, living by Janteloven as Sandemose intended it, cannot be recommended.

@MaximDL1410 17 дней назад

Janteloven is something very fucked up and sadly still dominates danish society . I have this fucking Jantelov. 👎

@REAL6 7 дней назад

Janteloven is the major problem with Danes and how they are.

@htondkar Месяц назад

Number 6: isn’t it the same everywhere in the world?

@mmamommamo6152 Месяц назад

I loved the video.im living here for 35 years.i totally agree with you with the first 3 reasons. Expensive.weather and landscape. I hate the landscape. There is nothing to see ( except of møns klint). Its all flat. Its also hard to make friends. I dont mind the High taxes. The weather is very depressing. That's why half of Danish people go to south Europe for holidays. And I refuse to pay 50 kroner ( 7 dollar) for a coffee. Thanks for a lovely honest video.

@thenordicadam Месяц назад

Haha, ain't that the truth! Glad Im not alone in thinking that. Thanks for watching and sharing your thought!

@FroddeB День назад

5:53 gotta disagree, Denmark has probably the worlds most beautiful nature in my opinion. Northern Jutland, west coast and Samsø shows the very best of the Danish nature which is extremely unique compared to the rest of the Europe. It's about the small things here as we don't have impressive mountains or large pine forests.

@ay.maripoxa 4 дня назад

Hi Adam! I've been living in Copenhagen for five months and I love it here. Danish folks are so awesome here. The only complaint I have is the amount of cigarette litter! :( I feel like the city is working on that and hopefully it becomes the norm to keep the city clean ❤ but other than that everything you mentioned is definitely validating. I would love to get to know more about the culture and the language more :)

@thenordicadam 3 дня назад

It used to be A LOT worse with the cigarette litter, so it's definitely improving, although it's still quite bad (compared to other cities at least).

@eroancheta 2 месяца назад

Next content should be the cost of living in Denmark and Do and Donts in Copenhagen :)

@thenordicadam 2 месяца назад

Already in the works and coming soon! Thanks a lot, Ero!

@eroancheta 2 месяца назад

@@thenordicadam and the difference between Asian and European 😅

@Umrao979 2 месяца назад

Those are pretty much the same prices everywhere across western Europe. I bet you do have higher salaries though

@thenordicadam 2 месяца назад

For major cities in Western Europe, you are probably right. Salaries are quite high here for sure - next video will be all about this. Thanks for watching :)

@allenculpepper9553 Месяц назад

Tak for videoen. Meget interessant. Jeg vil stadig besøge igen (jeg bor i USA) men intet sted er perfekt.

@nikolajmadsen5921 6 дней назад

Regarding Point number 4 :D i feel like alot of people just type a letter and give put it in your postbox etc. but ye not alot of us would ring the door bell and actually talk with them regarding the issue we have etc.

@thenordicadam 3 дня назад

True - an anonymous letter, though, hah.

@nc9639 21 день назад

thanks, very interesting

@thenordicadam 21 день назад

Thanks for watching!

@prospectattack99 13 дней назад

Great video, summarizing everything pretty accurately. One addition to it however: Jantelov in my opinion is extremely important in today’s world and I would love to see more people living more “Jantelov based”. I am also commenting as a non Dane but living in Denmark for 10+ years, and see the shift in behavior of younger people. Nevertheless, Denmark is a great country even with its flaws. The more you travel the more you understand why.

@thenordicadam 13 дней назад

Well put! Thanks for sharing.

@jessebryan2223 10 дней назад

I am traveling Europe solo for a few months and have been strongly considering spending a month in Copenhagen, partly because of the popularity of badminton in Denmark. Not sure how easy it is to find people to play badminton with, but I would hope that that would be my way to make friends with some locals. This video is making me second guess Copenhagen just a little, but this video seems more targeted towards people who want to move there, rather than just spend a month. Thanks for the information!

@thenordicadam 6 дней назад

Definitely aimed at people staying longer. And it isn't to scare people away either - perhaps just to have more realistic expectations. Im not sure about the badminton, you can rent courts for sure, but if you want to play with some Danes, I would try to contact local clubs and perhaps see if you can drop in or something like that. Or maybe try out some Facebook groups to find people to play.

@MelbourneMaster 12 дней назад

As a dane myself the whole "good salary" thing is kinda bullshit. Salary is pretty low in Denmark compared to other countries in the west because of the tax. Im a clinical dietitian with a masters degree and I earn rougly 18.000 dkk a month after taxes (2.500 usd). That puts me at merely 216.000 dkk a year (around 30 k usd) which is insanely low, with prizes for food being what they are in Denmark. Even in USA I would be considered poor. In USA not only is the base salary (without masters degree) almost *TWICE* as high as in Denmark with a yearly average of 60.000 usd (420.000 dkk) but depending on where you live, you can easily pay 0% - 20% in income taxes. If you earn within the top 25th percentile or go private 100k usd a year is certainly within reach. Not to mention its incredibly hard to get a job in my field in Denmark, even with my masters and good grades it took me 3 years. I really should move out of this country lol

@REAL6 7 дней назад

Damn that's crazy. And i know some people who work in warehouses with no education that make the same amount in Copenhagen.

@MelbourneMaster 7 дней назад

@@REAL6 I worked as a no-skill based factory worker many years ago and I made more than I do now.

@user-dq1hq4of6o 5 дней назад

Why don't you just move to US and be happy ?

@JJ-fromDK 13 дней назад

people snitching on people in denmark, I really don't think it is a general issue at all, jante loven only comes into effect if you act outta pocket while having money, or if you are being an idiot. Yes we are a flat country, yes we have so much farmland, but we also have very pretty wandering routes, and a buttload of awesome beaches and beautiful islands - basically I believe some of your points are missing it's mark :0)

@ehtlam100 2 месяца назад

this video is just making everything slightly more negative than it really is. i live in a completely renovated apartment in city center at half the price of what he said. Those prices are what you pay when you got ripped off. And the nature is nice

@thenordicadam 2 месяца назад

If you got an apartment like that for $1000, you are indeed one of the lucky ones. There are apartments like that for sure - but if you haven't been on a list for years or don't know anybody that can get you a foot in the door, it's very hard to get them (in particular for foreigners). I'm not a big fan of the nature, as you could probably hear from the video, but if you like it, that's awesome. Thanks for watching! :)

@nevermindshort3 20 дней назад

You got extremely lucky then. I have been looking for an apartment for years in Copenhagen and what he says it's accurate.

@veronicajensen7690 16 дней назад

we do have fantastic nature that you don't see all over Møns klint and Stevns klint, the Sandunes in Råbjerg mile and Grenen where the sea's meat , it is however correct no mountains and a lot of farm land, and although we certainly have woods we could use some that are larger because you are through them in 1-2 hours , otherwise I agree with most, I will say though the "jantelaw" depends on what kind of people you are around, I don't fell like people have to be like others and that we don't celebrate people with success I think it's more a myth that the truth Danes are so proud of Lego, Mærsk, Novo Nordisk, Danish Designers like Poul Henningsen, Wegner, Arne Jacobsen and the rest, not to mention "new Nordic cuisine" extremely prod of any sports athlete you can go on, but it's true people certainly don't like bragging, we like it when people are successful but they have to be humble about it, for me I see the main issue about not standing out is mainly in politics, Danes tend to all believe the same narrative, and it's the narrative being spread in the media, not many dare to speak against it, Danes will be among the last to learn the reality about what is happening in the world because they have way to must trust in their politicians and media

@alexanderfriis1 21 час назад

Very negative view... Do not agree with a big chunk of this. There is pros and cons with every single country. And then there is personl preference. I love Denmark, I am a Dane born and raised in Aarhus. I love our seasons and find people are very friendly and open, but most people just enjoy there space and privacy. Ask anyone for help with a smile and any Dane will help you out ☀️☀️ Also. Do not underestimate how damn lucky we are to have the least currupt state in the world + an insanely good welfare state with high quality health care. We are just a bit blind to actually see it I think. Blinded by privilidge to be annoyed that there are not Coconut palm trees and 30 degree sunshine year around..

@thenordicadam 19 часов назад

I mean, it's in the title that this is a negative take! And that's the whole point - 'we are so privileged that we are not allowed to complain', and so you won't often find negative takes on Denmark (this video is aimed more towards foreginers tbh). Well, I do it anyway here, but as I hope I conveyed, rather lighthearted. After all, I have lived many years abroad - but still choose to live here. Despite the negatives (which a lot are personal preference) it's hard to find a better place to live. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!

@MaximDL1410 17 дней назад

☝️👏✊😊

@eriklethdanielsen3968 2 месяца назад

Århus har meget skov og bakker

@thenordicadam 2 месяца назад

Det er mange år siden jeg har været i Århus. Det er vist et tegn på at jeg må en tur forbi - og måske lave en video! Tak fordi du så med :)

@eriklethdanielsen3968 2 месяца назад

@@thenordicadam du skal se den uendelige bro, og moesgård skov, den er kæmpe

@user-dq1hq4of6o Месяц назад

så flyt dog hjem til Uldum

@thenordicadam Месяц назад

Det må jeg gøre 🤣

@peterrevens8454 22 дня назад

Denmark is flat? You haven´t spent much time on a bicycle in Denmark have you?

@thenordicadam 22 дня назад

Only every day 😅 I'm obviously (or perhaps not?) comparing Denmark to other countries - where yes, Denmark is extremely flat.

@FranckLarsen 2 дня назад

Sure, we have some areas where it's hilly :) And we may have a hill or two more than, lets say, Holland or Bangladesh ..

@dope5476 День назад

😂danes er born on bikes

@KimSørensen-x8s 4 дня назад

Simple, just move.

@baramundi__88__ 12 дней назад

Way too many non Danes, thats my reason number one

@user-dq1hq4of6o 5 дней назад

Too many muslims

@jimmiberg8657 11 дней назад

Copenhagen is great if you like a hum/noise 24/7 ! To me its a shithole you visit for max 24 hours when there is a concert or something like that !

@YeahWellShutUp 16 дней назад

As a Dane, this video is very precise. I do think people complaining over people not following the rules is necessary, because Denmark has a very individualistic culture, with people showing little regard for others in public spaces. If your neighbour is throwing a party and you say nothing, expect that they will keep blasting music until 4-5 in the morning. In general, the average Danish person feels like they own whatever space they're currently in. Our nature is very beautiful in summer, but like it is stated in the video, most of Denmark's nature looks exactly the same, making exploration comparatively boring for people who live here. Everything is indeed very expensive, and if you like eating out regularly, this is NOT the place to settle down. If you are a responsible adult and have a healthy lifestyle, you will be annoyed with how much you'll be subsidising the poor life choices of the average citizen or resident by paying insanely high taxes (and myriad hidden taxes). You'll be annoyed by all of the bureaucrats being paid to enforce unnecessarily complex rules. It is NOT worth it unless you have kids. Jantelov behaviour is not so dominating in Copenhagen, but more so outside of the capital. That said, people are indeed extremely homogenous in lifestyles and tastes, and Danes are very risk averse. The weather here is truly horrible, and we barely get 100 nice days per year. In short, Copenhagen/Denmark is an excellent destination for a summer holiday... It's true that Danes are always busy, and doing spontaneous activities with Danish people can be hard. It's probably for the same reason that Danish people can be hard for foreigners to befriend, as everyone is calculating in their head how much value they are getting from interacting with you versus building their career and/or being with their family. This industriousness is a big driver behind why Denmark is a wealthy country. Danes are very willing to sacrifice happiness for productivity. It's a cultural thing. The average Danish person believes that Denmark is the best society in the world, and that there's little we can learn from other countries. This personally bothers me a lot, although Denmark is obviously a contender for a top ranking on any list ranking quality of life by country.