Well you have to be over 18 to buy stronger alcohol like vodka and scotch, but beer and smaller percentage of alcohol is legal for 16-17 years old can buy
Well you have to be over 18 to buy stronger alcohol like vodka and scotch, but beer and smaller percentage of alcohol is legal for 16-17 years old can buy
I'm from Colorado and I love living in Copenhagen! Yes, I've never been happier, calmer in my life. It's a peaceful city. I'm a master's student here, and I hope to end up staying in the country once I graduate.
Living in Norway, i can honestly say that the opinions of the Dans, are very much the same as the rest of Scandinavia. No guns and good welfare is the key to a happy country. Great vids, btw, Keep it up !
I was just thinking that. One of the things that binds the strong bond between the Nordic countries are the core values although pressured at times. Dane btw.
+Dumb Dumber That's not true. I give you some data. gamapserver.who.int/gho/interactive_charts/mental_health/suicide_rates/atlas.html But I can see Denmark has not the lowest mark, the fact UK has very low suicide rate unlike other five eyes(especially USA) is notable.
Many mentioned the high taxes in Denmark. I pay about 50% of my income in taxes. In Denmark, the rate would be 60.2%. Would I be willing to pay an additional 10% for free, very high quality health insurance, free education, huge social safety net, safe cities, excellent public transportation, etc.? Damn straight I would. My fellow U.S. citizens should wake up! Our pockets are being picked and we are getting nothing in return.
+wholeNwon You have to be pretty damn wealthy to pay a 60% tax on your income. How much do you make?! And if you make that much, why do you care? Don't you have enough? lol Simply making enough to enter a high tax bracket doesn't mean you pay the high tax on your entire income here. Just on whatever's above the bracket line.
the average income tax in denmark is actually 35% because we have tax-creddits everbody have personal tax-creddit of min. 639 dollars a month plus extra if you have loans, have a long way to work ect. most have about 1000 doller tax creddits a month before they take any tax, total tax incl.vat on products ect.is between 48-56% depending on income
In all honesty it's hardly a Utopia. Corruption is omnipresent, the difference in between nation states is mostly a matter of transparency. The inherent value system of the social democratic ideology is under preasure at every turn by nationalistic propaganda as is evident from events transpiring in most member states of the European Union. Denmark is no different and it's a god damn shame. However, Danes are a resilient people and I remain hopeful that our cultural mentality will overcome these obstacles and that solidarity, equality and kindness will prevail.
+kim Dierichsen but people in the video, apparently, seemed to have no problem with immigration, and honestly I doubt all immigrants are the same, are they?.
no the system is in no way underany pressure. The media blows it up to something it isn't. Bad decisions are made time and time again when it comes to small local communities of immigrants (and danes alike), but it is not a repesentation of the muslim culture nor does it represent muslims and other immigrants. Denmark has strict and in my opinion unfortunate laws when it comes to immigration into Denmark , especially for couples and tourists outside the EU, but the system wants to ake care of all, and the Danish people (especially the younger generations) are very welcoming towards allforeign cultures and people. Furthermore, racism hardly exists either.
I'm on my way to Copenhagen for vacation, for the 3rd time. It's a very comfortable, familiar place to be. I'm from California, I feel like it's a sort of idealized California, but colder. :)
halifaxx55 interesting. I guess you weren't around the train station. Not that clean, and this last trip I had to dodge pimps who were trying to figure me out. Seems the prostitutes are African, mostly Nigerian, Eastern European, and Asian. I'm African American, so...This only happened near the station where I was staying, and down one street. My guy friends, specifically my friend's 70 yr old dad was grabbed and tugged on. Seems the strategy for hooking is more make the guy buy your services by force! I also saw homeless people which I hadn't seen before. Well, I'm going back for my 2nd trip, next month for a few days. I still love it there!
THAT GUY GOT HIS MASTERS DEGREE FOR FREE!?! And here I am in America buried under a mountain of student loan debt just for wanting to be a nurse to help people. I should just leave to Denmark. Go be a nurse over there. I'm gonna look into this right NOW!
+Halima D.M. Nope. Education in Germany is free. In Denmark you get paid for being a student (in Germany you can get paid via Bafög, but half of it is a loan, when you are at university. There is also Bafög for those who go to school or learn a job at a school, that you don't have to pay back. But before you get it, you have to survive the german bureaucracy, as not everyone gets it and not everyone gets the same).
+Halima D.M. yeah all education in scandinavia as a whole is free. You odn't have to pay for uni, high school or school equipment. You also get paid depending on your income and your parents income. You can also get free transport if you live far away from your school.
+Mathias Hummel Yes you pay for school equipment, and transport is not free, subsidized but not free. College is not only free, we get paid around 1000 dollars a month, for all 5 years of university.
It is, and If you wanna come then you are more then welcome. But be warned, a lot of immigrants who has invaded the country lately are causing a lot of problems, but don't let that scare you.
***** Or take the time to remove your head out of your ass and understand this country of ours neither benefits nor needs your passionate urge to "defend" it from such "insults" as what was posted up there. Whatever insecurities you may be having in your personal life is irrelevant and idiotic to the rest of the country, much less the internet.
The one thing we could actually teach the world is actually the way our private sector manage the work-laws. In DK worker-unions and employer-syndicates actually negotiate and governs the work-laws and minimum requirements without the government getting involved - UNLESS they can't agree. The incentive to avoid the political interference is mostly strong enough to get good compromises - and since both unions and syndicates are enforcing the compromises (they have their own courts to settle those disputes) - you often avoid conflicts over issues that would lead to strikes and firings in other countries. And while it is only part of the complete "Danish system "- the idea that the private sector can govern itself if you allow for strong unions and strong syndicates - THAT PART could be exported to most places in the world, IMO. I don't see any people - workers or employees who seriously believes that their politicians know better what is best for them, than they do themselves....
+TheYafaShow Why instead of asking socialist countries about america should be and about how great these liberal nations are why don't you go to Switzerland? Every citizen it's allowed a gun and there is no such thing as crime where all the utterances of these know it all become invalid. The swiss are hardly if ever in war and are the safest of european nations. The other European nations are under the same wave length of trusting their governments a little too much. They could all be killed like cattle tomorrow and there is absolutely no way they could even stand a chance. That european cuckhold conglomerate seem to run their mouth on a country that would definitely take many of theirs. The US it's literally a modern jungle on which if you survive, The rest of the world it's pie.
Denmark are firstly patriotic people who work for common goal, they are not profit oriented, but they are also not lazy and living on benefits hard work is what makes this country so good
Denmark is culturally, geographically, historically, and politically different than the U.S.. Demographics vary as well, which makes a difference in the sense how one came to a country. So its not as simple as "be like Denmark", its more complex than that although I wouldn't mind to be proven wrong. The U.S. still has some maturity to do.
+aallhh A I think Switzerland it's the best example to the US rather than the rest of European cuckhold organization view on Guns. Switzerland it's arguably the safest country in all of europe and proves guns aren't the problem.
Chaotic Thinker Reviews If you want to compare the U.S. to Switzerland than you would have to explain why the use of guns is working so well without continuous shootings/massacres within that specific country. Is it because their mental healthcare/ healthcare is three times better than the U.S. and the culture views on guns differ between the U.S. Again, you still would have to align why something is working in the country and isn't so much in the other. In my opinion(And I'm American) guns were initially created for one thing, to kill. To me, I respect the weapon because thats how much power it holds, thus I would never hold something thats initial creation was intended to kill. Thats a power that I don't think I want. But I digress....I understand other people view differently, and would counter argue my opinion, which is fine. Anyways, even comparing Switzerland, that still would not be a country on par with the U.S. (not talking about population necessarily) because politically, culturally, linguistically, economically and historically its totally different. :) I would compare Switzerland with Nepal because they were at one time both considered developing countries (and had similar population size), however Switzerland bypassed that and is developed while Nepal is still lagging behind.
aallhh A You go side tracked here and said absolutely nothing. I'm talking the cuckhold conglomerates by European nations disdain towards firearms and super trust on daddy government actively scorning the United States whilst ignoring the existence of Switzerland. A country I have more respect for than the pesudo-communist rest of the European union. The US needs gun because simply the US its purely more Capitalistic. This means you don't trust and are highly competitive on everything. The European laid back lifestyle would mean they would be utter failure on US souls since they're used to faddy doing things for them A modern jungle on which your either boss someone or get bossed by someone for being a failure. I think forearms are a necessity on the US for protection alone in case of a invasion or government turning towards its people.
Chaotic Thinker Reviews How so? I was on track with my initial comment, although I did not mention anything about guns specifically (which you had) but again, I digress.... And invasion from whom? Last time I checked the U.S. had the largest military in the world (way off the charts compared to plenty of militaristic countries; and enough to have bases worldwide protecting other nations). Also, why don't you think Switzerland gets much press for the guns from other EU countries? I'm not from Europe, but who's to say that they dont get pushed about their guns? I'm sure there is somewhat of a bias but other than that quite possibly they don't have the amount of shootings/massacres present within their country. Plus their mental healthcare is top tier compared to the U.S.. Soooo...Heck, you must admit the U.S. has a strong nationalistic love for guns. :)
It's not about Danes not drinking, not eating a cake or whatever, it's more about a general focus on movement and exercise. There's a big focus on exercise in schools for example and getting people into sports clubs, fitness clubs etc. As long as you get your exercise, you can drink plenty of øl. ;)
Yafa - I think the issue in America is the word "welfare" has very negative connotations vs. Europe - basically living off the government on other people's taxes and not doing anything in the USA, more associated with minorities living off of white folk. Also, demographics are at play. There was a study done where it found the more homogeneous a society the more likely they are generous with a cohesive sense of community and willing to pay more on welfare - hence most European countries don't have bad associations with welfare in general. This will probably never be the case in the USA.
+TM56 Actually Americans don't like paying a lot of takes..Denmark pays almost 40% of their salaries to taxes, the pay 200% tax on imported cars, and 25% tax on food and clothes..So this "welfare" cost a hell of a lot of money..and most Americans would NEVER go for that..Rich or poor!
Yeah, I see welfare like not having to leave your parent's house and get allowance just high enough to survive. Like 'you will never die of poverty but your life will suck' - takes the edge off and makes it much easier to realize your potential. I could never live in USA without a hefty bank account. Alternative to financial success that revolves around homelessness, drugs and guns scares the sh*t out of me. At least in SE Europe you can go be a farmer or something. And excellent health care costs next to nothing. Huh, now I see why lots of Americans come live in the Balkans.
What you have to remember is that Danish people also earn more than twice that of the average American, and most more than thrice. the tax on cars is 180% (no tax on electric cars) for all cars, imported or not - 20% Sales tax and around 40-56% income tax - remember that Danish people earn more than twice of what Americans do, while the burgers still cost less ;)
but we have more freedom then you have no matter how you look at it we can drink just about every where we have the freedom to take what ever education we want and and tbh its not so much about what amarica can learn from or politics and such but more about the people in denmark we trust eachother som much and we dom't rly have that presure from our familly that pushes us towards educations that we don't rly like for ex i would be just as happy if my son became a garbege or a brain surgeon we don't se the diference you aren't gonna be a better person if you choose the one over the other
Mads Clausen That's not really true but surely it's more frequent in Denmark than in USA. I mean, saying all people would be just as happy with garbageman/brain surgeon is like saying that ALL people are immune to physical beauty. Our brains simply don't work that way. Also Denmark's and USA's histories are very different, that's the ultimate reason the people themselves aren't comparable. Foreign interest/influence in those two also differs vastly.
Last lady sums it up extremely well. I loved their English, intelligence, openness and way of thinking overall. Seems like a country to visit. Thank you.
This is a really cool channel! its nice to see the contrast in peoples views amongst different countries. The questions are meant to inform us rather than tell us how or what to think.
We're actually one of the best (non-native) in the world. We just have our own accent here in Scandinavia and it's really disliked for some reason. Disliked by us, that is. Never heard a native speaker having any issues with it. They're just happy we all (almost) speak English as it makes things easier for them.
Many 'jump cuts' - the danger here is that the original conversation could become distorted. The more cuts there are, the less credible the reportage is; fewer cuts may be more awkward in tone, but more accurately represent the speakers viewpoint.
Good work with the interviews, but one critique. The amount of cutting in your video makes me uneasy, I understand that it was done for time and to condense what the people said, but having so many cuts in such a short time makes it feel like you are trying to sculpt what is said to your own end. I don't think you're doing this intentionally, but I feel it is a shame that it detracts from your good work. Keep it up though, never too much ->good
That's funny, I have lived in Denmark nearly 20 years and haven't noticed that 😃 My point was that the more cuts there are, the more it can look like the interview has been "constructed"; it is better to leave some unneeded footage in so you can present something that feels honest. All I'm saying is that having 3 or 4 cuts in an a short interview ruins the believability of the interview. Lastly, I don't feel he was purposely trying to sculpt the narrative, which is why I wrote this post.
+ZodienMusic I don't though, I guess I just practiced speaking English so much that the words get thrown out of my mouth fast enough to simply NOT get the chance to say Ummm/Øhhhheeehhm
I think that one of Europe's biggest achievements is welfare. It exists here as well (Spain) and in a lot of countries from the EU, but it should be spread to other countries, European or not.
I've enjoyed watching these programs. I am an English Lady, living in southern France .But come from Richmond; greater London' I agree with what people said . And my favourite countries are Sweden, Denmark , England has changed a lot from when I lived there in the 60's. USA , no ; I like civilised people, educated, high standards.
Probably because he wants to implement "free" college and "free" healthcare. That's going to cost billions of dollars to start having those things "free", and where is he getting the money? The peoples taxes. Our taxes will skyrocket and there won't be a middle class. Just rich and poor.
+Dylan Williams yea, America isn't built for socialism. It works really well in Denmark cause they have a smaller population that can easily be governed and documented, America has hundreds of millions of people and would have to change a system for hundreds of millions of people which would be costly
+A Very Kind Guy but what do you even need them for? Hunting? "Protecting yourself"? Obviously there's an issue with guns in our country and if you fail to see that, I hope your ignorance subsides.
This is a very sugarcoated version of Denmark and that is how they want to portray us I guess and comparing this little country with something as big as America is very difficult, also with the different history. We Danish have roots back before B.C. (Before Christ) and American's have not. I would've liked if these kind of reporters, just sometimes would go outside Copenhagen to question or witness Denmark. We have other cities and places. Århus is very big and populated, try there. Also there are several times when the people praises Denmark where I just shake my head and laugh, because we are not so saintly as this video makes us out to be.
You actually caught some people with some interestings things to say :D I am from Denmark myself, and I completely agree with what the people you interviewed says. I think the U.S. can learn many things from looking at Denmark because we are on such a small scale compared to you, so you can see effects very quickly in the society, and how it affects the people. And also, be more green America! in 2015 42% of all electrical power in Denmark was made by windmills alone! and then you have solar and other renewable energy sources to take into account as well :)
"America" should not be seen as a country. Each state should. And then, suddenly, things in comparison makes a lot more sence. Almost comparing the EU to the US and every single country as a "state" like US way? Would make more sence.
@@DIYIMPULSE I'm Dutch and I think America has more freedom in some ways than Europe. Health care and education can be improved. But Americans are more open. The firearms laws could indeed be improved, such as better background checks. But it is a sign of freedom that the population can revolt against a government.
I would have liked to see you draw some conclusions and give some opinions of your own. Other than that, even though I'm actually Danish and didn't really learn much, it was still interesting.
major difference? Denmark is mostly made up of well-behaved, polite educated people who believe whole-heartedly in the social contract. In short, everything that Americans aren't.
I'm from Denmark! And if you're in the copenhagen, Denmark area I'd love to do an interview with you and talk about our socioeconomic differences and how your social inheritance plays a smaller role in the danish system. I'd also argue that a part of the American dream is to give everyone a fair shot!
Denmark has several million less people than the SF bay area- little hard to compare to the entire US and it also has 3 times more illegal immigrants than then the population of denmark. Free health care in europe compared to US lis ike comparing a fast food restaurant and a nice restaurant with table service. hospitals in the US can not refuse anyone regardless if they can pay or not. a nurse in SF bay area makes more than double a nurse in Denmark and pays less taxes. if you have so so personal skills - you are better off in denmark - the US has welfare for people with no skills. Keep in mind the US kept most of Europe free from communism during the 40 year cold war, if you think the USSR didn't take all of germany and more because they were afraid of france and denmark - think again- there was only one thing that was stopping them. Thanks to the US taxpayer. the US has 2/3 of the top of the top 50 universities in the world - the UK has 4 and europe has 3 - if your smart and poor you don't have worry about getting major help of attending due to lack of money. You can always join the military and they will pay for any school you qualify for. The USA is a little over 4% of the world population - there are companies in the US with more GDP than many EU countries.
+z2u There are so many things wrong with what you said. The thing about healthcare for example. You can't just say 'health care in europe' as if we're one country. That's such an ignorant thing to do. I'm so glad that our system in the Netherlands isn't like the NHS in the UK. Also, I'm willing to bet that a lot of your worst hospitals in the US would've been shut down if they had been in the Netherlands for safety concerns. Another thing you said that sounds extremely disturbing to me is that poor and smart people could simply join the military to go to university? If a poor person wants to get a degree and go far in life they should just risk injuries, psychological trauma and death when a rich and slightly dumber kid could simply pay and avoid those risks? How are you okay with a system like that? What if a smart and poor person doesn't agree with your foreign policies? Oh.. And about the rankings of the universities: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2174504/
So if I work my ass off every day, but my neighbor has never worked hard in his life. He is still entitled to have all the great stuff I have, and I have to pay for him to have it with my taxes. The problem with this system is that it encourages laziness.
This is too simplistic, you think that they give welfare for people without expecting them to actively look for a job. In most countries that have such welfare system have procedure ensuring that you're doing your best to find a job.
Yassine AL HAREK Its not too simplistic at all. That's exactly what happens. You're not looking at the bigger picture. Even if you have a job there is no encouragement to work harder because it's nearly impossible for them to fire you. In the end it creates a system where the hard working pick up all the slack for the lazy people.
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Tiny country, depends largely on its neighbors for security (doesn't always work out), a homogeneous population... not every country is like Denmark. You'd think the Danes would learn more about the world and appreciate that fact. .
+dimbulb23 "Tiny country, depends largely on its neighbors for security (doesn't always work out)" Meh seems to be working out pretty well so far considering Denmark is more than 1000 years old.
As a dane i have got to say that yes, Denmark is a really Nice place to live, but so is the the rest of the countries in Scandinavia, Norway and Sweden are countries that should be focused on too.
+Jonas Barsøe Currently it'd probably scare off a lot of potential voters if they used Sweden as a good example. All the international news about Sweden recently has been refugee crime shit so if Bernie started going "We should do like Sweden!" people might get the wrong impression. It's sad though cause you're right. Their healthcare, education etc. has been been identical for ours for years and years.
TBH denmark isnt a saint at all, i should know. It only appears that way bc compard to other countries its... its bad sides are mroe internal. if thta makes sense. It is one of the best countries in terms of social structure etc, but its stilll far from perfect and theres sadly, quite a lot of racism once you notice it (hatecrimes are EXTREMELY rare, but hearing someone say the n word or make racists jokes is very ery common, like srsly.). i think thats hwy its praised, but please remember that its not a flawless country, just very old school and tbh pretty damn boring. I love living here tho. idk its hard to explain.
Honestly, I think it's pretty funny when you talk to Dane's who have migrated here to the US. I personally know 2 of them (and they don't know each other), and the story they tell is similar to what you heard however both see the taxation issue as a major problem (it STARTS at pretty much 50%), they have a very complicated view of the healthcare system - they don't hate it, but point out all the flaws; such as many people who end up privately paying for services that aren't life threatening. They have also pointed out that much of what we take for granted as "normal" - such as going out to dinner, multiple TV's, cars, etc... are pretty much luxury items in Denmark. And while they do offer a safety net for those unemployed, if you don't get another job with in a certain time period you will be required to work for the state (such as picking up trash, doing other "governmental" duties as needed) or you'll be cut off from that assistance. As the one lady pointed out, here in the US we are much more of a melting pot, with idea's, and cultures from all around the globe. While in Denmark they are much more "group think" type of people. While I do think there are things we as American's can learn from Denmark, I don't believe their welfare mentality will every work here. We are simply too different of people for us all to "march" down the same path. While some think it's our weakness, I would like to point out that this "young" nation quickly rose to pretty much the most powerful (not just militarily either) nations on this planet BECAUSE of this sense of individualism.
+bigcheeze68 But of course we have people who are all about themselves, about their own wealth, about "why should I help someone else?!" even though get got their chance because others paid for them etc. A lot of those people will seek out places like the US where you're more free to live a life that's 100% about yourself. Here they're a small minority so the worst of them realize they'll never get the "everyone for themselves" society here.. So they leave.
The further out in the countryside where not many migrants came (freely) - the more have a bit hostile attitude to those "foreigners" - like in the US. But think about it - all whites are migrants in USA. And many are ignorant to others.
The people on this video repeatedly said that Denmark is safe from conflicts and wars. No shit, this is because most of Europe rely on the military might of the USA to prevent or resolve conflicts. Those European countries in NATO do not have to spend much on their military because they know that BIG BROTHER (USA) will come to their rescue whenever they are threaten by hostile nation. Who do you think prevented the USSR from taking over Europe after WW2...Switzerland?? What a joke! Switzerland only exist through the protection of the USA. Neutral my ass! Denmark sleeps well at night because the American tax payers flip the bill for your safety through our military power. Australia is safe from China because the Australian government invited the US Marines to maintain a military base in the northern territory. The USA is often criticized for sticking its nose in other nations' conflicts but is also criticized when it chooses to stay out of a conflict. We can never make the world happy with us! "
Not necessarily. I have family members, in the US Army, Marines and Airfore, and your comment is irrevlevant. The U.S comes to a mutual agreement, if any country who are in desperate need of help, then they call the U.S for support. Yes, there are countries that need help i.e: developing countries, but with Denmark, it stands alone because Skandinavia as a whole, is strong.
What are you on about? You're the ones fucking starting wars, it's like you're just constantly looking for something for your military to actually do. You wouldn't need a tenth of your current military budget if you didn't keep starting wars.
"The social system in Denmark is based on respect of the individual" - This is as wrong as anything could possibly be. The Danish motto is basically: "Solidarity is ideal when it benefits myself"
The main reason we are the happiest country, I think, is our work life balance. We don't work as much as other countries, but we still have good living standards, and a good wellfare system. We pay a lot of taxes and prices are high, but in the end it doesn't matter because most people still got a lot of money left when everything has been paid. We have realized that you don't have to be super rich in order to be happy. In general, only people who are really poor dreams of getting super rich. The goal must be to work less, and still have good living standards, so that we can enjoy life. There are still things to improve, but we are doing something right. A good wellfare system also adds to the equation. For example, we can study exactly what we find interesting, and get paid for it, and that is just one thing that makes me happy that I am danish. Americans may call us socialists or worse, but we are actually more free than most americans. Who wants to have long working hours, and not being able to enjoy your paycheck? Not me!
Denmark's system works because it is a small un-diverse country with over 90% white population. That system could never and will never work in America. There are too many different opinions here in America. We are a melting pot of every other country in the world. Both good countries, just very very different.
intelis This has nothing to do with race. I'm talking about ideology. If you live in a country where everyone looks the same lives the same then you will have a country where people generally think in similar ways. It is a fact that Denmark has a population of 90% people who are all very similar. America is like a country made up of a thousand different countries that all have slightly different cultures and ideals.
Sadia Shah Why? Because I present facts about a concept that you obviously don't have the intellect to understand. You are the definition of ignorance and stupidity.
Benjamin Wood This is the problem americans need to choose live in the good old times where fuck nature and exploit everyone or to evolve even if people are against it people will always be against change ... i was once in the USA and the poor class is way to poor same for the middle class . and you need to tip 20 % or waiter say you re a jew and an asshole . USA have many problems but nobody wants to solve them or just make them worse ( Afghanistan , War against Drugs Water polution ) The USA can continue but they cant do it forever When all rivers have been polluted When all fishes species have died When the last tree has fallen Humans gonna see that you cant eat money
healthcare in denmark good!??!?!?!?! is this girl drunk, im danish and i can confirm that the danish healthcare isn't great, infact denmark is one of the lowest ranked countries in europe when it comes to our healthcare system, LUL!
Eh, no. We're in the top 5 so...(www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/expat-health/11384780/Netherlands-tops-health-care-rankings-with-UK-in-14th-place.html)
