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You’d have to learn Danish. I don’t recommend it. Kamelåså

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Denmark has lots of English speakers, you’d get by pretty well only knowing English and over time you’d pick up some Danish too

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The linked video is a joke about how difficult it is to understand danish accents

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You’d pick up about 3 words and thus never truly integrate. This is the trouble with foreign countries where literally everyone speaks near-perfect English.

That said, there’s only about 4 such countries. The Netherlands and Scandinavia, basically.

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And you get invited to free Danish school to learn. Lots of opportunities to learn Danish here, and as a native English (only) speaker it’s not too hard a language to do OK at.

But for sure you can do your day to day in English no problem if your job was in English

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Literally everyone over the age of 10 speaks English, but if you’ll still need to understand Danish to actually live there.

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the old and infirm? public transportation, and a good set of walking shoes, oh, you can’t walk, well fuck you, no cars allowed buddy, you live where you fall now

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Old and infirm people existed before cars did, and also I’m pretty sure they are not banning ambulences.

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if you cant walk how are you getting in to your car? do you just live there? car centric infrastructure has never been particularly wheelchair or walker friendly

really though if you dont like it, don’t move there. There are care homes better suited to your needs and concerns.

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I can tell you haven’t been to Nordhavn. There are roads and and cars/ambulance can absolutely drive by. Owning a car in Nordhavn in very hard though, very little parking.

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So, is that a colder New York then?

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I mean, if all you know is US cities it’s the closest one to most European cities but that’s a stretch

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Yes, but smaller, cleaner, without skyscrapers, less hobos, and with bikes everywhere. Actually it has almost nothing in common with New York, except for being a “big” city with good public transportation.

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29 points

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA CARS AS HANDICAP DEVICES IS THE FUNNIEST FUCKING THING I HAVE SEEN FROM A 6 CYLINDER BRAIN HAHAHAHAHA

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21 points

In my experience the legless ride busses better than they drive

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Afaik research shows efforts like this actually help diverse communities. Older adults don’t benefit as much from nursing homes and the like because it denies them ability to socialize with other generations.

Plus, here in the US fuckin nothing is in walking distance for a sizable population. Older adults and infirm need areas they can walk (or scoot or whatever) without risk of being hit by cars when they take longer to cross a street. Research also shows older adults prefer getting shit done on their own when they can, so giving them ample opportunities like this is exactly what they need. They’re still surrounded by people that can help if they do fall.

Cheer up mate

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If you can’t walk by yourself for 10 minutes you shouldn’t be going around alone in a car either.

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9 points

Got mad about this, then reread the title and saw that it did not in fact say “cats”

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Nordhavn is not a city, though, it’s a district. But IMO it is exactly what is needed. All the basics within 10mins and great culture no more than half an hour away. Lots of Danish cities are like that though. I currently live in Aalborg. When I lived in one of the districts furthest away from the city center I could walk 10mins to everything; supermarkets, barber, pizzerias, a sandwich place, a café, a doctor and a dentist. Primary school, daycare and the like was also within that zone if I needed it. And it is all connected with an intricate bike and walking pathway system

If need be and I wanted to go to the cinema or go to town and drink busses took me there in about half an hour several times an hour, even at night.

I kinda miss it though, but I decided to move to the city center where everything is within 10mins.

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Yes yes Denmark is perfect, we get it! To be fair, it’s hardly even an exaggeration. I’ve been to Aalborg and can confirm it’s lovely. A few historic buildings and tons of modern ones including an amazing opera house, nice river setting, everyone walking and cycling. And of course this is Scandinavia so even the people are beautiful and stylish.

BUT! Worst weather in the whole world. Cold and wet for basically the whole year. Feels like a kind of justice! The price of your success.

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BUT! Worst weather in the whole world. Cold and wet for basically the whole year. Feels like a kind of justice! The price of your success.

I think I’ll get my winter depression checked for free by our universal healthcare…

But yeah, otherwise there’s a reason Aalborg is my favourite city in Denmark as you’ve seen yourself.

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