tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828516990592652743.post6168001311887330766..comments2022-03-26T23:51:35.900-07:00Comments on Life in Denmark: Those Funny DanesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07625522109371153559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828516990592652743.post-13299087090458186092013-02-18T00:27:53.704-08:002013-02-18T00:27:53.704-08:00Thanks, Majken :)
Now we know that Palle is not ...Thanks, Majken :) <br /><br />Now we know that Palle is not that "dygtig" with poetry :) That was a really funny one though!<br /><br />I understand why it is the half you celebrate, but in the mentality of many foreigners (incl. myself) it is still strange. Why would you celebrate the half?? :) But again it might seem weird, but it's still charming :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625522109371153559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828516990592652743.post-75844625014222835432013-02-15T05:44:09.036-08:002013-02-15T05:44:09.036-08:00Us crazy Danes ;-) Very well written. And it's...Us crazy Danes ;-) Very well written. And it's really interesting to look at ourselves this way from a foreigner's view.<br /><br />One minor correction, Palle didn't actually write the song himself. He didn't even know anything about it before he was told to stand up. It was something my parents did to make fun of him. I guess making fun of ourselves and each other (and liking it) is also a part of being Danish.<br /><br />And the reason for the number 12½ is as following: In Denmark we have two big wedding anniversaries. 50 years is Gold Wedding - and half way there, 25 years is Silver wedding. So Copper Wedding is half way to Silver Wedding. But it's much less formal, hence all the joking and funny songs :-)<br /><br />MajkenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com