This is the question actors are often asked. Actors dread it because they always hope that their performance was what mattered most, not the mechanics of getting there
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Sa’ar K. Gershon
In the second part of an analysis of internationals coming to Denmark, statistician Sa’ar Karp Gershon shares insights on what can be done today and soon to promote better prospects of foreigners in Denmark
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David Zepernick
Expats are welcome, but rarely stay for long. Do we dare to ask why?
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Nicolai Kampmann
You won’t find many Danes who hope Donald Trump wins the presidential election on Tuesday. After all, last time he wanted to buy Greenland from us. But the US is probably Denmark’s best friend in the world, even if the admiration is declining
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Robin Dickheiwer
Denmark is home to a growing number of internationals, with migrants making up 15.9 percent of the population. However, there is a lack of political engagement from our community, which is concerning given our growing numbers.
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Kelly Rasmussen
Many people every year choose to move to Denmark and Denmark in turn spends a lot of money to attract and retain this international talent. Are they staying though? If they leave, do they go home or elsewhere? Looking at raw figures, we can see that Denmark is gradually becoming more international but not everyone is staying.
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Kelly Rasmussen
Denmark has announced a reform of the education system, including scrapping 10th grade. But this will take the Danish system out of step with international schooling, which is 11 years long, while Danish will be 10. How do you fit 11 years into 10? There are various administratively tricky solutions, and the impact on international schools in Denmark will be significant.
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Conrad Molden
Next time you’re looking for a Danish film to watch, spare a thought for Denmark’s only giant monster film ‘Reptilicus’ – a 1960s cult-classic with puppets, bad acting, bazookas, and a prehistoric reptilian beast rampaging through Amager.
“Which room did Shakespeare write Hamlet in?” An American tourist asked me this question at the entrance to Kronborg Castle in Helsingør, Denmark. In fact, unlike his famous contemporary, Christopher Marlowe, who wrote Dr Faustus and was known as the ‘prince of poets’, Shakespeare never even left England. The setting of Hamlet in the rooms and courtyard of Kronborg Castle must have been based on Shakespeare’s imagination. Or was it?
Many international leaders I work with find themselves frustrated, questioning whether their Danish employees are lazy, unmotivated, or simply operating by different rules. The reality? Danes are often driven by things other than money or overtime and figuring that out is key to leadership success in Denmark.
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Jay Cannon
Devastation started creeping in around application 183. I understand that I am not the most qualified person in the world, but when you don’t get a response from New Balance about selling shoes, doubt takes over.
Why do summer holidays put Danes in such a bad mood? Don’t they know they’re the luckiest people in the world? Five weeks of holiday! Trips to Mallorca! That’s such a fantasy to people back at home (the US). And then they come back to work and spend all day complaining about the flight or the food or the weather. What gives?
