Life in Denmark

These are expressions Danes resent

You want to do well at work but find it difficult to understand the terms. Danes often say something that doesn’t quite express what they mean. Here are expressions you need to be aware of – not to use!

Cracking the code of saying the right thing at the Danish workplace (photo: Pixabay)

The Copenhagen Post

Nov 2, 2024

“I hear what you’re saying.” This somewhat harmless expression is not what Danes likes to hear in the workplace. It expresses a diplomatic recognition of another point of view, without necessarily agreeing. According to a member survey in the trade union DJØF – so it is not scientifically proven – “I hear what you say” […]

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