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What The Denmark | Danish Culture for Expats, Internationals and Danes

Society EN ↓ 29 episodes

Danish culture can be pretty confusing, especially if you are not from Denmark. This podcast is on a mission to resolve cultural confusion in the country, and help anyone understand how people in this unique country think and behave. Co-hosts Sam Floy (British podcaster, "The Outsider") and Josefine Volqvartz (Danish TV journalist, "The Insider") speak to experts and members of the public to understand and explain why something so normal in Danish culture is confusing to outsiders. Rather than simply point fun, or say something like "Danes have an ironic sense of humour" we go deep, by speakin...

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.whatthedenmark.com

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Making friends (Part 1): How coconuts and peaches help explain Danish friendships 15.04.2021 27:10

Danes are notoriously known for being hard to make friends with. In the 2019 report by InterNations, Denmark ranked at the absolute bottom of their ‘Ease of Settling in’ charts. But why is it so hard to make friends and feel at home in Denmark? In these two episodes of What Denmark, we explore this critical issue and give advice on making friends in Denmark. Part 1 covers the theory of how differ...

Flat Hierarchies: The pros and cons of a high trust Danish workplace 08.04.2021 41:30

Denmark and other Nordic countries are celebrated for their flat organisations and inclusive work practices, and for a good reason. But what are the downsides of this approach? Why do some people coming in from a more hierarchical culture find it demotivating to work this way? In this episode Sam and Josefine speak with management expert Chris Shern, international CEO Nico Blier-Silvestri and Dan...

Duvets: Why do Danish couples sleep with separate duvets? 07.04.2021 29:51

There's a good chance you've never thought much about the type of duvet you have. But there's actually quite a lot of interesting history, science and culture bound up in the different approaches to co-sleeping, both in Denmark and around the world. In this episode Sam and Josefine speak to people around the world about their experience of using duvets. In Denmark it's common for couples sleeping...

The Backstory of What The Denmark 03.04.2021 2:25

How the discovery that Danish couples slept with separate duvets led to the start of the What The Denmark podcast. Learn more at: https://www.whatthedenmark.com/