Top 4 things I dislike about Denmark...

The number 1813 is a good thing for things that aren’t as much an emergency, as 112 is for life threatening emergency.

I agree with the health system thing. The separation between your own doctor, the ermegency room, and the actual hospitals is weird. It should be a single system with a common way of access no matter the situation.

You have To call "lægevagten" if you're own doctor is close the phone number is 1813, there is doctor and nurses there taking the phone and can call a ambulance for you

Thank you for making this video I found it really interesting, I'm Danish but lives in Spain, so I have not used the Danish health system for a while, but I think, in part, to not overburden the hospital, they send you through the doctor. I have experienced, in the end of me being in Denmark, them closing down some hospitals/emergency rooms and I then had to go to a hospital 45 minutes away even thou my town had a hospital, so yeah it might be free, but some things sure could use an update. A saying in Denmark is "there is nothing wrong with the weather, there is something wrong with your clothing", and it might actually come from that"ever changing" weather hehe The supermarket thing I think might come down to there are not alot of people in Denmark and not a lot of them think I can make my own "brand" of, say, chocolate as you use in the example, so a lot of things do not have s lot of competition in that sense, but I might be wrong about this. Anyways just trying to give my five cent on s possible reason things are the way they are, nothing more then that. Hope you find something in what I say if not that is ok too hehe, anyways love the videos you made that I've seen, enjoy your day evening or night what ever it is when ever you read this hehe

The darkness is what I really love. Because, it makes me, so much more appreciative of the long summer nights.

I also have a similar experience with the medical system : all my Danish friends and relatives think it is fantastic, while me and, so far, every single non-danish person I talked to thinks it is awful, for precisely the same reason you describe. Once you are taken seriously everything is fine, but it is almost always a struggle to be taken seriously in the first place

Me and my husband moving next week to Copenhagen and your videos are a huge help

I am from the warmer part of the world. I live survived it for 23 yrs and it was a challenge. Language barrier and the weather. Thankful for the healthcare system.

thanks a lot. really helpful.

I agree with you totally. You should also visit Fyn/Sønderjylland/Falster/Møn, those are the best parts of Denmark, totally different from the Copenhagen mentally. Danes are very different in the top part of Sjælland/Copenhagen area, compared to these parts. Especially people in Sønderjylland are for most danes considered like it's own country in itself, also hard to understand them. But they are sweethearts.

You are sooo right about the options in the supermarkets.

i like your smilies used in videos =)

I totally agree with your comments. The options in supermarkets are really boring and often there's not much difference between them. 90% of their items can be found anywhere. If you're looking for something unique you're out of luck. I have been living near the german border most of my life and I'm always looking forward to going there as there are so many different options for everything from mustard to candy

I agree to the first two. It has gotten worse for a long time now, for both. We used to have a lot of shops alongside each other and a lot of special shops, but they have died out because the big supermarkets are taking over, and that means only a little variation of things and the quality..... The two next things :D ..... I think it´s a "hallmark" of Denmark that the weather is that way and I like it. The winter is not that dark I think. I´ve lived in Greenland for 5 years and maybe that´s why I think that way. In the winter it is dark 24/7 and in the summer it is light 24/7. Great way of speaking btw. Noone can tell you are from France (and I love France)

You can always predict the Danish weather to be like an excuse for itself :D It's rarely all-in very sunny, windy, snowy, rainy. It doesn't do a lot of the extremes. Or at least not for very long at a time. There is, however, plenty of cloudy and in-between kind of weather. Grey weather or cloudy weather is a classic. And then there are spots of rainy days, sunny days, snowy days here and there. I think the weather and the dark winter days has shaped the culture in Denmark a lot: I think "hygge" is a mean of survival in the winter, and because sunny weather can be sparse it means that if there is any kind of sun outside Danes will take it all in. You'll see Danes sit outside of cafées in their warm coats and just enjoy it if the sun is shining. I think that "sun and light worshipping" is a cultural product of the surroundings and conditions we live in.

Very informative thank you! What kind of clothes should you wear throughout the year? Is it actually pure darkness during the dark winter?

You are absolutely right about the winters. I Hope however that you do notice in summers its always light

I totally agree about the food stuff. In Denmark we don't have much competition between the supermarket chain. They almost sells the same products. I live 1,5 hour from Flensburg (like you) and I enjoy shopping in Citti Markt in Flensburg. It is heaven for me 😁 Try is out 😉

Totally agree about the choice of food in supermarkets in Denmark. I don't think it's just about the size of population though. Belgium has double the population of Denmark (around 10 mill) but the variety of food available is just as amazing as France, even in the small towns. I think the main reason is that Danes are simply not 'foodies' the way some other Europeans are.

Hej margaux, you have such a beautiful accent, to match your beautiful eyes. I’ve been living in Denmark for 26 years, and kind of agree with all you say. But you get used to it😄. I originally come from England, and holiday in the south of France every year with my family. France is beautiful too.