My Danish Experience (by Danish Matters)

Dec 22 2021
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Dear listeners! This is the Danish Matters Podcast titled My Danish Experience - for with and about bonus Danes in Denmark. This podcast is for all foreigners (bonus Danes) in Denmark. Here, you get a voice and the listeners a feeling of connectedness and inspiration for their lives in Denmark. If you're interested in being my guest, don't hesitate to write to: [email protected] Use the same email address if you wish for a Danish course. My Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/116825245703205 (1,500+ members). Warmly, Tina Bacher - from Danish Matters

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10# (solo EN) HYGGE Explained

Dec 22 2021 15 mins  
Dear listeners!  This time of year it's definitely hygge-time don't you think?  Lots have been written about hygge but in this episode, I take you a little back in history so that maybe you'll learn more about more about hygge. If you've listened to My Danish Experience podcast before, you'll know that I also do conversations with Bonus Danes (my word for foreigners). The

9# (solo - EN) The Awful Danish Language

Dec 08 2021 16 mins  
Dear listeners! Do you find that the Danish language is hard to learn? Is it awful?  In this episode, I'm going to talk about the Danish language - and you might be surprised ;) If you've listened to My Danish Experience podcast before, you'll know that I also do conversations with Bonus Danes (my word for foreigners). They can be in English or in Danish. If you would lik

8# (Solo - EN) Working in Denmark

Nov 24 2021 19 mins  
Dear listeners! Are you working here in Denmark? Do you find it a bit difficult to dechifer the work culture? In this episode, I'll be taking you through the work culture in Denmark so that when you're done listening, you'll know about what's important to employers when you apply for a job, what Danes value at a work place (such as humor), what kind of relationship we have with and

7# (Solo - EN) School and Spare Time in Denmark

Nov 11 2021 18 mins  
Dear listeners! This Solo episode is in English (as most solo episodes will be). In this episode you'll learn about the Danish school system - the background and how it works. You'll also learn about how spare time is spent and in this about our 'foreninger' (associations) which are a big part of our spare time. If you've listened to My Danish Experience podcast before, you'll know

6# (solo - EN) Parenting in Denmark - Teenagers

Oct 26 2021 14 mins  
Dear listeners! Welcome to (solo) episode 6 of My Danish Experience Podcast. This one is about parenting teenagers but if you'd like to know about how we parent children in Denmark, go to episode 4. The next solo episode will be about school and sparetime in Denmark (for adults, too). How do Danes parent their teenagers? Listen and find out how we deal with things like alcohol

5# (DK) Getting a job in Denmark - Being a Man in the Workplace - Can We Define Being Danish?

Oct 12 2021 65 mins  
Dear listeners! Welcome to the Danish Matters Podcast 'My Danish Experience - for, with, and about Bonus Danes in Denmark' and to 5# Getting a Job in Denmark - Being a Man in the Workplace - Can We Define Being Danish? Jesse from the Netherlands is my guest and we talk about a lot of different things.  Jesse has learned Danish but not in a conventional way. One thing he did wa

4# (solo - En) Parenting in Denmark - Children

Oct 01 2021 24 mins  
Dear listeners! Welcome to (solo) episode 4 of My Danish Experience Podcast - episode 4 about parenting children. The next solo episode will be about parenting teen-agers. How do Danes parent their children? Is it that different from any other nationalities? Is it different from how it's done in other European countries? What do Danish parents do when their children don't beha

3# (DK) Be patient – Starting life in DK - Life as a Woman in DK

Sep 15 2021 45 mins  
Dear listeners! Welcome to 3# Be patient – Starting life in DK - Life as a Woman in DK. My guest, calling herself Joe and originally from India, and I talk about many different topics from how to start a life in Denmark, life as a woman in Denmark, the weather to how you get a network in Denmark; how to deal with the fact that Denmark is an expensive country; that there are othe

2# (DK) Let Go of Your Frustrations - Get Involved

Sep 02 2021 71 mins  
My guest who was born and raised in Finland touches upon many different topics in this episode of My Danish Experience podcast. What can you learn from Danish movies? What do Danish parties look like from the outside? The inevitable question: how do you get Danish friends while keeping an international core within yourself? This, and that it’s okay to be different and that y

1# (DK) Drillenisser - Cph joys - taxes and rules

Aug 25 2021 49 mins  
The Danish Matters Podcast: My Danish Experience - for with and about bonus Danes in Denmark In this first episode, I talk to my former Spanish student who has lived in Denmark for several years. It’s a conversation about various topics from the joy of living in Copenhagen to taxes and that the Danish society has rules and systems; the odd custom to have flags on busses; how it i