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Podcast: How to Live in Denmark
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Danes and Stereotypes: The superficial American and the Copenhagen cheater
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:06:19
Publish Date: 2014-03-09 03:43:20
Description:

As an American in Denmark, I get to experience Danish stereotypes about Americans on a regular basis: we are superficial, too outspoken and direct, and are apparently controlled by a small cabal of right-wing nutcases. 

But the Danes have stereotypes about other nationalities as well.  Spaniards and Italians are seen as fun and sexy and romantic, but unlikely to arrive on time. Eastern Europeans work too hard, at wages that are much too low, at least by Danish standards. Asian immigrants are seen as OK because they work hard at things Danes aren’t interested in, like high-level engineering degrees.
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