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Denmark, is a great country, however even I notice problems here as there are in other countries. Corruption and poor decisions. For example a local government

Denmark, is a great country, however even I notice problems here as there are in other countries. Corruption and poor decisions. For example a local government office has a brand new facade finish ( amongst other work) that has taken about 4 years to do, its an entire building. Tall buildings are banned in Denmark so its actually surprisingly imposing. Trouble is, they did not use the tax funds to improve the local school for children. I am not joking, its a literal portacabin. Yes there are normal schools in buildings, but the main primary school for this village, ( and bear in mind this is denmark where most things are still carefully constructed and beautiful), is 2 literal portacabins / part of a small modern house, in dire need of upgrading. Im not saying the new government building is saurons tower, but there was no need to divert funds to improve it, it was just one of the buildings in a non descript village. I wouldnt normally care, but I know someone who goes to the primary school, and apparently it was a big upset that the funds for it went to this government building instead. Before anyone thinks I am being mean to DK, a very similar thing happened in the UK, the local library that used to be in a large building got moved to essentially a backwater dark room in a terrible part of town, and the main building converted to bigger nicer officer for the local government. Its a problem I am seeing all over europe. Just sat badly with me. EDIT > WTF everyone always so touchy. Everyone just relax ok this is a public forum.

arcfour 1y ago
Maybe Denmark isn't as beautiful as you describe and you are simply biased.
- ionwake 1y ago
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- cuntymaccunto 1y ago
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- bondarchuk 1y ago
  The scandinavian countries are widely upheld as some of the best and most civilized countries in the world second only to japan and switzerland. Sure countries are complicated affairs and we can bicker for years about these kinds of opinions, but it's not some kind of weirdo niche to think denmark is a far above-average country.
  - lnsru 1y ago
    They were. Currently I would avoid Sweden: https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/sweden-immigrants-crisis/ https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/sweden-immigrants-crisis/ Other European countries will follow. And yeah, I am against uncontrolled immigration. That’s probably the single way to destroy developed country very quickly.
    - vbezhenar 1y ago
      What do you mean "uncontrolled"? Surely EU have border services, so almost all immigration is controlled.
      - lnsru 1y ago
        I don’t want to open this can of worms. It is just not controlled.
        PeppySteppy 1y ago
        You are spreading typical AfD misinformation
        ionwake 1y ago
        I am an immigrant, and not "white" depending on who you ask. I was easily able to travel between schengen countries without having my ID checked ( I am lawful EU citizen). So in answer to your question no, border controls are not tight. Depends on the day. HAVING said that I also agree with you that EU borders ARE mostly controlled. I only saying this because I dont like accusations being thrown around, as it inhibits public discourse the ability for poeople to learn vis discussion, EVEN if he sounds like a nutter.
Svip 1y ago
> Tall buildings are banned in Denmark so its actually surprisingly imposing. False. Buildings higher than 5 stories require municipal council approval (whereas normally it's a functional approval, not a political one), but that's only in Copenhagen. Other municipal councils do not have the same restrictions, and there are plenty of examples of tall buildings in Denmark. The restriction in Copenhagen is historical, due to the fires that consumed the city; so to increase fire safety, buildings were height restricted. That most of Denmark otherwise don't have a lot of tall buildings is primarily due to a lack of demand.
- ionwake 1y ago
  I know bro I am just keeping it simple for people who arent danish. Thank you for the elaboration though
  - tokai 1y ago
    I don't get the point of your comment. Some random municipality construction case has nothing to do with this story.
    - ambicapter 1y ago
      I see the point very easily? It's about directing government funds to improving the work lives of the officials (the ones who decide where the money goes) instead of towards the education of their children, which most people would agree should be a much higher priority. It's an example of government working for themselves, not working for the people, as is their remit.
      - tokai 1y ago
        You believe that because you don't understand budgeting in danish municipalities. There are several bins of funds, and dictates from the state on how much can be used on what. Money from a construction budget cannot be used on schools, and so on. Its a much more complicated piece of bureaucracy, and not something that is relatable to a minister of justice going off in the deep end.
graemep 1y ago
As I read through the first two paragraphs of your comment I was thinking "that sounds like the sort of thing that happens here in the UK" and I have often though there is a general deterioration in the Europe (and as far as I know north America too). Then I found you seem to think much the same.
nickslaughter02 1y ago
> Denmark, is a great country Is it? From the outside it looks like a nanny state where every piece of individualism is removed.
vonneumannstan 1y ago
>Denmark, is a great country, however even I notice problems here as there are in other countries. Corruption and poor decisions. For example a local government office has a brand new facade finish ( amongst other work) that has taken about 4 years to do, its an entire building. I'm sorry but when my own president is hard at work enriching himself and his family to the tune of Billions of dollars at the expense of the citizens here this sounds like a joke.
- sleepybrett 1y ago
  I don't know if it's 'corruption' or just a different sort of 'common sense' that needs to be corrected. There is a reason that 'if you've got nothing to hide why not consent to the search' is ages old and still present. You don't always have to assign corrupt intent to people who may just be ignorant.
bazoom42 1y ago
> Tall buildings are banned in Denmark This of course not true.
- ionwake 1y ago
  Im simplifying the complex rules for the crowd , you didnt pick up on that but its ok bro I appreciate the clarification.

arcfour 1y ago

Maybe Denmark isn't as beautiful as you describe and you are simply biased.

ionwake 1y ago
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cuntymaccunto 1y ago
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bondarchuk 1y ago
The scandinavian countries are widely upheld as some of the best and most civilized countries in the world second only to japan and switzerland. Sure countries are complicated affairs and we can bicker for years about these kinds of opinions, but it's not some kind of weirdo niche to think denmark is a far above-average country.
- lnsru 1y ago
  They were. Currently I would avoid Sweden: https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/sweden-immigrants-crisis/ https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/sweden-immigrants-crisis/ Other European countries will follow. And yeah, I am against uncontrolled immigration. That’s probably the single way to destroy developed country very quickly.
  - vbezhenar 1y ago
    What do you mean "uncontrolled"? Surely EU have border services, so almost all immigration is controlled.
    - lnsru 1y ago
      I don’t want to open this can of worms. It is just not controlled.
      - PeppySteppy 1y ago
        You are spreading typical AfD misinformation
        ionwake 1y ago
        I am an immigrant, and not "white" depending on who you ask. I was easily able to travel between schengen countries without having my ID checked ( I am lawful EU citizen). So in answer to your question no, border controls are not tight. Depends on the day. HAVING said that I also agree with you that EU borders ARE mostly controlled. I only saying this because I dont like accusations being thrown around, as it inhibits public discourse the ability for poeople to learn vis discussion, EVEN if he sounds like a nutter.

Svip 1y ago

> Tall buildings are banned in Denmark so its actually surprisingly imposing. False. Buildings higher than 5 stories require municipal council approval (whereas normally it's a functional approval, not a political one), but that's only in Copenhagen. Other municipal councils do not have the same restrictions, and there are plenty of examples of tall buildings in Denmark. The restriction in Copenhagen is historical, due to the fires that consumed the city; so to increase fire safety, buildings were height restricted. That most of Denmark otherwise don't have a lot of tall buildings is primarily due to a lack of demand.

ionwake 1y ago
I know bro I am just keeping it simple for people who arent danish. Thank you for the elaboration though
- tokai 1y ago
  I don't get the point of your comment. Some random municipality construction case has nothing to do with this story.
  - ambicapter 1y ago
    I see the point very easily? It's about directing government funds to improving the work lives of the officials (the ones who decide where the money goes) instead of towards the education of their children, which most people would agree should be a much higher priority. It's an example of government working for themselves, not working for the people, as is their remit.
    - tokai 1y ago
      You believe that because you don't understand budgeting in danish municipalities. There are several bins of funds, and dictates from the state on how much can be used on what. Money from a construction budget cannot be used on schools, and so on. Its a much more complicated piece of bureaucracy, and not something that is relatable to a minister of justice going off in the deep end.

graemep 1y ago

As I read through the first two paragraphs of your comment I was thinking "that sounds like the sort of thing that happens here in the UK" and I have often though there is a general deterioration in the Europe (and as far as I know north America too). Then I found you seem to think much the same.

nickslaughter02 1y ago

> Denmark, is a great country Is it? From the outside it looks like a nanny state where every piece of individualism is removed.

vonneumannstan 1y ago

>Denmark, is a great country, however even I notice problems here as there are in other countries. Corruption and poor decisions. For example a local government office has a brand new facade finish ( amongst other work) that has taken about 4 years to do, its an entire building. I'm sorry but when my own president is hard at work enriching himself and his family to the tune of Billions of dollars at the expense of the citizens here this sounds like a joke.

sleepybrett 1y ago
I don't know if it's 'corruption' or just a different sort of 'common sense' that needs to be corrected. There is a reason that 'if you've got nothing to hide why not consent to the search' is ages old and still present. You don't always have to assign corrupt intent to people who may just be ignorant.

bazoom42 1y ago

> Tall buildings are banned in Denmark This of course not true.

ionwake 1y ago
Im simplifying the complex rules for the crowd , you didnt pick up on that but its ok bro I appreciate the clarification.