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I moved from the U.S. to Denmark 2 1/2 years ago and so far am liking it. The healthcare really does work without me having to shop for complex insurance packag
by mjn 13y ago
I moved from the U.S. to Denmark 2 1/2 years ago and so far am liking it. The healthcare really does work without me having to shop for complex insurance packages! I really do get 6 weeks/year in vacation! People really do work 37-hour work weeks! There really are good arts grants if you want to bootstrap your indie-game or film company! (And a good safety net so you don't end up homeless if your company fails.) It hasn't been a bad experience at all. Why should I have trouble acclimatizing to the culture?
The only thing really difficult to acclimatize to is the language, which is hard to speak (though easy to read/write). And to some extent the weather. But Copenhagen in particular is incredibly easy to live in as a foreigner. And it is diverse enough that culture-wise you can hang out with whoever you want to, more or less; my social group includes a number of Germans, some Spaniards, some Danes, some Arabs, some Greeks, some Swedes, and some Koreans.
- willvarfar 13y agoI moved to Sweden from Britain 10 years ago and all its all truly rosy in Sweden too. I hope the BBC succeeds in nordicising Britain!
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