Totally flattered by a drunk (or: woman’s need for occasional male appreciation)

It’s funny what gets you back into blogging after a pathetically wrong lapse.
Today, as I descended to the S-train platform at Nørreport, I noticed a homeless guy in an amusingly bizarre position. Smack in the middle of all the action and inches from the edge of the platform, he’d laid himself down, crossed his feet [...]

I’ve never seen modern dance like this…

It’s been ages since my last blog. Pathetic, really. But in my defense: we’ve started a very fun blog at work and I’m feeling my virtual time being spread a bit thin. Still, my friend’s visit from London has given me a swift kick in the rear about the personal-blog-apathy situation. She’s a successful freelance journalists [...]

Danes and the F-word

On my family’s second night in Copenhagen, we went to the (great) Laundromat Cafe in Østerbro. And on the way there, we walked by a very trendy-alternative looking hair salon. This was the tagline they chose to slap up on their storefront:
“F**king great hairdressers.”
The other day, in a very serious business meeting about a company’s [...]

Wanna take a Monday morning joy ride?

I can’t figure it out. On Mondays, there’s at least three times more traffic in Copenhagen than on any other day. I left at 8 this morning to get to the office early. Fortunately brought my Danish sentences to recite at red lights. I recited more than I drove! In most cities, if you leave [...]

First theater experience in Copenhagen

One of my Danish clients is impressively informed about all sorts of events in Copenhagen. Apart from introducing me to the outlet shopping out at Langelinie, she also mentioned this performance and I thought I’d share. (I haven’t seen it yet but it got a good review in the Copenhagen Post, so we got tickets).
One [...]

Old drunks

Time for a rant. Because every time I get on public transportation, I end up next to a 1) alcoholic, 2) deranged person, or 3) someone who just polished off an entire package of smoked salmon and topped it off with a few garlic cloves. But really, it’s the drunks that are starting to annoy [...]

Sushi 2500

I feel like I’ve finally arrived: I’ve got a favorite sushi take-out joint. Somehow, that’s come to define the ultimate comfort in a new location — like having a good girly magazine delivered through my mail slot once a month (I like Eurowoman. I understand about 50% – the photography – but that’s alright by [...]

Need a Danish license?

“EU/EEA nationals can use their driving licence in Denmark, while other nationals must convert their driving licence if they establish permanent residence in Denmark.” Ok, so how do I convert my American license? No info. Anywhere.
Since there seems to be no place on the Web to get this information, I’m going to share the full [...]

Efficient what??

Oh, the cultural differences! I’ve had lots to write about since I arrived. One of my favorite Danish topics is EFFICIENCY. Everything in Denmark is so wildly efficient, it really makes me feel like I’ve been living in a third-world country (the U.S., that is).
Today, my beautiful new blonde dentist told me that I need to [...]

Probably the most unfortunate tagline ever.

I bet almost every foreign blogger visiting or living in Copenhagen has written about this Carlsberg blooper. But that won’t stop me from supporting this anti-probability cause. I just wrote an article at work about kicking the adverb addiction, and I plan to stand by my conviction. Don’t say you’re very this, or quite that, or [...]