HeyJaredGrumpy Man in a Happy Land
Michael Booth on Denmark, the Danes, Scandinavia and the Scandinavians
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Are Danes the best drivers in the world? Well, yes, and no. (opens the original)
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Have you ever met anyone who didn’t think they had a sense of humour? I think pretty much everyone, inside, believes they have a gsh*, just as everyone believes they have empathy for others.Similarly, I’ve never met anyone who has a license who would admit they were a bad driver. Some might concede a weakness at parallel parking or a fear of the German Autobahn, but I’ve never heard anyone say “You know what? I’m in my car most days, but I haven’t a clue what I’m doing.” Not even Belgians.<
Danish Digitalisation Must Stop! (opens the original)
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My friend Margrethe has volunteered for almost half her life in her local church, basically helping make sure everything runs and functions as it should so that the parishioners can benefit from an optimal interface with the Almighty.One of her jobs for the past 40 years or so has been to gather the coins and occasional notes donated during the daily services, count them up (500kr on a good week), and take them in a special bag to the local bank. (I like to think that Margrethe handcuffed the ba
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