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The coolest bus commercial in Denmark Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Mar 14, 2015
Denne uge [DENNeh oo] (this week) I’d like to share with you a fabulous reklame (commercial) that’s currently making a lot of people laugh in danske biografer (Danish cinemas). It’s called Passageren [passaSHARE-unh] (The Passenger) or Bussen 2 [boosn TOH] (The Bus 2), as it’s the sequel to the 2012 hit commercial Bussen. In case…
Danish pick-up lines Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Feb 14, 2015
It’s that time of year again! Thanks to our great kærlighed (love) for American traditions, many Danish par (couples) are buying hinanden (each other) blomster (flowers), chokolade [SHOcko-lathe], biografbilletter (cinema tickets) to ”50 Shades of Grey” and what not to celebrate Valentinsdag. But what about all those people who haven’t got a kæreste (girlfriend/boyfriend), an…
So You Think You Can Lie? Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Nov 29, 2014
Det er koldt i november. (It’s cold in November.) Fortunately, the julefrokost (”Christmas lunch”) season has started in Denmark. That means plenty of opportunities to møde mennesker (meet people), drikke øl (drink beer) and … spille terninger (play dice)! Here’s a terningespil (die game) that’s popular in Danish værtshuse [VARE-ts-hooseh] (pubs). A friend of mine…
Randers Ramblings Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Oct 31, 2014
Randers [RANNors] is a by (town, city) in Nordøstjylland (North Eastern Jutland), between the cities of Århus and Aalborg. This efterår (Autumn/Fall), I got a bit of work up there. I must say I’ve fallen in love with the city! Randers lies next to Gudenåen, the only å (stream) in Denmark that’s wide enough to…
Ardent Love in Two Languages Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Sep 30, 2014
A classic of det danske køkken (Danish cuisine) is brændende kærlighed, which translates as ”ardent love” or ”burning love”. It is basically an elaborate version of kartoffelmos (mashed potatoes). A little ”love” is added, typically in the shape of bacon… Brændende kærlighed 4 pers. 1 portion kartoffelmos (se under) 300 g svinebryst eller røget bacon…
The Scotlands of Denmark Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Sep 27, 2014
Last week the people in Scotland voted no to becoming a country independent from the United Kingdom. For some people in faraway countries, it was maybe the first time they saw the Scottish flag or even heard about Scotland. I want to make sure that you, i det mindste (at least), hear about the parts…
5 most shocking Danish artworks Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Aug 31, 2014
A sizeable number of Danish kunstnere (artists) seem to think that kunst (art) is all about provocation. The more people you can provokere (provoke), the better. I’ve never been able to figure out why this is so, but here are 5 really provocative Danish works of art (or ”art”, if you prefer!) NB! I’ve left…