{"id":1346,"date":"2016-01-31T23:35:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-31T23:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2016-02-28T21:52:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T21:52:03","slug":"the-capital-of-danish-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2016\/01\/31\/the-capital-of-danish-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Capital of Danish Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Compared to Copenhageners, people from \u00c5rhus speak in a slower and less \u201dsingsong\u201d way \u2013 maybe that\u2019s why they have always been popular in jokes? Photo from Den Gamle By\/The Old Town in \u00c5rhus. (Courtesy of Erik Cleves Kristensen at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Danes love a good vittighed<\/b> (joke) \u2013 especially about themselves\u2026 \ud83d\ude42 Like in other countries, people i byerne<\/b> (in the cities) make fun of people p\u00e5 landet<\/b> (in the countryside) \u2013 and the other way around, I can assure you! \ud83d\ude42 As you\u2019re probably aware<\/a>, in Denmark there\u2019s a constant West vs. East \u201dmockery battle\u201d going on between the Jylland<\/b> (Jutland) peninsula and the capital K\u00f8benhavn<\/b> (Copenhagen). It\u2019s maybe not so strange, then, that jokes about the people of Jutland\u2019s \u201dcapital\u201d \u2013 \u00c5rhus<\/b> \u2013 have been really popular throughout the country (of course also among the \u00e5rhusianere<\/b> themselves!) Here are a few \u201d\u00e5rhushistorier\u201d <\/b>(\u00c5rhus stories); feel free to add your own favourites in the comments section! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\u2013 Hvorfor tager \u00e5rhusianerne p\u00e6nt t\u00f8j p\u00e5 n\u00e5r det lyner? <\/b>(Why are the Aarhusians putting on nice clothes whenever there\u2019s lightning?)
\n\u2013 De tror de skal fotograferes! <\/b>(They think they are going to be photographed!)<\/p>\n

\u2013 Hvorfor har \u00e5rhusianerne stiger med n\u00e5r de g\u00e5r p\u00e5 indk\u00f8b? <\/b>(Why are the Aarhusians bringing ladders when they are shopping?)
\n\u2013 Fordi priserne er s\u00e5 h\u00f8je. <\/b>(Because the prices are so high.)<\/p>\n

\u2013 Hvorfor er b\u00f8rnesengene s\u00e5 h\u00f8je i \u00c5rhus?<\/b> (Why are the children\u2019s beds so high in \u00c5rhus?)
\n\u2013 S\u00e5 kan de bedre h\u00f8re n\u00e5r b\u00f8rnene falder ud. <\/b>(Then they can better hear when the kids are falling out.)<\/p>\n

\u2013 Ved du hvad der st\u00e5r p\u00e5 skiltene ved en \u00e5rhusiansk rundk\u00f8rsel? <\/b>(Do you know what the signs at an \u00c5rhus roundabout say?)
\n\u2013 Max tre omgange! <\/b>(No more than three rounds!)<\/p>\n

\u2013 Hvorfor tager \u00e5rhusianerne en bild\u00f8r med ud i \u00f8rkenen? <\/b>(Why are the Aarhusians bringing a car door to the desert?)
\n\u2013 S\u00e5 kan de rulle vinduet ned n\u00e5r det bliver for varmt! <\/b>(Then they can roll down the window when it gets too hot!)
\n\u2013\u00a0 Hvorfor tager de s\u00e5 to bild\u00f8re med ud i \u00f8rkenen? <\/b>(But why do they bring two car doors to the desert?)
\n\u2013 S\u00e5 kan de rulle begge vinduer ned og f\u00e5 gennemtr\u00e6k!<\/b> (Then they can roll down both windows and get a draught!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Danes love a good vittighed (joke) \u2013 especially about themselves\u2026 \ud83d\ude42 Like in other countries, people i byerne (in the cities) make fun of people p\u00e5 landet (in the countryside) \u2013 and the other way around, I can assure you! \ud83d\ude42 As you\u2019re probably aware, in Denmark there\u2019s a constant West vs. East \u201dmockery battle\u201d…<\/p>\n

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