Cultureshock Denmark (Cultureshock Denmark: A Survival Guide to Customs & Etiquette)

INTRO: It has been two year now that I read this book, but the time spent doing it was helpful to gauge my expectation level of life and people of Denmark. Morton Strange is helpful is telling its readers the "good, bad, and ugly" of life in Denmark.

AUTHOR: Spent 20 years abroad as a professional, only to come back to Denmark in his 40s and discover Denmark again. His harsh tone permiates the book, and his foreign experiences seem to have affected the way he judges and views Danes, and the danish society.

CONTENT: The major topics that would interest anyone making their home in Denmark are well covered in the following chapters:

1) First Impressions
2) Overview of the Land and History
3) People
4) Socialising (z)
5) Settling In
6) Food Inglorious Food
7) Enjoying Denmark
8) Language and Communication
9) Working (and not Working) Life
10) DIY Denmark

These chapters offer some...Read more