The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Take the first step': What you should do to make friends in Denmark Adapting to social etiquette in a foreign country can be extremely disorienting – do all my coworkers secretly hate me, or is this just that Danish chill? Am I being obtuse by inviting my neighbor to dinner multiple times, or is this what it takes to break through in a "coconut" culture? https://www.thelocal.dk/20210805/how-to-make-friends-in-denmark-or-not-advice-from-our-readers Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:59:25 +0200 how-to-make-friends-in-denmark-or-not-advice-from-our-readers 'They act like you are complete strangers': Why it's hard to make friends with Danes In an unscientific poll of readers of The Local Denmark, 81 percent of respondents agreed Danes are tricky to befriend. Here's your explanations as to why. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210730/impossible-to-crack-readers-say-its-very-hard-to-make-friends-with-danes Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:06:32 +0200 impossible-to-crack-readers-say-its-very-hard-to-make-friends-with-danes 3 phone apps to help you make friends in Denmark While your chances of a friendship meet-cute with a Dane in the wild are always fairly low, the online friendship market in Denmark is booming as recent transplants and long-time locals alike swipe to build their post-pandemic social network. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210729/3-phone-apps-to-help-you-make-friends-in-denmark Thu, 29 Jul 2021 15:27:34 +0200 3-phone-apps-to-help-you-make-friends-in-denmark