I’m writing this from Copenhagen, Denmark. Finally! I’m happy, really happy to be here, for the chance I have and for the great experiences I’ll have here. This is more or less a personal update about my very first impressions in the city and Denmark in general.
But I want to share a short story before I go on. As my Twitter followers might know, I spent two days in Paris (and only there) before arriving here. And I was lucky to spend one with this amazing girl. She’s special – special to the point of being the one and only woman who constantly amazes me. And there’s a lot of women.
But there she is. Once every forever I meet her and the world turns around. She puts me in an awkward situation when it comes to other women – stupefied or so. It’s kind of a weird feeling, hard to describe, but she just obliges me to put standards that are beyond any other woman’s. It doesn’t mean she is the best – but she definitely plays in another league.
What makes a person special is entirely subjective – what is special for me may well not be special for you. But no matter how hard it will look to you, there’s surely one person in this world who is all what you always hoped for. Find that person, look for and treasure him or her. If you want to be happy in love, this person and the few others who really, really love you are the only who matter. It’s hard to please them all, but it’s worth the try!
So – that was Paris. But what about Copenhagen?
1- Not so efficient. Funny thing is that, despite all the call to the ‘Danish Efficiency’ and ‘In Scandinavia everything works’ the train I took from the airport to the city center broke down. I had to wait and then travel all the way standing with ~40kg+ on me. That’s something I could expect home in Buenos Aires (or in Greece, perhaps) but not here – nice that the Danish wanted me to feel at home from day one.
2- Definitely expensive. But not all myths have been debunked – Denmark is as expensive as everyone tells you it is. And maybe even more. Perhaps up to 30% more than Vienna (which was already quite expensive). It’s a bit worrisome, especially since I still don’t know how much I’ll need to spend to maintain the lifestyle I want to.
3- It’s impossibly safe. Or so it looks like. Bikes are parked around the city without any type of lock, everything looks open and people don’t worry about security at all. I was writing emails from a park next to menacing immigrants and no one even looked at me. In Buenos Aires I would have been killed and slaughtered for my computer, shoes or whatever else they could get. And other places could be even worse.
4- People are very friendly. Only at few places I’ve find people so helpful as here in Copenhagen. Everyone looks relaxed and willing to help me out, all the time and almost everywhere. It’s a nice surprise, and always appreciated when moving to a new country. To sum to that, everyone speaks English. And everyone is everyone – the guy storing luggage, the one cleaning the street and anyone who I spoke with spoke English fluently. A blessing as my Danish is still so-so.
5- The meat is a disaster. I expected poor quality meat – here cows are not as a common sight as they are in Argentina. But considering how much things cost, I was expecting the Danish guys to at least import decent quality one. What I’ve tasted so far is horrible – low, low in the world meat rankings. But there’s hope – I’ve only been here for two days and there’s a chance I might find something approaching Austrian-levels – not good, but not bad.
So far I’m strictly following my moving to a new country rules. It’s all done (once I find a house, that is) so I’ve the time of my life here in Copenhagen. We’ll see what happens!
For the record, too, if anyone know someone in Copenhagen who might rent a room or a house, contact me. It’s ridiculous how hard to find a room looks like!
Photo credit: Jim G
Liked This Article? You'll Enjoy These Ones Too:
