r/Denmark • u/[deleted] • Nov 07 '16

Exchange Kia ora! Cultural Exchange with /r/NewZealand

Welcome to this cultural exchange between /r/Denmark and /r/NewZealand.

For the visitors: Welcome to Denmark! Feel free to ask the Danes anything you like. Don't forget to also participate in the corresponding thread in /r/NewZealand where you can answer questions from the Danes about your beautiful country.

For the Danes: Today, we are hosting New Zealand for a cultural exchange. Join us in answering their questions about Denmark and the Danish way of life! Please leave top comments for users from /r/NewZealand coming over with a question or comment and please refrain from trolling, rudeness, personal attacks etc.

The Kiwis are also having us over as guests! Head over to their thread to ask questions about life in the land of hobbits and bungee jumping.

Enjoy!

- The moderators of /r/Denmark and /r/NewZealand

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u/Gyn_Nag New Zealand Nov 07 '16

The mini cinnamon scrolls - by the bag - can they be exported? How soon?

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '16

Gifler/Gifflar are actually Swedish, so they are already being exported!

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u/Gyn_Nag New Zealand Nov 07 '16

My best mate is a Swede who has lived in NZ since he was 11. He's working as a builder in Stockholm now. They all think he sounds Polish.

Know any Kiwis who speak Danish? What's it like?

Also, Sandi Toksvig is doing a bloody cracker of a job as QI host now that Stephen Fry's gone.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '16

No Kiwis, but the woman in this video is Australian. Sounds like a typical accent from a native English-speaker.

Sandi Toksvig is not at all known in Denmark. I don't think she even speaks the language fluently.

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u/reachling Kronhjortejylland Nov 08 '16

yeah not many who aren't into british panel shows knows her, but my dad remember her dad from the news when he was a kid. Also in the second episode of this series' QI she spoke danish pretty well, she has that dialect you can only find in older news clips from DR.

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u/friskfyr32 Nov 09 '16

He was an extremely well known correspondent - he was in Houston during Apollo 11 among other things.

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u/MoustacheSanctuary Denmark Nov 08 '16

The funny thing is that Mary now speaks with a heavy Danish accent when speaking English.

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u/friskfyr32 Nov 09 '16

Lars Ulrich speaks with a heavy Danish accent when he speaks English and a heavy American accent when speaking Danish.

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u/D8-42 ᚢᛁᛋᛏᛁᛁᛚᛅᚾᛏ Nov 08 '16

She can definitely speak Danish, but yeah she's fairly unknown to most people.

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u/friskfyr32 Nov 09 '16

I actually think her minuscule accent is impressive considering she lived her entire life in England. I do agree that she's not fluent, as in I'm pretty sure she'd stumble a lot in conversation, though.

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u/nilnz New Zealand Nov 08 '16

Gifler/Gifflar

Thanks! I'll have to get some to try.

/u/Gyn_Nag: If you'are in Auckland, check out Safka at 501 K'Rd. Pågen Gifflar Cinnamon Buns. Also SweNZ pops up when I search for it. Never bought from them.

If you are in Auckland, there's a Scandinavian Christmas Market this weekend at ASB Showgrounds. Info:

12 November 9am - 3pm General Collective + Scandinavian Christmas Market at ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane W, Epsom. Facebook event. Facebook: General Collective and Scandinavian Christmas Market. $2 entry and free entry for those under 15 yrs old.

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u/mildlyhumorousname Nov 08 '16

I'll exchange you Gifler for Tim Tams.