Small Differences

Episode 39: Denmark 2.0


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It's Chris's turn to visit Copenhagen, this time as a pseudo-Norwegian. Notes on football, mayonnaise, and the behaviour of Norwegians and the English abroad is compared. Knut hires a chatbot; Chris does culture.

Links:

  • Comparison of Norwegian Bokmål and Standard Danish - Wikipedia
  • Danish pastry - Wikipedia — In Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, the term for Danish pastry is wienerbrød/wienerbröd, "Viennese bread".
  • Bicycle rentals in Copenhagen | VisitCopenhagen — So many options.
  • Danish Mayo - A Cupboard Essential - ScandiKitchen — Ugh, you know?
  • Sandwich for Lunch | Mr. Bean Official - YouTube
  • Stiff upper lip - Wikipedia — Knut's is actually frozen
  • Sport in Glasgow - Wikipedia
  • Roller skiing - Wikipedia — aka road skiing
  • BBC - Can festive cheer boost your language skills? — The BBC's version of that Danish news story about how drinking makes you less anxious about your second language skills
  • Quotation mark - Wikipedia
  • Hygge - Wikipedia
  • The Last Samurai (2003) - IMDb
  • Piggsko herre - Herresko - Sko | XXL — Piggsko! For when you need pigs in your decks.
  • www.best-grip.no – Den beste skrupigg — Skrupigg! For when you want to screw pigs into your decks.
  • Yaktrax — Yaktrax! I just like saying the word. Yaktrax!
  • Tapperiet Brus – Brewery, bar, shop and eatery in Nørrebro, Copenhagen by craft brewery To Øl
  • Danish Bacon - Wikipedia
  • Pork rind - Wikipedia — or pork scratchings, as we say in the UK
  • Jennifer Lawrence backstage after 2013 Oscar win - YouTube — The whole 6-minute press conference is great, but the clip links right to that bit.
  • Paris syndrome - Wikipedia
  • The Moon Opera, kinesisk dansedrama
  • The Bridgewater Hall — Chris's gold standard for contemporary auditoria
  • How the sandwich consumed Britain | The long read | News | The Guardian
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Small DifferencesBy Knut Melvær & Chris Atherton