Hi!
I see similar posts here from time to time, it's unclear how active this sub is for English speaking people moving or living in Denmark. I would love to get advice or hear about others on their experience moving to Denmark from the US. We are middle-aged and artists, so we have a lot of personal belongings we wish to take with us. We also have two older cats that we refuse to leave behind. My spouse has Danish citizenship and I will be applying for permanent citizenship in Denmark.
Some examples of what I am curious about:
- where did you get your biometrics done? I am in the PNW and the nearest consulate is in Palo Alto. The ministry of foreign affairs website (in Denmark) doesn't have a working hyperlink to alternate options. We plan on calling them, but that doesn't negate my interest in other's experience
- if you moved the contents of your home, how did it go? Which relocation service did you use, or did you just ship boxes of personal items?
- did you fly pets out there, and if so, how did it go?
I have a ton of other questions-- but these are the big ones currently.
Thanks!
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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/seachimera at 2024-01-27 18:37:07+00:00.
Original Title: I moving to Denmark with my Danish spouse in four months. I am an American looking to connect with other Americans who have made this move; mostly about moving logistics and paperwork hurdles. Apologies for posting in English.
abc24611 at 2024-01-28 03:09:29+00:00 ID:
kjwehseHere in Ontario, it may be cold AF, but it's often sunny and crisp. Honestly, -10c here feels close to 0c if its damp and humid.
EarthlingNumberAlot at 2024-01-28 04:27:23+00:00 ID:
kjwp0c9Here in Denmark it’s more often the other way around haha, it’ll be 0c but feel like -5c etc. But since u’re from Ontario (and have visited DK) i wouldn’t be concerned. Imo the negativity of danish weather is exagerrated. Sure, it’s cold - but nothing like Norway, Finland etc. And sure, it’s rainy - but nothing like UK. I think it’s just a cultural thing, we love to be negative of the weather. We do have long dark winters tho, can be depressing but makes spring and summer more enjoyable
seachimera (OP) at 2024-01-28 15:16:26+00:00 ID:
kjyj2dzThis matches what my spouse and his family tell me. Thank you.
abc24611 at 2024-01-28 05:10:01+00:00 ID:
kjwujscIt is the darkness in the winter that really kills (killed) me though. Sun comes up at 9am and gone again by 4pm without any real sunlight to speak of. For months on end. Don't get me wrong, I'm not being negative towards Scandinavian culture or anything, but I'll have to admit, when I lived there, the darkness were sucking the soul out of me. Winters now, here in Ontario, are cold but sunny and not much rain/wetness (besides this current winter which is a bit abnormal). Generally it's -10 to -25 with pretty quiet wind and lots of sun. It's quite beautiful. Like I said, I just got back from Vancouver which reminded me a lot about Copenhagen with around 0c and just rain and wetness everywhere. Personally, I'm so happy I'm done with it :)