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just_asadface at 2024-03-14 05:44:18+00:00 ID:
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Visited Copenhagen last year and really liked it - so much so that I'm considering a move (from London) but everywhere I look people tell me you guys are impossible to make friends with unless you are fluent in danish (and even so, it's still hard). Thoughts? Any cultural/historical reasons why that I should be aware of? And finally, what's the current attitude towards expats (I'm not being a dick by avoiding calling myself an immigrant, at this point in time I don't think I'd live in CPH forever).
Cixila at 2024-03-14 14:33:38+00:00 ID:
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I lived in London for a few years, and while Brits (at least Londoners) are quite introverted, we have them beaten on that. But I think people are exaggerating it, when they say you can't make friends here. I think part of the reason is simply some connotations or nuances of certain words getting lost in translation. Friend in Danish is a pretty strong word, and I have been in situations where someone in London would call me a friend, and I was "wait, we are? But we've only known each other for a few months". But that doesn't mean it is impossible. You just need time and patience to let a friendship grow from an initial acquaintance with people. A good way to start from scratch, in my opinion, would be finding a hobby club/group. That way, you have something natural to bond over, and then you can take it from there.
Language usually isn't an issue, as long as you slowly work on it. And if you really want or need to do it, I remember an exchange student in my high school who went from 0 to doing smalltalk with very few breaks into English in a matter of 6 months, so it isn't that bad
Edit: spelling and phrasing
just_asadface at 2024-03-14 15:51:07+00:00 ID:
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thank you!