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The Secret Strategy for Practicing Spoken Danish
The Secret Strategy for Practicing Spoken Danish
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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Newcomers to Denmark often complain that the locals aren’t chatty. Danes don’t want to converse on the bus, or on the train, or in line at the supermarket, or really anyplace that isn’t a designated social zone. Like the company canteen at lunch, or a dinner party at home to which they have invited a precise number of people to match the number of chairs that they own. In general, Danes rarely talk to strangers unless they are drunk, but there is one exception: Danish people over 75 years old. Danes over 75, or even 70 or 65, often live alone, and they are often eager for conversation. Some don't speak much English, which means that spending time with them is an ideal opportunity for practicing your spoken Danish. Danish municipalities, sensing a match, have even set up special programs to bring internationals and the elderly together.
Released:
Mar 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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