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Author Archives: Bjørn
There is nothing like a Dane
Hey, what can I say, I’m definitely not a xenophone, I have borrowed that title from an article in the British newspaper “The Independent”, so it must be true. To save you from clicking the link, the Independent article is … Continue reading
Denmark – where it’s at!
Denmark – where it’s at! At least that is what The Guardian says in an article where they mention Danish TV, Danish Films, Danish architecture and many other things Danish. Continue reading
Don’t speak Danish in London if you want your conversation to be private
The other day as I was sitting on the train from Wokingham to Waterloo, a lady got on at Virginia Water and sat down opposite me. When her phone rang I was intrigued when she answered in Danish. From some … Continue reading
I love this place
On my way to work I get to see cool parts of London. I arrive at Waterloo station. This of course named after the battle in Belgium where Wellington won over Napoleon. The Eurostar train from Paris used to arrive … Continue reading
Video about “The difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England (and a whole lot more)”
Some time ago I wrote my own blog entry about how England is not the same as the UK. I’ve now just seen a brilliant 5 minute video which explains the issue in greater detail and with graphics to make … Continue reading
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Tagged England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK, Wales
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Infantile newspaper headlines
It seems to be a requirement for British journalists to be able to come up with infantile and silly newspaper headlines. If this only happened every now and then it would probably be funny, but it is done very often. … Continue reading
Elections and Democracy
It is election day today, as a citizen of an EU country I can vote in the local, but not in the national election, and I have exercised that right. The possibility of a so-called “hung parliament” has generated a … Continue reading
Supporting the local community
A couple of weeks ago I did something for my local community; I manned a stall at the Christmas Fayre at the local school. The local school organises a Christmas Fayre (and a Summer Fayre) every year where people in … Continue reading
Remembrance Sunday, War and the British
This coming Sunday is Remembrance Sunday in the UK and that inspired me to write this post. Denmark wasn’t always the small nation-state it is today. You might think that our Viking past has made the Danes a warrior people, … Continue reading
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The all-important Utility Bill
Living in the UK, occasionally one gets the impression the utility bill is more important for your rights than the Magna Carta. Unlike for example Denmark, there is no (at least not yet) central register of who lives in the … Continue reading
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Tagged bank account, credit card, magna carta, The Guardian, utility, utility bill
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