Comments on: The Other Faces of Denmark http://pdberger.com/the-other-faces-of-denmark/ A British freelance writer living in New York Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:48:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: not incognito for the purpose of this post http://pdberger.com/the-other-faces-of-denmark/comment-page-1/#comment-191331 not incognito for the purpose of this post Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:55:00 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4430#comment-191331 Could it not be that I was attempting to mask my identity for a valid reason Paul?! How many Danish Pub Landladies can there possibly be in London. I'm glad you are OK too Paul. My poor heart was warmed considerably when I read the bit where you said a country with the third largest cruise terminal in the world had a "lacklustre" tourism industry. Could it not be that I was attempting to mask my identity for a valid reason Paul?! How many Danish Pub Landladies can there possibly be in London.

I’m glad you are OK too Paul. My poor heart was warmed considerably when I read the bit where you said a country with the third largest cruise terminal in the world had a “lacklustre” tourism industry.

]]> By: pdberger http://pdberger.com/the-other-faces-of-denmark/comment-page-1/#comment-191330 pdberger Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:45:37 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4430#comment-191330 Beau "incognito" I remarked to a mutual friend the other day that, as I had not had the pleasure of your acerbic wit for some time, I was becoming concerned for your wellbeing. I am glad to see you are, alas, alive and well. Beau “incognito”

I remarked to a mutual friend the other day that, as I had not had the pleasure of your acerbic wit for some time, I was becoming concerned for your wellbeing.

I am glad to see you are, alas, alive and well.

]]> By: pdberger http://pdberger.com/the-other-faces-of-denmark/comment-page-1/#comment-191329 pdberger Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:41:52 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4430#comment-191329 Hi Mikael I agree that Copenhagen is a very successful destination. But my feeling on this trip was that the rest of the country is not living up to its potential. Jutland was quite empty while I was there this year, during peak season. And most of those who were there seemed to be Danes (with the exception of a number of boats flying Swedish and Norwegian flags). Denmark is a very expensive country to begin with. So when you also come up against shoddy accommodation and poor service in restaurants, as we did, it tends to be a letdown. Then, when you look around at the beautiful countryside and coastline, the incredible food, and the hundreds of miles of bike paths you start to wonder what Denmark could be, if it just pulled its finger out. Hi Mikael

I agree that Copenhagen is a very successful destination. But my feeling on this trip was that the rest of the country is not living up to its potential.

Jutland was quite empty while I was there this year, during peak season. And most of those who were there seemed to be Danes (with the exception of a number of boats flying Swedish and Norwegian flags).

Denmark is a very expensive country to begin with. So when you also come up against shoddy accommodation and poor service in restaurants, as we did, it tends to be a letdown.

Then, when you look around at the beautiful countryside and coastline, the incredible food, and the hundreds of miles of bike paths you start to wonder what Denmark could be, if it just pulled its finger out.

]]> By: incognito for the purpose of this post http://pdberger.com/the-other-faces-of-denmark/comment-page-1/#comment-191325 incognito for the purpose of this post Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:54:46 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4430#comment-191325 By the way, did you make any attempt to hide your camera? It looks like you were spotted by most of the blokes you snapped when you were infront of the billboard. What would you have said if challenged (they don't look very happy with you)? "well you see I'm simply trying to proove that not ALL Danes are good looking" By the way, did you make any attempt to hide your camera? It looks like you were spotted by most of the blokes you snapped when you were infront of the billboard. What would you have said if challenged (they don’t look very happy with you)?

“well you see I’m simply trying to proove that not ALL Danes are good looking”

]]> By: incognito for the purpose of this post http://pdberger.com/the-other-faces-of-denmark/comment-page-1/#comment-191320 incognito for the purpose of this post Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:32:26 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4430#comment-191320 "PDB explodes Stereotype shocker!" The pub near my office has a Danish landlady and she is indeed a wholesome, pristine beauty. but they are like porcelain dolls and i'm reminded of that line by flaubert about the gilding rubbing off if you touch them. Returning to your expose though my friend empirically speaking it's a wash out as you are comparing young foxy twenty somethings to 50 plus pensioners. When my landlady is 64 she probably will not be launching half as many ships as she does now. “PDB explodes Stereotype shocker!”

The pub near my office has a Danish landlady and she is indeed a wholesome, pristine beauty. but they are like porcelain dolls and i’m reminded of that line by flaubert about the gilding rubbing off if you touch them. Returning to your expose though my friend empirically speaking it’s a wash out as you are comparing young foxy twenty somethings to 50 plus pensioners. When my landlady is 64 she probably will not be launching half as many ships as she does now.

]]> By: Mikael http://pdberger.com/the-other-faces-of-denmark/comment-page-1/#comment-191309 Mikael Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:40:06 +0000 http://pdberger.com/?p=4430#comment-191309 Copenhagen is, indeed, vastly different than the provinces in many ways. Although 'lacklustre' tourism industry is bit odd to read. Sure, it's a small country but there are 4.7 million tourists each year, most of them in Copenhagen. And this is mostly hotel stays. There are tens of thousands of Germans and Norwegians who rent summer cottages in Jutland each summer and Copenhagen is the world's third largest cruise ship port. Copenhagen is, indeed, vastly different than the provinces in many ways.

Although ‘lacklustre’ tourism industry is bit odd to read. Sure, it’s a small country but there are 4.7 million tourists each year, most of them in Copenhagen. And this is mostly hotel stays. There are tens of thousands of Germans and Norwegians who rent summer cottages in Jutland each summer and Copenhagen is the world’s third largest cruise ship port.

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