24th August 2003, 9:20 AM
I didn't explain in that post? Huh, I didn't... I did when I told some of you, though. :)
I went because my dad offered to take me with him when he went to Copenhagen for a math conference... the fact that the week it happened on contained my birthday is just a cooincidence.
We left ... uhh... I don't know. Last Friday?, got there 9:30am local time Saturday, and got back yesterday evening (I was too tired to go on the computer then and post...).
So during the week my dad was at the math conference and I went to various museums and saw the city... its pretty nice. :)
Oh yeah, and most (read: everyone I talked to) of the people in Denmark (and, from what I know, the rest of Scandinavia) know very good English. Also, lots of museums have the displays in English and Danish... and the ones that don't have English guidebooks. So its very easy to get around...
That is true, Denmark and Sweden are perfect examples of what socialism can be and why that system works so well. Sure, prices are very high, but you get all kinds of things free we have to pay for... health care, college, retirement, etc, etc... Things like having to pay $4-$5 for a half-liter soda (compared to the US where its easy to get a 20 oz (.59 liter) soda for $1) is just a cost of that...
Oh, one last thing to mention. Well... two. First, more people biysicle in Denmark than anywhere I have ever seen. Copenhagen has bike lanes in the streets (on both sides) almost everywhere and HUGE numbers of people bike around... around the main train station for instance there are a huge number of parked bikes.
And finally, its pretty much true that people in Scandinavia are almost all blond, fairly tall, and attractive.
I went because my dad offered to take me with him when he went to Copenhagen for a math conference... the fact that the week it happened on contained my birthday is just a cooincidence.
We left ... uhh... I don't know. Last Friday?, got there 9:30am local time Saturday, and got back yesterday evening (I was too tired to go on the computer then and post...).
So during the week my dad was at the math conference and I went to various museums and saw the city... its pretty nice. :)
Oh yeah, and most (read: everyone I talked to) of the people in Denmark (and, from what I know, the rest of Scandinavia) know very good English. Also, lots of museums have the displays in English and Danish... and the ones that don't have English guidebooks. So its very easy to get around...
Quote:(and now that you've finally found your socialist utopia... STAY THERE)
That is true, Denmark and Sweden are perfect examples of what socialism can be and why that system works so well. Sure, prices are very high, but you get all kinds of things free we have to pay for... health care, college, retirement, etc, etc... Things like having to pay $4-$5 for a half-liter soda (compared to the US where its easy to get a 20 oz (.59 liter) soda for $1) is just a cost of that...
Oh, one last thing to mention. Well... two. First, more people biysicle in Denmark than anywhere I have ever seen. Copenhagen has bike lanes in the streets (on both sides) almost everywhere and HUGE numbers of people bike around... around the main train station for instance there are a huge number of parked bikes.
And finally, its pretty much true that people in Scandinavia are almost all blond, fairly tall, and attractive.
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