THE XENOPHOBE'S GUIDE TO THE DANES (Xenophobe's Guides) - Softcover

Fiell, Charlotte & Peter

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ISBN 10: 1906042276 ISBN 13: 9781906042271

Verlag: OVAL BOOKS, 2008

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Everything in moderation

Denmark is a land of modesty and moderation. This is largely a consequence of the Danes' sense of social responsibility. The touchstone of any activity or point of view is whether it is samfundsrelevant, that is, socially useful.

That's not funny

Danish humor suffers from the handicap of the Danes' literal-mindedness (?Can you play the violin?” ?I don't know, I've never tried.”), and for their need to conform. In a country where all right-thinking people think the right things, no-one is sufficiently different to laugh at.

Combined forces

Danes cooperate. Lego comes from the Danish words leg godt, which means ?play well,” and this is just what the Danes are good at. They get along well with other people. In any brochure translated for the world market, the word cooperation will appear at least three times per page along with a generous sprinkling of ?joint ventures.”

Frankly speaking

They say what they think about sex, politics, religion, everything. Small talk can assume monstrous proportions. They will tell you frankly how much their mortgage is, how much they earn per hour, and whether or not they shave their armpits.

Contraportada:

'Danes try to see the other person's point of view, even though the divorce statistics may suggest that consensus is not always easy to achieve.
While it is a liberal society, the high degree of social conformity means that all right-thinking people end up with more or less the same opinions. Differences of opinion are more a matter of degree than of principle.'
Xenophobia is an irrational fear of foreigners, probably justified, always understandable.
Xenophobe's Guides - an irreverent look at the beliefs and foibles of nations, almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia. (4 1/4 x 7, 64 pages)

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• Verlag: OVAL BOOKS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1906042276
• ISBN 13: 9781906042271
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96