ThisGirlSaysOw
American expat in Denmark
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About me
American
Lives in Copenhagen
Speaks English, some Spanish, tiny amounts of Danish
Registration: 28 September 2011
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health insurace in denamrk by mr shahid
i need some information about health insurance for green card scheme, is it free for green card scheme, is hospitalization, medicine, emergency, accident and specialist doctor is also include in health insurance and also what about pregnancy and ...
Any legal resident in Denmark gets free government healthcare. Once you're given your CPR number, you will also be given a doctor. Pretty much everything is covered, however you do pay for your own prescriptions and some specialists are only ... Read More
Cost of living in Denmark by expat.com
Hi everybody, It would be very interesting and helpful to start a topic about the cost of living in Denmark. Don't forget to mention where you are living Let's compare the: > accommodation prices (how much does it cost to rent or to buy an ...
Hi Conor, I suggest that you look into Denmark's SU program, which offers a monthly stipend to Danish and other EU citizens while they study in Denmark. The website with information for non-Danish EU citizens (in English) is here: ... Read More
English speaking jobs in Denmark by sanjaymohanram
Hi everyone , I am Sanjay from India. Planning to move my base to Denmark . I have 4 years experience in Management. I have a graduation in Commerce and Masters in Management. I can get my immigration and work visa done in a couple of months , the ...
It depends very much on you. My English husband found (and often still finds) the pronunciation quite hard, but the grammar fairly simple. Danish grammar is often quite similar to English or Old English, but it's not at all pronounced how it's ... Read More
Hello everybody!Need some honest opinions by GuestPoster012
Hello everybody! I'm a young Portuguese female,my boyfriend is Danish and it's really hard to be a long time without being with each other.So,as I'm currently ending my contract as a substitute teacher in University and because Portugal is under a ...
Hi there, While nowhere near as bad as Portugal, the job situation in Denmark isn't great at the moment either. Employers are generally more likely to give positions to Danes first, and then consider non-Danes. It is extraordinarily difficult to ... Read More
kitten wanted! by Alliee
hello! i am new to copenhagen, and want to get a kitten but I am not sure where to find one. If you know of anyone with young kittens for sale please email me :) Alliehoffman@hotmail.com thanks!
Hi there, There are a few options for adopting pets in the Copenhagen area. You might try http://www.kattens-vaern.dk/?side=420 , which is a shelter where you can adopt cats. Or you can buy a pet from a breeder or other individual seller at ... Read More
Rugby games on TV in Copenhagen ??? by nicolas KBH
Hello all, I was wondering if someone knew where to go to watch live rugby in Copenhqgen. Thx ! Nico
Any of the expat bars in the Center will show rugby union. The Globe and Charlie Scott's are your best bets. You might also try Sankt Nikolai. The owner at Charlie Scott's is a bug rugby union fan, and at least one of the bartenders plays rugby ... Read More
Rugby games on TV in Copenhagen ??? by nicolas KBH
Hello all, I was wondering if someone knew where to go to watch live rugby in Copenhqgen. Thx ! Nico
Denmark even has its own union and league teams, if playing is your thing. Read More
Rugby games on TV in Copenhagen ??? by nicolas KBH
Hello all, I was wondering if someone knew where to go to watch live rugby in Copenhqgen. Thx ! Nico
Are you looking for union or league? There are definitely places to watch either. Read More
finding work in copenhagen by vanclieaf
Hi my name is samantha and i am moving to copenhagen. i was just wondering if i will find it hard to find any english speaking jobs there. any information that anyone could give would be very helpfull. please
It depends a lot on the field that you're in. Industries like oil & gas, as well as pharmaceuticals hire English speaking foreigners fairly regularly. But many other industries here insist that you be fluent in Danish. Read More
Finding it hard to make friends in Denmark :( by elebasil
Hello everyone, my name is Eleonore and I am a Swedish citizen who has been brought up in England. I moved to Cph about a year ago and am finding it hard to make friends especially with the Danish women, i've never has a problem making friends and ...
Sotiii, coming from Norway, you should be okay. You've seen the Scandinavian culture a bit, so it will be less of a shock. I will say, though, that Danes (and Scandinavians in general) bit insular. With the shorter days, Danes spend less time out ... Read More
5 good reasons for living in Denmark by Julien
Hi, if someone asks you the best reasons for making the choice to live and stay in Denmark, what would be your top 5? Thanks in advance for participating, Julien
Let's see... 1. Regularly number 1 on the list of countries with the happiest population. This is generally because of the rest of these: 2. Universal healthcare 3. Decent pay, no matter the job, leading to a fairly good standard of living 4. ... Read More
New on the expat blog directory! by Julie
Hi all, We invite you to discover the new features of the ½ûÂþÌìÌà directory: 1- News You can now share your posts with the ½ûÂþÌìÌà community. The new heading entitled “News” enables you to share the last blog posts: the aim is to highlight ...
These updates look fantastic! When do they go into effect? Read More
Hello, and a question... by GinnyTheCricket
Hi everyone! My name is Roxie, I live in the US, and I came to this site to help bridge the cultural gap between me and my new friend/lover, who just happens to be from Denmark. :) This is going to be a really odd first question. When Danish ...
While I don't know the answer to this question, it should be easy enough for this friend of yours to call up his doctor and ask for a print-out of the report of what he was tested for. The Danish healthcare system is very good at keeping records ... Read More
Hi all by Codemonkeysteve
Hi all. I'm a 35 year old Englishman recently moved to Denmark with my girlfriend. I've been living in Denmark for 6 months and about got myself settled here so ready to branch out and meet people outside of my everyday life. I've made a few ...
The best way that I've found to meet expats is to join expats groups on Facebook and on meetup.com. My husband (who, strangely, is also an Englishman named Steve in his mid-30s living in DK) tells me that the English expats are less organized and ... Read More
language schools starting in september?! by Susannee
Hej, I am a student and I would love to do an internship in Denmark. Because I want to find my way around in that time, I would like to take a language trip. All courses are starting in August, but unfortunately I have courses at my university till ...
The course I'm in at Studieskolen just started today, and is a 6 week program. So, I imagine they'll be starting the next session either at the end of September or the beginning of October. Read More