Peter Andreas
I’ve only this week decided to start writing about the Danes and their ways. While I was wracking my brain about how the approach the next article, I came across a blog by Peter Andreas, a 42-year old Dane with a slightly dissenting view of his own country. It’s certain to give you quite a bit of an insider’s view.
I am an African American who has fallen in love with a Danish woman. I did not know the language or the country in any meaningful way. I felt I needed to learn the language and to know more about her culture and defining characteristics. I have been learning Danish using the speakdanish.dk site and the content included cultural notes that have totally opened my eyes to some conflicts she and I were having–or rather I was having. She is Danish and always right–if I read the overall impression of the author of the Danes. It is very very good set of essays and I am learning much from the Danish grammar and pronunciation lessons. I also found some good tips on how to improve once I am in Denmark, and I have been told not to worry if I do not master the language in six months. It may take two years. This is very helpful and I feel more confident and informed now.