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pamdb

(1,439 posts)
87. Denmark
Tue Jun 25, 2024, 01:53 PM
Jun 2024

Would love to visit Denmark and Sweden. Wonder if there's a river cruise...

I will say, back in 2001 when we went to Germany and Austria, I fell in Austria the day before we were to fly home and had to go to hospital (just a quick check) and this after having to go the the hospital in Salzburg the firs day of our trip with an asthma attack and
I had to pay for both services. I put it on my Visa and when we got home and I went back to work I had to contact my insurance and provide the paperwork and I did get reimbursed. But I couldn't "ride" on their national healthcare. One thing I did find out after returning from Greece last fall was that apparently I could have gotten Medicare coverage for a trip. I didn't know that, didn't need it, but next time we go to Europe I'll have to check it out.

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The part about the public schools really got to me as senseandsensibility Jun 2024 #1
Agree orangecrush Jun 2024 #2
I've always wondered about America's Schools.... essaynnc Jun 2024 #28
Since education is managed by states, and within states, by districts, soldierant Jun 2024 #61
Go watch Michael Moore's "Where to invade next"! NGeorgian Jun 2024 #47
I was about to recommend that. It's a real eye-opener. kskiska Jun 2024 #75
Maybe everyone "hates" the Dutch a bit because it really is a very wealthy place bucolic_frolic Jun 2024 #3
Danish, not Dutch we can do it Jun 2024 #9
wow, you'd think i'd have that figured out by now bucolic_frolic Jun 2024 #12
It happens to all of us. Actually, my neighbor is Dutch. Wonderful lady and indeed "thrifty." dameatball Jun 2024 #50
Denmark is up here (I live in Sweden) in Scandinavia, not the Low Countries (Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg). Celerity Jun 2024 #70
Sweden? That's where they make all those watches and have abominable snow critters Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2024 #82
Yes, homegirl Jun 2024 #100
The Dutch have it pretty great too. viva la Jun 2024 #51
They saw their doors in half. Sneederbunk Jun 2024 #79
And they invite you out and make you pay for your own dinner! viva la Jun 2024 #90
Dutch are awful people too Metaphorical Jun 2024 #53
but those Dutch pancakes EastBayGuy Jun 2024 #60
As punishment for their great intelligence and demeanor, I sent my sons to study in the Netherlands Mr. Ected Jun 2024 #85
In that Amsterdam museum, on the floor with the Rembrandts... viva la Jun 2024 #91
Netherlands own huge parts of the US Traurigkeit Jun 2024 #55
The Danes are not perfect. They have mistreated the native Inuit population of colonized Greenland. barbaraann Jun 2024 #4
Oh, not perfect. Think. Again. Jun 2024 #6
I bet they don't pass laws stating that mistreatment can't be taught in public schools. paleotn Jun 2024 #26
I do know all of that. barbaraann Jun 2024 #63
How have homegirl Jun 2024 #65
Here's an excerpt from one article: barbaraann Jun 2024 #89
Thank you for this information, homegirl Jun 2024 #96
You're welcome, but I'm sorry it is so sad for you. barbaraann Jun 2024 #97
Then you'll spend all of your time horrified. paleotn Jun 2024 #93
I do spend a lot time worrying and being horrified, but I have tried to make the world better my entire adult life. barbaraann Jun 2024 #94
Yes, homegirl Jun 2024 #98
Thank you! barbaraann Jun 2024 #99
Years ago Oprah (yes, I know) interviewed a few Danish women asking about how 'happy' Denmark is..... CurtEastPoint Jun 2024 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Jun 2024 #8
The really wealthy person who brought us such wonderful influences like Dr Phil and Dr Oz? TheKentuckian Jun 2024 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Jun 2024 #21
Jenny Mc Carthy --the anti-vax queen rpannier Jun 2024 #40
Because that is exactly what reichwingers would call them. It needed to be asked, and it allowed a perfect response. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2024 #20
She was asking on behalf of the undereducated & brainwashed American masses... Hekate Jun 2024 #46
THIS orangecrush Jun 2024 #10
Even their leaders will tell us they are NOT Socialist countries. oldsoftie Jun 2024 #72
Belgian health care for foreigners is worth mentioning. LAS14 Jun 2024 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 2024 #17
Ain't that the truth.. Butterflylady Jun 2024 #37
Over??? On! nilram Jun 2024 #67
I got one on you IbogaProject Jun 2024 #22
Haha malaise Jun 2024 #11
But their tennis player's shorts are too short spooky3 Jun 2024 #14
You win the thread with malaise Jun 2024 #15
Hee hee! And you might like this: Rublev surprises a fan spooky3 Jun 2024 #19
That was as lovely malaise Jun 2024 #23
My ex is from Denmark and he always wore a speedo for swimming (which he did a lot of) Bev54 Jun 2024 #35
I view speedos for men as essentially the same as most swimwear for spooky3 Jun 2024 #39
The male vs female minimal bathing suit Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #77
I agree with you about the sexism inherent in depictions thucythucy Jun 2024 #86
Visited Copenhagen and a couple smaller towns a few years ago- lovely place Fiendish Thingy Jun 2024 #13
As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. paleotn Jun 2024 #31
Sounds like a real s hole country alright. Evolve Dammit Jun 2024 #71
Sounds like the People's Republic of Scandinavia has indoctrinated you, citizen. LudwigPastorius Jun 2024 #18
That's just how I remember it! Drum Jun 2024 #24
People who say they hated going to Denmark most likely saw The Little Mermaid Warpy Jun 2024 #25
Silly person -- she's green Hekate Jun 2024 #48
Sea water has turned her more black Warpy Jun 2024 #52
She's Danish. There's sketches of mer-people across the Seven Seas, wherever humans are seafarers Hekate Jun 2024 #56
The story is Danish Warpy Jun 2024 #58
Whatever version makes you happy. The author was a Dane with a tragic frame of mind... Hekate Jun 2024 #59
Choose Marcuse Jun 2024 #73
HAHAHAHA! Warpy Jun 2024 #84
How about the men - were they beautiful, too? nt GenThePerservering Jun 2024 #27
I'd move to Copenhagen in a flash if I had the means lanlady Jun 2024 #29
I know, right! It's awful! denvine Jun 2024 #30
This post was self-deleted prior to posting. n/t spike jones Jun 2024 #32
Well, when you put it that way... calimary Jun 2024 #33
Our son and d-i-l just got back from Copenhagen. I think they're ready to move there. OMGWTF Jun 2024 #34
Homogeneous populations. Everyone is seen as "family". When "outsiders", ie. marybourg Jun 2024 #36
Yup, love their model of government/living. Joinfortmill Jun 2024 #38
Some of their most popular TV dramas are also shown here in Germany DFW Jun 2024 #68
The sad part is American propaganda that we are the best of everything... Dan Jun 2024 #41
+1 orangecrush Jun 2024 #104
Looking at Portugal. My family is from there. onecaliberal Jun 2024 #42
Looks like you get it orangecrush Jun 2024 #54
Disney didn't steal the Little Mermaid... brooklynite Jun 2024 #43
I have heard it said that there is something rotten in the state of Denmark... Silent3 Jun 2024 #44
You see these things posted from time to time. DFW Jun 2024 #45
I wasn't all that clear if overweight person meant no overweight women Iris Jun 2024 #57
Since half the American tourists you see here are... DFW Jun 2024 #62
"Trump-like asses." That's a classic. Enjoyed your posts above on Denmark. Silent Type Jun 2024 #81
It's easy to spend a week somewhere, love it, and declare it paradise on earth DFW Jun 2024 #88
The male gaze tends to be selective GenThePerservering Jun 2024 #64
Right, there's positives and negatives of any country. Elessar Zappa Jun 2024 #102
Tusind Tak! Fritz Walter Jun 2024 #49
don't remind me of the dark italian bread from qvickly. pansypoo53219 Jun 2024 #66
Denmark is one of the best places to live on the planet, but the quora post is far too simplistic & leaves out too much Celerity Jun 2024 #69
Cool TV Prime Minister Kid Berwyn Jun 2024 #74
My favorite part is about schools Wild blueberry Jun 2024 #76
The most incredible pastry shops on the planet bif Jun 2024 #78
... orangecrush Jun 2024 #103
Yeah, well, that Hamlet guy was nuts. dchill Jun 2024 #80
The Denmark Meade ain't bad ... mbusby Jun 2024 #83
Denmark pamdb Jun 2024 #87
The entirety of my Dutch knowledge comes from Austin Powers NickB79 Jun 2024 #92
I almost got run over by a bicycle in Copenhagen Retrograde Jun 2024 #95
Sigh! Sounds like paradise. Can we get that here? brush Jun 2024 #101
Post removed Post removed Feb 2025 #105
goodbye KS Toronado Feb 2025 #106
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