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This may seem rather random, but it’s actually a commentary on how differently Norwegians and Swedes are treated in Denmark.

I was told a story by a Finn who had heard that Danish and Swedish sounded alike, so he spoke Swedish at a bar when trying to order something to drink. But the bartender just kept ignoring him, and it was only when the Finn said he wasn’t Swedish that he got a beer.

Another story I was told was from a Norwegian. He too was mistaken for a Swede and nobody wanted to give him a beer. When he then explained that he was from Norway he got a beer for free.

Even some Norwegian tourist guides to Denmark says, “A lot of Danes can’t hear the difference between Swedish and Norwegian, so remember to tell people that you’re from Norway. You will get a lot better service”

Behaviour like that is luckily far from the norm, and rather embarrassing when it happens, but it illustrates how Denmark feels about it’s neighbours quite well. :XD:
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Mood: Wow! ~TopHatBigPencil Mar 12, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Sad but funny all at the same time. :facepalm:
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*Lootushka Feb 19, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
My parents have told me a similar story about Finns and Germans in Hungary. They had been on a trip to some small Hungarian town and went to a hostel asking for a room. Right before them were some German tourists whom the receptionist told the place was completely full. But when my parents told they were Finnish? "Oh, sure we've got some empty rooms here for you..." :XD:

The roots for this are probably in the facts that Nazi Germany had Hungary occupied during the WWII for a short time and the Hungarian and Finnish languages are distantly related to each other.
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~AskPonySakha-and-CO Dec 10, 2012  Hobbyist
(( I wonder what treatment Dutch people will get in Denmark... /is Dutch ))
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~MichiganOtaku Oct 6, 2012
American tourists visiting France have a similar trick.

Three words: Je suis Canadien.
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~Avian-Yoko Jun 5, 2012  Student Digital Artist
oh god this is adorabalE!!!!!!
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~Julesworld99 May 14, 2012  Student Writer
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.........WHAAAAAATTTTTT!?!?!?
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~cwp1999 Apr 26, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
hell yeah!
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~Thesleepywolf Apr 23, 2012
How are Brits' treated in Denmark? Am I gonna get a slap or ass grab and some beer? Denmark is abit of a bastard to Sweden isn't he, what caused the tension?
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~Hotaru-girl Jan 13, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
I would say Skania...
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~toppa9 Apr 23, 2012
i whuld say years and years of war
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