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OOKING FOR a way to make Danes laugh? I think Iâve found just the trick: say âsmørrebrødâ. Maybe my Danish is just awful. Okay â itâs definitely awful. I constantly confuse the Danes when I dare to speak their language. A smile is almost immediately upon their lips, and, after butchering âHvad laver du i weekended?â I retreat, white flag waving, back into English.
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But that shouldnât hinder me from ordering this regionâs delicious open-faced sandwich. Itâs about embracing the culture even when that culture laughs, right? I braved the mockery, and Iâm glad I did. Smørrebrød is fantastic any which way itâs created (see G13 for the âtwistâ). So go ahead and mispronounce it. Keep trying. I think if you laugh with the Danes at your horrendous attempt at one of
the most difficult languages in the world, youâll enjoy it as much as they do. Well ... almost as much. Donât fret, though. Thereâs much more food around the city, and those wonât put your tongue in a full nelson. Dining Week ended this past Sunday, but the month-long winter editon of Copenhagen Cooking is finishing February with a flourish. Learn a thing or two about champagne, Ital-
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CREDIT BOX EDITOR: AMY STRADA SALES CONSULTANT: JĂRN OLLING WRITERS: JESSICA HANLEY, BJARKE SMITH-MEYER, VANESSA ELLINGHAM GRAPHIC DESIGN: MAGNUS BARKMAN LAYOUT: AVIAJA BEBE NIELSEN
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