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The Challenges
And the familiarities
Moving to a new place comes with challenges but also moments of Joy. Explore people’s challenges and culture shocks but also the things that are familiar to them when first coming to Aarhus. If you want to read or listen more in depth about people’s challenges and favorite places check out the stories and documentaries.
Challenges & Culture shocks
"The complexity of the language"
“How important speaking Danish is"
"Danish Trust"
"Danish people both look and dress very much alike, so I felt out of tone"
"Difficulty of building a network"
"How much earlier all the shop close than in my home country"
"Figuring out the daily basics"
"The expense of eating out"
"how people don't know how to stand in the bus during peak hours"
"Digitalization"
"Closed off-ness of Danes"
"The separation between work and home life"
"The babies outside in strollers"
"The prices"
"Lots of students"
"Bazar Vest"
"Relaxingness of Danish life style"
"Big squares and parks with plenty of nature"
"The culture"
"Cozy feeling like my hometown"
"Love for beer
and falafel"
"The practices around togetherness"
"The drinking
Culture"
"The Ribena drink"
"Trust"
Familiarities
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