Danes, Danish, and Denmark

So my roommates and I had some running lists on google docs. This one is what we noticed about the Danes. Not meant to offend anyone and obviously this doesn't apply to every dane. But I hope this gives you an idea about our time in Denmark and interacting with the Danes.

The Danes

1. Waiting for cross walk lights. No jay walking or be prepared to get yanked back in extreme cases.
2. Don’t smile in passing.
3. Don’t ask how are you.
4. Offended if you admire their children or dogs.
5. Biking in heels, dresses, and suits.
6. Leaving babies/children outside shops in their strollers.
7. Bikers with lights, bells, and hand singles (they don’t care if you are a causality).
8. Bikes, People, Cars. That's the order of the right of way.
9. People running you over/bumping into you when walking.
10. Don’t say excuse me or sorry unless they have to. Unnskyld.
11. No direct English translation for the word please.
12. Don’t eat leftovers for lunch.
13. Don’t eat chips with their sandwiches.
14. Don’t snack. EVER.
15. Fork in the left hand, knife in the right (gotta keep your weapon in your dominate hand).
16. Fork and Knife placed in time 4:20 to say your done eating.
17. No to-go bags from restaurants.
18. Don’t ask for modifications on food orders.
19. Taking the females last name in marriage more often then the US.
20. Wearing the wedding ring on their right ring finer.
21. Doors open in the wrong way.
22. Unlock doors to leave the building by twisting a lock or pushing a button.
23. Sarcasm. Everyone is so sarcastic.
24. No sweatpants (UPDATE: Sweatpants EVERYWHERE in the spring, but two sizes too small).
25. Quiet on the bus/train.
26. Tap water isn’t free.
27. More often women approach men in the bars. And it's common for the ladies to buy a round.
28. Open Container Laws: drinking in public, even at 8am.
29. Starting the night at 2 or 3am.
30. Warming up = pregaming
31. Coat check at the bars. Not fun.
32. Being so knowledgeable about their history.
33. Shopping streets instead of malls - EXCEPT on the outskirts.
34. Where are the recycling bins?
35. More importantly, where are the water fountains?
36. No even more important, where are the free bathrooms?
37. Greenlandic homeless people sleeping on the streets (always with dogs).
38. Love music in front of city hall or some form of native music!
39. The chirping bird speaker on the way to Stroget.
40. Guys only own and wear tight pants.
41. Guy shorts: 2 inches too shot and rolled up, always tan colored.
42. Teenage girls holding hands in the street.
43. No SUVs
44. Danes walking extremely close in your personal bubble space.
45. Horse drawn buggies delivering beer.