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This flip book combination of Kay Xander Mellish's classic "Working with Americans: Tips for Danes" and "Working with Danes: Tips for Americans" is a fun way for both Danes and Americans to learn about each other's working culture - and take a peek at what's being said about their own way of working.Danish working culture, with its flat hierarchy, isn't always a good fit with ambitious, charismatic American bosses. Meanwhile, the American way of selling can be too emotional and aggressive for the Danes, who prefer a more fact-based, authentic approach. Americans sometimes struggle with the Danish way of doing business, which often puts the needs of employees above the needs of customers. The limited Danish work week and five weeks a year of annual paid vacation sometimes makes Americans feel that their Danish counterparts are never in the office when they need them.This guide to doing business in Denmark and doing business in the US also contains information on business etiquette, such as dining out and giving business gifts. It offers additional insights on social life in the two countries, including tips on small talk and how to make friends.The light, easy-reading tone of this book makes it an ideal guide to US business culture vs Danish business culture.

Denmark is a great place to work - if you know the unwritten rules of Danish working culture. The Danish "flat hierarchy" means that you may find yourself interacting with top management even as a junior employee. Your Danish boss will expect you to be proactive, work independently, and quickly admit mistakes when you makethem. This book explains some of these unstated assumptions of the Danish workplace, as well as how to find a job in Denmark.- Is learning to speak Danish necessary?- How can you promote your skills in a job interview without breaking "The Jante Law"?- Is it true that Danish bosses encourage you to disagree with them?- Why is it so important to take a break and eat cake with your colleagues?- What's it like to be an international boss leading a Danish team?

Learn Danish grammar in an easy but through way. For each part of the grammar, you find exercises for both beginners and advanced learners.All grammar is explained in English. It is explained in a short, easy but though way, followed by exercises. The exercises are in Danish with English translations.You not only learn the Danish grammar. Many of the exercises teach Danish history and on top of that, the vocabulary slowly widens and so does yours.You find all answers in the back of the book.

Danish culture is a bit like sitting around a campfire. This campfire could be anything from the daily tasks at work, at home, or to the larger welfare state. The members around this fire warm themselves with feelings of (extreme) equality, trust, homogeneity, tolerance, informality, privacy, sarcasm, irony, and dark humor. But what could all these mean to expats who came to Denmark and want to join this circle? This is a small book that paints a certain picture of the Danish mentality and its implicit expectations. The book draws from existing socio-cultural, anthropological, and historical work on Danes and Denmark. It is a humorous, serious, and provocative book that battles through decoding known Danish values by finding out how they play out in real life and, not least, what they could mean to internationals and their few Danish friends.

Dansk Udtaleordbog bruger international lydskrift (IPA) og er et uundværligt værktøj, når man skal lære dansk som fremmedsprog. Der er ingen normerede regler for dansk udtale, men mange holdninger til, hvordan dansk skal lyde. Målet med Dansk Udtaleordbog er at gengive den upåfaldende normaludtale, dvs. fravær af hørbart geografisk tilhørsforhold og stigmatiserende eller forældet udtale, ved at samle op på flere årtiers udtaleforandringer.Using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), Contemporary Danish Pronunciation is pivotal in learning Danish as a second language. It provides today’s unmarked pronunciation, i.e. absence of dialect and stigmatizing or archaic cues. Contrary to popular belief, Danish pronunciation is predictable from the written word, however based on a deep phonological analysis rather than morphology.Ruben Schachtenhaufen (f. 1975), ph.d., fonetiker, forsker og underviser i dansk udtale, lydskrift, fonetik og fonologi ved Københavns Universitet. Han står bag udtaleordbog.dk, schwa.dk og bogen Ny dansk fonetik (2023), som følger konventionerne i det internationale fonetiske alfabet (IPA). Schachtenhaufen har udviklet værktøjer, der på baggrund af fonologiske og morfologiske regler kan omdanne skrevne ord til lydskrift, som afspejler dansk udtalevariation.Michael Bach Ipsen (f. 1986) har redigeret flere af Modersmål-Selskabets udgivelser om bl.a. dialekter og nabosprog og er forfatter til en illustreret ABC på vendelbomål, Michaels ABC på wæjlbomol (2024). Med sin baggrund i sprogvidenskab fra Københavns og Lunds Universitet har han bidraget til Dansk Udtaleordbog med et både diakront og synkront syn på variation i dansk.Mikael Fabrin (f. 1971) har siden 2019 undervist i dansk som andetsprog på Danmarks Pædagogiske Universitet og på sprogcentre helt fra niveau A1 til B2, hvor retningslinjer for naturlig dansk udtale er et vigtigt hjælpemiddel. Under inddragelse af sin undervisningserfaring har han som led i sin specialisering i funktionel-kognitiv lingvistik ved Københavns Universitet medvirket til udarbejdelsen af Dansk Udtaleordbog.

Dansk Udtaleordbog bruger international lydskrift (IPA) og er et uundværligt værktøj, når man skal lære dansk som fremmedsprog. Der er ingen normerede regler for dansk udtale, men mange holdninger til, hvordan dansk skal lyde. Målet med Dansk Udtaleordbog er at gengive den upåfaldende normaludtale, dvs. fravær af hørbart geografisk tilhørsforhold og stigmatiserende eller forældet udtale, ved at samle op på flere årtiers udtaleforandringer.Using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), Contemporary Danish Pronunciation is pivotal in learning Danish as a second language. It provides today’s unmarked pronunciation, i.e. absence of dialect and stigmatizing or archaic cues. Contrary to popular belief, Danish pronunciation is predictable from the written word, however based on a deep phonological analysis rather than morphology.Ruben Schachtenhaufen (f. 1975), ph.d., fonetiker, forsker og underviser i dansk udtale, lydskrift, fonetik og fonologi ved Københavns Universitet. Han står bag udtaleordbog.dk, schwa.dk og bogen Ny dansk fonetik (2023), som følger konventionerne i det internationale fonetiske alfabet (IPA). Schachtenhaufen har udviklet værktøjer, der på baggrund af fonologiske og morfologiske regler kan omdanne skrevne ord til lydskrift, som afspejler dansk udtalevariation.Michael Bach Ipsen (f. 1986) har redigeret flere af Modersmål-Selskabets udgivelser om bl.a. dialekter og nabosprog og er forfatter til en illustreret ABC på vendelbomål, Michaels ABC på wæjlbomol (2024). Med sin baggrund i sprogvidenskab fra Københavns og Lunds Universitet har han bidraget til Dansk Udtaleordbog med et både diakront og synkront syn på variation i dansk.Mikael Fabrin (f. 1971) har siden 2019 undervist i dansk som andetsprog på Danmarks Pædagogiske Universitet og på sprogcentre helt fra niveau A1 til B2, hvor retningslinjer for naturlig dansk udtale er et vigtigt hjælpemiddel. Under inddragelse af sin undervisningserfaring har han som led i sin specialisering i funktionel-kognitiv lingvistik ved Københavns Universitet medvirket til udarbejdelsen af Dansk Udtaleordbog.

Ah, Denmark! Known for this thing called "hygge”; it’s all about coziness, candles, and fairytales by the fireplace. No wonder, Danes are known as the happiest people on Earth!But guess what? Behind that "hygge" facade, Danish women have got some fiery shieldmaiden DNA running through their veins. And one of them, is about to take you on an adventure as epic as a Viking saga. 'Dare to Date a Dane' is a captivating compilation of the unexpected revelations people share about love and their desires, interwoven with Michelle Maria Langkilde’s own stories. Through chapters like: ‘How to bait a Mermaid’, ‘Love is a souvenir’ and ‘Even Bond is on a deadline’, she reveals secrets, while celebrating the gentleman of today. This book is a love letter to brave men who aspire to prioritise relationships. It offers insights into building a solid foundation for love, reminding us that romance is an art, and -unlike what you may have been taught in business- ‘love’ is the greatest investment, you’ll ever make.If you are curious about what passion and romance can be, and desire a love life that is more than the predictable “strawberries dipped in chocolate”, it’s time to turn the page..

Why did Uffe Ellemann Jensen, minister of foreign affairs, call “the talented cartoonists the most professional political spin doctors of our time”? Why did the architect and controversialist Poul Henningsen want more satirical drawings that “disintegrate public morale” and especially “patriotism and other sorts of self-abuse”? And why did the poet and novelist Klaus Rifbjerg ask “cartoonists to unite/ around his breakfast table”? Well over a thousand words have been said about illustrations – also about cartoons. By the cartoonists themselves as well as by the people like Eugène Delacroix, Oscar Wilde, James Thurber and David Wallis – and even by the one and only ChatGPT. And now also by Søren Vinterberg who has discovered quotes and added some new ones – illustrated by more than fifty members of The Danish Association of Cartoonists. The 90 year anniversary book of Danish Cartoonists is finished at the stroke of a pen by showing off the works of the seven Pentel Award recipents. The book is written by Søren Vinterberg and illustrated by Mette Ehlers, Erik Petri, Bob Katzenelson, Maria Prohazka, Anna Pedersen, Brian Dall Schyth, Claus Seidel, Simon Væth, Morten Løfberg, Thomas Iburg, Ib Kjeldsmark, Rasmus Sand Høyer, Roald Als, Lars Vegas Nielsen, Jon Skræntskov, Jens Julius Hansen, Niels Bo Bojesen, Jørgen Bitsch, Thomas Thorhauge, Lars Jakobsen, Ditte Lander Ahlgren, Lars Andersen, Allan Buch, Gitte Skov, Toril Bækmark, Lars Ole Nejstgaard, Henrik Flagstad, Peter Hermann, Annette Carlsen, Jens Hage, Ida Noack, Louise Thrane Jensen, Mikkel Henssel, Lars Refn, Per Marquard Otzen, Morten Voigt, Clara Selina Bach, Stine Spedsbjerg, Rikke Bisgaard, Christoffer Zieler, Mia Mottelson, Jørgen Saabye, Otto Dickmeiss, Arne Sørensen, Adam O., Phillip Ytournel & Peter Klæstrup. The book also contains "The Pentel Award" written by Bob Katzenelson and Steen Iversen.

Shadows of Hope is an extension of the first novel, A Life in a Moment. It focuses on the lives of Peter and Katrine, who are the parents to Gunther and Genette, as well as the influential character, Lizbet Valdon. There is a surprising connection between the Australian family where Gunther had found refuge, and that of Caroline, a Danish girl determined to find the truth towards her brothers’ death. What happens to their families before and after the War, and the life altering events that provide insight to why people may change. Excerpt from the book“A child, who’s…?” questioned Peter. “We must take him back to his family”, said Katrine. “Should we call the Police now?” stated Albert. Everyone was talking and asking so many questions all at once. Irena’s head started to hurt, her heart ached. All she could do was kneel in front of this sleeping child and thank God he was safe. She felt tears welling in her eyes, and a lump came to her throat made it hard to speak. What was she going to tell them? She felt a hand on her shoulder. “Is this your child Irena?” She looked up into Peter’s eyes. “No, he is now yours!” was all she could say. “Please promise me, and for the safety of your family, that you don’t ever contact the Police. One day I hope I have the freedom to tell you everything”. She bent down to kiss the child on the brow. Leaving behind this family in the hope he will have a safe and happy life. She walked out into the sunshine, with a shadow of hope that the world is unaware of the child she left behind with Peter and Katrine.About the authorThe Australian writer, Genette Sørensen, has lived in Haderslev, Denmark with her family for the last fifteen years. She has found the resources to achieve a long-time passion for writing, finding inspiration from family and friends, both Australian and Danish. Genette continues the journey of depicting family tales with historical elements. What was once a fun time interest writing children’s stories for her three nieces, has now developed into a fully-fledged hobby. Discovering family roots may lead to lives in a tangled web.

What is it like to leave everything behind and follow the person you love to a different country? What does it mean to be Danish and how does one integrate into the Danish environment? What makes the Danish different from other Scandinavians and why do they take first places in happiness ratings? What is worth seeing in Denmark and which events should one visit? You will find answers to these questions and more in "Married to Denmark".