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 Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:41 pm
Oh, I see. smile I was never told what part of Germany that he came from... My mom's brother was stationed in Germany when he was in the military, though. He learned quite a bit of German, but I assume he forgot it over the years. Her other brother was stationed in Osaka... My mom was hilarious when she asked, "So what do they speak there? Osakaian? Is that close to Japanese?" She tells me she didn't do so well in Geography. mad D
A bit of a random question I've been wanting to ask for a while: Do you know what Jante's Law (Janteloven) is?
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:31 am
Undskyld, jeg vet ikke hvad janteloven er. gonk
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:11 am
These are the "Ten Laws of Jante":
1. Thou shalt not presume that thou art anyone important.
2. Thou shalt not presume that thou art as good as us.
3. Thou shalt not presume that thou art any wiser than us.
4. Thou shalt never indulge in the conceit of imagining that thou art better than us.
5. Thou shalt not presume that thou art more knowledgeable than us.
6. Thou shalt not presume that thou art more than us in any way.
7. Thou shalt not presume that that thou art going to amount to anything.
8. Thou art not entitled to laugh at us.
9. Thou shalt never imagine that anyone cares about thee.
10. Thou shalt not suppose that thou can teach us anything.
It kind of describes the Scandinavian culture to an extent. Disturbed told me about it shortly after I met him, and I didn't really believe that it could be true. But I really realized it when his mother emailed her relatives telling about how she might be getting a job in the U.S., shortly after she arrived here. No one responded, because it apparently seemed as though she was "boasting", and that is looked down upon.
Strangely enough, most danes don't seem to acknowledge Janteloven, but yet still act according to the "laws" anyways.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:10 pm
Kyori-Chan These are the "Ten Laws of Jante":
1. Thou shalt not presume that thou art anyone important.
2. Thou shalt not presume that thou art as good as us.
3. Thou shalt not presume that thou art any wiser than us.
4. Thou shalt never indulge in the conceit of imagining that thou art better than us.
5. Thou shalt not presume that thou art more knowledgeable than us.
6. Thou shalt not presume that thou art more than us in any way.
7. Thou shalt not presume that that thou art going to amount to anything.
8. Thou art not entitled to laugh at us.
9. Thou shalt never imagine that anyone cares about thee.
10. Thou shalt not suppose that thou can teach us anything.
It kind of describes the Scandinavian culture to an extent. Disturbed told me about it shortly after I met him, and I didn't really believe that it could be true. But I really realized it when his mother emailed her relatives telling about how she might be getting a job in the U.S., shortly after she arrived here. No one responded, because it apparently seemed as though she was "boasting", and that is looked down upon.
Strangely enough, most danes don't seem to acknowledge Janteloven, but yet still act according to the "laws" anyways.
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:16 pm
Yeah, it's not exactly a good thing, but probably important for people to realize about Scandinavian Culture.... Unfortunately because of Janteloven, people like Disturbed's brother (who has EDS) can't get the attention and help that they need because the government won't acknowledge them. And, like... People at the airport don't offer to him them because they think that Disturbed's little brother is trying to be "special" by needing a wheel-chair.
On a less depressing subject, I got a really nice Danish book today. It has some children stories (at least I think they are) in it. Except one of them, called Den Tykke Kat. It's about a cat who eats a bunch of people then, from what I understand, the wood-cutter turns him upside down or something and all of the people, and animals fall out of his mouth. neutral
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:43 am
Kyori-Chan Yeah, it's not exactly a good thing, but probably important for people to realize about Scandinavian Culture.... Unfortunately because of Janteloven, people like Disturbed's brother (who has EDS) can't get the attention and help that they need because the government won't acknowledge them. And, like... People at the airport don't offer to him them because they think that Disturbed's little brother is trying to be "special" by needing a wheel-chair.
On a less depressing subject, I got a really nice Danish book today. It has some children stories (at least I think they are) in it. Except one of them, called Den Tykke Kat. It's about a cat who eats a bunch of people then, from what I understand, the wood-cutter turns him upside down or something and all of the people, and animals fall out of his mouth. neutral The fat cat? Yeah, my little brother's are twins with autism so Janteloven probly won't help them either.
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:27 am
True, it probably wouldn't. But I believe most people with diseases/handicaps are paid by the government, or something. I'm not exactly sure. Disturbed's mother would know more about that than I do.
As for Janteloven, it's not really always "present", but there are times when you notice it. Most of my time in Denmark was pleasant (though I was sick for the entire first week we were there, and could hardly get out of bed). mad D Their hot dogs are delicious, they have huge pizzas, and if you ever go you should most definitely try Lion ice cream (best thing on Earth).
I've been thinking of what I want to do, when I graduate from high school. Been talking to Disturbed, and his mother, and I think I may go to Denmark to get my college education (I want to be a translator). Apparently they're very good, and it would also allow me more time to spend in Denmark. Still have to look into it more, but after I graduate I'm also planning to take a trip around Europe. Disturbed's been telling me about "InterRail", apparently you buy one ticket (for like, a month) and you can go just about anywhere in Europe.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:51 pm
Kyori-Chan True, it probably wouldn't. But I believe most people with diseases/handicaps are paid by the government, or something. I'm not exactly sure. Disturbed's mother would know more about that than I do.
As for Janteloven, it's not really always "present", but there are times when you notice it. Most of my time in Denmark was pleasant (though I was sick for the entire first week we were there, and could hardly get out of bed). mad D Their hot dogs are delicious, they have huge pizzas, and if you ever go you should most definitely try Lion ice cream (best thing on Earth).
I've been thinking of what I want to do, when I graduate from high school. Been talking to Disturbed, and his mother, and I think I may go to Denmark to get my college education (I want to be a translator). Apparently they're very good, and it would also allow me more time to spend in Denmark. Still have to look into it more, but after I graduate I'm also planning to take a trip around Europe. Disturbed's been telling me about "InterRail", apparently you buy one ticket (for like, a month) and you can go just about anywhere in Europe. I want to go to college in denmark...maybe even Iceland. But, my parents don't think it's possible. I'm NEVER going to college in UTAH it's WAY TOO IGNORANT and CLOSE-MINDED and not to mention XENOPHOBIC!!!!! I tried that link Hellsbitch left here but, It only allows U.N. countries and the U.S. isn't on it or something. Cool! That would help me as an Interpreter of the many languages I'm studying. We all need to prevent the spread of English as a Foreign language outside the U.S., U.K. and Australia.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:41 pm
For et par dage siden sagde jeg til min sundheds lærer, at jeg kan tale dansk. Pludseligt skreg alle, "Sig noget på dansk!" Da sagde læreren, "Kan du tælle til ti på dansk?" Det var pinligt, men efter jeg havde talt faerdigt, var der én, der råbte, "Det er sejt, ik' osse!"
Nu sidder hun med min kæreste og mig, når vi spiser frokost. Hun er rar, men hun er lidt sær.
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:47 pm
Kyori-Chan For et par dage siden sagde jeg til min sundheds lærer, at jeg kan tale dansk. Pludseligt skreg alle, "Sig noget på dansk!" Da sagde læreren, "Kan du tælle til ti på dansk?" Det var pinligt, men efter jeg havde talt faerdigt, var der én, der råbte, "Det er sejt, ik' osse!"
Nu sidder hun med min kæreste og mig, når vi spiser frokost. Hun er rar, men hun er lidt sær. Jeg undskylder men, jeg forstår ikke alt du sagde. Et par? Sundheds? Det var pinligt, men efter jeg havde talt faerdigt, var der én, der råbte, "Det er sejt, ik' osse!"?
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:24 pm
Not sure if you want literal, I'll translate meaning for meaning.
"For et par dage siden" = A few days ago
"Sunheds lærer" = Basically, I was talking about my "Health" class.
"Det var pinligt" = It was embarrassing
"men efter jeg havde talt faerdigt" = but after I had finished speaking
"var der én, der råbte" = there was one who yelled
"Det er sejt, ik' osse!" = "That is, like, so cool!" except I used the proper Danish expression instead, that is equally as annoying. wink
And you don't have to apologize. I figure the more I type Danish back and forth to anybody, the more I learn, and I figure you probably want to, too. smile
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:06 pm
It looks as though I may be going to Denmark in October/November. ^^
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:18 am
Kyori-Chan It looks as though I may be going to Denmark in October/November. ^^ YAY! we are on the same team! Lucky you I want to go to denmark!
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:03 pm
Yeah, but I don't think I'll be able to see Copenhagen this time either.
But I will be able to go up to Aalborg, and check out the University. See if I want to go there, or not.
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:45 pm
Kyori-Chan Yeah, but I don't think I'll be able to see Copenhagen this time either.
But I will be able to go up to Aalborg, and check out the University. See if I want to go there, or not.
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