How To Live in Denmark Updated Edition: A humorous guide for foreigners and their Danish friends

Kay Xander Mellish

Apr 2017 · KXMGroup

About this ebook

An updated version of the popular book based on the "How to Live in Denmark" podcast, with 8 new chapters. In this fun, easy-to-read book, Kay draws on her own experience as a foreigner in Denmark in when it comes to learning Danish, trying to find a job in Denmark, and looking for a place to live in Copenhagen. She also touches on dating in Denmark, Danish drinking culture, Danish child-raising, and how you can guess a Danish person's age from their first name alone. This entertaining look at life as an outsider in Denmark draws on gentle humor and can be enjoyed by both foreigners and their Danish friends.

Ratings and reviews

It gives you great insights into how the Danish mind works and what you can do to blend right in. Lovely book, get it, you won't regret it :-)

Very humorous and a great introduction to Denmark for those pesky foreigners looking for 'hygge'

The book is quite informative and has a pleasing tone.

About the author

Kay Xander Mellish is an American author, speaker, and cultural commentator who has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark for more than 25 years. She is the creator and host of How to Live in Denmark, one of the most established English-language podcasts covering Danish culture and everyday life in Denmark.

Mellish is the author of six books on Denmark and Danish society: How to Live in Denmark, How to Work in Denmark, Working with Danes, Working with Americans, Top 35 Mistakes Danes Make in English, and The Danish Year: Twelve Months of Customs, Quirks, and Rhythms of Everyday Life in Denmark.

As a keynote speaker and workshop leader, Mellish specializes in Danish culture, Danish working culture, and cross-cultural communication between Danish and international colleagues. She has spoken to and consulted for companies, universities, and government organizations in Denmark, elsewhere in Europe, and in the United States. Her work helps international professionals adapt to life and work in Denmark and helps Danish managers work more effectively with international teams.

Mellish draws on more than two decades of firsthand experience as an American living and working in Denmark. Her work combines direct observation with a dry, understated sense of humor, explaining not just what Danes do but why they do it.

Topics: Danish culture, Danish working culture, flat hierarchy and consensus-based management, cross-cultural communication, relocation to Denmark, expat life, Danish social norms, Nordic workplace culture

Based in: Copenhagen, Denmark

Website: howtoliveindenmark.com

Books: How to Live in Denmark · How to Work in Denmark · Working with Danes · Working with Americans · Top 35 Mistakes Danes Make in English · The Danish Year