Doctors want to close the bars in Copenhagen, Denmark?

Doctors want to close the bars in Copenhagen, Denmark?

It is a great day in Denmark, everybody!

Well, at least not for me.

I read an article that put me in state of shock. The article it is about that health experts want to reduce in the number of pubs and bars in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Health experts are now urging city councillors to close every fifth pub and bar in Copenhagen, Denmark.


I have just one thing to say to them: Are you insane?

If you close them I die, me and another thousand of people who enjoy the great nightlife of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Please don’t close them, we really need them. They are good for the society. Ok I sound like a really alcoholic, but I am not. I just like to go out for drinks with friends, and when that happens the more bars are open the better for us.

Although I guess probably they have solid good arguments to try to close all those bars in Copenhagen, Denmark.

But at the same time I think they would have to consider the right of all of us who used them in a proper way (well that proper way it is discussable jejeje).

Maybe they should concentrate their energy in trying to help better those people with alcohol problems or in other ways of prevention (like learning the young people about the problems of alcohol abuse), instead of trying to close down all my favourite bars in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Skål to all of you.

I read the article to give my opinion at The Copenhagen Post

How does Copenhagen, Denmark help the busiest bicycle street in the world?

How does Copenhagen, Denmark help the busiest bicycle street in the world?

It’s a great day in Denmark, everybody!

Well, it is at least is you are one of the thousands of people that use a bicycle across Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen, Denmark.



I read an article regarding that The Copenhagen City Council has decided to make Nørrebrogade a car-free street.

I think that is fantastic. Well, at least for me, because I don’t have a car. When I lived in Copenhagen, Denmark I used to ride on Nørrebrogade a lot with my bicycle. It is a nice street. But yes, it is also a busy street. So, the combination of cars and bicycles wasn’t perfect.

I am sorry to hear that the owners of business in that street are complaining. I can imagine that it would affect them. That’s what happens when the government gets involved with something, a part of the society receives a benefit out of it and another part gets negative results. In theory they are always looking out for the majority, but it feels awful when you are in the little minority that got affected. You feel like an impotent insect and you really think that life and the world it is not fair.

According to the technical and environmental department, Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen, Denmark is the busiest bicycle street in the world.

The article that I read to give my opinion is on The Copenhagen Post

Is the main business street in Copenhagen, Denmark (strøget) becoming worse for business?

It is a great day in Denmark, everybody!

Well, at least if you are a human statue or you sell bottles of water on the streets. And not so much if you own a business on the busiest business street in Copenhagen, Denmark (strøget)

I read an article regarding that the owners of the business are complaining about a situation that is developing more and more. This situation it is the amount of human statues and people selling stuff on strøget (the busiest business street in Copenhagen, Denmark)

I have 2 things to say about this situation.

The first thing it is that I am in favour of the owners of business. I understand if they get angry with others selling water, jewellery and stuff on Strøget close to them. They pay really, really, really high rents to be there on top positions on that street. The business in not very good this year for anyone, they are also force to be close on Sundays and on top they have al kinds on small business blocking the view the clients could have to their business. And sometimes this little places on the street sell things very cheap, like bottles of water. And the stores sell them more expensive, because they need to pay rent.

You know what I would do if I where you, I will close my store, stop paying those high rents and move all my things and sell them also in the streets.

I believe in fair competition, of course. But it is irritating that there is a lot of smart people out there taking advantage of the business that try to do things right and do all the effort.

I understand that everybody needs to eat, and that it is VERY, VERY, VERY difficult to earn money these days, to open your own business and to be noticed by customers. But you need to play fair or at least use some techniques to get some customers to your water stand, but them move away of the street, do not abuse.

Why don’t all these human statues and small business get together and work as a team. They should all move to another empty street close to the centre and make it some much fun and cosy that it would become a tourist attraction and tourist and customers will start visiting their street.

It would be funny if they succeed to see Louis Vuitton send sellers to that street, trying to sell their products.


The second thing I wanted to say it is that actually the businesses need these human statues and the small food stores on the streets. Nobody wants to walk on a cold, burying street. I love to walk on Strøget because it is full with life. And I will say this to owners, believe me, that if I want to buy something at your store I will buy it, with or with out the human statue. But I stay longer on Strøget because of the human statues and because of those who sell almonds with caramel (which I love).

So in conclusion I will say that it should be a symbiosis. They need each other, and they should try to co-exist together with out any of them abusing of each other. They should threat each other fair and play by the unwritten rules of fairness.

We should all try to contribute to the society however we can, and not just suck from the society however we can.

The article I read to give my oponion about this topic is on The Copenhagen Post.

Who is poor in Denmark?

It’s a great day in Denmark, everybody!
Well, not for those who earns below 11.926 kr. every month (before taxes).


This information was taken from a survey it was made here in Denmark. (danish)

This is been discussed because in Denmark, it hasn’t being set the precise limit of who is officially poor.

I was actually a little bit surprised to read that some answered that to be poor in Denmark means not having the possibility for a television or a washing machine or a cell phone.

It is very difficult for me to have a clear point of view or perspective about this topic because I come from Mexico.

In Mexico the minimum salary it is really, really low.

And actually if a family has enough money to have food on their table everyday well it’s fine enough.

I think it is because I am not Danish that I am having so much trouble making my mind, because if you take one of this “poor” Danish people to Mexico, they will not be considered to be in the really lower end of the society. Besides here in Denmark even though you earn below 11.926 kr. there are still many services one can get from free, that have already being paid with the taxes that we all pay.

I have made of my mind, I will say that I will consider being poor here in Denmark if you cannot have food to eat everyday or your family doesn’t have food to eat everyday (I want to make clear that this it is not necessary the same that living on the streets, as some very few do here in Denmark).

Regarding those few people that are living on the streets here in Denmark I can see a BIG, BIG, BIG difference to my homeland Mexico, and it is that here in Denmark they are in that situation because they have chose it (because in Denmark every single person that lives in here could have a decent economic life if he/she wants it, but in Mexico many people that lives in the streets are in that situation because they don’t have other option).

The good thing about Denmark it is that no matter how bad your situation is you will still have the opportunity to have food in your table and studies, unless of course you get divorce and start taking alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and gambling all at the same time. Then of course you will use all the little money you earn or that the state gives you.

In Mexico unfortunately you can end living in the streets even though you don’t take alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and gamble all at the same time. And if you have hit the bottom in Mexico, well game over, because, nobody will help you to start over again.

What Denmark needs to do to attract and retain highly educated and qualified workers?

What Denmark needs to do to attract and retain highly educated and qualified workers?

I believe that what Denmark needs to do to attract highly educated and qualified workers and to make the ones that we are already here stay, is the following:


I heard somewhere an opinion about that Denmark should gain and keep highly educated workers from around the world true their wallets.

I disagree, because that will NEVER happen.

The whole Danish system should have to change for us, and tax exceptions will have to be made for us which will not be fair.

In my opinion what Denmark should do to attract and keep highly educated and qualified workers from around the world is:

• To sell itself like it really is,
• To tell the truth plane and simple about really how life is here in Denmark,
• Not saying in any case that it will be beneficially for a person economically to come to live and work here,
• But to tell them that here a person will be middle class, but it would work in a clean and safe environment,
• To drop that happiest place in the world to live in thing, because it creates so high expectations for us the foreigners, that no country in the world can fulfil (I think it would be more effective in the short and long term for Denmark to be the second happiest country in the world to live in, instead of number one).

I believe that there are many doctors, nurses, lawyers, engineers, bankers, architects, etc in the world that are tired to work in places were because of their money they feel insecure, or that they will rather earn less money, but live in a more modern, efficient, well functioning and clean society.

Denmark should start promoting itself as a good and safe place to work, were everybody is equal and live well.

Highly educated and qualified workers don’t care about the Danish beauty, design, Monarchy, sports, etc.

Highly educated and qualified workers only care about 3 things: to make money, to be able to develop professionally and to be safe.

I believe Denmark is very good in these 2 points: To be able to develop professionally and to be safe.

But it does poorly in this one: To make money (because of the high taxes that we pay).

Which it is a big obstacle for Denmark in its goal to attract and retain highly educated and qualified workers, because with a high education and working experience you can live like a king in all the countries around the world.

The 2 things that Denmark has and they are very difficult to buy in the rest of the world are:

• Safety for you and your family
• Modern, clean and well functioning society

You can get richer, go faster professionally, live in bigger houses, eat better food, etc in other countries. But I am sure that many will like to change that to the fact to be able to bike to their works (with out the traffic, pollution or insecurity).

Also Denmark they should make a really, really big effort and campaign against the slogan that the Danish language it is impossible to learn or at least super hard. I have learnt the Danish language, and I am not especially good at languages.

And definitely people from Denmark should try to be more open when it comes to new immigrants.

They should be better at making foreigners feel at home.

A little bit more of “mi casa es tu casa” (my house is your house, which is a Mexican expression showing hospitality).

The Danes will gain a friend for live (and our gratefulness for life) if they invite us to their houses to dinner once in a while or drink something in a bar, etc.

I know the Danes are very busy people (busy enjoying their lives and country), that they feel they don’t need us, but from what I have heard from the news it is that actually they DO need us.

Should the stores in Copenhagen and in Denmark be closed?

It is a great day in Denmark, everybody!

Well, not so much if you own a store in Copenhagen or in Denmark.

There is a law limiting the number of hours stores may be open. Nearly all shops and stores will have to close each week from mid-Saturday until Monday morning.


Picture of Strøget in Copenhagen, Denmark

I think this is not fair for the owners of stores. On top of that we are still in the middle if the Financial Crisis and that consumers and tourist in general are not spending as much as in other years, now the stores will also have to close on the weekends.

Of course right now it is a big damage for the stores because of all the tourists that are right now in Copenhagen and in the rest of Denmark. But also the rest of the year, I think it is big inconvenient that the stores are closed on the Sunday.

Normally I am very busy during the week (not right now because I am unemployed), and it would be very nice to use my Sundays to go out and buy all the things I will like to buy. And meanwhile I buy and walk around the city I will also spend money (which is good for the city) drinking a coffe or buying an ice cream.

I think this new law should be reconsider.