Skal vi leke eller lege?
So like and yet so different. For the Norwegians and Danes in the reading audience, here is an astute little essay about some of the linguistic (and cultural) differences between Denmark and Norway, written by a Norwegian living in Denmark (partner of a colleague).
Danske forviklinger.

I think Espen Aarseth, my Norwegian colleague here at ITU and recently arrived in Denmark, can sympatise with Håkons woes. He's been joking about the difficulties of buying bread in Danish shops - Norwegians pronounce the word for bread somewhat differently from the Danish word (brød [broeth]) - so when he asks for "brø", the Danes just can't get it or even switch into English, unless he does a very exagerated pronounciation of the word. Crossing a border, even just homogenous Scandinavia, isn't always as easy as one may think.
# posted by Lisbeth at: 09:09