You can use the digital videos made by tourists around the world for a lot of different things. The video linked to in this story (follow the link "Video: Reddet af rejseleder") I find is a hilarious example of Japanese culture meeting Danish culture.

Here is the story: Japanese tourists are visiting the little mermaid. Japanese tourists see that the little mermaid is clad in a burka and wearing a sign saying "Turkey in the EU" (someone beat them to this, the most visited of Copenhagen Tourist Attractions). Head of the Japanese tourists decides to undress the little mermaid as to improve the photo-op. Head undresses the little mermaid with a long aluminium stick. Everybody is thrilled. Japanese tourist films all this. Japanese tourist's video makes it to Danish Newspaper Ekstrabladet who runs a semi-sensational story about the heroic salvation of the little mermaid. And so, as you can see, both the Danes and the Japanese care a lot about the little mermaid!

(Also note the cute "Hello Kitty" earwarmers the pretty Japanese woman is wearing in the last seconds of the video - Danish women have a lot to learn when it comes to the kawaii dressing culture...).
# posted by Lisbeth at: 22:51