And so came the New Year, and the first month is already drawing to an end. I hope everybody has had a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year! This spring (technically winter, but let us pretend it is spring…) the Department of Scandinavian Studies at UCL will host an event on Nordic children’s and… Continue reading Nordic Literature Event at UCL
Play: “Lege” or “spille”?
I have been asked a question about the English word “play”, which normally translates into either “lege” or “spille” in Danish. Normally, we distinguish between activities with 1: Rules and regulations. Here we use “spille”: Jeg spiller fodbold (I play football); skal vi spille kort (do you want to play cards)? 2: No rules (or… Continue reading Play: “Lege” or “spille”?
What a lovely zoo we have in Copenhagen
There is something refreshingly honest about CPH Zoo, a lovingly humanist, scientific and rational approach to things: We do things in the best possible ways for the animals because we respect and care about them; we do so on the basis of knowledge and scientific research; we are willing to listen and possibly change our… Continue reading What a lovely zoo we have in Copenhagen