I have developed a strange habit in my time living outside Denmark. I actually never really miss living in Denmark, but subconsciously I have found (strange) ways of connecting myself with the mother land. I have noticed I talk a lot about Denmark when I meet strangers; I like to compare with other places and distinguish what is typical Danish. Whether it's wearing sneakers to everything, having blonde hair, or something else. And in Montreal I started doing something truly strange; sometimes I will put on my Danish playlist in iTunes and sing aloud to songs that remind me of childhood or my family and friends. And sometimes it gets me all teared up. But it doesn't mean I want to jump on the first plane to Copenhagen. It's just a nice little thing I do occasionally…. So what do I listen to? Here are a few (of those that can actually be found on youtube (?€#% youtube germany!):
Cille: Åh hvor godt - måske er det bare en ting, man udvikler, når man flytter væk fra Danmark… Man tror, man kan forlade landet, og så følger det alligevel efter en på sådan en underlig måde… Håber, alt er vel i US!
What a nice post. I noticed a similar behaviour when I was living in England for some time. Suddenly I started talking about Germany more often and listened to German songs (which I had rarely done before). I guess you have to move away sometimes to realise what you love about your home country.
Fräulein Julia: Thanks - I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one going a little expat crazy. It's just such a strange thing; you leave your country for a reason and then it sneaks in anyway. But it's very true, you need the distance to find out what you appreciate :)
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Jeg gør det samme! Åh! Jeg tror folk må tro jeg er komplet skør!
Cille: Åh hvor godt - måske er det bare en ting, man udvikler, når man flytter væk fra Danmark… Man tror, man kan forlade landet, og så følger det alligevel efter en på sådan en underlig måde… Håber, alt er vel i US!
What a nice post.
I noticed a similar behaviour when I was living in England for some time. Suddenly I started talking about Germany more often and listened to German songs (which I had rarely done before). I guess you have to move away sometimes to realise what you love about your home country.
Fräulein Julia: Thanks - I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one going a little expat crazy. It's just such a strange thing; you leave your country for a reason and then it sneaks in anyway. But it's very true, you need the distance to find out what you appreciate :)
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