”Hygge”
Hygge is not a word or a concept, it’s deeply rooted in every dane and is part of their very being. Simply put, hygge can be described as a cosy and warm atmosphere where you take time to enjoy the good in life together with people you like. Some people think that there’s a connection between hygge and the fact that the Danes are supposed to be one of the happiest people in the world.
Google Maps
Believe it or not, Google Maps is actually a Danish invention. The online mapping service was originally a C++ program designed by two Danish brothers – Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen – At the Sydney based company Where 2 Technologies. They pitched their programme to the Google management, which later on bought the company in 2004.
(Side note: There’s actually an iceberg in Denmark – A unique apartment building in the harbour are of Aarhus that looks just like actual icebergs.) |