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OOKING FOR a way to make Danes laugh? I think I’ve found just the trick: say ‘smørrebrød’. Maybe my Danish is just awful. Okay – it’s definitely awful. I constantly confuse the Danes when I dare to speak their language. A smile is almost immediately upon their lips, and, after butchering ‘Hvad laver du i weekended?’ I retreat, white flag waving, back into English.
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But that shouldn’t hinder me from ordering this region’s delicious open-faced sandwich. It’s about embracing the culture even when that culture laughs, right? I braved the mockery, and I’m glad I did. Smørrebrød is fantastic any which way it’s created (see G13 for the ‘twist’). So go ahead and mispronounce it. Keep trying. I think if you laugh with the Danes at your horrendous attempt at one of
the most difficult languages in the world, you’ll enjoy it as much as they do. Well ... almost as much. Don’t fret, though. There’s much more food around the city, and those won’t put your tongue in a full nelson. Dining Week ended this past Sunday, but the month-long winter editon of Copenhagen Cooking is finishing February with a flourish. Learn a thing or two about champagne, Ital-
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CREDIT BOX EDITOR: AMY STRADA SALES CONSULTANT: JØRN OLLING WRITERS: JESSICA HANLEY, BJARKE SMITH-MEYER, VANESSA ELLINGHAM GRAPHIC DESIGN: MAGNUS BARKMAN LAYOUT: AVIAJA BEBE NIELSEN
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