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Posted: 4/29/08 at 12:49pm
Ok, we have witnessed some rude Danes in the past few days, but today took the cake.
We are waiting outside Rosenborg (one of the royal castles) today waiting to get in, and near us was a group of school kids, teens, very well-behaved.
Down the sidewalk come a man and woman, and as she passes the students, she pushes one poor kid out of the way....and what is odd is he was not in her way. She had to walk 2ft out of her way to push him.
It was the final straw for me, as Steve was assaulted verbally at the airport by a subway ticket seller, and if you knew Steve, you'd know he'd
never say a word or do anything to upset anyone.
While changing money the bank person was nasty, and we've had a couple waitress experiences and a bus driver experience.
When we travel we are overly polite as we feel we are ambassadors of the US, and while the Scots, Spainiards and Swedes were wonderful (and the Scots bent over backwards to be helpful) the Danes (for the most part) have just been nasty.
SO, this couple keeps walking and I look at her and told her it was incredibly rude to push the poor kid, and she gritted her teeth and started to scream at me.
I told her she was really being foolish and walked away.
I am over it. I cannot wait to get to Germany tomorrow!
I hate generalizations....but based on the past two days, you can have the Danes!
We are waiting outside Rosenborg (one of the royal castles) today waiting to get in, and near us was a group of school kids, teens, very well-behaved.
Down the sidewalk come a man and woman, and as she passes the students, she pushes one poor kid out of the way....and what is odd is he was not in her way. She had to walk 2ft out of her way to push him.
It was the final straw for me, as Steve was assaulted verbally at the airport by a subway ticket seller, and if you knew Steve, you'd know he'd
never say a word or do anything to upset anyone.
While changing money the bank person was nasty, and we've had a couple waitress experiences and a bus driver experience.
When we travel we are overly polite as we feel we are ambassadors of the US, and while the Scots, Spainiards and Swedes were wonderful (and the Scots bent over backwards to be helpful) the Danes (for the most part) have just been nasty.
SO, this couple keeps walking and I look at her and told her it was incredibly rude to push the poor kid, and she gritted her teeth and started to scream at me.
I told her she was really being foolish and walked away.
I am over it. I cannot wait to get to Germany tomorrow!
I hate generalizations....but based on the past two days, you can have the Danes!
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
Updated On: 4/29/08 at 12:49 PM
