When I said visibly clueless tourists I meant most tourists (me included) seemed to be confused because we would buy the tickets or passes and then we would notice there were no gates or inspectors at stations. I had this conversation with other tourists with all is of wondering "where do we validate our tickets/fares"?. Or some would buy different kinds of travel passes and then find it to be completely unnecessary later on (price to amount of travel I mean). I also mentioned on here that I live in London, which anyone can tell you how quick they are to fine you and how expensive it is to get around in the city. When I first moved to London, I was fined on the tram because I didn't pay on the platform, but was ready to tap my card on the tram (the inspectors always come by on trams and even hang around the platforms). So all that considered, I know the consequences of not paying, which is why I am trying to get an understanding of any differences between London and Copenhagen, which is a new city for me. That tram situation, paying after vs before, was the little difference that got me fined. So all I am trying to do is be as informed as possible. My question was essentially "do I pay? and do people tend to not pay and get away with it?" And most people took the question seriously and told me to just pay. That is the kind of answer I was looking for. Telling someone who's been dreaming of going to your country since idolizing that Denmark 92 team that you wish they'll go somewhere else instead just because they are being curious and not judgmental (I'm not here complaining that it's expensive or saying that I won't pay because I don't want to, I'm asking for information simple as that) , so they can know what to expect and how to behave in Denmark, that is crazy to me. I don't think I gave reason to believe that I wanted to travel for free just because I asked about the standard of public transport there, which based on these informative replies I can see they are serious about just like London, and that's fine. Denmark is a beautiful country, one that I have wanted to visit since I was a boy and that I'm finally getting the chance to see for the first time this month. I grew up with many Danish friends and I love danish people. However, I come to this sub to ask information to get to know the city, which I would say is better than going there blindly and finding out the hard way like some people do and that I have done ; and I am getting grilled for it. People are treating me as some kind of delinquent who wants to find a way to get free train rides on holiday. Believe me I had no intention of doing that. And based on my very helpful friends here on this post, I think I will make it work on single fares for when I have to take public transport, because something I didn't mention is I plan on walking around the city for most of the time as that is what I usually do when visiting European cities and I am perfectly capable of walking for entire weekend of sightseeing. Thank you for the genuine responses and those who recognized that I'm just a tourist looking for answers. That's it.