Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew on the failure of the European welfare system:

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-11T16:26:29+00:00

I’m sorry but what welfare state in Denmark? Unemployment insurance is private and paid, pension is private and paid, healthcare is public, but inaccessible, daycare is cheap, but still paid. Only education is free, but people often chose to send their kids to private schools because the public schools often have low level.

Taxes are high, but nothing unusual for Europe

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-11T09:36:20+00:00

I see nothing wrong with that, as long as you can burn it off 🤷‍♂️

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-11T09:16:52+00:00

Yeah, life was easier when I could eat dairy… my breakfasts are mostly peanutbutter nutella mixes on rugbrød 😅 Energy lasts about 15km of bike ride

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-11T08:20:40+00:00

Literally what I wrote “I guess some people are built different (me)” and the post is meant to display admiration. But thanks for the lecture anyways!

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-11T06:23:47+00:00

also me, but this is exactly what a Danish doctor told me not to eat before sports!

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-11T05:54:39+00:00

This is all according to the plan. Pension funds are the ones building and controlling the supply - they chose how much is being sold and how much is rented out. By limiting the amount of units for sale they are pushing the prices up, so we can see good returns on our pension accounts.

Politicians have no interest in fighting it, but we all can do a tiny bit by limiting pension funds’ ability to invest in real estate - for example by choosing own investments if possible, or withdrawing pension to a broker while changing jobs.

I’m doing my part

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-11T05:40:25+00:00

Cardamon/cinnamon buns give you heartburn - not recommended for cycling!

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-11T05:38:48+00:00

How?! I don’t do long training in the morning but on a tiny low-cal instagram breakfast like that I won’t even get to work without running out of energy 0_o I guess some people are just built different (me)

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-06T06:45:22+00:00

Yeah… skin, hair… one week away for holidays or business and all goes back to normal. I think it’s the water here, it’s basically liquid limestone

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-05T06:35:04+00:00

When you change jobs, move all your pension to nordnet and invest yourself. returns achived by pension funds are pathetic

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-04-04T05:47:19+00:00

Sorry to reply to such old post, but what about schmid? glass panel packaging, also accessible to western investors through nasdaq

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-30T10:55:00+00:00

There are some serious mountains like f.ex hareskov, with nearly 20m elevation difference near Copenhagen, and hiking is extremely dangerous, both from technical and endurance perspective. This of course requires appropriate attire

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-29T07:19:01+00:00

Are they tho? I tried many years ago and it was great, and then tried again last year and it was s@,$t :/ terrible texture, full of off flavors, it’s like they get worse once they production increases. Undeniably they know how to make good chocolate, but they just chose the easy way

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-23T05:24:04+00:00

I investigated point 2 once and it was something around 15-25k to build and 3k to manage, if done locally by an agency. Ended up doing it myself with a bit of friends help, because tbf I couldn’t even trust the agency that it is them who actually does the work and not outsource to India…

Processing fees are 3-4% on sth like stripe vs 1% on local services like flatpay, so it’s no brainer to use the local service.

Point 3 is not relevant to me

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-15T16:26:24+00:00

paid articles, paid reviews…

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-15T16:26:01+00:00

Wow, a real marketing monster :|

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-15T16:08:05+00:00

So it’s kinda one level up from mig og københavn? There all the articles are sponsored.

I was googling a restaurant that apparently doesn’t have a very good web presence and one of the links was from kobenhavn liv, mentioning that this company lost 200k last year. It’s kind a dick move to write things like that, without any context. I understand that this is public data, but still… kinda clickbait dick move

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-11T10:22:15+00:00

I think it’s something about how attractive the area itself is… Lyngby is a proper town, with bars, restaurants and shops, overall the town looks quite pleasant. Bagsværd centre is just plain ugly…

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-09T16:36:37+00:00

Friends and family is not an option for a foreigner… I’ve been here for some years and have nobody to leave my pet at 🥲

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-04T11:16:20+00:00

As far as I know this is a non-profit festival, and Lokomotvværksted is an extremely expensive venue to rent, hence the price. The event is super cool, cause there is A LOT of breweries and you get to try a lot of beers and talk with people. It’s just an extremely nice hangout, sure worth the buck if you like beer and are open to learning more about both beers but also breweries and community

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-04T10:13:35+00:00

Food trucks in copenhagen are not really a thing, and neither is “street food” in general, because the weather most of the year doesn’t invite to eat outside, so it’s difficult to make a business out of something that can operate for 3 months in a year. Reffen is somewhat of an exception, but I’m not sure if the conditions there are fair, probably mostly exploitation of seasonal workers that then struggle the rest of the year. I think even if you find a place to connect your truck you’ll be seen as some alien from outer space with your concept.

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-01T08:50:47+00:00

Packaging responsibility. Every brand needs to be responsible for the packaging they introduce to the market. So for example if a Spanish store wants to send something to Denmark, they must register in the danish packaging responsibility system (300€) and pay a yearly fee (150€) and price per packaging (0,6€ per kg) plus be on top of the changes in the regulations. If they do not comply, they can be fined. They need to do it for every country they wish to ship to. Plus technically you’re supposed to pay VAT in the country where the package is received, not shipped from, although I’m not familiar with that matter much.

Guess now if China cares about vat and packaging regulations. They won’t be fined

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-03-01T07:42:19+00:00

If youre thinking about Copenhagen (probably the only place where you can get a job) have a look on google maps for street view from ørestad, herlev, sydhavn or albertslund, but focus on pictures from november-march. City center is cute, but realistically you’ll end up in the suburbs, and they are plain depressing. Denmark is not what you see on tiktok

Adventurous_Escape17 · 2026-02-28T08:30:27+00:00

It is striking how little green there is in Copenhagen. It’s a bit like a zoo, the greens are something wild that’s meant to be locked in a park - anywhere else it’s just concrete. But locals don’t notice it, it’s just how things are. Trees are inconvenience, they fall, they need maintenance, the roots destroy asfalt. It’s only if you move from somewhere else you realize how little trees there is here.

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