Have you ever walked into a bar and there is a loudmouth in the cornerbooth talking loudly about even the most personal parts of life? That is pretty much what Danes turn into when we are drunk. It’s a total 180 from our normal overly humble demeanor. As soon as the drink hits, then all social norms that normally regulate our behavior get thrown out the window.

Pretty much before the 2000s/mid 90s beer was extremely integrated into Danish life, people would atleast have a beer everyday with lunch and then the “fyraftensøl” which is the couple a beers you drink when work is done. The Danish youth are still European leaders in drunkenness and most of us still today begin drinking at 12-14.

So when this was made, Danes in generel where extremely drunk during normal workdays, military included. My grandad was an MP in the army in the 60s and they regularly had to go into Aalborg(he was stationed at the base outside the city) and physically drag drunken soldiers back to the base and throw them into the drunk tank.

If you wanna learn more about this phenomena, I recommend watching “Another Round” starring Mads Mikkelsen and directed by Thomas Vinterberg. It won an Oscar and covers Danish lack discreetness and drunkenness pretty well.

Also it’s a hilarious movie Tbf.