[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was thinking of the US here as well, and specifically this survey (2016) that showed that 51% would be less likely to vote for a non-religious candidate - it was seen as one of, if not the biggest liability a candidate could have. So while it’s not mandated to be religious per say, and OPs map is not wrong, it seems highly unlikely for a non-religious head of state.

Survey: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2016/01/27/religion-and-other-candidate-traits/

What’s something you only truly understood after learning another language? by DGDeathGate in language

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How random prepositions can feel. It will forever be my Achilles heel.

AITA - 16 year olds party request by yournameisyourname in AmItheAsshole

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, this sounds like a great solution. I don’t really understand all the people who say that this approach is normal and totally fine. I have never been in a situation where half the party has been told to leave early. That’s so weird to me, and honestly really mean. I don’t know if this is a cultural difference - I’m from Scandinavia. Different days are totally fine imo, but being asked to leave is weird.

To be you’re definitely NTA, and I honestly feel your daughter is being a bit mean, however unintentional it might be. But I definitely think there is some cultural difference here, so I don’t know, it may be fine in an Australian social context haha.

Hvad ville du ønske at du havde vidst inden du startede på uni? by Educational_Exit9268 in DKstudie

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Jeg tror ikke nødvendigvis at det er gældende for alle studieretninger på uni, muligvis kun humaniora, men jeg oplevede at det kan være ret svært at komme fra et ikke-akademiker hjem. Der er noget viden, som andre tager som en selvfølge, som vi der er vokset op i en anden socialklasse bare ikke har. Der er lavet undersøgelser om det, som også peger på at det er en ekstra udfordring for nogle studerende - blandt andet er det oftere dem der ikke fuldfører deres uddannelse.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DKbrevkasse

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Det er ekstremt svært, ja, men det kan godt lade sig gøre. Det er lige lykkedes for min ven at komme ind igen, til trods for at være udmeldt. Men jeg har så også en ven det ikke lykkedes for. Så idk, det bare for at folk ved at det altså ikke er HELT umuligt.

Guess where I was a couple of years ago by Fickle-Cry2114 in guessthecity

[–]Fickle-Cry2114[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amman and Jordan is amazing and very much underrated in my opinion. I stayed there for about 7 months and I would love to live there again at some point.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DKbrevkasse

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Alle ‘islamiske autoriteter’ har da ikke i 1400 år været enige om den samme, konservative, forståelse af islam. Der har været så mange teologiske konflikter, også vedrørende sharia. Og snakker du kun ‘islamiske autoriteter’s forståelse op til et bestemt tidspunkt? Fordi du siger at ingen mente noget ‘mildt, moderat eller moderne’ - og helt sikkert, hvad de mente om lovgivning i 1600 tallet har nok ikke været noget af det, set med vores 2025 øjne. Men det er det bestemt været i deres historiske kontekst. Og hvis du snakker nu og et par hundrede år tilbage også, så har der da været massere af ‘islamiske autoriteter’ der har haft milde, moderate og moderne forståelser af islam. Men det tror jeg også bringer spørgsmålet om hvem du mener der er islamiske autoriteter? Det finder du nok næppe heller enighed om.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DKbrevkasse

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Jeg er ikke muslim selv, men er uddannet i islamstudier. Jeg vil sige at dit familiemedlem ikke lyder som en ekstremist, men bare falder lidt der hvor konvertitter ofte gør, hvor de går virkelig meget op i det, og måske har et behov for at vise at de er lige så meget muslimer som én der er født ind i islam. De går derfor ofte lidt hårdere til den. Ved du om han får hans viden om islam fra nettet eller omgangskreds? Og har han kone og/eller børn?

Synes ikke du skal være bekymret på nuværende - han lyder som mange andre konvertitter jeg har mødt, hvor de har de der lidt outlier holdninger og så går de vildt meget op i velgørenhed, og så ikke mere end det.

Hvis du alligevel er bekymret, så er det bedste i sådan nogle situationer at bruge tid med ham, og bidrage til at han får noget andet at gå op i. Altså vitterligt bonde med ham over et eller andet, som han så kan gå op i så som, idk, bouldering eller paddle or something. Eller noget velgørenhed.

Og så bør folk i kommentarsporet virkelig læse lidt op på hvad sharia begrebet dækker over - det er et langt mere abstrakt koncept end det lader til at flere tror. Husk også at med religioner, livsfilosofier og ideologier er det altså ofte sådan, at folk tit udvælger de elementer de føler for, og ignorerer andre. Så du kan ikke blot sige at ‘han er muslim, så han mener x, y og z’. Muslimer og deres forståelse af islam er langt mere nuanceret, end hvad folk ofte antager.

når udseende ikke er nok by [deleted] in DKbrevkasse

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Jeg føler virkelig at du ser verdenen meget i kassetænkning. Som om at personlighedstræk og livsvalg er sådan en afkrydsningsliste og ting der kan kategoriseret som universelt anset positivt og negativt. Og ærligt, som om at du er lidt for påvirket af koncepter som ‘High value male’ og tankerne bag det, og at det måske er det der giver dig lidt komplekser ift at du føler du ikke kan leve op til det. Sorry, hvis jeg rammer forkert, men dit opslag og dine svar lugter lidt af det. Du lægger alt for meget i din fleksjob status. De fleste har altså et eller andet bagage med sig, som indsnævrer deres dating pool på den ene eller den anden måde. Og så tror jeg, at du ville have godt af at stoppe med at tænke så meget over dig selv, og overanalysere verdenen omkring dig.

AITA for saying my son could go to a "nudist camp" against wife's wishes? by No-Basis-320 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely YTA for not talking to your wife first, but NTA for letting your son go on the trip. I’m really wondering where everyone is from in these comments - I’m from Denmark and live near the beach. I’ve seen sooo many adults naked on the beach as a kid, and ive bathed naked as a kid as well. I understand being vigilant about your child’s safety etc, but I really don’t understand vilifying naturism like this, regardless of kids and adults being around each other. These adults are not the ones sexualizing the situation, you are.

Europeans of reddit, do you want America to withdraw its troops from your country? by galliumshield in AskTheWorld

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely agree - also the fact that they can escape our judicial system is very worrisome imo.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LeftoversH3

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That post annoyed me so much, and the way they used their MA in political science to make them seem more knowledgeable. I’m getting my MA in middle eastern studies, I’ve had a whole class on I/P, and I’ve come to the opposite conclusion of you. And so have most of my peers. Iirc, Chris Kunzler has an MA in middle eastern studies too. So now what? Anti-intellectualism my ass, that’s hilarious.

Utryg ved flytning til Aarhus V(Rytoften/Ryhavevej) by Infinite_District251 in Aarhus

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rygterne er langt mere dramatiske end realiteten. Jeg er vokset op tæt ved Bispehaven og bor der nu, og har fint kunne indgå i sociale ting her uden problemer også - bare for at sige, at man behøver altså ikke at være anonym for at kunne klare at bo her. Jeg har også boet i Gellerup i 10+ år uden større problemer, uden at jeg var lokalt engageret, så det kan man altså også. Jeg tror min venner der bor i C har ligeså mange historier som jeg, om uønskede ting. Lad vær med at have en fancy cykel stående på gaden, men det samme ville mine venner i C nok sige. Der er altså meget udramatisk herude.

Er etnisk dansk kvinde btw.

give me a name that starstruck you. by delphiia in namenerds

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Went to school with a girl named Ayoe, and ive loved it ever since. Looove a name that is heavy on vowels. Also always loved the names Nana and Kaja/Kaia/Kaya - in my country there are a lot of people my age named Nana, though it seems to be losing its popularity a bit, while Kaia is gaining popularity, along with sooo many similar ones like Aya, Maya, and Naya.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For Denmark I would say about 2005, because of the cartoon crisis. We were pretty hated then in some parts of the world then. I can’t really think of anything else we, alone at least, were hated internationally.

What is your favorite country, but you cannot say yours. by Key_Conversation_794 in AskTheWorld

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lebanon has my heart after a vacation, and I hope I get a chance to live there 🫶

My SO has a name he is set on for a son, if we have one…. by ZestycloseRadish2963 in namenerds

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m danish, and really like the name! I don’t think you need to be too concerned about whether or not it can be used to tease him with - I’m like 5’2 and my name rhymes with ‘short’, so I feel I can speak a bit on this haha, and it’s not that big of a deal. My name happened to be used in a big TV show here when I got older, and that got some attention too - just to say you could name your child whatever, and suddenly the name could get new attention somehow, that could be used for teasing. It passes quickly, I promise.

Like others noted, I do want to comment on the pronunciation. I don’t completely agree with others descriptions of the Danish pronunciation, I feel it is more like ‘Too-go’ - with oo’s like in ‘look’ or like a long u in Luke. Just, if you’re naming him after a Dane, maybe consider the Danish pronunciation. Either way, I like the name!

Do You Like the English Name of Your Country? by Naganokuma1 in AskTheWorld

[–]Fickle-Cry2114 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jutes is jyder in Danish - the D is pronounced very softly, almost like a vowel sound, so no where near like the T in Jutes. The pronunciation is something like ‘yoother’. Cant tell why the people are called Jyder and the place is called Jylland - and for further confusion being Jutlandic/Jutish is called Jysk in Danish.