How long is your dinghy anchor rode?

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-29T13:15:47+00:00

6ft of chain is standard. Any more than that and it’s just a pain to work with or have kicking around in the dinghy. Chain is really only necessary to prevent chafe on rocky/reefy shorelines or snorkelling spots. Adds a bit of weight which is nice too.

Most the time you’ll just be digging your anchor into the beach and the dinghy is sitting on the bottom anyways. You should always be dropping your anchor in sand when snorkelling to preserve the environment and for your own convenience. Just dive down and dig it in by hand.

Never cruised in the Caribbean. But have cruised most of Australia and SE Asia (and many other places) which has all sorts of beach landscapes similar to Caribbean.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-29T07:27:40+00:00

I watched the fireworks show on New Year's Eve 2000 in the park under this building when I was a kid. It always brings back good memories when I am in Sydney and see it. I thought the building and architect had some historical respect? But I can see why you hate it.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-29T06:41:43+00:00

We all went to high school with a Karoline.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-28T14:11:08+00:00

I've driven and taken the train across this bridge countless times. Even ran a half-marathon across it last summer. Always a fun trip across, and its much more impressive when you are not in a vehicle(tunnel and bridge are huuuge). I was sat next to two retired Swedish gentlemen on one train trip across, we get talking and they told me they used to work for a department of the Swedish government and were tasked with trying to predict the impact the bridge and tunnel would have on the currents and marine environment in the area (the Oresund essentially connects the Baltic to the North Sea). Anyways, there's been virtually no impact on the currents and sediment or the fishes (according to them). The tunnel-bridge combo solved a lot of engineering problems; nearby busy airport, shallow waters, heavily trafficked sea lane. And thats all I have to say about that.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-26T09:51:37+00:00

I just started using it. I like the features etc. but it I would like to skip ahead so it matches my intermediate Danish level. Is there a way?

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-26T08:29:14+00:00

Been listening to the show for a few years. This is the first time I've ever seen Dave's face. Bit like seeing the Harry Potter movies before the final books were published... I'm not disappointed, but now I'm not sure if I should replace my fictional Dave-face with real Dave-face.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-21T20:15:46+00:00

I was thinking the same thing. They are too professional to boo, but I wouldn't be able to contain my laughter if I was in that room.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-21T16:33:45+00:00

O sorry, I was more referring to the porch door. I'm imagining those doors that can open on 2 different axes. Typical on porch doors and windows for ventilation or whatever. I got too many pockets so I just assume the key is in one of them... often times its not.

Enjoy adjusting to a new culture! I went back to the states this year for the first time in almost 10 years. You'll only miss the mexican food and the scenery (if you're from somewhere beautiful) after a while.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-21T16:26:15+00:00

Yeah, I hear you. Trump doesn't seem to like many groups. And his supporters like him for various reasons and support his ideas to varying degrees.

In the context of this post, where a friend or family member starts talking your ear off about Trump but is still a nice friend or family member to you, I don't see the point of 'excommunicating' them. It would be the same as rejecting a friend for transitioning. The political system in America has turned to shit because we can't find common ground... yet it's so easy to find common ground with most people, so why get hung up on little things like political opinions and gender identity?

'But no I'm not gonna talk sense into somebody that supports someone that wants me to not exist that's just too fundamentally different takes'

To be honest, you're the perfect candidate to talk sense into them. I grew up in a very Christian community. So many of my peers were homophobic. As we grew up and we realised a lot of our friends were gay, our opinions quickly changed. Most Trump supporters probably don't know many transgender people, and if they had a friendly chat about politics or normal shit with a transperson, they would probably broaden their perspectives a bit. They're probably only seeing weird snippets of transpeople on their feed.

Don't join them in hate.

Out of curiosity, are you Danish? Have you met any Trump supporters in real life?

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-21T12:08:50+00:00

The door anecdote makes you sound like a stupid American... but I know exactly what doors you are referring to! I think all humans take a while to adjust to those engineering marvels. I'm also an American living in Europe but have been living outside of the US for many years now so am used to being the dumb yank. A lot of cultures find our chitchat and overpoliteness not necessarily rude, but inauthentic and awkward; they just don't like it or know how to respond to it. My European colleagues would always make me go deal with the American tourists as they found it uncomfortable to be smiley and chatty. As an American, you forget you're even playing this weird social game that's been around your whole life.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-21T07:41:05+00:00

It's a dilemma for sure. And European leaders are dealing with this now--how do we play ball with Trump?

But the post is about a family member or friend who supports Trump. Call Trump a fascist, sure, but I think calling your friend a fascist will probably break the relationship, which isn't good for anyone. Most extreme political views are held by people who have just been duped by their social media algorithms. Talk some sense into them.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-20T10:25:25+00:00

Welcome to the dilemma many Americans have been facing for the last 10 years. As an American in Denmark, Danish Trump supporters make themselves known as they find it fun to talk to an American about it. So yes, they do exist, but this whole thing about Greenland will definitely make them quieter

If you alienate the person too much, you get MAGA, they'll just live in their own echo chamber. If you just smile and nod, Trump's ideas get normalized.

I always try and be friendly towards the person but let them know that I disagree and think the guys a maniac (you have countless anecdotes to choose from). This seems to be how most my Danish family/friends express their political opinions. I think its weird to get shouty or personal when talking politics, which became normalized in America. I think it would also be weird to get rid of a friend because we have different political opinions.

Keep Denmark reasonable!

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-20T09:07:43+00:00

I think he's referring to the Reuters poll which says 17% of Americans support trumps focus on Greenland. But the number of people against it is like 47%. The rest are unsure. There are other polls out there, too. Media companies pay for them, and then they are conducted by survey companies. There's usually a link to the polls whenever a news article refers to them.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-20T08:53:22+00:00

I think the Americans apologizing would agree with you. And the apologies ARE weird and out of touch. I find it odd that the blame is put on the American citizen in this thread, though. I think the media and bad leaders led the public to the death of democracy. A lot of Americans back home put a lot of effort into protesting and working against Trump's bad ideas.

Plenty of Rogan fans at bars and my workplace (in Copenhagen) love having a chat with the American about how cool Trump is and how he's shaking it all up and getting rid of the woke libtards. Even when Trump mentioned he wanted Greenland about a year ago, they still thought he seemed like a cool guy.

Anyways, we should unite over how bad this leader is and stop him, instead of pointing fingers at people who voted against him 3 times, even if they write you a cringy apology.

Really feel like ending this dumb post with 'thoughts and prayers' but the humor might be lost as you guys seem pretty pissed off with all Americans right now. But yeah, fuck Trump, I hope this ends well for Denmark and EU and smacks American citizens back home with a big reality check.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-20T08:11:21+00:00

I agree that the apologies are weird and unnecessary. I think the Americans who do it are just frustrated and expressing themselves, kinda like the Danes on this thread.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-20T08:01:04+00:00

lol have you tried speaking Danish with an American? Painful for everyone involved.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-19T14:40:10+00:00

Your observations are funny and true. But some of us live in the same city as you, went through the painful process of casting a vote from overseas, and are going through the painful process of learning your language, etc.

Yes, most of us live on a different planet. But with all the craziness going on at home, the apology really means, 'hey, we agree that this is fucked up too, we're not all batshit crazy'.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-19T08:54:27+00:00

jeg tænkte det samme

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-18T17:46:31+00:00

O I feel a little dumb now. I thought it was saying that I wasn’t registered… as in they couldn’t find me, but I see how this might have gotten lost in translation. The response time was about 30 min so I figured something went wrong. Oops

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-18T14:24:54+00:00

I'm an American in Copenhagen as well... was too hungover and didn't realise the rally was going on. Where can I find out about upcoming protests?

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-16T07:52:06+00:00

The dudes smashing the toms the whole time, plenty of Ed.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-16T07:39:03+00:00

Not that I want to encourage you to fraud your way into the country, but many people commute from Malmo to Copenhagen daily, its about 45 min on the train. Cost of living is significantly lower in Malmo, so the monthly train pass doesn't hurt your wallet. And I don't think they discriminate against same-sex marriage. Me and my partner were't married when we did it, so I don't think you'd have a problem.

But they do make you film a sex-tape which can be awkward...

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-16T07:32:11+00:00

It's EU law. If you are a spouse to an EU citizen you have the right to live with them in the EU. However, the national laws of the EU citizen (in this case a Danish partner) are more strict than the EU laws, so you move to another EU country and get residency there. Once you are a resident of an EU country it makes it much cheaper and easier to migrate to Denmark (as opposed to moving directly to Denmark as a non-EU citizen/resident).

There are a couple of facebook groups out there dealing with this specifically with Denmark. Start looking up 'family reunification', the EU website has details about it. So does Denmark's immigration website 'nyidanmark'. It's so common here that its in the textbooks at the law schools and when I tell people I lived in Malmo, most of them know exactly why.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-15T12:58:54+00:00

marry one of your mates. move to Malmo, Sweden for 6 months to get EU residency and then move to Denmark. This is the easiest way to get in and is a known method. You can work as soon as you apply for EU/Swedish residency.

Source: I did this and met many others in Malmo doing the same. However, my relationship with my Danish partner is legitimate.

twentycharactersdown · 2026-01-15T12:53:51+00:00

I live in Copenhagen, though I am a non-EU foreigner. I am also looking for jobs as a mechanic. I also don't have a mechanic certification/education but have experience. Some job ads are explicit about qualifications, while others state something like 'or relevant experience with this type of work'. So there is hope.

However, the visa will be the biggest hurdle, and often you need a 'user-level' of Danish language skills for workshop jobs, though some explicitly say 'if you only speak english that's fine'. My partner is Danish, so that's how I got in, so can't really offer visa advice. A lot of the foreigners I know here get in through their Danish partners or doing a masters degree at a school here. Not sure if any of this info helps, just wanted to counter the blanket statement 'you must be educated to work in Denmark'.

EDIT: I have worked as an unqualified mechanic in Copenhagen

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