I strongly dislike it when even the windows of a bus are covered by advertisements. While there may be small holes to see outside, it remains uncomfortable to sit inside. We do not need to adopt this „billboard culture“
Capitalism disagrees with you wholeheartedly.
Thank you, it also means the busses do not have a uniform color making them harder to spot. Even if it’s a “nice” ad it’s still an ad.
You can’t spot a bus?
A red bus no less.
Not when it’s between trucks, no.
(I think the initial title said busses too and in a brainfart moment I followed along)
In my city, a foreign advertising form was allowed to put ads on buses (as well as billboards and street furniture) in exchange for operating an inexpensive share bike scheme. In 2021, they pulled the share bikes off the street because the far more expensive private un-docked escooter share schemes made more money for the Council. But they didn’t stop the advertising.
So now we get ads on our buses and blocking our footpaths, in exchange for nothing in return.
I rode in one once, I found it surprisingly visible to see outside. But I agree with not excessive billboard culture.
The Danish seem to be going harder on the anti-US consumerism (or whatever is the right word) than any other EU country. Good for them!
The Danish seem to be going harder on the anti-US consumerism
Dane here, and everyone we know is all in.
Fuck Trump! And fuck USA for electing him.
Long live democracy and democratic values.
Long live EU.From a Canadian also taking the same stance, thank you for doing your part!
America is rank and rancid, smells of corruption, oligarchs and fascism.
Boycott America.
Canada was always our friend, but now we need to support each other more than ever.
Yup. Lots of graffiti everywhere. Lots of “fuck Elon” stickers on Teslas.
I’m American but I live in Denmark. I very often get to see a sigh of relief when I apologize for America or say “fuck that guy” when people find out where I’m from
Most Danes generally assume that Americans they meet in Denmark are left-leaning. Why the fuck else would you go to Denmark?
Yeah, that’s absolutely the case
There definitely are lots of good Americans, but the country as a whole is going to shit.
Norwegian pondering the Danish theft of Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland…
But I do agree with the statement.
I think Norway drew the long straw, getting what would have been our biggest oil fields.
While Greenland and Faroe Islands are costing us money.In time both will probably be independent, but with some form of cooperation with Denmark.
Iceland of course became independent during WW2. But maybe Norway wouldn’t have allowed that after the war?Weird to claim we stole any of them? Since Norway and Denmark used to be united.
Until Norway decided to split up, with no issues from us AFAIK.How do you imagine either of those areas should have followed your decision?
I sort of made the comment in jest, but if the Danish school children are told of amicable cooperation and a split we learn different things.
Norway, Denmark and Sweden got the same monarch in 1397 under Queen Margaret (Kalmar union) Sweden elected Gustav Vasa in 1523 and left, but Norway including its overseas territories (then including Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, and the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland) was in the beginning a seperate kingdom but sort of was annexed as a Danish province over time. Orkney and Shetland was pawned of as dowry and some parts of mainland Norway was ceded to Sweden after the numerous wars with Sweden whenever Denmark-Norway was the loosing side.
Norway was not an equal part and did not leave peacefully. It was given to Sweden after Denmark was on the loosing side in the Napoleonic wars in 1814 and became a joint Kingdom under King Karl-Johan.
Norway didn’t gain full independence until 1905 (when we also elected a Danish prince as king, but I think that was mainly because he was married to a English princess. Wikipedia still calls her Maude princess of Wales and not Maude of Norway so don’t know how much of a queen she was. King Haakon was amazing during the Nazi invasion tho’)
When Norway was lost to the Danish king he still kept all the overseas territories. Norway tries to reclaim Greenland in 1933 but lost in an international court.
TBF, I think no one in Norway cares about the history now, or care much about the 400 year Danish rule. I think Norway would have lost all those territories on their own a anyway. In 1814 we made constitution after being lost to Sweden and tries to stay with Denmark by electing the Danish crown Prince as king. The Swedish king would have none of that ofc. The thing is that building a new nation between 1814 and 1905 nationalistic sentiments focused on the pre Dane period and dubbed the period the 400 year night. And Norway was treated as a colony, that’s why there is so few institutions and budings from that era. Fredrik the 6 made a lot of slander to cover his pride after loosing Norway as well.
Edit: What I am mad about is how danish museums, universities and other similar institutions have kept items that are culturally important to Norway.
OK I’m sorry, but I admit I found it a bit offensive that you claimed we stole those territories.
Norway was not an equal part and did not leave peacefully.
That’s true, in reality Norway was a vasal of Denmark, and It’s also true that Denmark was forced to let Norway go, but AFAIK Norway was more than happy to not be united with Denmark. Justified or not, we didn’t steal Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland, they were part of the union which Norway left or was forced to leave?
IDK why we gave you the rich oil areas in the territorial negotiations that became infamous in Denmark for being probably the must stupid agreement we ever made.
But economically Norway 100% ended out on top with both of these situations.We are doing OK, and we can only blame ourselves, but I think you owe us one for the oil. 😋
Helping Ukraine now with some of the money from it is nice. 👍
Of course. Trump literally said to the Danes “giB mE Greenland or eLsE”.
That is an excellent point!
I wanted to verify this picture just to make sure, and found out that this is a mockup according to this source. Under the picture it says:
Her er en af de busser, der kommer til at køre rundt i Danmark de næste uger. På bussens dør ses en amerikansk cowboyhat ved siden af en dansk klaphat. Foto: Vestfyen Bryggeriet
translated:
Here is one of the busses that’ll drive around Denmark the next few weeks. On the side of the door is an American cowboy hat next to a Danish “clap” hat. Foto: West Funen Brewery.
Another note: It’s only 3 busses starting today, but apparently advertisements for another 27 busses has been ordered.
Thanks, edited the title
Apologies for being a bit pedantic, just wanted to point that the picture shown wasn’t on the road yet - but they are now! 😅
No worries!
The interesting thing is that this company usually does not have massive advertisements but because of the US boycott, they have had a huge increase in sales within a very short period of time!
Har de? Jeg har tænkt de måtte mærke noget - men lækkert hvis de får optur og har jobs til dem, der mister i Fredericia.
Jeg er vild med det. Det er fa’me jobskabelse!
Jeg har nu selv købt en og jeg drikker ikke engang sodavand :)
busses
I bet they’re buses.
Fixed
even in the absence of the orange dictator, people should generally have locally produced and targeted goods. i hope this is the new status quo
Don’t drink this shit even if it’s made in your village
