The Year of Living Danishly

Posted on 21 June 2018 by Helen Russell

Denmark is officially the happiest nation on Earth When Helen Russell is forced to move to rural Jutland, can she discover the secrets of their happiness Or will the long, dark winters and pickled herring take their toll A Year of Living Danishly looks at where the Danes get it right, where they get it wrong, and how we might just benefit from living a little Danishly ourselves. Read The Year of Living Danishly – kino-fada.fr This rant review is too long and this is why, although I like non fiction, I don t read itoften too much to say in response hard work for me to write and for others to read, if they bother Not a habit I want to get further into The end of the review is in comment 1.Of course she s happy she gets to be Birgitte Nyborg for a year, her partner s played by Mads Mikkelsen also he never complains like that beardy bloke di...Apparently, genetics do count for a great deal I may be only half Danish in ancestry, but I have somehow come to enjoy many of the same things that the Danes do I m glad to know that there are other people out there who light the long winter nights with plenty of candles As an enthusiastic consumer of coffee and wine, I am living up to my genetic heritage And I must confess that I cook and eat a great deal of pork and potatoes, so I have that in common with the people of Sticksville On Sea, Apparently, genetics do count for a great deal I may be only half Danish in ancestry, but I have somehow come to enjoy many of the same things that the Danes do I m glad to know that the...Candles, hygge and seeds of happiness if that s your mojo, this is your book.This book reflects the Utopian lifestyle of a social democracy in a journalese style, avoiding the obvious challenges of modern economic trends It s a personal memoir, after all, and an obvious editorial.I enjoyed the author s experience of a new cultural orientation in adjusting to a totally new concept for a British monoglotic ci...Ehhhh In some ways, this book delivered exactly what it set out to do, so I don t feel like I should rag on it too much But, by the same token, my real and honest review of this would be 72pt pink sparkletext that reads A N N O Y I N G Because, my god, this book is annoying Smug Helen Russell leaves behind her smug London life as a smug magazine writer to smugly travel to Denmark and live there sooooo smugly for a year Have I used the word smug enough yet SMUG I suppose it s no Ehhhh In some ways, this book delivered exactly what it set out to do, so I don t feel like I should rag on it too much But, by the same token, my real and honest review of this would be 72pt pink sparkletext that reads A N N O Y I N G Because, my god, this book is annoying Smug Helen Russell leaves behind her smug London life as a smug magazine writer to smugly travel to Denmark and live there sooooo smugly for a year Have I used the word s...I m green with envy after reading this book Denmark sounds like a nordic Celestial Kingdom Everyone thinks I m nuts but I love the short, cold, winter days This whole Hygge thing is right up my street Everything sounds amazing over there in Denmark, YES, that includes their whole tax you like crazy but give you amazing quality childcare, education, etc., etc., etc system This book is well written, entertaining, and smart Helen Russell perfectly balances her personal memoir with a very i I m green with envy after reading this book Denmark sounds like a nordic Celestial Kingdom Everyone thinks I m nuts but I love the short, cold, winter days This whole Hygge thing is right up my street Everything sounds amazing over there in Denmark, YES, that includes their whole tax you like crazy but give you amazing quality childcare, education, etc., etc., etc system This book is well written, entertaining, and smart Helen Russell perfectly balances her personal memoir with a very i...Another truly FABULOUS book Slightlywhimsical and funny than a normal read for me and it genuinely made me really laugh out loud which never happens to me I m so glad I read this, and I will havethoughts on this when I mawake For now, solid 5 again so good Full review So this book is a non fiction recounting of the year when Helen Russell and her husband Lego Man went on a life changing adventure into the unknown wilds of Denmark Russell has a way of writing Another truly FABULOUS book Slightlywhimsical and funny than a normal read for me and it genuinely made me really laugh out loud which never happens to me I m so glad I read this, and I will havethoughts on this when I mawake For now, solid 5 again so good Full review So this book is a non fiction recounting of the year when Helen Russell and her husband Lego Man went on a life changing adventure into the unknown wilds of Denmark Russell has a way of writing whi...If you are interested in Danish culture, this is an enlightening, informative and entertaining book that is worth a look or ear as in my case The narrator for the audio book does an outstanding job.For me, this book doesn t really read like other non fiction books The author does cite a number of statistics but doesn t bury the reader with study after study of research references She approaches the subject matter, why Danes are the happiest people in the world, with first hand experience as If you are interested in Danish culture, this is an enlightening, informative and entertaining book that is worth a look or ear as in my cas...This is one of those books that I personally really liked, but I m pretty sure you re only going to like it if you have an interesting in learningabout the Danish people or your own people, if you re a Dane This book speaks about traditions and way of living in Denmark, and it investigates why it is that Danes are the happiest people on Earth.Being a Dane myself, I agreed with a lot of the things that Helen Russell finds out during her year here, and especially the beginning with it s g This is one of those books that I personally really liked, but I m pretty sure you re only going to like it if you have an interesting in learningabout the Danish people or your own people, if you re a Dane This bo...I have enjoyed this book a lot It was as if I was in Denmark again It has made me realized how many things I miss from there how I miss Denmark and how I wished I had used my time better when I was there It is absolutely true that Denmark is the happiest country in the world and it is also ture that you can reach ...A perfect example of how a clever title can snag a reader Once I d mentally complimented the author on the title I was taken with the idea Denmark is regularly at the top of lists of the world s happiest country so when author Russell s husband is offered a job in Denmark at Lego no less they pack up and move from the UK to Denmark It s a trial idea to be revisited after a year The author is a journalist so she takes on the assignment of finding out why Danes are so happy, indeed cross e A perfect example of how a clever title can snag a reader Once I d mentally complimented the author on the title I was taken with the idea Denmark is regularly at the top of lists of the world s happiest country so when author Russell s husband is offered a job in Denmark at Lego no less they pack up and move from the UK to Denmark It s a trial idea to be revisited after a year The author is a journalist so she takes 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21 June 2018

Helen Russell