How to Survive in Denmark

1. Bring warm clothes.  And lots of them.  50 degrees Fahrenheit is considered warm, or "not bad."
2. Dress like a hipster/80s.  Wear a scarf continuously (Danes must suffer from hypersensitive neck syndrome), kick ass combat boots, acid wash jeans, and a leather motorcycle jacket.  No joke, packs of girls dressed in spiked stilettos and leather jackets walk around continuously.
3. Pick up a pea coat, men.  And a pair of these.  Hem your jeans slightly above your ankle bone and you're good to go.  I have yet to see a man in a t-shirt; I haven't complained.
4. Learn how to bike.  Well.  And purchase ~10.000 kronor of accessories for it, from baskets to bells to overpriced wheels.
5. Quickly come to terms with Danish food.  Rye bread, strange spreads that may or may not contain unknown fish particles, and bacon.  If you're a vegetarian (or even worse, a vegan), good luck.
6. Drop the "excuse me"s and "please"s at customs on your way in.  
7. Get used to every restaurant/coffee shop/bar/etc looking like the inside of an Urban Outfitters catalog.  Each one will play all the best 90's music, including best of Justin Timberlake/NSync.
8. Hygge. 
9. Pick up a pack of Carlsberg and walk around the city.  Fully exploit the open bottle law.
10. Look like a model, speak perfect English, and ride your bike everywhere...well only if you were lucky enough to be born here.
11. If you're lucky enough to be American, bring over all of your vintage sports team wear.  It's hilarious to see how many Green Bay Packers vintage sweatshirts you can find.
12. Sleep before you arrive.  It's only dark for ~5 hours, and Danes party hard during those 5 hours.  When you walk to class, people are still just coming home from the bars, Tuborg in hand.

  This week everyone is somewhat flooded with papers and actual school work, but this weekend one of my roommates and I will be celebrating by taking a cruise to Norway!  Watch out over-priced wool sweaters.. I'm coming for you.