Denmark is rooting for us

[Qutzupalotl]

Link to tweet

Look, I know everyone is having fun pointing out how foreign leaders are commenting on US elections.

What you should really see: our allies are rooting for us. The free world is cheering America on. This is why these allies are so integral to our strength, and sanity.

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This is a building in Copenhagen, Denmark, decked out with the American flag as the facade. Denmark is rooting for democracy in America.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. They won't be getting hassled about selling Greenland any more.

[MissB]

4. I'd actually forgotten about that

tRump has done so much damage.

[spooky3]

2. That is so beautiful of them! Nt

[Thekaspervote]

3. Oh thank you for that..it means so much!!

[niyad]

5. Thank you, Denmark!

[struggle4progress]

6. Tak!

[FreeState]

9. Bokml observation

I learn something new every day.

Norwegian: Takk
Danish: Tak
Swedish: Tack

Bokmål - one of two official written languages in Norway is based on Danish. Somewhere it gained a k!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. They eliminated the Cs and some of the Gs

when they created Bokmål in the early 20th century in order to de-Danify the language. For eksempel, kage (cake) became kake, vigtig (important) became viktig. The two languages are still very similar, and if you can read one you can read the other. However, spoken Danish is much different; they sound like they are being strangled.

[FreeState]

12. Ny Norsk is a trip too

I can read Danish fairly well - my neighbor speaks it and I don’t always catch what he’s saying. My Dentist’s office manager is Swedish - which I understand quite well but can’t read more than 70%.

I listen to a lot of Norwegian hip hop and rap - every once and a while Ny Norsk will be used and I have to pull out my ordbok.

(I’m not a native but have spoken Norwegian for a little over 30 years)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

15. As I understand it, Nynorsk was developed as an attempt

to synthesize some of the western dialects and preserve some older forms and spellings derived from Old Norse. I think spoken Swedish is actually easier to understand than spoken Norwegian because they talk a little more slowly and don't run their words together as much. The spelling is weird, though.

[FreeState]

16. Was it just western?

Some of Sørlandet have a some similarities with Ny Norsk. The further up you go on the west coast (Bergen on up - maybe even Stavanger or Haugesund) the dialects become more unique.

Swedes also don’t have the same guttural enunciations as the Danes. The farther south in Denmark you go it gets thick. Same in Norway but not as severe - rareste lærere sounds like different words from Oslo to Stavanger. I much prefer vestland

[FM123]

7. So beautiful and so appreciated!

[coti]

8. That is really touching.

They're bigger people than we are, after Trump's behavior.

[Celerity]

10. That is technically illegal in Denmark (unless they got state permission)

Only the Danish Dannebrog can be flown or displayed in a prominent way.

[mysteryowl]

13. Thank you Denmark!

1/2 of our country walks in solidarity with our allies.

[renate]

14. That's so lovely!

I’m so looking forward to being welcomed back into the world community.

What a sweet thing for wonderful Denmark to do.

[ailsagirl]

17. That building is truly beautiful!!

Thank you, Denmark!!

[Hekate]

18. Awwwwww

[KPN]

19. You know. That makes me feel real good. Thank you for this

post.

[58Sunliner]

20. Thank you Denmark!

[littlemissmartypants]

21. Warms the heart. ❤ nt

[wendyb-NC]

22. Thank you, Denmark.

We need our allies.

[DENVERPOPS]

23. Gotta love those Danes !!!!!!!!!! nc

[smirkymonkey]

24. Tak, Denmark!

[canetoad]

25. This will be unpopular

If the US falls, the rest of the world will go on. Without you.

And we will point to the failure of 'the world's greatest democracy' as a way NOT TO DO THINGS IN THE FUTURE.

Guys, I love you all. I hope it works for you, but nothing is static. The flaws in the US system have come to the forefront and they will destroy the union.

Help yourself by being prepared. The US just cannot continue as it is.

[colsohlibgal]

26. Scandinavia Gets It Right

Democratic Socialism works over there but it’s a right wing boogeyman here.

[Wounded Bear]

27. They remember how we fucked up in 2004 by re-electing Dumbya...

appreciate the support, though.