Friday, November 12, 2010

Cross-cultural post

I'd love to post about our trip to London, but I am trying to decide whether to break with the Danish theme.  The countries do have a few things in common, like Viking raids.  In modern life both countries have switches on their outlets, as described by a friend on sabbatical in New Zealand.   Neither country uses the Euro, making it fun for coin collectors.  The U.K. and Denmark have traffic signals that go from green, to yellow, to red, and then before the green cycles back the yellow comes on again to let you know it is time to shift (I haven't seen any automatic shift cars in Denmark).  Not only is Denmark a great country for cycling, they help extend the life of your car's clutch, too.  As for those of you wondering, the license plates are similar, too.  The significant difference is that the Danish plates are metal and the English plates seem to be fiberglass.

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