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Danska Dander
Abdur Rahman Mian


Please remember the wise Shepherd, who counted the legs of the sheep; divided the number by four to gratify the inquiry about the heads of his flock.

A political commentator has written: “All the things said about Denmark are expressed by people, who do not know Denmark. And all the (opinions) expressed about Muslims are (fabricated) by people, who do not know Muslims"!


Danska.

Denmark comprises more islands than the traffic signal posts, in a fair size city (500 +).

The Shakespearean edict: ″Something rotten about the State of Denmark″, is a candidate to be more than just a fable, now-a-days. Danska used to be a very fine country only a few decades ago.

The Germans plundered it during WWII. The mature Danish decision makers of today, must have heard horrific stories of Natzis’ brutalities – in their cradles.

Now, there is a State-of-the-Art hybrid bridge which bridges the waterway between Sweden (Svenska) and Denmark (Danska). Erstwhile, travelers had to avail ferry services from Copenhagen to Malmo and Alborg to Goteborg – the destinations in Sevenska.

The gap which could not be bridged, is the popular Swedish contempt for Denmark. Socially they express it in very subtle, everyday exclamations:

"Aha! You plan to visit Danska. Good. Everybody has to have his/her own right to idiocy. Can you walk on water, because, otherwise, Danish Islands’ hopping would be very inconvenient. Danska does have rolling hills and vales. They also may have some mountains, but one must stand in a chair, to see their peaks!!!"

″Or carry some extra cologne. Danes are very economical with their personal hygiene!″

So much for the inter-Scandinavian puns. There are quite a few others, but my concept of: Freedom-of-Expression does not permit lurid details.

Danes say: ″Tag Evoker Danska.″ Swedes say it with a nasty twist in the tail.


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