Snus in Denmark

[isteen]

Danish snusers are almost left out in the cold when it comes to getting their hands on the good stuff.
Last year the EU came up with some some silly law that made it impossible for danes to buy snus online from Sweden, where danes have been regular customers for years. Even that we have at least two manufators of snus in Denmark*, it's not something that is sold on every street corner. Portions are not legal to sell in Denmark (again, a stupid law) and very few brands of lös snus is carried, when you are lucky to find a smal tobacco shop that also have snus stashed away in the corner.

So - danish snusers, where do you get yours stuff....and what are your fave stuff?

I'm partial to Thunder Frosted, mainly because of the extra nicotine kick, but it tends to give a burning sensation



*) Danish manufactors V2 (produces Thunder and Offroad products) and ST makes 4 other products.

[Mdisch]

It should still be fairly easy to acquire snus online, but personally I buy it in stores around the country.
I buy lös in 7-11 and portions in Skjold Burne in Aalborg(they illegally sell Pure Nordic products ).
Personally I favor Offroad Lakrits Lös which I can get in my local 7-11 - you just have to ask for the owner to order it to the store.
I've begun getting a big too much nic from Thunder Frosted, but I still use it ever so often, especially if they don't have Offroad lakrits in 7-11

[isteen]

I also use Offroad Licorice once in a while ( a few of the V2 products can be ordered by the roll from snusshoppen.dk) that I get from FF in Randers, but they don't carry the Thunder products for some strange reason.

[clint404]

You guys speak good english. I've always wondered if a Lot of danes speak english as their second languuage?

[Frosted]

It's only the English that only speak English. If the English go abroad all they do is talk very loud in the hope that it acts as some kind of translation tool.
All other European countries learn English.

I learned French to a mediocre standard - and Latin?????? I mean WTF use is Latin gonna be?

[GoVegan]

It's only the English that only speak English. If the English go abroad all they do is talk very loud in the hope that it acts as some kind of translation tool.
All other European countries learn English.

I learned French to a mediocre standard - and Latin?????? I mean WTF use is Latin gonna be?

Latin will be useful if you ever need to speak with a cop. Get it? Pig Latin? LMAO!

[Slidingblues]

It's only the English that only speak English. If the English go abroad all they do is talk very loud in the hope that it acts as some kind of translation tool.
All other European countries learn English.

I learned French to a mediocre standard - and Latin?????? I mean WTF use is Latin gonna be?

Reminds me of something I heard.

If you speak 3 languages they say you are trilingual

2 languages bilingual

1 language - American.

[Thunder_Snus]

I live in Amurrica you should speak muh language. I stood up and told that teachin lady the only letters i need to know are U, S, and A.
I don't plan on living anywhere other than the US (unless its in sweden to swim in a bathtub full of snus). But I have admiration for people who can learn several different langauges. I saw a video on some guy that was somewhat slightly autistic or had some kind of rare form of it or something and he learned icelandic in 2 weeks. He also knew like 20 others languages.

[GoVegan]

I have heard that learning a foreign language actually helps you open up other parts of your brain. The ability to speak another language with at least some fluency should be a mandatory requirement for high school. I am noticing that schools, even at the elementary level, are really trying to hone in on computers and technology. The problem is that most of what these kids learn will be obsolete by the time they graduate. It would be nice to see schools go back to the basics. Math, English and Science. Adding music and language to that would make a well rounded student. Also, my son took Aikido for a while. It is a martial art that teaches self control and defense. I would love to see it taught in the schools.

[Jimbob11]

Reminds me of something I heard.

If you speak 3 languages they say you are trilingual

2 languages bilingual

1 language - American.

If US schools don't start improving it won't be too long before the average person in Denmark (and other countries) speaks better English than the average American.

I have heard that learning a foreign language actually helps you open up other parts of your brain. The ability to speak another language with at least some fluency should be a mandatory requirement for high school. I am noticing that schools, even at the elementary level, are really trying to hone in on computers and technology. The problem is that most of what these kids learn will be obsolete by the time they graduate. It would be nice to see schools go back to the basics. Math, English and Science. Adding music and language to that would make a well rounded student. Also, my son took Aikido for a while. It is a martial art that teaches self control and defense. I would love to see it taught in the schools.

I agree. If I ever have a kid I will make sure he/she learns one other language, if not two. When they're young their ability to pick up language is insanely good. Knowing multiple languages also opens so many doors....

[lxskllr]

I have heard that learning a foreign language actually helps you open up other parts of your brain. The ability to speak another language with at least some fluency should be a mandatory requirement for high school. I am noticing that schools, even at the elementary level, are really trying to hone in on computers and technology. The problem is that most of what these kids learn will be obsolete by the time they graduate. It would be nice to see schools go back to the basics. Math, English and Science. Adding music and language to that would make a well rounded student. Also, my son took Aikido for a while. It is a martial art that teaches self control and defense. I would love to see it taught in the schools.

With computers, that's why it's important to not learn proprietary software. They should be using free software in the schools. By using proprietary software, they're enslaving the kids to a single company. The actual software doesn't matter as long as it's free. As you said, software changes, and comes in and out of fashion. Learning how to manipulate computers gives you the knowledge to transfer those skills to any software package, but it has to be taught correctly. Teaching kids to be button monkeys learning specific software packages is doing them a disservice. They should be teaching everything, from the core hardware, up to coding. There's no reason a 3rd grader can't be writing simple programs. Learning to code teaches logical thought, and helps instill organizational skills. Teaching hardware removes the mystery from the machine, and places like BestBuy won't be able to rape them so easily in the future.

It isn't a zero sum game. Computers are the tools of today, and need to be taught with a well rounded curriculum including language, math, science, arts, and physical education.

[Slidingblues]

If US schools don't start improving it won't be too long before the average person in Denmark (and other countries) speaks better English than the average American.



I agree. If I ever have a kid I will make sure he/she learns one other language, if not two. When they're young their ability to pick up language is insanely good. Knowing multiple languages also opens so many doors....

My kids take Spanish. I am trying to learn as well. It's getting easier as they pick up more words but I still have a long way to go.

I would like to take a few weeks and go to an immersion school some day.

[GoVegan]

My kids take Spanish. I am trying to learn as well. It's getting easier as they pick up more words but I still have a long way to go.

I would like to take a few weeks and go to an immersion school some day That is after I master 2 syllables.

Fixed it for ya!

[shikitohno]

If US schools don't start improving it won't be too long before the average person in Denmark (and other countries) speaks better English than the average American.
I agree. If I ever have a kid I will make sure he/she learns one other language, if not two. When they're young their ability to pick up language is insanely good. Knowing multiple languages also opens so many doors....

I think we're already at the point where people from other countries quite often speak English better than many Americans do. Scandinavia in particular, it seems everyone I've met from the region speaks English far better than many of the people who grew up here in the US do.

I've been learning Spanish at work. It's myself and eight other people who only have a pretty basic grasp of English. I've just been speaking Spanglish to them when I go in, and over time I've been increasing the amount of Spanish in my sentences whenever I can. The boss bothers me though, as he yells at me to not speak any Spanish to them, because he wants them to learn English. I understand the idea that immigrants should put an effort into learning the language of their new country, but if you want all your employees to speak English, it would seem to me that it'd be much simpler to not hire an entire staff that doesn't speak English. Seems kind of dumb to me to fill out your entire staff with Spanish speaking people and then bitch and moan that they don't speak English.

@SlidingBlues: It can be helpful to put some time into a number of different things to learn a language, rather than just a class. I don't know how you're learning, but there's a few easy things to do that can help a lot, in case you haven't thought of them. Throw on Telemundo or watch some Spanish films. Download podcasts of Spanish talk shows. You won't understand a whole lot at the beginning, but listening to an episode of a podcast in the car each day will help develop your ear for the language, as well as improving your accent. Movies and television will probably expose you to a number of accents from various Spanish-speaking countries, too. Music can really help with this too. Over time, it can really pay off. A more time-consuming process (that I think is completely worth it) is buying a Spanish version of a book you've read in English and a massive bilingual dictionary. Here's a good dictionary web-site that's free to use. It'll be painfully slow at first, but it will teach you tons of grammar and vocabulary in a pretty natural fashion, rather than just memorization of lists and patterns. It's worked pretty well for me with French, so this may help you out with Spanish too. I've got a copy of El Hobbit that I've been meaning to read, and work on my Spanish this week.

[Ansel]

i think in Denmark you can get some los from http://www.piber.dk