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It's gonna be a strange championship:

Iceland, Wales, Northern Ireland and probably Albania, but maybe no Netherlands.

I thought points earned vs the sixth seed, not the sixth placed team, were deducted...

It's a hoverboard!

lol sexism.
lol rape.

About Denmark:

1) What do you think about monarchy and danish monarchy?
2) You're only 5.6 million people sorrounded by powerful and populous countrys such Germany and UK. Is there a stronger patriot feeling or solidarity/unity between danish?
3) How is the feeling and relation today with Norway? (between people, not politics). And Sweden?
4) What's your (danish people) general opinion about Russia, Germany and USA?

I like to make these questions because it's a different kind of information I could have from news or informative sites.

1) I think it's a joke and it should be abolished as soon as possible. But most of the population loves it so that won't happen in my lifetime.

2) Yes, I guess so. I think your question contains some very strong arguments for Denmark to work for closer international cooperation and a stronger EU, but unfortunately there is a strong sentiment of "ain't nobody gonna mess with OUR potato fields" here. "People" (in a very broad sense with very many exceptions) are wary of all kinds of foreigners except perhaps white people from Sweden and Norway (and maybe Britain and USA).
In the city, where I live, national sentiment doesn't mean very much on a conscious level. People here don't actively identify as Danish. However, in the countryside, national sentiment appears to be much more prevalent - perhaps in the absence of local sentiment.

3) We are very friendly with Norway and Norwegians. We make jokes about them and they make jokes about us. We still think of them as a sibling country. Sweden: also very friendly relations, but because of Sweden's progressive politics, some Danes are more wary of Sweden. As your question regarded people not politics, I'd say Swedish and Norwegian people are some of the few people that most of us here actually manage to view as equals. All the jokes and stereotypes only speak of jovial relations.

4) Russia: Public opinion here is against Russia and particularly against Putin, but it's not something we feel very strongly about.

Germany: My grandmother was born in 1917 and died in 2011. Right until the end, she harbored a deep-rooted disdain for Germany. I think everyone from younger generations has accepted that Germany learned a lesson after WWII and terms are friendly. Generally, we see them as responsible, related and profoundly European. They are definitely more foreign than Sweden and Norway, though.

USA: as in many other countries, opinions on USA are divided along the left/right spectrum. Generally, we are very pro-USA, but the left wing is not. When George W. ruled the US, we were less enthusiastic. We always relate better to Democratic presidents. Politically, we are probably the #1 ass-kisser of the USA. It's horrible.

Oh, then I guess we are not close by population 

We're already very close to Estonia, France and UK, so I don't think I'd want to move to the Brazilian Denmark. We also currently have a lot of islands here and I like that.

I'm so appalled by European politics that the prospect of emigrating for ideological reasons like so many German intellectuals in the 1930's seems real (not nearby, but real). And any country would of course be happy to see me cause I'm white as fúck.

Also, not doing anything becomes less and less comfortable every day when I know there's something I could do, instead of writing songs. I could write about these problems. Sacrifice my living hours to make a minuscule difference in the whole thing.

The strangest thing is: Even if we imagine there's no such thing as morals and that foreign nationals are not to be considered humans, Europe is still pursuing a policy that is spelling out its own doom in the relatively near future.

USA is doing the same thing, only with climate change and domestic poverty being the primary threats there. Why? Because the blind logic of money is taking over power due to a complete lack of resistance. And in the world of money, the future only exists if the next annual budget holds. And sometimes, for the next budget to hold, the future must be sacrificed. And for one's own budget to hold, the community has to be sacrificed.

I was very excited last night when a guest pulled out a passport from the small Caribbean island nation of Dominica. I was even more surprised because he had an Arabic name and his place of birth was listed as "United Arab Emirates".

Then I did some research (it was a quiet night at the hotel), and I found out that Dominica is giving out citizenships to investors in order to attract investments. This is handy for Arabic people because a Dominican passport lets you travel visa-free to more countries than a U.A.E. one.

http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/business/dominica-among-fastest-growing-immigration-destinations-for-uae-residents/

So this person must simply have been some kind of oil-based business man who has never even been to Dominica but has simply invested in the country in order to attain a new citizenship.

What he was doing in Denmark? No idea. But he probably got here easier because of his Dominican passport.


"Turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa has led to a surge of interest in programs that let investors buy citizenship or residence in countries around the world in return for a healthy contribution or investment. Most are seeking a second passport for hassle-free travel or a ready escape hatch in case things get worse at home.

Nowhere is it easier or faster than in the minuscule Eastern Caribbean nations of Dominica and St. Kitts & Nevis.

It's such a booming business that a Dubai-based company is building a 4-square-mile (10-square-kilometer) community in St. Kitts where investors can buy property and citizenship at the same time. In its first phase, some 375 shareholders will get citizenship by investing $400,000 each in the project, which is expected to include a 200-room hotel and a mega-yacht marina. Others will get passports for buying one of 50 condominium units."

Maybe we will see Hungary vs Denmark in the play-offs.

I was following that and expected a big Kurva ányad baszd meg from you.

Now, if Turkey can win their last two matches, Netherlands are going to miss the finals, whereas countries like Albania, Wales, Austria and Iceland are likely to qualify.

Denmark vs Albania 0-0   

Thank you! I feel that my comprehension of Leo's post has risen from 12% to about 60%. Still don't know why Vasco's new player would want to talk to a Dutch conquistador from the 17th century. Maybe he was a friend of the original Vasco da Gama?

Vasco near of Urby Emanuelson. He's a Jorge Henrique who could talk with Mauricio de Nassau.

Parts of that post which I understood:

1) "He's a"
2) "who could talk with"