Each day I take the Metro / S-tog into work in the wee hours of the morning. I leave the flat at around twenty after five.
Two weeks ago, I began to see all sorts of young people - in white sailor-y hats - staggering home from a loooooong night out. Hats like this.
The band / insignia on the hat represents the school and the area of study.
My commute has recently been made more perilous by sticky / slippery floors. The Metro has resembled - for these past two weeks - Kam's. Think sticky, beer soaked floor, and then throw in some McDonald's dehydrated onions and ketchup to slippery things up. Fun times.
If I haven't mentioned it earlier, Danes like to party. And when it's time to party Danes will always party hard. It is day 194, and I can't begin to describe how happy I am to finally throw in an Andrew W. K. reference. It almost makes up for the previous Kam's reference. Almost.
Danish graduates pop on their white hats, jump onto trucks / other big vehicles, and travel from parent's house to parent's house, drinking at each along the way. Blasting dance music. Thanks to Emily, here's what the vehicles look like.
I think that this past weekend was the peak of the "party truck" season. There was an endless queue of truck after truck of rowdy teenage Danes celebrating graduation. Sadly, I don't think that I heard any Aqua. Much to the chagrin of my colleague Anders, Aqua is easily the most famous Danish band. Ever.
Come on Barbie! Let's go party!
Loved your description, Collin! Seems like a fun time to be in Denmark! Hope you're staying safe and that you're drinking some beer, responsibly of course. Check out the movie "Another Round" if you're interested in how I found your page!
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