Cement dragons and two dollar bowls of Chow Mein. Cobblestones, horse-drawn carriages and typically French cafes. Kosher supermarkets and the habitual line out-the-door at Schwartz’ deli.
Montreal is a multicultural place. Not only that, but it is the city’s mosaic of religion, culture, language and customs that gives it its allure. And despite the occasional conflict [...]
Archive for the ‘Denmark’ Category
Immigrant Today, Gone Tomorrow
Posted in Canada, Denmark, France, tagged Europe, immigration, Montreal on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A Trilogy in the Making
Posted in Denmark, Middle East, tagged Brabrand Nord, Cartoon Crisis, Denmark on March 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The number 15 bus winds through downtown Aarhus, Denmark twice every hour. Looking out the window, one can see the Radhuset, or city hall, numerous banks and even a few 7-Elevens – all the signs of a modern metropolis. Aarhus is, after all, the second largest city in Denmark with almost 300,000 inhabitants.
But if [...]
Learning Nationalism
Posted in Denmark, Middle East, tagged Denmark, immigration, Taxi on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sitting in a taxi on the way home from a night out, I began chatting up the taxi driver. His accent, although thick, didn’t resound with the same almost melodic wish-wash that Scandinavian dialects tend to have. Instead, my driver was from the Middle East – Lebanon to be exact – and while he explained [...]
New Surroundings
Posted in Denmark, tagged Aarhus, Denmark, Montreal on January 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One would think that after spending over four months in Holland, my transition into a Danish world would go smoothly. Instead, after the tease that was two weeks in Montreal, moving to Aarhus was more difficult than I had imagined.
