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Article: The great Danes: Americans could learn a lot about recycling from the descendants of the Vikings.
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- Earth Island Journal
- Article date:
- March 22, 2004
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Nestled within the protective crook of Sweden and Norway's outstretched arms, perched atop Germany's northernmost border, Denmark marks the seam between the North and the Baltic seas, Most Americans would find themselves hard pressed to pinpoint its locale. But beneath the fantastical veil of The Little Mermaid and Hamlet lies a modern metropolitan kingdom.
I visited the windswept city of Kobenhavn in the fall of 1998. At the train station, flocks of Danes swaddled in winter wear filed past, their ruddy faces emerging cautiously from fur-lined hoods. Young teens modeled styles reminiscent of Spice Girls music videos while mall-ratting along the Stroget--illogical ...