At first, Danes and Americans can often appear very similar. Danes in fact speak English very well, often with little or no accent. But when you approach an intersection, the first differences appear. The walk sign is on and everybody walks. Sounds normal right? But then the light turns red, and everybody (and I mean everybody) stops. The Danes do not believe in jaywalking, even if there are no cars in sight. According to guidebooks, if you walk on red you appear cocky, or above the law. That might take some serious getting used to for New Yorkers, who notoriously walk whenever they want, but in a way, it adds some nice order to the big bustling city that is Copenhagen. Do you jaywalk at home? Or do you prefer to follow the rules and wait?
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