Why do Danish friends sometimes seem reluctant to invite you into their homes?
This week, we answer a listener question from a Lebanese expat in Copenhagen who loves hosting dinners for friends but rarely gets invited back by their Danish friends. Is it a Danish cultural difference, a question of friendship groups, or simply a matter of personality?
Derek, Conrad and returning guest, Kriti Prajapati talk about hosting, Danish friendship circles, language barriers, cultural references, social media FOMO, getting rejected by friends, and why building friendships in Denmark can sometimes require a little more intention.
Plus: how to actually spend time with your Danish friends outside the usual group setting and our increasingly questionable advice for getting a Dane to invite you over.
More of Kriti:
Tickets for Kriti's show at Up Festival: https://upfestival.dk/om/komikere/kriti-prajapati
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kriticalcomedy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KritiPrajapati
Other WAYDID episodes with Kriti: https://pod.link/1704607322/episode/NjczMjdkOWE0N2JmOTIwNTRlMDZkN2Nm
00:00 Welcome to WAYDID + Kriti returns
00:43 Why don’t my Danish friends invite me over?
02:15 Is Danish hosting actually different?
04:38 The language barrier nobody thinks about
08:37 Why cultural references matter in friendship
11:45 Danish friends already have established friend groups
13:32 Social media makes feeling left out worse
14:02 Should you mix Danish and international friends?
17:25 Are Danes less spontaneous about socializing?
19:19 Do Danes have different kinds of friends?
21:37 When should you stop trying with a friend?
22:38 Is this just a Copenhagen thing?
23:05 Why Danes schedule doing nothing
23:55 How to actually get closer to Danish friends
25:20 How to make a Dane invite you over
26:48 Maybe it’s not a Danish problem
27:56 Kriti’s comedy festival show
28:46 Thanks for listening!
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