[lobster_johnson]

So of all the things that might classify a first-world country, you picked a bathtub? Not sanitation, not drinkable water, not reliable electricity... but a bathtub!

Look, some apartments have small bathrooms. For historical reasons, some old apartment buildings even have external bathrooms (or toilets) that are in the hallway/stairway. This is not true about all Copenhagen buildings. But it's true about some, just as it's true that a lot of buildings in London are afflicted with damp, bad plumbing, shoddy wiring and ugly wallpapers.

But I don't think it's fair to dismiss an entire city as being somehow not "civilization" based on the layouts of a minority of its bath facilities.

In fact, it sounds to me like you might just be a bit spoiled. Have you visited any non-first-world countries? Try Ukraine. You will feel like a billionaire.

[cphhell]

If I was moving to Ukraine, Cambodia or Somalia, for one thing I would have done my homework (and vaccines) beforehand, and for second and I wouldn't have first-world expectations. But here we're talking about friggin' Denmark, the happiest (allegedly) country in the world and among the top in quality of life, so forgive me for taking sanitation, drinkable water and, yes, bathtubs for granted. New Jersey, Athens or Madrid are not exactly famous for their prosperity and yet finding half-decent accommodation there within a week and without a "network" (yet another ugly danish surprise that was brought to my attention) was a breeze in comparison.

I'm glad that not all Copenhagen buildings are moldy smelling dumps. I will be even more glad if I was unlucky to see one of the few exceptions and the majority are actually decent but I'm not holding my breath (no pun intended).

[lobster_johnson]

I think that you are pissed because you have unreasonable and weird expectations about trivial things.

Bathtubs? Danes are (allegedly) the happiest country in the world because they have free health care, excellent education, wealth, political freedom, stability, etc. etc. Not because of the size of their baths.

I know how the effect of culture shock can be; everything seems weird and even small trivial things are horribly, almost infuriatingly alienating. But culture shock is a psychological, irrational phenomenon. This is about you, not about the country.