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by coreyh14444 528 days ago
Just an observation as an American living in Copenhagen, Denmark: The typical diet for my coworkers involves the following attributes compared to the US: 1. Hot/big breakfast is rare. A roll with some butter and cheese + Espresso instead. 2. We have a "canteen" cafeteria and it is all fresh made foods, lots of fish options and of course Rugbrød (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugbr%C3%B8d) a super dense "bread" although IMO it isn't really bread as we understand it. 3. Most folks will pile a ton of food on their plate and lunch is served at 11:30. 4. Very little soda. A six pack of soda will last a week or more in an office of 25 people. 5. Almost no snacks. Our office will maybe have one small bag of nuts available and it can last two weeks before refilling. 6. Very little fast food options. There are a handful of fast food options in town, but they are very much an exception and probably serve more tourists than locals. 7. Dining out is expensive relative to income levels, so it is far less frequent. 8. Yes, portion sizes, again, particularly for drinks. A typical soda pour would be maybe 8-10 ounces in a restaurant.

Danes do drink a lot of beer though and they start early. There's no "drinking age" and teens can buy beer/wine at 16 and booze at 18.

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So drinking age is 16/18, same as in Switzerland. Speaking of which, from what I've seen but also in stats, youth seem to drink less than back in my days. But that's tangent.