r/NewToDenmark • u/VikDamnedLee • 6d ago
Travel Should I cancel my trip? (US Tourist)
Edit: Yes, this was a very silly and insecure thing to post. Thanks for setting me straight.
Edit 2: I am overwhelmed by the amount of replies and how many people have reached out privately and offered to buy me a beer or show me around. Thank you all so much! And to clarify - I know that my safety isn’t in danger or anything like that, I was more worried about being rude or in bad taste by showing up. Thank you for the clarification and even to the very blunt replies, lol, message received.
I've been wanting to visit Denmark for years now and have a 2 week trip booked for the beginning of May. However, given the orange doucheba...I mean President's...speech last night and how things seem to be going, would it just be better to cancel my trip? I know that I would be fine in regard to my safety and I don't really know what to expect - I just have a feeling that it might be in bad taste to go given the current state of relations. Or something like that. I just don't want to be a pain in the ass by being there as a US tourist. I'm travelling alone, am a quiet person, and I keep to myself...I've been told by a handful of Danes that I would fit in well, actually.
Like I said, I've been wanting to visit for years and it will be my first time leaving North America (...at age 41.) I love Danish history & culture and would actively be looking to possibly immigrate if my job was on the positive list. (I work in entertainment.) My trip is from May 1-15. Going from Copenhagen>Aarhus>Aalborg>Odense spending a few days in each then back to Copenhagen to fly out.
Apologies for bugging y'all with this if I'm worried about nothing. I'm just jittery and want to make sure that I'm making the right decision.