What is the significance of greenland in the eyes of danes?
Like, hawaii is an island that the u.s. claims. I could see people being mad if some other country claimed hawaii from the usa.
That doesn't sound like a comparable relationship but is there still a sense that greenland is "part" of denmark's identity in a way and is something danes hold in esteem?
What is the significance of greenland in the eyes of danes?
I think it is like 2 2-3yo kids playing and one finds a toy neither ever plays with. The other wants it now and tries to take it away while the other is crying and saying "Mine" over and over and over. Eventually the other kid will get (or be given) the toy and will play with it for about 30 seconds and find something else to do.
As MajB states here, the average Dane did not think that much about Greenland (or the Faroe Islands). It was just part of Denmark and they have a few seats in Parliament. Now that the US talks about taking Greenland, it becomes an important matter.
I think Greenland was Norwegian once, but was given to Denmark as part of a treaty. But then again, Norway was once Danish...
What is the significance of greenland in the eyes of danes?
Like, hawaii is an island that the u.s. claims. I could see people being mad if some other country claimed hawaii from the usa.
That doesn't sound like a comparable relationship but is there still a sense that greenland is "part" of denmark's identity in a way and is something danes hold in esteem?
I can guarantee the average Dane didn't give Greenland a second thought until Trump started talking about acquiring it.
I think it is like 2 2-3yo kids playing and one finds a toy neither ever plays with. The other wants it now and tries to take it away while the other is crying and saying "Mine" over and over and over. Eventually the other kid will get (or be given) the toy and will play with it for about 30 seconds and find something else to do.
As MajB states here, the average Dane did not think that much about Greenland (or the Faroe Islands). It was just part of Denmark and they have a few seats in Parliament. Now that the US talks about taking Greenland, it becomes an important matter.
I think Greenland was Norwegian once, but was given to Denmark as part of a treaty. But then again, Norway was once Danish...