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hobbitguy91
Idk why but this makes me very uncomfortable and unreasonably hostile.
notnotavolcano
This looks like an allotment garden, the ovals are a distincive Danish thing.
sotronics
WTF
BlahBlahBlacksheep555
Each of those homesteads looks like a wonderful little dream place.
RenaissanceFaireMan
GoodJuJuuu
How do I move here
LurkerOfDarkness
You can't, they're not homes, noone lives there.
WinTech360
De runde haver
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDCPeYiKHmHmHmm86
GerardEngelage
Thank YOU!
moecurlylarry
Old Danish guy, get off my lawn
BL1P
Allotments.
Zixtank
So incredibly inefficient it kinda makes me angry, but at the same time, it looks so neat I want to live there.
WakeUp2Yourself
Nice
omg17
Looks so good, almost unreal
ColleenMarie
How do I get a new couch into my house?
LurkerOfDarkness
Usually one person holds it either end and you carry it, also it's not a house, it's a pimped out potting shed.
TheMightyFloofer
based on this title & picture I know understand its like this everywhere in denmark.
IssacCox
Notice none of them touch, because that would be gay.
TheMightyMoto
That looks wonderful.
CrazyCatLad
Yes please and thank you.
fbutt09
I would love to move there and live. It’s so green and close to nature. Guess we miss that living in cities
JoeT85
I spend far too long searching for someone in their private gardens doing something creepy.
HonItsFlawless
still too crowded for me
HowAreYouNowHoleySheet
Good fences make good neighbours.
crackblind
Good hedges make good neighbors (fixed that for you ?).
BoomerSooner767
So much wasted space
YesImADogPerson
I feel you denmark
heinzb
Hobbiton 2.0
hmmmfascinating
Community gardens....so they don't live there, right?
LurkerOfDarkness
Correct, it's illegal to live there, and you can't change your address to there.
hmmmfascinating
Do they buy or rent.... expensive? Sorry, for all the questions, I think they are cool.
LurkerOfDarkness
You can only buy, rent is not an option.
LurkerOfDarkness
It's hard to say much about prices because it's a pretty strange market because it's not a house or even a summerhouse, so different rules ½
LurkerOfDarkness
But it can be anything between around 10k USD and 200k USD. 2/2
eightytwoeightytwoeightytwo
condom iniums
CaptainSomebody
A lot of these seem pretty terrible to get into
eggmuffin
How so? You walk through the gap in the hedge. You're not expected to climb.
CaptainSomebody
Yeah, seems like a pretty small gap, could be the perspective though, idk.
tinydog
Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell
dannne
Wait. Is this a known meme? Learned this a week ago when i studied mitochondria
TrueNorthernLights
Dude, you're gonna be hearing that EVERYWHERE.
Longbowgun
Mitochondria are the grain houses. Proteins are the workhorses.
JasonForge
My PTSD kicking in
SenselessSentiments
NGL these look more like chloroplasts
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
I laughed so hard that I peed a little.
nein999
insufficient power; build more mitochondria
Meh2360
fuck.... take your upvote
ProfOakenshield
+1 for knowing mitochondria is plural
tinydog
Mitochondrion would be singular, yes?
ProfOakenshield
Yep
LazyBunnyKiera
Which one is the mitochondria? I can't tell a normal house from a powerhouse apparently.
GodsFoot
Red house near the top
GodsFoot
Red house near the top
howcanyourunwithanarrowinyourknee
Red house near the top
GodsFoot
Red house near the top
GodsFoot
Red house near the top
MufasaIsAlive
Look for the solar panels
uzigoesnanas
tinydog
Vorrt
This... I could live in a place like this.
Kroesus
Only seven months of the year.
Vorrt
Weather pretty bad the other 5 months?
Kroesus
They shut the water off. The pipes burst if it gets below freezing temperatures.
LurkerOfDarkness
Actually, no, you can't.
Vorrt
Oh? How come?
LurkerOfDarkness
You can't move your address there, and there's no such thing as not registering your address, and if you live there illegally you will be ½
LurkerOfDarkness
Fined, so you will end up living in a real home anyway, whether you have a house or apartment. 2/2
Vorrt
Why can't one make this their address? Live there year round? Honestly curious, as this is new to me.
GCRust
Perspective trick. Those aren't houses - those are sheds. They're gardens, not homes.
lDanielHolm
Some are fully functional tiny houses.
Kroesus
They are houses and you can absolutely live in them. From April to November.
LiquorishSunfish
I reckon very small homes, see bottom left.
LurkerOfDarkness
Nope, you can't live there.
StarWatcher4
Those sheds are better than some $800/mo homes!
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Yep. Suburban gardens in Naerum, outskirts of Copenhagen. Some of those sheds look like vacation homes tho.
GCRust
I mean, in my rural community here in nowhere Nebraska USA, plenty of sheds are "second homes" for some folks.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
I bet some of these are rented out to tourists.
LurkerOfDarkness
Better not be, as it's both illegal and against garden community by laws.
ravajh
https://brightvibes.com/2357/en/the-story-behind-the-unique-oval-community-gardens-of-copenhagen
ravajh
“The Danish landscape architect wanted to encourage owners to walk more, get some fresh air before getting into their cars…”
SarcasticComment
Okay. . . Walk where?
dumidiot
To and from your garden. Without the fear of car traffic ruining your time in nature
SarcasticComment
It's a design so overly focused on home ownership that it leaves nothing for public use.
dumidiot
It's not for permanent residence. It's a garden with a summer home. You spend time there away from the urban soundscape.
SarcasticComment
This pic is hardly what I'd consider to be a walk in nature. All the fun of mowed grass with copious hedge circles
JustAddMud
Carrying groceries must be fun.
crackblind
That's why you make sure to bring them all in one trip.
JacksColon
I live in same kind of setup. I just order online and courier carries it for me. Simple.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
SteveTheEgg
I just had a bike trailer, it could fit 115lbs of whatever. Well I had a basket & backpack too, but never need all three.
chbarts
Good luck getting more than a day's worth of groceries for a family on a bike.
LurkerOfDarkness
Most people shop daily, not weekly, so what's your point?
chbarts
What a waste of resources.
LurkerOfDarkness
Why do you believe it to be a waste of resources?
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
I manage to haul a week's worth for a single adult and 2 cats in one trip. You can make multiple trips though.With more than 1 person & bike
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Bring the kids on a shopping trip. Load up their bikes too. It's a great workout for the whole family.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Btw, it's amazing how little you need if you don't buy any beverages. Every home has access to tap water, which makes excellent coffee & tea
MrMackAttack
where do people park their cars?
Nightcrawler63
Is this built on a giant parking garage? I’m on board with that.
evangrumling5
I am too. That’s a good idea
LurkerOfDarkness
In the car park, if they even took it there, it's not a residential area, you can't live there.
ephemeralid58888
Yer mom's
unfamiliarHorse
most cliche US american question ever
fbutt09
They fly in on their helipads. Just out of the picture.
nebulousned
Bold of you to assume they need cars?
IrritatedZebra
Do people park their car in their small allotment garden where you're from? :) Around here you park outside the area and walk in.
duhqueenmoki
The last time this was posted someone said they'd not houses, they're gardens. People don't live in them. It's just like storage and garden
polarbearrodeo
That's the best part. They dont
shoacmmystery422
And what about power lines?
JPNGY76
It's Denmark, not some 3rd world nation.
Letstriptogether
They go underground.
CrazyFrogg
Yep, and US spends millions each year building up their power grid after huricane season...
GoldenLarsen
Bicycles are very popular in denmark, fun story, was riding a bike in denmark... the frikken wind stopped me it was so strong
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
That's the neat thing.
missastromccluskey
Helps to live somewhere flat and not hot and humid. Love from Brisbane
AncientSeraph
Electric bicycles should start making that argument invalid, which is good!
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Same as in the Netherlands and here in Northern Germany. Those magical places where the Earth is flat after all.
Electriccarsbestcars
the most american of replies
evangrumling5
Do they not park cars in Europe?
PJHabit
The most judgemental of replies ^
MrMackAttack
funny, I can drive on a Canadian road and not see a car for 30 min or more. Yet, when I have driven in Europe, I couldn't say the same.
azzabat
That’s because Canada only has roughly 3x the population of London. It really is the Land of Forever. (And oh so beautiful.)
polijutre
Europe's population density is higher too.
dumidiot
Yea nice. Europe can both mean inner Paris and a remote mountain road in Germany. Get better comparisons.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Population density is almost 60 times higher. Even in places where half the population uses bicycles or public transportation, that's still…
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
a shitload of cars. Besides, not all of Europe is bicycle country. Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium and Northern Germany are mostly flat. You …
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
don't see quite as many cyclists in alpine regions.
gtollie
And who’s responsible for mowing the lawn in between all of the lots ?
melmboundanddown
Goats ?
Valharroth
Dugnad probably. Everyone chips in a little.
DrDoobie
I would imagine the plots are squared, or they have a landscaping crew that cuts everything in the community
melmboundanddown
Goats ?
melmboundanddown
Goats ?
labyrinthconvention
The socialism
evangrumling5
So people come together to mow it? The government appropriates the landscaping business? How?
parasztarcal
I'm not danish, but even our village has employees that cut the grass on the side of the road, and outside of private property, etc.
Bridgiebird
I would like to know this too. My neighbor mows my parkway and I want to punch him in the face
ItWasntSupposedToBeThisWay
Is that because it makes the rest of the yard look like crap?
Bridgiebird
Not like crap but it's a different length. We have no idea why he does it and my husband is too polite to ask him to stop
macdogjake24
Could you guess why he does it? Is he an atheist? Church of the FSM? Could be he's just trying to be nice? please no punch him
DavidBowiesEyepatch
US has 816 cars per 1000 people where Denmark has 455 cars per 1000. Still a lot, but maybe, just maybe, the US is wrong about cars?
sisuandserenity
I didn’t need a car in Denmark. Public transportation was 1000% better than it is in the US
BrokeMyFunnyBone
U.S has 36 people/km^2. Denmark has 137 people/km^2. Maybe, just maybe, there's more space in between things in the U.S?
LurkerOfDarkness
Most of US population is concentrated in a smaller area, national avg. Means nothing.
BrokeMyFunnyBone
As you've pointed out yourself, there are residential areas, and there are non-residential areas. People don't tend to live where they work.
LurkerOfDarkness
That's not what I said, you need to think like seatac, Bay area, northeast corridor, and many more smaller ones, most people can be covered.
JellyButtSugarPants
The US is built around using private vehicles. Unless you live in a major city, public transport is awful.
DocWino
I’d say most Americans travel 30 miles or more to and from work with little to no other options. If you lived here, you’d have a car.
MorganFreemanIsTheOneTrueGod
Most states in the US are much larger than the whole of Denmark, the country is like 250 times larger. We have much more ground to cover.
Gretchis
"we dont do it because its hard" how very american of you
MorganFreemanIsTheOneTrueGod
“I like to hate on some of the neccesities of American life” how very small country and irrelevant nation of you.
schlummi
He pointed out that you are making poor excuses. Most americans live in urban areas:
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ManateemSix
Denmark is about the size of Ohio with half as many people.
robotr0b0t
Denmark (42,933 sq km) is less than half the size of Ohio (116,096 sq km).
Drideon
I live in Ohio and my pre pandemic commute was 51 miles one way. No way I could do that on a bike.
ManateemSix
Damnit Wikipedia, standardize your measurement order. On the Ohio entry it lists km in parens, the reverse for Denmark
whatdidyoureallyexpect
Yup
Broctoon
There is a small size difference between Denmark and the US. For example, to go see a concert we regularly drive 200+ miles.
matthias451
Yet our major cities in the US still have dog shit public transportation. It's not on accident
ShiftingPattern
Is the US number that high? I know that in Los Angeles and San Francisco the ratios are 0.54 and 0.59 respectively and they're touted as bad
BigTex1
The United States is much larger than Denmark. We also have many rural areas where mass transit doesn’t make sense.
sp4cepope
Some of us even need specialized vehicles. A truck for snow removal/hauling and a car for commuting. Gets expensive.
SteveTheEgg
As a person from one of those rural areas I am sick of this argument.
AncientSeraph
You also have many areas where mass transit does make sense, and still don't have it.
matthias451
You are correct. But many Americans have been conditioned to think decent public services are an impossible dream that would ruin us all
Sw4gtastic
Also car manufacturers lobbying politicians to keep public transportation bad so people have to use cars
BigTex1
We also have the LIGMA rail system.
clutchthepearls
Maybe the US is a lot fuckin bigger than Denmark?
semperfi891
It just depends. Many people have to live far from where they work. It isn't always feasible to walk/bike/public transit. Our taxes should1/
semperfi891
Go to free/cheap public transit, but we're nowhere close to that even in large cities :/ maybe one day
Johnsky
Large cities are becoming forbiddingly expensive to live in for most. Public transit concept is useless if people keep moving further out.
semperfi891
Where I live we have a commuter train taking people downtown. But, buses to the train have very few stops, so you have to drive to station.
AncientSeraph
That's actually when it becomes more useful, because roads don't have great capacity compared to most public transport.
NonZeroSumGame
Thank the Koch brothers for the over reliance on cars.
imitatedself
Sure, but they also don't even have walkways into the houses....Like one house in the back you have to squeeze between two hedgerows...
SageOfDepth
Yeah, this would suck during the rainy season
LurkerOfDarkness
Well people tend to not be there when the weather is persistently bad, so not a problem.
troyandabedpostoniiiiimgur
I'll take that one
TheNoirAntagonist
They all seem to have gates if you look closely.
imitatedself
Ok? Have you ever walked on grass after a heavy rain....or with heels?
TheNoirAntagonist
Yes to the first but odds are if you live in this community you are probably used to walking so you probably have better shoes for walking.
TrueNorthernLights
They have walkways. If you zoom in you can see. O e has a walkway paved(?), and one has a little fence along the walkway.
DavidBowiesEyepatch
Looks like the grass is common.
imitatedself
Ok? Have you ever walked on grass after a heavy rain....or with heels?
LurkerOfDarkness
Few will be wearing heels there, keep in mind these are not homes, not one person lives there, it's purely recreational.
DavidBowiesEyepatch
Maybe there just people that don't have those sorts of problems.
macdogjake24
Everyone has heels and everyone that isn't walking on their hands uses their heels to walk so second question is redundant.
AtypicalMammal
Denmark car sale tax is also like 150% of the cars price. That's too socialist even for this leftie.
labyrinthconvention
Only over a certain price. Your civic isn't taxed as much
electronicbovine
If you don't fully support gas burning cars you're a damned communist
Widowreaper
Frank. Go to bed.
seriousdave
Or, countries have geographical differences. Many areas of the US are quite rural and mass transit is infeasible.
LurkerOfDarkness
95% of americans can be covered with public transport, like 95% of danes can, americans that can't just have a longer drive
Sydonis12
Considering how US public transportation sucks even in urban areas, I don't think thats where the issue lies.
saeheria
The country decided mass transit was bad
TK421isAFK
The country is much, much bigger than you realize. If you place the US over Europe, San Francisco would be over London, and New York 1/2
TK421isAFK
would be near Kiev. Most people in the US don't live a few blocks from where they work. 2/2
AncientSeraph
So what about areas as big as Denmark with bigger GDP and population density? Why no better public transport there?
Tcol310
ya ya we get it. Northern Europe good, US bad. Just another say on Imgur.
LordElups
chbarts
Interesting how Northern Europe is Whiter than the US, too. I'm sure the people who hate the US and love Denmark never notice that. /s
Gretchis
well, they're not the ones killing them every day ?
DrMarioSThompson
I'm no Danish historian but maybe they never imported millions of Africans for hundreds of years? Could be part of it
RabidDingo
Not as much as you'd think. Europe is country-dense and rail dominated before the invention of the car. The US is a vast land with 1/2
RabidDingo
Excess land to expand. Cars are common as there was no need to build within tight quarters. But as the east coast density began to match 2/3
RabidDingo
That of European cities, you'll find that car ownership in New York for example probably not as much as, me for example. I live on 3/4
RabidDingo
The Colorado Plains. No nearby access to public transportation. I have 4 vehicles on my driveway.
RabidDingo
It's Denmark not USA, probably a bicycle neighborhood.
LurkerOfDarkness
Allotment gardens, not a neighbourhood, you can't live there.
chbarts
OK, when you have a heart attack you can bike to a hospital.
neddyhill
Won't have a heart attack because he gets regular exercise (on his bike).
DuurHuur
No we just have an ambulance pick you up for free :)
chbarts
So you admit you still need motor vehicles. Stop being smug.
DuurHuur
I did never comment on the use of motor vihicles, I just informed you that you do in fact not have to bike to the hospital.
MontgomeryMoose
Nobody said there were no motor vehicles at all and nobody was being smug. Have some self reflection, you’re being pointlessly argumentative