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Add to that the incredible Scandanavian design tradition, and the idea of hygge (coziness and tranquility), and there's certainly a lot to be inspired by in Denmark.
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Thank them for the little piece of Danish 'hygge' that exists in Bangkok, far away from home.
Scand News for S.E.A - Scandinavian News Portal for Southeast Asia 2010
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Both tourists and expats gather there when they are in need for some Danish 'hygge' and Scandinavian food.
Scand News for S.E.A - Scandinavian News Portal for Southeast Asia 2010
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The idea of an interlanguage seems to adhere to the outdated objectivist doctrine that words are just labels which we put on an already existing world, that in my opionion is clearly not the case: an interlanguage will not make it easier for the native danish speaker to find out what word to use when communicating with a stranger who doesn't understand the danish concept of "hygge", or a nahuatl speaker to find out which esperanto word to use instead of "tzipitl".
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"We are the best Scandinavian restaurant outside Denmark, both in terms of food, service and Danish 'hygge'.
Scand News for S.E.A - Scandinavian News Portal for Southeast Asia 2010
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The Royal Cafe A smushi small Danish open-faced sandwich at the Royal Café But we felt a touch of hygge at Torvehallerne, a glass-enclosed food market bustling with butchers, florists, bakers and spicemongers.
Where Cold Is Cool Sara Clemence 2011
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Andrew Sanocki A stall at Torvehallerne's holiday market Pronounced HYOO-guh, hygge has no real equivalent in English; the closest we come is "coziness."
Where Cold Is Cool Sara Clemence 2011
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"Obviously, you couldn't have hygge in Disneyland," I asserted to a Danish friend.
Where Cold Is Cool Sara Clemence 2011
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And when I heard about hygge , I decided it was plain genius.
Where Cold Is Cool Sara Clemence 2011
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Staffers had recommended butter sources and favorite coffee shops—places, they said, where we could find true hygge.
Where Cold Is Cool Sara Clemence 2011
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Look behind a cultural fad these days and you will likely find a Scandinavian, selling candles (hygge) or harping on about work-life balance (lagom).
Fjord focus: is Norway's friluftsliv the answer to surviving a second lockdown? Morwenna Ferrier 2020
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As it happens, way back when, even the Danes borrowed the handy concept of hygge, meaning “well-being,” from the Norwegians.
The Punk Rock Linguistics of Cottagecore | JSTOR Daily Chi Luu 2021
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The book, designed to sit alongside books on hygge (the Danish art of cosiness) and fika (the Swedish art of the coffee break), came out just as the Netherlands went into its first hard lockdown in late 2020.
The art of doing nothing: have the Dutch found the answer to burnout culture? Viv Groskop 2024
dmassey commented on the word hygge
Hygge, pronounced "hue-gah", is Danish concept that does not translate well into English but is associated with coziness, well-being, comfort, and familiarity.
December 6, 2006
sionnach commented on the word hygge
Professor Judith Friedman Hansen, in The Proxemics of Danish Daily Life, tells us that "familiarity is the key element, a closed-in state of stable predictableness associated with small-scale gatherings of people". This means creating a hyggekrog - a protective space characterized by low tables under a subdued light, with candles, flowers, food, and drink.
June 25, 2009
ramyeon commented on the word hygge
The feeling of good friends, cold beer, and a warm fire.
December 30, 2010
ramyeon commented on the word hygge
From Wikipedia: One of the fundamental aspects of Danish culture is "hygge", which, although translated as "coziness" is more akin to "tranquility". Hygge is a complete absence of anything annoying, irritating, or emotionally overwhelming, and the presence of and pleasure from comforting, gentle, and soothing things. Hygge is often associated with family and close friends. Christmas time when loved ones sit close together with candles lit on a cold rainy night is "hygge", as is grilling a pølse (Danish sausage) on a long summer evening.
December 30, 2010
BjarneDenmark commented on the word hygge
From the "Politikens Nudansk Ordbog" - Danish Dictionary
1. a noun -n
"A nice or pleasant atmosphere - opposite uhygge.
- example: "Candlelight creates hygge"
2. a verb -r, -de, -t
"To create a nice or pleasant atmosphere.
- example: Good music and candelight hygger"
October 8, 2015
TankHughes commented on the word hygge
Lost to Brexit for Collins Word of the Year 2016: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/03/brexit-named-word-of-the-year-ahead-of-trumpism-and-hygge?CMP=share_btn_tw
November 3, 2016