The Myths. 1  Everyone in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat. 2  Columbus faced opposition to his attempt to find a western route to Asia because people thought the earth was flat.
Danish language. Danish /ËdeÉªnáµ»Ê/ (dansk pronounced [dÌ¥anËsÉ¡Ì]; dansk sprog, [ËdÌ¥anËsÉ¡Ì ËsbÌ¥ÊÉÊÌ¯Ë]) is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status.
Family get-togethers at Christmas. They're all hygge too. The Danish word, pronounced hoo-ga, is usually translated into English as cosiness. But it's much more than that, say its aficionados-an entire attitude to life that helps Denmark to vie with Switzerland and Iceland to be the world's happiest country. Morley College, in central London, is teaching students how to achieve hygge as part of its Danish language course.