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Some Interesting Facts About Denmark
Sep 11,2007 00:00
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Public Holidays Important public holidays (most of which are festivals in the Christian calendar) mean that offices, banks and shops will be closed, and some services, such as transport, will work only part of the day, usually the hours they function on Sundays. Date 2005 Occasion Weekend- Saturday, Sunday
220 volts, 50 Hz is used in Denmark.
Post & Communications Post offices across Denmark are open from 9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday, and from 9am to 12noon on Saturdays. Sundays are off days. Smaller post offices, particularly in out-of-the-way places, may work shorter hours, but all will be able to provide basic postal services, including parcels. All telephones in Denmark are fully automatic, and no city code is required even if you’re calling long distance. If you’re trying to save some money, don’t use hotel room phones- they’re invariably expensive. Instead, use one of the many public telephone booths- they accept coins (1 or 5 DKK), and more than one call can be made per coin if your time hasn’t run out. In addition, plastic phone cards are available, which work out even cheaper. Other communications facilities, such as fax, telex and Internet services, are available at some large post offices, and at hotel business centres.
Tipping Tipping is not expected in Denmark, partly because in most services, a tax (locally called a MOMS- 25% of the actual bill) is tagged on anyway. Other than that, a lot of people would even feel insulted if offered a tip. If, however, somebody’s really gone out of their way to be helpful, and service has been extraordinarily good, you might round up the bill. In any case, a tip of no more than 1 or 2 DKK is polite- don’t be too generous. |