Everything about this experience was strange to me. In the United States, if you're going to see the President speak, it's a huge deal. There are levels upon levels of security. Essentially everybody is a potential assassin. The place is full of noise and people. Nobody can get anywhere near the President. Here, we just showed up, they waved hand-held metal detectors somewhat near our bodies and gave us a thumbs up, and we walked in. We just stood there and watched the Queen talk. (I felt kind of weird looking at my phone, but I was trapped behind a tall woman and her puffy hair, and I couldn't understand a word the Queen said. I clapped when everyone else clapped, and that was it.)
That was really indicative of the trusting nature of the Danes. They can just trust that nobody's going to sneak in a liquid bomb in their water bottles or something. The U.S. can be very paranoid, worrying about every possible threat, but Denmark is more relaxed. Even the restaurants in Denmark show this; all the outdoor seating in Denmark has blankets or pillows on the chairs. In the U.S., they would get stolen.
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