Foreign workers happy in Denmark
Foreign workers who come to Denmark on short-term assignments are generally satisfied with the country, though they do have a few sticking points. Those were the conclusions of an Oxford Research / Copenhagen Post study, 'The Expat Study 2006', released Monday, undertaken to determine Denmark's attractiveness as a place to live and work for highly-skilled and university-educated foreigners.
Those surveyed believe Denmark needs improvement in its cultural barriers, especially in being 'open and inviting' people. This factor was important to 73 percent of the respondents, but only a mere 33 percent were positive about their experiences here in that regard. Indian-born Ishan Gupta, an employee with biotech company ViroGates, said that while he has friends that are Danish and gets along fine with them, he is keenly aware of the difficulties in feeling fully accepted.
'I like Denmark very much, but I have lived in many other countries, and I have to say that Danes can be very closed.'
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