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We keep calling Copenhagen the best city in the world to live in. But many people face the same challenge when they try to build a life in the capital.

She never managed to make friends in Copenhagen. Now she has advice for other newcomers

Tegning: Ida Marie Sandgren
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Copenhagen is called the best city in the world to live in, but even if the pay is good, the streets are reasonably clean, and one of the most dangerous things you can do is bike during rush hour, there is still one challenge that many hopeful newcomers from abroad struggle with.

A challenge that is pretty central to building a good life, and that neither a freshly buttered roll with cheese nor a beautifully designed bike bridge can magically fix:

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