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Pancake balls and H.C. Andersen’s ghost on the phone. Downtown Copenhagen is an absurd and gruesome tourist fairy tale hiding in plain sight, if you dare to open your eyes.

Oh no: Imagine if all the tourists think this is normal

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Hvordan ser Danmark egentlig ud gennem turistens solbriller?

I Indre By er svaret rædselsvækkende som et vaskeægte eventyr.

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