According to Trader Joe’s website, their popular tote has room for a paperback, half a baguette, and organic cheese. But an expert argues the look matters more than the contents. Foto: Pr-foto

The relationship between the US and Denmark has a fraught history. Yet American supermarket totes are suddenly ubiquitous in Copenhagen.

Why have US tote bags suddenly taken over the streets of Copenhagen?

According to Trader Joe’s website, their popular tote has room for a paperback, half a baguette, and organic cheese. But an expert argues the look matters more than the contents. Foto: Pr-foto
Listen to the articleLæst op af Johanne Lerhard
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The other day, I took a picture of a stranger in the supermarket. Without consent.

In my defense, I zoomed in from the other end of the produce section, focusing solely on her tote bag with the red logo.

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