Fast Food Fetish in Copenhagen
I just read an interview over at aok.dk conducted with an American residing in Copenhagen. He talked about what he liked and didn't like about Copenhagen. I thought it was a rather interesting perspective as it sometimes takes an outsider to appreciate what we have and what we may be lacking.
He mentioned that he loved the bicycle culture in Copenhagen but missed the diversity of New York City. I'm guessing that he means the enormous variety of cultures, people and eccentric cast of characters that one would find in a large, international city like New York. Perhaps this phenomenon of sameness is spreading worldwide as we become more and more globalized.
I have to say that I feel his pain, perhaps on a smaller scale. Last time I was back in my home town of Picton, Ontario I felt like the entire town was becoming, how can I say.. "homogeneous," or "birds of a feather are rather bland together." What I mean by that is that back in the day, say 15 years ago before the area became cool, hip and the place to be, there were an abundance of some really fascinating, yet strange folks around them there parts which made for interesting conversation.
Let's see, there was the "Garlic Man" who spoke in a nasally voice and wore a hat with about ten garlic cloves attached all day, everyday. There was the 6'4 dude called Dale, with the steely blue eyes and hot temper who collected coins at the McDonald's drive through. There was Jack who carried a jack knife and collected bottles and trash in that little red wagon he towed around town. He was commonly known as "Jack Knife," that guy who pulls the wagon.
Nowadays, we don't see so many of these eccentric sorts back in Picton. The town has been bombarded with professionals in their Sunday best sitting outside of trendy little cafés reading their newspapers in harmony, each a clone of one another, much like characters from "The Stepford Wives" movie.
There is room for a certain amount of that of course but really too much of it is very dull! It makes for a rather mundane experience. For moi it's much more interesting to embrace our differences and eccentricities. These comformist types are not nearly as fun to discuss as the Garlic Man or Dale - the guy searching for change outside of the burger joint.
Anyhow, speaking of burger, if you're an American in Denmark or someone who just has a hankering for some good old fashioned fast food, you can wander on over to Halifax, a hamburger joint where you can taste a little bit of home. They serve hamburgers in all shapes, sizes and colours, so you're sure to find something that suits your taste.
Address:
Halifax
Frederiksborggade 35
1360 Copenhagen C
Opening Hours:
Sunday to Thursday 12.00-24.00, Friday to Saturday until 02.00 a.m.
Contact Information:
Tlf: 33 32 77 11
Cost: lunch can set you back about 110 Dkr.
