Danish culture is not dying

The paper notes that like in many other countries, in Denmark there is also vigorous debate about whether the influx of immigrants - in particular from Muslim countries - poses a threat to the country's own culture, arguing that it is pointless to try and define what is Danish culture and what is not: "It can make sense to have reservations regarding other traditions that are assimilated into Danish society. We have certain democratic principles that are important and which must be upheld. Nonetheless, globalisation does not mean that we are facing an attack on Danish culture. After all, we survived the influence of American culture. We are in the process of becoming true Europeans regarding our choice of food, music and politics, but we still eat our meat balls, sing the national hymn and hoist the Danish flag on birthdays. Just because culture evolves does not mean it is being destroyed."

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