I cycle over the busy bridge that appears towards the end of the video almost every day (’Dronning Luise’s Bro’). Little seems to have changed in 70-odd years to be honest, though people were perhaps better dressed in the thirties, albeit selecting from a rather monotone wardrobe!
Many of the positive aspects of living in Copenhagen remain true to this day; some 35% of all inhabitants commute to school/work by bicycle irrespective of class or occupation, much of the architecture of the time remains beautifully preserved and the local government still use policy to promote a healthy and active lifestyle. No citizen should live further than 15-minutes walking distance from a park decided those in charge, as a result some 14 ‘pocket parks’ around the city are either being built or planned.
Even the vulgar reference to the ‘white race’ near the beginning of this clip sadly hints at the mild racism still a part of Danish society in 2009, and one of the very few things of which the notably wealthy and near classless Danes should be ashamed.
Via Jen and Paul
