ROYAL NORWAY
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Thanks for the interview, Muhler! Hope that posters here appreciate that people use their time to translate articles.
Although I like QMII, she is far from my favorite monarch. I find her a bit cold, arrogant and very old-fashioned (something I see in Joachim too), but I like that she give interviews to all sorts of Newspapers/magazines (also norwegian), in that way she can be compared to Princess Astrid of Norway who does the same.
However, I am a big fan of Crown Prince Frederik and the reason for that is that his personality is similar to that of King Harald.
I did read somewhere (in a Danish article) that Frederik has King Harald as his role model. Lars Hovbakke Sorensen has also said something similar.
Queen Margrethe: Reserved, intellectual and more respected than she is popular. I could never imagine her smiling on a walkabout talking too people, as Elizabeth II did from 1970 to 2013.
Frederik: Down to earth, folksy and popular. Not in the same scale as Elizabeth II (immensely popular, beloved and iconic) and Harald V (very popular), but I think that both him and Mary will have a unique position in Denmark when he becomes monarch.
In Norway (unfortunately), it seems to go the wrong way. Haakon is like QMII very intellectual and is not a type that normally becomes popular and both him and Mette-Marit seems very arrogant at times.
And to talk about myself, I have never touched alcohol in my entire 28 years old life.
Although I like QMII, she is far from my favorite monarch. I find her a bit cold, arrogant and very old-fashioned (something I see in Joachim too), but I like that she give interviews to all sorts of Newspapers/magazines (also norwegian), in that way she can be compared to Princess Astrid of Norway who does the same.
However, I am a big fan of Crown Prince Frederik and the reason for that is that his personality is similar to that of King Harald.
I did read somewhere (in a Danish article) that Frederik has King Harald as his role model. Lars Hovbakke Sorensen has also said something similar.
Queen Margrethe: Reserved, intellectual and more respected than she is popular. I could never imagine her smiling on a walkabout talking too people, as Elizabeth II did from 1970 to 2013.
Frederik: Down to earth, folksy and popular. Not in the same scale as Elizabeth II (immensely popular, beloved and iconic) and Harald V (very popular), but I think that both him and Mary will have a unique position in Denmark when he becomes monarch.
In Norway (unfortunately), it seems to go the wrong way. Haakon is like QMII very intellectual and is not a type that normally becomes popular and both him and Mette-Marit seems very arrogant at times.
In Norway, I would say that the majority likes the winter and especially when it's snowing, because then we can go skiing.I had lovely Finnish friends when I was younger and they did enjoy a drink or three at times. When they talked about Finland they did say there was some serious drinking done there. They inferred it was because of the climate and cold for so many months, making it extremely depressing.
It's strange how the climate affects moods. Being British born I do think the long grey days of winter and Spring did affect people there psychologically. Do people in Scandinavia tend to drink more during the long cold winters?
And to talk about myself, I have never touched alcohol in my entire 28 years old life.