[Leica] Nathan's PAD 6/11/2021: a rainy evening in Copenhagen

[Don Dory]

The lack of employees seems to be world wide.   There are help wanted Signs
at all levels in the Austin area: Amazon is running ads talking about high
starting wages, health care from day one,  college tuition assistance, and
possible stock options.  Tesla/SpaceX are also everywhere looking for all
levels.   Then there are the hospitality positions.

On Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 2:50 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> I have been somewhat silent the past week, because I have been in Denmark,
> one of my two annual visits to visit my parents’ graves and spend time with
> my friends and just breathe the air and hear the language of the country I
> love more than any other place in the world. But Denmark in November is not
> a place you visit for the nice weather. On Saturday night I went out for
> drinks and dinner with my friend Beata, and of course we ended up in
> Nyhavn,  Copenhagen’s main bar drag. It was cold and rainy but the lights
> were still beautiful and the beer was good. Three images.
>
> The end of Nyhavn near Kongens Nytorv, with a memorial to the merchant
> marine seamen who perished at sea during World War II:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-rxzfxfH/A <
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-rxzfxfH/A>
>
> The business part of Nyhavn, unusually empty because of the weather (but
> the bars were full):
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cCtS2fW/A <
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cCtS2fW/A>
>
> There were several booths selling Glühwein since Christmas is approaching.
> We stopped for a sample at this booth, and all four vendors were Argentine.
> Beata is married to an Argentine guy, and I live in Spain, so we had a nice
> conversation in Spanish:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-h3rWNkq/A <
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-h3rWNkq/A>
>
> In general, because of the extremely low unemployment in Denmark, many
> bars simply cannot find Danish employees, and it is not uncommon to find a
> bartender who does not speak Danish. Bars and restaurants in Copenhagen are
> willing to take on anybody, regardless of their language skills. I often
> walk into a bar and find myself having to speak English to the bar staff.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> photo at frozenlight.eu
>
> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
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> YNWA
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