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Oprah praises Danes on show
Free health care, education and long leave for new parents were the things Oprah Winfrey admired most about the country
A simple life and a strong social system make Denmark one of the best places on earth to live, according to American talk show star Oprah Winfrey.
The one-hour programme about Denmark that the show’s producers had put on-again/off-again was finally on-again, airing Wednesday afternoon in the US under the title ‘The World’s Happiest People’.
Oprah visited Denmark during the Olympic congress in Copenhagen earlier this month and her impressions of the city and of Danes were overwhelmingly positive. The first 20 minutes of the show featured a tour of the city, with curious Danes in close tow of the international celebrity.
According to Oprah, one of the most impressive aspects of daily life in Denmark is that the social system allows both for long maternity and paternity leave periods when a child is born. She also touted the state’s support of the health care and educational systems.
And of course, Danes’ habit of leaving their babies unattended in their prams outside cafés was addressed on the programme.
‘Don’t you have child molesters in Denmark?’ Oprah asked one mother.
’I’m sure we do,’ said the mother, ‘but I’ve never heard of anyone stealing a pram in Denmark.’
The Copenhagen Post
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