When you add in their total reliance on the week system, with Week 23 meaning a lot more to most than "the last week in June", it can be quite a learning curve for many foreigners to get their social lives off the ground. I celebrate all of the most important holidays (birthdays, anniversaries) with lots of Danish flags Flags have an important role in Danish society, with the beloved Dannebrog stuck everywhere on birthdays and other family celebrations and Danes taking the rules about when to hoist and take down flags from garden flagpoles extremely seriously. Tell us in the comments below that you live in Denmark – without telling us you live in Denmark...