Xa uMongameli uDonald Trump wabhengeza Imida yaseYurophu iya kuvalwa kubantu baseMelika inyanga, iqabane lam, uRasmus, kwaye sajongana ngapha kwetafile yegumbi lokutyela sancwina. 'Welp, ndicinga ukuba yile nto,' watsho.

Ngelo xesha, kwakusele iiveki ezimbini ukuba sibuyele kwidolophu yakowabo, eCopenhagen. Besinemibhiyozo yePasika kunye nosapho, ukubekelwa indawo kwindawo yokutyela esandula ukuvulwa eMichelin, Ingcali yemichiza , kwaye bobabini babekhangele phambili kwikhefu laseScandinavia elalifuneka kakhulu. Nangona sasiphoxekile, saziqinisekisa ukuba ngekhe sihlale ngonaphakade - kwaye okwangoku, impilo yabantu kwihlabathi liphela ibaluleke ngakumbi kuneempawu zesiphene sethu sokuhamba.

Kwiinyanga ezimbalwa kamva, yakuba ininzi yaseYurophu inentsholongwane ethile phantsi kolawulo kwaye yaqala ukwamkela abahambi kwakhona, saqala ukuxoxa malunga nokwenzeka ukubalekela eDenmark. Nangona i-European Union yagweba ngokuchasene nabanini bamapasi baseMelika, yayisisindululo-hayi isigunyaziso-esivumela ilizwe ngalinye ukuba lithathe isigqibo ngemithetho yalo. Njengesizwe esikhuthaza usapho kuqala phantse kuyo yonke imiba yenkcubeko yaso, khange simangaliswe xa iDenmark ikhethe ukuvumela abemi baseDenmark kunye nabatshati babo, amaqabane asekhaya, amantombazana ahlala okanye amathandana, okanye 'abathandekayo.'

Ukusukela mna sebenza kude Njengomntu osebenza yedwa nosomashishini, kwaye uRasmus naye uthatha iintlanganiso ekhitshini lethu, saye sacinga: 'Kutheni le nto singahambisi okwethutyana indlela esiphila ngayo ekhaya siphuma echibini?' Emva kokuqhekeza amanani, sifumana inqanaba elikhulu kwigumbi lomhlobo esixekweni, kwaye sibhukisha inqwelomoya ngamanqaku, sagqiba kwelokuba sihambe. Sifumanisile, kuba uvavanyo luyafumaneka xa sifika eCopenhagen, ngeziphumo zentsuku ezingaphantsi kweentsuku ezimbini, singavala sodwa de sicocwe. Emva koko, sinokuphinda sihlangane nabahlobo kunye nosapho.

Nangona yayinoxinzelelo ukuhlala kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya nakwinqwelomoya ixesha elide, okoko safika eCopenhagen, yonke into izolile kwaye ikhululekile.

Ngelixa ndibhala eli nqaku, iDenmark iyonke abantu ababini kwigumbi labagula kakhulu, abangama-20 esibhedlele eneempawu ezifana ne-COVID. Nangona, njengeendawo ezininzi ngoku, amanani abo ayenyuka kancinci, urhulumente waseDenmark kutshanje ubhengeze ukuba abalindelanga Olunye uvalo kumjelo wesibini . Endaweni yoko, banokukhokela kwamanye amazwe kwaye benze umthetho-wokunxiba imaski.

Nangona kunjalo, okwangoku, ndizifumana ndihlala kwaye ndisebenza kwindawo eshushu yezokhenketho - ngaphandle kwabakhenkethi. Ngaba akuqhelekanga? Ngokuqinisekileyo. Kwaye yahluke ngokumangalisayo? Ewe, ewe.

Njengentatheli enomdla yokuhamba, ndikhe ndatyelela ndanikela ingxelo kumazwe angaphezu kwama-40 kwikhondo lam lomsebenzi. Ndihambile kwezona ndawo zinqamlezayo ezihamba zodwa ehlabathini eTokyo, ndagroba kwizangqa zegubu ezixineneyo eBuenos Aires, ndadanisa indlela yam kwiiklabhu ezinemigangatho emihlanu ePrague, ndaza ndaya eCopenhagen kunye neRasmus, ndibambene ngamagxa nabahambi kulo lonke umhlaba.

Inxalenye yamava okuhamba kuhlala kubandakanya ukujongana nenginginya, nokuba yinxalenye yeqela labanye abakhenkethi. Xa sibuyela ekhaya, amabali ethu ngamanye amaxesha aqala ngala, 'Nokuba sinetikiti, kuye kwafuneka silinde iyure ukungena eColosseum eRoma' okanye 'ngekhe ukholelwe ukuba bangaphi abantu abapakisha kula maphenyane anemisila emide eKrabi, Thayilendi.'

Ke, kwenzeka ntoni xa ususa bonke abahambi, kwaye ushiye uninzi lwabantu basekuhlaleni kunye neendwendwe ezimbalwa ezivunyelweyo ukuba zivunyelwe ukuba zingene kweli lizwe? Unethuba elikhethekileyo lokubona indawo njengoko injalo- hayi njengoko ihlala ibonisa.

Mna noRasmus siziva sikhululekile ngokuba seDenmark, apho intsholongwane iye yenziwa mbuna. Ke, sisebenzisa onke amandla eNordic, kwaye sichitha ixesha elininzi sihamba ngeebhayisikile kwaye sihambahamba. Kwaye yonke indawo esiyihlolisisayo, akukho nto idibanayo. Kumva nje kwemini yangeCawa, sihambile saya kudlula eNyhavn, kwikhaya lezakhiwo ezinomtsalane kunye nemibala esecaleni lomjelo, kwaye bekulula. Kwakungekho mntu ulindileyo ukuba abakhenkethi bafuduke okanye amaphenyane ukuba angene kuwo. Sacela umntu odlulayo ukuba asifote, kwaye kujongeka ngathi sinaso sonke isitalato.

Kuba sihlala kwindawo yase-bsterbro, kukhawuleza ukuhamba imizuzu eyi-10 ukuya kumachibi eCopenhagen. Ngokwesiqhelo, ezi ziya kuxinana ngeendwendwe ezihamba-hambayo kwaye zonwabele umbono, kodwa bambalwa abagijimi ngoku. Ngelixa i-iconic yeNoma isabhukishelwe amaqela amancinci, amaqela amakhulu anokuyibamba itafile. Kulula ukubhukisha kwi-nab kwezinye iindawo zokutyela ezilungileyo, okanye ngokunyaniseka, nakweyiphi na indawo yokutyela. Kwaye ukuqesha isikhephe ukuhamba ngezibuko okanye i-kayak kukhawuleza kakhulu, nako. Iimyuziyam, i-zoo, kunye nezinye iimpawu zomhlaba zivulekile kwaye zingenabantu. Enye yeCopenhagen kunye neapos kufuneka sibonwe ngumfanekiso omncinci weMermaid, ukunqwala kumbhali weentsomi waseDenmark, uHans Christian Andersen. Xa sakhubeka ngokungacwangciswanga kuyo, uRasmus wacebisa ukuba ndithathe ifoto, kuba kuhlala kukho ulindelo olude kakhulu, kwaye abakhenkethi bakulungele ukudubula.

Ngokusengqiqweni, ndandisazi ukuba ndiza kuba ngomnye wabantu abambalwa baseMelika edolophini xa sagqiba kwelokuba sihlale eDenmark iiveki ezintandathu. Kodwa ndade ndaqala ukungena kwiivenkile zokwenza ikofu ndiphendula ngesiNgesi, ndaza ndafumana ibarista emangalisiwe ejonge emva kwam kwaye itshintshela ngokukhawuleza kulwimi lwam, yade yazongena ngaphakathi. Ukuhlala kwisixeko samazwe aphesheya embindini we ubhubhane- nokuba awuziva ngathi ulapha-ususa konke ukuxakeka kwaye ukubuyisela endaweni yesiqhelo. Asihambi apha; sihlala kunye nabahlali, sihlangabezana nexesha lasebusika lamagxa, kodwa kwincopho ka-Agasti.

Nangona inginginya yabakhenkethi iyinkumbulo ekude phantse kuzo zonke iindawo zokufikela kwezi ntsuku, abahlali bazalisa iindawo. Apha, amaDanes afumanisa kwakhona iiyadi zabo ngasemva kwakhona. Iilwandle, iimarike zokutya, kunye nemijelo igcwele ngabantu bendawo, bonke abo batshintshe iihambo zabo zasehlotyeni ukusuka kumazwe aphesheya ukuya ekhaya. AmaDanes amaninzi asebenzisa ixesha lawo leholide ukujikeleza ilizwe labo kunye namava kwiidolophu ezincinci. Kukufuphi-akunakwenzeka ukufumana mzantsiweb irente, kuba abahlali abaninzi beshiye inyanga ukuze bonwabele ulwandle ngexesha lekhefu. Njengase-US, iindawo ezininzi zokutyela zandisile iindlela zabo zokutya zangaphandle, kwaye nangaliphi na ixesha amaqondo obushushu adlula iidigri ezingama-75, wonke umntu ugalela ipenti yeCarlsberg phantsi kwelanga.

Ngokuzingca, ngamava akhanyisayo kwaye endinombulelo kuwo ukuba unawo- kungekuphela nje kuba kunika ikhefu kuxinzelelo olukhulu oluvela ngokuhamba nje ngaphandle komnyango wangaphambili eBoston, kodwa ngenxa yokuba inika umbono wento efudukayo apha ingabonakala kwiminyaka embalwa. (Enyanisweni, siya kuyenza ngoku ukuba sinako.)

ICopenhagen, eDenmark ayinanto kubakhenkethi ngexesha lobhubhane Ityala: Lindsay Tigar

Oko kwathiwa, njengomhambi ozinikeleyo kunye nentatheli, ukubona izitalato ezingenanto kundenza ndibenovalo (kwaye ndibuhlungu) ngekamva lezoqoqosho lwezixeko ezixhomekeke kukhenketho. Ngelixa iDenmark inamava Ukwanda ngama-42 eepesenti kwingeniso evela kubakhenkethi ukusukela ngo-2010, ayixhomekekanga njengezinye izizwe zaseYurophu, njengeGrisi, iCroatia, i-Itali nePortugal.

Nangona kunzima ukucinga ukubuyela kwindlela endala yokuhamba yelizwe, kunzima ngokucinga hayi ukubanakho ukuhamba ngokukhululekileyo ngekamva elibonakalayo. Kodwa xa sisenza njalo, ndiyacinga ukuba ukugxila kwendawo kuya kuqhubeka. Endaweni yokutyelela iindawo ezishushu kuphela, ndiyaxela ukuba abahambi baya kufuna iindlela zokufumana amava kwilizwe elikude, elikhuselekileyo.

Ukuqesha imoto kunye nokuhamba emaphandleni aseDenmark akufani nokwenza iklabhu kude kube ngesifingo embindini wedolophu, kodwa zombini zivuselela uqoqosho. Kwaye bobabini bakwazisa ngeDenmark. Isifundisa ukuba sixolele ngakumbi umhlaba xa sinokubuyela kuwo. Njengayo yonke enye into etshintshileyo ngexesha le-COVID-19's rampage, ngokunjalo neendawo zokhenketho esiphupha ngazo nothando. Kwaye kulungile. Lithuba lokusondela ekuhambeni ngokwahlukileyo, ukusinika uxanduva olutsha njengeendwendwe.

Njengeenyaniso ezininzi ezingenakuqondakala zika-2020, imboni yezokhenketho inendlela ende yokubuyela kwimeko yesiqhelo. Kodwa sonke singaqala ngokusebenzisa eli xesha ukuze sazi ngcono indawo esiya kuyo elandelayo, ke xa ekugqibeleni singaluthatha olo hambo, siyakuba ngabakhenkethi abanolwazi ngakumbi, nolwazelelelo. Siza kulibona ilizwe lingaphaya kweyona dolophu idumileyo- kwaye endaweni yoko, siyibone njengekhaya.