01:00:00;16

This'll make our house

absolutely Danish.
Uh-huh.

01:00:03;06
NARRATOR: The move
from Philly to Copenhagen

01:00:05;19
is a nice change of pace
for Mike.

01:00:07;15
I really enjoy the Danish idea
of minimalism and
hygge.

01:00:11;03
NARRATOR:
For Derek it's something else.

01:00:13;03
It's no Philadelphia.
It just seems kinda dull.

01:00:15;20
Minimalism scares me
a little bit.

01:00:16;29
What would this be?
Like, the dining room,
the living room?

01:00:20;03
Yes and yes.

01:00:21;07
Oh, it's both.

01:00:22;10
The flow I'm getting
is more

01:00:24;00
the waiting room at
your doctor's office

01:00:25;28
to the examination room.

01:00:27;04
This can't be normal.
-It is here.

01:00:29;06
I would murder somebody
for a cheese steak.

01:00:31;15
[ Doorbell rings ]

01:00:52;05
-Hey!
-Hey!

01:00:53;19
DEREK:
We met four years ago.

01:00:54;22
We were playing
in the same sports league.

01:00:56;24
I always thought
Mike was really cute

01:00:58;13
and wanted to
get to know him more.

01:01:00;28
Once I did, we kinda just
were together all the time.

01:01:04;17
It's very white...
-It's very white.

01:01:07;02
-...for not being a hospital.
-Yeah, you'll see that a lot.

01:01:11;08
Okay.

01:01:11;23
We're moving over here
because of my job.

01:01:14;02
I'm an engineer.

01:01:14;26
I'm working for
a chemical company.

01:01:17;00
NARRATOR:
Mike has been in Copenhagen

01:01:18;07
for the past four months,
working and settling in,
01:01:21;00
while Derek has been shutting
their lives down in Philly.

01:01:24;24
I have lived in or around
Philadelphia most of my live,

01:01:29;15
and now suddenly,

01:01:30;02
I'm going to be living with
no friends, no job.

01:01:33;13
It's funny, I thought
Philly was an old town,

01:01:35;17
but
thisis old.

01:01:37;04
I'm coming over here
with an opportunity

01:01:39;15
to advance my career.

01:01:41;04
Derek is coming over here

01:01:42;04
to essentially
put his career on hold.

01:01:44;18
DEREK: I recently got a position
teaching at a university,

01:01:48;23
and I need to walk
away from that --

01:01:51;00
at least for the time being.

01:01:52;17
It's a little scary.
Uh...

01:01:53;12
'Course it's scary,
it's new.

01:01:57;26
DEREK:
I think it's really hard
01:01:59;05
when you get
right off the plane,

01:02:00;05
to suddenly jump into
a different culture,

01:02:02;08
a different style.

01:02:02;27
So one thing that I think
I'm gonna need from you

01:02:04;24
is just patience
through this process,

01:02:06;24
because it hasn't been easy,

01:02:08;17
and it could possibly
get harder.

01:02:11;00
I don't know
what to expect.

01:02:12;02
I think this is an adventure
that fell into our laps,

01:02:14;27
and so there's
pros and cons to it.

01:02:17;01
But I think there's a lot of
adventure that's waiting for us.

01:02:22;17
Copenhagen,
it's a big enough city,

01:02:25;25
but a small city as well.

01:02:27;05
It's no Philadelphia.
[ Chuckles ]

01:02:30;00
I really enjoy the Danish idea
of minimalism and
hygge.
01:02:34;18
So I'd love to find
a space that's cozy,

01:02:36;28
that kinda embraces
our new home.

01:02:38;17
I know you just learned
what
hyggeis,

01:02:41;06
but minimalism scares me
a little bit.

01:02:43;21
I'm not gonna lie.

01:02:45;20
The Danish culture
is driven by
hygge.

01:02:48;10
They work so that
they can have
hygge.

01:02:51;14
The market's quite small.

01:02:52;13
If you see something you like,
chances are

01:02:55;00
there's five other people
also looking at it.

01:02:57;13
At least two bedrooms,
two bathrooms.

01:03:00;11
Is it an issue if there is
only one bathroom?

01:03:03;29
-We'll see what we can find.
-Okay.

01:03:05;20
So one thing that's important
for me is outdoor space.

01:03:08;09
And an unfurnished place so that
we can kinda make it our own.

01:03:12;10
Would you be open to seeing
something furnished?

01:03:14;24
Now that could save
some money.

01:03:16;19
I think it would depend
on the furniture.

01:03:18;26
And with the space,
I know Derek said

01:03:20;05
he wants a nice, big,
American-style apartment.

01:03:23;02
But I really enjoy embracing
the Danish lifestyle,

01:03:27;13
the Danish setup.

01:03:28;00
When we say about location,
so we wanna live in city center,

01:03:30;10
but I work pretty far north
of the city,

01:03:32;02
A good 20 miles north
of Copenhagen.

01:03:34;07
-Right.
-So...

01:03:35;02
So hopefully close to
a public transport stop.

01:03:38;24
All right.

01:03:39;18
So we're thinking around $3,000.

01:03:41;25
I think that Mike might
be willing
01:03:43;25
to give up a little bit more.

01:03:44;21
He knows that Derek is here
because of him,

01:03:47;23
although Derek needs to also
remember that he said "yes."

01:03:52;05
NARRATOR:
Mich
le starts off the hunt

01:03:54;04
in a prime location.

01:03:55;08
It's got a decent commute
for Mike,

01:03:57;22
but it will test
Derek's
hyggelimits.

01:04:00;24
-We're going to Vesterbro.
-MIKE: Okay.

01:04:03;08
It's very popular now.

01:04:06;26
DEREK: Central station.

01:04:07;20
That's gonna make
your commute killer.

01:04:08;25
MICH
LE: And just going across
the street is a real advantage.

01:04:11;25
-That's perfect.
-There's the apartment.

01:04:15;09
Two bedrooms, one bath.
-Okay.

01:04:17;13
$3,000. Okay?

01:04:19;08
I love being in the middle
of everything.
Good.

01:04:25;25
-MIKE: Oh, wow.
-Very modern.

01:04:28;13
Nice arrangements.

01:04:29;02
DEREK: I could see us
entertaining in here.

01:04:30;09
It's a nice big space.
-MICH
LE: Nice view.

01:04:33;12
Oh, wow, you can see
Central Station from here.

01:04:34;20
-Right. We're right across.
-It's quite beautiful.

01:04:37;12
Beautiful architecture.

01:04:38;11
Have you noticed
the moldings as well?

01:04:40;08
MIKE:
Is this typical Danish here,

01:04:41;26
having this kind of
crown molding?

01:04:43;25
It is very typical
from the 1900s

01:04:45;28
to have
this particular molding.

01:04:48;05
It's very cozy.

01:04:48;27
This is the nice Danish style
that I'd love to live in.

01:04:50;27
-This is
hygge.
-I like the molding.

01:04:53;07
I do like the molding.

01:04:54;05
See, we could live Danish
in here, Derek.

01:04:56;06
-Mm.
-[ Mich
le laughs ]

01:04:57;10
I think we might have to
modify the furniture a bit.

01:05:01;05
The flow I'm getting
is more

01:05:02;21
from the waiting room
at your doctor's office

01:05:05;25
to the examination room.

01:05:07;17
I mean, we can put some color
with this as well.

01:05:09;14
I know it's a little bit white.
-It is a little bit white.

01:05:11;19
It's a little bit white,
but we could enjoy this.

01:05:16;18
-Yeah.
[ Laughs ]

01:05:17;10
I mean, they remind me of...
almost like a student's desk.

01:05:21;24
[ Laughs ] I'm ready for
my assignment.

01:05:24;08
[ Laughter ]

01:05:24;26
Well, your assignment is
living in Denmark.

01:05:26;07
I think Mike wants to
fully embrace Danish culture,

01:05:30;05
but there's no way

01:05:31;07
that Mike is gonna
spend football season

01:05:33;26
watching games on that couch.

01:05:38;28
So this is the kitchen.

01:05:40;18
-Ooh.
-A gourmet kitchen.

01:05:42;00
I like the island
in the middle.

01:05:43;25
This is a nice area

01:05:44;19
for us to be able
to cook and go around,

01:05:46;04
but also, you know,
in a party,

01:05:47;13
everyone's gonna hang out
in the kitchen.

01:05:48;22
There's plenty of space
for people to stand around.

01:05:51;17
Yeah.

01:05:52;06
Freezer, refrigerator,
double ovens.

01:05:55;29
We could have a whole
Thanksgiving dinner over here.

01:05:58;21
But we're Danish now.
We don't do Thanksgiving.

01:06:00;22
[ Laughter ]
Remember?

01:06:02;14
DEREK: Yeah, it really seems
like a professional kitchen.

01:06:06;04
We might have to spend
all of our time in here.

01:06:08;29
[ Laughs ]

01:06:10;25
Derek loves this kitchen.
I could see it on his face.

01:06:13;13
But he gets fixated on one thing
that he doesn't like,

01:06:15;18
and suddenly, that changes
his picture on everything else.

01:06:19;26
Oh, this is perfect.
This is exactly what I want.

01:06:22;03
You could whip up
a wonderful meal.

01:06:23;14
We could eat it right here
on the balcony.

01:06:24;26
It's gonna be fantastic.
-You can cook on the weekends.

01:06:27;01
[ Laughs ]
-Things are looking up...

01:06:30;06
for now. [ Laughs ]

01:06:33;13
MICH
LE: This could be
a guest bedroom.

01:06:36;25
Oh, wow.

01:06:37;26
Yeah, this is unique.

01:06:40;06
Bare walls.

01:06:41;24
This will be good

01:06:42;16
when people are jet-lagged
coming over here.

01:06:43;26
Just come here and get
a good night's sleep

01:06:44;29
to go have fun with us.
-DEREK: Take a nap,

01:06:46;24
and then we're gonna
hit the town, yeah.

01:06:49;16
So this is
the master bedroom.

01:06:52;29
Okay.

01:06:53;10
Oh, wow, I love the exposed
brick in here as well.

01:06:56;03
It has the same
kind of traditional,

01:06:58;21
old-school Danish feeling
we saw in the living room.

01:07:02;11
Space is okay.

01:07:03;07
The furniture might be
a problem for me.

01:07:06;26
[ Chuckles ] Okay.

01:07:10;25
Oh.
01:07:12;29
What do you think?

01:07:14;19
It's big,
but it's kinda gaudy.

01:07:17;14
This is our one bathroom?

01:07:18;15
This is what we're gonna
be stuck in?

01:07:20;23
It's a little Roman bath.

01:07:22;19
Little bit weird.

01:07:24;14
MICH
LE:
So what'd you think?

01:07:25;17
MIKE:
I love the Danish coziness.

01:07:26;20
This feels like we're
actually living in Denmark.

01:07:28;26
So happy to see
that little balcony.

01:07:30;10
I can see us being there
for dinner everyday.

01:07:32;15
I'd maybe like to see
something unfurnished.

01:07:34;23
You keep talking about wanting
something cozy and welcoming.

01:07:37;29
This is not it for me.

01:07:39;25
Two living rooms?
-MICH
LE: Yes.

01:07:43;00
There's so much room.
01:07:44;16
-Derek, this is
huge.
-Yeah, I know.

01:07:47;00
No, I mean, like, how are we
gonna furnish this?

01:07:49;11
I don't get why Mike
is so afraid of space.

01:08:18;28
MIKE: Let's go on in.
I've heard about this store.

01:08:20;25
They say
it's really, really cool.

01:08:22;21
Let's do it!

01:08:23;15
DEREK: I'm excited
to start to think about

01:08:24;20
how we wanna decorate.
-Here we are, moving to Denmark.

01:08:28;14
It wasn't in
our long range plan,

01:08:30;11
but on a Friday afternoon,
my boss said,

01:08:33;06
"Hey Mike, can you be
in Copenhagen on Monday?"

01:08:35;21
NARRATOR:
Mike has had several months

01:08:37;00
to get used to
the Danish way of life,

01:08:39;12
but Derek has
some catching up to do.

01:08:41;18
MIKE: Oh, wow. I want
everything in the store.

01:08:44;03
Uh-huh.
Does it really...

01:08:46;04
[ Bowl clatters ]
Hmm.

01:08:49;02
It's all kinda one palate.

01:08:49;25
I mean, it just seems
kinda dull, a little drab.

01:08:53;04
I keep hearing about
this
hyggeand this
hyggeligt.

01:08:55;07
Yeah. The Scandinavian design
is based on

01:08:57;05
a lot of natural textures
and colors.

01:09:00;26
Very simple.
-I'm a little bit nervous

01:09:02;06
because my life is pretty full
and pretty busy in Philadelphia,

01:09:05;15
so I think it's gonna be
a big transition for me,

01:09:07;26
having all of that
suddenly gone.

01:09:09;10
-This one you love?
-Yeah, this is cool.

01:09:11;05
That's the brightest,
probably least natural

01:09:13;01
Scandinavian-looking thing
in the store.
01:09:15;16
Yeah, but it is
a Danish design. Yeah, yeah.

01:09:18;01
Copenhagen is
a little challenging

01:09:20;29
if you're not accustomed
to minimalistic,

01:09:23;14
and that means white walls.

01:09:25;02
There might be some adjustments,

01:09:27;01
especially for Americans.

01:09:28;23
Derek might have a harder time.

01:09:30;29
The next apartment, it's huge.

01:09:33;20
It's gonna really
blow Derek away.

01:09:35;24
This is the Norreport area.
Now they've just built this up.

01:09:39;22
Is there a train station
here, Mich
le?

01:09:41;07
Yes,
it's a big thoroughfare.

01:09:44;28
So we're gonna look
at the courtyard here.

01:09:47;09
-Oh, wow.
-Start with that.

01:09:48;16
This apartment has
two bedrooms and one bath,

01:09:52;01
and it's $3,100 a month.
01:09:54;26
Okay, so $3,100 --

01:09:55;29
a little bit more than
we're looking to spend.

01:09:58;11
And furnished
or unfurnished?

01:10:00;03
It's unfurnished, yeah.

01:10:00;29
Okay,
andwe're gonna have
to get some furniture here.

01:10:02;29
Just something to consider.
-DEREK: Okay.

01:10:05;10
[ Door opens ]

01:10:06;25
So this is a nice,
bright living room.

01:10:10;09
Wow!

01:10:10;25
This is huge.
This is really nice.

01:10:14;05
Okay, I love
the crown molding.

01:10:16;01
I love the high ceilings.

01:10:18;11
Yeah. This is big.

01:10:19;07
And this would be
the dining room?

01:10:20;11
That's
the second living room.

01:10:22;27
-Two living rooms?
-Yes.
01:10:24;26
Wow.
We only had one in Philadelphia.

01:10:27;04
I always thought we should
have two living rooms.

01:10:28;22
-One for me, one for you?
-Yeah.

01:10:31;18
There's so much room.

01:10:33;20
Come check out
the dining room!

01:10:35;17
Let's see what he's got.

01:10:36;28
Oh, wow.

01:10:37;26
-Look how big this is.
-It is.

01:10:40;12
It's got some
nice accents to help.

01:10:41;29
The nice furnace
there in the corner.

01:10:43;29
I gotta say, I still really
can't stand the white walls,

01:10:47;01
but the furnace gives it
a cool touch of character.

01:10:49;21
I really like that a lot.

01:10:50;18
-Derek, this is
huge.
-Yeah, I know.

01:10:53;05
No, I mean, like, how are we
gonna furnish this?

01:10:55;13
We've got two living rooms,
a dining room.

01:10:58;05
Like, we have nothing here.

01:10:59;01
Yeah, we're not gonna fill it
with your negative attitude.

01:11:02;04
We're gonna buy furniture.

01:11:03;11
[ Mike speaks indistinctly ]

01:11:04;29
We'll get a couple
houseplants, too.

01:11:07;21
Okay.

01:11:08;09
All right, so there's
two bedrooms.

01:11:10;11
Identical.
Here's your first one.

01:11:12;21
Okay, that's one.

01:11:13;17
Yeah, and then we have
another one.

01:11:16;02
Oh, okay, well, you know,
for such a big house,

01:11:19;03
this is kind of a small bedroom.

01:11:22;01
This is the bathroom.

01:11:24;06
Oh, wow. A washer
and dryer in here, too.

01:11:27;11
-Oh, wow.
-Yeah.

01:11:28;07
Good size, and the laundry
being right here is nice.
01:11:33;16
I like this.

01:11:34;04
I thought it was just gonna be
white white white everywhere.

01:11:35;28
MIKE: I didn't expect to see
this in a Danish house.

01:11:38;09
Would you consider this
a typical Danish kitchen?

01:11:40;18
Is this normal? Or is this...

01:11:42;07
This is extraordinary.

01:11:43;23
This is very large
for a Danish kitchen.

01:11:45;11
I mean, this is bigger than
some apartments I've lived in.

01:11:47;29
We could just
move into this room

01:11:49;11
instead of the whole house.

01:11:50;05
I don't get why Mike
is so afraid of space.

01:11:55;09
I love the space,

01:11:56;02
although the bedrooms were
a little bit small.

01:11:58;05
I really like how much
living space we have.

01:12:01;01
It was fantastic.

01:12:01;26
The kitchen was spectacular.

01:12:04;21
No outdoor space.
01:12:05;12
A little disappointed not to
see that in such a large place,

01:12:07;27
to not have
that opportunity.

01:12:09;06
But the kitchen -
the kitchen was fantastic.

01:12:11;04
That's a room that I could
absolutely live in.

01:12:13;06
And it kinda raises the value
of the home for me.

01:12:16;03
It's gonna feel really weird,

01:12:17;24
having a house that could fit

01:12:18;23
three other apartments
inside of it.

01:12:20;22
I don't know if I wanna feel
that ostentatious.

01:12:23;11
I'm happy to follow
Mike around the world,

01:12:25;13
and we could live anywhere,

01:12:26;12
but if I'm gonna be
sitting at home

01:12:27;24
until I can get my work permit
and find a job,

01:12:30;12
I'd rather be somewhere
that
Iwant to be.

01:12:35;06
Let's see if we can
find a compromise.
01:12:36;22
What would this be?
The dining room, living room?

01:12:39;17
Yes, and yes.

01:12:41;08
Oh, it's both. Oh.

01:13:08;16
How cool is it?

01:13:09;12
You could just have beer
and wine sitting outside.

01:13:11;05
Yeah, I could do this.

01:13:11;24
NARRATOR: Derek is still trying
to embrace life in Copenhagen

01:13:15;05
as much as Mike is.

01:13:16;01
MIKE: Being able to live
in a foreign country,

01:13:17;19
is an absolute thrill
of mine.

01:13:19;13
I was the little nerdy kid
who loved maps and atlases.

01:13:23;18
-Was?
-Well, still am.

01:13:25;12
MAN: I think it would be nice
to be able to learn how

01:13:27;21
to tell other people
where you're from.

01:13:29;10
[ Speaking Danish haltingly ]

01:13:34;02
...USA?

01:13:35;04
Oh, so the USA
would be "ooh-ess-ay."

01:13:39;24
USA.

01:13:41;16
I'm also giving up my job.

01:13:44;09
Until I get my work permit
and can find a job,

01:13:47;27
I don't know long
that's going to take,

01:13:49;23
and to feel like
I'm not contributing

01:13:53;15
is going to be difficult for me.

01:13:55;14
[ Speaking Danish ]

01:13:58;26
Yeah, very good.

01:14:00;29
This language is easy.

01:14:01;21
Why does everyone say
it's so hard?

01:14:03;01
Yeah, if I say
the same thing first,

01:14:04;29
it's a lot easier, huh?
-Probably true.

01:14:09;07
MICH
LE:
Oh, this is Tivoli.

01:14:10;13
This is the lovely, oldest
amusement park in Europe.

01:14:15;02
That's so cool,
having an amusement park

01:14:16;20
right in the middle
in the city.

01:14:17;19
It's crazy.
-It is. It's fantastic.

01:14:20;01
And it's a lot of fun.

01:14:20;29
MICH
LE: Derek --
he's gonna be home alone,

01:14:22;22
and he's gotta feel really
comfortable with where he is.

01:14:26;16
But for Mike, not having
any place to go outside

01:14:30;12
is a bit of a deal breaker.

01:14:31;23
This particular apartment
has a lot of character,

01:14:35;07
and the outdoor space
is really really exceptional.

01:14:39;00
Hopefully, we can get close,

01:14:40;03
but there's gotta be
some compromise.

01:14:42;09
You can see some of
the rides right there.

01:14:44;05
Nice.
I'm excited to check
that place out.

01:14:46;10
I know.
It looks fantastic.

01:14:48;11
[ Buzzer ]

01:14:51;27
Ooh, this is colorful.
01:14:53;06
-DEREK: Very pretty lobby.
-MICH
LE: Pretty doors.

01:14:57;01
It's a 2-bedroom, 1-bath,

01:15:00;06
and it's $2,900 a month.

01:15:02;00
MIKE: Is it furnished
or unfurnished?

01:15:03;14
-It's unfurnished.
-That's not bad.

01:15:04;17
That's right about
the price we're looking for.

01:15:07;02
-Yeah. Okay.
-Shall we?

01:15:09;26
All right, let's have a look.
-Okay. Oh!

01:15:14;02
It is...interesting.

01:15:16;08
I think I love this,

01:15:17;10
but I have no idea
what to do with it.

01:15:19;01
Well, maybe you could
put a little table,

01:15:21;09
and have a little
dining area there.

01:15:23;22
-MIKE: Hmm.
-Maybe?

01:15:24;27
What would this be?
Like, the dining room,
the living room?

01:15:28;18
-Yes and yes.
-Oh, it's both.

01:15:32;03
-Yes.
-Okay.

01:15:34;04
MIKE: Very cozy.

01:15:34;20
I mean, this has to be
Danish
hyggeright here.

01:15:37;20
Everything in one room.

01:15:39;07
Natural materials,
natural light.

01:15:42;05
I kinda like the space.

01:15:43;27
It might be
a bit
toocozy.

01:15:47;25
Hmm.

01:15:48;24
Well, let's look around,

01:15:50;02
and see how you like
the rest of it.

01:15:51;25
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Yeah.

01:15:53;22
MIKE: Okay. Would you consider
this the master or the guest?

01:15:58;19
Probably the master.

01:15:59;20
-Okay.
-DEREK:
Oh.

01:16:01;04
I like the natural light
in here.

01:16:02;04
I like the exposed wood
that we see in here.

01:16:05;11
This feels...

01:16:06;29
small.
-[ Laughs ]
Yeah.

01:16:09;04
I don't even know if you could
put a full-size bed in here.

01:16:15;01
Oh, wow.

01:16:16;00
I love, again, the light,
the high ceilings,

01:16:18;08
but it's a little bit weird
with the sloped ceilings.

01:16:21;06
I feel like it takes away
so much space.

01:16:23;03
Imagine chopping
some vegetables here.

01:16:25;24
Join me.

01:16:27;00
[ Thud ]
-[ Laughs ]

01:16:27;23
MIKE: I would move
into this place

01:16:29;06
just to see you
hit your head like that.

01:16:30;15
-Yeah.
-[ Laughs ]

01:16:32;15
Lovely.
01:16:34;09
Yeah, it just...might not be
the best function.

01:16:39;17
I understand.

01:16:41;13
Here's the other bedroom.

01:16:43;08
Okay.

01:16:44;14
Oh. This is...not big.

01:16:47;17
No.

01:16:49;20
You thought it was cozy.

01:16:50;26
There's a line between
cozy and small,

01:16:53;10
and even I know where
that line is.

01:16:54;20
I think we know what side
of the line this is on.

01:16:58;00
Yeah, I mean, I don't know

01:16:58;25
if you could put
a mattress in here.

01:17:01;03
And even if you can,

01:17:01;28
someone's not gonna be able
to sit up at all.

01:17:05;00
[ Laughs ]
Yeah.

01:17:07;26
You're hitting your head
cutting vegetables.

01:17:09;25
I'd be hitting my head
just waking up in the morning.
01:17:12;23
I've never felt so tall before.

01:17:14;11
[ Laughs ]

01:17:16;11
Check out the bathroom.
-Oh.

01:17:19;26
It's a bathroom.
-It's a bathroom.

01:17:21;11
It's a bathroom you put on
more than go in to.

01:17:23;29
[ Laughs ] Yeah.

01:17:26;14
I mean, I'll be honest,

01:17:27;04
maximized living space,
it's functional, it fits.

01:17:30;05
There's no reason for it
to be too too big.

01:17:32;06
Yeah, but could you imagine

01:17:33;08
two of us
getting ready in there?

01:17:34;14
Oh, no. This would be
one at a time.

01:17:36;19
Yeah.

01:17:37;18
Okay.
So we have one more surprise...

01:17:40;17
-MIKE: Okay.
-...up these stairs.

01:17:44;11
I think you know
what I wanted to see.
01:17:45;28
MICH
LE: Some outdoor space.

01:17:49;25
MIKE: Wow! Oh, my gosh.

01:17:52;05
This is fantastic.

01:17:53;11
This is exactly what I was
looking for with outdoor space.

01:17:56;14
Yeah, I love it up here.
It's great.

01:17:58;20
The nice views really,
really are phenomenal.

01:18:00;22
I just...the downstairs
is the problem for me.

01:18:05;03
I get it.
The bedrooms are small.

01:18:06;23
There's not a lot of
living space down there.

01:18:08;06
The kitchen is
a little bit awkward.

01:18:09;23
But I think it's a unique spot.
-MICH
LE: It is.

01:18:11;23
I can't imagine
any other place like this.

01:18:15;03
Mike throws himself into
everything that he does.

01:18:16;26
And moving here, he really wants
to embrace the local culture.

01:18:21;18
I just wanna make sure

01:18:22;09
that it's not impacting
everypart of our lives.

01:18:25;23
MIKE: It's move-in ready.

01:18:27;17
I know you don't
love the furniture,

01:18:28;27
but we could hit the ground
running in Copenhagen.

01:18:30;22
The whole point of us
coming here

01:18:32;25
was to start a life here.

01:18:34;15
I don't wanna start it
with somebody else's stuff.

01:19:04;06
DEREK: This is so cool.

01:19:05;03
I hope I don't
fall into the lake.

01:19:06;22
NARRATOR:
Mike has embraced the change

01:19:08;14
that comes with moving
to Copenhagen for his job.

01:19:11;06
He wants to fit in in Denmark
and he doesn't wanna stand out.

01:19:14;29
I'm all about embracing
Danish culture,

01:19:16;26
but when it comes down
to where I'm gonna live,

01:19:18;20
I would like
a little more space.

01:19:22;03
So Mich
le needs
an answer today.

01:19:24;01
We have three houses
we looked at.

01:19:25;07
What do you think
about all three?

01:19:27;07
NARRATOR: The first place has
the Danish feel

01:19:29;11
and the outdoor space
Mike wants.

01:19:31;17
MIKE: You could whip up
a wonderful meal.

01:19:32;28
We could eat it
right here on the balcony.

01:19:34;11
It's gonna be fantastic.
-You can cook on the weekends.

01:19:36;24
It's big,
but it's kinda gaudy.

01:19:40;03
It's a little Roman bath.

01:19:41;12
The flow I'm getting
is more

01:19:43;00
waiting room at
your doctor's office

01:19:44;21
to the examination room.

01:19:45;24
MIKE: Norreport house.
Great neighborhood.

01:19:47;28
MICH
LE:
They've just built this up,

01:19:50;03
and it's a big thoroughfare.
01:19:51;29
NARRATOR: And it's
the right size for Derek.

01:19:54;23
There's so much room.

01:19:55;29
No outdoor space -- a little
disappointed not to see that

01:19:59;10
in such a large place.

01:20:00;07
DEREK: And then we also have
that Tivoli neighborhood house.

01:20:02;09
Almost too unique
in the layout.

01:20:03;24
Imagine chopping some
vegetables here, like, "Aah."

01:20:08;14
MIKE: Little bit quirky

01:20:09;10
with the angles
and the small bedrooms.

01:20:10;24
What would this be?
Like, the dining room,
the living room?

01:20:14;03
-MICH
LE: Yes and yes.
-Oh, it's both.

01:20:17;13
In my opinion,
I love the roof deck,

01:20:19;07
but that's about
it with that house.

01:20:31;01
I would say no
to the Tivoli house.

01:20:33;05
Ah, that roof deck
is
amazing.

01:20:35;01
Yeah, but if we were gonna
live on the roof deck,

01:20:37;16
I'd have no problem.

01:20:38;10
The problem is
the rest of the house.

01:20:39;23
I can't live in that house.
-Okay.

01:20:43;24
I'd rather start
with a blank canvas.

01:20:45;08
I love the Norreport Station
house.

01:20:47;16
It's spacious.

01:20:48;07
Yes, it doesn't have
the outdoor space,

01:20:49;11
but it still has
a really nice kitchen,

01:20:50;27
and there's a ton of parks
in Copenhagen.

01:20:53;01
Central Station house
is perfect.

01:20:54;26
Move-in ready.

01:20:55;21
I know you don't love
the furniture,

01:20:57;00
but we can change that
over time.

01:20:58;14
I'm sure we can adapt.

01:20:59;05
We could hit the ground
running in Copenhagen.

01:21:01;02
The problem is
I don't want

01:21:01;27
to just hit the ground running
in somebody else's house.

01:21:04;08
I want to build
our
ownhouse.

01:21:06;04
The whole point of us
coming here

01:21:08;10
was to start a life here.

01:21:09;24
It's gonna be not just one room
to have to furnish.

01:21:12;28
It's three rooms to furnish.

01:21:14;07
I know it's gonna
cost money,

01:21:15;10
but that's an investment
I'm willing to make.

01:21:17;01
We left a lot behind
in Philadelphia.

01:21:18;19
We're going to want to have
a nice space to live.

01:21:22;27
Look, one of the things
I love about you

01:21:24;08
is you put 100% of yourself
into everything that you do.

01:21:28;10
I know you wanna live
a Danish way.

01:21:30;05
I know want it to be
hygge.

01:21:31;20
But sometimes
the most important things

01:21:33;22
take a little extra time.

01:21:37;24
-I get it.
-Norreport?

01:21:40;15
-Norreport.
-Let's do it.

01:21:48;21
MIKE: What do you think?
Isn't this place beautiful?

01:21:50;28
DEREK: It's awesome.

01:21:52;01
It's still surreal sometimes,

01:21:53;04
but it's starting to feel
like home.

01:21:54;14
We were able to find
hyggeand coziness

01:21:56;19
in the house
with a lot of space.

01:21:58;15
More onions, more peppers.
What do you need over there?

01:22:01;23
How about more beer?

01:22:02;11
DEREK: I found a job, actually,
with help from the city

01:22:05;01
while working for
a tech company, doing sales.

01:22:07;24
[ Indistinct conversation ]

01:22:08;18
Living in another place,
it is a mind-blowing experience.

01:22:12;24
Who lost? Who starts?

01:22:14;06
MIKE: Every moment is
something new.

01:22:15;17
Do you know how to say that
in Danish?

01:22:17;28
[ Speaks Danish ]

01:22:19;08
-WOMAN: Yeah.
-MAN: Someone went to classes.

01:22:22;01
[ Laughter ]

01:22:23;00
I don't think we have any
regrets about moving to Denmark,

01:22:25;25
but I would murder somebody
for a cheesesteak.