I am quite upset about some of the things that are going on in Europe. I've tried to keep a sober tone below. The first time I wrote it, it had some f*** off's in it. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark Copenhagen Central Station. The heart of our capital, 100 meters from Tivoli. Almost every Dane has walked through this hall at some point. I’ve lived in Asia for almost 20 years, so I see Denmark a bit from the outside these days. And some of what I see makes me shake my head. Right now the station is full of Danish flags, and apparently that’s a problem. Too nationalistic, some say. Too many Christian crosses, others say. Seriously? The Dannebrog has had a cross on it for 800 years. Denmark is a Christian country with a Christian flag. We fly it on birthdays, at Christmas, at weddings, at the airport when family comes home. It’s not aimed at anyone. It’s simply who we are. Now look at where I live. In Thailand the national anthem plays every day at 8 in the morning and 6 in the evening. In train stations, parks and markets, people stop and stand still until it’s over. Before every movie in the cinema, everyone stands for the royal anthem. The Thai flag hangs on every government building, every school, and on countless homes and shops. And you know what? Nobody complains. Not the Thais, and not the millions of foreigners who live here. We stand up with everyone else, because it’s their country and we respect that. If a foreigner here demanded fewer flags because they felt too nationalistic, he would be laughed out of the room. And rightly so. So why is this even a debate in Denmark? Why should Danes have to apologize for their own flag in their own capital? To those who complain, the answer should be short. This is Denmark. The flags stay. If that bothers you, that’s your problem, not ours.