Hygge

mickysf
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edited September 2016 in Caravan & Motorhome Chat #1

It seems to be all the rage at the moment but how do you make your 'van that special cosy place?

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  • Navigateur
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    edited September 2016 #2

    Live in it!

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #3

    I had to google it ,and I'm still non the wiserSurprised

  • mickysf
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    edited September 2016 #4

    It's the 'art' of making life cosy! Well, that's the best explanation I've come across so far husky! Apparently very Scandinavian but particularly Danish and a philosophy very much in vogue at the moment by all accounts! 

     
  • SteveL
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    edited September 2016 #5

    I am not sure I am in vogue. Perhaps why I have never heard of it.

  • mickysf
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    edited September 2016 #6

    We may need a proper Scandinavian poster to explain this recent phenomena then, anyone know one?

  • SteveL
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    edited September 2016 #7

    To tell you the truth, it sounds like a chair we bought from IKEA.

  • mickysf
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    edited September 2016 #8

    May be a very cosy and comfy one then, Steve!Wink

  • Wildwood
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    edited September 2016 #9

    We left it to Lunar and are happy with the result.

  • mickysf
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    edited September 2016 #10

    It's about a state of mind rather than material things apparently! It's a shared thing!

     http://www.visitdenmark.co.uk/en-gb/denmark/culture/art-danish-hygge

    Also, we Brits are not very good at it let alone understanding it. For the Danes it puts them at the top of the league of countries regarding happiness and well being. We score very badly, I wonder why and what we can do about it.

  • mickysf
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    edited September 2016 #11

    Here's an article about it, I particularly like the bit about the 'hyggely' camper van!

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbeing/mood-and-mind/Danish-cosy-hygge-lifestyle-cosiness-winter-warmth-Nordic-Danes-Scandi-home-interiors/

  • WanderingHans
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    edited September 2016 #12

    Hygge for us is cuddling up with the kids after a busy day, under a duvet watching a film with a snack and maybe a small drink or two.   It's being warm and comfy with a full belly and the knowledge that your family is safe, happy and healthy.  It's not material things but more a feeling, I think.

  • Aspenshaw
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    edited September 2016 #13

    A walk in the November damp, back to the van for home made soup and bread followed by a steaming hot mug of tea. Snuggling up in the duvet or hugging cushions [I don't do the latter]. Drinking cider with friends outside on a warm summer evening. 

    If you have the right work life balance or quality of life, I think you're more or less there. I did buy some Dabish furniture once but it didn't make me feel better.

  • young thomas
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    edited September 2016 #14

    why does someone always think there has to be a 'name/word' for something.....

    'this' (that youre on about) is certainly not quantifiable, so how can anyone say someone is more 'hygge' (or whatever) than someone else....and certainly not one nation over another...

    theres plenty of grumpy Danes, no doubt.....Wink

  • hitchglitch
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    edited September 2016 #15

    I thought the Danes had the highest suicide rate in Europe?

  • toowetforcamping
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    edited September 2016 #16

    theres plenty of grumpy Danes, no doubt.

    Are they also members of the Danish Caravan Club? Laughing

  • KeithandMargaret
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    edited September 2016 #17

    The suicide rate in Sweden and Denmark is double the rate in the UK.

    State of mind my ........

  • brue
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    edited September 2016 #18

    I think you'll find our word "hug" comes from the Danish hygge. It's from our viking heritage and it's more to do with feeling good having people around you....so a big hug will have to do for us now! At least you know the Vikings could be nice sometimes. Happy

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #19

    So, lets have a big CT hug Laughing

    Oooo, i feel so much better nowWink

  • brue
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    edited September 2016 #20

    I can remember when someone on here used to say "group hug everyone".... (usually after a lot of arguments!!) Wink

  • cyberyacht
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    edited September 2016 #21

    theres plenty of grumpy Danes, no doubt.

    Are they also members of the Danish Caravan Club? Laughing

    As the Rodgers & Hammerstein song goes "There ain't nothing like a Dane"

  • young thomas
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    edited September 2016 #22

    I thought the Danes had the highest suicide rate in Europe?

    i rest my case....Undecided

  • mickysf
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    edited September 2016 #23

    Many of us on the north eastern coast have Danish origins in our genes. Just look at our place names and surnames too!  May be that's why we are such a friendly, happy bunch! Not the only area of Britain mind, they seem to have 'got' all over many parts of good old Blighty! Not so much down south mind!Wink

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #24

    We're very happy down here, happy,happy ,happy,that's usSmile

  • mickysf
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    edited September 2016 #25

    And I thought huskies were from the frozen north!Wink 

  • young thomas
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    edited September 2016 #26

    yes we are.....hygge, hygge, hygge thats usWink

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #27

    And I thought huskies were from the frozen north!Wink 

    No, that's all a myth, we love the sun ,although I sometimes go to Iceland.....................to get some shoppingCool

  • mickysf
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    edited September 2016 #28

     Iceland shops in Siberia? Like Coals to Newcastle!Surprised

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