A Day in Copenhagen: Living in Europe's Most Bike-Friendly City

I really enjoy and love, honestly, to live in Copenhagen, because it's a free city,

老實說，我非常享受也很喜歡住在哥本哈根，因為這是一座自由的城市，

and there is a lot of benefits by living in Copenhagen.

而且住在哥本哈根有許多好處。

We have different parks, and lakes, and we have a waterfront,

我們有各種公園、湖泊，還有美麗的水岸，

but I also really do love the architecture and how the city is connected.

但我真的也非常喜歡這裡的建築，以及這座城市便利的連通性。

Copenhagen: sustainable, safe, and bicycle-friendly.

哥本哈根：永續、安全且自行車友善。

It consistently numbers among Europe's most livable cities.

它始終名列歐洲最宜居的城市之一。

But Denmark's capital is also one of Europe's most expensive cities.

但這座丹麥首都也是全歐洲生活成本最高的城市之一。

What's life here like for young people?

這裡年輕人的生活究竟是什麼模樣？

My name is Clara, and I'm 20 years old.

我叫克拉拉，今年 20 歲。

I grew up in Copenhagen, and I have always lived here,

我在哥本哈根長大，而且一直都住在這裡，

and today I'm going to show you a day in my life.

今天我要帶大家看看我日常的一天。

Hi, come on in and I'll show you where I live.

嗨，請進，我來帶大家參觀我的住處。

This is our hall, where we have a lot of photographs,

這是我們的走廊玄關，牆上掛了很多照片，

which makes it a bit more personal, I believe, because my dad took them.

我覺得這讓家裡更有個人風格，因為全都是我爸爸拍的。

And then we have our living room.

接著是我們的客廳。

I'm living with my little brother and my mom and my dad,

我和我的弟弟，還有爸爸媽媽住在一起，

and we have lived in this apartment for my whole life.

我從小到大都一直住在這間公寓裡。

Lots of wood, light, and cozy furnishings are part of a Danish way of life called hygge.

大量的木質元素、明亮採光與舒適家飾，都是丹麥特有生活風格「hygge」的一環。

Clara has her own definition.

而克拉拉對此有她自己的詮釋。

When you're really cozy, and when you're with some people that you really love,

當你感到非常放鬆舒適，而且和真心喜愛的人在一起，

and where you can truly be yourself and not think you have to be someone else,

在那裡你可以做真實的自己，不必覺得需要迎合他人，

then when you can relax and you're just having fun, then it's really hygge.

這時你能盡情放鬆、開開心心，那就是真正的 hygge 了。

This is my room, where I can totally relax and recharge.

這是我的房間，我在這裡可以徹底放鬆、好好充電。

And I could say that one of my favorite things about my room is this cup shelf that my dad built for me last summer.

要說我房間裡最喜歡的東西之一，就是我爸去年夏天親手替我做的這個馬克杯架。

And it's kind of personal, because I'm collecting cups from all over the world.

這很有紀念意義，因為我有在收集來自世界各地的杯子。

Clara's room is also her workshop for creative hobbies, and where she keeps her souvenirs.

克拉拉的房間也是她從事創意興趣的工作室，並且存放著她的各種紀念品。

This is the graduation hat that you get when you finish high school.

這是高中畢業時會拿到的畢業學生帽。

And you can see on which high school you went on based on the color, so mine is navy blue.

從帽子上的飾帶顏色可以看出念的是哪種高中學制，我的是海軍藍。

And I graduated last year.

我是去年畢業的。

And it's also really common for people that you know, both friends and family, to write greetings in it when you're done,

畢業後大家也很習慣讓親朋好友在帽子裡寫下祝福的話，

and also to write your last grade from your last exam.

而且還會寫上你最後一門大考所拿到的成績。

Like most young Danes, Clara is putting in a gap year, a break after graduation.

就像大多數丹麥年輕人一樣，克拉拉正在過空檔年，也就是畢業後的休整期。

So she doesn't have what you'd call typical days, but she does have a regular breakfast.

因此她沒有所謂固定作息，但她每天的早餐倒是很固定。

For breakfast, I'm usually having oatmeal. I really like oats, and to start off the day really good.

早餐我通常吃燕麥粥。我很喜歡燕麥，這樣能為一天開啟美好的起點。

And normally I have toppings which is fruit, frozen fruit,

通常我會加配料，像是水果、冷凍莓果，

but sometimes I also do like fresh apples or oranges, but it's always oatmeal.

不過有時我也喜歡加新鮮蘋果或柳橙，但主食一定都是燕麥粥。

My bike is like any other accessory to my outfit. It's just like a part of me.

我的腳踏車就像穿搭裡的任何一件配件一樣，它就像是我身體的一部分。

I really like it so much.

我真的超級喜歡它。

I have been biking alone around Copenhagen since I was six years old,

我從六歲開始就自己一個人在哥本哈根騎車到處跑了，

and many people think that's like totally outrageous,

許多人都覺得這聽起來簡直太不可思議、太離譜了，

but that's for 14 years now, and I was only in one, like, small accident just here recently.

但這樣騎了 14 年下來，我最近才只碰過一次小小的意外。

And on 14 years, I believe that's like a good statistic.

以 14 年的經歷來說，我認為這算是很漂亮的統計紀錄了。

With over 400 kilometers of bike paths, Copenhagen is known as the world's most cycle-friendly city.

哥本哈根擁有超過 400 公里的自行車專用道，被譽為全球最友善自行車的城市。

Over 60 percent of its residents hop on their bikes daily,

超過六成的居民每天都會騎自行車出行，

defying a yearly average temperature of 9 degrees Celsius.

即使年均溫只有攝氏 9 度也阻擋不了他們的熱情。

I like living in a city where the focus on the environment is like a huge part of our way to look at the world.

我很喜歡住在這座重視環境保護的城市，環境意識已經深刻融入我們看待世界的方式之中。

We are at Amalienborg, which is the royal castle and the residence of the King and the Queen of Denmark.

我們現在來到阿馬林堡宮，這裡是皇室宮殿，也是丹麥國王和王后的居所。

I'm not the biggest royalist, but I do like the Danish royals.

我不是最狂熱的保皇派，但我確實蠻喜歡丹麥皇室的。

And also I believe that it's really a symbol of freedom, and that we are free in Denmark,

而且我認為這象徵著丹麥的自由氛圍，

that you can bike over the square and you can get so close to the buildings where the royal lives.

你可以直接騎車穿過廣場，距離皇室居住的建築物如此之近。

You don't see that in so many other countries.

在許多其他國家，你是看不到這種景象的。

Clara is currently working 15 to 20 hours a week to cover her living expenses and pay her parents a little rent.

克拉拉目前每週打工 15 到 20 小時，用來支付自己的生活開銷，並付一點房租給父母。

She also administers a social media account about mental health topics.

她還管理一個關注心理健康議題的社群媒體帳號。

She's taking some photos for it.

她正在為帳號拍攝一些照片。

I'm earning 160 crowns per hour,

我現在的時薪是 160 丹麥克朗，

and I'm trying to, now that I don't have a full-time job, I'm trying to live for the amount of salary I get from this job.

由於我現在沒有正職工作，我正努力靠這份兼職的薪水來打理所有日常花費。

Hi, Liva!

嗨，莉瓦！

For lunch, Clara meets up with her friend Liva at one of their favorite spots:

午餐時間，克拉拉和好友莉瓦約在兩人最喜歡的地點碰面：

the Danish Design Museum's cafe.

丹麥設計博物館的咖啡廳。

They're both going through the same phase of life, and enjoy talking about their experiences.

她們正處於相同的人生階段，也很享受彼此分享近期的生活點滴。

In Denmark, it's really common, when you graduate from high school, to take one or multiple gap years,

在丹麥，高中畢業後休一年或好幾年的空檔年是非常普遍的現象，

and that is what we both are doing. We have been working the past couple of months,

這也是我們目前在做的事。過去幾個月我們都一直在打工工作，

and now we both have free time, because we quit our jobs and we're like waiting to do the next thing.

現在我們都有了空閒時間，因為我們辭掉了工作，正準備迎向下一個階段。

Liva has plans to travel around Europe,

莉瓦計畫在歐洲各地旅行，

while Clara will be starting at the hojskole in the fall to study creative writing.

而克拉拉秋天則將進入「民間高等學校」研讀創意寫作。

Hojskoles are Danish boarding schools for young adults.

民間高等學校是丹麥專門為青年設立的寄宿學校。

There, they focus on self-development and learning of new skills, without exams or grades.

在那裡，學生專注於自我成長和探索新技能，沒有任何考試或評分壓力。

Now it's like more up to us to really think about our identity, and who we want to become, and who we are,

現在真的比較取決於我們自己，去認真思考自己的定位、未來想成為什麼樣的人，以及我們究竟是誰，

and, yeah, I think it's scary. And I also believe that many young people here in Denmark and all around the world

這確實讓人感到挺害怕的。而且我相信丹麥乃至全世界很多年輕人

also think that this part of time in life is, yeah, a bit scary.

也都會覺得人生的這個過渡階段有點令人不安。

Yeah, because it feels so defining for the rest of your life. And you're being told, "Do what you want to do,"

對啊，因為這感覺會決定你未來的整個人生。雖然大家常說「做你想做的事就好」，

but also there's a lot of expectations.

但同時背後又承載著非常多的社會期望。

Yeah, exactly.

對，沒錯。

And I feel like also, as you said, like our lives have been carved before us, and now we have, like, the choice is all up to us.

而且我也覺得就像妳說的，過去的人生路線彷彿早就被鋪好了，現在一切選擇全都要自己承擔。

Yeah, now we have to, like, build our own way.

沒錯，現在我們必須走出屬於自己的道路。

Yeah, and it can be, like, existential to think about.

是啊，一想到這些甚至會讓人產生存在主義式的焦慮呢。

Later in the afternoon, Clara meets up with her father when he comes home from work.

傍晚時分，克拉拉在父親下班回家的路上和他會合。

He does the cooking at home, but the family gets takeout about twice a month.

家裡的伙食平時由爸爸打理，不過他們家大約每個月會買兩次外帶。

Clara's father, Rainer, is German, but he's been living in Denmark for over 20 years.

克拉拉的父親萊納是德國人，但他已經在丹麥生活了二十多年。

When I was young in Germany, a gap year wasn't really something you do.

我年輕在德國的時候，空檔年並不是大家普遍會做的事。

So I never did it for myself.

所以我自己從來沒有休過空檔年。

But I think for my daughter and also my son, it's super nice that they can do it,

但我認為對我女兒和兒子來說，能夠擁有這段時間真的很棒，

because when you look at the retirement age, they will work for a long time.

因為看看現在的退休年齡，他們未來還要工作好長一段歲月呢。

So I think they should explore life as good as they can, now when they are young,

所以我認為趁著現在還年輕，他們應該盡可能去探索生活、體驗世界，

and then everything will happen later. So I'm happy that they have the possibility to do so.

其他事情之後自然會按部就班發生。所以我很欣慰他們有機會能這麼做。

Generally, young Danes move out of their parents' house around age 22, five years earlier than the European average.

一般來說，丹麥青年大約在 22 歲時會搬離原生家庭，比歐洲平均年齡早了整整五年。

Clara has no such plans. She enjoys living with her family.

不過克拉拉目前還沒有這個打算，她很享受和家人同住的生活。

The rent in Copenhagen is extremely high, and I wouldn't afford to just move out now.

哥本哈根的房租非常高昂，我現在根本負擔不起獨自搬出去住。

And I'm aware of I'm not getting this time again.

而且我也明白，這段陪伴家人的時光錯過就不會再來了。

So when I move out, it's like probably for good. So I just really want to enjoy the time that I have with them,

因為一旦搬出去，大概就是真正獨立了。所以我想好好珍惜現在和他們相處的每一刻，

because we have a really strong relationship.

因為我們的感情真的很緊密。

So this was a day in my life living here in Copenhagen. Farvel!

這就是我在哥本哈根日常生活的一天。再見囉！