Getting Cozy While Hunkering
Danish Pastries Are Kinda Cozy, Too. Don't You Wish You Had One? Danes Have A Word For Physical Distancing & Hunkering Dow...

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Danish Pastries Are Kinda Cozy, Too. Don't You Wish You Had One? |
Danes Have A Word For Physical Distancing & Hunkering Down – And It's As Cozy As A Danish Pastry
A year or so ago we ran across a comforting concept from Denmark where all the Danes live (except for Claire Danes, of course.)
The word is "hygge." It's pronounced "hoo-gah" and, since English stems from some of the Scandinavian languages, scholars think that this word also made our very friendly English word: "hug."
In Denmark, "hoo-gah" means something along the lines of "Staying at home and being cozy."