Why Danish sounds funny to Scandinavians

The history behind why Danish sounds like a “throat condition“. I’m told Danes speak like they have a cough, hiccups, or a potato in their throat. I did some linguistic excavating find out why. Subscribe for language: Become my patron: ~ Issues ~ Danish fans & commenters took issue with the way I talked about Danish dialects at the end. I appreciate you sharing more! For my original source vs the opposing dialects-alive-and-well perspective, see the end of my “sources“ section in my sources doc linked below. ~ Briefly ~ Danish sounds funny to other Scandinavians. And just about everyone else, too. When I recently explored the asymmetric intelligibility between Scandinavian countries, I noticed that everyone seemed ready to point the finger at Danish. It sounds weird, funny, throaty, and unlike the familiar Swedish accent or the many Norwegian dialects. Journey back 1300 years ago to Old Norse, then