receipts and politics

hmmm...
so i've noticed that i'm usually so flummoxed about being in denmark that when i shop i can't just browse around looking inquisitive. i feel the need to get my shit and get out. i recently decided to start looking at my receipts, later, when i get home, to check out how i did. not that i DON'T look at prices while i'm in the store, but if i see something that looks vaguely like what i need i just kinda get it.
the results?
here's my receipt from my trip to the store today:
Smoothie 1 L 39,75
Dr. Shaer Penne 35,00
Asparges 20,00
Oatly Imad 11,00
Urtekram Olie 54,00

translation:
juice, which i needed for vitamin C because i've been sneezing lately and not eating any citrus: $7.20 !!!!
gluten free penne because it was the only kind in a nonplastic box with the smallest plastic window i saw: $6.30 !!!!
some asparagus, about three or four dinners worth: $3.60 (phew)
a tiny tiny thing of oat milk, just to try: $2.00 (fine)
olive oil, organic: $9.80 (olive oil's always expensive)

they don't drink juice here the way we americans do at breakfast, i tell you what. you don't really see orange juice in cartons. which is fine with me except for when i need to up my vitC intake.

specialty foods are definitely more expensive. it doesn't help that i'm eating my weight in carbs for no reason every day. what can i say? european bread/honey/cookies/chocolate is delicious.
also, p.s. about this, you have to pay for bags here! HA.

in arguably wildly more important news, copenhagen is a bit.. politically charged at the moment. that's funny to say because i get the feeling about 80% of danes are sitting quietly around drinking beers wondering why all this shit is going on. but at the moment there are several rather wild happenings occurring in the area.
the first and second are in regards to the youth house being torn down about six months ago. on the six-month anniversary date, there were some night riots right near my house (although i slept quietly through them)-- some windows broken in, some tear gas dispersed, some firey blockades of furniture or something.. i was invited to this riot, incidentally, by some self-proclaimed "norrepunks" (we live in norrebro) on a train. i think it got pretty violent. secondly, today, there were supposedly peaceful "protests" although everyone's calling them riots again. i don't know much about it except that we were told to be careful and also, it was really loud outside during a lecture and i had no idea what it was because, surprise, it just sounded like louder-than-normal danish. if you don't know the language, it's hard to know what's a protest and what's just some people yelling out "hey meet ya in five minutes, love you snookums" (or whatever).
thirdly, some terrorists were arrested here yesterday/the day before. apparently it's pretty serious, although authorities aren't releasing enormous amounts of information. but it is sad because i sort of have to watch out. and i don't like suspecting something bad about people i don't know. but i live in an ethnic district, so i try to keep my wits about me.

that's some good info. that's all you get. receipts and politics.
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p.s. here's a video showing you my apartment. it's pretty boring unless you're intensely interested in what rooms i occupy throughout the day.