Rubes of the World: Denmark

Aage Bjerre (pizza guy)

Dear oh dear. Here we have a northern European who has banned the French and Germans from his restaurant for their "disloyalty" to the USG. Aage displays two of the characteristics of the classic Rube, namely, blind allegiance to authority figures, and racism. This inability to think for himself has led to his refusal to lift his ban with the consequence that he will be fined. He has met some resistance in his own community too. The article claims that "a pot of herbs was thrown through the window of his restaurant at the weekend" but we cannot be sure whether this was a violent critique of his pizza making or a true act of derision for his stance. Oh to live somewhere where pots of herbs are weapons of choice...

Here's what the Danish JYDSKEVESTKYSTEN newspaper (go ahead, check it, its a real paper) had to say about the issue. Probably the best newspaper in Denmark.

Aage, join Bob Ney in the Hall of Rubes. Would you like Freedom Fries with that?