Doctor Doogie and Friends
Ian and I have been settling into Danish life. I now have my yellow CPR (social security) card, my visa card, and my NEM ID. This last card is particularly befuddling as it contains rows of numbers which are meant to be codes. These codes are used for checking one’s e-BOKS (an email account where all government mail is sent including doctor’s appointments, bills, etc.), and online banking. It is strange here that everything is done electronically. There is rarely post in the mailbox, and the need to mail things in to places is simply not done. Denmark stopped making checks a few years ago, and credit cards are tapped on a device to send the payment wirelessly. I went to the pharmacy the other day and was told by the pharmacist to please wait just a minute while the robot got my prescription. “Robot?” I repeated confused. “Yes, the robot upstairs,” replied the pharmacist matter of factly. “You have a robot upstairs?” “Yes, it saves us time as we don’t h...