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High School Reforms, Cash Payments & Rising Food Prices in Denmark: LWID S2E3

October 15, 2024 • Narcis George Matache & Arun Prakash • Season 2 • Episode 3

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In this episode, we discussed upcoming changes to the Danish education system, the state of STEM, cash and food inflation in Denmark, as well as Arun and Narcis' personal dreams for home improvement and travelling.

Topics covered in today’s podcast:

Introduction (00:08)
The introduction of Epx, a new type of gymnasium education (01:35)
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in Denmark (20:35)
Cash payments are still a thing? (23:01)
Switching banks will become easier in future (30:34)
Inflation of food items in the past 2 years (38:35)
Corporate Christmas gifts (44:26)
Sauna and gym facilities (45:54)
Home improvement dreams (47:46)
Travelling (50:21)
Wrapping up (53:05)