Reference News Network, January 27 report: According to the website of Germany's "World" newspaper on January 22, the conflict over Greenland has ignited Danish anger towards the United States, prompting them to launch a boycott movement in supermarkets. Many people no longer buy American goods.
Jonas Pippel, 21 years old, and his friend Malte Hensel developed an application called "UdenUSA" (which means "No USA" in Danish). They came up with the idea as early as last year when President Trump threatened to take over Greenland.
At that time, a wave of protests broke out in Denmark, which gave birth to a Facebook group called "Boycott American Products," where Danes exchanged ways to avoid American products as much as possible. The group now has more than 100,000 members - Denmark's total population is about 6 million.
Pippel told Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA) that "we noticed that many people are not willing to buy American food, but it is not easy to identify them in supermarkets."
His application can also recommend alternatives to American products, helping consumers support European companies. This idea seems to be popular: On January 21, "UdenUSA" topped the list of free applications downloaded in the Apple App Store in Denmark.
However, it is unclear what effect this boycott will have, as Denmark's economy is relatively small, and only a few foods come directly from the United States. Professor Sascha Raiter of Berlin Free University said that even if a considerable portion of Danish consumers do not buy American products, it is unlikely to have a significant economic or political impact.
Pelle Hansen, a behavioral scientist at Roskilde University in Denmark, told the Danish Broadcasting Corporation that for many consumers, consciously refusing American food is just a way to vent their anger: "After seeing the news, many people are angry by certain content - especially since this involves ourselves and Greenland, so people want to do something to vent their anger, even if it's just a small thing." (Translated by Zhong Silui)
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