# Canada and Denmark may have settled a long-running border dispute **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-and-denmark-may-have-settled-a-long-running-border-dispute/966083 "2022-06-12T21:14:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2022, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-and-denmark-may-have-settled-a-long-running-border-dispute/966083/2 "2022-06-12T21:18:50Z")
_In 2004, the Wall Street Journal quoted Peter Taksoe-Jensen, legal adviser to the Danish foreign minister about how both countries maintained a sense of humour throughout the dispute: “When Danish military go there, they leave a bottle of schnapps. And when [Canadian] military forces come there, they leave a bottle of Canadian Club [whisky] and a sign saying, ‘Welcome to Canada.’ ”_ I can see the argument now: “It’s okay, you can have it.” “No, that’s alright, you can.” “No, no, you take it” “Please, have a drink on us”… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-and-denmark-may-have-settled-a-long-running-border-dispute/966083)._