Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s most famous New Years Address held on 31 December 1984In the address
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s most famous New Years Address held on 31 December 1984In the address – held at the end of a year in which there had been a lot of focus on immigrants and their rights in terms of residence permits – she criticised the Danes and their intolerance towards immigration. The phrase “dumsmarte bemærkninger” (roughly translated into ‘cocky remarks’) has since become very famous in Denmark. -- source link