Sick of ignorant people re my religion

Yes. They don't know better.

Then they say "what would you like to drink?"

You do know that the Vikings (from Denmark) launched many massacres across Britain over hundreds of years, extortion (aka Danegeld), raping and so on. So yes ancient Danes did "slaughter loads of yours". BUT having mentioned this solely to correct your poor grasp of history, most of us see no need to raise these events that happened hundreds of years ago. Why you feel the need to raise it regarding what Brits may or may not have done hundreds of years ago is beyond me.

It was clearly just a question - it’s like being pissed off if someone asks if you’re a mother

Yes it's not unreasonable to expect people to not assume all brown people=Muslim. It's like other silly race based stereotypes, such as black people all being bad at swimming or whatever. Assuming all people of the same skin colour are homogenous is rooted in racism. It's like when people reference Africa as though it's one place and not an entire continent with lots of different cultures.

It's also not down to you to educate people in the age of easy internet access.

It ultimately depends how much it bugs you, OP.

No. It wouldn't be racism.
A Dane would ask because he/she would like to know you better.
Living in Denmark and understand Danish communication isn't for everyone.

Why? Religion should be a private matter, a personal interest of the individual- I personally find different religions fascinating -but others find football fascinating. The sooner we make religion irrelevant in our interactions with each other the better.

Yikes sorry you’ve had this experience op - I’ve been travelling to Denmark every month for loads of years (could be more some months )- I work for a Danish company - im asian and I’ve never ever had anyone ask if im Muslim - I have had one lady ask if im Swedish tho 😂 I have dark hair, olive skin and brown eyes 😂😂

Danes will ask you anything. It's just the way to be Danish. You can say yes or no to answer a question and most Danes will friendly move on to the next question.

Maybe the OP should be as direct back and ask why the heck they'd assume she's a Muslim. (As far as I can see, the only reason is basically racism)

So why do Danes, often proudly secular need to learn about the religions of people who come to their country? Surely the people coming to Denmark should respect the secular nature of the country they are moving to.

Or maybe the Danes should be a bit truer to their secularism and not assume that a brown skinned person is of one particular religion, or any at all? The OP isn't remotely not respecting the secular nature of Denmark! She's not the one bringing up religion over a beer ffs.

An avarage Dane will no nothing about Sikhism. Sorry.

Certainly their secularism should be respected; but that's not a reason for not knowing anything about other countries' religions. Knowing the difference between a Sikh and a Muslim doesn't mean you've got to adopt either religion!

To be fair, this is not specific to Denmark, and many British people are very confused about different religions, though I think schools do at least try to teach children the basics.

I once had a weird online conversation with an American who thought that the UK was ruled by Muslims and that then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was a Muslim.

But surely what we know isn't limited to what we learn in school. I meant educated in a wider sense. I don't think I ever did Sikhism at school but I know about it through books, tv, films, the internet, general life, conversations. It's weird to me that one of the major world religions wouldn't even be recognisable to most of the population of an educated, Western, first world country.

Danes will ask you anything. It's just the way to be Danish. You can say yes or no to answer a question and most Danes will friendly move on to the next question.

Not to the same extent, but Denmark certainly has its own warlike and colonialist past, and, for example, was rather heavily involved in the slave trade. Maybe not so much with regard to India in particular.

Why don’t racists stay in their own country instead of inflicting racist views on the countries they emigrate to? Ex pats my arse.

But why should someone living in a secular country need to learn about random religions. I’m sure there’s lots of religions you don’t know about - are you uneducated or lacking in common sense.

But you don't assume all brown skinned women are Muslims? Or do you?

So why do Danes, often proudly secular need to learn about the religions of people who come to their country? Surely the people coming to Denmark should respect the secular nature of the country they are moving to.

Dear me, there’s some PO pooters out tonight.

No Dane assumed. Not one.

OP, if you do emigrate remember that new arrivals don’t get state benefits for ages - till they’ve got evidence they function socially, eg no criminal charges, consistent job, etc.. Everyone relies on a partner for a while.

I can assure you the avarage Dane knows nothing about Sikhism. Won't have paid any thoughts of Indians' religion (unless met one or two to tell them). No, they won't think Asian people are Muslims. Danes place Islam in the Middle East countries.

Religious studies im state schools are very basic in Denmark.

The people making the halal comments are rude but If people are asking you if you’re a Muslim or not then they’re not really doing anything wrong because they’re not making assumptions. You can just say no I’m Sikh and move on. Rinse and repeat as necessary. Either that or say you don’t like to discuss your religion if thats an issue for you. If people aren’t aware of religions then they’re not going to know unless you correct them. Is it annoying, yes but they’re only showing an interest in your life. They’re not actively trying to be rude necessarily. The guilt thing is odd though, why would you feel guilty? They’ve asked a question, they’re not going to be offended by you answering it.

I think if you’ve not researched Denmark enough to know that they’re not very culturally diverse bearing in mind that you’re considering moving there then you can’t really dig them out for being not very knowledgeable because you’re not either about them.

You have to feel comfortable where you live, regardless of why if you don't feel comfortable there your DH shouldn't pressure you to move 💐

I get that Denmark is a secular society but surely it can't really be true that the average Dane:
won't know what Sikhism is.
won't know that plenty of Indians are Christians
will naturally assume that an Asian person is a Muslim
(all things that have been said by pps to excuse the situation the OP is describing).

If all the above is true about a person, I wouldn't call them secular, I'd call them lacking in basic education and common sense.

I find that a very odd comment. Religion is bound up with so many centuries of history, not just within Europe but also elsewhere. Learning about different religions is IMO part of a rounded general knowledge.