Danes don’t have a pessimistic disposition, merely realistic expectations. Excellent contemporary urban design, a strong architectural heritage, cutting-edge Nordic cuisine, low crime, and a social welfare safety net as givens, perhaps having normal expectations does make you happy!
A modern welfare state, with low income inequality and well-funded social services which allows us to take bigger risks with what we want to do with our lives.
Low expectations: we wake up expecting clouds and rain and then the sun shines! This lack of entitlement in terms of having a good career, satisfying social life, and so forth means we are rarely disappointed and, often, pleasantly surprised.
Denmark is known for rainy days, but we are not afraid of the weather, and love to be outside year-long. “there’s no bad weather, only bad clothes.” Danes sitting outside at restaurants with a lap blanket, leaving a baby warmly tucked into their stroller outside a cafe, and biking through wind, rain, and snow.
With more hours of darkness in winter,‘coziness’ or ‘snugness’ holds a special place in the hearts of Danes. In fact 50% of Copenhagen’s urban commuters travel by bike.
Denmark is the happiest place on earth. Think about it.
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