Borgen

Recently a British bloke told me excitedly how he and his wife are watching the new Danish TV-series Borgen on BBC. They enjoyed it but had to pause it every now and then to discuss: "it is a bit unusual with all this political stuff" he explained.
His comment surprised me but then I realised that it was because I come from a culture where most movies and TV-series are political. Some are funny, some are serious, some are only funny to Danes but most take a stand politically or raises questions. It's normal for us.
The Danish mentality is very critical and sarcastic. It means that if we are not careful, foreigners might feel hurt or accused by a statement which was only an attempt to be funny or seem clever.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b019jr8c/ 
In this episode Birgitte Nyborg goes to Greenland. She suggests to one of her closest advisors that she will apologize to the leader of the Greenlandic homerule but is advised against it as an apology could incurr costs. In this case it is obviously a political decision about her position in relation to Greenland but it is also an example of how serious an apology is taken by the Danes. Compared to the English, we consider much more carefully if we were at fault and if we are willing to pay for our mistake before we apologise.