Suspiciously happy

Danish people don't do compliments very well. If you say something nice to a Danish person, you might get a reply like: what do you want from me? Especially when complimenting a woman you know on her looks, she will often say: so I don't normally look good? Don't get me wrong, the tone is jokingly friendly and it is only meant as a diversion because our Jantelov does not allow us to show if we are proud of ourselves or might agree with the compliment.
In general Danish people can be very suspicious if someone is too carefree and happy. Not that it meets disapproval, but you are less likely to be taken seriously in the Danish culture if you don't criticise anything. People will think you are either fake or a little slow.
I have met English people who seem to think like that but in Denmark that attitude is predominant in schools and the media, so you constantly get these attitudes reinforced.
The English media appears more focused on telling a story where the Danish media usually try to anticipate if the events of the story will have any consequences and if they are good or bad. Or if the motives behind the actions in the story were good or bad.
You can't change everything all the time and that is hard to accept if you have always been told you can change the world. While we need to be critical of some things in life, it is up to each individual to choose what is worth our attention. And why not try and spread some sunshine by pointing out the good things about other people in the process?