Denmark is not known for much, except for having the highest score on life satisfaction for a Western country.
And (thankfully) scientists think they know why:
But on surveys, Danes continually report lower expectations for the year to come, compared with most other nations. And "year after year, they are pleasantly surprised to find that not everything is getting more rotten in the state of Denmark," the paper concludes.
Maybe that's how I turned out so jovial - low expectations from everybody!
BMJ Research