Kay Xander Mellish > Quotes

“Classical art celebrating the beauty of bodily perfection is just not very Danish. Don’t expect compliments Now, Danes are OK with nudity, as long as it’s ordinary, lumpy human nudity. But the idea of any human being an ideal doesn’t fit well with their passion for equality, which suggests that no one person should be better than anyone else. It’s why you will rarely receive compliments of any sort in Denmark,”
― Kay Xander Mellish, How To Live in Denmark Updated Edition: A humorous guide for foreigners and their Danish friends