Sloppily translated from this article in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten
It is not all that is Danish that is good. That includes The Danish People's Party, according to Die Zeit.
Leading up to the election, the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit was wonderung if the Danes are really so right-wing as indicated by the polls.
The assessment was that this must be due to political laziness from those who believe otherwise than the right-wing populists.
But the fact is that The Danish People's Party, which, according to the weekly newspaper, is the uppermost representative of the populists actually turned out to be more popular than predicted by the polls. And that has resulted in lifted eyebrows in Europe.
On Friday, Die Zeit focused on Danes being extraordinarily happy about their country, but under the headline "The Great Misunderstanding" the writer says that with the right-wing populists success in mind it is about time to say: "You are really not something special."
The writer focuses on the flagging of the Dannebrog [the Flag of Denmark] in all colony gardens, that mineral water is called "Danish water", that electric hairdries are manufactured by the company "Dan Dryer" and is equipped with a logo depicting a viking with a red-white helmet on his head.
"The idea that that which is Danish is good is appealing to many. But logically this does not apply to all things, among these The Danish People's Party," says the article.
The writer asks why Danes are so nationalist and attribute it to the fact that Denmark lost Norway to Sweden in 1914, and later the defeat in the Second Schleswig War in 1864.
Following these the Danes closed up around themselves, and at the same time Grundtvig selected the Danes as the chosen people of God. It gave a special community, according to Die Zeit, which is still strong and means that people happily pay their high taxes.
And surely the Danes can be proud of both the tolerance towards homosexuals and investments in sustainable energy, it says, but:
"Some think that it has something to do with their attribute as Danes. And The Danish People's Party has understood to take advantage of this common misconception that Denmark in some way is something special. But anyone who has tried using the British hairdryer Dyson Airblade knows that its gentle feel is far superior to the one of Dan Dryer."
The Danish People's Party became the election's second largest with 21.1 percent of the votes. That is an improvement compared to the last election, where they had 12.3 percent of the votes.
It is not yet certain if the party will be part of the government.