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Sejarah janteloven ini konon berawal dari seorang Axel Sandemose yang berasal dari Nykøbing Mors.
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The Danish version of tall poppy syndrome; the law of Jante, as articulated in a novel by Aksel Sandemose:
"So you may be good, but you're no better than the rest of us. We're all equal and all equally good. Who the hell do you think you are?!"
June 25, 2009