My take was there were many Americans applauding their modesty and humility. Yet being from Europe (Ireland in particular) one is taught from a young age not to

My take was there were many Americans applauding their modesty and humility. Yet being from Europe (Ireland in particular) one is taught from a young age not to get a big head etc. So this comment was "This sort of humility and sharing or deflecting the praise is quite normal in Europe"