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How much time have you spent in Scandinavia? I grew up there and it's very much alive and well.

• yolio 9y ago
  Most of my life. I don't deny there is a certain consensus driven culture with a general fear of conflict. But I don't agree that Scandinavia in particular has, as people tend to argue, a dislike for successful people nor necessarily of people being different, as long as there is also substance. Especially with there being so many well liked successful Scandinavians. It seems to me like people most often mean: A) That the grass is greener somewhere else. Which can be true in many cases, but is usually more down to individual circumstances. B) That they like more appreciation for their social status. As in more egalitarian societies few things are by themselves impressive. C) Or that they actually want more collectivism and people to be invested in their success, in contrast to the sometimes cold Scandinavian individualism. In term more destructive collectivism I think the US/UK (who loves to hate celebrities), central Europe (where everyone have only themselves to blame) and Asia (with a lot of social pressure) is worse.