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Maybe in the western cultures, but I've been hearing variations of the "nail that sticks out gets hammered down" from my korean family for a long time.
by MollyR 9y ago
Maybe in the western cultures, but I've been hearing variations of the "nail that sticks out gets hammered down" from my korean family for a long time.
- Xeoncross 9y agoWhich is an interesting point as I've wondered what final effects people from community/family oriented societies (like Shame/Honor cultures) will have on independent/self-centered western culture and vis-versa.
- grenoire 9y agoI don't think it's an old phenomenon for Western cultures either. Kafka's novels and stories, for example, are all about the outcasts being pushed away and ostracised from society.
- CrystalLangUser 9y agoThat sentiment comes from the Confucianism, Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism which shaped Korea. I think that sits alongside with the points the article is making. Similar to the McDonalds in Milan example in the article, Korea has LotteMart everywhere, and people do sometimes eat there instead of a local joint. Koreans also study English just like other countries. The annual 수능 exam taken by students is considered to be extremely important for college applications. It has a section on English.
- ghusbands 9y agoThe kinds of minority mentioned in the article aren't the vocal kind (that might get hammered down). They are simply a selective pressure.
- jacquesm 9y agoDutch equivalents: 'High trees will catch the wind' and 'if you raise your head above the cutting line it will get chopped off'.
- 77pt77 9y agoYet Korea has quite a lot of religious diversity.
- ssdd 9y agoHis examples are mainly western but his theory applies everywhere. It's important to understand conditions when 'minority rule' applies. It's only applicable to situations when minority choice is preferable/acceptable to majority if given as the only choice. But minority choice that is not acceptable to majority will quickly get eliminated as you have heard in your case.
- whatusername 9y agoIn Australia we call that Tall Poppy syndrome.
- aidenn0 9y agoI remember reading an article somewhere discussing the difference between the US saying of "The squeaky wheel gets the grease," and the East-Asian (I think specifically focused on Japan in that article) saying of "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down."