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Read up on "janteloven" or Jante law and this will give you some background as to why in nordic countries standing out by doing things differently is frowned up
by ingenieros 8y ago
Read up on "janteloven" or Jante law and this will give you some background as to why in nordic countries standing out by doing things differently is frowned upon.
- GlenTheMachine 8y agoFascinating. This attitude also permeates Appalachia, in the US. The people of which are mostly of Scottish and Germanic descent.
- gonzus 8y agoI live in the Netherlands, where we have the (I think) famous "doe normaal": act normal, don't stand out. Still, bringing a roast beef sandwich for lunch seems to me far from not acting normal... Oh well, vive la différence.