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>Wonder if there's a deeper learning to be found there. Yes, Europe generally has Tall Poppy Syndrome and the Nordics have socially accepted norms like Jantela
by filereaper 5y ago
>Wonder if there's a deeper learning to be found there.
Yes, Europe generally has Tall Poppy Syndrome and the Nordics have socially accepted norms like Jantelagen.
- https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191008-jantelagen-why-swedes-wont-talk-about-wealth https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20191008-jantelagen-why...
- thomasahle 5y agoDo people in the US really talk about how much they earn? I had the impression that doing so was socially awkward.
- spoonjim 5y agoThey do, and in circles where doing it is gauche, the signal it through other means. The more elite you are, the more indirectly you signal it.
- thomasahle 5y ago> The more elite you are, the more indirectly you signal it. I don't see how that's so different from de-badging the highest end car models then. People can still see its expensive, it's just more indirect.
- agustif 5y agoLarry David's 'The Anonymous Donor' on Curb Your Enthusiasm exposes this masterfully https://curb-your-enthusiasm.fandom.com/wiki/The_Anonymous_Donor https://curb-your-enthusiasm.fandom.com/wiki/The_Anonymous_D...