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Swede here. > standing out from the crowd is not admirable. That's interesting. We even have a word for that; "Jantelagen" (Law of Jante). The meaning is, "Do
by geon 14y ago
Swede here.
> standing out from the crowd is not admirable.
That's interesting. We even have a word for that; "Jantelagen" (Law of Jante). The meaning is, "Don't think you are better than anyone else."
Thankfully, it is starting to change, but it is still ingrained in our culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante