in Scandinavian culture there’s this thing called Janteloven. it’s from a Danish book about a guy that moves to a small town and is basically silently bullied by its population. it’s related to tall poppy syndrome in that it describes how society does “othering”. basically, if you are in any way different you will become an outcast, not because anyone does anything to you, but because nobody does anything for you.
if you’re a tourist it’s whatever. if you live there it can be soul crushing.
Yeah, I can certainly see that. I live in an area with a strong local demographic, and if you’re different, you won’t fit it. Everyone goes to the same church, does similar activities, etc, and if you don’t fit in to that, you’re essentially alone in a sea of people.
in Scandinavian culture there’s this thing called Janteloven. it’s from a Danish book about a guy that moves to a small town and is basically silently bullied by its population. it’s related to tall poppy syndrome in that it describes how society does “othering”. basically, if you are in any way different you will become an outcast, not because anyone does anything to you, but because nobody does anything for you.
if you’re a tourist it’s whatever. if you live there it can be soul crushing.
Yeah, I can certainly see that. I live in an area with a strong local demographic, and if you’re different, you won’t fit it. Everyone goes to the same church, does similar activities, etc, and if you don’t fit in to that, you’re essentially alone in a sea of people.