Posted on 06/01/2012 12:25:23 PM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
It’s the Jante Law gone wild in all of the Scandinavian countries. The only people exempt from the Law of Jante are the Muzzies!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante
There are ten different rules in the law as defined by Sandemose, all expressive of variations on a single theme and are usually referred to as a homogeneous unit: Don’t think you’re anyone special or that you’re better than us.
The ten rules state:
Don’t think you’re anything special.
Don’t think you’re as good as us.
Don’t think you’re smarter than us.
Don’t convince yourself that you’re better than us.
Don’t think you know more than us.
Don’t think you are more important than us.
Don’t think you are good at anything.
Don’t laugh at us.
Don’t think anyone cares about you.
Don’t think you can teach us anything.
An eleventh rule recognized in the novel is:
11. Don’t think that there aren’t a few things we know about you.
In the book, the Janters who transgress this unwritten ‘law’ are regarded with suspicion and some hostility, as it goes against the town’s communal desire to preserve harmony, social stability and uniformity.
These 11 principles or commandments form the “Jante’s Shield” of the Scandinavian people.
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