Originally Posted by
FFlash
Wow, this thread is funny reading now
OT: As for the Jante-law, that sounds very communist and sounds more typical of Finns actually than Scandinavian (=SWE,NOR,DEN) with an exception of the American you-can-achieve-something added onto it. I didn't remember those 10 "rules" and it was funny to read how stupid those rules are.
Janteloven was formulated by the Danish-Norwegian author Aksel Sandemose, mainly based on his experiences of small-town Denmark. It does reflect attitudes in the Finland of yesteryear, but it is definitely a Scandinavian thing as opposed to a Finnish thing.
Cheers,
T.