Sunday 27 March 2011

The Truth Behind Jante

Did you know that Jante really isn't a law ? Truth is the term Jante was coined by Norwegian writer Aksel Sandemose and further presented in his book from 1933 En Flykting Korsar Sitt Spår An Emigrant Crosses His Trail.

The ideas presented in the book was somehow adapted and incoporated into Swedish society, so it's an unoffical law. Below the 10 commandments of Jante;


  1. Never believe you're someone special.
  2. Don't believe you're as wholesome as anybody else.
  3. You should not think you're any wiser than anybody else.
  4. Don't believe you're more valuable compared to someone else.
  5. Never believe you're god allmighty.
  6. Don't start believing that you're worth more than anybody else.
  7. You're not good enough for anything.
  8. Never laugh at someone.
  9. Don't get ideas into your head that someone actually cares about you.
  10. Never believe you can teach someone something.
However younger generations those born in the late 90s and 00s especially but also older generations has started to shift away from this Jante thinking and unfortunately it has been replaced by pure egoism and selfcentrism, I forgot to mention that before.

© Taste of Kimchi, Elle


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1 comment:

  1. scotched30 March 2011 at 05:23

    I like this. It teaches humility.

    In the states, it's quite the opposite. Here, every kid thinks they are important, as they fill their heads with overconfidence and self-esteem - having absolutely no merit behind it.

    We reward mediocrity and then we wonder why we can't compete academically.

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