Sometimes I wonder where the line is drawn between public and private, or whether the concept of privacy varies from country to country, or from individual to individual. Nonetheless, I continue to ponder on the matter. Just like Paris Hilton on a math problem, I can’t seem to get my mind around this riddle.
The possible reason why most Swedes opt to simply play deaf and blind is because of the concept of “respect for other people’s privacy”, let me s**t out a concrete…… example, (feel free to try this) a girl listening to her iPod in the bus on her way to school starts singing along with the songs she’s listening to, she just completely breaks out into a pop diva, closes her eyes, bobs her head and sings until her heart is content (or until someone confronts her) And then everyone around her Laserbeams her ONCE or twice(the brave do so) and then nothing…..
Another example, a man walks into a bar and orders milk, everyone think of him psycho but ignores him anyways…
....you buy McDonalds and go over to Friday’s to sit and eat it there, everyone thinks of you weird but ignores….
….you experience a nervous breakdown at the foot of the company building where you have your interview at and you start crying and freaking out in the main lobby, once again, people think of you weird but ignores…
A lot of W-T-F’s will be floating around but no one would say it out loud.
Anyone can here can rest assure that their personal chats and habits can be taken in public without the risk of confrontation by the society (unless you’re a Nazi). This is a type of Public Privacy, and it is the weakest one out there.
RESPECT HIS PRIVACY!!!!!
It's both a good thing and a bad thing, it can be good because it encourages deviant individuals to be able to express themselves comfortably and it shows the level of tolerance of the country, on the other hand, this attitude on the part of the 'deviants' may work well to their disadvantage, rendering them unconfronted of some things that are too morally fragile to be swung around in public.
Point being, people don’t usually “prata skit” about you, but it’s more like they “tänka skit” about you. Which one do you prefer? I’d rather be left alone to be me and not who they want me to be.
The possible reason why most Swedes opt to simply play deaf and blind is because of the concept of “respect for other people’s privacy”, let me s**t out a concrete…… example, (feel free to try this) a girl listening to her iPod in the bus on her way to school starts singing along with the songs she’s listening to, she just completely breaks out into a pop diva, closes her eyes, bobs her head and sings until her heart is content (or until someone confronts her) And then everyone around her Laserbeams her ONCE or twice(the brave do so) and then nothing…..
Another example, a man walks into a bar and orders milk, everyone think of him psycho but ignores him anyways…
....you buy McDonalds and go over to Friday’s to sit and eat it there, everyone thinks of you weird but ignores….
….you experience a nervous breakdown at the foot of the company building where you have your interview at and you start crying and freaking out in the main lobby, once again, people think of you weird but ignores…
A lot of W-T-F’s will be floating around but no one would say it out loud.
Anyone can here can rest assure that their personal chats and habits can be taken in public without the risk of confrontation by the society (unless you’re a Nazi). This is a type of Public Privacy, and it is the weakest one out there.
RESPECT HIS PRIVACY!!!!!It's both a good thing and a bad thing, it can be good because it encourages deviant individuals to be able to express themselves comfortably and it shows the level of tolerance of the country, on the other hand, this attitude on the part of the 'deviants' may work well to their disadvantage, rendering them unconfronted of some things that are too morally fragile to be swung around in public.
Point being, people don’t usually “prata skit” about you, but it’s more like they “tänka skit” about you. Which one do you prefer? I’d rather be left alone to be me and not who they want me to be.
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