1. Don't think that you are special. 2. Don't think that you are of the same standing as us. 3. Don't think that you are smarter than us. 4. Don't fancy yourself as being better than us. 5. Don't think that you know more than us. 6. Don't think that you are more important than us. 7. Don't think that you are good at anything. 8. Don't laugh at us. 9. Don't think that any one of us cares about you. 10. Don't think that you can teach us anything.
WHICH ISN'T QUITE AS MEAN AS IT SOUNDS, IT'S MORE LIKE A REMINDER TO LIKE. NOT GET FULL OF YOURSELF YOU AREN'T THAT GREAT, "US" TRIUMPHS "YOU", etc. The individual is not anything on the group, and Danish people are often said to feel awkward when they're NOT in the group, so while having individual thoughts and opinions and feelings is great, it's kind of like... yeah, "but, going along with the group is best." AND OF COURSE, Denmark is very, very old. And this was more Iceland's thing, but vikings actually DID hold Things (that's... the actual word it doesn't mean 'thing'), like, way back in the day, group discussions Iceland didn't even have a king or an elder or anything. So he's very old and very used to the idea that individuality and sticking it to the man is... kind of suspicious and American it would be so much better if we were happy little socialists.
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1. Don't think that you are special.
2. Don't think that you are of the same standing as us.
3. Don't think that you are smarter than us.
4. Don't fancy yourself as being better than us.
5. Don't think that you know more than us.
6. Don't think that you are more important than us.
7. Don't think that you are good at anything.
8. Don't laugh at us.
9. Don't think that any one of us cares about you.
10. Don't think that you can teach us anything.
WHICH ISN'T QUITE AS MEAN AS IT SOUNDS, IT'S MORE LIKE A REMINDER TO LIKE. NOT GET FULL OF YOURSELF YOU AREN'T THAT GREAT, "US" TRIUMPHS "YOU", etc. The individual is not anything on the group, and Danish people are often said to feel awkward when they're NOT in the group, so while having individual thoughts and opinions and feelings is great, it's kind of like... yeah, "but, going along with the group is best." AND OF COURSE, Denmark is very, very old. And this was more Iceland's thing, but vikings actually DID hold Things (that's... the actual word it doesn't mean 'thing'), like, way back in the day, group discussions Iceland didn't even have a king or an elder or anything. So he's very old and very used to the idea that individuality and sticking it to the man is... kind of suspicious and American it would be so much better if we were happy little socialists.