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Re:Should More of Us Be Moving to Live Near Friends? by DavidPiper on Friday December 27, 2024 @11:27PM (#42528566)
OT, but it's interesting to hear this about America. Just yesterday I was in a conversation about how that (i.e. Tall Poppy Syndrome, what you're describing) is Australia's defining characteristic, and things are much better in America. But maybe not.
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Re:Should More of Us Be Moving to Live Near Friends? by monkeycantype on Saturday December 28, 2024 @04:12AM (#42529671)
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Re:Should More of Us Be Moving to Live Near Friends? by briankelly on Saturday December 28, 2024 @10:49PM (#42537368)
The tall poppy thing exists well in the pocket of the US midwest I grew up in (Rust Belt) - I understand it to be a cultural inheritance from the Irish/English/Scottish working class which remain cohesive communities. When you scope out to the broader American culture it dissipates, though I wouldn't be surprised to find it in other kinds of communities.
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