Jante-lögin

eru í hnotskurn þessi: Þú skalt ekki halda að þú sért sérstakur eða betri en við.

1. You shall not think that you are special.
2. You shall not think that you are of the same standing as us.
3. You shall not think that you are smarter than us.
4. Don't fancy yourself as being better than us.
5. You shall not think that you know more than us.
6. You shall not think that you are more important than us.
7. You shall not think that you are good at anything.
8. You shall not laugh at us.
9. You shall not think that anyone cares about you.
10. You shall not think that you can teach us anything.

Er vel þekkt á Norðurlöndunum og í raun þeirra hugsunarháttur, en sem betur fer ekki svo algengt á Íslandi...

Dansk/norski rithöfundurinn Aksel Sandemose fann þetta hugtak upp. Sjá nánar hér.