Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Canadian IdentityCultural StereotypesSocial Norms Say 'Toronto' or 'Ontario,' and the immediate thought associations are with a somewhat blander version of North America: a United States with a welfare regime and a more polite street etiquette, and the additionally reassuring visage of Queen Elizabeth on the currency.
Social NormsEmotionSelf-EsteemJudgment You know, you can make a small mistake in language or etiquette in Britain, or you could when I was younger, and really be made to feel it, and it's the flick of a lash, but it would sting, and especially at school where there's not much privacy, and so on. You could, yes, undoubtedly be made to feel crushed.
Peer PressureConformitySocial Norms Everybody around me had a Snapchat, and I said I would never get on it. I'm still on Instagram, you know? They convinced me to get Snapchat.
IndividualityInnovationSocial NormsExclusion If your culture doesn't like geeks, you are in real trouble.
AutismIndividualitySocial NormsSelf-Expression I'm on the autism spectrum. I don't usually follow social coding and so therefore I go my own way.
ContextAppropriatenessBehaviorSocial Norms Solemnity is proper in church, but things that are proper in church are not necessarily proper outside, and vice versa. For example, I can say a prayer while washing my teeth, but that does not mean I should wash my teeth in church.
