Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Social Norms Quotes
Cultural StandardsGenerational DifferencesRespect for TraditionSocial NormsTaste and Decency There is a lot of stuff now that is in bad taste, and I don't see the necessity for it all. We didn't have to do it in our time, and they don't have to do it now.
ExclusionIndividualityInnovationSocial Norms If your culture doesn't like geeks, you are in real trouble.
AcceptanceIndividualityInnovationNeurodiversitySocial Norms I have Asperger's, I'm on the autism spectrum, so I don't really care about social codes. It makes you think differently.
ConformityPeer PressureSocial 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.
Casual DatingCommunicationFriendshipRelationshipsSocial Norms I prefer ordinary girls - you know, college students, waitresses, that sort of thing. Most of the girls I go out with are just good friends. Just because I go out to the cinema with a girl, it doesn't mean we are dating.
AppropriatenessBehaviorContextSocial 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.
British CultureCommunicationPrivacyPrivacy InvasionSocial Norms Having our privacy exposed is particularly crushing for the British - a nation for whom the phrase: 'How are you?' really means: 'Please say one word, then leave me alone.'
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.
CommunicationEtiquetteInterpersonal RelationshipsOrganization CultureSocial Norms Manners are the lubricating oil of an organization. It is a law of nature that two moving bodies in contact with each other create friction. This is as true for human beings as it is for inanimate objects.
EmotionJudgmentSelf-EsteemSocial Norms 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.