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		ronaldmannak on Dec 26, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Advice for US entrepreneurs who move to Europe You'd be surprised. Ambition is generally seen as bad. The best description of European culture(s) is the Law of Jante: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Jante

Svip on Dec 28, 2012 [–]

You'd be surprised by how little that actually applies today. Yet, politicians and public debators always talk about it. And I should know; I am Danish.

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