Comments on: Janteloven 2.0: The Law of Jante for the Modern Age /janteloven-modern-age/ All Things Norway, In English Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lorelou Desjardins /janteloven-modern-age/#comment-1001625 Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:52:25 +0000 /?p=66080#comment-1001625 Hi,
I think you list is great and give s a good overview of do’s and don’ts of Norwegian society these days. However, they have nothing to do with janteloven. Neither 1.0 nor 2.0. Norwegians want to own property because of an attachment to accessing private property and especially land, due to a historically unequal access to land due to inheritance laws for farms which favored only one child. The reason people buy electric cars has also nothing to do with janteloven. Your number 4 is probably linked. All in all I think Janteloven is almost used as a catchy title but the article is plenty enough to stand on its own. One last thing, Janteloven in Sandemose’s book is not a satire, as you mention. I really don’t think so, as he describes how tyrannic these social rules, which resonates for many Scandinavians today. Sorry for such a harsh comment, I am tired of reading articles supposedly referring to or analysing Janteloven when the only thing coming from that is a copy paste from a book very few people have read. I suggest a new title 10 rules about living in Modern Norway and taking out references to janteloven 🙂

]]> By: That Serbian-Canadian Writer from Macau /janteloven-modern-age/#comment-996801 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:00:41 +0000 /?p=66080#comment-996801 Traditional janteloven rules no. 2, 7 and 9 are stupid.

The other seven rules are the golden principle of humanity.

]]> By: Daria /janteloven-modern-age/#comment-994893 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 16:29:21 +0000 /?p=66080#comment-994893 Hillarious, all of that was so true))))
Btw, you can withdraw cash in the shops and petrol stations.

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