Deceptichum@quokk.au to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about Cultural Cringe, where people view their own culture as inferior to othersen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down17
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Cultural Cringe, where people view their own culture as inferior to othersen.wikipedia.orgDeceptichum@quokk.au to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squaresunbrrnslapper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoI wish there was a word for the utter fascination and adoration of the absurdity and eccentricities of your own culture. I would use it a lot.
minus-squareTexasDrunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down8·2 months agoIsn’t that just nationalism?
minus-squareTexasDrunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down6·2 months agoThank you for the detailed and nuanced explanation. I feel much better informed now.
I wish there was a word for the utter fascination and adoration of the absurdity and eccentricities of your own culture. I would use it a lot.
Isn’t that just nationalism?
No
Thank you for the detailed and nuanced explanation. I feel much better informed now.