Blogs about: Social Norms

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Etiquette/Propaganda

Mike Fu wrote 2 days ago: Tonight en route to Shanghai, I saw a vision of myself as a baby – stupid and fat, large head … more →

Tags: cultural difference, meandering thoughts, Modernity, Taiwan

A Social Norm That Needs to Disappear

jaredude wrote 4 days ago: One of my favorite sayings is “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Lea … more →

Tags: Blogging, Child Rearing, Raising Children

Recent Reading: Aggression, Retaliation, Memories, Stories, Attraction, Identity, Social Norms, Neural Avalanches

mmwm wrote 4 days ago: Well, I’m back to my old habit of reviewing a bunch of online reading at once. These all relat … more →

Tags: Mimetic Theory, Philosophy and Theology, public affairs, law and politics, Quotes and Excerpts, recent reading, Sexuality, social goods and ills, The Mind, Aggression

Half-naked models and 24-hour public transpo

babae wrote 1 week ago: Intercourse Sex sells. At least, that’s what the young members of the Conservative Party of Au … more →

Tags: Female Issues, News, sexist slogan, tastless

I Can Do Better

lindaslongview wrote 1 week ago: My blog post of yesterday, Pace and Priority, did not meet my own standards.  It changed direction, … more →

Tags: Business, Life, long view, Long term, Short Term, leadership, market norms, Reciprocity, Community

Remembered Because of Daughter

nippontico wrote 1 week ago: Two days ago we went to have dinner at a restaurant we visit occasionally when we want to eat someth … more →

Tags: Mistakes, Children, Restroom, toilet, carelessness, Restaurant

Being Courteous

fandangalo wrote 1 week ago: A few months or so ago while at my mom’s house, I was playing my DS, and my sister asked me to eithe … more →

Tags: Debate, courteous, Freedom of Speech, language, Objectivity, Philosophy, subjectivity, SWEARING

Ones for the Road

thingsbreak wrote 1 week ago: Nitrogen fertilizer/oceanic dead zone denialism What does the WSJ editorial board actually believe? … more →

Tags: Climate change, Denial, Politics, What I'm Reading, dead zones, Environment, Fertilizer Runoff, Human Health, Ones for the Road

That weight thing

babae wrote 1 week ago: The body is the temple For the last few days I am bothered with my weight. I shouldn’t have bu … more →

Tags: trend, Slim, the pressure to be thin, Weight

Excessive Bowing at the Sony Building

nippontico wrote 2 weeks ago: It is well known that Japanese bow to greet one another, to apologize, express assent. Generally sp … more →

Tags: Mistakes, bowing, Ginza, japanese courtesy, Sony

Bags and the girl

babae wrote 2 weeks ago: The Birkin Bag from Hermès Victoria Beckham owns them all, the famous bag Birkin from Hermès. The la … more →

Tags: consumerism, Fashiooonnn, trend, Grace Kelly, Kelly Bag, Jean-Louis Dumas, jane birkin, birkin bag, Hermes

Another Pedo Bites The Dust9 comments

Frankelstache wrote 3 weeks ago: Sorry to be the ass that has to say it aloud, but the man is a freaking child molester!! Yes, he … more →

Tags: america, Humor, Life, sex, Anne Frank, death, facebook, Google, Hooters

Save a Child, Get a Pet4 comments

Frankelstache wrote 3 weeks ago: Listen up Yanks, a child is not a dog. True, some kids are so ugly they’re a living proof that Man … more →

Tags: america, Life, advertising, Child Abduction, Dogs, Jesus, kids, leash, Parents

Reflections on Refinement2 comments

Mona wrote 3 weeks ago: Dear readers, last night I was struck with the realization that I am in one sense composed of many e … more →

Tags: Body Hair, Body Image, Christianne Northrup, clash of perspectives, Feminism, grooming, health, Idealism, inner conflict

Some terms won't change

babae wrote 1 month ago: There’s something about woman’s magazines. I know why I rarely read them. Most of the w … more →

Tags: Print, stronger sex, weaker sex, woman's magazine

Make new friends and keep the old...12 comments

Meg wrote 1 month ago: …one is silver and the other’s gold. That’s how the song goes, anyway. We used to … more →

Tags: aging, Memories, dated references, Why I'm The Way I Am, Old Enough to Know Better, Nostalgia, Special occasions, Blogging, Sign of the Times

Random Thought 2

Frankelstache wrote 1 month ago: It must be really hard to be part of a Jury. You have to focus, take notes, listen and observe the p … more →

Tags: randomness, Life, america, Humor, Future, Random, jury, Internet

A Defense of More Variable Tipping2 comments

Josh wrote 1 month ago: I find that most people’s tipping at restaurants varies by about five percent, say from 15 to 20 per … more →

Tags: Stuck in a Poor Equilibrium, Restaurants, tipping, waiters, good ideas

I'm sorry?2 comments

Josh wrote 1 month ago: William Safire’s “On Language” column in the NY Times Magazine this week reports the returns of a re … more →

Tags: language, Signalling, driving behavior, Namaste..., NYT Magazine, "The Art of Apology"


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