I just realized what makes Latino/Hispanic culture so unique and why it's so important to the rest of the world
It's the only large-scale culture that is BOTH Western and collectivist
There are other Western cultures, like the US and Europe, but they aren't collectivist anymore, and thus have lost their sense of a cohesive society and social bonds
There are other collectivist cultures, most of them in fact โ India, Africa, China, the rest of Asia โ but they aren't Western, and thus lack the emphasis on individual sovereignty and freedom
Latino culture has both โ the individual and their liberties matter, and solo achievement is valued, but always with the needs of the family and society in mind as a counterbalancing force
Surely someone has thought and written about this before?!
"Lorsque les femmes nous aiment, elles nous pardonnent tout, mรชme nos crimes. Quand elles ne nous aiment pas, elles ne nous pardonnent rien, pas mรชme nos vertus." - Balzac
You better believe it...
1. IN the 1400s, a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb, hence we have 'The rule of thumb'.
2. Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden', and thus the word GOLF entered the English language.
3 Each King in a deck of playing cards, represents a great 'King' in history;
Spades - King David
Hearts, Charlemagne
Clubs, Alexander the Great
Diamonds, Julius Caesar
4. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bedframes by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress support tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on, hence, the phrase 'Goodnight, sleep tight'.
5. It was accepted practice in Babylon 4000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son in law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the 'Honey month', which we know of today as the 'Honeymoon'.
6. Since 1966, English fans have said they are going to win the cup at the start of every football competition, hence the phrase, 'Deluded twats'.
YouTubers be like โwake up at 4am and run, thatโs alpha!โ No, itโs not. Look at apex predators; theyโre all lazy. Bears hibernate, lions sleep all day. You know who wakes up at 4am and runs? Squirrels.
Ordering a Pizza for Delivery
1995
โ You call
โ You order in 2 minutes
โ It arrives in 30 minutes
2005
โ You go to the website
โ You customize it
โ It arrives in 45 minutes
2026
โ You download the app
โ You create an account with email verification
โ You add your address with a PIN on the map
โ The map can't find your street โ You add it manually
โ You select a pizza
โ The ingredient you want has an extra charge
โ You add a card
โ Payment error
โ You pay with another method โ "Your order will arrive in 85 to 140 minutes"
Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.