Culture Construction Kit

[firecat]

cjsmith wrote:
if you can't stand the culture you are in, if the mores and assumptions that surround you are detrimental to your own mental health, you must create your own culture. Great idea. I hereby pronounce myself a culture of one.

And I replied in a comment:
Woo fucking hoo! I really needed to hear that right now.

My culture: Being of use matters. Making and/or appreciating beauty matters. Curiosity matters. Politeness matters. (Miss Manners is the Secretary of State in my culture.) Communication matters. Not taking yourself too seriously is encouraged. Please confine dishing/whinging to designated areas. Thank you.

Comments

Re: Yep!

[femmediva.livejournal.com]

I'd like to join too.... I have to brush up on the taking oneself too seriously (working on it), but I am polite to a fault.

Re: Yep!

[firecat]

Me too. I figure it's more important to recognize it as a value than to achieve it all the time.

Re: Yep!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Defining politeness is part of the challenge, perhaps, because I've slowly come to realize that what is perfectly polite and respectful to one person can be downright rude to another...

Ah, people. So complicated we are.

See?

[firecat]

Only people who care about politeness realize that...

Re: See?

[leandra333.livejournal.com]

Exactly!