The unwritten rules and assumptions in a society often are more powerful than their constitutions. They guide behaviors and interactions with each other and are the de facto manual of what is success and what is a failure.
Here are some of the unwritten rules of how Albanians live life. Thoughts from the discussions during a worldview course.
1. Thirst for Freedom
2. Success is determined by promotions-power-positions-possessions
3. Connections are necessary
4. Bribery is necessary to get things done
5. Each person is always looking out for himself
6. The end justifies the means
7. Success is a zero-sum-game –I win, someone will lose & vice versa
8. All obey the law to avoid punishment
9. Public property belongs to no one
10. Shame peer pressure, others, opinions, and matter
11. Fatalism-hopeless
12. Mysticism
13. Motivation by comparison
14. Authority has greater weight than critical thinking
15. Culture of Suspicion
16. Leadership tends to be dictatorship-Followers are servile
If you assess your own culture what would be top 10 “values” and unwritten rules embraced by the society ?
