The most feminine county in the world...right Sweden;)!

( masculinity index scoring 5/100)

"A high score (masculine) on this dimension indicates that the society will be driven by competition, achievement and success, with success being defined by the winner / best in field – a value system that starts in school and continues throughout organisational behaviour.
A low score (feminine) on the dimension means that the dominant values in society are caring for others and quality of life. A feminine society is one where quality of life is the sign of success and standing out from the crowd is not admirable. The fundamental issue here is what motivates people, wanting to be the best (masculine) or liking what you do (feminine)."



http://geert-hofstede.com/sweden.html.

is it for good or ?

 

All I know is their women are insanely beautiful.

 

That's a really cool link... Hmmm... I wonder if I can find a country that ranks low in power distance, high in individuality, average on masc/fem, low on uncertainty avoidance, and high on long term orientation...

 

Petoria?

 

Perhaps, although Peter Griffin is definitely short term oriented... lol

 

Denmark seems to have a pretty practical combination of traits. They're quite feminine, but it's consistent with the other 4 measures.

 

Happiest country in the world but Hoffman is hardly latest world news, I read his book a couple of decades ago!

 

Doesnt surprise me -.-

They're all pansies.

 

their are men who can be feminine according this and women who can be masculine, and you can not care about competition or the wellbeing of others that much so theirs people that are neither so um what’s the conection to being male or female like?

 

Not really - when I think of Swedish women I think of women who are very "kinky" and sexually liberal, but not actually very beautiful.

 

So much for Nordics being the Master Race. I wonder what the Stormfront crowd has do say about this.

 

Well maybe the master race is a feminine one, Space?

 

Man, I really like Sweden on the "Power Distance" rating!

"Sweden scores low on this dimension (score of 31) which means that the following characterises the Swedish style: Being independent, hierarchy for convenience only, equal rights, superiors accessible, coaching leader, management facilitates and empowers. Power is decentralized and managers count on the experience of their team members. Employees expect to be consulted. Control is disliked and attitude towards managers are informal and on first name basis. Communication is direct and participative."

And I appreciate being around REAL individualism, not the "Ditto-Head" faux "individualists" in the USA who say they like Ayn Rand but don't have a clue what she is talking about sheep!

For the MASC. of course, people are MUCH happier when they like what they DO rather than are happy because of a HIGH count of the number of backs they have stepped on to get ahead!

Its nice they aren't to worried about avoiding uncertainty and like AS FEW RULES AS POSSIBLE! Just the OPPOSITE of the USA!

And the Long Term Orientation describes me exactly, for better or worse:

Andd Stockholm got the #1 of "the MOST Beautiful Women"
http://anyten.blogspot.com/2009/08/10-cities-with-most-pretties-women.html

 

Those women are FUGLY dude. The other two aren't bad, but aren't stellar either.

 

all seem nice to me

 

completely wrong picture ...

 

I thought that was Iceland. But still proud to be from that sacred cash cow, Europe.

*chirping*

 

Maybe it is not so bad for a country to have some feminine traits. It seems to give a competitive advantage.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/09/daily-chart-2

 

County? What state?

 

Miami-Dade. Uncircumcised.

 

could not you find batter one? those are ug%y as hell

 

We came in pretty close to that, except we scored pretty low on long term orientation. The only countries that I saw that scored high in long term orientation; Japan, China, South Korea, all of which scored low for individualism .... who would have figured

 

Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Personally, I like the Norwegian look. There are a lot of hot Brazilian and Filipino women too.

 

Well, the long term oriented measure has an Eastern bias due to its focus on Confucianism.

Being long term oriented doesn't require rigid social roles.

 

I was thinking more in how they prioritize their country/ society over themselves. Individualism can somewhat conflict with the long term goals and for the greater good. That is not to say you can't have it both ways but I find it understandable that countries that scored high in one scored low in the other.