Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Russia No.2

In Russia the attitude towards social sites helps to define young people's attitude to groups vs individuality. This is a quote from a Russian person:

"For a long time, I haven't wanted to be part of some group and give myself a name - so that society can put a tag on me? No thanks. I think that is also a trend - individualism. In this respect belonging to a group of friends is a different story"

In Russia, your individuality comes first and friends follow. In England you often find your group of friends first and mutually decide on a direction for the group. Although groups exist in Russia and England, in Russia the group formed by the people in it but in England the people are formed by the group.

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