The tall poppy syndrome describes the cultural phenomenon of mocking people who think highly of themselves, "cutting down the tall poppy". Common in Australia and New Zealand, it is seen by many as self-deprecating and by others as promoting modesty.
== Etymology ==
The concept originates from accounts in Herodotus' Histories (Book 5, 92f), Aristotle's Politics (1284a), and Livy's Ab Urbe Condita Libri, Book I. with reversed roles, referring to Periander's advice to Thrasybulus via a herald.
The specific reference to poppies occurs in Livy's account of the tyrannical Roman king, Lucius Tarquinius...
Traditionally, all but the most wildly successful get closed and deleted. If they make it to the end of 4/1, they're doing pretty well - only a tiny handful are ever good enough to stick it out for the long haul.
Look everyone! It's a vomiting clown!
In my mind, there are three broad guideli...
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If a statement is blatantly wrong, one can call it bullshit in English.
But how about Latin?
Is there something more strong and colorful than falsus?
I am not convinced that a direct translation would be meaningful, and it almost certainly would not be idiomatic.
The word can be a noun, an adjec...
