1.  Never talking to strangers. Saying nasty things about the neighbors.
2.  Believing that your parents are always right.
3.  Getting married, having children and staying together long after all love has dies, saying that it’s for the good of the 
      children (who are, apparently, deaf to the constant rows).
4.  Criticizing anyone who tries to be different.
5.  Waking up each morning to an hysterical alarm clock on the bedside table.
6.   Believing absolutely everything that appears in print.
7.  Wearing a scrap of coloured cloth around your neck, even though it serves no useful purpose, but which answers to the
       name of “tie”.
8.   Never asking a direct question, even thought the other person can guess what it is you want to know.
9.   Keeping a smile on your lips even when you’re on the verge of tears. Feeling sorry for those who show their feelings.
10. Believing that art is either worth the fortune or worth nothing at all.

Be continued…
Paulo Coelho, The winner stands alone