*nodnod* NZ culture is like that too, we're all about being outwardly tough. To the point where we don't properly insulate and heat our houses. Like people are big wussy babies for not wanting to freeze to death or get asthma. *headdesk* The 'get hard' thing has particularly been a problem around mental health, but that's changing thankfully.
We have an ex sports star, John Kirwan, who was an All Black in the 1980's (that's our rugby team in case you didn't know - rugby is The Big Game over here), he had wicked anxiety and depression for years. He's recently done a whole bunch of TV ads about depression, my favourite is here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUvy3JQb6x8). I've never been a sports fan at all, but I adore him for doing the ads. I think it's so courageous for a high profile manly man to talk about it so openly on TV. I am tempted to send him fan mail.
Sorry, got off topic a bit there. But if you watch the clip, what reminded me of it was how he laughs when he talks about how 'harden up' is the last thing you need to do.
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We have an ex sports star, John Kirwan, who was an All Black in the 1980's (that's our rugby team in case you didn't know - rugby is The Big Game over here), he had wicked anxiety and depression for years. He's recently done a whole bunch of TV ads about depression, my favourite is here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUvy3JQb6x8). I've never been a sports fan at all, but I adore him for doing the ads. I think it's so courageous for a high profile manly man to talk about it so openly on TV. I am tempted to send him fan mail.
Sorry, got off topic a bit there. But if you watch the clip, what reminded me of it was how he laughs when he talks about how 'harden up' is the last thing you need to do.