"Hooligans aren't scary, but they're cultured"--what does this mean?

This sentence came from a plot in the novel Ode to Joy. The original sentence was: " Hooligans are not scary, but only cultured people dare to write love poems!" The meaning of this sentence is that although the behavior of hooligans may make people feel afraid, the scary thing is that hooligans also have cultural attainments and talents. These people may use cultural methods to cover up their hooligan behavior and even write some love poems or other literary works to express their cultural attainments and aesthetic standards. This situation would make people even more afraid and uneasy. This sentence was used in the novel to describe the contrast between Andy and Boss Bao. Andy was a literary youth while Boss Bao was a typical hooligan. However, he had a high level of cultural accomplishment and talent, which was why he could write such a touching love poem.

This sentence is often used to criticize those who lack morality and bottom line. Their behavior may be very immoral or illegal, but even if they have a high level of education or knowledge, it is difficult to get rid of their rogue nature. Therefore, this sentence emphasized the importance of cultural level and moral bottom line. If a person did not have enough moral standards and values, even if he had a high degree or rich knowledge, it would be difficult to avoid becoming a hooligan. On the contrary, if a person has good moral standards and values, even if he lacks some professional knowledge, he can still maintain his dignity and moral character.

" A cultured hooligan isn't scary." This sentence was used to describe some criminals or immoral people. Although they might not have any noble moral character or moral standards, they might have a certain degree of cultural accomplishment and could use knowledge and skills to cover up their immoral behavior. This sentence meant that even if a person had no morals or noble character, as long as they were cultured, they could use cultural knowledge to cover up their immoral behavior and escape the punishment of the law. In contrast, if a person was uncultured, he might not be forgiven for his actions. If a person was cultured, he would be able to better use his knowledge and wisdom to protect himself. Therefore, this sentence tells us that cultural accomplishment has an important influence on a person's behavior and moral character. A cultured person will be more cautious and responsible, and will respect the rights and dignity of others more.

The phrase " cultured hooligans aren't scary " was often used in novels, movies, or television dramas to describe people who achieved their goals through illegal and immoral means. However, even if they had cultural knowledge, they could easily cover up their criminal behavior. The meaning of this sentence was that although hooligans themselves were not scary, they had culture, so they could better cover up their crimes and commit crimes more legally. Therefore, this sentence emphasized the importance of cultural knowledge and made people wary of those who had cultural knowledge but betrayed morality.

This sentence came from a famous saying in the ancient Chinese novel Water Margins: " The hooligans are not scary, but the hooligans are educated and rich. Even if they are talented, they can't compare to a local hooligan." Although hooligans themselves were not scary because they often had no moral bottom line and would only use various means to achieve their goals, they still had a culture, a variety of knowledge and skills, and even proficient in all kinds of tricks and strategies. Even if they were well-educated and talented, they could not compare to a local hooligan. This sentence emphasized the importance of cultural accomplishment. Even if a person had no moral bottom line, if he had enough cultural accomplishment, he would be able to better deal with various complicated situations and achieve his own goals. On the contrary, if a person was not cultured, he might become more and more hooligan and even lose his dignity and moral bottom line.

This sentence came from the Chinese novel " The Thief of Time ". It meant that even if a person was not scary when he was a rogue, he would become even scarier if he was cultured. The purpose of this sentence was to emphasize the importance of culture. With culture, a person could better cover up his hooligan behavior and become more resourceful and resourceful to solve problems. If a person was uncultured, his hooligan behavior would be exposed and become even more terrifying. Therefore, the meaning of this sentence was to warn people to be cultured in order to better protect themselves from being used by hooligans.

It emphasized the social reality of the strong preying on the weak, and at the same time warned people to be vigilant and not to become the prey of those who were cultured but lacked moral bottom line. In the face of difficulties and challenges, we should remain calm and rational and constantly improve our strength and ability to cope with the more complicated living environment.

This view is correct in some cases because hooligans are usually highly cultured and can even master certain skills or knowledge, which gives them an advantage over other people who are cultured in certain situations. However, this view does not apply to all situations, because in some cases, cultured people may also become hooligans, and some hooligans may not be cultured. Therefore, we need to judge whether the hooligans are scary or not based on the specific situation.

The saying that gangsters are not scary but cultured means that gangsters are not scary because they may look tough, but if they are cultured, they may become more cunning and difficult to deal with. Therefore, this sentence could be used as a warning to remind people not to rely on force or threats to solve problems, but to learn and improve their cultural qualities to better deal with various challenges and difficulties.

The source of this sentence was a line from the movie " Infernal Affairs."