Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
I'm not talking about consensus, I'm talking about using 'we' instead of 'I'. We were taught this way.
I agree, it was a part of culture, and kids were raised to respect or even to bend to the wishes of the majority.
"Я" is the last letter of the alphabet" ("Я" - последняя буква в алфавите) was a common saying, used to berated young (or not so young) children for being too focused on their own persona.
A person who insisted on his own desires that went against the wishes of people who surrounded him was not percieved in a positive light (individualistic, initiative, etc.), he was considered stuck up and selfish.