Why countries with 'loose', rule-breaking cultures have been hit harder by Covid

Re:Why countries with 'loose', rule-breaking cultures have b... by mytailorisrich on Monday February 01, 2021 @05:23AM (#25987366)

It's not really just about following rules, IMHO. For example, in general English people follow rules much better than Chinese.

With Covid, suddenly a bunch of new rules has been pushed onto people and these rules have curtailed individual liberty for the benefit of the whole group. Here, crucially, cultures that are more inclined to understand and accept this have fared much better then those where people people tend to see "their rights" as absolute and non-negotiable.

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Re:Why countries with 'loose', rule-breaking cultures have b... by jjgreen on Monday February 01, 2021 @05:38AM (#25987470)

Indeed, try pushing-in to a queue in the UK to see how "loose" things are here.

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Re:Why countries with 'loose', rule-breaking cultures have b... by ThePadawan on Monday February 01, 2021 @06:09AM (#25987626)

Indeed, you will get many tuts indeed (and still be in front).

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Re:Why countries with 'loose', rule-breaking cultures have b... by jjgreen on Monday February 01, 2021 @06:14AM (#25987649)

Not in a night-club queue, or a late-night chicken shop you won't. Possibly at a Tesco.

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Re:Why countries with 'loose', rule-breaking cultures have b... by donpott on Monday February 01, 2021 @05:57AM (#25987564)

Yeah, so one would expect the divide to be between collectivist vs individualistic societies.

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Re:Why countries with 'loose', rule-breaking cultures have b... by npwr on Monday February 01, 2021 @02:11PM (#25992310)

> these rules have curtailed individual liberty for the benefit of the whole group.

This is certainly varying over countries and debatable.

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