> Is that some weird American thing? Yes, but no. It's still quite common in other places as well (take a guess), but none you are as likely to hear of as the

> Is that some weird American thing? Yes, but no. It's still quite common in other places as well (take a guess), but none you are as likely to hear of as the US. The US may also be the developed nation in which such belief is most common and - more importantly - openly discussed.