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Which country has an anti-complaining bias? I’m guessing it would be somewhere people are empowered to solve their problems. High purchasing power countries? T

by clnq 3y ago

Which country has an anti-complaining bias? I’m guessing it would be somewhere people are empowered to solve their problems. High purchasing power countries? The US and UK used to both be kinda stiff upper lip countries in the 90s but now are full of complaining. Does anyone have experience moving somewhere and noticing it was much less complainey?

fy20 3y ago
I'm from the UK and currently living in Lithuania, and I'd say it somewhat has an anti-complaining bias. In the UK people get upset and make a big deal about even the tiniest things. I read an article yesterday about someone who moved to a new area and got upset that a farmer kept their bins opposite their driveway (at the entrance to the farmer's land). They ended up in a court battle - which they lost - and had to sell the house to pay the legal fees. Here in Lithuania there is an attitude of 'that's just the way things are, and there's nothing you can do'. So people don't bother complaining, as it's a waste of mental energy. I guess this comes from Soviet times, as with younger people it does appear to be changing.
- supermatt 3y ago
  Also from UK and live in LT. Totally agree!
- tetris11 3y ago
  I had a colleague from Lithuania who worked in the UK for a bit and was always impressed by the NHS here, mostly because she didn't have to bribe the receptionist with gifts and then the doctor with actual money, just to be seen.
  - WentFullRetard 3y ago
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  - boppo1 3y ago
    I can't really even imagine this. What kind of doctor would be so?
    - tetris11 3y ago
      I'm just passing on an anecdote that I heard. I also found this: https://transparency.lt/en/bribery-in-healthcare-sector-in-lithuania-is-one-of-the-highest-in-the-european-union/ https://transparency.lt/en/bribery-in-healthcare-sector-in-l...
    - codersfocus 3y ago
      In many of these countries you can make more as a barber cutting hair than relying on the official salary

by clnq 3y ago

fy20 3y ago

I'm from the UK and currently living in Lithuania, and I'd say it somewhat has an anti-complaining bias. In the UK people get upset and make a big deal about even the tiniest things. I read an article yesterday about someone who moved to a new area and got upset that a farmer kept their bins opposite their driveway (at the entrance to the farmer's land). They ended up in a court battle - which they lost - and had to sell the house to pay the legal fees. Here in Lithuania there is an attitude of 'that's just the way things are, and there's nothing you can do'. So people don't bother complaining, as it's a waste of mental energy. I guess this comes from Soviet times, as with younger people it does appear to be changing.

supermatt 3y ago
Also from UK and live in LT. Totally agree!
tetris11 3y ago
I had a colleague from Lithuania who worked in the UK for a bit and was always impressed by the NHS here, mostly because she didn't have to bribe the receptionist with gifts and then the doctor with actual money, just to be seen.
- WentFullRetard 3y ago
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- boppo1 3y ago
  I can't really even imagine this. What kind of doctor would be so?
  - tetris11 3y ago
    I'm just passing on an anecdote that I heard. I also found this: https://transparency.lt/en/bribery-in-healthcare-sector-in-lithuania-is-one-of-the-highest-in-the-european-union/ https://transparency.lt/en/bribery-in-healthcare-sector-in-l...
  - codersfocus 3y ago
    In many of these countries you can make more as a barber cutting hair than relying on the official salary