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Civic honesty around the globe

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cltsang[dead post] ◴[] No.20241101[source]
Not surprised at all seeing China scoring the lowest. Many Chinese people would gladly do extreme harm to other people just for personal financial gain, which is unimaginable to foreign people.

Gutter oil, toxic formula, rat meat, etc. Many Chinese people are numb to these selfish actions. The general culture is that people who don't seize the opportunity to take advantage of other people are considered stupid.

1. mytailorisrich ◴[] No.20241707[source]
You can read similar stories in Victorian Britain and, I'm sure, all other Western countries.

You can also probably find examples today in many countries other than China, including the West.

I think we underestimate the breadth of health and safety regulations, checks, and enforcement that developed in the West to prevent such actions, or at least to catch them as early as possible.