However it works the other way too. We fail to deal properly with things like the right to free speech - and our USA cousins find that pretty incomprehensible - surely a fundamental freedom.
There are some huge cultural differences - made more difficult sometimes to understand because of the vast common components of shared culture.
For future generations, the hysteria about terrorism while ignoring the the more serious threats will look baffling.
For the most part its due to religion and social conservatism. You kind of learn to pretend it doesn't exist in order to deal with it.
Are you even listening to yourself?
So the UK 'allows' 2222 deaths to occur (USA - 33808) as they perceive the benefit of vehicles to be worth that cost.
The USA does the same with guns.
