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Comment by pyb

7 months ago

Looking at this from the UK : it's always astounding that US has an such a ligitious culture, and, at the same time, such a backwards health-and-safety culture. At least that's the impression I get from watching American tradespeople on Youtube.

I hear this a lot but it’s a myth. Germany is the most litigious county in the world. We are very close to the UK per capita 75 vs 65 per 1,000 people. The UK is #5 and the US #4.

Here is one of many Google sources: https://eaccny.com/news/member-news/dont-let-these-10-legal-...

The UK and other commonwealth states are more nanny states than the US is. I’m not surprised it’s taken this long.