I'm most like Hyke I think. We bonded from the get-go and have much in common.
We even both love asymmetrical shirts.
I have wondered how much of that has to do with the culture we come from.
I think I know what you mean, but not quite. Can you elaborate a bit? The part about culture?
Going way too fast in what I will write here, but, will make a rough attempt.
Somehow, I think Canada, and the Netherlands aren't that harsh a country to live in. Taking people to court, suing them, just isn't first thing to do. Health, if I need medical attention, it is there, I don't have to worry about that. I think that does make a difference in how people react.
And, sometimes it can have negative effects. Like you having to wait for so long before you could go to court. Overall, I think it makes that people have to look for ways to get things sorted without legal back-up, so, you have to look for what is there in people you can deal with, not the bad in people you can sue on.