And echoing the comment about behaviour, the difference between the culture of say, Norway and Britain, is vast in some respects.
Or even the likes of Germany and Italy, which are neighbours.
I think Austria and Switzerland would like to have a word with you.
But if you travel to North Italy in the summer, you see so many cars with German license plates, you wonder about the geography!
I stand, corrected.
One explanation could be different cultures, or just geographical proxomit to Italy and France that were harder hit than Germany and Austria. This would also explain that Germany has higher rates in states that are close to the French border.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Switzerla...
Compared to both Sweden and Britain, Norway reacted quicker and harder, with way more testing than most other countries. As it got out of hand, even more restrictions like shutting down a lot of business types, public transportation, schools and travel was added. Working from home was also recommended and used by basically everyone who could. Long after this happened in Norway, things where mostly as usual in both Sweden and Britain, despite the number of infections climbing fast.
This is new to me :)
Your point stands of course..
System 1 thinking in action.