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0 pointscletus4y ago0 comments

> Do you mean more risk-averse?

I do. Thanks. Corrected.

> Europeans have very set schedules

That's another way of describing conformity, in this case to cultural norms.

The best way I can describe it is like this: in the UK (and the US), the default position is that things are allowed unless they're specifically forbidden. In continental Europe, it's the reverse: everything is disallowed unless it's specifically permitted.

This was evident to me from the time that I lived in Germany and Switzerland at least.

Disruptive businesses aren't created by conformists.

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tonyedgecombe4y ago

I wonder about the UK. When I created my business I started by contracting and using the inevitable downtime to get my products off the ground. Thanks to IR35 I would find that very difficult now.

Then you have stuff like workplace pensions which are an administrative mine field.

mnouquet4y ago

> The best way I can describe it is like this: in the UK (and the US), the default position is that things are allowed unless they're specifically forbidden. In continental Europe, it's the reverse: everything is disallowed unless it's specifically permitted.

Only in rural North America, otherwise, everybody has the mentality as the Europeans. Otherwise, I wholeheartedly agree. Europeans don't know the meaning of the word "Freedom".

The only difference with the Uber and such is that people have no fear to break the Law.

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