[narvval]

> Which is why I can't see how you're surprised.

What I am surprised at is the fact that the parent literally says "I don't believe you" regarding something that I experience myself all the time.

It's like they internalized that doing so is not only rare -which it might be in their country- but just not at all possible!!

> Seatbelts are the perfect example - in my experience, a lot of experienced drivers don't bother

See that's quite my point. I don't doubt that people might not use the seatbelt where you live. But if you told me you "don't believe" that the vast majority of people use it here when I see it with my own eyes every day... Then I'd be indeed very surprised.

(As a side note seatbelt usage here in Switzerland is reported to be ~94% by the European transport safety council)