[graemep]

> This kind of behavior is much more common in 3rd world countries. One of the key differentiators in western society is how much we value trust, and “doing the bare minimum to get it done” is low trust.

Having lived in both a developed western country and a third world one I think this is simplistic.

As far as quality goes there were (there are fewer now) there are lots of Sri Lankan manufacturers that used to produce high quality (at least in terms of reliability and durability), and some Indian ones that were popular there too.

As far as trust in general what you trust is different. In Britain I have more trust in being able to enforce a written contract through the courts because they are faster and more accessible (e.g. an easy not navigate small claims court, far less time to get to a judgement in most courts) but I would generally be more willing to trust an individual to keep their word in Sri Lanka (with caveats about how and in what circumstances) because reputations matter more.