A more recent study published in involving over 3, participants in 26 nations came to a similar conclusion. Some researchers posit that islanders may be less extraverted and open-minded because their ancestors who carried risk-taking genes emigrated away Credit: Getty Images. What could explain these national differences in average personality? The reasons are likely partly genetic, perhaps to do with historic migration patterns. For example, people strong on traits related to risk-taking and openness might be more likely to migrate, so these traits are likely to be over-represented in regions that were historically on the frontier of exploration; conversely, an isolated population is likely to become more introverted and inward focused through the generations as bolder individuals are more likely to choose to emigrate.
A recent series of studies conducted with islanders resident in several isolated Italian archipelagos put these principles to the test. Andrea Ciani at the University of Padova and his colleagues found that islanders are less extraverted and open-minded, but more conscientious and emotionally stable, than their mainland neighbours located 10 to 40 miles away. This is likely because, over time, bolder more open-minded individuals have chosen to emigrate away from the islands.
Supporting this, a sample of recent emigrants from the islands to the mainland were found to score higher on extraversion and openness than the remaining islanders. Ciani's team also genotyped a sample of islanders and mainlanders and found that a version of a gene previously associated with risk-taking the 2R allele of the DRD4 gene, which codes for a receptor for the neurotransmitter dopamine was less common among islanders.
Experts have also speculated that differences in climate could influence regional differences in personality, such as cold regions with a lack of sunlight contributing to greater emotional instability. Even population density could play a part.
Recent evidence suggests that living in a crowded environment leads us to adopt a more future-oriented mindset, such as investing more in long-term relationships, perhaps in part as a way to deal with increased competition with other people; in other words, just the kind of approach you would associate with higher-trait conscientiousness. Whatever the causes, once regional differences in personality are established, one possibility is that they may become self-perpetuating as there is evidence that people are drawn to live in areas occupied by others with similar character profiles to their own.
Given how important personality traits are to life outcomes at the individual level — from wellbeing to career success — this issue of national differences in personality is arguably more than a lively conversation topic for a dinner party. There are limited standards that streamline the process.
The US health care system incorporates a significant cost shift between the government sponsored programs and the private sector programs. The private sector pays a much higher amount for identical services than the public sector. The variability in reimbursement increases administrative costs for both the providers and the health plans or administrators. In the United States there has been a hesitancy to declare health care as a human rights issue.
Dominant emerging thought focuses on what is called Triple Aim 1. Who is the population? Is it everyone? Is it just the segment I am concerned about? Recent health care reform efforts have focused on minimizing uninsured which was a step towards universality. These nine issues provide an initial list of unique characteristics of the US health care system. There are more that could be described. Solutions to resolving the high cost of care must consider these.
View Larger Image. Introduction The high cost of health care in the United States is well known, whether expressed at the cost per service, the cost per person or as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product. Geographic Diversity The United States is a diverse country with population centers scattered throughout the country.
Exhibit 1: Mean Center of Population As the inset map shows, this is east and south of the geographic center of the United States. American Definition of Quality Quality is difficult to universally define. Freedom of Choice Americans value freedom of choice, they like to make decisions for themselves.
Healthcare Resource Planning In most states there is very limited overall resource planning efforts. Wide Variations in Delivery System Efficiency The efficiency of regional health care systems varies significant from one geographic market to another. Tax Sheltered Benefits The current tax sheltered employee benefit approach emerged during the post-WWII era where employers were seeking creative ways to attract, hire and keep employees.
Diverse Insurance and Claims Administration The employee health benefit marketplace has grown significantly with a large variety of organizations targeting the effective administration of such programs.
In Canada, the Canada Health Care Act defines five principles: Public Administration: All administration of provincial health insurance must be carried out by a public authority on a non-profit basis.
Comprehensiveness: All necessary health services, including hospitals, physicians and surgical dentists, must be insured. Universality: All insured residents are entitled to the same level of health care. Portability: A resident that moves to a different province or territory is still entitled to coverage from their home province during a minimum waiting period. This also applies to residents which leave the country. Accessibility: All insured persons have reasonable access to health care facilities.
In addition, all physicians, hospitals, etc. Summary These nine issues provide an initial list of unique characteristics of the US health care system. Thankfully these do not seem to exist anywhere but the United States. Cheap antibiotics, for one. And not just cheap for tourists with money, but really cheap for almost everyone. Meters vs yards. Kilograms vs Pounds. Kilometer vs mile.
Again, as with measuring fluid in gallons why did we always seem to pick the more complicated system??? The SUV trend started in America and spread across the globe for awhile but thankfully it seems to be going out of style in most parts of the world.
Aside from a handful of gap year kids and surfers, American youth seems absent from the open road. The numbers are a bit higher in European cities like Barcelona and Paris , but American youth was still badly outnumbered. We want to see young Americans travel more , we think it would be great for them and even better for American society as a whole. So if you are an American reading this do yourself a huge favor and go check out the differences between America and the rest of the world yourself.
However, as from what I remember, we in the Czech Republic refrigerate eggs, even in the supermarkets. I also remember that somebody once told me that until I put the eggs into the fridge, they can stay well in the room temperature.
However, I would have never thought that in the US they would wash the eggs! You said Americans like like big packages…who needs 40 eggs at one time! I think we need some sort of intervention! A good run down! Having milk as an option for drink with our meal is the reason for the gallon of milk. And my brother drinks the most in our family. Please check about Delhi Meerut highway. It is a wide 14 lane highway expressway. Indians have 2. Chennai-Bengaluru expressway might be a 6 lane highway, but it is about 90 metres and there wont be traffic problems.
OK If you say Katy Freeway aka Interstate 10 has got 26 lanes, then china has a highway that widens to 50 lanes just for the toll gate. Your email address will not be published.
What the world thinks about economic opportunity and inequality. Americans are far more religious than adults in other wealthy nations. How people in 14 countries view the state of the world in Are you a Faith and Flag Conservative? Progressive Left? Or somewhere in between?
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