It's not really just about following rules, IMHO. For example, in general English people follow rules much better than Chinese.<p>With Covid, suddenly a bunch of new rules has been pushed onto people and these rules have curtailed individual liberty for the benefit of the whole group. Here, crucially, cultures that are more inclined to understand and accept this have fared much better then those where people people tend to see "their rights" as absolute and non-negotiable.