As a Southern European living in Northern Europe, it has always seemed to me that Southerners often challenge authority, while Northerners seem to stick to the rules. Why would that be?

作为一个生活在北欧的南欧人,在我看来,南方人经常挑战权威,而北方人似乎谨守规则。为什么会这样?
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What I originally meant by "rebelliousness" was the tendency to go against unspoken rules and social norms, to be more chaotic in social circumstances, and to display overall carelessness. These traits are far more typical in countries like Italy, Greece, Albania, Spain, Croatia, Macedonia, and the like, than in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and so forth.

我所说的“叛逆”,本意是指违背潜规则和社会规范、在社会环境中更为混乱无序、表现出粗心大意的倾向。这些特征在意大利、希腊、阿尔巴尼亚、西班牙、克罗地亚、马其顿等国,比在英国、荷兰、卢森堡、德国、丹麦、瑞典等国更典型。
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As a note, I am Italian and currently reside in the United Kingdom, where most people do "the done thing" simply because it is expected. In Italy, on the other hand, people tend to question most things.

需要说明的是,我是意大利人,现居英国,在那里大多数人做“被社会接受的事情”纯是因为这符合社会预期。另一方面,在意大利,人们倾向于质疑大多数事情。