My reaction to these videos: LOL

It's easy to say in your comfy chair "I'd put others before myself any day of the week!". Would you put strangers before your wife/husband and kids any day of the week? Because if you're dead, who's going to look after them?

Well, i wouldn't say that Western countries are significantly more likely to be kinder in these situations since there are a couple biases. If you're a moderately educated person on the interwebs, why in the world would you post a video of you not helping someone on youtube? There really isn't an benefit, only significant backlash from your community. So of course there would be a lack of videos like that coming from us. Whereas people in third world countries don't really give a screw about internet hype because they can't get charged for negligence or things like that.

For example remember that kid who tossed a bag full of puppies in a river in some Slovakian country? She sure as hell didn't think the internet would care, but a mostly led american/western european investigation finally tracked her down and got her charged. It's completely naive to think things like that don't happen back at home. The only difference is our kids are smart enough not to post videos of it on the internet.

It's not a difference of countries and culture of "helping", its the fact that a certain chunk of humanity isn't as hyper-empathetic as you. After watching your first video, i'm sure your main gripe of it was the guy in the truck didn't get out of his car until a minute or two after the crash.

Sure, that guy in the truck seemed like he was okay, but the shock and trauma of getting into a crash and waking up in a stupor would sure as hell take me a minute or two. Y'know, check to see if i got all my limbs, struggle to get my seat belt off, then run to the other guys car. The dash cam wasn't pointed on the driver, how do you know he wasn't trying his best to get out of his car as fast as he possibly could? You try standing up seconds after you get punched in the face by an airbag.

As someone who has lived in what is now a third world country I will have to say you are wrong, at least partly. Living in an impoverished condition where you are constantly fighting to insure you have base necessities does affect you psychologically. You are far more likely to be receptive to compassion and empathy living in a culture of abundance as apposed to violent scarcity.

Just to clear things up, I was not addressing the video but rather adding my two cents on the difference there can be in cultures.
Anyway I will promptly show myself out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmzSEYNTkHA

To all you who clearly misinterpreted my main point, watch that video!

I'm trying to say, why can't people just stop and help someone?

Just watch that video and compare it to the earlier ones I posted, there is obviously a significant difference in the level of how much people actually care for others when it's a situation that requires someone to save another individuals life.

How much trouble is it to seriously call 911 and report something?

Does it take that much going out of ones way to do so?

I don't think so...

Sure, you previously mentioned the by-stander effect, which does evidently exist virtually everywhere.

Based on all the previous replies I got on this thread, more of you are defending the actions of the people in the first videos rather than pointing out their faults. Plus, just read the comments on the videos, the majority of people are disgusted and not surprised that it occurred in that Country.

My main argument is this, do certain countries simply not have morals?

What you're saying is so incredibly ignorant and offensive. I highly doubt you've travelled anywhere and truly experienced cultural differences. You have found select examples and characterized an entire country based on two videos.

There are bad people everywhere. People get raped, killed and assaulted all the time in North America. Sometimes in front of other people who do nothing. You're trying to find fault in an entire culture/country, and that is so ignorant.

You didn't just link to an article. You said:

"It's seriously makes me question on how certain other countries have no concern for human or animal life."
"My main argument is this, do certain countries simply not have morals?"

and then quoted an article that said the entire country of China has no morals. That is what is offensive, and ignorant.

I read the news every day. I hear about horrible, disgusting stories that happened in my city, in my province, in my country. But I'm not about to start a thread online that says "How do you feel about all Canadians being murderers?"

I appreciate you acknowledging that, thank you.

Right, because being racist/prejudiced is the same as being annoyed about someone complaining about petty high school problems.

It's not like I'm singling him out either. I would call out any other person who said something like this as being ignorant and offensive.