There is an associated concept called Power Distance Index. This is roughly how easily you can challenge your superior.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_distance
In UK it is quite easy to challenge your boss but no so in other parts of world - this includes some European countries too.
In many parts of the world, before interacting with you, the other party will first place you into "social slots" and then depending on which slot you fall (to his/her eyes) will interact accordingly.
In many countries (including some advanced nations like S Korea, Japan) older people automatically command more respect. In fact, I heard in Korea they would first ask your age so that they can place you in "slots" correctly.
UK is far better, at least here everyone is treated with same respect by default.
UK is also one of the least racists countries in the world.
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