Americans are scared of saying the wrong thing. Meanwhile I say things that would get me arrested in the uk and fired in the US, daily, and I have lots of friends and an active social life, in person, no phones, no problems.
If you can't tell your friends what you think, social places become a second workplace, of course you don't wanna go
I'm not certain what you're euphemistically alluding to but I'm fairly confident I don't say it. I have a very active social life and don't need to... do that... whatever it is, nor do I worry particularly about whether or not I am saying this "wrong thing."
I'm curious about what it is that you say that would get you arrested in the UK. Short of publicly and loudly admitting you committed a crime, or actually committing one (e.g. being a racist towards someone, plotting terrorism, etc.) I can't think of anything.
The counterpoint is people like McAffee who despite admitting and bragging of the lewdist shit continued to garner investment. Honestly you can get away with a lot in the US as long as you don't make personal insults to a coworker or customer, especially if you work in trades or non woke tech. Might even be required to be a bit loony from what I've seen in construction sites.
