Is the US more tolerant of failure than other cultures? I've come across several sources claiming that the US is more tolerant of trial-and-error than other cultures: * ( _The Black Swan_ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb) "American culture encourages the process of failure, unlike the cultures of Europe and Asia where failure is met with stigma and embarrassment." * (a BBC article) "The US has a culture tolerant of failure, driven by individual passion." (Implied contrast with the situation in China.) * (a book review of _The Upside of Down_ by Megan McArdle) "America succeeds because Americans fail and forgive." "The U.S. has the most accessible bankruptcy laws in the world." I found a single academic article on this topic (from the University of Cambridge), which has a more nuanced view, distinguishing between "failure tolerance" and "second chancing". Are there any other credible sources that discuss the attitude towards failure in different cultures?

Per OECD (2013), “Culture: Attitude toward failure”, in Entrepreneurship at a Glance 2013, OECD Publishing, United States has an adult belief ratio exceeding 80% for failed entrepreneurs to be given a second chance. In most countries, a large majority of adults believe that entrepreneurs who fail should be given a “second chance”. The ratio is around or above 90% in Brazil, China, Greece, Ireland, Korea, Spain and Sweden, and exceeds 80% in several other countries including the Russian Federation and the United States. Comparing answers in 2012 with those provided in 2009 suggests that in many countries the positive attitudes relating to a ’second chance’ might have been reinforced by the recent financial crisis, i.e. people have become more sympathetic towards difficulties faced by entrepreneurs.