when i worked as a studio assistant i carried a leatherman, hardly ever used it... in a bikeshop i carried a park tools allen key set, no need to carry a blade. in a warehouse, if i needed a blade, i'd get one. no one with half a fucking braincell would use a knife to open a box, too easy to damage the goods. all you need to do is use your hands. working on a building site (construction to the americans) i never needed a blade. power tools, hods, barrows, yeah. knives? nope. as a kp (kitchen porter) i never needed a knife. same for working in a pub, shoe shop, paper boy, cycle messenger and all the other bollocks jobs i had to do as a kid. never needed a knife.
but if you need one, fair play. i never have. i've never lived in suburbia, i've always had the convenience of living in a city or on a farm. i guess it is different for you lot.
you may have never felt you needed a knife,every job up there you have had i had one similar and used a knife on everyone of them atleast once a day.
and the last sentence of that last paragraph explains it all.it is 2 different countries and the population of those countries have differing opinions on personal protection,hobbies,and other reasons to have a weapon.what is the hard part of grasping this deal are you missing