This chapter compares satisfaction with social protection with different aspects of the system in France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Net contributions are aligned with differences in perceptions of public services for different household types within countries, though they do not explain differences in perceptions across countries. Frictions in application processes for social programmes, as well as the associated time costs in accessing services or benefits, have little relationship with the observed differences in satisfaction. This chapter suggests that country-specific, systematic differences in reporting satisfaction with social protection systems seem to exist independent of welfare state design and functioning. Compared to respondents in other OECD countries, French respondents systematically report lower satisfaction levels than one would expect based on policy indicators and macroeconomic and individual characteristics. A factor explaining cross-country satisfaction differences may be cultural factors and expectations independent of welfare state design.