I dunno, I'd consider it a moral failing on the part of the person who couldn't be honest and direct, even if there's a cultural issue in the workplace.

Dunno, everyone else seems to be happy sending a one-liner 👌

Exactly, if they're too lazy to write a fake sick note then they're certainly too lazy to work, either send them in for remediation or terminate them, either way they shouldn't be in the workplace