[Vocabulary] be peculiar to / be typical of

[ShadeWe]

What's the difference between be peculiar to / be typical of?

For instance: The problem of racism is not peculiar to this country.

Will it mean the same If I say "be typical of" there?

 

[Tdol]

Typical implies that it is normal in this country, rather than something found in this country and not in others.

 

[ShadeWe]

It’s not typical of Gill to be so critical. - It's normal that he's not critical.
It's not peculiar to Gill to be so critical - Criticality is not a thing that could belong to him. But doesn't it mean that it's normal to him not to be critical?

I misunderstand something, I'm sorry.