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Re:Her Various Symptoms Seemed Unrelated, Then One Doctor Pu... by jotm on Sunday February 18, 2018 @10:51AM (#16406575)
Lol, that's exactly life in Eastern Europe/ex-USSR. There's socialized medicine, but if you want better service, you have to bring a gift (whisky, chocolate, money, the latter is always desirable). Not just hand cash over, that's disrespectful nowadays.
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Re:Her Various Symptoms Seemed Unrelated, Then One Doctor Pu... by linkmotif on Sunday February 18, 2018 @11:48AM (#16406852)
My grandmother was a pediatrician in Kiev in Soviet times. Her salary was about on par with anyone else, but she got tons of gifts.
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