Re:Why have millions of Americans moved to these countries i...
by nine_zeros on Monday January 02, 2023 @09:36PM
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> It's why you have to fill out a 50 page form to get your teeth cleaned. It's why you have to go to the doctor and get a new prescription every year for a medication you've been taking with no problems for a decade.
I had to fill a 10-page form, and drive to a GPs office twice to sign documents in order to get a GP that would accept a new patient - after 4 months.
Compare this to Indonesia where I walked in (yes, no appointment), to meet a GP and set up an appointment the next day.
When I share this story among my American friends, they think I exaggerate. "How can anything be so smooth? There must be something wrong with those countries". They never realize that in fact, something is wrong in America. And imo, it is the legal red-tape that tries to write complicated laws, statutes and policies to limit liability.
I had to fill a 10-page form, and drive to a GPs office twice to sign documents in order to get a GP that would accept a new patient - after 4 months.
Compare this to Indonesia where I walked in (yes, no appointment), to meet a GP and set up an appointment the next day.
When I share this story among my American friends, they think I exaggerate. "How can anything be so smooth? There must be something wrong with those countries". They never realize that in fact, something is wrong in America. And imo, it is the legal red-tape that tries to write complicated laws, statutes and policies to limit liability.