Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re...
by OJFord on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @08:09AM
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> Every Primary Care doctor visit I've ever had in my life (note: USA) felt like a cross between an assembly line and the DMV.
Note that 'the DMV' is itself a bizarre American experience that a lot of the world doesn't put up with/find a need for.
It took quite a lot of references like this going straight over my head to look into this thing 'everyone [in the USA]' has to do and is familiar with and understand. (If I need a replacement driving licence or to change my address or whatever, I spend two minutes on a web form and it comes in the post. There just isn't 'a DMV' or equivalent office for me to (have to) go to.)
Note that 'the DMV' is itself a bizarre American experience that a lot of the world doesn't put up with/find a need for.
It took quite a lot of references like this going straight over my head to look into this thing 'everyone [in the USA]' has to do and is familiar with and understand. (If I need a replacement driving licence or to change my address or whatever, I spend two minutes on a web form and it comes in the post. There just isn't 'a DMV' or equivalent office for me to (have to) go to.)